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Chico State Takes Second-Round Lead In Bassmaster College Series Tournament

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Chico State Takes Second-Round Lead In Bassmaster College Series Tournament

Carson Leber and Tyler Bounds (right) of Chico State take the lead on the second day of the 2018 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Western Tour presented by Bass Pro Shops on Clear Lake out of Lakeport, Calif., with a two-day total weight of 39 pounds, 2 ounces.

Photo by Craig Lamb/B.A.S.S.

May 24, 2018

Chico State Takes Second-Round Lead In Bassmaster College Series Tournament
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LAKEPORT, Calif. — Carson Leber and Tyler Bounds continued a hot streak on Clear Lake today, moving from fifth place into the lead at the Carhartt College Western Tour presented by Bass Pro Shops.

The team from Chico State University added 22 pounds, 1 ounce to a Wednesday catch of 17-1 for a total weight of 39-2. The Californians hold a slim lead over second place anglers Caleb Gibson and Tyler Winn of Northeastern State University, who led after Wednesday’s opening day. Today, the Oklahomans caught 16-4 for a two-day total of 38-3. Nick Klein and Mike Klemm, also of Chico State, rank third with 36-10. Joey Price and Bobby Fralix of Clemson University are fourth with 35-14. Levi Wittrock and Gunnar Stanton of Northern Arizona University are fifth with 35-8.

Sunny skies gave way to cloudy conditions for much of the competition day on Thursday. The cloud cover improved the fishing as the bass roamed between shallow spawning areas and deeper water in search of food.

“We definitely have it dialed in if the bass react how they should on Friday,” said Bounds, 20, a business management major.

How they should react, according to the game plan, is move farther away from the shoreline. With the largemouth population in all spawning phases the team is choosing the more reliable option of targeting postspawn fish. Under ideal conditions, that requires intercepting bass moving in the same direction — out into deeper water, where they are vulnerable to moving lures.

With even more cloudy conditions and rain in the forecast, that could make the game plan even better.

“If the reaction bite holds up, then we should be in good shape again,” added Leber, 21, a concrete industry management major.

Wittrock and Stanton were among four teams catching limits weighing at least 20 pounds. The 22-5 caught by the pair was vital, because it moved them from 12th place into fifth.

“We caught about 14 pounds each day during practice, so we weren’t expecting to catch over 20 pounds,” said Wittrock.

After the team boated a 5-pound largemouth and lost another, Stanton suggested a change would make the day even better, and it did.

“It was really neat to see a gut feeling pay off,” explained Wittrock. “During the afternoon we upgraded four times.”

Like the leaders, the Northern Arizona team is targeting postspawn bass.

“Our bass are chasing shad, so it’s most definitely a reaction bite,” said Stanton.

Collegiate teams representing 24 colleges with anglers from 13 states are competing on Clear Lake, the largest natural lake in California.

The big day for the event is Friday when the overall team winner is declared and the bonus awards are handed out. The Nitro Big Bag of the tournament goes to the team weighing the heaviest single-day catch. The team earns a Bass Pro Shops gift card valued at $250. The limit weighing 24-9 caught today by Klein and Klemm rank as the heaviest catch.

The Carhartt Big Bass Award worth a $500 gift card goes to the angler catching the biggest bass of the tournament. Frontrunners for the award are teammates Chad Sweitzer and Matthew Featherston of Chico State, who weighed an 8-3 largemouth.

This is the fourth and final collegiate regional tournament of the season. Toledo Bend Reservoir, Louisiana; Cherokee Lake, Tennessee; and Pickwick Lake in Alabama were the previous tournament sites. Those events advanced top finishers to the 2018 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops. The tournament is July 19-21, on Lake Tenkiller near Tahlequah, Okla. Top teams from the Western Tour also advance to the championship.

Teams depart Konocti Vista Resort Marina at 6 a.m. (PDT) and return to the same location for the weigh-in at 2 p.m.

Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Western Tour presented by Bass Pro Shops

5/23/2018 – 5/25/2018

Clear Lake – Konocti Vista Casino – Lakeport, CA

STANDINGS BOATER DAY 2

Name # Fish # Live Lbs – Oz # FIsh # Live Lbs-Oz PTS

1 Carson Leber – Tyler Bounds Chico State 5 5 22- 1 10 10 39- 2 500.00

2 Caleb Gibson – Tyler Winn Northeastern State University 5 4 16- 4 10 9 38- 3 479.17

3 Nick Klein – Mike Klemm Chico State 5 4 24- 9 10 8 36-10 0.00

4 Joey Price – Bobby Fralix Clemson University 5 5 17-13 10 10 35-14 437.50

5 Levi Wittrock – Gunnar Stanton Norther Arizona University 5 5 22- 5 10 10 35- 8 416.67

6 Tyler Craig – Spencer Lambert U. of Louisiana at Monroe 5 5 14- 9 10 10 34-14 395.83

7 Jon Hickey – Austin Turpin University of Idaho 5 5 15-12 10 10 32-15 375.00

8 Chad Sweitzer – Matthew Featherston Chico State 5 5 20- 9 10 9 31- 5 354.17

9 Kaito Ajiro – Turner Mason Colorado State University 5 5 16-10 10 10 30-11 333.33

10 Austin Crane – Tyler Firebaugh Chico State 5 5 13-12 10 10 29-11 312.50

11 Adam Deakin – RK Hancock IV Colorado State University 5 5 19- 1 10 10 28-15 291.67

12 Caiden Sinclair – Hunter Gibson University of Alabama 5 5 13- 9 10 10 28- 7 270.83

13 Ty Falconer – Daylon Smith New Mexico State University 5 4 14- 0 10 9 26- 9 250.00

14 Yuan Liu – CSU East Bay 5 5 11-10 10 10 26- 4 229.17

15 Nolan Minor – Casey Lanier West Virginia University 5 5 13- 3 10 10 25- 5 208.33

16 Jakob Conlan – Frank Tomasello Chico State 5 5 12- 4 10 10 25- 2 187.50

17 Tyler Anderson – Garrison Thomas Texas A&M University 5 5 11- 8 10 10 25- 0 166.67

18 Dillon Harrell – Colby Bryant Sam Houston State University 5 4 10-15 10 9 24-11 145.83

19 Brennan Soileau – Garrett McDonald LA Tech 5 4 11- 9 10 9 24-10 125.00

20 Collin Belcher – Conner Gopffarth Texas Tech University 5 5 10-13 10 10 23-14 104.17

21 Eric Kennedy – William Eschliman Oregon State University 5 5 11-14 10 9 23- 7 83.33

22 Bradley Angel – Jase Northup Chico State 5 5 2-12 10 10 10-13 62.50

23 Nick Fortino – David Griswold Chico State 0 0 0- 0 5 5 10-11 41.67

24 Seth Hausman – Austin Anderson Stephen F Austin State University 5 5 10- 5 5 5 10- 5 20.83

 

BIG BASS

Day Name City,State Lbs-Oz

1 Tyler Craig – Spencer Lambert Frierson, LA 7-10

2 Chad Sweitzer – Matthew Featherston Cico, CA 8- 3

 

TOTALS

Day # Fish # Live Lbs-Oz # Limits

1 115 112 321- 3 23

2 115 110 337-11 23

Jig Vs Texas Rig: When Should You Throw Each? MTB

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Jig Vs Texas Rig: When Should You Throw Each? MTB

Jig Vs Texas Rig: When Should You Throw Each?

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When you find a nice patch of shallow cover, you can bet bass are most likely hiding out somewhere nearby. But, how are you supposed to catch those bass once you find them? The two most common baits to flip or pitch into shallow cover are a jig and a Texas rig. Each has their own calling. Allow Ben Milliken to break it down for you in full here in this video!

When To Throw A Jig Into Shallow Cover

Jigs shine best when imitating craws. Throw a jig around shallow wood cover, near docks, or anywhere else bass would be feasting on craws. Jigs, in my opinion, are also more suited for trophy hunting. The bigger, bulkier presentation is more likely to draw strikes from your new PB than a slimmer Texas Rig.

