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February 17, 2024

Local knowledge powers Kindy to Day 2 lead in Bassmaster Open on Lake Ouachita

Jeremiah Kindy is leading on Day 2 of the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Lake Ouachita presented by SEVIIN with a total of 35 pounds, 12 ounces.

Photo by Andy Crawford/B.A.S.S.

February 16, 2024

Local knowledge powers Kindy to Day 2 lead in Bassmaster Open on Lake Ouachita

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Jeremiah Kindy hasn’t caught many bass this week during the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Lake Ouachita presented by SEVIIN. But so far, he has caught the right 10 to be leading the event with a two-day total of 35 pounds, 12 ounces.

Adding 16-5 Friday to the 19-7 he caught during Thursday’s opening round, the Benton, Ark., native is just over a pound ahead of fellow Arkansan Matt Baker while Andrew Hargrove remains in the Top 3 with a two-day total of 34-4.

“It feels great to be leading. These guys are killers. I’m proud to fish with them,” Kindy said.

Kindy has fished Lake Ouachita most of his life. But so far, he has been relatively surprised how the lake has fished the last two days.

He figured the Day 2 conditions, cloudy and windy, would create a better bite across the lake than the calm and sunny conditions on the first day. That was not the case as he and many other anglers struggled to find a consistent bite.

“I thought they were going to smash them today,” he said. “This is the exact weather you want on Lake Ouachita.”

Throughout the week, Kindy has caught bass using a crankbait and a Rat-L-Trap around rocky areas that have hydrilla close by. He has caught bass from 2 to 14 feet of water.

With so much knowledge on the lake, Kindy has tried to fish fresh water every day. His most productive spot Friday was a place he didn’t even fish on Day 1. He will likely mix in new water Saturday as well as some of his best spots from Day 1.

“All day, I’m confident that the next stop I make, I’m going to catch one,” he said.

The day did not start well for Kindy, who did not have a bass in the livewell at noon. He changed areas and managed to catch a limit weighing about 9 pounds before returning and culling all but one of those bass with his final tally in the last two hours.

His biggest bass weighed over 4 pounds.

“It is always an adventure on this lake. It is tough,” he said.

Unlike the first two days when temperatures reached the upper 60s, the high temperatures on the final day are only expected to reach the high 40s with winds out of the north Saturday. Kindy isn’t exactly sure how that will affect his bite.

“I thought today was going to be easy and it was hard,” he said. “I thought yesterday was going to be hard and it was easy. I still believe once they start staging, they don’t leave. They may fade back and forth, but I’m going to be throwing around them.”

With bags of 17-11 on Day 1 and 16-16 on Day 2, Baker has done a little bit of everything to achieve his two-day total of 34-10.

“I don’t feel like I’m dialed in, but I’m thankful to be where I’m at,” Baker said.

While this isn’t his home lake, Baker has fished plenty of tournaments on Ouachita. This week, he has bounced back and forth between several different areas with varying degrees of water clarity. He caught his limit using five different baits on Thursday and four different baits on Friday.

“They are around the grass in the clearer water and are in the 11- to 20-foot range,” Baker said. “In the dirtier water, I’m catching them in 2 to 8 feet. I’m seeing fish deeper in dirtier water, but I can’t catch them.”

After bouncing around a couple of spots, Baker found an area where the wind was hitting and caught his first bass, a 5-pound kicker which anchored his bag. He caught another keeper before moving to an area with dirty water and filled his limit.

“I got a limit quick,” Baker said. “It’s a place where I got a lot of my weight yesterday. I caught one of them good ones too, a 4 3/4. It doesn’t seem like there’s a bunch of bass up there. I had two big ones at that point and had all day to catch two more big ones.”

Unfortunately for Baker, he scrambled around most of the afternoon and could not locate another kicker largemouth.

“I really thought I had a chance at a big bag today coming back down here and fishing in the wind,” he said. “I finally culled about 20 or 30 minutes (before check-in), but I had a lot of down time where I wasn’t helping myself. I had to cover tons of water and junk fish and tried to find something for tomorrow.”

Entering the day in second, Hargrove added 14-5 to his 19-15 Day 1 tally. Using his forward-facing sonar, Hargrove has roamed a deep flat that features grass and brushpiles. The bass, however, aren’t relating to the cover and are instead cruising the bottom in anywhere from 20 to 40 feet of water.

“Most of the bass are just swimming on the bottom. Those are mostly singles and I try to throw to them and get them to eat,” Hargrove said. “Yesterday, a few of my bigger ones came out of brushpiles.”

New York’s Zach Goutremout caught a 10-14 largemouth that anchored his 22-0 Day 2 bag, taking control of the race for Phoenix Boats Big Bass.

Robert Jacuzzi from Mount Ida, Ark., won the co-angler competition with a two-day total of 13-11. Jacuzzi landed in eighth after Day 1 with a limit weighing 6-3 before catching 7-8 on the second day. Georgia’s Chad Stahl finished second with a total of 12-2 and Alex Allen was third with 12-1.

Jimmy O’Brien from Southampton, N.Y., earned $250 for catching the Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the Tournament on the co-angler side, a 6-1 largemouth he landed on Day 1.

The Top 10 pros will launch from Brady Mountain Recreation Area at 6:45 a.m. CT Saturday and return for weigh-in at 2:45 p.m. The winner will punch his ticket to the 2025 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Jockey Outdoors, given they have fished all three tournaments in Division II.

The final day of competition will be broadcast live on FS1 Saturday morning beginning at 6:30 a.m. CT, with streaming available on Bassmaster.com, as well as FS2 and the FOX Sports digital platforms.

The tournament is being hosted by Visit Hot Springs.

