MCKEE’S AKEMON WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MOUNTAIN DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON LAKE CUMBERLAND

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MCKEE’S AKEMON WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MOUNTAIN DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON LAKE CUMBERLAND

Michigan’s Wathen Grabs Co-angler Title

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BURNSIDE, Ky. (May 7, 2018) – Boater Jason Akemon of McKee, Kentucky, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Mountain Division event on Lake Cumberland Saturday with five bass weighing 18 pounds, 15 ounces. For his efforts, Akemon took home $4,271.

Akemon said he spent his day sight-fishing toward the dam, and that his fish were scattered along a 5-mile stretch.

“I found 11 fish in practice that were worth going after and were fairly protected,” said Akemon, who notched his first career win in FLW competition. “I knew it was going to be windy and rainy, so I needed to have fish I could get to.”

Akemon said he originally planned on targeting smallmouth out deep, but decided to stick with bed-fishing.

“I was afraid the smallmouth bite would fall off with the front coming in, and it did. I fished for them in practice Thursday and by Friday it had already started falling off,” said Akemon. “I knew I could get 18 or 19 pounds bed-fishing and it ended up being the right decision. I had my limit by 7:45 a.m.”

Akemon ended up bringing two smallmouth and three largemouth to the scale. He used two baits – a Z-Man ChatterBait with a Strike King Rage Tail Craw trailer for smallmouth, and a white Texas-rigged Zoom Baby Brush Hog for largemouth.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Jason Akemon, McKee, Ky., five bass, 18-15, $4,271

2^nd: Ryan Coleman, Utica, Ky., five bass, 17-10, $2,136

3^rd: Michael Morrison, Georgetown, Ky., five bass, 16-2, $1,424

4^th: Dwight Fox, Gainesboro, Tenn., five bass, 15-4, $1,125

4^th: Jason Barr, Fort Campbell, Ky., five bass, 15-4, $925

6^th: Brian Wilson, Somerset, Ky., five bass, 15-2, $1,183

7^th: James Copeland, Bowling Green, Ky., five bass, 13-15, $712

8^th: Robert Reagan, Byrdstown, Tenn., five bass, 13-14, $641

9^th: Jeff Carman, Liberty, Ky., five bass, 13-13, $569

10^th: Billy Hall, Florence, Ky., five bass, 13-12, $498

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Curtis Hall of Florence, Kentucky, brought a 5-pound, 4-ounce bass to the scale – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $595.

James Wathen of Royal Oak, Michigan, won the Co-angler Division and $2,346 Saturday after bringing four bass weighing 10 pounds, 14 ounces, to the scale.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: James Wathen, Royal Oak, Mich., four bass, 10-14, $2,346

2^nd: Levi Neathery, Albany, Ky., five bass, 10-8, $1,050

3^rd: Mark Major, Nicholasville, Ky., five bass, 9-7, $701

4^th: Darren Kelly, Wartburg, Tenn., five bass, 9-5, $540

5^th: Taylor Wisniewski, Lexington, Ky., five bass, 9-4, $420

6^th: R.J. Anderson, Beaver Dam, Ky., five bass, 8-13, $385

7^th: Brian Reed, Cookeville, Tenn., four bass, 8-7, $350

8^th: Jeff Pergram, Richmond, Ky., four bass, 8-6, $297

8^th: Michael Skaggs, Brownsville, Ky., four bass, 8-6, $297

10^th: Doug Adkins, Gray Hawk, Ky., four bass, 8-4, $245

Wathen also caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division weighing in at 3 pounds, 14 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $146.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 25-27 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Chickamauga in Dayton, Tennessee. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

The 2018 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2018 BFL All-American will be held May 31-June 2 at Cross Lake in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission. 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.

SOCIAL CIRCLE’S CARTER WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE BULLDOG DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE SINCLAIR

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SOCIAL CIRCLE’S CARTER WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE BULLDOG DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE SINCLAIR

Athens’ Kimmel Grabs Co-angler Title

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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (May 7, 2018) – Boater Kip Carter of Social Circle, Georgia, caught a five-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 2 ounces, Saturday to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Bulldog Division event on Lake Sinclair. For his efforts, Carter netted $6,126.

“I caught the majority of my fish in the first two hours of the day during the shad spawn,” said Carter, who earned his second career win on Lake Sinclair in BFL competition. “I fished mid-lake, targeting grass and seawalls.”

Carter said he used three baits – a buzzbait, a Nasty Shad-colored Spro Dean Rojas 65 Bronzeye Frog and a custom chartreuse and white-colored spinnerbait with gold double-willow leaf blades and a white Zoom Split Tail trailer.

“The spinnerbait caught more in terms of the number of fish, but the topwaters got the bigger ones,” said Carter.

With around 15 pounds of fish in his livewell, Carter left the shad spawn and flipped docks for the remainder of his day with a Junebug-colored Zoom Trick Worm on a shaky-head rig.

“I stayed mid-lake and got a couple key bites that ended up anchoring my bag for the win,” said Carter.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Kip Carter, Social Circle, Ga., five bass, 18-2, $4,126 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: Dylan Peppers, Good Hope, Ga., five bass, 15-13, $1,963

3^rd: Mark Svendsen, Doraville, Ga., five bass, 14-2, $1,939

4^th: Steve Phillips, Douglas, Ga., five bass, 12-12, $916

5^th: John McKinney, Palatka, Fla., five bass, 12-6, $785

6^th: Terry Adams, Mansfield, Ga., five bass, 11-7, $720

7^th: Tony Couch, Buckhead, Ga., five bass, 11-5, $654

8^th: David Milsaps, Ranger, Ga., five bass, 11-3, $856

8^th: Pat Fisher, Colbert, Ga., five bass, 11-3, $556

10^th: John Bitter, Maitland, Fla., five bass, 10-4, $458

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Svendsen brought a 5-pound, 12-ounce bass to the scale – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $530.