When To Throw A Texas Rig Into Shallow Cover

Texas rigs are more likely to succeed in vegetation. Throw a T-Rig into more weedy areas with slimmer creature baits or senko style stick baits attached. These are great options for slithering between aquatic vegetation.

While both jig fishing and Texas rig fishing are successful around laydowns and other cover, each has a time and a place. Let us know which is your favorite bait to pitch around shallow cover and what videos we should do next!

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Jason Dies Wins ABA Tournament On Old Hickory Lake

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Jason Dies Wins ABA Tournament On Old Hickory Lake
Jason Dies Wins Tournament On Old Hickory Lake 

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ATHENS, Ala. – Jason Dies won the American Fishing Tour, presented by American Bass Anglers. Central Tenn. Division 31 tournament held 05/20/2018 on Old Hickory Lake. With the tournament running out of Bull Creek Ramp near Gallatin TN. The Lebanon, TN. angler caught five-bass weighting 12.35 Lbs. For the victory, Jason took home a check for $294.00.

In second amongst the competitors, Clark Cowley from Lebanon, TN caught five bass weighing 10.15 Lbs.

Third place went to Fred Needham from Portland, Tn. weighting four bass at 7.70.

4th place going to Michelle Norrod from Goodlettsville, Tn. with two bass weighing 5.60 Lbs. Michelle also had big fish weighing 3.95 Lbs. picking her up $30.00.

5th place going to Brandon Tipton from Fort Campbel,l Ky. three bass weighing 4.85 Lbs.

Thanks to each ABA member that showed up this day.

The next event in this division is our two-day tournament June 30, 2018, at Fate Sanders Marina Percy Priest Lake, July 01 2018 on Old Hickory Lake. Launching from Bull Creek ramp in Gallatin Tn.

For more info on this event or division call, local director Fred Needham at (615)-323-7057 or visit www.americanbassanglers.com
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 Fish-Off. 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. For more information, call ABA at (888) 203-6222.On line, see www.americanbassanglers.com.

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

About American Bass Anglers: American Bass Anglers is committed to providing low cost, close to home tournaments for the weekend angler and at the same time offer each competitor an upward path for individual angler progression. For more information about American Bass Anglers, the ABA Open Series, the American Fishing Tour or the American Couples Series, visit www.americanbassanglers.com.

American Bass Anglers, Inc. is supported by Triton Boats, Mercury Outboards, Hydrowave, T-H Marine, Abu Garcia, Berkley, Livingston Lures, Best Western Hotels, Garmin, Maui Jim, Power Pole, Optima Batteries and GEICO.

 

Giant Bass Propels Lane Coale Into Early Lead In B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional

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Giant Bass Propels Lane Coale Into Early Lead In B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional

Colorado’s Lane Coale took the lead on the first day of the Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional presented by Magellan Outdoors held on Clear Lake out of Lakeport, Calif. Coale brought 21 pounds, 2 ounces to the scales at Thursday’s weigh-in.

Photo by Brian Sak/B.A.S.S.

May 23, 2018

Giant Bass Propels Lane Coale Into Early Lead In B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional

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LAKEPORT, Calif. — As expected following a difficult practice for most competitors, the majority of Clear Lake’s big bass seemed to have a case of lockjaw during the first day of competition at the 2018 Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional presented by Magellan Outdoors. But, as always, there were a handful of anglers able to figure out what the bass in California’s largest natural body of water were doing.

Catching bass wasn’t the issue for the 220 anglers fishing the event. All but eight of the 110 boaters brought five-bass limits to the scales, while 99 out of 110 co-anglers weighed in three-bass limits.

Putting quality bass in the boat, however, was another story. Known nationally for its numbers of trophy largemouth, Clear Lake surprisingly gave up only a single bass tipping the scales at 10 pounds.

“The fish were scattered,” said first-round leader Lane Coale of Grand Junction, Colo. “And because they haven’t grouped up yet, we had to cover a lot of water. But there were patterns to what we were doing that have held up and are actually getting better every day. I was trying to focus on the one that was catching bigger fish.”

Coale went on to explain that there was a cold wind that was coming from the opposite direction that it had been during practice, which he found repositioned both the baitfish and bass. The biggest key to his success was adjusting accordingly.

“The morning bite was slow, and I had plenty of bites, but the fish just weren’t eating the baits like they had been,” he added. “These fish are really pressured here and I think that made them act funky, which gave me some bad luck. I should have had a limit early.”

Although he wasn’t able to catch as many bass in the morning as he wanted to, Coale was able to cull a few fish throughout the day. The keepers certainly included the Day 1 big bass, a 10-7 monster and his new personal best.

Coale’s heavy limit helped vault the Colorado team into second place with 196-10, only 1-2 behind Montana who is leading the team boater division. Colorado and Montana were the only teams to weigh 80-bass limits. Rounding out the Top 5 were teams from California with 192-6, Arizona with 191-6 and Idaho with 179-11

Montana’s Shane Baertsch, who finished in a tie for second with Todd Herman of Gilbert, Ariz., anchored his team’s strong finish. Both anglers put solid 17-14 limits on the scales.

“For the majority of the day I targeted bedding bass,” said Baertsch who was fishing Clear Lake for the first time, “and I really only fished two half-mile stretches of bank. I caught my limit in the first area within 45 minutes, and was able to cull a little from there. But as the wind got stronger, and the water became muddier, the bite slowed way down.”

Baertsch hooked and landed his biggest largemouth at about midday at his second spot. The key for him was working his areas slowly and thoroughly. He admits that he doesn’t have many options and will be fishing the same two areas on Day 2.

Coale thinks he’ll be able to duplicate his efforts tomorrow, although he questions his ability to fool another 10-pound giant.

Leading the co-angler division, and adding to his team’s lead, is Noxon, Mont., Angler Quincy Grupenhoff, who weighed in three bass totaling 13-3.

Anglers will takeoff from Konocti Vista Resort Marina at 5:30 a.m. PDT and return to the same location for the weigh-in at 2 p.m.

