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INDIANA’S HACKEMACK WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE LBL DIVISION OPENER ON KENTUCKY/BARKLEY LAKES

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March 20, 2018

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INDIANA’S HACKEMACK WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE LBL DIVISION OPENER ON KENTUCKY/BARKLEY LAKES

Tennessee’s Henry Wins Co-angler Title

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GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. (March 19, 2018) – Boater Kane Hackemack of Georgetown, Indiana, caught a five-bass limit Saturday weighing 29 pounds, 8 ounces, to take top honors at the 2018 T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) LBL Division opener on Kentucky and Barkley lakes. Hackemack earned $4,915 for his win.

Hackemack said he focused on deep points with current breaks, and caught his first two keepers within 20 minutes at his first area, on the north end of Kentucky Lake,.

“The current breaks had a lot of shad and bass were feeding on them,” said Hackemack, who notched his first career win in FLW competition. “I hooked my first two on a ¾-ounce Strike King Red Eye Shad and stuck with the lure the rest of the day.”

Hackemack said he caught nine keepers from the area, averaging one every 20 to 30 minutes. He said his last good fish – a 7½-pounder – came at 11:30 a.m. From there, he said the bite slowed down.

“I’ve caught many 20- to 25-pound limits on Kentucky Lake, but to get almost 30 is awesome,” said Hackemack. “It truly is one of the best fisheries in the country.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Kane Hackemack, Georgetown, Ind., five bass, 29-8, $4,915

2^nd: Cole Floyd, Leesburg, Ohio, five bass, 27-1, $3,408

3^rd: Rick Shannon, Woodlawn, Tenn., five bass, 18-3, $1,640

4^th: Matt Robertson, Kuttawa, Ky., three bass, 16-3, $1,147

5^th: Tommy Williams, Shepherdsville, Ky., five bass, 16-12, $983

6^th: Stuart Eversole, Middletown, Ohio, five bass, 16-1, $901

7^th: Drew Boggs, Lebanon, Tenn., five bass, 15-11, $819

8^th: Austin Brown, Benton, Ky., four bass, 15-9, $837

9^th: Ray Barga, Benton, Ky., four bass, 14-14, $955

10^th: Chris Beaudrie, Princeton, Ky., four bass, 14-7, $573

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Floyd weighed a 9-pound, 9-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $750.

Greg Henry of Hixson, Tennessee, won the Co-angler Division and $2,458 Saturday after catching three bass weighing 12 pounds, 8 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Greg Henry, Hixson, Tenn., three bass, 12-8, $2,458

2^nd: Ryan Kirkpatrick, Benton, Ky., three bass, 12-4, $1,329

3^rd: Roger Kirby, Owensboro, Ky., three bass, 10-7, $817

4^th: John Lovin, Fayetteville, Ohio, two bass, 10-5, $573

5^th: Craig Middleton, Harrodsburg, Ky., two bass, 9-10, $492

6^th: Chuck Rounds, Benton, Ky., two bass, 9-6, $826

7^th: Kevin Webb, Clayton, Ohio, two bass, 8-15, $410

8^th: Claude Cobb, Lexington, Ky., two bass, 8-13, $369

9^th: Roger Richardson, Saint Louis, Mo., three bass, 8-12, $328

10^th: Luke Lamb, Nicholasville, Ky., two bass, 8-8, $287

Rounds caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division weighing in at 6 pounds, 13 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $375.

The T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) LBL Division event on Kentucky and Barkley lakes was hosted by the Kentucky Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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

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

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.

Jordan Lee’s Victory Marks the Seventh Straight Championship for HDS

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March 20, 2018

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Jordan Lee’s Victory Marks the Seventh Straight Championship for HDS

Lowrance® Leads 2018 GEICO® Bassmaster Classic Champion to 2nd Consecutive Win
Jordan Lee’s Victory Marks the Seventh Straight Championship for HDS

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Tulsa, Okla. – Lowrance®, a world-leader in fishing electronics since 1957, continued its domination of America’s tournament-fishing circuit as Lowrance Pro Jordan Lee mounted an epic comeback to claim the 2018 Bassmaster Classic Championship. Held on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell, March 16-18, Lee’s winning three-day total of 47 pounds, 1 ounce, comes on the heels of his 2017 victory on Lake Conroe, Texas, and marks the seventh straight Classic championship win for a competitor using Lowrance’s HDS fishfinder/chartplotter displays. The 26-year-old Guntersville, Ala., native is also the youngest angler in Bassmaster history to win the tournament two years in a row.