2024 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Lake Ouachita presented by SEVIIN 2/15-2/17
Lake Ouachita, Hot Springs AR.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1. Jeremiah Kindy Benton, AR 10 35-12 200
Day 1: 5 19-07 Day 2: 5 16-05
2. Matt Baker Glenwood, AR 10 34-10 199
Day 1: 5 17-11 Day 2: 5 16-15
3. Andrew Hargrove Moody, TX 10 34-04 198
Day 1: 5 19-15 Day 2: 5 14-05
4. Logan Johnson Jasper, AL 10 33-04 197
Day 1: 5 16-13 Day 2: 5 16-07
5. Christian Ostrander Turlock, CA 10 32-11 196
Day 1: 5 12-13 Day 2: 5 19-14
6. Evan Kung Pickering Ontario CANAD 10 32-10 195
Day 1: 5 19-09 Day 2: 5 13-01
7. Andy Newcomb Camdenton, MO 10 32-10 194
Day 1: 5 18-00 Day 2: 5 14-10
8. Paul Marks Cumming, GA 10 31-15 193
Day 1: 5 16-03 Day 2: 5 15-12
9. Zach Goutremout Chaumont, NY 10 31-13 192
Day 1: 5 09-13 Day 2: 5 22-00
10. Blake Schroeder Whitehouse, TX 10 31-12 191
Day 1: 5 17-10 Day 2: 5 14-02
11. Easton Fothergill Grand Rapids , MN 10 31-09 190 $7,973.00
Day 1: 5 13-12 Day 2: 5 17-13
12. Cody Stahl Barnsville, GA 10 31-06 189 $6,202.00
Day 1: 5 16-08 Day 2: 5 14-14
13. Dakota Ebare Brookeland, TX 10 30-12 188 $5,316.00
Day 1: 5 15-10 Day 2: 5 15-02
14. Ish Monroe Oakdale, CA 10 30-07 187 $4,429.00
Day 1: 5 12-10 Day 2: 5 17-13
15. Sean Anderson Leesville, SC 10 30-05 186 $4,429.00
Day 1: 5 17-13 Day 2: 5 12-08
16. Joe Wieberg Freeburg, MO 10 30-03 185 $4,429.00
Day 1: 5 13-02 Day 2: 5 17-01
17. Wayne Dixon Morrilton, AR 10 30-02 184 $4,429.00
Day 1: 5 14-14 Day 2: 5 15-04
18. Andrew Loberg Grant, AL 10 29-09 183 $4,429.00
Day 1: 5 11-09 Day 2: 5 18-00
19. Chase Clarke Virginia Beach, VA 10 29-06 182 $4,429.00
Day 1: 5 16-08 Day 2: 5 12-14
20. Clark Reehm Elm Grove, LA 10 29-05 181 $4,429.00
Day 1: 5 13-15 Day 2: 5 15-06
21. Joey Nania Cropwell, AL 10 28-15 180 $4,429.00
Day 1: 5 15-09 Day 2: 5 13-06
22. Quincy Houchin Mabelvale, AR 10 28-14 179 $4,429.00
Day 1: 5 17-04 Day 2: 5 11-10
23. Mark Watson Victoria, TX 10 28-12 178 $4,429.00
Day 1: 5 15-08 Day 2: 5 13-04
24. Emil Wagner Marietta, GA 10 28-12 177 $4,429.00
Day 1: 5 14-13 Day 2: 5 13-15
25. Tom Lloyd Jr Springfield, MO 10 28-10 176 $4,429.00
Day 1: 5 12-14 Day 2: 5 15-12
26. Kollin Crawford Broken Bow, OK 10 28-09 175 $4,429.00
Day 1: 5 13-13 Day 2: 5 14-12
27. Greg Bohannan Bentonville, AR 10 28-08 174 $4,429.00
Day 1: 5 14-10 Day 2: 5 13-14
28. Cody Steckel Las Vegas, NV 10 28-04 173 $4,429.00
Day 1: 5 15-14 Day 2: 5 12-06
29. Brent Shores Boise, ID 10 28-04 172 $4,429.00
Day 1: 5 14-12 Day 2: 5 13-08
30. Kyoya Fujita Yamanashi CA JAPAN 10 28-03 171 $4,429.00
Day 1: 5 13-03 Day 2: 5 15-00
31. Cody Meyer Eagle, ID 10 28-02 170 $3,544.00
Day 1: 5 15-12 Day 2: 5 12-06
32. Josh Butler Hayden, AL 10 27-15 169 $3,544.00
Day 1: 5 13-04 Day 2: 5 14-11
33. Tucker Smith Birmingham, AL 10 27-13 168 $3,544.00
Day 1: 5 14-11 Day 2: 5 13-02
34. Bailey Bleser Burlington, WI 10 27-10 167 $3,544.00
Day 1: 5 12-10 Day 2: 5 15-00
35. Daisuke Kita Ostu Shiga JAPAN 10 27-09 166 $3,544.00
Day 1: 5 15-08 Day 2: 5 12-01
36. Matt Pangrac Shawnee, OK 10 27-08 165 $3,544.00
Day 1: 5 11-08 Day 2: 5 16-00
37. Jimmy Washam Stantonville, TN 10 27-04 164 $3,544.00
Day 1: 5 11-13 Day 2: 5 15-07
38. Dale Hightower Mannford, OK 10 27-02 163 $3,544.00
Day 1: 5 11-07 Day 2: 5 15-11
39. Jay Nyce Rogers, AR 10 26-13 162 $3,544.00
Day 1: 5 10-07 Day 2: 5 16-06
40. Chad Grigsby Maple Grove, MN 10 26-10 161 $3,544.00
Day 1: 5 15-01 Day 2: 5 11-09
41. Tristan McCormick Burns, TN 10 26-07 160 $3,544.00
Day 1: 5 12-15 Day 2: 5 13-08
42. Cody Bird Granbury, TX 10 26-04 159 $3,544.00
Day 1: 5 13-02 Day 2: 5 13-02
43. Brock Belik Orchard, NE 10 25-10 158 $3,544.00
Day 1: 5 09-04 Day 2: 5 16-06
44. Austin Cranford Norman, OK 10 25-08 157 $3,544.00
Day 1: 5 13-04 Day 2: 5 12-04
45. Jack Dice Lynchburg, VA 10 25-05 156 $3,544.00
Day 1: 5 14-10 Day 2: 5 10-11
46. Derek Sandlin Mount Ida, AR 10 25-05 155
Day 1: 5 13-03 Day 2: 5 12-02
47. Sean Clayton Seneca, SC 10 25-04 154
Day 1: 5 12-11 Day 2: 5 12-09
48. Brady Vernon Sterrett, AL 10 25-03 153
Day 1: 5 10-14 Day 2: 5 14-05
49. Brandon McMillan Clewiston, FL 10 25-02 152
Day 1: 5 13-11 Day 2: 5 11-07
49. Luke Palmer Coalgate, OK 10 25-02 152
Day 1: 5 11-07 Day 2: 5 13-11
51. Trevor McKinney Noble, IL 10 25-01 150
Day 1: 5 12-00 Day 2: 5 13-01
52. Bo Thomas Edwardsburg, MI 10 24-15 149
Day 1: 5 13-12 Day 2: 5 11-03
53. Beau Browning Hot Springs National Pa 10 24-13 148
Day 1: 5 13-15 Day 2: 5 10-14
54. Jack York Emory, TX 10 24-11 147
Day 1: 5 13-00 Day 2: 5 11-11
55. Allan Nail Sand Springs, OK 8 24-10 146
Day 1: 5 17-06 Day 2: 3 07-04
56. Brayden Rakes Winston Salem, NC 10 24-07 145
Day 1: 5 13-07 Day 2: 5 11-00
57. Ty Faber Pagosa Springs, CO 10 24-06 144
Day 1: 5 11-12 Day 2: 5 12-10
58. Elijah Benson Dahlonega, GA 10 24-05 143
Day 1: 5 11-07 Day 2: 5 12-14
59. Bart Stanisz Austin, TX 10 24-01 142
Day 1: 5 11-06 Day 2: 5 12-11
60. Yui Aoki Minamitsurugun JAPAN 10 23-15 141
Day 1: 5 11-15 Day 2: 5 12-00
61. Matt Adams Oxford, AL 10 23-13 140
Day 1: 5 10-03 Day 2: 5 13-10
62. Laker Howell Guntersville, AL 10 23-13 139
Day 1: 5 12-03 Day 2: 5 11-10
63. Kenta Kimura Osaka OK JAPAN 10 23-12 138
Day 1: 5 13-08 Day 2: 5 10-04
64. Freddy Palmer Estill Springs, TN 10 23-12 137
Day 1: 5 12-08 Day 2: 5 11-04
65. Kyle Palmer Winchester, TN 10 23-11 136
Day 1: 5 12-11 Day 2: 5 11-00
66. Jim Moynagh Remer, MN 9 23-10 135
Day 1: 5 13-08 Day 2: 4 10-02
67. Masayuki Matsushita Porter TX JAPAN 10 23-10 134
Day 1: 5 11-06 Day 2: 5 12-04
68. MIke Surman Boca Raton, FL 7 23-09 133
Day 1: 5 20-05 Day 2: 2 03-04
69. Josh Wiesner Fon du Lac, WI 10 23-07 132
Day 1: 5 12-08 Day 2: 5 10-15
70. Jason Borofka Lavon, TX 10 23-06 131
Day 1: 5 09-08 Day 2: 5 13-14
71. Paul Browning Monahans, TX 10 23-06 130
Day 1: 5 13-11 Day 2: 5 09-11
72. Paul Bouvier Kingston CANADA 10 23-05 129
Day 1: 5 10-00 Day 2: 5 13-05
73. Jacob Bigelow Cecil, WI 10 23-05 128
Day 1: 5 11-04 Day 2: 5 12-01
74. Bobby Bakewell Orlando, FL 10 23-00 127
Day 1: 5 11-13 Day 2: 5 11-03
75. Scout Echols Monticello, AR 9 22-15 126
Day 1: 4 10-10 Day 2: 5 12-05
76. Garrett Warren Scottsboro, AL 10 22-13 125
Day 1: 5 13-11 Day 2: 5 09-02
77. Derek Lehtonen Woodruff, SC 10 22-13 124
Day 1: 5 11-04 Day 2: 5 11-09
78. Garrett Paquette Canton, MI 10 22-11 123
Day 1: 5 13-00 Day 2: 5 09-11
79. Scott Canterbury Odenville, AL 10 22-11 122
Day 1: 5 12-11 Day 2: 5 10-00
80. Brett Cannon Kiln, MS 10 22-10 121
Day 1: 5 14-02 Day 2: 5 08-08
81. Kevin Brown Malvern, AR 10 22-10 120
Day 1: 5 11-13 Day 2: 5 10-13
82. Lafe Messer Warfield, KY 9 22-08 119
Day 1: 4 06-15 Day 2: 5 15-09
83. Takayuki Koike Otsu-City JAPAN 10 22-08 118
Day 1: 5 12-02 Day 2: 5 10-06
84. Trey Schroeder Theodosia, MO 10 22-07 117
Day 1: 5 09-15 Day 2: 5 12-08
85. Gary Clouse Winchester, TN 8 22-06 116
Day 1: 3 06-08 Day 2: 5 15-14
86. Richard Lowitzki Fort Myers, FL 8 22-03 115
Day 1: 5 15-10 Day 2: 3 06-09
87. Dalton Smith Taylorsville, KY 10 22-00 114
Day 1: 5 09-03 Day 2: 5 12-13
88. Nick Trim Galesville, WI 10 21-12 113
Day 1: 5 13-03 Day 2: 5 08-09
89. Sam Hanggi Knoxville, TN 9 21-10 112
Day 1: 5 12-00 Day 2: 4 09-10
90. Keith Brumfield Vicksburg, MS 10 21-07 111
Day 1: 5 09-08 Day 2: 5 11-15
91. Kelvin Wilcox Hazlehurst, GA 10 21-07 110
Day 1: 5 10-13 Day 2: 5 10-10
92. Andrew Upshaw Hemphill, TX 10 21-06 109
Day 1: 5 11-08 Day 2: 5 09-14
93. Cliff Pace Ovett, MS 10 21-06 108
Day 1: 5 10-08 Day 2: 5 10-14
94. Charlie Hartley Grove City, OH 9 21-04 107
Day 1: 5 13-11 Day 2: 4 07-09
95. Matt Messer Warfield, KY 10 21-03 106
Day 1: 5 08-02 Day 2: 5 13-01
96. Caden Cowan Stephenville, TX 10 20-13 105
Day 1: 5 11-05 Day 2: 5 09-08
97. Jonathan Dietz Corry, PA 10 20-13 104
Day 1: 5 10-05 Day 2: 5 10-08
98. Steve Drinnon Wetumpka, AL 10 20-11 103
Day 1: 5 10-07 Day 2: 5 10-04
99. Kevin Ledoux Choctaw, OK 10 20-10 102
Day 1: 5 11-02 Day 2: 5 09-08
100. Jackson Swisher Lake City, FL 10 20-09 101
Day 1: 5 08-07 Day 2: 5 12-02
101. Darold Gleason Many, LA 10 20-08 100
