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Steve Vann & Richard Lewis Win CATT Old North Harris Mar 10, 2018

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Steve Vann & Richard Lewis Win CATT Old North Harris Mar 10, 2018

**Remember guys you have to enter 3 CATT Qualifiers to be able to enter the June 2-3 CATT Championship on Kerr. $10,000 1st Place! You can make your 3 by having fished any FALL 2017 CATT Trails and by fishing any SPRING CATT Trails—the 3 don’t have to in the same Division!

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To enter the Old North Final you only have to enter 1 Old North Qualifier! 1st Place at the Old North Final is GUARANTEED $3,000.00!

Next Old North is at Jordan launching from Farrington Point Mar 24th!

Steve Vann & Richard Lewis took 1st Place with 19.26 lbs! Kick in the 1st BONUS $ and they took home $1,265.00!

Richard & Steve!
2nd Place went to Scott Woodson & Tony Stalker with 13.82 lbs. They also took home the 2nd BONUS $! All total they collected $650.00!

Seth Ellis & Jamie Caldwell finished 3rd with 12.90 lbs and took the 1st BF money with a 7.84 lbs bass. All total Seth & Jamie took home $323.00!

David Wilson and Hal Blackwelton took 4th with 12.04 lbs worth $120.00!

2nd BF went to Red Ligon & Daryl Peel with a 7.21 lb bass. They took home $57.00!

    Big Total    
Place Place Fish Weight Winnings Points
1 Steve Vann – Richard Lewis   1st BONUS $ 0.00 19.26 $1,265.00 110
2 Scott Woodson – Tony Staker   2nd BONUS $ 0.00 13.82 $650.00 109
3 Seth Ellis – Jamey Caldwell   1st BF 7.84 12.90 $323.00 108
4 David Wilson – Hal Blackwelton 0.00 12.04 $120.00 107
5 Will Howard – Bryce McClenney 0.00 11.06 106
6 Red Ligon – Daryl Peele   2nd BF 7.21 9.46 $57.00 105
7 Terry Amen – Bryce Owens 0.00 8.12 104
8 Keith Allen – Dennis Allen 0.00 7.95 103
9 Mark Antonelli – Chris Insco 0.00 5.34 102
10 Rich Sczerbala – Storm Rutcho 0.00 4.07 101
11 Todd Sumner – Keith Harrison 0.00 3.79 100
12 KC Choosakul – Tim Pinhollow 0.00 1.33 99
13 John McLeland – Eric Schell 0.00 0.00 98
14 Charles Napier – Aaron Johnson 0.00 0.00 98
15 Grady Lee – Jamie Murphy 0.00 0.00 98
16 Johnny Howard – William Howard 0.00 0.00 98
17 Rick Dunstan – Josh Huff 0.00 0.00 98
18 Shane Burns 0.00 0.00 98
19 Jeremy Sabo 0.00 0.00 98
20 Mark Lowe – Curt Swann 0.00 0.00 98
Total Entrys $2,280.00
BONUS $     $540.00
Total Paid At Ramp     $2,415.00
Old North 2018 Spring Final Fund     $355.00
2018 CATT Championship Fund     $50.00
       
2018 Old North Spring Final Fund Total     $355.00
2018 CATT Championship Fund Total     $3,170.00

Andrew Heald/Brandon Spivey Win Georgia Nitro Owners Tournament results (Seminole) March 10,2018

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Andrew Heald/Brandon Spivey Win Georgia Nitro Owners Tournament results (Seminole) March 10,2018

1st Place – Andrew Heald/Brandon Spivey – 17.82

2nd Place – Austin Gordon/Buddy Gordon – 15.07

3rd Place – Oscar Agero/Ramon Bizanilla – 14.26 and Big Fish 6.13

Will Smith & Tom Bancroft WIN CATT Cooper River Mar 10, 2018

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Will Smith & Tom Bancroft WIN CATT Cooper River Mar 10, 2018

We had 31 teams enter the 2nd Cooper River Spring Qualifier this past Saturday! Make plans to be at the next one as we continue to grow on the Cooper River! The 3rd Cooper River Qualifier is Mar 24th!