2018 Bassmaster Nation Western Regional Championship 5/23-5/25
Clear Lake, Lakeport  CA.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Lane Coale             Grand Junction, CO (CO) 5  21-02  0
2.  Shane Baertsch         Lolo, MT (MT)           5  17-14  0
3.  Todd Herman            Gilbert, AZ (AZ)        5  17-14  0
4.  Christian Gladfelter   Albuquerque, NM (NM)    5  16-09  0
5.  Adrian Murar           Elk Grove, CA (CA)      5  16-04  0
6.  Joe Conway             Colorado Springs, CO (C 5  16-03  0
7.  Mike Lavallee          Sandy, UT (UT)          5  16-01  0
8.  Jim Conlin             Thompson Falls, MT (MT) 5  15-14  0
9.  Brent James            St George, UT (NV)      5  14-15  0
10. Joe Cole               Coalville, UT (WY)      5  14-14  0
11. Chad Phillips          Thornton, CO (CO)       5  14-08  0
12. Stephen Pike           Las Vegas, NV (NV)      5  14-05  0
13. Steven Boyce           Paradise Valley , AZ (A 5  14-00  0
14. Randy Pierson          Oakdale, CA (CA)        5  13-15  0
15. Herminio Romero        Henderson, NV (NV)      5  13-11  0
16. Billy Ricker           Clinton, UT (UT)        5  13-11  0
17. Ben Hanes              West Richland, WA (WA)  5  13-10  0
18. Nick Wood              Yreka, CA (CA)          5  13-09  0
19. Jason Hickey           Weiser, ID (ID)         5  13-08  0
20. Cliff King             Herald, CA (CA)         5  13-07  0
21. Don Allphin            Provo, UT (UT)          5  13-07  0
22. Frank Mueller          Kingman, AZ (AZ)        5  13-06  0
23. Tony Lind              Auburn , WA (WA)        5  13-05  0
24. Tim Johnston           Kalispell , MT (MT)     5  13-01  0
25. Chris Shrader          Apo, WY (WY)            5  13-00  0
25. Ryan Sparks            Portland, OR (OR)       5  13-00  0
27. Mark Clark             Payette, ID (ID)        5  12-14  0
28. Brad Shepherd          Templeton, CA (CA)      5  12-14  0
29. Addam Gross            Pendleton, OR (OR)      5  12-13  0
29. Bruce Harris           Oakdale, CA (CA)        5  12-13  0
31. Toby Robinson          Henderson, NV (NV)      5  12-07  0
32. JJ Gibbs IV            Lake Havasu City, AZ (A 5  12-05  0
32. Greg Pink              Montrose, CO (UT)       5  12-05  0
34. Zach Barnes            Boise, ID (ID)          5  12-03  0
34. Jonathan Bradford      Sacramento, CA (CA)     5  12-03  0
34. Jakob Calkin           Layton, UT (UT)         5  12-03  0
37. Jason Crone            Kalispell, MT (MT)      5  12-01  0
37. Ronald Giebel          Penrose, CO (CO)        5  12-01  0
39. Gene Batey Jr.         Pasco, WA (WA)          5  12-00  0
39. Mike Dominick          Alberton, MT (MT)       5  12-00  0
39. Gabriel Rivera         Portales, NM (NM)       5  12-00  0
42. David Naugle           Las Vegas, NV (NV)      5  12-00  0
43. Matthew Abeyta         Albuquerque, NM (NM)    5  11-15  0
43. Doug Gaskill           Las Vegas, NV (NV)      5  11-15  0
45. Bill Brown             Grand Junction, CO (UT) 5  11-14  0
46. Earl Wells             Payette, ID (ID)        5  11-13  0
47. Dane Lawrence          Butte, MT (MT)          5  11-12  0
48. Aaron Echternkamp      Moses Lake, WA (WA)     5  11-10  0
48. Keegan Graves          Meridian, ID (ID)       5  11-10  0
50. Earl Conway            Albuquerque, NM (NM)    5  11-10  0
51. Bill Barkley           Kalispell, MT (MT)      5  11-09  0
52. David Kromm            Kennewick, WA (WA)      5  11-08  0
53. Kyle Gelles            Pingree, ID (WY)        5  11-07  0
54. Randy Campbell         Sandia Park, NM (NM)    5  11-05  0
55. Jeff Gibson            Idaho Falls, ID (WY)    5  11-04  0
55. Trevor Scott           Windsor, CO (CO)        5  11-04  0
57. Jim Graddy             Shafter, CA (CA)        5  11-03  0
58. Chris Lambert          Olympia, WA (WA)        5  11-01  0
59. Broc Lindauer          Honeyville, UT (UT)     5  11-00  0
60. Drew Forster           Kalispell, MT (MT)      5  10-15  0
61. Ray Archer             Greeley, CO (CO)        5  10-14  0
62. Steve Lund             Glendale, AZ (AZ)       5  10-13  0
63. Gregg Price            Farmington, NM (NM)     5  10-13  0
64. Nate Caldwell          Ft Collins, CO (CO)     5  10-11  0
64. Robert Christensen     Wallace, ID (MT)        5  10-11  0
64. Jason Hooper           Salem, OR (OR)          5  10-11  0
67. Ken Day                Kennewick, WA (WA)      5  10-10  0
67. David Mays             Portland, OR (OR)       5  10-10  0
67. Stephen Spear          Boise, ID (ID)          5  10-10  0
70. Frank Scarla           McMinnville, OR (OR)    5  10-09  0
71. Creston Carroll        Heber, AZ (AZ)          5  10-07  0
72. Jacob Shull            Willcox, AZ (AZ)        5  10-07  0
73. Austin Howard          Eau Claire, WI (CO)     5  10-05  0
74. David Erickson         Craigmont, ID (ID)      5  10-04  0
74. Larry Triplett         Castle Rock, CO (CO)    5  10-04  0
76. Scott Lepka            Mountain Home, ID (ID)  5  10-04  0
77. Marty Lawrence         Mesa, AZ (AZ)           5  10-03  0
78. Mike Coleman           Pinoeer, CA (CA)        5  10-03  0
78. Mark Warren            Castle Rock, CO (CO)    5  10-03  0
80. Patrick Davis          Henderson, NV (NV)      5  10-02  0
81. Rick Culver            Taylor, UT (UT)         5  09-13  0
81. John Gardner           Durango, CO (WY)        5  09-13  0
83. Rick Correa Jr         Wilsonville, OR (OR)    5  09-12  0
83. Kalib Lund             Glendale, AZ (CA)       5  09-12  0
85. Jake Anderson          Richland, WA (WA)       5  09-12  0
86. Sean Coffey            Mesa, AZ (AZ)           5  09-11  0
87. Kenny Hansel           Los Alamos, NM (NM)     5  09-08  0
87. Johnny Johnson         Farmington, NM (NM)     5  09-08  0
89. Elli Hubbard           Las Vegas, NV (NV)      5  09-06  0
90. William Gibbs          John Day, OR (OR)       5  09-05  0
91. Dan Jordan             Camas, WA (OR)          5  09-04  0
91. Bubba O’Neill          Evanston, WY (WY)       5  09-04  0
93. Cody Hollen            Beaverton, OR (OR)      5  09-01  0
93. Levi Ployhar           Kalispell, MT (MT)      5  09-01  0
93. Michael Tauscher       Blackfoot, ID (WY)      5  09-01  0
93. Joseph Weber           Albuquerque, NM (NM)    5  09-01  0
97. Bryan Diehm            Las Vegas, NV (NV)      5  08-13  0
98. Justin Campbell        Pasco, WA (WA)          5  08-09  0
99. Randell Bell           Elephant Butte, NM (NM) 5  08-06  0
99. Rick Tejada            Coeur D Alene, ID (ID)  5  08-06  0
101. Josh Unruh             Pocatello, ID (WY)      4  08-01  0
102. Dave Lee               Mesa, AZ (AZ)           4  07-10  0
103. Brett Felter           Malad City, ID (WY)     3  07-08  0
104. Ron Wiseman Jr         Pendleton, OR (OR)      4  07-01  0
105. Cody Compton           Palisade, CO (UT)       5  06-14  0
106. Chris Harvey           Idaho Falls, ID (WY)    3  05-15  0
107. Zac Dinkins            Green River, UT (UT)    4  05-08  0
108. Denton Crofts          Meridian, ID (ID)       2  04-02  0
109. Les Whitley            Kennewick, WA (WA)      1  02-05  0
110. Michael Grande         Las Vegas, NV (NV)      0  00-00  0
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       101      530       1238-10
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101       530      1238-10

TEAM STANDINGS Day 1
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State                Lbs-Oz
1 MONTANA              197-12
2 COLORADO             196-10
3 CALIFORNIA           192-06
4 ARIZONA              191-06
5 IDAHO                179-11
6 NEW MEXICO           177-08
7 OREGON               171-14
8 UTAH                 171-05
9 NEVADA               166-09
10 WYOMING              161-13
11 WASHINGTON           153-08

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Day 1
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WASHINGTON
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Ben Hanes            West Richland, WA           5   13-10  0
2 Tony Lind            Auburn , WA                 5   13-05  0
3 Gene Batey Jr.       Pasco, WA                   5   12-00  0
4 Aaron Echternkamp    Moses Lake, WA              5   11-10  0
5 David Kromm          Kennewick, WA               5   11-08  0
6 Chris Lambert        Olympia, WA                 5   11-01  0
7 Ken Day              Kennewick, WA               5   10-10  0
8 Jake Anderson        Richland, WA                5   09-12  0
9 Justin Campbell      Pasco, WA                   5   08-09  0
10 Les Whitley          Kennewick, WA               1   02-05  0

IDAHO
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Jason Hickey         Weiser, ID                  5   13-08  0
2 Mark Clark           Payette, ID                 5   12-14  0
3 Zach Barnes          Boise, ID                   5   12-03  0
4 Earl Wells           Payette, ID                 5   11-13  0
5 Keegan Graves        Meridian, ID                5   11-10  0
6 Stephen Spear        Boise, ID                   5   10-10  0
7 David Erickson       Craigmont, ID               5   10-04  0
8 Scott Lepka          Mountain Home, ID           5   10-04  0
9 Rick Tejada          Coeur D Alene, ID           5   08-06  0
10 Denton Crofts        Meridian, ID                2   04-02  0