Day 1: 5 11-02 Day 2: 5 09-06
102. Chris Griffin Brickeys, AR 9 20-07 99
Day 1: 4 08-11 Day 2: 5 11-12
103. Andrew Harp Linden, TX 8 20-05 98
Day 1: 5 11-15 Day 2: 3 08-06
104. James Niggemeyer Van, TX 10 20-05 97
Day 1: 5 10-02 Day 2: 5 10-03
105. John Voyles Petersburg, IN 9 20-04 96
Day 1: 4 07-04 Day 2: 5 13-00
106. Jacob Thompkins Myrtle Beach, SC 9 20-03 95
Day 1: 4 08-13 Day 2: 5 11-06
107. Tai Au Glendale, AZ 10 20-02 94
Day 1: 5 11-07 Day 2: 5 08-11
108. Sam George Athens, AL 10 20-02 93
Day 1: 5 09-06 Day 2: 5 10-12
109. Doc Wootton Collierville, TN 10 19-15 92
Day 1: 5 11-11 Day 2: 5 08-04
110. Craig Danna West Monroe, LA 10 19-13 91
Day 1: 5 11-05 Day 2: 5 08-08
111. Chris Blanchette Edisto Island, SC 10 19-13 90
Day 1: 5 10-01 Day 2: 5 09-12
112. Zack Williams Shell Knob, MO 10 19-12 89
Day 1: 5 08-15 Day 2: 5 10-13
113. Alex Heintze Denham Springs, LA 9 19-11 88
Day 1: 4 09-12 Day 2: 5 09-15
114. Jason Lambert Savannah, TN 7 19-10 87
Day 1: 2 06-09 Day 2: 5 13-01
115. Philip Roesener Choctaw, OK 9 19-08 86
Day 1: 5 11-07 Day 2: 4 08-01
116. Billy Smith Montgomery, TX 8 19-07 85
Day 1: 4 10-14 Day 2: 4 08-09
117. Kyle Austin Ridgeville, SC 10 19-07 84
Day 1: 5 10-01 Day 2: 5 09-06
118. Cole Drummond Effingham, SC 9 19-05 83
Day 1: 4 06-03 Day 2: 5 13-02
119. Evan Ferguson Catlettsburg, KY 10 19-02 82
Day 1: 5 08-11 Day 2: 5 10-07
120. Lance Crawford Broken Bow, OK 10 19-02 81
Day 1: 5 09-08 Day 2: 5 09-10
121. Trey Swindle Cleveland, AL 10 18-11 80
Day 1: 5 09-13 Day 2: 5 08-14
122. Casey Scanlon Eldon, MO 10 18-09 79
Day 1: 5 11-12 Day 2: 5 06-13
123. Chris Hellebuyck White Lake, MI 10 18-09 78
Day 1: 5 08-07 Day 2: 5 10-02
124. Danny McGarry Newcastle CANADA 8 18-08 77
Day 1: 5 11-08 Day 2: 3 07-00
125. Kyle Metzger Pearl River, LA 9 18-04 76
Day 1: 4 06-05 Day 2: 5 11-15
126. Adam Rasmussen Sturgeon Bay, WI 8 18-01 75
Day 1: 5 13-04 Day 2: 3 04-13
127. Wardell Motley Jr Cleburne, TX 9 18-01 74
Day 1: 5 11-09 Day 2: 4 06-08
128. Bryan Partak Marseilles, IL 10 18-01 73
Day 1: 5 10-04 Day 2: 5 07-13
129. Billy Gilbert Hamburg, NY 8 18-00 72
Day 1: 5 11-03 Day 2: 3 06-13
130. Scott Isaacs Ladonia, TX 8 18-00 71
Day 1: 3 08-07 Day 2: 5 09-09
131. Dylan Mayo Athens, TX 6 17-14 70
Day 1: 5 15-06 Day 2: 1 02-08
132. Logan Mcdaniel Forbestown, CA 10 17-13 69
Day 1: 5 10-04 Day 2: 5 07-09
133. Stan Kaminski Jonestown, TX 10 17-10 68
Day 1: 5 09-09 Day 2: 5 08-01
134. Tommy Dunaway Havana, FL 8 17-06 67
Day 1: 5 12-06 Day 2: 3 05-00
135. Danny Ramsey Trinidad, TX 10 17-03 66
Day 1: 5 13-04 Day 2: 5 03-15
136. Cody Detweiler Guntersville, AL 9 17-02 65
Day 1: 5 10-09 Day 2: 4 06-09
137. Kyle Weisenburger Columbus Grv, OH 10 17-00 64
Day 1: 5 07-05 Day 2: 5 09-11
138. Steven Doolittle Chelsea, OK 10 16-15 63
Day 1: 5 10-08 Day 2: 5 06-07
139. Connor Jacob Auburn, AL 9 16-15 62
Day 1: 4 06-07 Day 2: 5 10-08
140. Brian Mullaney Ijamsville, MD 8 16-13 61
Day 1: 5 09-02 Day 2: 3 07-11
141. Tripp Noojin Bryant, AL 9 16-12 60
Day 1: 4 09-05 Day 2: 5 07-07
142. Fisher Davis Mount Ida, AR 7 16-10 59
Day 1: 5 14-00 Day 2: 2 02-10
143. Andy Beloat Montgomery, TX 8 16-10 58
Day 1: 3 04-09 Day 2: 5 12-01
144. Jason Abram Piney Flats, TN 10 16-07 57
Day 1: 5 08-10 Day 2: 5 07-13
145. Nathan Thompson Eagan, MN 8 16-03 56
Day 1: 4 08-05 Day 2: 4 07-14
146. Chris Beaudrie Princeton, KY 8 16-01 55
Day 1: 5 11-06 Day 2: 3 04-11
147. Jeremy Radford Huntly, VA 6 15-13 54
Day 1: 2 06-07 Day 2: 4 09-06
148. Blake Smith Lakeland, FL 7 15-10 53
Day 1: 2 04-04 Day 2: 5 11-06
149. Randall Tharp Port St. Joe, FL 10 15-10 52
Day 1: 5 08-03 Day 2: 5 07-07
150. Brian Post Janesville, WI 8 15-07 51
Day 1: 4 09-01 Day 2: 4 06-06
151. Tucker Veronee Gilbert, SC 8 15-06 50
Day 1: 5 10-01 Day 2: 3 05-05
152. Keith Tuma Brainerd, MN 8 15-04 49
Day 1: 4 07-12 Day 2: 4 07-08
153. Allen Armour Cumming, GA 8 15-00 48
Day 1: 4 08-03 Day 2: 4 06-13
154. Bobby Carver Lebanon, MO 6 14-15 47
Day 1: 5 12-13 Day 2: 1 02-02
155. Lance Owen Greer, SC 7 14-12 46
Day 1: 2 03-04 Day 2: 5 11-08
156. Brett Hite Phoenix, AZ 8 14-11 45
Day 1: 3 04-00 Day 2: 5 10-11
157. Russ Lane Prattville, AL 9 14-10 44
Day 1: 4 06-04 Day 2: 5 08-06
158. Creighton Sawyer Paron, AR 6 14-03 43
Day 1: 2 06-10 Day 2: 4 07-09
159. Jack Tindel III Orange, TX 6 14-00 42
Day 1: 3 06-13 Day 2: 3 07-03
160. Wardell Motley III Little Rock, AR 7 13-11 41
Day 1: 2 05-02 Day 2: 5 08-09
161. Lucas Ragusa Gonzales, LA 5 13-03 40
Day 1: 5 13-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
162. Richard Kaluba Litchfield, OH 7 12-11 39
Day 1: 3 04-14 Day 2: 4 07-13
163. Zeke Gossett Pell City, AL 5 12-07 38
Day 1: 5 12-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
164. Mike McClelland Blue Eye, MO 8 12-03 37
Day 1: 5 08-06 Day 2: 3 03-13
165. Tim Frederick Leesburg, FL 6 12-00 36
Day 1: 1 02-11 Day 2: 5 09-05
166. Dustin Reneau Mckinney, TX 5 11-13 35
Day 1: 5 11-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
166. Mike Rhinehart Pottsville, AR 5 11-13 35
Day 1: 5 11-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
166. Kevin Short Fairfield Bay, AR 5 11-13 35
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 5 11-13
169. Andrew Behnke Fond Du Lac, WI 6 11-09 32
Day 1: 4 06-14 Day 2: 2 04-11
170. Teb Jones Yalaha, MS 5 11-01 31
Day 1: 5 11-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
171. Scott Kerslake Okeechobee, FL 6 11-00 30
Day 1: 4 05-09 Day 2: 2 05-07
172. Frank Williams Mountain Home, AR 6 10-14 29
Day 1: 1 01-01 Day 2: 5 09-13
173. Alex Murray Lake Charles, LA 7 10-08 28
Day 1: 4 06-02 Day 2: 3 04-06
174. Shane Lineberger Lincolnton, NC 5 10-00 27
Day 1: 5 10-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
175. Brad Leuthner Victoria, MN 5 09-15 26
Day 1: 1 02-04 Day 2: 4 07-11
176. Jason Lieblong Conway, AR 5 09-09 25
Day 1: 5 09-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
177. Kevin Dritschler Prosper, TX 5 09-09 24
Day 1: 2 03-12 Day 2: 3 05-13
178. Avery Williams Murrells Inlt, SC 5 09-06 23
Day 1: 3 05-00 Day 2: 2 04-06
179. Chancy Walters West Des Moines, IA 5 09-02 22
Day 1: 4 06-06 Day 2: 1 02-12
180. Chris Kingree Inverness, FL 4 08-15 21
Day 1: 1 02-02 Day 2: 3 06-13
181. Derrick Sadlowski Monaca, PA 4 08-11 20
Day 1: 3 05-15 Day 2: 1 02-12
182. Phillip Kroll Otego, NY 4 08-08 19
Day 1: 1 02-03 Day 2: 3 06-05
183. Clint Leonard Jr Saint Cloud, FL 4 07-03 18
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 3 05-10
184. Bryan Finch Belton, TX 3 07-00 17
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 07-00
185. Jim Dillard West Monroe, LA 4 06-08 16
Day 1: 4 06-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Joey Hanna Corsicana, TX 3 06-05 15
Day 1: 2 03-14 Day 2: 1 02-07
187. Teddy Bogard White Hall, AR 3 06-04 14
Day 1: 3 06-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
188. Mark Hooker Montgomery, TX 2 06-03 13
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 06-03
189. Tim Tyndell Mineola, TX 4 06-01 12
Day 1: 3 04-08 Day 2: 1 01-09
190. Billy McDonald Greenwood, IN 3 05-09 11
Day 1: 1 02-01 Day 2: 2 03-08
191. Keith Brashers Rogers, AR 3 05-07 10
Day 1: 3 05-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
192. Wyatt Wimberley Broaddus, TX 3 05-06 9
Day 1: 1 01-12 Day 2: 2 03-10
193. Seiji Kato Los Alamitos CA JAPAN 2 04-12 8
Day 1: 1 03-05 Day 2: 1 01-07
194. Stephanie Hemphill Village Mills, TX 3 04-08 7
Day 1: 2 02-15 Day 2: 1 01-09
195. Joaquin Covas Waco, TX 2 04-05 6
Day 1: 2 04-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
196. Billy Billeaud Lafayette, LA 1 02-03 5
Day 1: 1 02-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
197. Clay Dyer Fayetteville, TN 1 02-02 4
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-02
198. Don Bradshaw Jr San Antonio, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
198. Tony Dumitras Winston, GA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 141 852 2056-13
2 135 814 1911-13
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276 1666 3968-10