In the Classic’s final standings, six of the top 12 competitors relied on Lowrance HDS Carbon fishfinder/chartplotters to navigate and find key fish-holding areas. In all, more than 50 percent of the 52 anglers competing in this year’s Bassmaster Classic chose Lowrance HDS – that’s more than all other competitive units combined.

Armed with Lowrance HDS Carbon displays and StructureScan® 3D, Lee ended the first day with five bass weighing 18 pounds, 10 ounces, and the second day with another five weighing 12 pounds, 2 ounces. Fighting his way back from sixth place on the final day, Lee weighed in another five-bass limit at 16 pounds, 5 ounces for a winning total of 47 pounds, 1 ounce – a full pound more than the closest competitor.

“I’ve been running Lowrance since I started, and this year I have a HDS Carbon 16 at the dash and two Carbon 12’s at the bow, and that setup, for me, means confidence,” said Lee. “I can clearly see what I am looking at, and when I would catch one, my screen would light up (with fish targets) as the other’s followed him in. I backed off a bit and noticed that those fish stayed around the area, and I was able to capitalize and catch a couple more. StructureScan to me is the clearest. It allowed me to find a number of places like that this week and that was really key for me.”

“Jordan’s come-from-behind performance on Lake Hartwell is not only a testament to his dedication and skill, but proves yet again that the world’s best anglers rely on Lowrance HDS,” said Leif Ottosson, CEO, Navico. “We congratulate him on another amazing showing, and are thrilled to have played an integral role in his second consecutive win and the seventh straight victory for a Lowrance HDS angler.”

For more information on Lowrance and its tournament-winning fishfinding technology, including the award-winning HDS Carbon, StructureScan 3D, and all new, free software featuring groundbreaking FishRevealTM and High-Visibility Color functionality, please visit www.lowrance.com.

For a limited time, anglers can also get up to $500 cash back on HDS Carbon in the HDS Ultimate Upgrade, going on now until April 30. For more information on the HDS Ultimate Upgrade, please visit www.lowrance.com/offers/.

Bassmaster Classic Draws Record Attendance To South Carolina’s Upstate

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March 20, 2018

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Bassmaster Classic Draws Record Attendance To South Carolina’s Upstate

The 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods held out of Greenville, S.C., with fishing competition on Lake Hartwell in Anderson, had a record-breaking attendance of more than 143,000 across all venues.

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March 19, 2018

Bassmaster Classic Draws Record Attendance To South Carolina’s Upstate

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GREENVILLE, S.C. — The 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods over the weekend attracted record attendance from bass fishing fans, B.A.S.S. officials announced today.

Starting with Fan Appreciation Day Thursday through bass tournament competition on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, a total attendance of 143,323 was recorded at one or more of the activities, according to law enforcement counts, host facilities officials and other independent sources.

The previous record was 137,700, set in 2009 at the Bassmaster Classic in Shreveport, La. The 2017 Classic in Houston last March drew 115,000 fans to Lake Conroe and downtown Houston venues.

“This record-breaking attendance would not have been possible without the loyalty of our fans and the partnerships between B.A.S.S. and our sponsors, exhibitors, the media and our host communities — Visit Greenville and Visit Anderson,” said B.A.S.S. CEO Bruce Akin. “We’re thankful for the hard work of the entire B.A.S.S. family and our great volunteers in Greenville and Anderson who made this Classic such a success, and we are grateful to the devoted B.A.S.S. members and fans of the Classic anglers who came to Greenville and Anderson in record numbers.”

“The Upstate’s beautiful outdoors shines even brighter when we welcome B.A.S.S. to the community,” said Chris Stone, president, VisitGreenvilleSC. “We have been able to create a first-rate partnership with B.A.S.S. that we hope to continue for years to come. Something very special happens when we host these anglers, sponsors and enthusiastic followers to Upstate South Carolina. We can’t wait to serve as host again soon.”

Fans in the Bon Secours Wellness Arena stayed through the entire weigh-in to watch one of the most exciting finishes in the 48-year history of the Bassmaster Classic. Jordan Lee, a 26-year-old former college bass fishing champion from Alabama, performed final-day heroics for the second consecutive year to claim bass fishing’s most prestigious title. Lee is the youngest of three anglers to win the Classic back-to-back. The others are Rick Clunn and Kevin VanDam, who each have four Classic victories in their careers.