Will Smith & Tom Bancroft took the win with 5 bass weighing 25.92 lbs! They also took the BONUS $ and received a $1,000.00 check!

Will & Tom!

2nd went to Matt & Andrew baker with 5 bass weighing 21.40 lbs and they took home $280.00

Randy Gibson & Bubba Dennis took 3rd with 20.07 lbs and weighed the BF at 8.44 lbs. They collected $330.00.

Buck Black & Carl Harrington finished 4th with 18.87 lbs worth $130.00!

5th went to Greg Benton & Logan Benton with 18.36 lbs and they collected $100.00.

6th and $75 went to John Campbell & Kyle Welch with 16.64 lbs!

    Big Total    
Place Team Fish Weight Winnings Points
1 Will Smith/Tom Bancroft  BONUS $ 8.13 25.92 $1,000.00 110
2 Matt Baker/Andrew Baker 7.88 21.40 $280.00 109
3 Randy Gibson/Bubba Dennis  BF 8.44 20.07 $330.00 108
4 Buck Black/Carl Harrington 4.54 18.87 $130.00 107
5 Greg Benton/Logan Benton 5.74 18.36 $100.00 106
6 John Campbell/Kyle Welch 4.15 16.64 $75.00 105
7 Adam Rodenhouse/Ryan Arron 0.00 16.10 104
8 Sid Fowler/Jason Riley 5.73 15.85 103
9 Brian Beoddy/Corey Tolppa 5.39 14.82 102
10 Travis Gatlin/Grant Powell 0.00 14.47 101
11 Kevin Powell/Jimmy McCants 4.69 14.47 100
12 Bob Letizi/Brian Harper (Sub) 0.00 14.35 99
13 Jermey Hewitt/Bill Lawshe 0.00 13.63 98
14 Dave McConnell/Dylan Mcconell 0.00 12.99 97
15 Jimmy Bihlear/James Bihlear 0.00 11.06 96
16 Joe Hutchinson/Elvis Black 0.00 10.96 95
17 Will Thompson/Doug Roberia 4.10 10.12 94
18 Robbie Powell/Josh Timmons 0.00 9.85 93
19 Ryan Romesberg/Bernnan Gunther 0.00 9.64 92
20 David Kelly/Kenny Clark 0.00 9.42 91
21 Anthony Galloway/Ken Anderson 0.00 9.34 90
22 Leah Bowzard/Allen Bowzard 0.00 9.02 89
23 Joe Giampa/Gene Youngs 0.00 8.62 88
24 Casey Leach 0.00 8.05 87
25 James Robinson/William Gregory 0.00 6.63 86
26 Johnny Brinson/James White 0.00 5.53 85
27 Fred Cruise 0.00 5.46 84
28 Brett Fields/Randal Drew 0.00 0.00 83
29 Cody Carter/William Minus 0.00 0.00 83
30 Tyler Black/Benjamin Crosby 0.00 0.00 83
31 Wesley Ragland/Chandler Ackermann 0.00 0.00 83
Total Entrys     $1,550.00
BONUS $     $500.00
Total Paid At Ramp     $1,915.00
Cooper River 2018 Spring Final Fund     $105.00
2018 CATT Championship Fund     $30.00
       
Cooper River 2018 Spring Final Fund Total     $255.00
2018 CATT Championship Fund     $3,200.00

NEW PLANO KVD WORMFILE SPEEDBAGS DELIVER KVD-LEVEL PERFORMANCE AT AN ASTONISHINGLY FAIR PRICE

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NEW PLANO KVD WORMFILE SPEEDBAGS DELIVER KVD-LEVEL PERFORMANCE AT AN ASTONISHINGLY FAIR PRICE
 

 

 

FILE PLASTIC BAITS THE KVD WAY

NEW PLANO KVD WORMFILE SPEEDBAGS DELIVER KVD-LEVEL PERFORMANCE AT AN ASTONISHINGLY FAIR PRICE
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Plano, IL (March 14, 2018) – Kevin VanDam knows a thing or two about bass fishing. Need proof? VanDam has won the Super Bowl of bass tournaments, the Bassmaster Classic, an unprecedented four times. And he has been named the Bassmaster Elite Series Angler of the Year, seven times. Any questions?

