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CRYSTAL SPRINGS’ TORRENCE WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MISSISSIPPI DIVISION EVENT ON PICKWICK LAKE

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April 24, 2018

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CRYSTAL SPRINGS’ TORRENCE WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MISSISSIPPI DIVISION EVENT ON PICKWICK LAKE

Mooreville’s Speaks Claims Co-angler Title

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IUKA, Miss. (April 23, 2018) – Boater Marty Torrence of Crystal Springs, Mississippi, caught a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds, 15 ounces, Saturday to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Mississippi Division event on Pickwick Lake. Torrence pocketed $6,197 for his win.

Torrence started his day fishing rocks on the north end of the lake, not far from the dam. He said he used a Spro deep-diving crankbait to catch five fish, but only managed one good keeper. After the sun came out, he moved on to a new area that produced the bulk of his weight.

“In practice I could see that there were full trees lying flat in the area,” said Torrence, who secured his first career win in BFL competition. “It was overcast and the fish were suspended over them and hard to catch, but when the sun came out on Saturday, the fish were hanging in tighter. The big fish were near the roots in 28 to 30 feet of water, while the smaller ones were shallower near the tree tops.”

The bass in the trees ate two baits for Torrence – a green-pumpkin-colored Zoom Trick Worm on a shaky-head rig and a ½-ounce Keitech Model III Swim Jig with a Keitech trailer.

“The Keitech is a confidence bait for me – it’s my go to,” said Torrence. “And when I went for the bigger fish down deep I had to rotate in something else that I like. The shaky-head always catches them on Pickwick. The fish may not always be the size you need, but you will catch them.”

Torrence’s limit ended up consisting of three largemouth and two smallmouth, one of which he caught with only 15 minutes left to fish.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Marty Torrence, Crystal Springs, Miss., five bass, 17-15, $6,197

2^nd: Heath Gilmore, Meridian, Miss., five bass, 16-15, $2,798

3^rd: Kevin Wright, Waterloo, Ala., five bass, 16-2, $1,733

4^th: Christopher Whitehead, Tupelo, Miss., five bass, 15-6, $1,313

5^th: Timmy Ming, Louisville, Miss., five bass, 14-10, $1,039

6^th: Mark Willins, Collierville, Tenn., five bass, 14-8, $909

6^th: Jason Hannah, Forest, Miss., five bass, 14-8, $909

8^th: Hunter Utley, Cordova, Tenn., five bass, 14-4, $780

9^th: Marshall Stevens, Marietta, Miss., five bass, 14-0, $693

10^th: Andrew Schrock, Smithville, Miss., five bass, 13-13, $606

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Michael Nichols of Brandon, Mississippi, brought a 5-pound, 2-ounce bass to the scale – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $810.

Thomas Speaks of Mooreville, Mississippi, won the Co-angler Division and $2,598 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 19 pounds even.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Thomas Speaks, Mooreville, Miss., five bass, 19-0, $2,598

2^nd: Tim Beale, Hernando, Miss., five bass, 17-6, $1,299

3^rd: Jim Pierce, Medon, Tenn., five bass, 15-15, $1,065

4^th: Larry McNeil, Huntsville, Ala., five bass, 15-3, $606

5^th: Clint Horton, Ripley, Miss., five bass, 14-5, $520

6^th: Ryan LeCompte, Picayune, Miss., five bass, 12-0, $526

7^th: Joe Cornelius, Corinth, Miss., five bass, 10-10, $433

8^th: C.J. Holbrook, Smithville, Miss., three bass, 10-5, $390

9^th: Austin Navarre, Carriere, Miss., four bass, 9-13, $346

10^th: Mike Allen, Crystal Springs, Miss., three bass, 9-11, $303

Jake Steinkuhl of Evansville, Indiana, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division weighing in at 6 pounds, 8 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $405.

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. 18-20 BFL Regional Championship on Kentucky Lake in Gilbertsville, Kentucky. 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.