In addition to the daily weigh-ins, huge crowds attended the takeoffs each morning at Green Pond Landing and Event Center on Lake Hartwell in Anderson, S.C. The Classic Outdoors Expo presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods in Greenville’s 250,000-square-foot TD Convention Center drew numerous fishing fans and their families as well. A new event this year, the Fan Appreciation Day, enabled fans to mingle with the professional anglers for two hours Thursday afternoon.

Neil Paul, executive director of Visit Anderson, noted that the attendance reports did not include nearly 500 people who turned out at Green Pond Landing in the afternoons just to watch the anglers load their bass boats and begin driving toward the weigh-ins in Greenville.

“Our Anderson County Team worked tirelessly to provide the most complete experience to B.A.S.S. and the thousands of people who came out each day to cheer on their favorite anglers,” Paul said. “And once again, Green Pond Landing proved to be an invaluable resource on Lake Hartwell, a Top 100 Bass Lake in America. After three Bassmaster Classics since 2008, the bar has been set. We are honored to have been a part of the greatest Bassmaster Classic in history.”

“We are very appreciative of all the fans who came to Greenville and Anderson to help us celebrate 50 years of B.A.S.S.,” said Eric Lopez, director of Event Operations at B.A.S.S. “It wasn’t long ago that we were hoping to reach the 100,000 milestone for the Classic, and now we are consistently surpassing that mark.”

The previous Classic on Lake Hartwell, in 2015, drew an attendance of 103,091, Lopez noted. Classics in Tulsa, Okla., in 2013 and 2016 drew 106,850 and 107,605, respectively.

This year, in addition to 1,400 participating in Fan Appreciation Day on Thursday, officials recorded attendance figures of 33,207 on Friday, 58,620 on Saturday and 50,096 on Sunday.

Official audience measurements for the Classic LIVE video coverage streamed live on Bassmaster.com, ESPN3 and the ESPN app will not be available until later this week, but Jim Sexton, vice president/digital for B.A.S.S., said web traffic on Bassmaster.com indicates a record number of fans tuned in for live coverage of the bass fishing world championship.

NORTH PORT’S KEYSO WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE GATOR DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE

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March 20, 2018

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NORTH PORT’S KEYSO WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE GATOR DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE

Perry’s Wiles Grabs Co-angler Title

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OKEECHOBEE, Fla. (March 19, 2018) – Boater Mikey Keyso Jr. of North Port, Florida, caught a five-bass limit Saturday weighing 24 pounds, 12 ounces, to take top honors at the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Gator Division tournament on Lake Okeechobee. For his efforts, Keyso earned $7,663.

Keyso spent his day fishing south of the Monkey Box targeting postspawn bass in dollarweed pads. He said he rotated between two areas, and used a Texas-rigged Junebug-colored Reaction Innovations Skinny Dipper with 3/8- and ¼-ounce weights to catch his fish.

“There was a new moon and most people focused on spawning bass,” said Keyso, who earned his second career win on Lake Okeechobee in BFL competition. “A wave of bluegill were also spawning, so I Power-Poled down and just slow-rolled my bait through the pads.”

The Florida angler said he used a Fitzgerald Fishing Bryan Thrift Series Frog Rod with 50-pound-test braid line, and estimated that he caught 45 keepers throughout the tournament.

“The water had to be a little dirty. The big ones committed to the bait in dirty water,” said Keyso. “And when they committed, they just destroyed it. It was a fun bite.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Mikey Keyso Jr., North Port, Fla., five bass, 24-12, $5,663 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: Matthew Jerdan, Cape Coral, Fla., five bass, 22-13, $2,232

3^rd: Jesus Villegas, Virginia Gardens, Fla., five bass, 20-10, $1,489

4^th: Chris Crow, Lake Placid, Fla., five bass, 19-14, $1,041

5^th: Mark Blevins, Palatka, Fla., five bass, 19-7, $1,633

6^th: Nathan Thomas, Weirsdale, Fla., five bass, 18-15, $818

7^th: Fred Chivington Jr., Welaka, Fla., five bass, 18-13, $744

8^th: Greg Harp, Vero Beach, Fla., five bass, 17-11, $669

9^th: Kyle Giella, Parrish, Fla., five bass, 17-5, $595

10^th: George Kapiton, Inverness, Fla., five bass, 16-12, $521

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Blevins weighed a 7-pound, 14-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $640.