Anglers like VanDam don’t outfish the rest of the crowd by leaving things to chance. So, what is it that separates the best anglers from the rest? Besides their inherent ability, pro anglers and guides consider organization, tackle and equipment management a critical component to their daily routine on the water. Ultimately, operating efficiently saves time. Making decisions quickly and having the ability to implement them is how elite anglers stay in the game longer. In KVD’s words, “If you’re looking for something, you’re not catching bass, and that’s a problem.”

KVD Wormfile Speedbags™ Model PLAB12700

Plano’s new KVD Wormfile Speedbags™ offer KVD-grade performance and efficiency for organizing plastics. Available in two different sizes, small and large, KVD Wormfile Speedbags are optimized for storing up to 20 or 40 individual bags of soft plastics, respectively. “These fast-access zippered bags keep individual bags of soft plastics upright and uniformly oriented, so you can find what you need fast,” says VanDam. “And Plano’s patented fold-down design allows them to be fully opened to reveal wide interiors for even greater visibility, while remaining sturdy and self-supporting.”

KVD Wormfile Speedbagsare constructed with a high-performance, waterproof fabric shell featuring a Thermoplastic Elastomer, or TPE coating. This durable design is the same TPE waterproof fabric shell found on KVD Signature Series Tackle Bags and offers unmatched water-resistant protection from the elements. The speedbags also feature a just right, bright red interior that not only improves visibility in low light, but won’t bling too brightly in direct sun either.

 

KVD Wormfile Speedbags™ Model PLAB11700

Like millions of other anglers, KVD relies on Plano to keep his fishing gear protected and well organized – at home, in the truck and on the water. “Obviously, my entire boat is geared towards efficiency with my tackle storage, and the foundation is the Plano 3700 Stowaway box. But, what I’m really excited about this season are the new KVD Wormfile Speedbags for organizing my plastics.

This storage option keeps the baits in the original, unique packaging, which is very desirable. Baits like Dream Shots and Ochos stay nice and straight and are easy to organize. Plus, baits like Rage Craws that are packaged in individual clams maintain the integrity of their unique packaging,” says VanDam. “This is much better than putting all of your baits in a big bag where appendages can become kinked or the body may end up bent. It’s a great system.”

 

Today’s soft plastic baits come in an ever-increasing number of styles, sizes and colors to cover a range of presentations and applications. That means even casual anglers carry more soft plastics with them than ever before. But carting around a selection of bulky plastics takes space, and simply piling them into a single bag makes finding what you’re looking for a challenging and time-consuming proposition. KVD doesn’t go that route, so why should you?

Affordable KVD Wormfile Speedbags are just what bass anglers need to organize soft plastics by style, size or color and label the exteriors to make finding exactly what you need ever easier. These classy black bags feature bright red accents and interiors, failsafe looped zipper pulls and side-carry handles for transport. Ultra-efficient storage of soft plastic baits has never been easier… or looked this good.

Plano KVD Wormfile Speedbags™ Features and Specifications

Model PLAB11700 / 9.5”L x 4.5”W x 6.25”H / MSRP $14.99

Model PLAB12700 / 14”L x 4.5”W x 5.5”H / MSRP $19.99

It’s no coincidence the world’s most successful competitive angler trusts Plano to protect and transport his gear. New KVD Signature Series Tackle Bags and Wormfile SpeedbagsTM provide avid anglers with customizable storage, premium-grade protection and unmatched organization and access. So be like KVD; power on and fish fast. These exceptional new bags will take care of the rest.

 

Is This the Hottest Bait on the Pro Bass Circuit?

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Is This the Hottest Bait on the Pro Bass Circuit?

Is This the Hottest Bait on the Pro Bass Circuit?

Z-Man set to unleash new ¾-ounce ChatterBait® JackHammer at the Bassmaster Classic 

LADSON, SC (MARCH 14, 2018) – Bassmaster Elite Series angler Brett Hite calls it ‘the Ferrari of bladed bass jigs.’ It’s a statement that’s hard to dispute when you consider the Phoenix, Arizona based bass fishing pro has won over a million dollars on bladed jigs.

