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Ken Morgan/Richard Boatright Win CATT Savannah River February 17,2018

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Ken Morgan/Richard Boatright Win CATT Savannah River February 17,2018
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Posted Brett Collins

Ken Morgan & Richard Boatright took 1st Place at the 2nd Savannah River CATT Qualifier with a limit weighing 11.36 lbs and they weighed in the 2nd BF at 4.59 lbs. Addin the BONUS $ and they took home $853.00!

2nd went to Monte & Sean Misplay with 5 bass weighing 10.93 lbs and they colletced $210.00!

Al Pittman & Tim Roundtree finished 3rd with 10.58 lbs and took home $90.00!

The 1st BF was weighing in by Ernest Beasley & Buddy Wheeler with a 5.23 lb bass worth $112.00!

Next Savannah River CATT is March 31st at Hardeville!

    Big Total    
Place Team Fish Weight Winnings Points
1 Ken Morgan/Richard Boatright   BONUS $ & 2nd BF 4.59 11.36 $853.00 110
2 Monte Misplay/Sean Misplay 0.00 10.93 $210.00 109
3 Al Pittman/Tim Roundtree 0.00 10.58 $90.00 108
4 Frank Ackerman 0.00 10.44 107
5 Barry Descaro/Sawyer Hunt 0.00 10.32 106
6 Keenan Gowers/Matt Cantrell 0.00 8.58 105
7 Daniel Grassi/Daniel Grassi II 0.00 7.94 104
8 Anthony Joyner/Ronald Welch 0.00 7.78 103
9 Ernest Beasley/Buddy Wheeler   1st BF 5.23 7.75 $112.00 102
10 Jeff Desimone/Randall Reynolds 0.00 7.49 101
11 Scott Moody/Todd Hargrave 0.00 7.35 100
12 Joe Toth/Jordan Schumacher 0.00 6.55 99
13 Ann Hood/Jerry Hood 0.00 6.21 98
14 Michael Chavis/Josh Parker 0.00 5.53 97
15 Michael Hurt II/Madeline Conner 0.00 2.54 96
16 Dan Martin II/Eric Setto 0.00 0.00 95
Total Entrys     $1,280.00  
BONUS $     $320.00  
Total Paid At Ramp     $1,265.00  
Savannah River 2018 Spring Final Fund     $300.00  
2018 CATT Championship Fund     $35.00  
         
2018 Savannah River Spring Final Fund Total     $650.00  
2018 CATT Championship Fund Total     $2,590.00  

2nd Place Monte & Sean Misplay

Ernest Beasley & Buddy Wheeler 1st BF

Lex Costas – Xan Costas win CATT Santee Cooper Feb 17, 2018

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Lex Costas – Xan Costas win CATT Santee Cooper Feb 17, 2018
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The warm weather is getting here early and the “bite” has turned on down on the Santee Cooper Lakes!. WE had 60 teams enter this past Saturday and the next Santee CATT is this coming Saturday Feb 24 at John C Land! This one is a GOLD so the entry fee is $120 or $130 at the ramp! Look for some big weights to come to the scales Saturday!

Lex & Xan Costas brought in 5 bass at 31.86 lbs to take 1st Place! They also claimed the BONUS $ plus they weighed the 2nd BF at 8.60 lbs. ALL total Lex & Xan took home $2,180.00!

Eric Bozeman & Max Shuman finished 2nd with 27.29 lbs and they weighed the 1st BF at 8.96 lbs. They took home $1,020.00!

Mark Hudson & Gary Elsey came in 3rd with 24.67 lbs and they collected $500.00!

We paid back 12 places and a total of $5,245.00!