ABBEVILLE’S HILLMAN WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE BULLDOG DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE EUFAULA

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April 24, 2018

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ABBEVILLE’S HILLMAN WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE BULLDOG DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE EUFAULA

Co-angler Title awarded to Georgia’s Walden

EUFAULA, Ala. (April 23, 2018) – Boater Curtis Hillman of Abbeville, Alabama, caught five bass weighing 23 pounds, 11 ounces, Saturday to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Bulldog Division event on Lake Eufaula. For his finish, Hillman netted $4,199.

Hillman spent his day dissecting areas in Barbour Creek, Cheneyhatchee Creek and near the Highway 82 bridge. He said he targeted bass in 6 to 10 feet of water near humps and rocks and was able to catch his first limit by 8 a.m.

“I got on a shad spawn and caught them with a chartreuse-colored squarebill crankbait and a Citrus Shad-colored (Strike King Pro Model) 5XD crankbait,” said Hillman, who logged his first win in BFL competition. “The local authorities generated water until 11 a.m. and that’s what kept them in our areas.

“After my first limit I culled the rest of the day,” Hillman continued. “I caught them better on wind-blown banks. I didn’t get much in clear water – it needed to be stained.”

Hillman’s day was capped off by a kicker which he pulled from grass in Cowikee Creek using a Strikezone Swim-Tastic Swim Jig with an unnamed trailer.

“I only had an hour left to fish and that catch sealed the deal for me – it was the pound I needed to win.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Curtis Hillman, Abbeville, Ala., five bass, 23-11, $4,199

2^nd: Michael Conley, Bainbridge, Ga., five bass, 22-10, $2,300

3^rd: Mark Stillwell, Salem, Ala., five bass, 22-9, $1,398

4^th: Bryan Meadows, Hogansville, Ga., five bass, 21-11, $1,080

5^th: Austin Lang, Dothan, Ala., five bass, 21-7, $840

6^th: Scott Montgomery, Eufaula, Ala., five bass, 20-10, $735

6^th: Mark Holloway, Madison, Ga., five bass, 20-10, $735

8^th: Shane Peck, Gainesville, Ga., five bass, 19-4, $630

9^th: Matt Henry, Milledgeville, Ga., five bass, 18-14, $560

10^th: Mark Burns, Good Hope, Ga., five bass, 18-11, $490

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Michael Wilder of Macon, Georgia, brought a 6-pound, 13-ounce bass to the scale – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $585.

Emory Walden of Newnan, Georgia, won the Co-angler Division and $2,492 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 18 pounds, 4 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Emory Walden, Newnan, Ga., five bass, 18-4, $2,492

2^nd: C.J. Norton, Juliette, Ga., five bass, 16-5, $1,050

3^rd: Jacob Robinson, Temple, Ga., five bass, 14-9, $751

4^th: Shaun Mulhall, Cumming, Ga., five bass, 13-7, $490

5^th: Blake Yarbrough, Fitzgerald, Ga., five bass, 13-3, $420

6^th: Michael Wilcox, Haddock, Ga., three bass, 12-7, $385

7^th: Christopher Wilder, Macon, Ga., four bass, 11-12, $350

8^th: Bart Vigo, Upatoi, Ga., three bass, 11-0, $315

9^th: Chance Hebert, Norcross, Ga., five bass, 10-15, $280

10^th: Dylan Hudson, Phenix City, Ala., five bass, 10-13, $245

Walden also caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division weighing in at 6 pounds, 9 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $292.

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 the 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.

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THE APPRENTICE SCHOOL WINS YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING EVENT AT SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE

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April 24, 2018

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THE APPRENTICE SCHOOL WINS YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING EVENT AT SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE

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BEDFORD, Va. (April 23, 2018) – The Apprentice School duo of Hunter Atkins, of Carrsville, Virginia, and Kitt Moger, of Suffolk, Virginia, won the YETI FLW College Fishing event on Smith Mountain Lake on Saturday with a five-bass limit weighing 21 pounds, 2 ounces. The victory earned the Builders bass club $2,400 and a spot in the 2019 FLW College Fishing National Championship.