Michael Wiles of Perry, Florida, won the Co-angler Division and $2,432 Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 19 pounds, 13 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Michael Wiles, Perry, Fla., five bass, 19-13, $2,432

2^nd: Justin Brown, Frostproof, Fla., five bass, 17-7, $1,166

3^rd: Delfin Pernas, Miami, Fla., five bass, 16-8, $743

4^th: Jeffrey Shaffer, Orlando, Fla., five bass, 15-14, $521

5^th: Junior Iriban, Lantana, Fla., five bass, 15-11, $446

6^th: Tom Jessup, Sarasota, Fla., five bass, 14-8, $409

7^th: Shannon Bryson, Merritt Island, Fla., five bass, 14-5, $372

8^th: Bruce Greer, Lake Worth, Fla., five bass, 14-2, $335

9^th: Timothy Hibbs, Bradenton, Fla., five bass, 13-13, $298

10^th: Jackie Barber, Cocoa, Fla., two bass, 13-9, $580

Barber caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division weighing in at 9 pounds, 10 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $320.

The T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Gator Division event on Lake Okeechobee was hosted by the Okeechobee County Tourist Development Council.

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

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

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.

VANEGMOND WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE BULLDOG DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE OCONEE PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

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March 20, 2018

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VANEGMOND WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE BULLDOG DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE OCONEE PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Marietta’s Slupczynski Claims Co-angler Title

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BUCKHEAD, Ga. (March 19, 2018) – Boater Tim Vanegmond of Gay, Georgia, caught five bass Saturday weighing 18 pounds, 11 ounces, to take top honors at the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Bulldog Division tournament on Lake Oconee presented by Navionics. Vanegmond earned $4,806 for his win.

“I caught everything flipping a green-pumpkin-colored (Reaction Innovations) Sweet Beaver and (Strike King) Structure Bug under docks,” said Vanegmond, who earned his first career win in FLW competition. “I had to skip the bait all the way to the center, that’s the only way I could get a bite.”

Vanegmond said he spent his time fishing 15 docks, in sight of the takeoff ramp in Sugar Creek. He said once he figured out the fish weren’t on the dock’s edges, the bite improved dramatically.

“It took me about two hours to get my first bite, but after that I really started catching them,” said Vanegmond. “I probably had 18 fish throughout the rest of the day including my biggest at 4½ pounds.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Tim Vanegmond, Gay, Ga., five bass, 18-11, $4,806

2^nd: Terry Adams, Mansfield, Ga., five bass, 15-9, $2,403

3^rd: Matt Henry, Milledgeville, Ga., five bass, 14-4, $1,605

4^th: Joe Jackson, Newnan, Ga., five bass, 13-6, $1,121

5^th: Frank Kitchens III, Oxford, Ga., five bass, 13-0, $1,461

6^th: Stacy Adams, Hazlehurst, Ga., five bass, 12-7, $981

7^th: Mark Svendsen, Doraville, Ga., five bass, 12-6, $801

8^th: Pat Fisher, Colbert, Ga., five bass, 12-0, $721

9^th: David Pettis, Tifton, Ga., five bass, 11-10, $641

10^th: Tony Couch, Buckhead, Ga., five bass, 11-9, $561

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Girard Jones of Macon, Georgia, weighed a 6-pound, 9-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $725.

Adam Slupczynski of Marietta, Georgia, won the Co-angler Division and $2,403 Saturday after catching four bass weighing 8 pounds, 1 ounce.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Adam Slupczynski, Marietta, Ga., four bass, 8-1, $2,403

2^nd: Scott Sayasing, Grantville, Ga., two bass, 7-13, $1,563

3^rd: Donald Peppers, Good Hope, Ga., four bass, 7-10, $806

4^th: Thom Dickson, Cartersville, Ga., two bass, 7-8, $561

5^th: Christopher Wilder, Macon, Ga., two bass, 7-1, $581

6^th: Ariska Savior, Atlanta, Ga., three bass, 6-12, $441

7^th: Steve Garrett, Bishop, Ga., three bass, 6-11, $400

8^th: Frank Godwin Jr., Bainbridge, Ga., four bass, 6-9, $410

9^th: James South, Dawsonville, Ga., two bass, 6-4, $300

9^th: Matthew O’Connell, Brooks, Ga., four bass, 6-4, $300

Sayasing caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division weighing in at 5 pounds, 10 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $362.

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

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

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.

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NEBRASKA’S PLATTSMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL WINS BASS PRO SHOPS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING TRUMAN LAKE OPEN IN MISSOURI

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March 19, 2018

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NEBRASKA’S PLATTSMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL WINS BASS PRO SHOPS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING TRUMAN LAKE OPEN IN MISSOURI

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WARSAW, Mo. (March 19, 2018) – The Plattsmouth High School duo of Haley Sporven & Draven Ray, both of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, brought two bass to the scale Saturday weighing 6 pounds, 15 ounces to win the 2018 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Truman Lake Open. The win advanced the team to the 2018 High School Fishing National championship, held June 26-30, on Pickwick Lake in Florence, Alabama.