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    Big Total    
Place Team Fish Weight Winnings Points
1 Lex Costas – Xan Costas  2nd BF & BONUS $ 8.60 31.86 $2,180.00 110
2 Eric Bozeman – Max Shuman   1st BF 8.96 27.29 $1,020.00 109
3 John Johnston – Mark Cecopley 7.51 25.17 $500.00 108
4 Mark Hutson – Gary Elsey 7.59 24.67 $380.00 107
5 Jim Smoak – Jamie Glasscock 7.73 24.55 $260.00 106
6 Glenn Altman – DJ Cox 4.91 20.64 $200.00 105
7 Carlton Thompkins – Joel Barfield 5.75 20.24 $150.00 104
8 Brent Waynick – Emment McCauley 0.00 19.81 $130.00 103
9 Grayson Cook – Bryson Galloway 0.00 19.69 $120.00 102
10 Kevin Alford – Gary Pope 0.00 18.28 $110.00 101
11 Casey Warren 0.00 17.72 $100.00 100
12 Ryan Thompson 5.50 17.21 $95.00 99
13 Perry & Colton Holloway 0.00 16.73 98
14 James McCutchen – Jamie Blackburn 8.30 16.48 97
15 Kurt Causey – Ronnie Trotter 5.23 16.16 96
16 Ricky Irick – Chris Richburg 4.93 16.04 95
17 Chuck Howard – Ken Ellis 0.00 15.71 94
18 Larry Avins – Joe Avin 6.10 15.00 93
19 Justin Cromer – Taylor Brunson 0.00 14.67 92
20 Mario & Reid Colangelo 0.00 14.25 91
21 Jerry Montjoy – Ray Deloach 0.00 14.03 90
22 Buddy Holmes – Jimmy Bell 0.00 13.92 89
23 Lonnie Jones – Johnny Buck 0.00 13.71 88
24 Cole Drummond – Danny Shanz 3.66 13.57 87
25 Trey Daniels – Ethan Floyd 0.00 13.50 86
26 Ted Urquhart – John Ford 4.16 13.39 85
27 Elvis & Brian Peagler 0.00 13.34 84
28 Russ Scalfs – Nick Grant 0.00 13.16 83
29 Don Pendarvis – Bobby Gibbs 0.00 12.23 82
30 Robert Clarke 0.00 12.20 81
31 Mack Altman – Randall Miller 0.00 11.06 80
32 J Weinberg – Morgan Strange 5.20 11.03 79
33 Lee & Josh Morris 0.00 8.65 78
34 Sean Skey – T Edmunds 0.00 7.74 77
35 Patrick Williams 5.07 7.73 76
36 Freddy Edmunds – Ed Burnett 0.00 5.23 75
37 Sammie Greer – David Strickalnd 0.00 3.21 74
38 Steve Borton – Brian Bultman 0.00 0.00 73
39 David Benenhaley – Michael Cox 0.00 0.00 73
40 Todd Olds – Ray Walsh 0.00 0.00 73
41 Freddie Gibbs – Clark Gibbs 0.00 0.00 73
42 Max Terry – Bugsy Terry 0.00 0.00 73
43 Dillon Ellis – Allen Crawford 0.00 0.00 73
44 Bo Chappell – Judy Chappell 0.00 0.00 73
45 Horace Scott – Scott Spittle 0.00 0.00 73
46 Jay Mason – Kaela Phillips 0.00 0.00 73
47 Nathan Alford – Cody Brunson 0.00 0.00 73
48 Jamie & Walker Partee 0.00 0.00 73
49 Jeremy Bradley – Brooks Barrineau 0.00 0.00 73
50 Dave Murdock – Paul Geddings 0.00 0.00 73
51 Clint Postell 0.00 0.00 73
52 Keith Shelton – Thomas Hoffmeyer 0.00 0.00 73
53 Keith Britt – Andy Rutledge 0.00 0.00 73
54 Gregg Donsota – Stephan Doncon 0.00 0.00 73
55 Rodney Jordan 0.00 0.00 73
56 Roby & Bynum Kelly 0.00 0.00 73
57 Brandon Evans – Craig Hall 0.00 0.00 73
58 Daniel Howell 0.00 0.00 73
59 Donnie McCord – Hunter Mims 0.00 0.00 73
60 Tim Hilton – Bucky Clarke 0.00 0.00 73
Total Entrys     $4,800.00
BONUS $     $1,000.00
Total Paid At Ramp     $5,245.00
Santee Cooper 2018 Spring Final Fund     $505.00
2018 CATT Championship Fund     $50.00
       
2018 Santee Cooper Spring Final Fund Total     $1,010.00
2018 CATT Championship Fund Total     $2,555.00

Every Single State Smallmouth Bass Record, Listed – MTB

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Every Single State Smallmouth Bass Record, Listed – MTB

Every Single State Smallmouth Bass Record, Listed

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Smallmouth bass are hands down my favorite fish to target. Their looks, curiosity, habitat and ferociousness are a few reasons why they top my list. To put it simply, they’re just bad to the bone. Growing up, I mainly fished small creeks and rivers for bronzebacks. Anything over 16 inches was a dandy in my eyes and a new personal smallmouth bass record. Since then, I’ve been fortunate enough to fish throughout the upper midwest chasing smalljaws in some truly world class fisheries.

