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Michael Garner & Scott Golden Win Angler’s Choice Kerr Lake April 8,2018

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Michael Garner & Scott Golden Win Angler’s Choice Kerr Lake April 8,2018

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Robert Cregger & Mark Clingenpeel win BassQuest SML April 8,2018

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Robert Cregger & Mark Clingenpeel win BassQuest SML April 8,2018

On a nice Sunday morning in April 57 teams fished the First BassQuest event of 2018. with a lot of great looking bags. The team of Robert Cregger & Mark Clingenpeel took the win with 22.64lbs. Congratulations to them & thank you to everyone that comes out.

Luke & Gary Nichols Jr took the lead in the run for a Brad New Nitro with this 6.32lb

Jeremy Talbert & Tod Haynes Win Angler’s Choice Kerr Lake April 7,2018

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Jeremy Talbert & Tod Haynes Win Angler’s Choice Kerr Lake April 7,2018

on a cold wet day in April 132 teams fished the Angler’s Choice Team Tournament Trail on Kerr Lake. With the average bag being at a little over 8 lbs, the team of Jeremy Talbert & Tod Haynes crushed the field with a bag weighing 20.34lbs. Congratulations to them & all those that braved the weather today.

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MCCOY WINS COSTA FLW SERIES SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION FINALE ON SANTEE COOPER LAKES PRESENTED BY BASS PRO SHOPS

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MCCOY WINS COSTA FLW SERIES SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION FINALE ON SANTEE COOPER LAKES PRESENTED BY BASS PRO SHOPS

MCCOY WINS COSTA FLW SERIES SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION FINALE ON SANTEE COOPER LAKES PRESENTED BY BASS PRO SHOPS

Lamar’s Ronnie McCoy Tops 196-Boat Field, Takes Home $93,500 Prize Package

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SUMMERTON, S.C. (April 7, 2018) – Pro Ronnie McCoy of Lamar, South Carolina, brought a five-bass limit weighing 26 pounds, 2 ounces, to the weigh-in stage Saturday – his second 26+ pound limit of the tournament – to win the Costa FLW Series Southeastern Division tournament on the Santee Cooper Lakes presented by Bass Pro Shops. McCoy’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 73 pounds, 8 ounces, was enough to earn him the grand prize package worth $93,500, including a brand new Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.

“I fished clean this week, from up in the swamp all the way down to the dam. It was fantastic,” said McCoy, who earned his first career win in Costa FLW Series competition. “I started each morning of the event targeting the shad spawn above the I-95 bridge and would catch a limit weighing around 15 to 18 pounds. From there, I’d fish all day to try and upgrade.”

McCoy said he used a homemade ½-ounce white double willow leaf spinnerbait with a white Black Flagg Slikk Shadd trailer and a white Z-Man/Evergreen Jack Hammer ChatterBait with the same Slikk Shadd trailer to target bass feeding on shad near cypress trees.

Following the morning bite on Thursday, McCoy said he went sight-fishing and ended up catching the largest bass of the tournament.

“I put a 9-pound, 9-ouncer and a 7-pounder in the boat from the same bed in Potato Creek using a Texas-rigged green-pumpkin-colored (Zoom) Road Kill with a ½-ounce tungsten weight,” said McCoy. “I also caught some good ones in Wyboo Creek, but those two big ones were the most important.”

On Friday, McCoy followed the same schedule but was only able to catch two small fish from beds. On championship Saturday, McCoy abandoned sight-fishing altogether and stayed above I-95, fishing the cypress trees to finish out the tournament.

“I was really fortunate to get those two for nearly 18 pounds on Thursday – they anchored my catch this week. I’m just really blessed.”