A field of 19 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from Long Shoal Marina in Warsaw. In FLW/TBF High School Fishing competition, the top 10-percent of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.

The top team on Truman Lake that advanced to the 2018 High School Fishing National Championship was:

1st: Plattsmouth High School, Plattsmouth, Neb. – Haley Sporven and Draven Ray, both of Plattsmouth, Neb., two bass, 6-15

Rounding out the top 5 teams were:

2nd: Kearney High School, Kearney, Neb. – Nathan Pratt and Haden Long, both of Kearney, Neb., one bass, 6-14

3rd: Hillcrest High School, Springfield, Mo. – Kody Wiertzema and Pierce Randolph, both of Springfield, Mo., one bass, 3-9

4th: Bolivar High School, Bolivar, Mo. – John Hubbert and Andrew Johnson, both of Bolivar, Mo., one bass, 2-8

5th: Kick-back Bass Club – Matthew Gerber, Lexona, Kan., and Josh Flynn, Overland Park, Kan., one bass, 2-3

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

The 2018 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Truman Lake Open was a two-person (team) event for students in grades 7-12, open to any Student Angler Federation (SAF) affiliated high school club in the United States. The top 10 percent of each Challenge, Open, and state championship field will advance to the High School Fishing National Championship. The High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.

In addition to the High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest high school bass tournament, the 2018 High School Fishing World Finals, held in conjunction with the National Championship. At the 2017 World Finals more than $60,000 in scholarships and prizes were awarded.

Full schedules and the latest announcements are available at HighSchoolFishing.org and FLWFishing.com.

Byars & PJ Smelser Win inaugural Wet Line Productions event March 17,2018

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March 19, 2018

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Byars & PJ Smelser Win inaugural Wet Line Productions event March 17,2018

We had 15 boats for our inaugural event braving 24 degree temps with rain and sleet. 1st Plce was Corey Byars & PJ Smelser 12.47 lbs, 2nd Plce was Larry & Lee Martin 10.44 lbs and 3 rd was Kip Hall & Mike Wall with 9.23 lbs and Big Fish of 5.32 lbs. event went very well lots of great positive feedback and the raffle was huge success. Next up April 7th Anna Point Marina for the JMU Bass Fishing Team event.

Johnny Allen & Scott Stallings Win CATT Wateree March 17, 2018 – 20.32 lbs

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Johnny Allen & Scott Stallings Win CATT Wateree March 17, 2018 – 20.32 lbs

Johnny Allen & Scott Stallings made the trip down to Wateree from North Carolina and went back home $1,900.00 richer! Johnny & Sctt weighed in 5 bass at 20032 lbs securing 1st Place and the BONUS $!

Johnny & Scott with their winning catch!

Johnathan Stickland & Dustin Compton drove down from the Upstate of South Carolina and took 2nd with 5 bass weighing 16.30 lbs and they left town with $660.00!

Johnathan & Dustin!

Ray Dowey & Joey Outlaw claimed 3rd with 15.63 lbs and they took home $370.00!

Tommy Williams & Thomas Hardwick finished 4th with 14.54 lbs and collected $250.00!

Jerry Freezon weighed in the 1st BF at 6.46 lbs which pushed his total weight to 14.52 lbs! Jerry took home $407.00 with his BF and 5th Place finish! Jerry also received an Academy Sports Gift Card!

Last Money place of $125.00 went to Jim Davis & Mike Allman with 13.98 lbs!

The 2nd BF weighing 5.40 lbs was brought in by Butch Williams & David Ethridge and they took home $93.00!

Next Wateree CATT is this coming Saturday Mar 24th at Clearwater Cove. This a regular CATT Qualifier- $80 entry or $90 at the ramp!