Justin Kimmel of Athens, Georgia, won the Co-angler Division and $2,228 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 11 pounds, 2 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Justin Kimmel, Athens, Ga., five bass, 11-2, $2,228

2^nd: Mike Thornton, Jonesboro, Ga., four bass, 8-11, $1,081

3^rd: Matthew O’Connell, Brooks, Ga., five bass, 8-3, $705

4^th: Brandon Padilla, Roswell, Ga., five bass, 8-0, $458

5^th: Zachary Padilla, Roswell, Ga., three bass, 7-10, $393

6^th: Daniel Bentley, Fayetteville, Ga., five bass, 7-9, $360

7^th: Ariel Laria, Flowery Branch, Ga., four bass, 7-5, $294

7^th: Ron Lee, Cumming, Ga., four bass, 7-5, $294

7^th: Carlos Guzman, Fayetteville, Ga., four bass, 7-5, $294

10^th: Christopher Wilder, Macon, Ga., four bass, 7-3, $229

Kimmel also caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division weighing in at 5 pounds, 8 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $265.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 11-13 BFL Regional Championship on St. Johns River in Palatka, Florida. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

The 2018 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2018 BFL All-American will be held May 31-June 2 at Cross Lake in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission. 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.

How To Land Big Fish: Do’s And Don’ts Of Fighting Fish – MTB

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How To Land Big Fish: Do’s And Don’ts Of Fighting Fish

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Why don’t we have enough tips on how to land big fish? There are plenty of articles on where to find fish, what bass fishing lures to use, and how to predict where fish are going to be. There are far fewer articles on the mechanics of fishing once you’ve gotten a bite. This is surprising, since what happens from that bite on determines whether you’re going to be smiling for a fish pic or talking about the one that got away.

In that spirit, we got with some of the best minds in the game and developed this simple list of do’s and don’ts for how to hook, fight, and land fish.

Do’s To Land Big Fish

Keep your rod in the proper position while fishing

The best hook sets come when you have maximum leverage, with both hands on the rod, and the rod held in the center of your mass. If you have your arms extended or otherwise off-center and a fish strikes, you can’t get leverage on your hook set and are much more likely to miss the bite. Concentrate on developing the muscle memory to keep your hands in the center of your chest whenever you’re fishing – so when you get bit you can drive the hook home.

Think about it beforehand

Different techniques have different hook sets, so plan for this before you make the first cast. For example, if you’re fishing a bottom-hugging bait that requires a sweep set, make sure there are no obstructions to the side that will impede your hookset. If you’re creek fishing, make sure there are no tree limbs overhead that will get in your way. A couple seconds of thought before you cast can land you a couple more fish per trip.

Reel calmly and consider your drag

Once you’ve got a fish hooked, the first rule of thumb is to not freak out. Your line, rod, and reel are all designed to be shock absorbers and make fighting fish easy. Let them do their job. Reel steadily if you can and let the fish tire. If you need to, back off your drag and let it do its thing.

Adjust your fight

Depending on where you’re fishing, you may have to fight a fish differently. Consider that as you start fishing. For example, if you are flipping heavy laydowns, it’s important to get the fish out of the snag first, so you need to apply heavy pressure right away to get the bass into open water. Conversely, with an open water situation like the Great Lakes, there is nothing to break off so you can really let your drag tire the fish before landing.

Use a dip net

As cool as it is to see tournament anglers boat-flip giant bass, you’re going to land more fish with a landing net than you’ll land without one. A landing net also prevents damage to your gear and your hands after you land big fish – as treble hooks from a thrashing fish have a tendency to end up in uncomfortable places.

Don’ts To Land Big Fish

Be jumpy

You’re better off taking your time and getting a good hook set than just rapidly jerking at the first sign of a tug. Learn how to “feel” with your rod tip, and if you detect a bite make sure you’re in good position before slamming the hook home.

Be afraid

In that same respect, there’s an old adage in tournament bass fishing that “hook sets are free.” This means that if you feel something weird, don’t be afraid to set the hook. Particularly when you’re just learning, bites can be difficult to feel so don’t be afraid to set if you feel something funky. Take the risk of looking goofy setting the hook on a log, it will be worth it to land big fish next time!

“Jerk and reel”

One of the most common mistakes rookie anglers make is that they jerk while fighting a fish. The number one enemy while fighting a fish is slack line. Just a moment of slack will cause a poorly hooked fish to pop off. When you jerk, you inherently give a moment of slack when you start reeling again. Instead, apply steady pressure and don’t give them any slack.

Forget the boat

Sometimes when fighting a fish it’s easy to lock onto the fight and forget your surroundings. In wind, current, or on a crowded waterway this can be trouble. Fish can wrap around other angler’s lines, the outboard motor, Power Poles, and any number of obstacles. Pay attention to your surroundings while fighting fish to try and avoid potential issues before they cost you the fish. You want to land big fish while also staying safe.

Kill the fish

Hot carpet, hard metal, and other things can be very detrimental to caught fish. Try and minimize damage to the fish by quickly unhooking them, and preventing them from flopping on the bottom of the boat or shore. Also minimize the amount of time they are out of the water. Doing so will allow the fish to successfully swim away, to be caught again in the future.