OREGON
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Ryan Sparks          Portland, OR                5   13-00  0
2 Addam Gross          Pendleton, OR               5   12-13  0
3 Jason Hooper         Salem, OR                   5   10-11  0
4 David Mays           Portland, OR                5   10-10  0
5 Frank Scarla         McMinnville, OR             5   10-09  0
6 Rick Correa Jr       Wilsonville, OR             5   09-12  0
7 William Gibbs        John Day, OR                5   09-05  0
8 Dan Jordan           Camas, WA                   5   09-04  0
9 Cody Hollen          Beaverton, OR               5   09-01  0
10 Ron Wiseman Jr       Pendleton, OR               4   07-01  0

ARIZONA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Todd Herman          Gilbert, AZ                 5   17-14  0
2 Steven Boyce         Paradise Valley , AZ        5   14-00  0
3 Frank Mueller        Kingman, AZ                 5   13-06  0
4 JJ Gibbs IV          Lake Havasu City, AZ        5   12-05  0
5 Steve Lund           Glendale, AZ                5   10-13  0
6 Creston Carroll      Heber, AZ                   5   10-07  0
7 Jacob Shull          Willcox, AZ                 5   10-07  0
8 Marty Lawrence       Mesa, AZ                    5   10-03  0
9 Sean Coffey          Mesa, AZ                    5   09-11  0
10 Dave Lee             Mesa, AZ                    4   07-10  0

WYOMING
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Joe Cole             Coalville, UT               5   14-14  0
2 Chris Shrader        Apo, WY                     5   13-00  0
3 Kyle Gelles          Pingree, ID                 5   11-07  0
4 Jeff Gibson          Idaho Falls, ID             5   11-04  0
5 John Gardner         Durango, CO                 5   09-13  0
6 Bubba O’Neill        Evanston, WY                5   09-04  0
7 Michael Tauscher     Blackfoot, ID               5   09-01  0
8 Josh Unruh           Pocatello, ID               4   08-01  0
9 Brett Felter         Malad City, ID              3   07-08  0
10 Chris Harvey         Idaho Falls, ID             3   05-15  0

NEW MEXICO
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Christian Gladfelter Albuquerque, NM             5   16-09  0
2 Gabriel Rivera       Portales, NM                5   12-00  0
3 Matthew Abeyta       Albuquerque, NM             5   11-15  0
4 Earl Conway          Albuquerque, NM             5   11-10  0
5 Randy Campbell       Sandia Park, NM             5   11-05  0
6 Gregg Price          Farmington, NM              5   10-13  0
7 Kenny Hansel         Los Alamos, NM              5   09-08  0
7 Johnny Johnson       Farmington, NM              5   09-08  0
9 Joseph Weber         Albuquerque, NM             5   09-01  0
10 Randell Bell         Elephant Butte, NM          5   08-06  0

CALIFORNIA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Adrian Murar         Elk Grove, CA               5   16-04  0
2 Randy Pierson        Oakdale, CA                 5   13-15  0
3 Nick Wood            Yreka, CA                   5   13-09  0
4 Cliff King           Herald, CA                  5   13-07  0
5 Brad Shepherd        Templeton, CA               5   12-14  0
6 Bruce Harris         Oakdale, CA                 5   12-13  0
7 Jonathan Bradford    Sacramento, CA              5   12-03  0
8 Jim Graddy           Shafter, CA                 5   11-03  0
9 Mike Coleman         Pinoeer, CA                 5   10-03  0
10 Kalib Lund           Glendale, AZ                5   09-12  0

MONTANA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Shane Baertsch       Lolo, MT                    5   17-14  0
2 Jim Conlin           Thompson Falls, MT          5   15-14  0
3 Tim Johnston         Kalispell , MT              5   13-01  0
4 Jason Crone          Kalispell, MT               5   12-01  0
5 Mike Dominick        Alberton, MT                5   12-00  0
6 Dane Lawrence        Butte, MT                   5   11-12  0
7 Bill Barkley         Kalispell, MT               5   11-09  0
8 Drew Forster         Kalispell, MT               5   10-15  0
9 Robert Christensen   Wallace, ID                 5   10-11  0
10 Levi Ployhar         Kalispell, MT               5   09-01  0

UTAH
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Mike Lavallee        Sandy, UT                   5   16-01  0
2 Billy Ricker         Clinton, UT                 5   13-11  0
3 Don Allphin          Provo, UT                   5   13-07  0
4 Greg Pink            Montrose, CO                5   12-05  0
5 Jakob Calkin         Layton, UT                  5   12-03  0
6 Bill Brown           Grand Junction, CO          5   11-14  0
7 Broc Lindauer        Honeyville, UT              5   11-00  0
8 Rick Culver          Taylor, UT                  5   09-13  0
9 Cody Compton         Palisade, CO                5   06-14  0
10 Zac Dinkins          Green River, UT             4   05-08  0

COLORADO
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Lane Coale           Grand Junction, CO          5   21-02  0
2 Joe Conway           Colorado Springs, CO        5   16-03  0
3 Chad Phillips        Thornton, CO                5   14-08  0
4 Ronald Giebel        Penrose, CO                 5   12-01  0
5 Trevor Scott         Windsor, CO                 5   11-04  0
6 Ray Archer           Greeley, CO                 5   10-14  0
7 Nate Caldwell        Ft Collins, CO              5   10-11  0
8 Austin Howard        Eau Claire, WI              5   10-05  0
9 Larry Triplett       Castle Rock, CO             5   10-04  0
10 Mark Warren          Castle Rock, CO             5   10-03  0

NEVADA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Brent James          St George, UT               5   14-15  0
2 Stephen Pike         Las Vegas, NV               5   14-05  0
3 Herminio Romero      Henderson, NV               5   13-11  0
4 Toby Robinson        Henderson, NV               5   12-07  0
5 David Naugle         Las Vegas, NV               5   12-00  0
6 Doug Gaskill         Las Vegas, NV               5   11-15  0
7 Patrick Davis        Henderson, NV               5   10-02  0
8 Elli Hubbard         Las Vegas, NV               5   09-06  0
9 Bryan Diehm          Las Vegas, NV               5   08-13  0
10 Michael Grande       Las Vegas, NV               0   00-00  0

2018 Bassmaster Nation Western Regional Championship 5/23-5/25
Clear Lake, Lakeport  CA.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 1

Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Quincy Grupenhoff      Noxon, MT (MT)          3  13-03  0
2.  Loren Bryant           Phoenix, AZ (AZ)        3  11-05  0
3.  Anthony Ocamica        New Plymouth, ID (ID)   3  11-00  0
4.  Bill Rosenbalm         Arlington, OR (OR)      3  10-14  0
5.  Tucker Cappella        Alcova, WY (WY)         3  10-09  0
6.  Mike Estrada           Belen, NM (NM)          3  10-01  0
7.  Clay Williams          Athol, ID (ID)          3  09-11  0
8.  Timothy Flueter        Brighton, CO (CO)       3  09-10  0
9.  Jared Harris           Oakdale, CA (CA)        3  09-04  0
10. Ty Faber               Pagosa Springs, CO (WY) 3  09-02  0
11. Paul Gelles            Pingree, ID (WY)        3  09-00  0
12. Jake Aubrey            Glendale, AZ (AZ)       3  08-14  0
13. Riley Hansen           Sandy , UT (UT)         3  08-13  0
13. Angelo Messina         Sun City, AZ (AZ)       3  08-13  0
15. Logan DeGree           Redmond, OR (OR)        3  08-12  0
16. Morgan Fitzgerald      Denver, CO (CO)         3  08-07  0
17. Jake Weaver            Columbia Falls, MT (MT) 3  08-06  0
18. Jim Grebel             Sacramento, CA (CA)     3  08-03  0
18. Luke Johns             Folsom, CA (CA)         3  08-03  0
18. Tom McArt              Albany, OR (OR)         3  08-03  0
21. Ian Hastie             Cambridge, ID (ID)      3  08-03  0
22. David Bertsch          Harrison, ID (ID)       3  08-02  0
23. Kody Johnson           San Tan Valley, AZ (AZ) 3  08-00  0
24. Kirk Albrecht          Fort Collins, CO (CO)   3  07-15  0
25. Ric Blair              Whitefish, MT (MT)      3  07-12  0
25. Tate Brown             Heber, UT (UT)          3  07-12  0
25. Melissa Nokes          Lehi, UT (UT)           3  07-12  0
28. Matt Peters            Las Cruces, NM (NM)     3  07-11  0
29. Jay Williams           Modesto, CA (CA)        2  07-11  0
30. Zach Chandler          Renton, WA (WA)         3  07-10  0
30. Garry Harner           Milliken, CO (CO)       3  07-10  0
30. Larry Warren           LaVerkin, UT (NV)       3  07-10  0
33. Matthew Barnes         Pensacola, FL (ID)      3  07-09  0
34. Chris Gilkison         Bakersfield, CA (CA)    3  07-09  0
35. Will Brown             Wetumpka, AL (UT)       3  07-08  0
35. Dan Skillings          Bend, OR (OR)           3  07-08  0
37. Jason Billmaier        Las Vegas, NV (NV)      3  07-06  0
37. Chris Jarvis           Albuquerque, NM (NM)    3  07-06  0
39. Dave Cole              Farmington, UT (WY)     3  07-05  0
40. Justin Dodd            Kennewick, WA (WA)      3  07-03  0
41. Jake Morrison          Phoenix, AZ (AZ)        3  07-02  0
42. Don Edmonds            Sacramento, CA (CA)     3  07-00  0
43. Chuck Harrison         Ft Collins, CO (CO)     3  06-15  0
43. Scott Hausman          Las Vegas, NV (NV)      3  06-15  0
43. Austin Johnson         Noxon, MT (MT)          3  06-15  0
43. Scott Seros            Bend, OR (OR)           3  06-15  0
47. Waylon Reynolds        Jarales, NM (NM)        3  06-15  0
48. Shaun Leytum           Valley Springs, CA (CA) 3  06-14  0
48. Katie Tanner           Eugene, OR (MT)         3  06-14  0
50. Connor Santos          Colorado Springs, CO (C 3  06-13  0
51. Mateo Gomez            Elk Grove, CA (CA)      3  06-12  0
51. Mike Rennie            Pioche, NV (NV)         3  06-12  0
53. Nathan Tumelson        Lewiston, ID (ID)       3  06-11  0
54. Chris Hoffarth         Goodyear, AZ (AZ)       3  06-10  0
55. Michael Hill           Carlsbad, NM (NM)       3  06-10  0
56. Thomas Edwards         Gilbert, AZ (AZ)        3  06-09  0
56. James Robey            Kennewick, WA (WA)      3  06-09  0
56. David Slonski          Buckeye, AZ (AZ)        3  06-09  0
59. Andrew Ingold          Missoula, MT (MT)       3  06-08  0
60. Terry Peterson         West Jordan, UT (UT)    3  06-07  0
61. Clark Kellogg          Kelso, WA (WA)          3  06-07  0
62. Ryan Gutierrez         Weiser, ID (ID)         3  06-06  0
63. Stan Fisher            Trout Creek, MT (MT)    3  06-06  0
63. Derrick Sandoval       Santa Fe, NM (NM)       3  06-06  0
65. Steve Larsen           Salt Lake City, UT (NV) 3  06-05  0
66. Luke Davidson          Centennial , CO (CO)    3  06-04  0
66. Mike Liska             Espanola, NM (NM)       3  06-04  0
68. Steven Mazur           Lolo, MT (MT)           3  06-03  0
69. Aaryn Coroneos         Henderson, NV (NV)      3  06-01  0
69. Mark Westcott          Pasco, WA (WA)          3  06-01  0
71. Gabriel Vigil          Socorro, NM (OR)        3  06-00  0
72. Brian Velasquez        Yuma, AZ (AZ)           3  05-15  0
73. Jakobe Akins           Coeur D Alene, ID (ID)  3  05-14  0
73. Gary Harral            Vancouver, WA (OR)      3  05-14  0
73. Brandon Miers          Moses Lake, WA (WA)     3  05-14  0
76. Danny Fourr            Waterflow, NM (NM)      3  05-13  0
77. Austin Bentz           Hermiston, OR (OR)      3  05-12  0
77. Steve Ehrman           Littleton, CO (CO)      3  05-12  0
77. Sean Sullivan          Henderson, NV (NV)      3  05-12  0
80. Joseph Trakas          Casper, WY (WY)         2  05-12  0
81. Sky Wooten             Farmington, NM (NM)     3  05-11  0
82. Jake Hansen            Bozeman, MT (MT)        3  05-10  0
82. Larry Holona II        Las Vegas, NV (NV)      3  05-10  0
84. Steve Adams            Baker City, OR (OR)     3  05-09  0
84. Gabriel Aroca          Orem, UT (UT)           3  05-09  0
86. Nathanial Kimberling   Coeur D Alene, ID (ID)  3  05-07  0
87. David Vega             McCammon , ID (WY)      3  05-04  0
88. Justin Hicks           Gunnison, CO (UT)       3  05-03  0
89. Marty Martinez         Colorado Springs, CO (C 3  05-03  0
90. Chris Felty            Caldwell, ID (ID)       3  05-02  0
91. Joshua Powell          Libby, MT (MT)          3  05-01  0
92. Sam Barrus             Forest Grove, OR (WY)   3  05-00  0
93. Jaquoy Gibson          Idaho Falls, ID (WY)    3  04-14  0
94. Stanley Sigouin        San Tan Valley, AZ (AZ) 3  04-13  0
95. Tim Rawlings           Malad City, ID (WY)     3  04-12  0
96. Chief Torrez           Camarillo, CA (CA)      3  04-11  0
97. Jeff Gombos            Aurora, CO (CO)         3  04-10  0
98. Skyler Keeton          Pasco, WA (WA)          3  04-07  0
99. Deric Brown            West Linn, OR (OR)      3  04-05  0
100. Andy Cochran           Gunnison, CO (UT)       3  04-00  0
101. Randy Missildine       Clovis, NM (NM)         2  04-00  0
102. Lynn Irwin             Las Vegas, NV (NV)      2  03-06  0
102. Mandy Myers            Santa Quin, UT (UT)     2  03-06  0
104. Ben Grande             Las Vegas, NV (NV)      2  03-02  0
105. Heather Stiegelmeyer   Pasco, WA (WA)          1  02-12  0
106. John Flores            Pasco, WA (WA)          1  02-03  0
106. Trace Myers            Santaquin, UT (UT)      1  02-03  0
108. Don Baker              Benton City, WA (WA)    0  00-00  0
108. Louie Marques          Sacramento, CA (CA)     0  00-00  0
108. Kyle Thompson          Kemmerer, WY (WY)       0  00-00  0
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       0        309       721-12
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0       309       721-12

TEAM STANDINGS Day 1
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State                Lbs-Oz
1 MONTANA              197-12
2 COLORADO             196-10
3 CALIFORNIA           192-06
4 ARIZONA              191-06
5 IDAHO                179-11
6 NEW MEXICO           177-08
7 OREGON               171-14
8 UTAH                 171-05
9 NEVADA               166-09
10 WYOMING              161-13
11 WASHINGTON           153-08

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Day 1
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WASHINGTON
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Zach Chandler        Renton, WA                  3   07-10  0
2 Justin Dodd          Kennewick, WA               3   07-03  0
3 James Robey          Kennewick, WA               3   06-09  0
4 Clark Kellogg        Kelso, WA                   3   06-07  0
5 Mark Westcott        Pasco, WA                   3   06-01  0
6 Brandon Miers        Moses Lake, WA              3   05-14  0
7 Skyler Keeton        Pasco, WA                   3   04-07  0
8 Heather Stiegelmeyer Pasco, WA                   1   02-12  0
9 John Flores          Pasco, WA                   1   02-03  0
10 Don Baker            Benton City, WA             0   00-00  0