The top 10 pros on Santee Cooper Lakes finished:

1st:          Ronnie McCoy, Lamar, S.C., 15 bass, 73-8, $93,500

2nd:         Daniel Howell, Prosperity, S.C., 15 bass, 67-13, $19,500

3rd:         Jonathan Canada, Pelham, Ala., 15 bass, 65-2, $14,100

4th:         Joey Sabbagha, Prosperity, S.C., 15 bass, 63-14, $12,000

5th:         Robert Crosnoe, Inverness, Fla., 15 bass, 60-12, $11,000

6th:         Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 14 bass, 58-8, $9,300

7th:         Kent Ware, Guntersville, Ala., 14 bass, 57-1, $7,800

8th:         Mark Hutson, Moncks Corner, S.C., 15 bass, 56-10, $6,800

9th:         Buddy Gross, Chickamauga, Ga., 14 bass, 54-9, $5,800

10th:       Lex Costas, Daniel Island, S.C., 13 bass, 49-10, $4,400

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

McCoy’s 9-pound, 9-ounce fish that he weighed on Thursday was the biggest of the tournament in the Pro Division. For his catch, McCoy earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $300.

Spencer McNeill of Ladson, South Carolina, won the Co-angler Division and a Ranger Z175 with a 90-horsepower outboard motor. McNeill earned his win with a three-day total catch of 11 bass weighing 42 pounds even.

The top 10 co-anglers on Santee Cooper Lakes finished:

1st:          Spencer McNeill, Ladson, S.C., 11 bass, 42-0, $28,200

2nd:         Jim Short, Ocean Pines, Md., eight bass, 30-7, $6,050

3rd:         Keith Westrick, Dallas, N.C., nine bass, 30-5, $4,800

4th:         Mark Lamb, Wake Forest, N.C., eight bass, 29-14, $3,900

5th:         Coulby Lewis, Macon, Ga., 10 bass, 29-10, $3,400

6th:         James Wegmann, Fruitland Park, Fla., 12 bass, 29-9, $2,900

7th:         Gerald Bozeman, Sylvester, Ga., 12 bass, 27-6, $2,400

8th:         Brian Scott, Sumter, S.C., nine bass, 23-5, $1,950

9th:         Dearal Rodgers, Camden, S.C., eight bass, 22-5, $1,580

10th:       Shawn York, Sarasota, Fla., eight bass, 20-8, $1,330

Bud McKelvey of Knoxville, Tennessee, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Co-angler Division Thursday, a fish weighing 8 pounds, 12 ounces that earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $200.

The Costa FLW Series on Santee Cooper Lakes presented by Bass Pro Shops was hosted by the Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce. It was the third and final FLW Series Southeastern Division tournament of the 2018 regular season. The next Costa FLW Series tournament will be the Central Division opener, held April 19-21 on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri and is presented by Lowrance. 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.

Bass Edge’s The Edge – Episode 277 – Brad Hallman April 1, 2018

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Bass Edge’s The Edge – Episode 277 – Brad Hallman April 1, 2018

Bass Edge’s The Edge – Episode 277 – Brad Hallman
April 1, 2018

Bass Edge Radio, presented by Megaware KeelGuard features 2X FLW Tour Champion Brad Hallman in this episode of their top-rated podcast. Bass Edge hosts Aaron Martin and Kurt Dove discuss with Brad making good on the water decisions and spring spinnerbait techniques.

Paddle Tail Swimbaits: When, Where, And How To Rig Them – MTB

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Paddle Tail Swimbaits: When, Where, And How To Rig Them – MTB

Paddle Tail Swimbaits: When, Where, And How To Rig Them

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Paddle tail swimbaits are bass catchers year round, in any water conditions. Simply put, they imitate the look and feel of baitfish better than anything else. Here are a few tips for fishing paddle tail swimbaits to help catch you more fish!