Here’s a full breakdown of all of the word class smallmouth bass fisheries in the country, and the records they’ve produced. Here are all of the smallmouth bass records by state. Which are you going to try and break this season?

 

State Weight Location Angler Date
Tennessee 11 lbs 15 oz Dale Hollow Lake David L. Hayes 1955
Kentucky 11 lbs 15 oz Dale Hollow Lake David L. Hayes 1955
Alabama 10 lbs 8 oz Wheeler Dam tailwater Owen F. Smith 1950
North Carolina 10 lbs 0 oz Hiwassee Reservoir Archie Lampkin 1951
Ohio 9 lbs 8 oz Lake Erie Randy Van Dam 1993
South Carolina 9 lbs 7 oz LakeJocassee Terry Dodson 2001
California 9 lbs 13 oz Pardee Reservoir (Amador) Harold Hardin 2007
West Virginia 9 lbs 12 oz South Branch David Lindsay 1971
Idaho 9 lbs 11.5 oz Dworshak Reservoir Dan Steigers 2006
Michigan 9 Lbs 15 oz Indian River Robert Bruce 2016
Wisconsin 9 lbs 1 oz Indian Lake unknown 1950
Washington 8 lbs 12 oz Columbia River – Hanford Reach Ray Wonacott 1966
Nevada 8 lbs 11 oz Sheep Creek Reservoir Curtis Ockerman 2010
Pennsylvania 8 lbs 8 oz Scotts Run Lake Robert T. Steelman 1997
Maryland 8 lbs 4 oz Liberty Reservoir Gary Peters 1974
New York 8 lbs 4 oz Lake Erie+ Lake Ontario Andrew C. Kartesz + Patrick Hildenbrand 1995 + 2016
Oklahoma 8 lbs 3 oz Lake Eufaula Steve McLarty 2006
Massachusetts 8 lbs 2 oz Wachusett Reservoir Barbara Sasen 1991
Virginia 8 lbs 1 oz New River Donald S. Eaton, Jr 2003
Maine 8 lbs 0 oz Thompson Lake George Dyer 1970
Minnesota 8 lbs 0 oz West Battle Lake John Creighton 1948
Utah 7 lbs 6 oz Midview Reservoir (Lake Borham) Alan Iorg 1996
Arkansas 7 lbs 5 oz Bull Shoals Lake Acie Dickerson 1969
Indiana 7 lbs 4 oz Twin Lake Dana Yoder 1992
New Jersey 7 lbs 2 oz Round Valley Reservoir Carol Marciniak 1990
Georgia 7 lbs 2 oz Lake Chatuge Jack Hall 1973
Missouri 7 lbs 2 oz Stockton Lake Kevin S. Clingan 1994
Mississippi 7 lbs 15 oz Pickwick Lake – Yellow Creek Arm Thomas Wilbanks 1987
Texas 7 lbs 14.88 oz Lake Meredith Timothy Teague 1998
New Hampshire 7 lbs 14.5 oz Goose Pond Francis H. Lord 1970
Oregon 7 lbs 14 oz Henry Hagg Lake Kevin Silver 2000
Connecticut 7 lbs 12 oz Shenipsit Lake Joseph Mankauskas Jr. 1980
Iowa 7 lbs 12 oz West Okoboji Lake Rick Gray 1990
Nebraska 7 lbs. 4 oz Missouri River Dennis Swanson 2000
Arizona 7 lbs 0.96 oz Roosevelt Lake Dennis K. Barnhall 1988
New Mexico 7 lb 3 oz Canadian Reservoir Cale Sanders 2006
North Dakota 6 lbs 13 oz Lake Darling Bruce Elberg 2007
Vermont 6 lbs 12.96 oz Lake Eden Issac Spaulding 2003
South Dakota 7 lbs 3 oz Horseshoe Lake Lyal Held 2016
Kansas 6 lbs 8.8 oz Milford Reservoir Frank Evans Jr. 2010
Colorado 6 lbs 11 oz Aurora Reservoir Raymond Ong 2011
Illinois 6 lbs 7 oz strip mine lake Mark Samp 1985
Montana 6 lbs 6.6 oz Fort Peck Reservoir Mike Otten 2002
Rhode Island 6 lbs 4 oz Wash Pond B. Ferris 1977
Wyoming 5 lbs .94 oz Flaming Gorge Reservoir Bubba O’Neil 2003
Hawaii 4 lbs 15.68 oz Secret Location Chad Boteilho 2004
Delaware 4 lbs 15 oz Brandywine River Jerry Proffitt 1989
Louisiana N/A N/A N/A N/A
Florida N/A N/A N/A N/A
Alaska N/A N/A N/A N/A