IDAHO
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Anthony Ocamica      New Plymouth, ID            3   11-00  0
2 Clay Williams        Athol, ID                   3   09-11  0
3 Ian Hastie           Cambridge, ID               3   08-03  0
4 David Bertsch        Harrison, ID                3   08-02  0
5 Matthew Barnes       Pensacola, FL               3   07-09  0
6 Nathan Tumelson      Lewiston, ID                3   06-11  0
7 Ryan Gutierrez       Weiser, ID                  3   06-06  0
8 Jakobe Akins         Coeur D Alene, ID           3   05-14  0
9 Nathanial Kimberling Coeur D Alene, ID           3   05-07  0
10 Chris Felty          Caldwell, ID                3   05-02  0

OREGON
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Bill Rosenbalm       Arlington, OR               3   10-14  0
2 Logan DeGree         Redmond, OR                 3   08-12  0
3 Tom McArt            Albany, OR                  3   08-03  0
4 Dan Skillings        Bend, OR                    3   07-08  0
5 Scott Seros          Bend, OR                    3   06-15  0
6 Gabriel Vigil        Socorro, NM                 3   06-00  0
7 Gary Harral          Vancouver, WA               3   05-14  0
8 Austin Bentz         Hermiston, OR               3   05-12  0
9 Steve Adams          Baker City, OR              3   05-09  0
10 Deric Brown          West Linn, OR               3   04-05  0

ARIZONA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Loren Bryant         Phoenix, AZ                 3   11-05  0
2 Jake Aubrey          Glendale, AZ                3   08-14  0
3 Angelo Messina       Sun City, AZ                3   08-13  0
4 Kody Johnson         San Tan Valley, AZ          3   08-00  0
5 Jake Morrison        Phoenix, AZ                 3   07-02  0
6 Chris Hoffarth       Goodyear, AZ                3   06-10  0
7 Thomas Edwards       Gilbert, AZ                 3   06-09  0
7 David Slonski        Buckeye, AZ                 3   06-09  0
9 Brian Velasquez      Yuma, AZ                    3   05-15  0
10 Stanley Sigouin      San Tan Valley, AZ          3   04-13  0

WYOMING
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Tucker Cappella      Alcova, WY                  3   10-09  0
2 Ty Faber             Pagosa Springs, CO          3   09-02  0
3 Paul Gelles          Pingree, ID                 3   09-00  0
4 Dave Cole            Farmington, UT              3   07-05  0
5 Joseph Trakas        Casper, WY                  2   05-12  0
6 David Vega           McCammon , ID               3   05-04  0
7 Sam Barrus           Forest Grove, OR            3   05-00  0
8 Jaquoy Gibson        Idaho Falls, ID             3   04-14  0
9 Tim Rawlings         Malad City, ID              3   04-12  0
10 Kyle Thompson        Kemmerer, WY                0   00-00  0

NEW MEXICO
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Mike Estrada         Belen, NM                   3   10-01  0
2 Matt Peters          Las Cruces, NM              3   07-11  0
3 Chris Jarvis         Albuquerque, NM             3   07-06  0
4 Waylon Reynolds      Jarales, NM                 3   06-15  0
5 Michael Hill         Carlsbad, NM                3   06-10  0
6 Derrick Sandoval     Santa Fe, NM                3   06-06  0
7 Mike Liska           Espanola, NM                3   06-04  0
8 Danny Fourr          Waterflow, NM               3   05-13  0
9 Sky Wooten           Farmington, NM              3   05-11  0
10 Randy Missildine     Clovis, NM                  2   04-00  0

CALIFORNIA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Jared Harris         Oakdale, CA                 3   09-04  0
2 Jim Grebel           Sacramento, CA              3   08-03  0
2 Luke Johns           Folsom, CA                  3   08-03  0
4 Jay Williams         Modesto, CA                 2   07-11  0
5 Chris Gilkison       Bakersfield, CA             3   07-09  0
6 Don Edmonds          Sacramento, CA              3   07-00  0
7 Shaun Leytum         Valley Springs, CA          3   06-14  0
8 Mateo Gomez          Elk Grove, CA               3   06-12  0
9 Chief Torrez         Camarillo, CA               3   04-11  0
10 Louie Marques        Sacramento, CA              0   00-00  0

MONTANA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Quincy Grupenhoff    Noxon, MT                   3   13-03  0
2 Jake Weaver          Columbia Falls, MT          3   08-06  0
3 Ric Blair            Whitefish, MT               3   07-12  0
4 Austin Johnson       Noxon, MT                   3   06-15  0
5 Katie Tanner         Eugene, OR                  3   06-14  0
6 Andrew Ingold        Missoula, MT                3   06-08  0
7 Stan Fisher          Trout Creek, MT             3   06-06  0
8 Steven Mazur         Lolo, MT                    3   06-03  0
9 Jake Hansen          Bozeman, MT                 3   05-10  0
10 Joshua Powell        Libby, MT                   3   05-01  0

UTAH
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Riley Hansen         Sandy , UT                  3   08-13  0
2 Tate Brown           Heber, UT                   3   07-12  0
2 Melissa Nokes        Lehi, UT                    3   07-12  0
4 Will Brown           Wetumpka, AL                3   07-08  0
5 Terry Peterson       West Jordan, UT             3   06-07  0
6 Gabriel Aroca        Orem, UT                    3   05-09  0
7 Justin Hicks         Gunnison, CO                3   05-03  0
8 Andy Cochran         Gunnison, CO                3   04-00  0
9 Mandy Myers          Santa Quin, UT              2   03-06  0
10 Trace Myers          Santaquin, UT               1   02-03  0

COLORADO
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Timothy Flueter      Brighton, CO                3   09-10  0
2 Morgan Fitzgerald    Denver, CO                  3   08-07  0
3 Kirk Albrecht        Fort Collins, CO            3   07-15  0
4 Garry Harner         Milliken, CO                3   07-10  0
5 Chuck Harrison       Ft Collins, CO              3   06-15  0
6 Connor Santos        Colorado Springs, CO        3   06-13  0
7 Luke Davidson        Centennial , CO             3   06-04  0
8 Steve Ehrman         Littleton, CO               3   05-12  0
9 Marty Martinez       Colorado Springs, CO        3   05-03  0
10 Jeff Gombos          Aurora, CO                  3   04-10  0

NEVADA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Larry Warren         LaVerkin, UT                3   07-10  0
2 Jason Billmaier      Las Vegas, NV               3   07-06  0
3 Scott Hausman        Las Vegas, NV               3   06-15  0
4 Mike Rennie          Pioche, NV                  3   06-12  0
5 Steve Larsen         Salt Lake City, UT          3   06-05  0
6 Aaryn Coroneos       Henderson, NV               3   06-01  0
7 Sean Sullivan        Henderson, NV               3   05-12  0
8 Larry Holona II      Las Vegas, NV               3   05-10  0
9 Lynn Irwin           Las Vegas, NV               2   03-06  0
10 Ben Grande           Las Vegas, NV               2   03-02  0

4 Push Pole Tricks to Access More Shallow Fishing Spots By David A. Brown

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4 Push Pole Tricks to Access More Shallow Fishing Spots By David A. Brown

Trolling motors and Power-Poles definitely help with shallow fishing, but when you just need a little nudge, a slight repositioning, and the ultimate stealth approach, a push pole can be your best buddy.

“When I’m push poling, it’s a time I need complete silence,” said FLW pro Andrew Upshaw. “I don’t want any noise whatsoever. I don’t want any trolling motor noise; a lot of times, I’ll turn my graph off. When I’m in shallow water and fish are spooky, I need to be super quiet and the only way to do that is with a push pole.”

Upshaw’s choice is the T-H Marine Money Pole, a 6 to 18-foot telescoping pole with a coiled tip for retrieving snagged baits. Removing the coil and pushing with a pole he can collapse and store in his rod locker makes good use of a tool he’d carry anyway.

Northeastern State University Leads Bassmaster College Series Regional

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Northeastern State University Leads Bassmaster College Series Regional

Caleb Gibson (left) and Tyler Winn of Northeastern State University take the lead on the first day of the 2018 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Western Tour presented by Bass Pro Shops on Clear Lake out of Lakeport, Calif., with 21 pounds, 15 ounces.