Rigging Paddle Tail Swimbaits

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There are three main ways to rig a paddle tail swimbait; exposed top hook, weedless, and bottom treble hook. Most swimbaits come pre-rigged and have an exposed top hook. To rig this style yourself, simply slide the hook into the nose of the bait and poke the hook through the back so the base of the hook lays against the nose of the bait. Rigging a paddle tail swimbait weedless is very similar, but instead you want to slide the hook in the bait deep enough so the point of the hook lays against the back of the swimbait. This is very similar to your classic Texas rig. The last style is normally used as an add on to the exposed top hook rig. When using a treble hook on a paddle tail swimbait, you can use a screw-lock to place the treble on the bottom of the bait, however it is still strongly advised to use a top hook. Another way is to use a through line technique to thread the line through the swimbait from the nose to the bottom and attach the hook there.

Best Paddle Tail Swimbait Colors

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The main purpose of paddle tail swimbaits is to mimic a baitfish swimming through the water, a very natural presentation. Matching the hatch or using a color of bait that matches the color of the natural baitfish, is key when using swimbaits. If you have no idea what the natural baitfish are in the body of water you are fishing, white is always a good starting point. White is an excellent natural shad color that fish are almost always willing to eat. If white is too boring for you, go with a half white, half gold swim bait as many types of baitfish have this in their colorations.

When To Use Paddle Tail Swimbaits

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The paddle tail swimbait is a lure that will work all year round, however it reigns king during certain times of the year. Since a swimbait is a lure which can be worked as fast or as slow as the fisherman sees fit, the paddle tail swimbait shines during late winter through early spring months. Fish are actively feeding during this time, especially as the pre-spawn/spawn nears. These fish are willing to chase down bait and will easily mistake your swimbait for a slow-moving baitfish.

Where To Throw Paddle Tail Swimbaits

Paddle tail swimbaits is very adaptable and can work just about anywhere you will be fishing. Deep, shallow, on points, open water, and even on structure, the swimbait is one of the best moving baits you can use. A paddle tail swimbait works best during three main times; when bass are feeding on schooling baitfish, schooled up in open water, and when on points. When the bass are feeding on baitfish, there is no better bait to use than a bait that mimics their food. If the bass are schooled up in open water, they are searching for baitfish to feed on and when they see a paddle tail swimbait stroll on by, they cannot resist the easy meal.

How To Work Paddle Tail Swimbaits

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The best aspect of a paddle tail swimbait is that it can be fished however you please. You can slow roll the bait on the bottom, pop the bait as you reel it in, and even burn the bait across the top of the water in shallow areas. A paddle tail swimbait is very versatile, but works best when slow rolled near the bottom. While it is common to see baitfish at the top of the water, most of the time they stick to the bottom.

This Post Guest Written By: Clayton Davis
Indiana University Bass Fishing Team
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5 Lures I Choose for Bass Fishing New Water By Jason Sealock – W2F

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5 Lures I Choose for Bass Fishing New Water By Jason Sealock – W2F

5 Lures I Choose for Bass Fishing New Water

Here are 5 staple bass fishing lures I use for finding good fishing spots on new waters.

My nephew sent me a message this week and asked, “Uncle J, what lures should I use for bass fishing. I really don’t know where to start.”

Surprisingly we get asked that same question a lot regardless of fishing experience. Whether it’s anglers coming to the lakes we live on and fish or just bumping into other fishermen in public, they all want to know what we throw on a given body of water or what our favorite lure is to fish for bass.

I travel and fish all over the country, and now that I ponder my nephew’s question, it seems that no matter where I go, I tend to reach for the same handful of lures to probe new water with confidence. In fact I recently had to pack for a trip and now that I think back on what I packed for that trip, all 5 of these lures were in there. Sure I will throw the whole tackle box at them at times. And still at other times, I have one bait that I’m going to pick up and throw all day because experience on a certain body of water at that time of year has showed me it works.