“We knew we had a pretty good limit, but we figured some of the other teams likely would as well, so we were surprised to get the win so convincingly,” said Moger, a sophomore angler.

Moger said that the duo spent their day on the water sight-fishing for bass that they had marked on beds during their practice session Friday.

“It started Friday afternoon – we noticed a few fish were literally just moving up on the beds,” Moger said. “We spent the rest of our afternoon running around and marking fish on beds that looked catchable. We had probably 8 to 10 marks saved for the tournament, then around 6 o’clock that evening we came upon a 7-pounder. We knew that was where we were going to start our tournament day.

“On Saturday, we launched our boat, attended the takeoff ceremony, and immediately ran up to the Roanoke end of the lake, back to the 7-pounder. It took about an hour and a half of work to get her to bite, but we got her.”

“When we are sight-fishing, we both stand side-by-side on the front deck and take turns casting right after each other,” said Atkins, a junior majoring in business. “It’s a very fast-paced style and it seemed to get the fish aggravated more quickly.”

The duo said that they were able to put about a half-dozen of their marks they had in the boat, and managed to find a few new fish on beds as the day went on. All 10 of the keepers that the team caught throughout the day came sight-fishing with a Texas-rigged black and blue-colored plastic craw.

“The key was determining which fish to spend the time on to catch,” Moger went on to say. “Some of the bass were extremely skittish and you could quickly tell that they were a lost cause. I think the majority of the teams were fishing reaction-type baits, or around docks with Yamamoto Senkos. But, the key were finding those fish on beds and targeting the right ones.”

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

1^st: The Apprentice School – Hunter Atkins, Carrsville, Va., and Kitt Moger, Suffolk, Va., five bass, 21-2, $2,400

2^nd: Wytheville Community College – Eric Hawks, Galax, Va., and Landon Siggers, Dry Fork, Va., five bass, 17-7, $1,000

3^rd: Schoolcraft Community College – Clayton Hatton, South Lyon, Mich., and Anthony Gilmore, of Livonia, Mich., five bass, 16-5, $700

4^th: Virginia Tech University – Ethan Morrison, Gordonsville, Va., and Garrett Jennings, Boones Mill, Va., five bass, 15-3, $500

5^th: Slippery Rock University – Kyle Brown, Wexford, Pa., and Andrew Eaton, Hingham, Mass.., five bass, 14-11, $500

6^th: Virginia Tech University – Junior Roberts, Ringgold, Va., and Ethan Stone, Charlottesville, Va., five bass, 14-10

7^th: Bluefield State College – Seth Comer and Donavan Carson, both of Peterstown, W. Va., five bass, 14-6

8^th: University of Akron – Trent Richards, Doylestown, Ohio, and Jonathan Harter, Norton, Ohio, four bass, 14-4

9^th: Radford University – Christian Williams, Wingina, Va., and Joshua Greenburg, Radford, Va., five bass, 14-2

10^th: California University of Pennsylvania – Nick Fulks, Canonsburg, Pa., and David Blaker, Rices Landing, Pa., five bass, 13-12

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

The YETI FLW College Fishing event on Smith Mountain Lake was hosted by Visit Bedford, and was the first of three regular-season qualifying tournaments for Northern Conference anglers in 2018. The next YETI FLW College Fishing event takes place April 28, when Central Conference anglers compete at the YETI FLW College Fishing event at Kentucky and Barkley lakes presented by Berkley in Gilbertsville, Kentucky.

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.