Photo by Craig Lamb/B.A.S.S.

May 23, 2018

Northeastern State University Leads Bassmaster College Series Regional

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LAKEPORT, Calif. — Some days the game plan goes better than expected, and that sums up the day of Caleb Gibson and Tyler Winn, students at Northeastern State University who are leading the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Western Tour presented by Bass Pro Shops.

“We lucked up on a school of big bass early in the day and that made it even better,” said Gibson, who is enrolled with his fishing partner at the university in Tahlequah, Okla.

The team brought in five bass weighing 21 pounds, 15 ounces, including a big bass weighing 6-9.

Gibson and Winn declined to elaborate on their exact game plan, although they made it clear that sunny conditions improved the fishing as morning gave way to afternoon.

“We plan to do the same thing tomorrow, and timing has a lot to do with it,” added Winn. “Being in the right place at the right time made a difference.”

The tournament is setting up to be a prespawn affair. At Clear Lake, currently ranked third in the nation on Bassmaster Magazine’s 100 Best Bass Lakes, largemouth are showing signs of migrating into the shallows to spawn. That could explain much of the success — and heavy weights — enjoyed by the top anglers.

Tyler Craig and Spencer Lambert, fishing for the University of Louisiana at Monroe, hold down second place with 20-5. Joey Price and Bobby Fralix of Clemson University are third with 18-1. Fishing for the University of Idaho are Jon Hickey and Austin Turpin, with 17-3 for fourth place. Carson Leber and Tyler Bounds of Chico State University are fifth with 17-1.

“We expected to catch about 12 pounds and got lucky to catch a couple that pushed us way over the top,” said Craig. “What really helped was the wind; we need more of it on Thursday.”

The good news for the first- and second-place teams is that wind and sun are in the forecast for Thursday.

Clemson is leveraging the strength of Price’s knowledge of Clear Lake. He is a California native attending the school located in South Carolina. After boating a largemouth weighing 5-1 and several more in the 3-pound range, the anglers switched strategies, even with luck on their side.

“I knew that if we are going to win this tournament, it will take fishing for the big bass this lake is known to have in it,” explained Price.

Another heated battle is brewing for Team of the Year. So coveted is this new award that some teams traveled cross-country for a final shot at winning. Craig and Lambert drove 34 hours nonstop to northern California for the tournament.

Before today they led the standings with 1,407.06 points, and had a 35-point lead over the third-place team of Dillon Harrell and Colby Bryant. The Sam Houston State University students are currently 10th overall in the tournament.

“We want to be the first team to win this new title, so that alone made the drive out here worth it,” said Lambert.

Collegiate teams representing 24 colleges with anglers from 13 states are competing on Clear Lake, the largest natural lake in California.

The big day for the event is Friday when the overall team winner is declared along with these bonus awards. The Bass Pro Shops Nitro Big Bag of the tournament goes to the team weighing the heaviest single-day catch. The team earns a Bass Pro Shops gift card valued at $250. The Carhartt Big Bass Award worth a $500 gift card goes to the angler catching the biggest bass of the tournament.

This is the fourth and final collegiate regional tournament of the season. Toledo Bend Reservoir, Louisiana; Cherokee Lake, Tennessee; and Pickwick Lake in Alabama were the previous tournament sites. Those events advanced top finishers to the 2018 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops. The tournament is July 19-21, on Lake Tenkiller near Tahlequah, Okla. Top teams from the Western Regional also advance to the championship.

Teams depart Konocti Vista Resort Marina at 6 a.m. (PDT) and return to the same location for the weigh-in at 2 p.m.

Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Western Tour presented by Bass Pro Shops
5/23/2018 – 5/25/2018
Clear Lake – Konocti Vista Casino – Lakeport, CA
STANDINGS BOATER DAY 1

Name # Fish # Live Lbs – Oz # Fsh # Live Lbs-Oz PTS

1 Caleb Gibson – Tyler Winn Northeastern State University 5 5 21-15 5 5 21-15 500.00

2 Tyler Craig – Spencer Lambert U. of Louisiana at Monroe 5 5 20- 5 5 5 20- 5 479.17

3 Joey Price – Bobby Fralix Clemson University 5 5 18- 1 5 5 18- 1 458.33

4 Jon Hickey – Austin Turpin University of Idaho 5 5 17- 3 5 5 17- 3 437.50

5 Carson Leber – Tyler Bounds Chico State 5 5 17- 1 5 5 17- 1 416.67

6 Austin Crane – Tyler Firebaugh Chico State 5 5 15-15 5 5 15-15 395.83

7 Caiden Sinclair – Hunter Gibson University of Alabama 5 5 14-14 5 5 14-14 375.00

8 Yuan Liu – CSU East Bay 5 5 14-10 5 5 14-10 354.17

9 Kaito Ajiro – Turner Mason Colorado State University 5 5 14- 1 5 5 14- 1 333.33

10 Dillon Harrell – Colby Bryant Sam Houston State University 5 5 13-12 5 5 13-12 312.50

11 Tyler Anderson – Garrison Thomas Texas A&M University 5 5 13- 8 5 5 13- 8 291.67

12 Levi Wittrock – Gunnar Stanton Norther Arizona University 5 5 13- 3 5 5 13- 3 270.83

13 Collin Belcher – Conner Gopffarth Texas Tech University 5 5 13- 1 5 5 13- 1 250.00

13 Brennan Soileau – Garrett McDonald LA Tech 5 5 13- 1 5 5 13- 1 250.00

15 Jakob Conlan – Frank Tomasello Chico State 5 5 12-14 5 5 12-14 208.33

16 Ty Falconer – Daylon Smith New Mexico State University 5 5 12- 9 5 5 12- 9 187.50

17 Nolan Minor – Casey Lanier West Virginia University 5 5 12- 2 5 5 12- 2 166.67

18 Nick Klein – Mike Klemm Chico State 5 4 12- 1 5 4 12- 1 0.00

19 Eric Kennedy – William Eschliman Oregon State University 5 4 11- 9 5 4 11- 9 125.00

20 Chad Sweitzer – Matthew Featherston Chico State 5 4 10-12 5 4 10-12 104.17

21 Nick Fortino – David Griswold Chico State 5 5 10-11 5 5 10-11 83.33

22 Adam Deakin – RK Hancock IV Colorado State University 5 5 9-14 5 5 9-14 62.50

23 Bradley Angel – Jase Northup Chico State 5 5 8- 1 5 5 8- 1 41.67

24 Seth Hausman – Austin Anderson Stephen F Austin State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00

 

BIG BASS

Day Name City,State Lbs-Oz

1 Tyler Craig – Spencer Lambert Frierson, LA 7-10

 

TOTALS

Day # Fish # Live Lbs-Oz # Limits

1 115 112 321- 3 23

TUSCALOOSA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WINS TBF/FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING ALABAMA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP ON LAKE NEELY HENRY

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TUSCALOOSA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WINS TBF/FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING ALABAMA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP ON LAKE NEELY HENRY

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GADSDEN, Alabama (May 22, 2018) – The Tuscaloosa County High School fishing duo of Jace McNutt and Jon Hayden Raper brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 16 pounds, 6 ounces to win the 2018 TBF/FLW High School Fishing Alabama State Championship on Lake Neely Henry.

A field of 30 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from the Coosa Landing in Gadsden. In FLW/TBF High School Fishing competition, the top 10-percent of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.