 

LIVETARGET Goby Paddle Tails and Curly Tails perfectly mimic the real McCoy

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Take Advantage of the Goby Invasion

LIVETARGET Goby Paddle Tails and Curly Tails perfectly mimic the real McCoy

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Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (February 22, 2018) – Round gobies have forever altered the ecology, and the angling landscape, of the Great Lakes and connected waterbodies. Since their discovery in the St. Clair River in 1990, these invasive stowaways from the Black and Caspian seas have become key players of their local food webs. Indeed, round gobies are among the few fish that consume undesirable zebra and quagga mussels, themselves transported to the Great Lakes within the same ballast tanks that harbored the first goby colonists. At the same time, gobies have become established as integral components of many gamefish diets.

 

 

LIVETARGET Goby Paddle Tail

Smallmouth bass are among the Great Lakes gamefish that have benefited dramatically from the goby invasion. Indeed, a study of Lake Erie smallmouth bass demonstrated that while crayfish were the primary foodstuffs of smallies before gobies appeared on the scene, bronze bass rapidly converted to munching gobies – as often as three-quarters of the time – once the invasive baitfish became abundant. Moreover, juvenile smallmouth bass grew longer, and faster, once gobies became their primary forage base. A similar preference for gobies is now established within other Great Lakes gamefish, including brown and lake trout – a fact that savvy anglers can exploit to enjoy bigger, more consistent catches.

LIVETARGET offers highly refined, purpose driven solutions for anglers chasing gamefish that feast on gobies with their soft plastic Goby Paddle Tail and Goby Curly Tail baits. With an unparalleled combination of biomimetic size, shape, profile, color, and action, LIVETARGET goby-inspired baits stand ready to help anglers put more fish in the net.

LIVETARGET Goby Paddle Tails are staggeringly accurate artificial representations of the Great Lakes smallmouth bass’ preferred forage. These intricately designed soft baits include three-dimensional anatomical features, including dorsal, ventral and pectoral fins, gill opercules and eyes.

 

 

LIVETARGET Goby Curly Tail

Goby Paddle Tails have internal weights ranging from ½ to 1 oz,, helping anglers to mimic the behavior of living gobies by maintaining close bottom contact as baits are worked back to the boat. A slow drift or drag across the bottom brings the bait’s paddletail to life, providing strike-eliciting action and vibration. After the bite, the Goby Paddle Tail’s premium hook keeps bass pinned tight, putting more bronze bombers in the net. The LIVETARGET Goby Paddle Tail is available now, in seven ultra-realistic color schemes, with MSRP $13.49 – $14.49 for a pack of three pre-rigged baits.

The LIVETARGET Goby Curly Tail shines when conditions call for a more lively presentation, or one where the bait swims methodically along the bottom. In these baits, the anatomical precision of the LIVETARGET Goby body is united with a robust, high action tail for enhanced vibration and lifelike swimming action. As with their Paddle Tail counterparts, LIVETARGET Goby Curly Tails are available now, in three lengths, three weights, and seven premium color patterns with MSRP $13.49 – $14.49 for a pack of three pre-rigged baits.

The unparalleled design features of the LIVETARGET Goby Paddle and Curly Tail baits are matched only by the simplicity of the presentations needed for their effective use. Living gobies spend the majority of their time sitting atop their pectoral fins on the bottom, hopping and darting from one rocky perch to another. Savvy anglers deliver LIVETARGET Gobies on long casts and let them settle to the bottom. A series of short hops, delivered with twitches of the rod tip, brings the soft plastic LIVETARGET Gobies to life with subtle wobbling body motion and active tail vibration that elicits strikes from nearby bass, trout, and other goby-munching Great Lakes predators.

LIVETARGET Gobies also have a place in your walleye arsenal. Many a walleye feasts on native darter species, which, aside from their more svelte profile, appear quite similar.