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NORMAN’S FAUCETT WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE OKIE DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON ARKANSAS RIVER

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NORMAN’S FAUCETT WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE OKIE DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON ARKANSAS RIVER

Tulsa’s Hemphill Wins Co-angler Title

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MUSKOGEE, Okla. (May 7, 2018) – Boater Eric Faucett of Norman, Oklahoma, caught five bass Saturday weighing 15 pounds, 7 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Okie Division tournament on the Arkansas River. For his efforts, Faucett pocketed $6,019.

“I worked through shallow flats in Kerr Reservoir that had scattered cover – stumps, grass, laydowns – a lot of different stuff,” said Faucett, who earned his first career win in FLW competition. “There were eight other boats in there, and I ended up fishing behind them.”

Faucett said two of his fish came on a 3/8-ounce chartreuse and white-colored War Eagle spinnerbait with a gold willow-leaf blade and a red Colorado kicker blade, noting that they were two of his more quality bites. Of the other three bass that filled his limit, one came on a black Booyah Poppin’ Pad Crasher Frog and the other two came on a black Stanley Top Toad.

“The reason I switched to the Top Toad was because the fishing slowed down and I wanted to give them something they had to react to,” said Faucett. “I threw it on a high-speed Quantum S3 Tour reel with 7-to-1 ratio. The high-speed reel gave them as little time as possible to think about it.”

Faucett said he caught around 30 fish throughout the day.

“They loved the frogs – after a while it was about sifting through the keepers,” said Faucett.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Eric Faucett, Norman, Okla., five bass, 15-7, $6,019

2^nd: Billy Hardin, Tuttle, Okla., five bass, 15-6, $2,860

3^rd: Joe Erwin, Cleora, Okla., five bass, 14-12, $1,837

4^th: Dale Hightower, Mannford, Okla., five bass, 14-0, $1,288

5^th: John Shore, Owasso, Okla., five bass, 13-12, $1,104

6^th: Jeff Dobson, Bartlesville, Okla., five bass, 13-9, $1,012

7^th: Mark Johnson, Weleetka, Okla., five bass, 12-10, $920

8^th: Jeff Peterson, Pryor, Okla., five bass, 12-6, $828

9^th: Jason Beem, Gravette, Ark., four bass, 12-1, $736

10^th: Jay Nyce, Rogers, Ark., five bass, 12-0, $644

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Jason Sandidge of Centerton, Arkansas, brought a 5-pound, 12-ounce bass to the scale – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $885.

Aaron Hemphill of Tulsa, Oklahoma, won the Co-angler Division and $2,960 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 11 pounds, 8 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Aaron Hemphill, Tulsa, Okla., five bass, 11-8, $2,960

2^nd: Stephen Delgado, Lee’s Summit, Mo., three bass, 9-11, $1,430

3^rd: Nathan Christie, Claremore, Okla., three bass, 9-3, $918

4^th: Chase Williams, Riverton, Kan., four bass, 9-1, $644

5^th: Shane McGlothlin, Anadarko, Okla., four bass, 8-11, $552

6^th: Keith Baucom, Oklahoma City, Okla., four bass, 7-15, $506

7^th: Darrin Allen, Mounds, Okla., three bass, 7-14, $460

8^th: Lang Yang, Miami, Okla., three bass, 7-12, $635

9^th: Jacob Girty, Porum, Okla., three bass, 7-3, $368

10^th: Darin Comstock, Denison, Texas, three bass, 6-13, $322

Wyatt Asbill of Gans, Oklahoma, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division weighing in at 4 pounds, 5 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $221.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 25-27 BFL Regional Championship on the Lake of the Ozarks in Osage Beach, Missouri. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

The 2018 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2018 BFL All-American will be held May 31-June 2 at Cross Lake in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission. 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.

BRYAN COLLEGE ANGLER SKIPS GRADUATION, WINS YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING EVENT AT LAKE CHICKAMAUGA PRESENTED BY BASS PRO SHOPS

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BRYAN COLLEGE ANGLER SKIPS GRADUATION, WINS YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING EVENT AT LAKE CHICKAMAUGA PRESENTED BY BASS PRO SHOPS

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DAYTON, Tenn. (May 7, 2018) – The Bryan College team of Nathan Bell of Riceville, Tennessee, and Cole Sands of Calhoun, Tennessee, won the YETI FLW College Fishing event at Lake Chickamauga presented by Bass Pro Shops on Saturday with a five-bass limit weighing 21 pounds, 9 ounces. The victory earned the Lions bass club $2,000 and a spot in the 2019 FLW College Fishing National Championship.

“It was a pretty good day for me,” said Bell, a senior majoring in business administration and management. “I actually graduated on Saturday as well, but I skipped the ceremony so I could compete in this tournament. I’d rather be out fishing, anyways.”

“We had an unbelievable practice,” said Sands, a junior majoring in business management. “We thought we were going to be fishing deep, but the fish were still shallow. We watched the weather and knew that it was going to be cloudy and overcast during the tournament, so we spent our entire practice day on Thursday just running around and marking waypoints where we could see fish on beds.”

The Bryan College duo said that they had around 20 different waypoints marked to visit during the tournament and although they didn’t get to all of them, they did catch around 20 keepers throughout the day. They said they mainly concentrated on a five-mile stretch of water from near the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant to Harrison Bay.

“Our main bait was a 1/16-ounce Big Bite Baits shaky-head rig with a 4-inch blue flash-colored Zoom Finesse worm,” Bell said. “Of the five bass that we weighed in, three came on that. We also weighed in two on a green-pumpkin (Berkley Havoc) Pit Boss, Texas-rigged with a ¼-ounce tungsten weight.”