Within the past month alone, the ChatterBait JackHammer vibrating jig has chalked up a pile of cash and two major tournament wins on the BASS and FLW circuits. You begin to understand why so many top anglers today brandish the radical bait — the fruits of a two-and-a-half year, collaborative project between Hite, Z-Man Fishing and influential Japanese luremaker, EverGreen International.
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Z-Man’s new ¾-ounce ChatterBait JackHammer is hot of the presses, just in time for the Bassmaster Classic.

Previously available in 3/8- and ½-ounce sizes, Z-Man will release a new ¾-ounce size ChatterBait JackHammer, just in time for the 2018 Bassmaster Classic.

“Everything about the ChatterBait JackHammer is high-level and ultra-refined,” says Hite. “It took us a full year, for example, just to perfect a process for applying detailed paint finishes to the bait’s stainless steel, hex shaped ChatterBlade®. This is a super-tuned, efficient bladed jig that starts vibrating with the very first turn of the reel handle.”

Hite adds that the bait also features a flat-bottom, low-center-of-gravity head with a specialized channel groove for blade protection. “We insisted on the sharpest Gamakatsu® heavy wire flipping hook available. The premium silicone skirt is hand-tied and color-matched to the jighead and blade. And a double-wire trailer keeper locks soft plastics tight to the jighead. Even the line-tie is tricked-out — a high-grade Decoy® Egg Snap. Like I said, Ferrari,” Hite laughs.

The hottest combo in bassin’ today — a ChatterBait JackHammer and Z-Man RaZor ShadZ trailer.

Fresh off a Bass Pro Shops Central Open win on Ross Barnett Reservoir, Bassmaster Elite Series angler Stephen Browning was singing the bait’s praises. “I boated almost every bass on a pair of ChatterBait JackHammer bladed jigs,” he said. “I tied up a black/blue bait with a matching Z-Man DieZel MinnowZ during the darker morning hours, and followed it up with a solid white ChatterBait and white Razor ShadZ trailer in the afternoon. I felt the DieZel vibrated differently than the RaZor, and gave the bait more loft, which was key in dingier water.”

Browning also noted that the low-profile jighead on the JackHammer slid over shallow eelgrass and woodcover exceptionally well. “What’s great, too,” Browning noted, “is the bait’s double-keeper system, which holds ElaZtech softbaits tightly in place. Even when the bait picked up blades of grass, I could slap it on the water and clear it without having to re-rig the trailer. Huge time saver. I also felt like the blade gave off a slightly different, perhaps higher pitched sound than other baits. I had a lot of confidence in it.”

Not two weeks earlier, Chris Johnston wielded a white Z-Man / EverGreen ChatterBait JackHammer to win the FLW Tour event at Florida’s Harris Chain of Lakes. Interestingly, Johnston’s winning blade jig was as gift from his buddy, fellow FLW pro, Jeff Gustafson, who earned a 2nd place finish with a similar JackHammer vibrating jig. In total, five of the top-ten finishers also employed ChatterBait brand lures during the event, most of them retrieving the vibrating jig through patches of hydrilla.

Bassmaster Elite Series angler Stephen Browning wielded a pair of ChatterBaits to win the Bass Pro Shops Central Open.

For Browning the winning retrieve consisted of slow-rolling across 2- to 4-foot spawning flats, using occasional upticks in reel rotation to speed up the bait’s swimming cadence and vibration. “Ninety percent of my bass bit right after I turned the reel handle fast one time.” For Johnston and Gustafson, a ripping and popping retrieve activated the lure’s blade, and accounted for most of their strikes.

“The JackHammer definitely shines around vegetation and cover,” adds Hite. “But what’s amazing is that it’s just as deadly in clear water as it is in dark, dirty lakes, rivers and reservoirs. Work it along bottom or bulge it up near the surface.

“The new ¾-ounce size fills a critical gap in the ChatterBait spectrum. For working a bait down in deeper water, really thumping it around wood cover, the heavier ¾-ouncer is a valuable tool in my tackle box. My rule of thumb for fishing the bait is to speed it up or slow it down just enough to tick the vegetation or wood. It’s just an amazing, versatile bait.”