Bo Grosvenor & A.J Lucadamo Win Hill City Bassmaster Bannister Lake with 20.65lbs April 21,2018

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April 23, 2018

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Bo Grosvenor & A.J Lucadamo Win Hill City Bassmaster Bannister Lake with 20.65lbs April 21,2018

We would like to thank all of the teams that made it out to our second event of 2018 on a beautil blue bird sky Saturday in April. Guys dont forget that this years events are all opens some come on out & enjoy a great day of fun out in the waater. See You all at Stop #3.

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Bryant Copley & Mike Compton Win One Stop Mart Leesville Lake with 18.29lbs – April 22,2018

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April 22, 2018

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We had 23 boats competing on Leesville lake today in our 1st tournament of the year for the one stop mart Leesville lake tournament Trail. 1st place – Bryant Copley / Mike Compton -5 fish – 18.29 lbs & the Days lunker of 5.42 LM. Congratulations to them & a special thank you to everyone that attended & see you at the next event.

2nd place – Rick white /Reggie Mayhew -5 fish – 12.75 lbs

3rd place – Matt Adkins /Christopher Adkins -5 fish -11.28 lbs

4th place -Jacob east / Avery Talbott -5 fish -11.08 lbs

Bill Mayo and Walt Roberts win 2018 Alabama Bass Trail Wheeler Lake by Dan O’Sullivan

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April 22, 2018

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Bill Mayo and Walt Roberts win 2018 Alabama Bass Trail Wheeler Lake
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April 21, 2018 – Decatur, Ala. – The Alabama Bass Trail’s Northern Division made its second stop of the season at Wheeler Lake out of Ingalls Harbor in Decatur on Saturday April 21, 2018. While much of the state has seen delayed spring migrations of bass due to the inclement weather the State of Alabama has seen; Wheeler Lake still showed its strength as a fishery, and the ABT North field showed its skill.

For the first time this season, the conditions leading up to an event have been stable, and the fishing was expected to be strong. However, with another rainstorm predicted for the day after the event, the water level at Wheeler was drawn down to make room, and those on extremely shallow bites had to make adjustments. Easy shallow water bites became a little harder to come by, and the weights dipped slightly.

One team that did not build their program around a shallow water pattern was Bill Mayo and Walt Roberts. The pair planned to target current breaks upriver near the Guntersville Dam, and their plan payed of with 23.43 pounds of smallmouth bass, their first ABT victory and a check worth $10,000.

The accomplishment was not lost on the longtime ABT competitors. “This has been a long time coming for us, and it means a lot because we know the level of anglers in this field,” they said. “We worked hard to put together a program this week, and we’re really fortunate that it worked out the way it did; we couldn’t be happier.”

The pair reported running to Guntersville Dam and fishing current breaks to Ditto Landing with Green Pumpkin Blue Flake Texas Rigged NetBait Baby Paca Craws. “The wind and current were running together, so we had to increase our sinkers to 1/4-ounce and downsize our line to 8-pound-test to keep the bait down,” they reported. “We fished current break we saw, and caught several limits to get our final bag; it really was a great day, and we’re thrilled to be here after all is said and done.”

The team of Rusty Strickland and Charles Hemm finished the day in second place with five fish bag of largemouth that weighed 21.07 pounds. The former ABT North Neely Henry winners did what they do best – they turned to a Flippin’ bite. “We used black and blue creature baits and fished in midlake pockets and ended the day in a feeder creek upstream,” they said. “We targeted mainly buck brush and fished for females that had set up their beds in the middle of the brush; we caught a lot of fish and had a good day.” The pair earned $5,000 for their efforts.

Paul Davis and Josh Chapple brought a 20.14-pound limit to the scales to finish third and take home $4,000.

Danny Shell and Anthony Land weighed a 6.98-pound largemouth that anchored their seventh place 18-pound limit. The fish earned the $500 Mountain Dew Big Bass bonus for the event.