*32 Teams*	Big	Total
Team	Fish	Weight	Winnings	Points
Johnny Allen – Scott Stallings BONUS $	4.79	20.32	$1,900.00	110
Johnathan Strickland – Dustin Compton	4.95	16.30	$660.00	109
Ray Dowey – Joey Outlaw	3.61	15.63	$370.00	107
Tommy Williams – Thomas Hardwick	5.23	14.54	$250.00	108
Jerry Freezon 1st BF	6.46	14.52	$407.00	106
Jim Davis – Mike Allman	3.45	13.98	$125.00	105
Butch Williams – David Ethridge 2nd BF	5.40	13.89	$93.00	104
Alan Fletcher – Tanner Fletcher	4.53	13.86		103
Jason McCoy – Casey Stevens	4.33	13.33		102
Chad Gainey – Todd Butler	3.86	12.88		101
Brett Collins – Brad Petway	2.72	12.58		100
Trent McLaughlin – Brent Neal	2.81	11.90		99
Craig Haven – Tim Haven	2.73	11.79		98
Dean Benfield – Keith Hargett	3.41	11.74		97
Bob Weaver – Scott Floyd	3.23	11.26		96
Mike King – Chris Crawford	4.00	10.06		95
David F Canupp – David L Canupp	2.98	6.39		94
Lewis Thompson – Chris Holman	0.00	0.00		93
Donald Wells – Paul Wells	0.00	0.00		93
Sonny Beam – Billy Bailey	0.00	0.00		93
Jacob Norris – Jeff Norris	0.00	0.00		93
Mike Ware – Bryan Holmes	0.00	0.00		93
Mike Jennings – David Winters	0.00	0.00		93
Mark Healon	0.00	0.00		93
Ricky Brown – Dustin Snipes	0.00	0.00		93
Larry Hastings	0.00	0.00		93
Matt Nettles – Craig Nettles	0.00	0.00		93
Frederick Clements – Mike Stevens	0.00	0.00		93
Wesley Jackson – Cole Jackson	0.00	0.00		93
Scott Williams – Robbie English	0.00	0.00		93
Randy Robinson	0.00	0.00		93
Donnie Levister – Julia Levister	0.00	0.00		93
Total Entrys			$3,720.00
BONUS $			$600.00
Total Paid At Ramp			$3,855.00
Wateree 2018 Spring Final Fund			$392.00
2018 CATT Championship Fund			$70.00

2018 Wateree Spring Final Fund Total			$1,650.00
2018 CATT Championship Fund Total			$3,350.00

Jerry Freezon with the Academy Sports BF!

Joey Outlaw along with Ray Dowey with some nice uns!

David Ethridge with the 2nd BF of the tournament!

Thomas Hardwick with a 5 pounder!

Jordan Lee Becomes Third Angler To Score Back-to-Back Bassmaster Classic Victories

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Jordan Lee Becomes Third Angler To Score Back-to-Back Bassmaster Classic Victories

Jordan Lee of Grant, Ala., won the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods at Lake Hartwell with a three-day total of 47 pounds, 1 ounce. This is Lee’s second Classic win in a row.

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March 18, 2018

Jordan Lee Becomes Third Angler To Score Back-to-Back Bassmaster Classic Victories

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GREENVILLE, S.C. — After three magical days on Lake Hartwell, South Carolina, Jordan Lee now belongs to one of the most exclusive fraternities in professional bass fishing.

Lee, who began Sunday’s championship round in sixth place, caught five bass that weighed 16 pounds, 5 ounces and won the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods with a three-day total of 47-1.

Lee, who won last year’s Classic on Lake Conroe, Texas, joins fishing legends Rick Clunn and Kevin VanDam as the only anglers in history to win the Super Bowl of professional bass fishing two years in a row.

“That part of it hasn’t set in for me,” said Lee, who pushed his career earnings with B.A.S.S. past $1 million with the $300,000 Classic win. “I’m still just freaking out.

“It was just a perfect week for me. I caught fish on five different baits and a lot of different techniques.”

Unlike last year, when Lee struggled during the first round of the Classic before rebounding to win, he got off to a good start during this year’s first round with a catch of 18-10.

Since he didn’t have a good practice, he said he decided to stay within his comfort zone and fish boat docks — much like he does on Smith Lake in his home state of Alabama.

“I just wanted to cover as much water as I could to give myself the best chance of putting a bait in front of a fish,” he said. “On this lake, I knew boat docks were going to play because they always do — and that’s what I like to do.”

With no solid pattern identified, Lee alternated between a Strike King Rage Swimmer and two Strike King stickbaits — an Ocho and a Shimmy Stick. He stuck with green pumpkin and green pumpkin/blue as his primary colors.

He also caught fish throughout the week on an unspecified jerkbait and a homemade bladed jig.

“I really didn’t have a game plan,” he said. “I knew I could catch a lot of 2-pound spotted bass, and I knew those fish weren’t going to win me the tournament. But that’s what I wanted to do, and everything just kind of fell into place.”

Lee weighed in all spotted bass on Day 2 and saw his weight drop to 12-2. But he still easily made the Top 25 cut in sixth place to fish on Championship Sunday.