2024 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Lake Ouachita presented by SEVIIN 2/15-2/17
Lake Ouachita, Hot Springs AR.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1. Robert Jacuzzi Mount Ida, AR 5 13-11 200 $7,480.00
Day 1: 2 06-03 Day 2: 3 07-08
2. Chad Stahl Barnesville, GA 6 12-02 199 $1,760.00
Day 1: 3 04-08 Day 2: 3 07-10
3. Alex Allen Benton, AR 5 12-01 198 $1,320.00
Day 1: 3 07-12 Day 2: 2 04-05
4. Joshua Ford Story, AR 6 12-00 197 $990.00
Day 1: 3 04-01 Day 2: 3 07-15
5. Jon Paulovich Benton, AR 6 11-13 196 $924.00
Day 1: 3 05-07 Day 2: 3 06-06
6. Jimmy Obrien Southampton, NY 4 11-01 195 $1,130.00
Day 1: 1 06-01 Day 2: 3 05-00
7. A.J. Menssen Bloomington, IL 5 10-10 194 $836.00
Day 1: 2 04-05 Day 2: 3 06-05
8. Tristan Bramblett Tiger, GA 4 10-07 193 $792.00
Day 1: 3 06-10 Day 2: 1 03-13
9. Derek Dixon Pearcy, AR 5 09-14 192 $726.00
Day 1: 2 03-15 Day 2: 3 05-15
10. Chris Darby Hot Springs, AR 4 09-13 191 $660.00
Day 1: 3 08-02 Day 2: 1 01-11
11. Tyler Pursley Mattawan, MI 5 09-11 190 $616.00
Day 1: 3 06-07 Day 2: 2 03-04
12. Gene Mitchell Stuart, OK 4 09-00 189 $572.00
Day 1: 1 03-10 Day 2: 3 05-06
13. Chris Gaudin East Camden, AR 5 08-14 188 $484.00
Day 1: 2 02-09 Day 2: 3 06-05
14. Adam Tims Royse City, TX 5 08-10 187 $440.00
Day 1: 3 05-09 Day 2: 2 03-01
15. Hayden Spradling Gilbert, AZ 4 08-09 186 $396.00
Day 1: 2 04-02 Day 2: 2 04-07
16. Marvin Howard Austin, AR 3 08-08 185 $352.00
Day 1: 1 04-11 Day 2: 2 03-13
17. David Waack Cary, NC 3 08-04 184 $330.00
Day 1: 2 05-02 Day 2: 1 03-02
18. Scott Bunday Plano, TX 4 08-02 183 $330.00
Day 1: 3 06-10 Day 2: 1 01-08
19. Leonard Humphrey Alexander, AR 3 07-15 182 $330.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 07-15
19. Mike Steckel Las Vegas, NV 3 07-15 182 $330.00
Day 1: 3 07-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
21. Jon Mohon Sr Metairie, LA 5 07-13 180 $308.00
Day 1: 2 02-08 Day 2: 3 05-05
22. Mitchell Shelby Hensley, AR 5 07-12 179 $308.00
Day 1: 3 04-13 Day 2: 2 02-15
23. Kyle Gates Little Rock, AR 3 07-10 178 $308.00
Day 1: 1 02-14 Day 2: 2 04-12
24. Steve Kline Normangee, TX 5 07-10 177 $308.00
Day 1: 3 04-07 Day 2: 2 03-03
25. Scott Rice Cobden, IL 3 07-04 176 $308.00
Day 1: 3 07-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
26. Stephen Simms Hot Springs, AR 3 07-02 175 $264.00
Day 1: 1 03-11 Day 2: 2 03-07
27. Rick Habarka North Little Rock, AR 4 07-01 174 $264.00
Day 1: 1 01-06 Day 2: 3 05-11
28. Jason Barber Gun Barrel City, TX 4 07-01 173 $264.00
Day 1: 1 02-07 Day 2: 3 04-10
29. Sakae Ushio Tonawanda, NY 4 06-15 172 $264.00
Day 1: 1 01-10 Day 2: 3 05-05
30. John Goul Philadelphia, MS 4 06-14 171 $264.00
Day 1: 3 05-01 Day 2: 1 01-13
31. Aj Mays Sherwood, AR 2 06-12 170 $242.00
Day 1: 1 03-08 Day 2: 1 03-04
32. Reagan Brown Hot Springs National Pa 3 06-05 169 $242.00
Day 1: 2 04-09 Day 2: 1 01-12
33. Gary Bates Athens, AL 3 06-03 168 $242.00
Day 1: 1 02-08 Day 2: 2 03-11
34. Todd Robertson Youngsville, LA 3 05-13 167 $242.00
Day 1: 1 01-06 Day 2: 2 04-07
35. Bob Hanna Jr Corsicana, TX 2 05-12 166 $242.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 05-12
36. Michael Leach Shenandoah, TX 4 05-12 165 $242.00
Day 1: 1 01-03 Day 2: 3 04-09
37. Donny Vining Little Rock, AR 3 05-03 164 $242.00
Day 1: 2 03-08 Day 2: 1 01-11
38. Mark Cowart Kearney, MO 2 05-03 163 $242.00
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 1 03-08
39. Clayton Self Mabelvale, AR 3 04-09 162 $242.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 04-09
40. Jerry Gonzalez Rivero Laredo TX Coah MEXICO 3 04-08 161 $242.00
Day 1: 3 04-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
41. Stephen Wolownik Bloomingdale, MI 3 04-07 160
Day 1: 2 03-02 Day 2: 1 01-05
42. Carson Humphrey Benton, AR 2 04-04 159
Day 1: 1 02-11 Day 2: 1 01-09
43. Karl Voss Sulphur, LA 2 04-03 158
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-03
44. Jimmy Fellegy Mustang, OK 2 04-01 157
Day 1: 1 02-08 Day 2: 1 01-09
45. Gary Haraguchi Murfreesboro, TN 1 04-00 156
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 04-00
46. Ty Kenyon Dodgeville, WI 3 03-12 155
Day 1: 0 -01-00 Day 2: 3 04-12
47. Jacob Burkhead Benton, AR 2 03-09 154
Day 1: 2 03-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
48. Trey Gulley Palmhurst, TX 3 03-09 153
Day 1: 2 02-05 Day 2: 1 01-04
49. Jacob Altman Edgewood, TX 2 03-06 152
Day 1: 2 03-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
50. Niko Romero Coldspring, TX 2 03-03 151
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-03
51. Jimmy Brumfield Madison, MS 2 03-00 150
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 1 01-05
52. Ryan Rodgers Perry, OK 2 02-10 149
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 02-10
53. Hays Reeling Waukesha, WI 1 02-10 148
Day 1: 1 02-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
54. Brandon Clayton Haslet , TX 1 02-05 147
Day 1: 1 02-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
54. Kara Moss Tyler, TX 1 02-05 147
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-05
56. Allen Heston Pittsburg, TX 1 02-01 145
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-01
57. Richard Greene Ocala, FL 1 01-11 144
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-11
58. James Copeland Jonesboro, AR 1 01-08 143
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-08
59. T.J. Reed Fredericktown, MO 1 01-06 142
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-06
60. Hunter Stanislawski Lake Geneva, WI 1 00-00 141
Day 1: 1 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
61. Scott Dondlinger Scottsboro, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
61. Allen Greenwood Little Rock, AR 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
61. David Patterson Flowood, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
61. Mark Sloan Harrison, AR 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
61. Daniel Vasquez Boynton Beach, FL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
61. Todd Wilcox Jonesboro, AR 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 15 90 185-12
2 17 101 200-04
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32 191 386-00