The Top 10 Standings are below, for complete standings visit: http://www.alabamabasstrail.org/tournament-series/wl-results/

Place	Anglers	Weight	Big Fish	Winnings
1	Bill Mayo / Walton Roberts	23.43	5.25	$10,000
2	Rusty Strickland / Charles Hemm	21.07		$5,000
3	Paul Davis / Josh Chapple	20.14	6.85	$4,000
4	Drew Mattox / Kenny Mattox	19.42	5.09	$3,000
5	Johnathon Nixon / Kaisle Lawson	19.21		$2,000
6	Graig Grubbs / Matt Ferguson	19.06		$1,500
7	Danny Shell / Anthony Land	18.00	6.98	$1,100
8	Don Hill / Jeff Langston	17.91		$1,100
9	Nolen Spencer / Jonathon Reese	17.65		$1,100
10	Adam Bain / Kris Colley	17.09		$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

Jeff & Clay Ross Win Region 4 FLW TBF on SML April 22,2018 with 19.32lbs

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April 22, 2018

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2nd Place Ben & Robert Hudson with 5 fish 17.18lbs

3rd Place Danny Reed & Isaac Jones with 5 Fish 17.08

4th Place Matt Hicks 5 Fish 16.34

Glenn Gardner & Stephen Collins Win Brett & Boomers Big old Bass Tournament Claytor Lake April 21,2018

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April 22, 2018

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Glenn Gardner & Stephen Collins Win Brett & Boomers Big old Bass Tournament Claytor Lake April 21,2018

On a Blew Bird Sky day on Claytor Lake 149 teams come together to fish for a grand prize of $10,000 at the Brett & Boomers Big Old Bass Tournament. Congratulations to the team of Glen Gardner & Stephen Collins on weighing in of five bass with a total weight of 16.96 plus their 6.95 lb lunker. See you all at their next event.

TENNESSEE’S POWELL WINS COSTA FLW SERIES CENTRAL DIVISION OPENER ON TABLE ROCK LAKE PRESENTED BY LOWRANCE

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April 22, 2018

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TENNESSEE’S POWELL WINS COSTA FLW SERIES CENTRAL DIVISION OPENER ON TABLE ROCK LAKE PRESENTED BY LOWRANCE

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BRANSON, Mo. (April 21, 2018) – Pro Hensley Powell of Whitwell, Tennessee, brought a five-bass limit weighing 11 pounds, 7 ounces, to the scale Saturday to win the Costa FLW Series Central Division opener on Table Rock Lake presented by Lowrance. Powell’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 40 pounds, 12 ounces, was enough top the 197-boat field and take the first place prize of $49,700.

Powell spent the majority of the event fishing the backs of pockets on the White River. He said he used an umbrella rig with White Ice-colored Zoom Swimmin’ Super Fluke Jr. soft jerkbaits to work through 30 to 35 pockets a day, catching smallmouth, largemouth and spotted bass in the process.

“I threw an umbrella rig the entire tournament and a Strike King jerkbait maybe a dozen or so times when I was in clearer water,” said Powell, who notched his first career win in FLW competition. “For me, it was more about where the fish were this week. In practice I figured out that they were in the back third of the pockets, in 8 to 12 feet of water. Even the spotted bass and smallmouth were up there staging to spawn, and that’s where the majority of the largemouth were.”

Powell said he was able to catch plenty fish in each of his areas, but their weight gradually decreased throughout the event.

“I thought this front we had would make the big ones bite again, but it didn’t,” said Powell.

Powell credited his 7-foot, 6-inch heavy-action Cashion rod with being his most beneficial piece of equipment. He said it provided the sensitivity he needed to feel the bites.

“I could feel the largemouth as they were about to bite the bait and I was able to keep it with them. I could feel them come up behind it and push it. When they did that, I would speed it up a little bit, slow down and then they’d eat it.”