The pre-eminent vibrating jig available today, the ChatterBait JackHammer is the result of a comprehensive project between Z-Man Fishing and Japanese luremaker, EverGreen International, designed by Bassmaster Elite Series angler Brett Hite. Available in 3/8-, ½- and the new ¾-ounce size, the ChatterBait JackHammer features ten color-matched patterns, compatible with a variety of ElaZtech softbaits.

Bassmaster Classic Anglers Dealing With ‘Confused’ Bass This Week At Lake Hartwell

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Bassmaster Classic Anglers Dealing With ‘Confused’ Bass This Week At Lake Hartwell
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Ott DeFoe will be among a full field of 52 anglers competing for the championship title in the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods March 16-18 in Greenville, S.C., with fishing competition on Lake Hartwell out of Anderson.
Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.

March 14, 2018

Bassmaster Classic Anglers Dealing With ‘Confused’ Bass This Week At Lake Hartwell

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GREENVILLE, S.C. — There are a couple of reasons why Tennessee pro Ott DeFoe didn’t pre-fish for the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods.

For one thing, he knows himself too well.

When he visits a lake, he knows he doesn’t have the willpower to just ride around and look. He wants to fish — and he didn’t want to risk finding something good and messing it up months before the tournament started.

More than that, he knew big changes were in store for the lake.

“I knew Lake Hartwell was going to look a lot different by this week than it did back in the fall and the winter,” DeFoe said. “I just didn’t see any point in pre-practicing.”

The annual Super Bowl of Bass Fishing is scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with takeoffs at 7:30 a.m. ET each day from Green Pond Landing and Event Center in Anderson, S.C., and daily weigh-ins scheduled for 3:15 p.m. at the Bon Secours Wellness Center in downtown Greenville. A first-place prize of $300,000 is at stake.

As DeFoe expected, the 56,000-acre face of Lake Hartwell has changed drastically since the fall. After dropping to almost 10 feet below full pool, the lake is nearly full now — and anglers who fished it during the lower pool say it’s a completely different animal today than it was then.

“It was 7 feet low in October when we were here for the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship,” said Luke Gritter, a Michigan angler who made the Classic by finishing second in the 2017 Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Championship presented by Magellan Outdoors. “It’s a different lake now. The fish were on a herring bite then and schooling, and it’s too cold for that now.”

Caleb Sumrall, the Louisiana angler who edged Gritter for the B.A.S.S. Nation title on Hartwell in October, agreed.

“Right now, you’ve got a little bit of everything going on,” Sumrall said. “You can’t find a real pattern. The fish aren’t bunched up. It’s just one here and there.”

The lake went off-limits to competitors on Jan. 1 and only became available again last week, March 9-12. The anglers will get another official practice day Wednesday.

DeFoe said it’s hard to know what the fish will be doing when the fish don’t even seem to know themselves.

“The fish, in my opinion, are confused,” he said. “It got so warm, so quick — and it wasn’t like it was for just a day. They had a week of extremely warm weather here.

“Guys at home fishing Douglas and Cherokee were fishing 60-degree water, which shouldn’t ever happen in February. I’m sure it got that way here, too.”

DeFoe says that likely moved some fish into some shallower prespawn and spawning areas. But another blast of cold weather changed all of that.

“All of a sudden, now the bottom has fallen back out of it, and it’s more like it should be for this time of year,” he said. “But I think the fish, when it was warm, they just got so far along that it’s kind of made them act weird.

“They’re not where they should be.”

That strange setup, DeFoe said, may favor local anglers who know the lake well and understand how fish behave here during seasonal oddities.

“The guy who has lived here and knows all of the quirks of it could definitely have an advantage,” he said. “You want to say it’s anybody’s tournament. But really, when a place is not fishing good, that’s when you’ve got a local advantage.”

Several anglers in the 52-man field have won major events on Lake Hartwell in the past, including Donalds, S.C., pro Casey Ashley, who won the 2015 Classic on Hartwell and Lorena, Texas, angler Alton Jones, who won the 2008 Classic on the lake.

Ashley has also won an FLW Tour event on Hartwell — as have California pro Brent Ehrler and Florida pro John Cox.

For more information and a full list of events taking place at the Classic, visit Bassmaster.com.