How AI can improve efficiency for tournament anglers

Brian Carter

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February 16, 2024

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How AI can improve efficiency for tournament anglers

– Fish movement tracking: AI can analyze satellite imagery and other data sources to identify areas where fish are likely to be found. This can save anglers time and energy, as they won’t have to spend as much time searching for fish.

– Hotspot identification: AI can also analyze historical tournament results to identify areas that have produced good catches in the past. This can help anglers prioritize their time and focus on areas that are more likely to produce results.

– Customized lure recommendations: Based on the data and analysis, AI can provide personalized recommendations for lures and baits that are likely to be effective in specific areas and conditions. This can help anglers make more informed decisions and maximize their chances of success.

– Time management: By automating certain tasks and providing customized recommendations, AI can help anglers better manage their time during tournaments. This can be especially helpful in formats like catch-and-release tournaments, where time is of the essence.

Overall, AI can help tournament anglers be more efficient and productive on the water, freeing up more time and energy to focus on the task at hand: catching fish! 🎣

Why Choose Evolv Fishing Rod Sleeves

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February 16, 2024

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We utilize a just-in-time manufacturing model. Your order is built and packaged when we receive it. This approach gives us more flexibility to offer our customers a wider selection of colors and customization while improving the overall quality and experience.

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Spring 2024 Outlook: Warmer Than Average For Most Of US

Brian Carter

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February 16, 2024

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Spring 2024 Outlook: Warmer Than Average For Most Of US

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at a Glance

The northern tier is most likely to see above-average temperatures.
Parts of the Southeast could see relatively cooler temperatures.
The Southwest could start cooler, but may end up well above average.

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The record-mildest winter to date for many cities is likely to become a mild spring across much of the northern tier, and that warmth could spread across much of the Rockies and Plains.

The only spot that might not endure the earlier-than-usual warmth over the next few months is the Southeast coast, according to the latest outlook released Friday by The Weather Company and Atmospheric G2.

One of the biggest drivers to the forecast over the next few months is the decay of El Niño.

Since December, the northern tier – particularly the Midwest – has been some 5 to 12 degrees above average, due in part to the far-above-average water temperatures in the eastern Pacific (the footprint of El Niño). Of course, the warming world that we are living in is also contributing.

(MORE: January Was Earth’s Warmest)

El Niño is likely to fade fairly rapidly this spring and summer.

Among the potential impacts of this transition, which also include a likely busier hurricane season and possibly a more active severe weather season for parts of the central U.S., the warmth across the U.S. could also be unleashed farther south.

“Given the expected rapid transition from El Niño to La Niña, and the increasing global warming trend, it has become difficult to forecast anything but anomalous warmth as we head towards summer,” according to Dr. Todd Crawford, Vice President of Meteorology at Atmospheric G2.

Month-By-Month Outlook

March could be cooler across the southern tier: The north-south split in temperatures that we’ve had this winter is likely to continue and possibly amplify in the first month of meteorological spring. Most notably, snowbirds lingering in Florida or spring breakers coming for sun may have to deal with temperatures a little more akin to what they would expect at home this year.

Parts of the Pacific Northwest, upper Midwest and Northeast could see well-above-average temperatures.

(MORE: Further beef up your forecast with our detailed, hour-by-hour breakdown for the next 8 days – only available on our Premium Pro experience.)

A warmer shift is set to begin in April: Southern portions of the Rockies and Plains could see a robust shift toward warmer temperatures. Temperatures are likely to remain above average in the northern U.S. while staying near or slightly below average in the Southeast.

A warmer end to spring is likely: Above-average temperatures may spread through much of the Rockies and Plains.

The warmest spot relative to May averages is likely to be the upper Midwest to northern New England.

Temperatures are more likely to be close to average in Florida compared to the first two months of spring.

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Midmorning flurry vaults Surman into lead at Bassmaster Open on Lake Ouachita

Brian Carter

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February 16, 2024

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Midmorning flurry vaults Surman into lead at Bassmaster Open on Lake Ouachita

Mike Surman is leading on Day 1 of the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Lake Ouachita presented by SEVIIN with a total of 20 pounds, 5 ounces.

Photo by Andy Crawford/B.A.S.S.

February 15, 2024

Midmorning flurry vaults Surman into lead at Bassmaster Open on Lake Ouachita

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — While Day 1 of the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Lake Ouachita presented by SEVIIN was mostly tough for Mike Surman, one stop produced a limit of largemouth weighing 20 pounds, 5 ounces that put him in the lead.

Anchoring his bag with a 7-pounder, the Tackle Warehouse Elite Qualifier division pro from Boca Raton, Fla., holds a 6-ounce advantage over Andrew Hargrove, while Evan Kung is third with 19-9.

“Coming into this, I thought there would be one or two guys who would catch 20 pounds. I wasn’t expecting it to be me,” Surman said. “To me, 20 is about the maximum on this pond, especially with bright skies and tough fishing conditions.”

A longtime FLW Tour pro, Surman has competed on Lake Ouachita in the past, notably finishing fourth during the 2007 Forrest Wood Cup. That event was held in the blazing heat of August, so Surman did not have a good idea of what to expect in this week’s event.

“Especially for a Florida boy, it’s been cold. This week I have been in layers,” he said. “It’s been a little tough. I’m really thrilled with 20 pounds.”

Temperatures rose close to 70 degrees Thursday in Hot Springs, but calm and sunny conditions made the fishing stingy for many anglers.

After practice, Surman anticipated he could catch around 11 or 12 pounds rotating through several different areas. That plan, however, did not pan out exactly how he thought.

“I was really struggling,” he said. “I pulled up into one little spot about 11 o’clock and I made 15 or 20 casts and had 20 pounds and I left. It was a good 20 minutes, let’s put it that way.”

His money stretch was about 50 yards long, and the bass he found were located in about 12 feet of water. Surman’s flurry began with a couple of 3-pounders before he landed the 7-pounder. After filling a limit, he made one more cast and culled a 2-pounder with another 3 1/2.

One bait produced all six of the bites Surman landed.

“All week, I have been doing a bunch of different things, but there is one key thing I’ve been catching the fish on,” he explained. “I tried a bunch of other things today and it really didn’t work. I put the bait in my hand and went fishing. I’m not going to put it down tomorrow.

“There are also some key little things that are in this stretch and that is where I caught two or three of the really good ones.”

Warm temperatures are expected Friday as well, but a front is expected to pass through the area, bringing the potential for clouds, wind and rain. While Surman isn’t sure if more bass will be located on that magic spot, he does anticipate the bite getting better for all anglers.

“If we get a bit of overcast (conditions) and a little bit of wind, I think they will bite better. But they will bite better for everybody,” Surman said. “I’m confident that I should be able to catch five tomorrow.”

After a dismal practice, Hargrove landed 19-15 to land in second. The Moody, Texas, pro settled into one big flat where he had one big bite during the warm-up period and filled his limit around 11:30 a.m. There are several deep points extending off of the flat.

Using his forward-facing sonar, Hargrove located several groups of bass between 20 and 40 feet of water. One bait caught the majority of his bass.

“They are actually on the bottom,” he explained. “I probably caught 50% of what I saw today — which is crazy because practice wasn’t anywhere close to that. I think that’s why I got so many to bite today because I was fishing so deep. I don’t think those fish see as many baits as the fish that are up shallow.”

Kung, meanwhile, anchored his bag with the Big Bass of the Day, a 9-14 lunker largemouth that he caught during the morning hours.

“I thought it was a striper on LiveScope,” Kung said. “I cast it and saw him eat it. It got wrapped in a tree, so I had to go above it and untangle it. The fish sort of just floated up and I grabbed it. It felt like forever, especially when I saw it was actually a bass.”

The Pickering, Ontario, Canada, native filled a small limit of spotted bass early, but a move to a shallower area soon after that produced better quality bass, including the 9-14.