The top 10 pros on Table Rock Lake finished:

1^st: Hensley Powell, Whitwell, Tenn., 15 bass, 40-12, $49,700

2^nd: Mike McClelland, Bentonville, Ark., 14 bass, 39-4, $19,500

3^rd: Jeremy Lawyer, Sarcoxie, Mo., 15 bass, 39-1, $14,000

4^th: Stacey King, Reeds Spring, Mo., 15 bass, 38-15, $12,000

5^th: Derek Jenkel, Pinckneyville, Ill., 14 bass, 35-2, $11,100

6^th: Kevin Meeks, Smyrna, Tenn., 13 bass, 34-9, $9,000

7^th: Keith Amerson, Bethel Springs, Tenn., 13 bass, 34-8, $7,800

8^th: Graden Hansen, Lee’s Summit, Mo., 12 bass, 33-3, $7,100

9^th: Todd Castledine, Nacogdoches, Texas, 12 bass, 30-13, $5,800

10^th: Cody Hahner, Wausau, Wis., 10 bass, 28-0, $4,400

A complete list of results will be posted at FLWFishing.com.

Hansen weighed a 7-pound, 3-ounce bass Friday – the biggest of the tournament in the Pro Division. For his catch, Hansen earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $300.

Chad Allison of Carl Junction, Missouri, won the Co-angler Division and a Ranger Z175 with a 90-horsepower outboard motor. Allison earned his win with a three-day cumulative catch of 14 bass weighing 39 pounds, 10 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers on Table Rock Lake finished:

1^st: Chad Allison, Carl Junction, Mo., 14 bass, 39-10, $28,200

2^nd: Cullen Baxter, Columbia, Mo., 15 bass, 35-1, $6,050

3^rd: Robbie Bartoszek, Hampshire, Tenn., 13 bass, 32-0, $4,800

4^th: Dewey Larson, Fayetteville, Ark., 14 bass, 31-8, $3,900

5^th: Matthew Justice, Fair Play, S.C., 12 bass, 29-10, $3,400

6^th: Bryan Tracy, St. Peters, Mo., 12 bass, 29-0, $2,900

7^th: Jeffrey Smith, Concordia, Mo., 12 bass, 27-15, $2,400

8^th: Jason Sandidge, Centerton, Ark., 12 bass, 27-1, $1,950

9^th: Eric Nance, Washington, Mo., 12 bass, 25-14, $1,580

10^th: Gerald Andrews, Benton, Ky., 10 bass, 23-4, $1,330

John Fuller of Salem, Arkansas, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Co-angler Division Friday, a fish weighing 6 pounds, 4 ounces that earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $200.

The Costa FLW Series on Table Rock Lake presented by Lowrance was hosted by ExploreBranson.com. It was the first of three Costa FLW Series Central Division tournaments of the 2018 regular season. The next Costa FLW Series tournament will be a Western Division event, held May 10-12 on Clear Lake in Lakeport, California, and is presented by Evinrude. For a complete schedule, visit FLWFishing.com.

The Costa FLW Series consists of five U.S. divisions – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern and Western – along with the International division. Each U.S. division consists of three regular-season tournaments with competitors vying for valuable points that could earn them the opportunity to compete in the season-ending Costa FLW Series Championship. The 2018 Costa FLW Series Championship is being held Nov. 1-3 on Lake Guntersville in Guntersville, Alabama, and is hosted by the Marshall County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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

Horne Puts Finishing Touches On Dominant Central Open Victory At Arkansas River

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April 22, 2018

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Horne Puts Finishing Touches On Dominant Central Open Victory At Arkansas River

Harvey Horne of Bella Vista, Ark., won the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open No. 2 held on the Arkansas River out of Muskogee, Okla., with a three-day total weight of 52 pounds, 7 ounces.

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April 21, 2018

Horne Puts Finishing Touches On Dominant Central Open Victory At Arkansas River

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MUSKOGEE, Okla. — Bass kept moving into his area every day, and Harvey Horne kept intercepting them to win the pro division of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open on the Arkansas River.