“The key was definitely marking all of those fish in practice on Thursday,” Sands went on to say. “They were really spooked, and if you got to close to them you weren’t able to catch them. So having those marks allowed us to make long casts and catch a lot of fish that we never would have seen Saturday.”

The top 10 teams on Lake Chickamauga that advanced to the 2019 College Fishing National Championship are:

1^st: Bryan College – Nathan Bell, Riceville, Tenn., and Cole Sands, Calhoun, Tenn., five bass, 21-9, $2,400

2^nd: Lipscomb University – Hunter Hanks, Hermitage, Tenn., and Scout Monteith, Nashville, Tenn., five bass, 21-7, $1,200

3^rd: Auburn University – Lucas Lindsay and Logan Parks, both of Auburn, Ala., five bass, 20-1, $500

4^th: University of Tennessee – Saxton Long, Pulaski, Tenn., and Jordan Burdette, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 19-1, $500

5^th: Calhoun Community College – Dakota Guzman, Moulton, Ala., and Zane Loveday, Killen, Ala., five bass, 18-13, $500

6^th: Auburn University – Peyton McCord, Headland, Ala., and Cole Burdeshaw, Newville, Ala., five bass, 18-9

7^th: Clemson University – Brady Waits, Clemson, S.C., and Liam West, Greenville, S.C., five bass, 18-8

8^th: Lander University – Austin Gregory, Georgetown, S.C., and Kevin Latham, Greenwood, S.C., five bass, 18-7

9^th: Bethel University – Nathon Portch, McKenzie, Tenn., and Cully Scroggins, Longview, Wash., five bass, 17-14

10^th: University of Montevallo – Justin Barnes, Monroeville, Ala., and Adam Carroll, Carrollton, Ga., five bass, 16-8

FLW also advances one additional team to the National Championship for every 10 teams over 100 that compete. A total of 136 teams participated in this event, so also advancing to the 2019 College Fishing National Championship are:

11^th: Savannah College of Art & Design – Reese Kingston, Villa Rica, Ga., and Cody Stahl, Griffin, Ga., four bass, 15-14

12^th: University of North Alabama – Nathan Doss, Cullman, Ala., and Charles Rieser, Huntsville, Ala., five bass, 15-11

13^th: Bethel University – Brad Ableman, Latham, N.Y., and Kristopher Queen, Catawba, N.C., five bass, 15-8

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

The YETI FLW College Fishing event at Lake Chickamauga presented by Bass Pro Shops was hosted by the Rhea Economic and Tourism Council, and was the third and final regular-season qualifying tournaments for Southeastern Conference anglers in 2018. The next YETI FLW College Fishing event takes place May 12, when Western Conference anglers compete at the YETI FLW College Fishing event at Clear Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops in Lakeport, California.

YETI FLW College Fishing teams compete in three regular-season qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. The top ten teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments and the top 20 teams from the annual FLW College Fishing Open will advance to the 2019 FLW College Fishing National Championship. Additional teams will qualify for the National Championship if the field size in regular-season events exceeds 100 boats.

The 2018 FLW College Fishing National Championship will take place May 30-June 1 on the Red River in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission & Red River Waterway Commission.

YETI FLW 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 college fishing club that is recognized by their school.

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.

Mark O’Brien and Allison Sullivan Take Couples win on Barkley ABA April 28,10`8

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Mark O’Brien and Allison Sullivan Take Couples win on Barkley ABA April 28,10`8

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ABA Couples Series on Kentucky Lake had a record day Sunday, April 29th. We had a record 19 teams competing and the weather was perfect. The water temperature was in the mid-60s and the air temperature was in the 70s. Some great fish were caught and we had several new members join, including the day’s winners. The bite was tough, as the bass were considering going on the beds. However, nineteen boats weighed in 30 bass for a total of 92.79 pounds, all released alive and well to play another day. We paid out four places for a total of $1,615, including big bass for both men and ladies.

Newcomers, Mark O’Brien and Allison Sullivan of Carterville, IL, took first place with 4bass weighing 16.02 pounds. Mark had two 6 pounders and took men’s big bass of the day with one at 6.30 pounds. Mark and Allison caught their fish flipping jigs in shallow bays. They took home a total of $720. That amount included $695 for the win and $95 for men’s big bass.

Danny and Dee Baggett took second place with three bass weighing 10.18 pounds. Danny just missed big bass with a 6.06 pounder anchoring his catch. The Baggetts took home $375 for their effort. The also caught their fish on jigs in shallow water.

Jay and Shari Holsapple of Kevil, KY came in third with 3 fish topping the scales at 9.34 pounds. They caught their fish in shallow bays on south Barkley flipping jigs and brush hogs in brush. They were awarded $250 for the day’s work.

Robert and Cindy Linton, of Cadiz, KY finished fourth with two bass weighing 7.34 pounds. Again, their fish were from shallow bays, flipping. The Linton’s pocketed $175 for their undertaking.

One more payment was made for the day. Angela Gordon, of Benton, KY had a beautiful4.75 pound largemouth to secure ladies big bass. Angela was quick to let everyone know that husband Jamie, missed that very fish 3 times before she had to show him the way! She took home $95 for giving Jamie that lesson.

As we always do, some prizes were awarded by drawing three teams that did not finish in the money. They each received 100 count packs of soft plastic baits in the drawing. We will be giving away much more in future tournaments! We will also grill out some burger/dogs as weather and time permits.

We want to welcome some more new teams to our division; Bret and Missy Steele, Jim and Mary Butler, Wayne and Crystal Holmes, Troy and Tammy Courtney, Reggie and Robyn Gist, and Mark O’Brien and Allison Sullivan. We appreciate everyone that fishes with us and want to especially extend a warm welcome to our newcomers. Thank you.