The top three teams on Lake Neely Henry that qualified for the 2018 High School Fishing National Championship were:

1st:     Tuscaloosa County High School, Northport, Ala. – Jace McNutt and Jon Hayden Raper, five bass, 16-6

2nd:    Sylvania High School, Sylvania, Ala. – Hunter Hill and Riley Johnson, both of Henegar, Ala., five bass, 13-11

3rd:     Hillcrest High School, Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Hunter Porter, Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Peyton Trimm, Northport, Ala., five bass, 13-3

Rounding out the top 10:

4th:     Sand Rock High School, Sand Rock, Ala. – Colton Cash, Leesburg, Ala., and Jayce McKnight, Sand Rock, Ala., five bass    12-12

5th:     Sylvania High School, Sylvania, Ala. – Andrew Smart, Pisgah, Ala., and Dawson Campbell, Henegar, Ala., five bass, 12-6

6th:     Fort Payne High School, Fort Payne, Ala. – Ashton Brown, Fort Payne, Ala., and Joseph Angel, Mentone, Ala., five bass,     12-0

7th:     Fort Payne High School, Fort Payne, Ala. – Lane Clark and Brandon Davis, both of Fort Payne, Ala., Mentone, Ala., five bass, 11-11

8th:     Sand Rock High School, Sand Rock, Ala. – Brody Robison, Collinsville, Ala., and Levi Cox, Gaylesville, Ala., five bass, 10-11

9th:     Alexandria High School, Alexandria, Ala. – Jacob Brown, Glencoe, Ala., and William Bearden, Ashville, Ala., five bass, 9-13

10th:   Cherokee County High School, Centre, Ala. – Hunter Bailey and Kallie Jolly, both of Centre, Ala., five bass, 9-6

Complete results from the event can be found at HighSchoolFishing.org.

Photos from the event will be posted on the Student Angler Federation Facebook page at Facebook.com/hsfishing.

The 2018 TBF/FLW High School Fishing Alabama State Championship 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 state of Alabama. The top 10 percent of each Challenge, Open, and state championship field will advance to the High School Fishing National Championship on Pickwick Lake, in Florence, Alabama, June 26-29. 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 on Pickwick Lake. 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.

COUNTRY MUSIC STAR JUSTIN MOORE SET TO ROCK FLW CUP IN HOT SPRINGS

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COUNTRY MUSIC STAR JUSTIN MOORE SET TO ROCK FLW CUP IN HOT SPRINGS

Moore To Perform Concert Presented by Realtree and KSSN 96 Prior to Forrest Wood Cup – Bass Fishing’s World Championship

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HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (May 23, 2018) – Country sensation Justin Moore will captivate the crowd with a free concert on the weigh-in stage at the Bank of the Ozarks Arena in Hot Springs on Sunday, August 12, beginning at 4 p.m. before the world’s premier bass anglers weigh their final-day limits at the 2018 Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) Forrest Wood Cup – professional bass fishing’s world championship. Fans of all ages are encouraged to attend the free concert which is presented by Realtree and KSSN 96. Moore will be performing songs from his latest album, Kinda Don’t Care, to fishing fans in Arkansas as well as live-streamed to fans around the globe at FLWFishing.com.

 

The title to country radio hitmaker Moore’s fourth studio album may suggest he doesn’t give a damn, but when it comes to the music, nothing could be further from the truth. On Kinda Don’t Care (The Valory Music Co.), the Arkansas singer, outdoorsman and family man reaffirms his commitment to recording honest, entertaining country songs. Sure, they may be unapologetic at times, but that’s Moore, an artist who refuses to ever project anything he’s not.

“The title refers to how uptight our society has become. It’s in a place right now where we are consumed with being politically correct. Sometimes you just have to worry about being correct and telling it like it is,” said Moore. Which is what he’s always done with his impressive string of hits, from his five Number One singles, including “Small Town USA” and “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away,” to the gold-certified singles “Bait a Hook” and “Backwoods.”

“As one of our sport’s most celebrated events, the FLW Cup deserves one of music’s most exciting acts, and Justin Moore certainly fits that mold,” said Kelly Oettinger, FLW Vice President of Marketing. “We have a storied history of some of the top country artists in the world performing here and by continuing to provide our fans with first-class entertainment, along with the first-class bass fishing that our anglers will experience on Lake Ouachita, we are confident that fans will have the experience of a lifetime this August.”

Moore relishes being onstage, where, even in the glare of the spotlight, he’s able to connect with fans and show them he’s just like them.

“One of the things I hear most often after shows is, ‘Man, you’re so normal.’ I guess people have this idea that, if you have any small amount of fame or success, you’re supposed to be some kind of freak show or superhero. But I’m the same guy I was before I signed a record deal. When I look in the mirror,” he said, “I still see Justin.”

The FLW Forrest Wood Cup, the world-championship of bass fishing, returns to Lake Ouachita and Hot Springs, Arkansas, August 10-12 with a $300,000 top prize on the line as well as the title of world’s best bass angler. This year’s championship tournament will feature 56 of the best anglers from across four FLW tournament circuits and is being hosted by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and Visit Hot Springs.

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

WAUPACA JUNIOR BASS BUSTERS WIN BASS PRO SHOPS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING MISSISSIPPI RIVER OPEN IN WISCONSIN

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WAUPACA JUNIOR BASS BUSTERS WIN BASS PRO SHOPS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING MISSISSIPPI RIVER OPEN IN WISCONSIN

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LA CROSSE, Wis. (May 22, 2018) – The Waupaca Junior Bass Busters Club duo of Tyler Corey of Amherst, Wisconsin, and Casey Hoffman of New London, Wisconsin, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 15 pounds, 11 ounces to win the 2018 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Mississippi River Open. The win advanced the team to the 2018 High School Fishing National Championship, held June 26-30, on Pickwick Lake in Florence, Alabama.

A field of 45 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from the West Copeland & Clinton Ramp in La Crosse. In FLW/TBF High School Fishing competition, the top 10-percent of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.

The top four teams on the Mississippi River that advanced to the 2018 High School Fishing National Championship were:

1st:     Waupaca Junior Bass Busters Club – Tyler Corey, Amherst, Wis., and Casey Hoffman, New London, Wis., five-bass, 15-11

2nd:    Lakeville High School, Lakeville, Minn. – Patrick McMurry and Ethan Vanden Busch, both of Lakeville, Minn., five bass, 13-4

3rd:     Westby High School, Westby, Wis. – Chevy Knight and Grant Dayton, both of Westby, Wis., five bass, 13-4

4th:     Prescott High School, Prescott, Wis. – Ashur Rouleau, La Crescent, Minn., and Ian Waters, Prescott, Wis., five bass, 13-2

Rounding out the top 10 teams were:

5th:     Lakeville High School, Lakeville, Minn. – Benjamin Anderson and Tyler Fitzner, both of Lakeville, Minn., five bass, 12-15

6th:     Northeast Wisconsin Bass Club – Trace Yeager, Shawno, Wis., and., Reece Keeney, Hortonville, Wis., five bass, 12-4

7th:     Northland Pines High School, Vilas County, Wis. – Sammy Spencer, Rhinelander, Wis., and Harmon Marien, Eagle River, Wis., five bass, 11-15

8th:     Burlington Catholic Central High School, Burlington, Wis. – Jacob Bigelow, Cecil, Wis., and Bailey Bleser, Burlington, Wis., five bass, 11-12

9th:     Sparta High School, Sparta, Wis. – Nick Gann and James Gann, both of Sparta, Wis., five bass, 11-10

10th:   Coulee Region Bass Club – Brady McCoy, La Crosse, Wis., and Max Earley, Coon Valley, Wis., five bass, 11-9

Complete results from the event can be found at FLWFishing.com.

The 2018 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Mississippi River 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.

Z-Man® Fishing’s new SlingBladeZ™ spinnerbait comes alive at ICAST 2018

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Z-Man® Fishing’s new SlingBladeZ™ spinnerbait comes alive at ICAST 2018

When Metallurgy Meets the Water

Z-Man® Fishing’s new SlingBladeZ™ spinnerbait comes alive at ICAST 2018

LADSON, SC (MAY 22, 2018) – How exactly does one remake a classic, already exceptional bass bait? That’s the self-imposed question the tackle techs at Z-Man asked themselves about a year ago, as they stood before a big white drawing board.

The objectives were clear: To re-engineer a new breed of spinnerbait. To optimize wire material, bend and metal blades so they reverberate perfect bass music—those powerful, low-frequency vibrations fish perceive and attack via lateral line. And to imbue the spinnerbait with a talent for tracking straight as an arrow at all times and at any retrieve speed. Plus, a few more goodies up its sleeve . . .

Did they succeed? See what Bassmaster Elite Series pro Luke Clausen has to say. Plus, get the full scoop from Z-Man Fishing at ICAST 2018.
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