Keying on fish moving shallow to spawn each day, Horne tallied a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 52 pounds, 7 ounces, to claim his first Opens victory and take home a Skeeter ZX200 bass boat with a Yamaha VF200LA outboard motor package worth $58,000 plus $5,075 in cash. He also qualified for the 2018 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Championship, Oct. 18-20, at a location to be announced later.

The Bella Vista, Ark., angler said he caught his limit by about 9:30 a.m. Saturday and finished with 18-8 to seal the victory. “I caught three of the fish off beds today and caught two out of brushpiles in a little deeper water,” he said.

His main lure throughout the tournament was a Spro 5.5-inch Dean Rojas Fighting Frog (in the confusion, tilapia and hematoma color patterns) attached to an All-Terrain Swing Head Rock Jig with a 6/0 Gamakatsu G-Finesse Hybrid hook.

Horne said he usually never goes out the final practice day for the Opens, but this past Wednesday he wanted to check out one last spot. When it produced a 6-pounder, he decided it would be one of his primary areas for the tournament. The area was a small gravel pit off the main river that featured a hole about 10 feet deep.

“They had pulled into that little area to spawn,” he said. “The females were sitting out there in the middle in a little deeper water, and the males had pulled up on the beds. I didn’t catch any bedding fish until today.”

He believes spawning bass moved onto the beds Friday night.

Lake Fork guide Justin Margraves also targeted spawning bass to finish second with 48-9. “I had one area that had fish moving in to spawn, so I had more fish showing up every day,” he said.

The Diana, Texas, angler caught all of his bass each day on a black-and-blue 5/16-ounce Santone swim jig and a black-and-blue Strike King Rage Craw.” Margraves said he was fishing the swim jig “like a topwater bait” in muddy water 1 to 2 feet deep.

Derek Hudnall of Baton Rouge, La., finished third with 47-8, followed by Bassmaster Elite Series pro Justin Lucas of Guntersville, Ala., with 45-13 and Tyler Rivet of Raceland, La., with 44-14.

Joe Lee of Midlothian, Texas, recorded his second Central Opens co-angler victory by catching a three-bass limit of 11-10 to finish with 29-1. He received a Triton 179 TrX bass boat with a Mercury 115ELPT Four Stroke outboard motor package valued at $27,000.

The Texas angler also won the 2014 Central Open at Lake Amistad. The first two days of the event, Lee flipped a green pumpkin 6-inch Gene Larew plastic lizard with a rattle inserted into it. On Saturday, he caught his first keeper on the lizard, but then switched to a Zoom Speed Craw in emerald blue to complete his limit.

The Phoenix Boats Big Bass Award of $750 on the pro side went to Hudnall with a 6-3 largemouth. Colton Wood of Panhandle, Texas, weighed in a 5-9 largemouth to earn the Phoenix Boats Big Bass Award of $250 on the co-angler side. Hudnall also won the Power-Pole Captain’s Cash Award of $500 for being the highest-placing angler who is registered and eligible and uses a client-approved product on his boat.

The eight winners from each tournament in the Eastern and Central Opens divisions will qualify for the Opens Championship. The Top 10 anglers in the point standings from each division will also compete in the championship.

The 28 Championship competitors will contend for berths in the 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series and Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods.