Our next tournament will be held on Kentucky Lake at the Ken Lake State Park Ramp on May 20th. We will launch at 6:00 AM and weigh-in at 2:00 PM. We will be at the ramp for boat check and late registrations at 5:00 AM.

All ABA American Couples Series events involve a team format with each team composed of one man and one woman. Contestants between the ages of 14 and 16 years old may participate with a parent’s written permission.

The top angling couples from across the nation earn the right to compete in the annual American Bass Anglers Couples Series National Championship Tournament.

American Bass Anglers commitment is to provide 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 American Fishing Tour, the Weekend Bass Series, or the American Couples Series, visit www.abacouples.com

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John Campbell & Kyle Welch win the 2018 CATT Cooper River Spring Final with 5 bass weighing 18.41 lbs!

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John Campbell & Kyle Welch win the 2018 CATT Cooper River Spring Final with 5 bass weighing 18.41 lbs!

Tournament Results Cooper River Spring Final May 5, 2018

Posted May 6, 2018 Brett Collins

We had another great Spring Trail on the Cooper River! We paid back over $13,000.00! Thanks to Ferris & Becky Jennings! We will have the Fall schedule out soon! Come join us!

John Campbell & Kyle Welch win the 2018 CATT Cooper River Spring Final with 5 bass weighing 18.41 lbs! They also weighed in the Lews BF at 7 lbs even with the BONUS $ added in they took home $2,122.00! John and Kyle also received a Lews Mach Speed Spool Baitcast Reel and an Academy Gift Card!

Travis Gatling & Grant Powell took 2nd with 15.70 lbs and weighed in the 2nd Lews BF at 6.28 lbs! They took home $1,078.00 and a Lews Mach Speed Stick!

3rd James Roy Robison Jr & William Gregory with 15.27 lbs and they collected $500.00!

Moe Pictures at the bottom of the results!

27 Teams	Fish	Weight	Winnings
Kyle Welch – John Campbell BONUS $ & 1st Lews BF	7.00	18.41	$2,122.00
Travis Gatlin – Grant Powell 2nd BF	6.28	15.70	$1,078.00
James Roy Robison Jr – William Gregory	0.00	15.27	$500.00
Jeremy Hewitt – Bill Lawshe	0.00	14.00	$300.00
Bucky Black – Carl Harrington	0.00	13.50	$230.00
Ryan Romesberg – Oliver Watkins	0.00	13.43
Wesley Ragland – Chandler Ackerman	0.00	13.22
Health Hunter – Bruce Wheeler	0.00	13.19
Matt Baker – Andrew Baker	0.00	13.19
Benjamin Smith – Brent Bartman	0.00	12.84
Bob Letizi – Derrick Nixon	0.00	12.25
Scott Perrine- Brian Nordyke	0.00	11.94
Joseph Giampa – Gene Youngs	0.00	11.88
Tom Bancroft	0.00	11.26
Rusty Chapman – Jonathan Davis	0.00	11.14
Cody Carter – William Minus	0.00	11.09
Dave McConnell – Dylan Mcconnell	0.00	10.81
Bubba Dennis – Randy Gibson	0.00	9.76
Tim Hilton – Victor Moore	0.00	9.44
Greg Benton – Logan Benton	0.00	9.36
Jonathan Brindle – David Grooms	0.00	8.99
Joe Hutchinson – Elvis Black	0.00	8.47
Dustin Cox – Anthony Amerson	0.00	7.84
Jimmy Mccants	0.00	7.72
CJ Connington- Garrett White	0.00	5.20
James White – Johnny Brinson	0.00	0.00
Will Thompson	0.00	0.00
Total Entrys			$3,120.00
BONUS $			$440.00
2017 Cooper River Spring Final Fund			$670.00
Total Paid At Ramp			$4,230.00
Total Paid 2017 Spring Cooper River			$13,055.00

Garmin International to become official marine electronics sponsor of USA Bass

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Garmin International to become official marine electronics sponsor of USA Bass

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (May 8, 2018) – USA Bass is proud to announce that Garmin International will become the official electronics sponsor for USA Bass. Garmin, based in Olathe, Kansas, is recognized as the world leader in GPS technology. USA Bass supports Garmin’s mission, vision, and values as outlined below:

GARMIN MISSION: To be an enduring company by creating superior products for automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor and sports that are an essential part of our customers’ lives.

GARMIN VISION: We will be the global leader in every market we serve, and our products will be sought after for their compelling design, superior quality and best value.

GARMIN VALUES: The foundation of our culture is honesty, integrity and respect for associates, customers and business partners. Each associate is fully committed to serving customers and fellow associates through outstanding performance and accomplishing what we say we will do.

“We are thrilled that Garmin has agreed to support our USA Bass team at the Pan-American Bass Fishing Championship held on Lake Okeechobee this February and Black Bass World Championship to be held in Mexico this November,” said USA Bass President Tony Forte. “Their products and support will help us in our pursuit of Gold medal excellence and propel bass fishing toward achieving Olympic status in the near future.”

The USA Bass team recently followed up their Silver medal performance at the 2017 Black Bass World Championship in South Africa with Gold (Scott & Roland Martin) and Silver (John Cox & Keith Carson) medals at the 2018 Pan-American Bass Fishing Championship. The inaugural Pan-American Bass Fishing Championship was the first event supported by Garmin. With Garmin backing the USA Bass program, the future of USA Bass and bass fishing worldwide is very bright.