Jim Davis – Mike Allman Win CATT Wateree March 10, 2018

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Jim Davis – Mike Allman Win CATT Wateree March 10, 2018

The Big Girls are starting to move at Wateree! Jim Davis & Mike Allman weighed in a 5 bass limit at 27.43 lbs with a 8.35 lb kicker! 1st Place & the BONUS plus the BF money Jim and Mike took home $1,842.00! They also received an Academy Gift Card!

 

2nd with 20.57 lbs were Bob Weaver & Scott Floyd! They took home $560.00!

Lewis Thompson & Chis Holmes brought 17.23 lbs to the scale to secure 3rd and $300.00!

Dean Benfield & Keith Hargett claimed 3rd with 17.12 lbs and they took home $17.12 lbs!

The last money place went to Donald & Paul Wells with 16.32 lbs worth $125.00!

2nd BF weighed 5.95 lbs and she was brought in by Sonny Beam & Butch Williams. They collected $78.00!

Next Wateree CATT is this Sat Mar 17th at Clearwater and is a Gold! Remember you only have to enter 1 Wateree Spring Qualifier to be eligible to enter the Wateree Spring Final!

    Big   Total    
Place Team Fish Weight Winnings Points
1 Jim Davis – Mike Allman 1st BF & BONUS $ 8.35 27.43 $1,842.00 110
2 Bob Weaver – Scott Floyd 5.22 20.57 $560.00 109
3 Lewis Thompson – Chris Holmes 4.80 17.23 $300.00 107
4 Dean Benfield – Keith Hargett 5.37 17.12 $200.00 108
5 Donald Wells – Paul Wells 5.48 16.32 $125.00 106
6 Mike King – Chris Crawford 4.55 15.89 105
7 Butch Williams – Sonny Beam  2nd BF 5.95 15.78 $78.00 104
8 David F Canupp & David L Canupp 5.35 15.33 103
9 Jacob Norris – Jeff Norris 3.23 14.07 102
10 Jerry Freezon – Kareem White 3.51 13.49 101
11 Mike Ware – Bryan Holmes 3.34 12.34 100
12 Matt Ross – David Skinner 3.14 11.93 99
13 Craig Haven – Tim Haven 2.91 11.85 98
14 Chad Gainey – Mack Kitchens 2.98 11.65 97
15 Mike Stephens – Hunter Hicks 4.81 11.47 96
16 Sam Dowey – Tommy Moak 3.04 10.92 95
17 Mark Healon – Tony Truett 2.28 9.97 94
18 Greg Atkinson – Ron Catoe 5.25 9.00 93
19 Max Price 0.00 0.00 92
20 Jimmy McFarland – Calvin Griggs 0.00 0.00 92
21 Larry Hastings 0.00 0.00 92
22 Phillip Anderson – Andy Lake 0.00 0.00 92
23 Matt Nettles – RB Blackmon 0.00 0.00 92
24 Ed Mathews 0.00 0.00 92
25 Wesley & Cole Jackson 0.00 0.00 92
26 Scott Williams 0.00 0.00 92
Total Entrys     $3,120.00
BONUS $     $460.00
Total Paid At Ramp     $3,105.00
Wateree 2018 Spring Final Fund     $400.00
2018 CATT Championship Fund     $75.00
       
2018 Wateree Spring Final Fund Total     $1,255.00
2018  CATT Championship Fund Total     $3,070.00

2nd Bob Weaver & Scott Floyd

3rd Lewis Thompson & Chris Holmes

Mid March Lake Anna Fishing Report by Chris Craft

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Mid March Lake Anna Fishing Report by Chris Craft

MID MARCH OUTLOOK
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The Anna Point Marina/Fish Tales Big Fish Contest will start back up and we will pay $100 or a yearly ramp pass

($150 value) to the angler that catches the largest Bass, Crappie or Striper for the month of March. The rules are very simple……..
1- MUST LAUNCH FROM ANNA POINT MARINA and pay
the $10 ramp fee of be a yearly ramp pass holder.
2- Anglers fishing with a guide or employee must pay ramp fee before outing.
3- ALL fish must be weighed on porch scale at Fish Tales.
4- Tournament caught fish are eligible, however they must be weighed on porch scales as well.
5- Live and artificial bait is allowed.
6- All anglers in the boat are eligible with the paid ramp fee.
GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!
MARCH FISHING TOURNAMENTS