SATURDAY’S YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING EVENT AT LAKE TEXOMA POSTPONED UNTIL SUNDAY

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SATURDAY’S YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING EVENT AT LAKE TEXOMA POSTPONED UNTIL SUNDAY

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WHAT: The YETI FLW College Fishing tournament at Lake Texoma scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, April 7, has been postponed until Sunday, April 8, due to inclement weather. With high winds and sustained wind gusts, conditions on the lake have been deemed unsafe by Kevin Hunt, FLW College Fishing’s Director of Tournament Operations.

NOTES: The tournament, hosted by the Denison Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held on Sunday with all original takeoff and weigh-in locations and times remaining the same.

Competitors will take off from the Highport Marina, located at 120 Texoma Harbor in Pottsboro, at 7 a.m. CST Sunday. Weigh-in will be held at the marina beginning at 3 p.m. Takeoff and weigh-in are free and open to the public.

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.

When To Add Color To Your Bass Fishing Lures – MTB

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When To Add Color To Your Bass Fishing Lures – MTB

When To Add Color To Your Bass Fishing Lures

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Even though lures come in every imaginable color today, savvy anglers prefer coloring their own masterpieces because they know their artwork gives them an advantage over competitors.
You can also gain an advantage over other anglers by adding a dash of color to your favorite lures for a new look bass find appealing to the eye.

Innovations in marking pens and dip dyes can turn even novices into lure-coloring Picassos. A wide range of color combinations are available so any angler can become adept at marking or dipping soft plastic baits.

Dipping plastic worms in dye makes it easier for you to cut down on your color choices. You can buy four or five different color worms and then with those worms you can dye any color tail you want on the bait.

Choosing the dye color for dipping the tail of your plastic worm or swimbait depends on the water clarity you will be fishing. In murky water, dip the worm in orange, chartreuse or another bright fluorescent color to give the lure a bright tail. You can also dip the worm in lighter shades of red or chartreuse in clear water so bass can see the tail easier. You can also touch up your lures for clear water with more subtle colors such as watermelon, amber, black and blue or even tiny dashes of chartreuse and orange.

Fishing pressure has made bass more conditioned to certain lures and color patterns so changing hues on various parts of a lure can give you an edge. This type of lure coloring requires finer detailing, so you will need a marker pen such as a Sharpie or Spike-It Scent Marker for touching up your lures. The pen allows you to color just the pincer tips of plastic craws or tiny legs of plastic lizards.

When sight fishing with tube baits, you can add a dash of color to trigger a strike. If you get a bass you can see but it won’t hit, then put a stripe down the side of the tube, color the tip of the tail or draw eyes on it with the marker pen. A clear silver-flake or smoke silver-flake tube is ideal for drawing eyes, gills and black or blue stripes on the lure.

Your lure coloring probably won’t impress any art critics, but your work will present a new look that appeals to even the most finicky bass.

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Daniel Howell Wins CATT Santee Cooper March 31, 2018 33.31 lb Bag Wins!

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Daniel Howell Wins CATT Santee Cooper March 31, 2018 33.31 lb Bag Wins!

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Santee Cooper is on fire right now! A 20 lb bag wouldn’t get you in the Top 10 this past Saturday! Next Santee Cooper CATT is April 28th and is a GOLD!

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$500 to the Santee Cooper Spring Point Winners Sponsored by Carolina Post Frame!

$250 Treeshaker Gift Certificate to the heaviest bag weighed at the Santee Cooper Spring Trail!

Daniel Howell brought in a super heavy bag of Santee Cooper bass weighing 33.31 lbs! Daniel also weighed the 2nd BF at 8.71 lbs and took home a total of $2,704.00! That total included the BONUS $!

2nd Place went to Freddie & Clark Gibbs with 5 bass weighing 29.25 lbs and they took home $870.00!

Hugh McCutchen & Jamie Blackburn weighed in the 3rd heaviest limit at 26.87 lbs anchored by a 9.40 lb Giant Santee Cooper bass! Hugh & Jamie took home $906.00! They also received an Academy Gift Card!

             

Larry Avin & Joe Avins 4th Place 25.85 lbs  $450.00!