The 2018 USA Bass Pan-American team supported by Garmin included:

Top left: Shirley Crain, Michelle Jalaba, John Cox, Keith Carson, Scott Martin and Roland Martin

Bottom left: Mark Schlarb, David Dudley, Kyle Alsop and Allen Boyd

Garmin is the world’s leading marine electronics manufacturer and was recently named Manufacturer of the Year for the third consecutive year by the NMEA, an honor given to the most recognized marine electronics company for support of products in the field. Garmin’s portfolio includes some of the industry’s most sophisticated chartplotters and touchscreen multifunction displays, sonar technology, high-definition radar, autopilots, high-resolution mapping, sailing instrumentation, audio, entertainment, and other products and services that are known for innovation, reliability and ease-of-use. Other Garmin marine brands include FUSION Entertainment and Navionics, a premier supplier of electronic navigation charts. For more information, visit www.garmin.com/marine.

Visit www.usabass.org for more USA Bass information and sponsorship opportunities.

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Strader Strides Into Kentucky Lake Lead

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Wesley Strader of Spring City, Tenn., takes the lead on the third day of the 2018 Berkley Bassmaster Elite at Kentucky Lake presented by Abu Garcia out of Paris, Tenn., with a three-day total weight of 59 pounds, 9 ounces.

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Strader Strides Into Kentucky Lake Lead

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PARIS, Tenn. — Wesley Strader caught a five-bass limit during Sunday’s semifinal round of the Berkley Bassmaster Elite at Kentucky Lake presented by Abu Garcia that weighed 22 pounds, 6 ounces.

It was the biggest limit of the day — and it put the Spring City, Tenn., pro in position for his first-ever Elite Series victory with a three-day total of 59-9.

Despite his strong effort on Day 3, Strader said the fishing has been anything but easy.

“It’s a struggle to get bit,” Strader said. “But if you hang around, you can catch a few. I’m making it look a lot easier than it is. I only got eight keeper bites today.

“It’s really weird. One day you’ll get a lot of bites, and then one day you won’t get many. Every time I caught one today, it’d be on the very back hook, which tells me they’re not eating. They’re just slapping at it, but luckily my Trokar hooks kept them buttoned up.”

Strader took advantage of the daybreak shad spawn, but that window was small Sunday than it had been earlier in the event. The change was due to cooler, sunnier conditions.

“I think the shad spawn was shorter today because it got cold last night,” Strader said. “The water cooled off. The optimum water temperature for the shad to spawn at daybreak is somewhere close to 70, and this morning it was 64 to 65. That knocked it back a little bit, plus the bright skies didn’t help. We got about 30 minutes and it quit.”

Strader caught his first three keepers on a handmade BH Custom Lures balsa crankbait. After that, his day amounted to a junk-fishing exercise that included topwater baits and flipping. Strader had a limit by late morning and made a key cull toward the end of his day.

“I’m just putting my trolling motor down and fishing and whatever I come to, I’m picking the right bait for the conditions,” he said.

Later in the day, Strader figured out a specific scenario that he feels he can use on Day 4. He wouldn’t divulge many details, but he’s fairly confident he’ll have it to himself.

“I’m kind of fishing things that nobody else is fishing,” he said. “I’m doing something that probably nobody else in the tournament is doing. It’s a very limited scenario, but you can run it over and over and over and catch more fish.

“There are times that they don’t bite. You might go by a bush and flip it 10 times and not get a bite, but come back an hour later and catch a 4-pounder. It’s just a timing thing.”

Looking ahead to Championship Monday, Strader said the morning bite will determine his fortune.

“It all depends on what those shad do,” he said. “If those shad come up and spawn really good, it’ll be decent. If not, it will just be a grind.”

Just one space below Strader is California superstar Skeet Reese, the Day 2 leader who now trails by less than a pound with 58-12. Reese managed only four keepers for 13-7 Sunday.

After plucking only two keepers from the shad spawn with a squarebill crankbait, Reese switched to flipping. On Bassmaster LIVE, Reese commented that he was in survival mode today — concerning himself more with making the Top 12 cut than weighing another big sack like his previous weights of 23-11 and 21-10.

“I knew the shad spawn bite would be shorter for me today,” he said “I thought the fish might stay up a little longer in the dirtier water I was fishing, but they didn’t. I tried running my key stuff as fast as I could and as early as I could to try and capitalize on it, but I could only get two good ones.

“I couldn’t get bit again, so I just forced myself to get up there and start flipping bushes, which I hadn’t done the last two days. I got two doing it. I thought if I kept doing it, I could get five.”

Reese caught his fish on a Berkley tube rigged on a Trokar kahle-style tube hook.

Jason Christie of Park Hill, Okla., lost a 6-pounder right at the boat Sunday, but he still caught a limit that weighed 16-9 and moved up form fourth place to third with 56-5. He spent his day pitching shallow cover.

“The bite was a lot tougher; I only had seven bites today,” he said. “I lost that big one, then I caught a big one and then I went hours without a bite.”

Boyd Duckett of Guntersville, Ala., is in fourth with 56-1, and Kelly Jaye of Dadeville, Ala., is fifth with 54-15.

The tournament will conclude Monday with takeoff scheduled for 6 a.m. CT from Paris Landing State Park and the final weigh-in back at the park at 3:15 p.m.