But being behind on the final day is nothing new for Lee, considering he started last year’s championship round in 15th place and came back to win.

Once again, he hit the jackpot on the final day.

“Today, I went in the back of this one little pocket and the water was 57 degrees,” he said. “I caught a fish — probably my biggest one of the day — and then it turned out there were bass under every dock in there.

“They were swimming around by my boat. It was just loaded.”

There was one tense moment for Lee in that pocket when he thought he might have let the historic victory slip through his fingers.

“I really thought I had lost the tournament on my last cast,” he said. “There was one bass about 4 or 5 pounds under a dock, and I pitched my worm right on it and it swirled and ate it. I set the hook and the worm popped off.

“If that one had cost me, it was going to be tough to sleep at night.”

As it turned out, though, Lee had just enough weight to edge California pro Brent Ehrler by 1 pound. Ehrler was second with 46-1, followed by Jason Christie, who led the first two days but caught only 8-11 on Sunday and fell to third place with 45-15.

“I didn’t go out all week thinking I was going to win this tournament,” Lee said. “I just decided I was going to fish the way I wanted to fish.

“You can’t plan on winning this tournament. Everything just has to fall into place.”

Alabama pro Mark Daniels Jr. won $2,500 for catching the Berkley Big Bass of the week, a 6-11 largemouth he caught on Day 1.

Toyota Bonus Bucks will pay $7,500 to the highest-placing eligible angler and $2,500 to the second-highest-placing angler.

2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods
3/16-3/18
Lake Hartwell, Greenville SC.
(ANGLER) Standings Day 3

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

1. Jordan Lee Grant, AL 15 47-01 0 $300,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-10 Day 2: 5 12-02 Day 3: 5 16-05
2. Brent Ehrler Redlands, CA 15 46-01 0 $50,000.00
Day 1: 5 17-08 Day 2: 5 12-05 Day 3: 5 16-04
3. Jason Christie Park Hill, OK 14 45-15 0 $45,000.00
Day 1: 5 20-14 Day 2: 5 16-06 Day 3: 4 08-11
4. Matt Lee Guntersville, AL 15 43-15 0 $30,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-01 Day 2: 5 12-08 Day 3: 5 17-06
5. Jacob Powroznik North Prince George, VA 15 43-04 0 $25,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-04 Day 2: 5 13-00 Day 3: 5 15-00
6. Ott DeFoe Blaine, TN 15 42-13 0 $22,000.00
Day 1: 5 16-08 Day 2: 5 13-05 Day 3: 5 13-00
7. Jacob Wheeler Harrison, TN 15 42-13 0 $21,500.00
Day 1: 5 16-01 Day 2: 5 14-10 Day 3: 5 12-02
8. Casey Ashley Donalds, SC 15 42-12 0 $21,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-00 Day 2: 5 15-05 Day 3: 5 12-07
9. Aaron Martens Leeds, AL 15 42-09 0 $20,500.00
Day 1: 5 14-02 Day 2: 5 13-03 Day 3: 5 15-04
10. Gerald Swindle Guntersville, AL 15 42-02 0 $20,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-13 Day 2: 5 15-07 Day 3: 5 10-14
11. James Elam Tulsa, OK 15 41-10 0 $15,000.00
Day 1: 5 16-07 Day 2: 5 15-10 Day 3: 5 09-09
12. Edwin Evers Talala, OK 15 41-09 0 $15,000.00
Day 1: 5 19-09 Day 2: 5 13-00 Day 3: 5 09-00
13. Clifford Pirch Payson, AZ 15 41-05 0 $15,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-11 Day 2: 5 15-02 Day 3: 5 12-08
14. Micah Frazier Newnan, GA 15 40-12 0 $15,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-07 Day 2: 5 18-11 Day 3: 5 08-10
15. Mark Daniels Jr. Tuskegee, AL 15 40-10 0 $17,500.00
Day 1: 5 15-14 Day 2: 5 10-11 Day 3: 5 14-01
16. Cliff Pace Petal, MS 15 39-13 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-13 Day 2: 5 13-03 Day 3: 5 12-13
17. Russ Lane Prattville, AL 15 39-10 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 11-05 Day 2: 5 14-07 Day 3: 5 13-14
18. Seth Feider Bloomington, MN 15 38-15 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-14 Day 2: 5 15-02 Day 3: 5 10-15
19. Mike McClelland Bentonville, AR 15 38-12 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-15 Day 2: 5 15-04 Day 3: 5 10-09
20. John Cox Debary, FL 15 37-04 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-02 Day 2: 5 13-13 Day 3: 5 11-05
21. Brandon Coulter Knoxville, TN 15 37-03 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 10-14 Day 2: 5 14-15 Day 3: 5 11-06
22. Brandon Palaniuk Hayden, ID 13 35-04 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-00 Day 2: 5 13-00 Day 3: 3 09-04
23. Dustin Connell Clanton, AL 13 33-09 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-05 Day 2: 5 10-12 Day 3: 3 07-08
24. Mark Davis Mount Ida, AR 15 32-08 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-10 Day 2: 5 10-15 Day 3: 5 07-15
25. Jason Williamson Wagener, SC 13 29-00 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-05 Day 2: 5 10-03 Day 3: 3 03-08
BERKLEY BIG BASS
Mark Daniels Jr. Tuskegee, AL 06-11 $2,500.00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 51 255 684-12
2 45 245 584-12
3 21 118 290-02
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117 618 1559-10