Patrick & Todd Walters   25.61 lbs!  325.00!

There’s your top 5! More Pics at the bottom of the results!

48 Teams Big Total Total  
Team Fish Weight Winnings Points
Daniel Howell   BONUS $ & 2nd BF 8.71 33.31 $2,704.00 110
Freddie Gibbs – Clark Gibbs 7.89 29.25 $870.00 109
Hugh McCutchen – Jamie Blackburn   1st BF 9.40 26.87 $906.00 108
Larry Avin – Joe Avins 6.62 25.85 $450.00 107
Todd Walters – Patrick Walters 0.00 25.61 $325.00 106
Mark Hutson – Gary Elsey 7.29 23.10 $240.00 105
Mario Colangelo – Reid Colangelo 7.37 21.59 $200.00 104
Bryan Cook – Steve Harmon 6.50 21.53 $150.00 103
Danny Lowery – Avery Lowery 7.71 21.36 $130.00 102
TJ Anderson Shai Haley 0.00 21.36 101
Thomas Edmunds – Sean Skey 5.66 21.20 100
Brent Waynick – Emment McCauley 5.13 21.16 99
Brent Sitton – Craig Caloca 0.00 21.01 98
Chuck Howard – Ken Ellis 4.74 20.03 97
Greg Prescott – JJ Sapp 4.36 19.87 96
Henry McFadden – Chris Hawkins 0.00 19.84 95
Justin Marlow – Wes Brunson 5.09 19.41 94
Brad Swartz – Bryan Miller 4.42 19.19 93
Brett Mitchell – Jerry Montjoy 5.74 18.89 92
Patrick Williams 0.00 18.67 91
Jonathan Brindle – David Grooms 0.00 18.49 90
Bunn Tyson – Thad Driggers 5.84 17.84 89
Johnny Player – John Gardenhire 4.95 17.70 88
Justin Cromer – Taylor Brunson 0.00 16.73 87
j Weinberg – Morgan Strange 5.99 16.60 86
Mack Altman – Randall Miller 0.00 16.22 85
Horace Scott Sr. – Horae Scott Jr. 0.00 15.98 84
Brandon Evans  – Eugene Kasinski 5.49 15.80 83
Hunter Hoffmeyer – Thomas Hoffmeyer 0.00 15.66 82
Jason Smith – Steve Blankinship 0.00 14.57 81
Max Terry 0.00 14.47 80
Eric Bozeman – Max Shuman 4.29 14.12 79
Ted Urquhart – John Ford 4.23 12.62 78
Ron Brown – Robert Brown 0.00 12.54 77
David Murdaugh – Joe Fennel 0.00 11.92 76
Allen Williams – Cecil Wolfe 8.00 11.33 75
Cody Brunson – Braydon Scott 0.00 9.97 74
Kyle Austin – Jimmy Austin 0.00 9.35 73
Curt Causey – Ronnie Trotter 0.00 5.98 72
David Benenhaley – Michael Cox 0.00 0.00 71
Jamie Partee – Ken Keels 0.00 0.00 71
Wendell Causey – Jay House 0.00 0.00 71
Brian Tyler – Dennis Thompson 0.00 0.00 71
Zeke Lynum – Jason Morse 0.00 0.00 71
Tripp Poplin – Jarred Thompson 0.00 0.00 71
Dave Murdock – Steve Borton 0.00 0.00 71
Mike Watson – Craig McFadden 0.00 0.00 71
Michael C – Brian M 0.00 0.00 71
Total Entrys     $5,760.00  
BONUS $     $800.00  
Total Paid At Ramp     $5,975.00  
Santee Cooper 2018 Spring Final Fund     $500.00  
2018 CATT Championship Fund     $85.00  
         
2018 Santee Cooper Spring Final Fund Total     $2,490.00  
2018 CATT Championship Fund Total     $3,810.00  

  

 

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