2018 Berkley Bassmaster Elite at Kentucky Lake presented by Abu Garcia 5/4-5/7
Kentucky Lake, Paris TN.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 3

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

1. Wesley Strader Spring City, TN 15 59-09 110
Day 1: 5 19-06 Day 2: 5 17-13 Day 3: 5 22-06
2. Skeet Reese Auburn, CA 14 58-12 109
Day 1: 5 23-11 Day 2: 5 21-10 Day 3: 4 13-07
3. Jason Christie Park Hill, OK 15 56-05 108
Day 1: 5 20-13 Day 2: 5 18-15 Day 3: 5 16-09
4. Boyd Duckett Guntersville, AL 14 56-01 107
Day 1: 4 14-02 Day 2: 5 24-00 Day 3: 5 17-15
5. Kelley Jaye Dadeville, AL 15 54-15 106
Day 1: 5 22-00 Day 2: 5 11-14 Day 3: 5 21-01
6. Brent Chapman Lake Quivira, KS 15 54-13 105
Day 1: 5 17-04 Day 2: 5 18-04 Day 3: 5 19-05
7. Shaw Grigsby Jr. Gainesville, FL 14 54-00 104
Day 1: 5 19-12 Day 2: 5 20-13 Day 3: 4 13-07
8. Fred Roumbanis Russellville, AR 13 53-13 103
Day 1: 5 17-15 Day 2: 5 22-11 Day 3: 3 13-03
9. Bobby Lane Jr. Lakeland, FL 15 53-12 102
Day 1: 5 20-07 Day 2: 5 18-02 Day 3: 5 15-03
10. Mark Menendez Paducah, KY 15 52-10 101
Day 1: 5 16-00 Day 2: 5 20-09 Day 3: 5 16-01
11. Greg Hackney Gonzales, LA 15 52-09 100
Day 1: 5 16-14 Day 2: 5 19-09 Day 3: 5 16-02
12. Josh Bertrand San Tan Valley, AZ 15 52-07 99
Day 1: 5 20-02 Day 2: 5 13-15 Day 3: 5 18-06
13. Ott DeFoe Blaine, TN 15 52-06 98 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 19-10 Day 2: 5 16-03 Day 3: 5 16-09
14. Chris Lane Guntersville, AL 15 52-06 97 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 16-07 Day 2: 5 17-08 Day 3: 5 18-07
15. Jacob Powroznik North Prince George, VA 15 52-02 96 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 19-13 Day 2: 5 17-01 Day 3: 5 15-04
16. Skylar Hamilton Dandridge, TN 15 51-15 95 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-09 Day 2: 5 19-08 Day 3: 5 13-14
17. Todd Faircloth Jasper, TX 15 51-06 94 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 17-01 Day 2: 5 14-10 Day 3: 5 19-11
18. Chris Zaldain Laughlin, NV 13 50-15 93 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 24-03 Day 2: 3 07-02 Day 3: 5 19-10
19. Brandon Card Knoxville, TN 14 50-12 92 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 16-13 Day 2: 4 14-06 Day 3: 5 19-09
20. Aaron Martens Leeds, AL 15 50-08 91 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-14 Day 2: 5 22-07 Day 3: 5 13-03
21. Fletcher Shryock Dennison, OH 15 48-13 90 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-01 Day 2: 5 18-11 Day 3: 5 15-01
22. Bradley Roy Lancaster, KY 15 48-12 89 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-10 Day 2: 5 17-05 Day 3: 5 12-13
23. Greg Vinson Wetumpka, AL 15 48-08 88 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-12 Day 2: 5 17-10 Day 3: 5 16-02
24. Marty Robinson Lyman, SC 15 47-14 87 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-08 Day 2: 5 15-10 Day 3: 5 16-12
25. Jacob Wheeler Harrison, TN 15 47-07 86 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-13 Day 2: 5 14-15 Day 3: 5 13-11
26. Edwin Evers Talala, OK 14 47-06 85 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 19-06 Day 2: 5 19-12 Day 3: 4 08-04
27. Chad Pipkens Lansing, MI 13 47-03 84 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-15 Day 2: 5 19-11 Day 3: 3 08-09
28. Andy Montgomery Blacksburg, SC 15 46-15 83 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 16-06 Day 2: 5 15-15 Day 3: 5 14-10
29. Stetson Blaylock Benton, AR 15 46-08 82 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 17-15 Day 2: 5 16-06 Day 3: 5 12-03
30. Keith Combs Huntington, TX 14 46-03 81 $10,000.00
Day 1: 4 13-05 Day 2: 5 20-00 Day 3: 5 12-14
31. Gerald Swindle Guntersville, AL 15 46-02 80 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 20-04 Day 2: 5 15-08 Day 3: 5 10-06
32. Alton Jones Lorena, TX 14 46-01 79 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-09 Day 2: 5 17-07 Day 3: 4 10-01
33. Brandon Palaniuk Hayden, ID 15 45-15 78 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-11 Day 2: 5 15-12 Day 3: 5 15-08
34. Seth Feider Bloomington, MN 15 45-12 77 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-12 Day 2: 5 15-07 Day 3: 5 15-09
35. Scott Rook Little Rock, AR 15 44-10 76 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-12 Day 2: 5 18-13 Day 3: 5 12-01
36. Matt Herren Ashville, AL 15 44-05 75 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-02 Day 2: 5 19-11 Day 3: 5 10-08
37. Jared Lintner Arroyo Grande, CA 15 44-03 74 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 17-03 Day 2: 5 13-13 Day 3: 5 13-03
38. David Walker Sevierville, TN 15 43-12 73 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 19-10 Day 2: 5 13-11 Day 3: 5 10-07
39. Matt Lee Guntersville, AL 12 42-11 72 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 19-07 Day 2: 4 13-12 Day 3: 3 09-08
40. Tim Horton Muscle Shoals, AL 13 42-07 71 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 11-07 Day 2: 5 20-00 Day 3: 3 11-00
41. Randall Tharp Port St. Joe, FL 13 42-03 70 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-09 Day 2: 5 15-04 Day 3: 3 08-06
42. Paul Mueller Naugatuck, CT 14 41-14 69 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 17-04 Day 2: 5 13-03 Day 3: 4 11-07
43. Alton Jones Jr. Waco, TX 13 41-07 68 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 16-04 Day 2: 5 13-10 Day 3: 3 11-09
44. Brett Hite Phoenix, AZ 13 40-02 67 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-08 Day 2: 5 16-07 Day 3: 3 10-03
45. Drew Benton Panama City, FL 12 39-01 66 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 17-04 Day 2: 5 17-09 Day 3: 2 04-04
46. John Murray Spring City, TN 11 37-09 65 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-06 Day 2: 5 16-03 Day 3: 1 03-00
47. Jordan Lee Grant, AL 10 36-14 64 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 21-03 Day 2: 5 15-11 Day 3: 0 00-00
48. Jake Whitaker Fairview, NC 12 34-02 63 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-14 Day 2: 5 13-13 Day 3: 2 04-07
49. Randy Sullivan Breckenridge, TX 10 33-14 62 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-06 Day 2: 5 20-08 Day 3: 0 00-00
50. Chris Groh Spring Grove, IL 12 33-12 61 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-01 Day 2: 5 15-13 Day 3: 2 03-14
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 82 493 1589-05
2 70 473 1482-06
3 32 208 645-08
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184 1174 3717-03