2018 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open Arkansas River 4/19-4/21
Arkansas River, Muskogee OK.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1. Harvey Horne Bella Vista, AR 15 52-07 200 $50,075.00
Day 1: 5 16-08 Day 2: 5 17-07 Day 3: 5 18-08
2. Justin Margraves Diana, TX 14 48-09 199 $12,688.00
Day 1: 4 13-03 Day 2: 5 18-02 Day 3: 5 17-04
3. Derek Hudnall Baton Rouge, LA 15 47-08 198 $10,675.00
Day 1: 5 12-10 Day 2: 5 17-01 Day 3: 5 17-13
4. Justin Lucas Guntersville, AL 15 45-13 197 $8,700.00
Day 1: 5 14-06 Day 2: 5 13-06 Day 3: 5 18-01
5. Tyler Rivet Raceland, LA 15 44-14 196 $7,613.00
Day 1: 5 13-02 Day 2: 5 14-01 Day 3: 5 17-11
6. Dustin Reneau Mckinney, TX 15 43-12 195 $6,525.00
Day 1: 5 15-12 Day 2: 5 14-01 Day 3: 5 13-15
7. Drew Benton Panama City, FL 15 41-05 194 $5,438.00
Day 1: 5 12-03 Day 2: 5 16-12 Day 3: 5 12-06
8. Benjamin Blaschke Muldrow, OK 15 41-02 193 $3,988.00
Day 1: 5 13-08 Day 2: 5 14-06 Day 3: 5 13-04
9. David Gillham Heath, TX 14 38-07 192 $3,263.00
Day 1: 5 14-09 Day 2: 5 16-00 Day 3: 4 07-14
10. Greg Vance Dubuque, IA 15 38-00 191 $2,900.00
Day 1: 5 15-11 Day 2: 5 12-05 Day 3: 5 10-00
11. Brandon Lee Ratcliff, AR 13 34-05 190 $2,538.00
Day 1: 5 15-00 Day 2: 5 11-14 Day 3: 3 07-07
12. Frank Talley Temple, TX 12 30-00 189 $2,393.00
Day 1: 5 12-10 Day 2: 5 14-00 Day 3: 2 03-06
PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Derek Hudnall Baton Rouge, LA 06-03 $750.00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 56 476 1172-15
2 48 428 1083-14
3 9 54 157-09
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113 958 2414-06

2018 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open Arkansas River 4/19-4/21
Arkansas River, Muskogee OK.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1. Joe Lee Midlothian, TX 9 29-01 200 $30,000.00
Day 1: 3 10-01 Day 2: 3 07-06 Day 3: 3 11-10
2. Caleb Black Mcalester, OK 9 24-01 199 $4,060.00
Day 1: 3 06-15 Day 2: 3 07-00 Day 3: 3 10-02
3. David Gibson Red Oak, TX 8 23-10 198 $3,081.00
Day 1: 2 05-08 Day 2: 3 09-11 Day 3: 3 08-07
4. Clayton Coppin Muskogee, OK 9 23-09 197 $2,030.00
Day 1: 3 09-07 Day 2: 3 06-07 Day 3: 3 07-11
5. Alex Heintze Denham Springs, LA 7 21-05 196 $1,885.00
Day 1: 3 11-04 Day 2: 2 05-00 Day 3: 2 05-01
6. Troy Enmeier Enid, OK 9 20-10 195 $1,812.00
Day 1: 3 05-07 Day 2: 3 07-00 Day 3: 3 08-03
7. Steven Denmark Malcolm, AL 7 20-09 194 $1,740.00
Day 1: 3 08-03 Day 2: 2 06-04 Day 3: 2 06-02
8. John Goul Philadelphia, MS 9 20-04 193 $1,668.00
Day 1: 3 07-12 Day 2: 3 06-15 Day 3: 3 05-09
9. Chandler Stewart Waco, TX 7 18-12 192 $1,595.00
Day 1: 3 08-10 Day 2: 3 07-03 Day 3: 1 02-15
10. Calvin Bogan Livingston, TX 8 18-05 191 $1,450.00
Day 1: 3 06-14 Day 2: 2 05-12 Day 3: 3 05-11
11. Justin Leet Bartlett, TN 6 17-12 190 $1,269.00
Day 1: 3 10-14 Day 2: 1 02-03 Day 3: 2 04-11
12. Steve Byrd Coalgate, OK 7 17-06 189 $1,160.00
Day 1: 3 07-05 Day 2: 3 08-03 Day 3: 1 01-14
PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Colton Wood Panhandle, TX 05-09 $250.00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 37 196 487-11
2 31 188 440-06
3 7 29 78-00
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75 413 1006-01

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