The majority of the bass he caught were suspended and chasing balls of bait in standing timber. He triggered bites with a Damiki rig.

“It is pretty much all LiveScoping,” he said. “There is one main section of the lake that I’m fishing and one spot where I caught all of my fish. It was half winter, half prespawn fishing. I’m not seeing a lot of bait, but when I do get around the bait, that is where the bass are.”

The day wasn’t without a hiccup, as Kung bent his LiveScope mount on a piece of standing timber and wasn’t able to fish effectively much of the afternoon.

“Hopefully tomorrow I can fish the rest of my areas and catch a few more good ones,” Kung said.

Hot Springs native Chris Darby leads the co-angler division with a three-bass limit weighing 8-2. He is followed by Nevada’s Mike Steckel in second with 7-15 and Benton, Ark., angler Alex Allen in third with 7-12. New York’s Jimmy O’Brien caught the Big Bass of the Day on the co-angler side, a 6-1 largemouth.

The full field of 199 boats will launch from the Brady Mountain Recreation Area beginning at 6:45 a.m. CT and return for the weigh-in starting at 2:45 p.m. The co-angler champion will be crowned at the end of the Day 2 weigh-in, while the Top 10 pros will advance to Championship Saturday.

The final day of competition will be broadcast live on FS1 Saturday morning beginning at 6:30 a.m. CT, with streaming available on Bassmaster.com, as well as FS2 and the FOX Sports digital platforms.

The tournament is being hosted by Visit Hot Springs.

2024 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Lake Ouachita presented by SEVIIN 2/15-2/17
Lake Ouachita, Hot Springs, Ark.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

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

1. Mike Surman Boca Raton, FL 5 20-05 200
Day 1: 5 20-05
2. Andrew Hargrove Moody, TX 5 19-15 199
Day 1: 5 19-15
3. Evan Kung Pickering Ontario CANAD 5 19-09 198
Day 1: 5 19-09
4. Jeremiah Kindy Benton, AR 5 19-07 197
Day 1: 5 19-07
5. Andy Newcomb Camdenton, MO 5 18-00 196
Day 1: 5 18-00
6. Sean Anderson Leesville, SC 5 17-13 195
Day 1: 5 17-13
7. Matt Baker Glenwood, AR 5 17-11 194
Day 1: 5 17-11
8. Blake Schroeder Whitehouse, TX 5 17-10 193
Day 1: 5 17-10
9. Allan Nail Sand Springs, OK 5 17-06 192
Day 1: 5 17-06
10. Quincy Houchin Mabelvale, AR 5 17-04 191
Day 1: 5 17-04
11. Logan Johnson Jasper, AL 5 16-13 190
Day 1: 5 16-13
12. Chase Clarke Virginia Beach, VA 5 16-08 189
Day 1: 5 16-08
12. Cody Stahl Barnsville, GA 5 16-08 189
Day 1: 5 16-08
14. Paul Marks Cumming, GA 5 16-03 187
Day 1: 5 16-03
15. Cody Steckel Las Vegas, NV 5 15-14 186
Day 1: 5 15-14
16. Cody Meyer Eagle, ID 5 15-12 185
Day 1: 5 15-12
17. Richard Lowitzki Fort Myers, FL 5 15-10 184
Day 1: 5 15-10
18. Dakota Ebare Brookeland, TX 5 15-10 183
Day 1: 5 15-10
19. Joey Nania Cropwell, AL 5 15-09 182
Day 1: 5 15-09
20. Daisuke Kita Otsu Shiga, JAPAN 5 15-08 181
Day 1: 5 15-08
20. Mark Watson Victoria, TX 5 15-08 181
Day 1: 5 15-08
22. Dylan Mayo Athens, TX 5 15-06 179
Day 1: 5 15-06
23. Chad Grigsby Maple Grove, MN 5 15-01 178
Day 1: 5 15-01
24. Wayne Dixon Morrilton, AR 5 14-14 177
Day 1: 5 14-14
25. Emil Wagner Marietta, GA 5 14-13 176
Day 1: 5 14-13
26. Brent Shores Boise, ID 5 14-12 175
Day 1: 5 14-12
27. Tucker Smith Birmingham, AL 5 14-11 174
Day 1: 5 14-11
28. Greg Bohannan Bentonville, AR 5 14-10 173
Day 1: 5 14-10
28. Jack Dice Lynchburg, VA 5 14-10 173
Day 1: 5 14-10
30. Brett Cannon Kiln, MS 5 14-02 171
Day 1: 5 14-02
31. Fisher Davis Mount Ida, AR 5 14-00 170
Day 1: 5 14-00
32. Beau Browning Hot Springs National Pa 5 13-15 169
Day 1: 5 13-15
32. Clark Reehm Elm Grove, LA 5 13-15 169
Day 1: 5 13-15
34. Kollin Crawford Broken Bow, OK 5 13-13 167
Day 1: 5 13-13
35. Easton Fothergill Grand Rapids , MN 5 13-12 166
Day 1: 5 13-12
35. Bo Thomas Edwardsburg, MI 5 13-12 166
Day 1: 5 13-12
37. Paul Browning Monahans, TX 5 13-11 164
Day 1: 5 13-11
37. Charlie Hartley Grove City, OH 5 13-11 164
Day 1: 5 13-11
37. Brandon McMillan Clewiston, FL 5 13-11 164
Day 1: 5 13-11
37. Garrett Warren Scottsboro, AL 5 13-11 164
Day 1: 5 13-11
41. Kenta Kimura Osaka OK JAPAN 5 13-08 160
Day 1: 5 13-08
41. Jim Moynagh Remer, MN 5 13-08 160
Day 1: 5 13-08
43. Brayden Rakes Winston Salem, NC 5 13-07 158
Day 1: 5 13-07
44. Josh Butler Hayden, AL 5 13-04 157
Day 1: 5 13-04
44. Austin Cranford Norman, OK 5 13-04 157
Day 1: 5 13-04
44. Danny Ramsey Trinidad, TX 5 13-04 157
Day 1: 5 13-04
44. Adam Rasmussen Sturgeon Bay, WI 5 13-04 157
Day 1: 5 13-04
48. Kyoya Fujita Yamanashi CA JAPAN 5 13-03 153
Day 1: 5 13-03
48. Lucas Ragusa Gonzales, LA 5 13-03 153
Day 1: 5 13-03
48. Derek Sandlin Mount Ida, AR 5 13-03 153
Day 1: 5 13-03
48. Nick Trim Galesville, WI 5 13-03 153
Day 1: 5 13-03
52. Cody Bird Granbury, TX 5 13-02 149
Day 1: 5 13-02
52. Joe Wieberg Freeburg, MO 5 13-02 149
Day 1: 5 13-02
54. Garrett Paquette Canton, MI 5 13-00 147
Day 1: 5 13-00
54. Jack York Emory, TX 5 13-00 147
Day 1: 5 13-00
56. Tristan McCormick Burns, TN 5 12-15 145
Day 1: 5 12-15
57. Tom Lloyd Jr Springfield, MO 5 12-14 144
Day 1: 5 12-14
58. Bobby Carver Lebanon, MO 5 12-13 143
Day 1: 5 12-13
58. Christian Ostrander Turlock, CA 5 12-13 143
Day 1: 5 12-13
60. Scott Canterbury Odenville, AL 5 12-11 141
Day 1: 5 12-11
60. Sean Clayton Seneca, SC 5 12-11 141
Day 1: 5 12-11
60. Kyle Palmer Winchester, TN 5 12-11 141
Day 1: 5 12-11
63. Bailey Bleser Burlington, WI 5 12-10 138
Day 1: 5 12-10
63. Ish Monroe Oakdale, CA 5 12-10 138
Day 1: 5 12-10
65. Freddy Palmer Estill Springs, TN 5 12-08 136
Day 1: 5 12-08
65. Josh Wiesner Fon du Lac, WI 5 12-08 136
Day 1: 5 12-08
67. Zeke Gossett Pell City, AL 5 12-07 134
Day 1: 5 12-07
68. Tommy Dunaway Havana, FL 5 12-06 133
Day 1: 5 12-06
69. Laker Howell Guntersville, AL 5 12-03 132
Day 1: 5 12-03
70. Takayuki Koike Otsu-City JAPAN 5 12-02 131
Day 1: 5 12-02
71. Sam Hanggi Knoxville, TN 5 12-00 130
Day 1: 5 12-00
71. Trevor McKinney Noble, IL 5 12-00 130
Day 1: 5 12-00
73. Yui Aoki Minamitsurugun JAPAN 5 11-15 128
Day 1: 5 11-15
73. Andrew Harp Linden, TX 5 11-15 128
Day 1: 5 11-15
75. Bobby Bakewell Orlando, FL 5 11-13 126
Day 1: 5 11-13
75. Kevin Brown Malvern, AR 5 11-13 126
Day 1: 5 11-13
75. Dustin Reneau Mckinney, TX 5 11-13 126
Day 1: 5 11-13
75. Mike Rhinehart Pottsville, AR 5 11-13 126
Day 1: 5 11-13
75. Jimmy Washam Stantonville, TN 5 11-13 126
Day 1: 5 11-13
80. Ty Faber Pagosa Springs, CO 5 11-12 121
Day 1: 5 11-12
80. Casey Scanlon Eldon, MO 5 11-12 121
Day 1: 5 11-12
82. Doc Wootton Collierville, TN 5 11-11 119
Day 1: 5 11-11
83. Andrew Loberg Grant, AL 5 11-09 118
Day 1: 5 11-09
83. Wardell Motley Jr Cleburne, TX 5 11-09 118
Day 1: 5 11-09
85. Danny McGarry Newcastle CANADA 5 11-08 116
Day 1: 5 11-08
85. Matt Pangrac Shawnee, OK 5 11-08 116
Day 1: 5 11-08
85. Andrew Upshaw Hemphill, TX 5 11-08 116
Day 1: 5 11-08
88. Tai Au Glendale, AZ 5 11-07 113
Day 1: 5 11-07
88. Elijah Benson Dahlonega, GA 5 11-07 113
Day 1: 5 11-07
88. Dale Hightower Mannford, OK 5 11-07 113
Day 1: 5 11-07
88. Luke Palmer Coalgate, OK 5 11-07 113
Day 1: 5 11-07
88. Philip Roesener Choctaw, OK 5 11-07 113
Day 1: 5 11-07
93. Chris Beaudrie Princeton, KY 5 11-06 108
Day 1: 5 11-06
93. Masayuki Matsushita Porter TX JAPAN 5 11-06 108
Day 1: 5 11-06
93. Bart Stanisz Austin, TX 5 11-06 108
Day 1: 5 11-06
96. Caden Cowan Stephenville, TX 5 11-05 105
Day 1: 5 11-05
96. Craig Danna West Monroe, LA 5 11-05 105
Day 1: 5 11-05
98. Jacob Bigelow Cecil, WI 5 11-04 103
Day 1: 5 11-04
98. Derek Lehtonen Woodruff, SC 5 11-04 103
Day 1: 5 11-04
100. Billy Gilbert Hamburg, NY 5 11-03 101
Day 1: 5 11-03
101. Darold Gleason Many, LA 5 11-02 100
Day 1: 5 11-02
101. Kevin Ledoux Choctaw, OK 5 11-02 100
Day 1: 5 11-02
103. Teb Jones Yalaha, MS 5 11-01 98
Day 1: 5 11-01
104. Brady Vernon Sterrett, AL 5 10-14 97
Day 1: 5 10-14
105. Billy Smith Montgomery, TX 4 10-14 96
Day 1: 4 10-14
106. Kelvin Wilcox Hazlehurst, GA 5 10-13 95
Day 1: 5 10-13
107. Scout Echols Monticello, AR 4 10-10 94
Day 1: 4 10-10
108. Cody Detweiler Guntersville, AL 5 10-09 93
Day 1: 5 10-09
109. Steven Doolittle Chelsea, OK 5 10-08 92
Day 1: 5 10-08
109. Cliff Pace Ovett, MS 5 10-08 92
Day 1: 5 10-08
111. Steve Drinnon Wetumpka, AL 5 10-07 90
Day 1: 5 10-07
111. Jay Nyce Rogers, AR 5 10-07 90
Day 1: 5 10-07
113. Jonathan Dietz Corry, PA 5 10-05 88
Day 1: 5 10-05
114. Logan Mcdaniel Forbestown, CA 5 10-04 87
Day 1: 5 10-04
114. Bryan Partak Marseilles, IL 5 10-04 87
Day 1: 5 10-04
116. Matt Adams Oxford, AL 5 10-03 85
Day 1: 5 10-03
117. James Niggemeyer Van, TX 5 10-02 84
Day 1: 5 10-02
118. Kyle Austin Ridgeville, SC 5 10-01 83
Day 1: 5 10-01
118. Chris Blanchette Edisto Island, SC 5 10-01 83
Day 1: 5 10-01
118. Tucker Veronee Gilbert, SC 5 10-01 83
Day 1: 5 10-01
121. Paul Bouvier Kingston CANADA 5 10-00 80
Day 1: 5 10-00
121. Shane Lineberger Lincolnton, NC 5 10-00 80
Day 1: 5 10-00
123. Trey Schroeder Theodosia, MO 5 09-15 78
Day 1: 5 09-15
124. Zach Goutremout Chaumont, NY 5 09-13 77
Day 1: 5 09-13
124. Trey Swindle Cleveland, AL 5 09-13 77
Day 1: 5 09-13
126. Alex Heintze Denham Springs, LA 4 09-12 75
Day 1: 4 09-12
127. Stan Kaminski Jonestown, TX 5 09-09 74
Day 1: 5 09-09
127. Jason Lieblong Conway, AR 5 09-09 74
Day 1: 5 09-09
129. Jason Borofka Lavon, TX 5 09-08 72
Day 1: 5 09-08
129. Keith Brumfield Vicksburg, MS 5 09-08 72
Day 1: 5 09-08
129. Lance Crawford Broken Bow, OK 5 09-08 72
Day 1: 5 09-08
132. Sam George Athens, AL 5 09-06 69
Day 1: 5 09-06
133. Tripp Noojin Bryant, AL 4 09-05 68
Day 1: 4 09-05
134. Brock Belik Orchard, NE 5 09-04 67
Day 1: 5 09-04
135. Dalton Smith Taylorsville, KY 5 09-03 66
Day 1: 5 09-03
136. Brian Mullaney Ijamsville, MD 5 09-02 65
Day 1: 5 09-02
137. Brian Post Janesville, WI 4 09-01 64
Day 1: 4 09-01
138. Zack Williams Shell Knob, MO 5 08-15 63
Day 1: 5 08-15
139. Jacob Thompkins Myrtle Beach, SC 4 08-13 62
Day 1: 4 08-13
140. Evan Ferguson Catlettsburg, KY 5 08-11 61
Day 1: 5 08-11
141. Chris Griffin Brickeys, AR 4 08-11 60
Day 1: 4 08-11
142. Jason Abram Piney Flats, TN 5 08-10 59
Day 1: 5 08-10
143. Chris Hellebuyck White Lake, MI 5 08-07 58
Day 1: 5 08-07
143. Jackson Swisher Lake City, FL 5 08-07 58
Day 1: 5 08-07
145. Scott Isaacs Ladonia, TX 3 08-07 56
Day 1: 3 08-07
146. Mike McClelland Blue Eye, MO 5 08-06 55
Day 1: 5 08-06
147. Nathan Thompson Eagan, MN 4 08-05 54
Day 1: 4 08-05
148. Randall Tharp Port St. Joe, FL 5 08-03 53
Day 1: 5 08-03
149. Allen Armour Cumming, GA 4 08-03 52
Day 1: 4 08-03
150. Matt Messer Warfield, KY 5 08-02 51
Day 1: 5 08-02
151. Keith Tuma Brainerd, MN 4 07-12 50
Day 1: 4 07-12
152. Kyle Weisenburger Columbus Grv, OH 5 07-05 49
Day 1: 5 07-05
153. John Voyles Petersburg, IN 4 07-04 48
Day 1: 4 07-04
154. Lafe Messer Warfield, KY 4 06-15 47
Day 1: 4 06-15
155. Andrew Behnke Fond Du Lac, WI 4 06-14 46
Day 1: 4 06-14
156. Jack Tindel III Orange, TX 3 06-13 45
Day 1: 3 06-13
157. Creighton Sawyer Paron, AR 2 06-10 44
Day 1: 2 06-10
158. Jason Lambert Savannah, TN 2 06-09 43
Day 1: 2 06-09
159. Jim Dillard West Monroe, LA 4 06-08 42
Day 1: 4 06-08
160. Gary Clouse Winchester, TN 3 06-08 41
Day 1: 3 06-08
161. Connor Jacob Auburn, AL 4 06-07 40
Day 1: 4 06-07
162. Jeremy Radford Huntly, VA 2 06-07 39
Day 1: 2 06-07
163. Chancy Walters West Des Moines, IA 4 06-06 38
Day 1: 4 06-06
164. Kyle Metzger Pearl River, LA 4 06-05 37
Day 1: 4 06-05
165. Russ Lane Prattville, AL 4 06-04 36
Day 1: 4 06-04
166. Teddy Bogard White Hall, AR 3 06-04 35
Day 1: 3 06-04
167. Cole Drummond Effingham, SC 4 06-03 34
Day 1: 4 06-03
168. Alex Murray Lake Charles, LA 4 06-02 33
Day 1: 4 06-02
169. Derrick Sadlowski Monaca, PA 3 05-15 32
Day 1: 3 05-15
170. Scott Kerslake Okeechobee, FL 4 05-09 31
Day 1: 4 05-09
171. Keith Brashers Rogers, AR 3 05-07 30
Day 1: 3 05-07
172. Wardell Motley III Little Rock, AR 2 05-02 29
Day 1: 2 05-02
173. Avery Williams Murrells Inlt, SC 3 05-00 28
Day 1: 3 05-00
174. Richard Kaluba Litchfield, OH 3 04-14 27
Day 1: 3 04-14
175. Andy Beloat Montgomery, TX 3 04-09 26
Day 1: 3 04-09
176. Tim Tyndell Mineola, TX 3 04-08 25
Day 1: 3 04-08
177. Joaquin Covas Waco, TX 2 04-05 24
Day 1: 2 04-05
178. Blake Smith Lakeland, FL 2 04-04 23
Day 1: 2 04-04
179. Brett Hite Phoenix, AZ 3 04-00 22
Day 1: 3 04-00
180. Joey Hanna Corsicana, TX 2 03-14 21
Day 1: 2 03-14
181. Kevin Dritschler Prosper, TX 2 03-12 20
Day 1: 2 03-12
182. Seiji Kato Los Alamitos CA JAPAN 1 03-05 19
Day 1: 1 03-05
183. Lance Owen Greer, SC 2 03-04 18
Day 1: 2 03-04
184. Stephanie Hemphill Village Mills, TX 2 02-15 17
Day 1: 2 02-15
185. Tim Frederick Leesburg, FL 1 02-11 16
Day 1: 1 02-11
186. Brad Leuthner Victoria, MN 1 02-04 15
Day 1: 1 02-04
187. Billy Billeaud Lafayette, LA 1 02-03 14
Day 1: 1 02-03
187. Phillip Kroll Otego, NY 1 02-03 14
Day 1: 1 02-03
189. Chris Kingree Inverness, FL 1 02-02 12
Day 1: 1 02-02
190. Billy McDonald Greenwood, IN 1 02-01 11
Day 1: 1 02-01
191. Wyatt Wimberley Broaddus, TX 1 01-12 10
Day 1: 1 01-12
192. Clint Leonard Jr Saint Cloud, FL 1 01-09 9
Day 1: 1 01-09
193. Frank Williams Mountain Home, AR 1 01-01 8
Day 1: 1 01-01
194. Don Bradshaw Jr San Antonio, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
194. Tony Dumitras Winston, GA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
194. Clay Dyer Fayetteville, TN 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
194. Bryan Finch Belton, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
194. Mark Hooker Montgomery, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
194. Kevin Short Fairfield Bay, AR 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 141 852 2056-13
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141 852 2056-13