Kevin Phillips and Robert Medas win 2018 Alabama Bass Trail Lake Jordan by Dan O’Sullivan

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Kevin Phillips and Robert Medas win 2018 Alabama Bass Trail Lake Jordan
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May 5, 2018 – Wetumpka, Ala. – When the Southern Division of the Alabama Bass Trail launched into the waters of Lake Jordan for its fourth stop of the season, the discussion of boat numbers being critical, bed fish and shad spawn was rampant. The compactness of the lake meant that hot spots and waypoints for bedding areas might mimic parking lots more so than a fishing tournament.

Because of the crowded conditions, there was no real way to be able to accurately assess what it would take to win the day. With Lake Jordan, there is the varied chance that a bag of spotted or largemouth bass eclipsing 20 pounds could win, or, a solid mixed bag would take the win.

What ended up happening was that the team of Kevin Phillips and Robert Medas found a quality bite early and enough bedding largemouth to sack an 18.62-pound limit to take home their first Alabama Bass Trail victory, the $10,000 first prize and clinch their trip to the ABT Championship in October. They also earned the $500 Mountain Dew Big Bass Bonus with their 5.13-pound largemouth.

The pair said they had 10 bedded fish marked after practice, and were able to get one key bite early to seal the deal. “We caught our big fish in the morning on a frog and then caught six other bed fish throughout the day,” they reported. “Our waypoints covered much of the main lake, and it took most of the day to get our limit. We never thought that 18.62 would be enough to win. We’ve had better days and gotten edged out, and to be standing here now is an amazing feeling.

The reported catching the one fish on a white SPRO Popping Frog and the bed fish coming on a 1/4-ounce brown Big Money Bait Company jig with a black Zoom Z Hog as a trailer.

Christ Rutland is a familiar name atop the Alabama Bass Trail standings, usually with Coby Carden, his typical team partner. However, with Carden expecting to have having back surgery, the pair named longtime friend Mike Keel as their alternate for the season. That pairing resulted in a 17.56-pound mixed bag limit, good for a second place finish and a check for $5,000, as well as the $500 bonus for using Garmin electronics.

The pair said that their strategy revolved around the grass and the shad spawn. “We all love fishing for postspawn fish around the shad spawn with homemade swim jig and frog,” they said. “We spent the morning doing that and caught two of our better fish, then turned to hard spots with a crankbait and deep jig with a Big Bite Baits Fighting Frog as a trailer.”

The team of Evan Robbins and Justin Coker finished the day in third place with 17.08 pounds, which earned them a pay day of $4,000. The rest of the Top 10 Standings are below, for complete standings visit: http://www.alabamabasstrail.org/tournament-series/lj-results/

Place	Anglers	Weight	Big Fish	Winnings
1	Kevin Phillips / Robert Medas	18.62	5.13	$10,000
2	Chris Rutland / Mike Keel	17.56	4.23	$5,000
3	Evan Robbins / Justin Coker	17.08	5.10	$4,000
4	Martin (Rocky) Lyons / Daniel McQueen	17.00		$3,000
5	Jeff Morgan / Tim Vanegmond	16.66	4.74	$2,000
6	John Pollard / Dallas Weldon	16.42		$1,500
7	Jimmy Miller / Chris Miller	16.39		$1,100
8	Daryl Crenshaw / Barry Chaffin	16.27		$1,100
9	Keith Kirkley / Jeff Kirkley	16.26		$1,100
10	Chris Cook / Lawson Cook	16.17		$1,100

The sponsors of the 2018 Alabama Bass Trail include; Phoenix Bass Boats, Bill Penney Toyota, Garmin, Academy Sports & Outdoors, America’s First Federal Credit Union, Wind Creek Hospitality – Wetumpka, Wind Creek Hospitality – Montgomery, Alabama Tourism Department, T-H Marine Supplies, Wedowee Marine, Buffalo Rock, Jack’s, Fish Neely Henry Lake.com, Alabama Power Company, Trapper Tackle, Lew’s Fishing, AFTCO, YETI, and E3 Apparel.

For information about Alabama Bass Trail and for complete tournament standings visit www.alabamabasstrail.org.

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