3-17 WET LINE PRODUCTIONS CHARITY BASS SERIES

(HIGH POINT MARINA)
 7AM-3PM
$100 ENTRY FEE 80% PAYBACK
SCOTT & TERESA CAIN 804-873-7449
3-18 FISH TALES OPEN TOURNAMENT
$110 ENTRY FEE
 -BIG FISH INCLUDED-
 80% PAYBACK
7AM-3PM
 540-895-5900 ext5 CHRIS or DAVE
3-25 FISH TALES OPEN TEAM TOURNAMENT
 $110 ENTRY FEE
-BIG FISH INCLUDED-

 80% PAYBACK

7AM-3PM
 540-895-5900 ext5 CHRIS or DAVE
3-31 FISH TALES OPEN TEAM TOURNAMENT
 $110 ENTRY FEE
  -BIG FISH INCLUDED-
 80% PAYBACK
7AM-3PM
 540-895-5900 ext5 CHRIS or DAVE
Old Man Winter is just not letting go this year, after a nice warm up in February and early March, it has cooled back off.
March is known as the BIG FISH MONTH here in the Commonwealth, so be sure to check your line, rod and reel and get out there and land the fish of a lifetime.
BASS- The largemouth will start to make a move into the shallows all month long and will be willing to take a variety of reaction baits as they feed up in preparation for the spawn. If venturing uplake in the stained water, shallow crankbaits like the SPRO LITTLE JOHN 50 will draw strikes from hungry bass.
Dave’s Tournament Tackle Tiger Shad Spinnerbaits fished in the dormant/emering willow grass has been a proven tactic for many years. New for this year from Dave’s Tournament Tackle is the Blade Roller Spinnerbait, the round head will deflect better for you when fishing in wood cover and it also features hidden weigh technology (3/8 has a 1/4 profile).
Search baits like a Rat-L-Trap or Red Eye Shad has always been a favorite lure choice of mine. Fish these baits around the many rocky points that are adjacent to the channel.
Mid lake will have better water clarity, suspending jerkbaits fished on main lake points, rip rap banks, deep boat docks and bridge pilings are a great choice to have a chance at a BIG FAT BUCKET MOUTH!  As the water warms, you can get more aggressive with the cadence that you are fishing.
If fishing around bait fish, A-Rigs rigged with four inch swimbaits, like the BIG BITE SUICIDE SHAD will do the trick. A 1/2oz Blade Bait made by SG HEAVY METAL BAITS will catch them as well and the popular Damiki Vault.Also, a 1/4oz Scounger Head rigged with a soft jerkbait will catch them.
As the water warms into the 50’s and stays there, a soft jerkbait like the Zoom Super Fluke, Damiki Armor Shad, Deep Creek Lures Carolina Shad and the Double-D CC Twitchin’ Shad are all great choices. You can fish these in the emergent willow grass, around and under boat docks and around laydown trees. I rig them with a Gamakatsu EWG 4/0 hook on 12lb Izorline XXX Golden Green line.
CRAPPIE- The Crappie had started making a slight move towards their spawning grounds, however they were stopped by the cold weather and falling water temps. You can still catch them around bridge pilings in 10-15 feet of water. As the water warms back up, look for them to move towards the willow grass, boats docks and laydown trees. A two inch curly tail grub rigged on a 1/16oz jighead or small minnows rigged under a slip bobber with catch limits of the tasty panfish.
 STRIPER- The LINESIDES are on the move uplake and will continue to move uplake all  month. Jerkbaits, four inch swimbaits, blade baits and spoons will all catch fish. There are still a number of birds on the lake diving on baitfish, these feathered fish locaters will help you put a few in the cooler.
By the end of the month, concentrate on the upper sections of the lake, above the 522 bridge on the North Anna arm and from the mouth of Terry’s Run all the way up to the 522 bridge on the Pamunky Arm.
LAKE LEVEL- Full Pool
WATER TEMPS
DOWN LAKE- 50-53 Degrees
MID LAKE- 46-48 Degrees
UP LAKE- 44-48
Chris Craft
Anna Point Marina/Fish Tales Tackle Manager

 

Phillip Anderson win Catt Lake Murray March 3,2018

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Phillip Anderson win Catt Lake Murray March 3,2018

Remember guys at the Lake Murray Final 1st takes home a minimum of $2,500.00! We will also award a $250 Gift Certificate from Treeshaker Tackle to the heaviest bag weighed during the Murray Spring trail! Next Lake Murray CATT is Mar 31st and is a GOLD!