2024 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Lake Ouachita presented by SEVIIN 2/15-2/17

Lake Ouachita, Hot Springs, Ark.
(NONBOATER) Standings Day 1

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

1. Chris Darby Hot Springs, AR 3 08-02 200
Day 1: 3 08-02
2. Mike Steckel Las Vegas, NV 3 07-15 199
Day 1: 3 07-15
3. Alex Allen Benton, AR 3 07-12 198
Day 1: 3 07-12
4. Scott Rice Cobden, IL 3 07-04 197
Day 1: 3 07-04
5. Tristan Bramblett Tiger, GA 3 06-10 196
Day 1: 3 06-10
5. Scott Bunday Plano, TX 3 06-10 196
Day 1: 3 06-10
7. Tyler Pursley Mattawan, MI 3 06-07 194
Day 1: 3 06-07
8. Robert Jacuzzi Mount Ida, AR 2 06-03 193
Day 1: 2 06-03
9. Jimmy Obrien Southampton, NY 1 06-01 192
Day 1: 1 06-01
10. Adam Tims Royse City, TX 3 05-09 191
Day 1: 3 05-09
11. Jon Paulovich Benton, AR 3 05-07 190
Day 1: 3 05-07
12. David Waack Cary, NC 2 05-02 189
Day 1: 2 05-02
13. John Goul Philadelphia, MS 3 05-01 188
Day 1: 3 05-01
14. Mitchell Shelby Hensley, AR 3 04-13 187
Day 1: 3 04-13
15. Marvin Howard Austin, AR 1 04-11 186
Day 1: 1 04-11
16. Reagan Brown Hot Springs National Pa 2 04-09 185
Day 1: 2 04-09
17. Jerry Gonzalez Rivero Laredo TX Coah MEXICO 3 04-08 184
Day 1: 3 04-08
17. Chad Stahl Barnesville, GA 3 04-08 184
Day 1: 3 04-08
19. Steve Kline Normangee, TX 3 04-07 182
Day 1: 3 04-07
20. A.J. Menssen Bloomington, IL 2 04-05 181
Day 1: 2 04-05
21. Hayden Spradling Gilbert, AZ 2 04-02 180
Day 1: 2 04-02
22. Joshua Ford Story, AR 3 04-01 179
Day 1: 3 04-01
23. Derek Dixon Pearcy, AR 2 03-15 178
Day 1: 2 03-15
24. Stephen Simms Hot Springs, AR 1 03-11 177
Day 1: 1 03-11
25. Gene Mitchell Stuart, OK 1 03-10 176
Day 1: 1 03-10
26. Jacob Burkhead Benton, AR 2 03-09 175
Day 1: 2 03-09
27. Donny Vining Little Rock, AR 2 03-08 174
Day 1: 2 03-08
28. Aj Mays Sherwood, AR 1 03-08 173
Day 1: 1 03-08
29. Jacob Altman Edgewood, TX 2 03-06 172
Day 1: 2 03-06
30. Stephen Wolownik Bloomingdale, MI 2 03-02 171
Day 1: 2 03-02
31. Kyle Gates Little Rock, AR 1 02-14 170
Day 1: 1 02-14
32. Carson Humphrey Benton, AR 1 02-11 169
Day 1: 1 02-11
33. Hays Reeling Waukesha, WI 1 02-10 168
Day 1: 1 02-10
34. Chris Gaudin East Camden, AR 2 02-09 167
Day 1: 2 02-09
35. Jon Mohon Sr Metairie, LA 2 02-08 166
Day 1: 2 02-08
36. Gary Bates Athens, AL 1 02-08 165
Day 1: 1 02-08
36. Jimmy Fellegy Mustang, OK 1 02-08 165
Day 1: 1 02-08
38. Jason Barber Gun Barrel City, TX 1 02-07 163
Day 1: 1 02-07
39. Trey Gulley Palmhurst, TX 2 02-05 162
Day 1: 2 02-05
40. Brandon Clayton Haslet , TX 1 02-05 161
Day 1: 1 02-05
41. Jimmy Brumfield Madison, MS 1 01-11 160
Day 1: 1 01-11
41. Mark Cowart Kearney, MO 1 01-11 160
Day 1: 1 01-11
43. Sakae Ushio Tonawanda, NY 1 01-10 158
Day 1: 1 01-10
44. Rick Habarka North Little Rock, AR 1 01-06 157
Day 1: 1 01-06
44. Todd Robertson Youngsville, LA 1 01-06 157
Day 1: 1 01-06
46. Michael Leach Shenandoah, TX 1 01-03 155
Day 1: 1 01-03
47. Hunter Stanislawski Lake Geneva, WI 1 00-00 154
Day 1: 1 00-00
48. James Copeland Jonesboro, AR 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
48. Scott Dondlinger Scottsboro, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
48. Richard Greene Ocala, FL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
48. Allen Greenwood Little Rock, AR 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
48. Bob Hanna Jr Corsicana, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
48. Gary Haraguchi Murfreesboro, TN 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
48. Allen Heston Pittsburg, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
48. Leonard Humphrey Alexander, AR 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
48. Kara Moss Tyler, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
48. David Patterson Flowood, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
48. T.J. Reed Fredericktown, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
48. Ryan Rodgers Perry, OK 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
48. Niko Romero Coldspring, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
48. Clayton Self Mabelvale, AR 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
48. Mark Sloan Harrison, AR 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
48. Daniel Vasquez Boynton Beach, FL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
48. Karl Voss Sulphur, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
48. Todd Wilcox Jonesboro, AR 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
66. Ty Kenyon Dodgeville, WI 0 -1-00 0
Day 1: 0 -01-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 15 90 185-12
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15 90 185-12

Jonathan Sutton & James Gibbons Win CATT Santee Cooper, SC Feb 10, 2024

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February 15, 2024

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Jonathan Sutton & James Gibbons Win CATT Santee Cooper, SC Feb 10, 2024

Next Santee Cooper CATT Spring Qualifiers is this coming Saturday Feb 17th at John C Land! This will be a Gold event! $120 enytry online or $130 at the ramp! We now offer 2 optional side pot! $25 and $50! Tap on the logo to learn more about Santee Cooper and ther surrounding area!

Jonathan Sutton & James Gibbons whacked em! They brough in 5 bass weighing 30.84 lbs with a 83.64 lb HAWG which earned them 1st Place and the BF of the tournament. Total winnings $2,365.00!

Brian Scott & Brad Beatson took 2nd with 5 bass weighing 28.08 lbs!

Dusty Hardy claimed 3rd with 23.91 lbs!

Mike Watson & Craig McFadden earned 4th with 21.98 lbs!

Team	BF	Weight	Winnings	Points
James Gibbons – Jonathan Sutton	8.64	30.84	$2,365.00	110
Brian Scott – Brad Beatson	6.03	28.08	$550.00	109
Dusty Hardy	7.69	23.91	$250.00	108
Mike Watson – Craig McFadden	0.00	21.98	$490.00	107
Will Timmons – Bennett Lawshe	6.98	20.74		106
Trez Wienges – Wesley Bilton	4.68	18.09		105
Brent Riley – Nathan Burgess	8.18	16.63		104
Jesse Strickland – Austin Jernigan	8.28	14.16		103
Jay Jefferies – Carter Jeffries	0.00	12.50		102
Mac Altman – Randall Miller	5.50	12.29		101
Chad Crosby – Brooks Crosby	0.00	12.15		100
Justin Cromer – Mark Barnes	0.00	11.76		99
Bryan Cook – Steve Harmon	7.48	7.48		98
Max Terry – Jamiem Glascock	0.00	5.68		97
Jared Thompson – Wayne Gainey	4.01	4.01		96
Jimmy Trigg – Brandon Evans	0.00	0.00		86
BILLY WILLIS – Glenn Porter	0.00	0.00		86
Casey Warren – Ryan Thompson	0.00	0.00		86
Patrick Cook – Nick Gant	0.00	0.00		86
Rusty Bullard	0.00	0.00		86
Andrew Bull	0.00	0.00		86
TJ Anderson	0.00	0.00		86
Brent Waynick – Emmet McCauley	0.00	0.00		86
Freddie Gibbs – Clark Gibbs	0.00	0.00		86
Total Entrys			$2,880.00
BONUS $			$1,250.00
Total Paid At Ramp			$3,655.00
2024 Santee Cooper Spring Final Total			$375.00
CATT			$50.00
2024 CATT Championship Fund			$50.00
2024 Santee Cooper Spring Final Total			$800.00

Mike & Michaelle Kiser Win CATT Lake Norman, NC Feb 10, 2024

Brian Carter

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February 15, 2024

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Mike & Michaelle Kiser Win CATT Lake Norman, NC Feb 10, 2024

We had 50 teams enter this past weekend! Next CATT Lake Norman Open is this coming Saturday Feb 17th at Queens! Norman is fishing great right now so come on out and let’s go fishing!

$60 Entry Per Team
Optional $25 Side Pot
Optional $50 Side Pot
Side Pots will pay up to 3 Places
NO MEMBERSHIP!
You can pay at the ramp or on line!
Blast off safe Daylight Weigh in Time TBD
CATT Opens are open to all anglers Amateurs & Pros!

Mike & Michaelle Kiser are our BIG winners on Lake Norman with 5 bass weighing 19.80 lbs and they weighed the BF at 6.52 lbs1. All total they collected $2,210.00!

Well, it was a bit if a unicorn day on Norman as they were BITING!! We weighed in 147 fish (from 31 boats) weighing in at a total of 410.44 LBS which is an average weight per fish of 2.79 LBS! We had 19 bags weighing in over 14 LBS!!!!! This is the best day I personally have ever seen on Norman period. Perhaps the gentle giant is awakening!!!

On with the show! We had 50 boats register with us with a total of 87 anglers participating. We had 31 of those 50 weigh in and we paid out top 10 plus 5 side pot bonuses.

10th place was the team of Steve Addington and Matt Stout with a total weight of 14.67 LBS for a days total of $60.00. I have your check gents!!!

9th place was the team of Chris Brown and Sam Cole with a total weight of 14.91 LBS for a days total of $75.00

8th place was the team of BryanKim LeFever and Hunter Carpenter with a total weight of 15.36 LBS for a days total of $100.00

7th place was the team of Aaron Digh and Nolan Saunders with a total weight of 15.37 LBS for a days winnings of $115.00.

6th place was the team of Alfred Kiesling Jr and Robert Stiltner with a total weight of 15.44 LBS for a days winning of $140.00.

5th place went to the team of Marc Morrison and Rodney Lambert with a total weight of 15.71 LBS for a check worth $175.00.

4th place was won by the team of Luke Helms and Jordan Baker who brought me a bag tipping the scales at 15.80 LBS for a payday worth $215.00.

I have to say here that I would bet if I told you 4th through 10th place finishers that you would have the weights that you DID have you would have thought you would probably win the tourney. Am I correct???

TOP 3:

3rd place was won by the first of of our two – 17 LB bags which was brought to the scales by Dale Phillips who fished SOLO in this tournament. He weighed in a solid 17.32 LBs worth of fish (3.46 lb average) winning him two checks; for the third-place finish he won $265.00 + he claimed the third place, $50 side pot worth an additional $260.00 for a day’s total of $525.00. Really solid performance Dale!!!

2nd place was won by the second of our two 17 LB bags that were weighed in. This one was brought to us by the team of Jake Monti and Logan Anderson who took second place with a 5-fish limit weighing in at a sultry 17.67 LBS (3.53 lb average) worth of hog meat. This won these two a second place check for $370.00 PLUS a second place, $25 side pot check for $260.00 PLUS a second place, $50 side pot check for an additional $520.00 bringing their total winnings for the day to $1,150.00. Again, what an incredible day you all had. Congratualtions on your success.

In FIRST PLACE, bring to the scales a 6.52 LB kicker BIG Fish along with four of his friends averaging 3.32 lb’s per friend for a GRAND TOTAL of 19.80 LBS was the dynamic duo of Mike Kiser and Michelle Kiser. They decided today they wanted to win big, so they jumped into both side pots which turned out to be a really good idea! For the day, these two won $600.00 for their first-place finish, $640.00 for the $25 side pot top place finish PLUS $970.00 for their $50 side pot win for a daily GRAND TOTAL of $2,210.00! Big congratulations you two. You hit the hardest when you were up against the toughest.

it was a fun day at the lake with A LOT of success. We will be back at it next weekend, the 17th out of McCrary Creek access (Queens landing) from safe light to 8 hours after. Hope to see you out there! See you there! Carl & Bonnie!

Check out the rest of the pictures from this past weekend!