Kansas State Dominates Bassmaster College Series Classic On Keowee Docks

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Kansas State Dominates Bassmaster College Series Classic On Keowee Docks

Zach Vielhauer, left, and Will Andrie of Kansas State won Sunday’s Carhartt Bassmaster College Classic presented by Bass Pro Shops on Lake Keowee with five bass that weighed 13 pounds, 2 ounces.

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March 18, 2018

Kansas State Dominates Bassmaster College Series Classic On Keowee Docks

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GREENVILLE, S.C. — Having found favorable clarity and appealing water temperatures during practice on Lake Keowee’s south end, Kansas State’s Zack Vielhauer and Will Andrie sacked a limit of 13 pounds, 2 ounces to win the Carhartt Bassmaster College Classic presented by Bass Pro Shops.

Committing their day to dock fishing, the winners focused on precise presentations that adjusted with fish movement.

“As the sun came out, the fish moved farther and farther under the docks, so we were skipping our baits father under there where nobody else was reaching,” Vielhauer said. “We had never fished this lake before. But in practice, we went all the way from the south end, all the way up to the north end; so we were able to eliminate the whole north end and concentrate on the south end.”

The K-State anglers fished unweighted Texas-rigged Senkos in watermelon and green pumpkin, and 3/16-ounce finesse jigs with green pumpkin/brown trailers. Light line — 8-pound fluorocarbon — proved essential to their effective presentations.

“With the clear water, we were able to get those baits under there and the fish weren’t able to see the line,” Vielhauer said. “But, we work well together as a team and if one of us was unable to make the pitch or the cast, the other one’s able to do that. So, we alternated.”

Andrie said he and his teammate started deeper, but they ended up spending most of their time fishing in 2 to 10 feet of water. Following a rotation that they had established in practice, they fished 25 to 30 docks.

Their action started early with four keepers in the first 20 minutes.

“Most of the fish we caught today were prespawners; they had big bellies and they were ready to go,” Andrie said. “They were staging to do their thing, but we intercepted them today.

“Today, we predominantly had spotted bass — the biggest spotted bass we had all week, but we did find a couple of those key largemouth that really did it for us.”

Carhartt Bassmaster College Classic presented by Bass Pro Shops

3/18/2018

Lake Keowee – South Cove – Greenville, SC

STANDINGS BOATER DAY 1

Today’s Activity

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

1 Zach Vielhauer – Will Andrie Kansas State 5 5 13- 2 5 5 13- 2 0.00

2 Ben Stone – Greyson Williams Lander University 5 5 12- 3 5 5 12- 3 0.00

3 Justin Grigg – Brett Blackwood Winthrop University 5 4 9-15 5 4 9-15 0.00

4 Colby Bryant – Dillon Harrell Sam Houston State University 5 5 9- 9 5 5 9- 9 0.00

5 Jonathan Kelley – John Duarte Coastal Carolina University 5 5 8-14 5 5 8-14 0.00

6 Trevor Topken – Zachary Catoe University of South Carolina 5 5 8- 9 5 5 8- 9 0.00

7 Jake Lee – Cole Sands Bryan College 5 5 8- 8 5 5 8- 8 0.00

8 Derek Freeman – Robert White Clemson University 5 5 7-11 5 5 7-11 0.00

9 Remington Wagner – Garret Beck Hutchinson Blue Dragons 3 3 3- 6 3 3 3- 6 0.00

BIG BASS

Day Name City,State Lbs-Oz

1 Justin Grigg – Brett Blackwood Clover, SC 3- 7

TOTALS

Day # Fish # Live Lbs-Oz # Limits

1 43 42 81-13 8

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