1st Place this past Saturday went to Phillip Anderson with 5 bass weighing 20.59 lbs! Phillip also collected the BONUS pushing his total winning to $1,180.00!

2nd went to Neil & Tim Huffstetler with 5 bass weighing 19.50 lbs and they weighed in the 1st BF at 5.90 lbs! They took home $519.00 plus an Academy Gift Card!

Dave Franklin took 3rd with a limit weighing 17.21 lbs and weighed in the 2nd BF at 5.78 lbs. Dave earned $191.00!

    Big Total Total  
  Team Fish Weight Winnings Points
1 Phillip Anderson   BONUS $ 4.52 20.59 $1,180.00 110
2 Niel Huffstetler – Tim Huffstetler   1st BF 5.90 19.50 $519.00 109
3 Dave Franklin  2nd BF 5.78 17.21 $191.00 108
4 Jim Davis – Josh Rennenbaum 4.42 17.08 107
5 Doug Lown – Rhett Manus 4.31 16.62 106
6 Dan McGlohorn – Gary McGloHorn 4.77 15.52 105
7 Keith Chichester – Baylen Moore 5.00 15.36 104
8 Roger Farr – Brad thompson 4.20 14.77 103
9 Will Anderson – Kyle Cannon 3.87 14.50 102
10 Tim Whitman – Christopher Shiflet 3.91 12.03 101
11 Scott Martin – Ryan Martin 2.08 9.76 100
12 Todd Sinclair – Hollis Dobbins 2.20 8.86 99
13 Matt Arms – Zach Blair 0.00 5.50 98
14 Bobby McPherson – Wayne Blackwell 0.00 2.63 97
15 Emmett Maynor – Karson Grubbs 0.00 0.00 96
16 Matt Maoolohan 0.00 0.00 95
17 Robert Taylor – Franke Taylor 0.00 0.00 94
Total Entrys     $2,040.00
BONUS $     $280.00
Total Paid At Ramp     $1,890.00
Murray Spring 2018 Fall Final Fund     $325.00
2018 CATT Championship Fund     $70.00
       
2018 Murray Spring Final Fund Total     $1,045.00
2018  CATT Championship Fund Total     $2,995.00

Tim & Neil Huffstetler

Dave Franklin

Ryan Roller – Gary Colwell Win CATT Kerr March 10,2018

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Ryan Roller – Gary Colwell Win CATT Kerr March 10,2018

**Remember guys you have to enter 3 CATT Qualifiers to be able to enter the June 2-3 CATT Championship on Kerr. You can make your 3 by having fished any FALL 2017 CATT Trails and by fishing any SPRING CATT Trails—the 3 don’t have to in the same Division!
Next Kerr CATT is Mar 18 at Occonccechee! This is a GOLD event and the payback increases!
Ryan Roller & Gary Colwell make it 2 in a row on Kerr! Ryan & Gary weighed in 5 bass at 19.15 lbs topping the 34 boat field! They also collected the 1st BONUS $ and took home a total of $1,220.00! They also take the point lead!
2nd went to Brian Calloway & William Hubbard with 5 bass weighing 16.33 lbs and they took the 2nd BONUS $. Add in the 2nd BF at 5.04 lb s and they earned $782.00!
Darrell Wyatt took 3rd with 16.10 lbs and received $300.00!
Ricky & Tyler Trent claimed the 4th spot with 15.17 lbs and they weighed the 1st BF at 5.17 lbs! They collected $413.00!
Dwayne Bingham & Alan Micaux finished 5th with 15.06 lbs and took the 3rd BONUS worth $265.00!
Last money spot went to Eddie Glascock & Billy Dunn with 15.06 lbs. They took home $100.00!

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