TEAM	BF	WEIGHT	WINNINGS
MIKE KISER & MICHELLE KISER	6.52	19.80	$2,210.00
JAKE MONTI & LOGAN ANDERSON	5.84	17.67	$1,150.00
DALE PHILLIPS	3.93	17.32	$525.00
LUKE HELMS & JORDAN BAKER	3.82	15.80	$215.00
MARC MORRISON & RODNEY LAMBERT	5.31	15.71	$175.00
ALFRED KIESLING JR & ROBERT STILTNER	3.59	15.44	$140.00
AARON DIGH & NOLAN SAUNDERS	0.00	15.37	$115.00
BRYAN LEFEVER & HUNTER CARPENTER	0.00	15.36	$100.00
CHRIS BROWN & SAM COLE	4.87	14.91	$75.00
STEVE ADDINGTON & MATT STOUT	3.97	14.67	$60.00
MATT STANLEY	4.26	14.58
JOHN FREEMAN & JOSEPH FAILE	4.35	14.48
HUNTER ALEXANDER & DALTON EURY	0.00	14.29
TRAVIS DONALDSON	5.63	14.19
JARRETT FREEZE & TRAYDUN FREEZE	0.00	14.18
KEVIN TOLER & JOSEA GOBLE	4.87	14.15
CHUCK DOUTHIT & KEN WRIGHT	4.76	14.14
BILLY TAYLOR	4.60	14.07
HUNTER GATEWOOD & CRAIG GATEWOOD	0.00	14.05
MITCH MCKINNON & GARRETT POOVEY	0.00	13.55
PRESTON HARRIS & DAVID COX	6.36	13.39
CHRIS GOODWIN & JOEY RANDALL	3.70	12.66
CHRIS PASSMORE & MICHAEL GAULDIN	4.04	12.48
LUKE BRAMAHLL & JEFFREY LOTFERZO (sp?)	0.00	12.14
ALTON ROCKETT & ZACK PRINGLE	3.00	12.09
TIM WADDELL & MARK BESHEARS	0.00	11.76
T.J. RUMPF	0.00	11.31
TYLER ELLIOTT	0.00	8.97
BRANDON EGGERS & CHAD CHURCH	0.00	4.00
ETHAN HOSPERDALES	3.97	3.97
NATHAN HENTSHEL	0.00	3.94
JOSH PRESSLEY & GABE KLUTIZ	0.00	0.00
GARRETT WHISNANT & DYSON LEWIS	0.00	0.00
ZACK ABSHER & DUSTIN JONES	0.00	0.00
AUSTIN GARLAND	0.00	0.00
FREDDIE PHILIPS & CHRIS BURGESS (sp?)	0.00	0.00
MARK LONG	0.00	0.00
PATRICK MARSHALL & KANDACE MARSHALL	0.00	0.00
JONATHAN FOSTER & JON LUKE FOSTER	0.00	0.00
JERRY RAMSEY & SHELBY RAMSEY	0.00	0.00
DANIEL RAY	0.00	0.00
ETHEN FESPERMAN & BRYSON PERRY	0.00	0.00
JOE LUTZ & LARSON MORGAN	0.00	0.00
TODD GIBSON & MARK BECK	0.00	0.00
TATE COLEMEN & TOM COLEMAN	0.00	0.00
MATT LEWIS	0.00	0.00
GARY FREEZE & JACOB FREEZE	0.00	0.00
ALFRED KEISLING & MIKE CHRONISTER	0.00	0.00
DANNY HARRIS & CONNER HARRIS	0.00	0.00
BLAKE CONNER & ANDREW WHITING	0.00	0.00

James Fender & Kyle Welch Win CATT Phantom Outdoors Open Cooper River, SC Feb 10, 2024

Brian Carter

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February 15, 2024

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James Fender & Kyle Welch Win CATT Phantom Outdoors Open Cooper River, SC Feb 10, 2024

We had 30 teams come out this past Saturday for the Phantom Outdoors Open on the Cooper River! We’ll do it again next year! Come on out and win HUGE!

Remember guys you can use PHANTOMCATT15 at check out and earn 15% off your Phanton Apparel Order! Tap on the Phantom logo to visit the Phantom Outdoors website!

James Fender & Kyle Welch win the Phantom Outdoors Open on the Cooper River with 5 bass weighing 21.91 lbs and a BF at 6.46 lbs! They took home $5,350.00!

Greg & Logan Benton claimed 2nd with 5 bass weighing 16.92 lbs!

Scotty Mixon & Daphne Mixon finished 3rd with 11.23 lbs!

4th went to Elvis Black & Brian Crosby with 11.12 lbs!

Team	BF	Weight	Winnings
James Fender – Kyle Welch	6.46	21.91	$5,350.00
Greg Benton – Logan Benton	5.68	16.92	$2,100.00
Scotty Mixon – Daphne Mixon	0.00	11.23	$800.00
Brian G Crosby – Elvis Black	0.00	11.12	$850.00
Vic Varner – Glenn Varner	3.54	10.77
Jason Miles – Jason Barrett	0.00	10.61
Randy Gibson	0.00	9.19
JW Smith – DeWayne Reine	0.00	8.85
Ben Smith	0.00	8.73
Chad Pennell – Matt Judy	4.29	7.41
Kenny Clark – Mark Morris	0.00	7.07
Michael Cannons – TJ McCenzie	0.00	6.35
Grant Powell – Jimmy McCants	0.00	5.99
John Ford Sr – John Ford Jr	0.00	5.63
Willy Thompson	5.15	5.15
Michael Craven – Justin Craven	0.00	3.27
Dwayne Seime – Keaton Washington	0.00	2.74
Edward Punchak – Joseph Punchak	0.00	1.05
Joe Giampa – Lee Jones	0.00	0.00
Brian Surowiec – Walter Cumbee	0.00	0.00
Jimmy Bihlear – TJ Bancroft	0.00	0.00
Sean Rucker – Lee Ramsey	0.00	0.00
Eddie Cox – Cecil Wolfe	0.00	0.00
Randal Drew – Rayn Drew	0.00	0.00
Skeeter Crosby	0.00	0.00
JT Cruise – Eric Flowers	0.00	0.00
Thad Driggers – Ewalter Capps	0.00	0.00
Jonathan Bride – Justin Harvey	0.00	0.00
Garrett Brown – Hatch Hogan	0.00	0.00
Henry Williams – Ray Fosley	0.00	0.00

David Owen Wins CATT Kerr Lake, VA Feb 11, 2024

Brian Carter

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February 15, 2024

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David Owen Wins CATT Kerr Lake, VA Feb 11, 2024

Next Kerr Lake Spring Qualifier is March 24 at Occoneechee State Park!

David Owen wins Kerr Lake with 5 bass weighing 18.69 lbs!

Gray Williams with a couple chunks!

Team	BF	Weight	Winnings	Points
David Owen	4.21	18.69	$715.00	110
Michael Birr	5.80	17.30	$1,205.00	109
Randy Waterman – Donnie Avant	5.11	17.27	$720.00	108
Dennie Gilbert – Charlie Reed	4.79	15.64	$370.00	107
Ricky Trent – Tyler Trent	0.00	13.92	$120.00	106
Jay Fogleman – Dave Stallings	0.00	13.67	$110.00	105
Phillip Smith – Lonnie Whitfield	0.00	13.53	$100.00	104
Brandon Curts – Tom Wilkinson	0.00	13.18		103
Ben Dalton	0.00	10.92		102
Derrick Currin – Gary Williams	0.00	10.72		101
Sammy Barrow – Spence Barrow	0.00	10.61		100
Shane Doughtie – Even White	0.00	10.50		99
Michael Garner – Billy Shelton	0.00	10.39		98
Matt Harrison	0.00	10.12		97
Kenny Wilson – David Mathews	0.00	8.93		96
Michael Stewart – Buck Clark	0.00	8.67		95
Tony Toombs – Brian Calloway	0.00	8.59		94
Jonathan Rhew – Rober Clary	0.00	8.49		93
Tony Stanley – Chase Stanley	0.00	7.94		92
Curtis Vick – Larry Freeman	0.00	6.73		91
Dave Farrington – Jerry Bono	0.00	6.56		90
Juston Rhew – Mike Rhew	4.13	6.42		89
Derrick Christian	0.00	5.15		88
Wesley Harris – Travis Conners	0.00	0.00		78
Chris Sorrell – Dustyn Hess	0.00	0.00		78
Mark Kines	0.00	0.00		78
David Wilson – Randy Townsend	0.00	0.00		78
Chris Mcdaniel – Nelson Mayton	0.00	0.00		78
Shannon Breeding – Ricky Bomar	0.00	0.00		78
Daniel Wood – Danny Wood	0.00	0.00		78
Johnny Wilder – Mike Harris	0.00	0.00		78
Kris Goin – Jason Tinsley	0.00	0.00		78
Billy Ore – John Parson	0.00	0.00		78
Josh Fletcher – Bryson Reed	0.00	0.00		78
Steven Coleman – Aaron Falwell	0.00	0.00		78
Total Entrys			$2,800.00
BONUS $			$1,150.00
Total Paid At Ramp			$3,340.00
Kerr 2024 Spring Final Fund			$405.00
CATT			$50.00
2024 CATT Championship Fund			$50.00
2024 Kerr Spring Final Fund Total			$405.00

Unlocking the Secrets of Bass Spawning: A Region-by-Region Guide

Brian Carter

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February 15, 2024

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Unlocking the Secrets of Bass Spawning: A Region-by-Region Guide

Introduction:

As avid anglers, we all eagerly await the arrival of the Bass spawning season. The spawn is a major time for catching giant Bass, but predicting the exact timing can be a challenge. In this article, we will delve into the fascinating world of Bass spawning and use past data to provide you with an idea of when the spawn will begin state by state. Join us as we uncover the reasons behind this natural phenomenon and gain insights into the factors that influence its timing.

Understanding Bass Spawning:

Before we dive into the specifics, let’s take a moment to understand what the Bass spawning season is all about. Spawning is the reproductive phase of Bass, where they lay their eggs and ensure the continuation of their species. This period is characterized by increased activity and aggressive feeding behavior, making it an excellent time for anglers to target trophy-sized Bass.

Using Past Data to Predict the Spawn:

To gain insights into the timing of the spawn, we turn to past data collected from various reliable sources, including fisheries management agencies, scientific studies, and angler reports. By analyzing this data, patterns and trends emerge, allowing us to make informed predictions state by state.

Environmental Factors:

Several environmental factors play a significant role in triggering the start of the Bass spawning season. One crucial factor is water temperature. As spring arrives, the water temperature gradually rises, creating optimal conditions for the Bass to begin their reproductive activities. Typically, when the water temperature reaches around 60 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit, the spawn begins.

Another influential factor is photoperiod, or the length of daylight hours. As the days grow longer, it signals to the Bass that it’s time to spawn. Longer days provide more sunlight, which promotes the growth of aquatic vegetation and stimulates the Bass’s instinct to reproduce.

Lunar phases also come into play. Many anglers believe that the spawn coincides with specific lunar phases, such as the full moon or new moon. While scientific evidence on this correlation is inconclusive, it is an interesting aspect to consider when predicting the start of the spawn.

State-by-State Predictions:

1. Florida:

In the Sunshine State, Bass spawning typically begins as early as February in the southern regions. The warm climate and early spring-like conditions allow for an early spawn. In the northern parts of Florida, the spawn usually takes place in late February to early March.

2. Texas:

Texas experiences a diverse range of climates, but generally, the Bass spawning season begins in mid-March to early April. The warmer southern regions see an earlier spawn, while the northern parts of the state witness a slightly later start.

3. California:

In California, the Bass spawning season varies depending on the region. In Southern California, the spawn usually begins in late February to early March, while in the northern parts of the state, it typically starts in April.

4. Tennessee:

In Tennessee, the Bass spawning season typically begins in mid-March to early April. The water temperature and photoperiod align during this time, creating favorable conditions for the spawn.

5. Alabama:

Alabama experiences an early Bass spawning season, usually starting in late February to early March. The warmer climate in the southern parts of the state contributes to this early timing.

6. Michigan:

In Michigan, the Bass spawning season begins in late April to early May. The cooler water temperatures and longer winters in this northern state cause a slightly delayed spawn.

Please note that these predictions are based on historical data and general trends. Nature is complex, and variations can occur from year to year, influenced by factors like climate change and local conditions. Therefore, it’s always advisable to stay updated with fishing reports and consult local experts for the most accurate information.

Conclusion:

Understanding when the Bass spawning season will begin state by state is a valuable tool for anglers seeking to maximize their success on the water. Through the analysis of past data and consideration of environmental factors, we can make informed predictions about this exciting time of year. However, it’s essential to remember that nature follows its own course, and adaptability is key to successful fishing.

So, gear up and get ready for the upcoming Bass spawning season. Armed with knowledge and a bit of luck, you’ll be well-prepared to catch those giant Bass during this prime time for angling!

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