LIVETARGET Goby Paddle Tail and Curly Tail baits perfectly mimic the size, shape, profile, color, and action of their living counterparts. When fishing the Great Lakes, or any other northern waters where invasive gobies or native sculpins abound, LIVETARGET gobies are the best choice for enhancing your catch rate.

 

 

 

HORTON LEADS DAY ONE OF FLW TOUR AT HARRIS CHAIN OF LAKES PRESENTED BY LOWRANCE

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HORTON LEADS DAY ONE OF FLW TOUR AT HARRIS CHAIN OF LAKES PRESENTED BY LOWRANCE

HORTON LEADS DAY ONE OF FLW TOUR AT HARRIS CHAIN OF LAKES PRESENTED BY LOWRANCE

Okeechobee’s Eckman leads Co-anglers

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LEESBURG, Fla. (Feb. 22, 2018) – Pro Jamie Horton of Centreville, Alabama, grabbed the early lead at the FLW Tour at the Harris Chain of Lakes presented by Lowrance Thursday with five bass weighing 24 pounds, 13 ounces. Horton will bring a 1-ounce advantage over second-place pro Koby Kreiger of Bokeelia, Florida, into Day Two of the event that features 368 of the world’s best bass-fishing professionals and co-anglers casting for top awards of up to $125,000 cash in the Pro Division and up to $25,000 cash in the Co-angler Division.

“I didn’t really have much of a game plan coming into today – things just kind of worked out,” said Horton, a third-year FLW Tour pro who is seeking his first win on the circuit. “I made a lot of bad decisions out there, but I also made five good ones. I didn’t get complacent – I changed areas and kept moving.”

Horton said he fished two lakes today, and that he split his time between bass feeding on shad and bass that were spawning. He said he ended up weighing two from the shad pattern and three from the beds.

“I knew I could catch a limit because I knew where enough bucks were on beds,” said Horton. “I didn’t catch many, but I caught a big one late.”

The Alabama pro said he hopes he can piece together another solid day Friday and make the top 30 cut Saturday.

“Can I catch another bag like this one tomorrow? I’m pretty sure I won’t,” said Horton. “But if I can catch a big one and a limit, then maybe I can hang around.”

The top 10 pros after day one on the Harris Chain of Lakes are:

1st:           Jamie Horton, Centreville, Ala., five bass, 24-13

2nd:         Koby Kreiger, Bokeelia, Fla., five bass, 24-12

3rd:          John Devere, Berea, Ky., five bass, 24-4

4th:          Jordan Osborne, Longview, Texas, five bass, 24-1

5th:          Randy Haynes, Counce, Tenn., five bass, 22-8

5th:          Harry Moore, Valley, Ala., five bass, 22-8

7th:          Anthony Gagliard, Prosperity, S.C., five bass, 22-7

8th:          Zack Birge, Blanchard, Okla., five bass, 21-13

9th:          Glenn Browne, Ocala, Fla., five bass, 21-3

10th:        Kerry Milner, Bono, Ark., five bass, 21-1

For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.

Devere earned the day’s $500 Simms Big Bass award in the Pro Division thanks to a 9-pound, 9-ounce largemouth.

Kreiger received a 2-pound penalty on Day One after he was found to be in violation of FLW Tour Rule No. 9, which states that all persons must be seated and a driver must be behind the steering wheel in full control of the boat whenever it is on plane or the combustion engine is running and in gear.

Overall there were 902 bass weighing 2,245 pounds, 11 ounces, caught by 183 pros Thursday. The catch included 176 five-bass limits.

Ryan Eckman of Okeechobee, Florida, leads the Co-angler Division with five bass weighing 24 pounds, 1 ounce, followed by George Kapiton of Inverness, Florida, who weighed five bass totaling 21-7, good for second place.

The top 10 co-anglers after day one on the Harris Chain of Lakes are:

1st:           Ryan Eckman, Okeechobee, Fla., five bass, 24-1

2nd:         George Kapiton, Inverness, Fla., five bass, 21-9

3rd:          Eddie Bussard, Sanford, Fla., five bass, 21-7

4th:          J.P. Sims, Cookeville, Tenn., five bass, 20-4,

5th:          Daniel Weaver, Macon, Ga., five bass, 19-15

6th:          Fred Rigdon, Belleview, Fla., five bass, 19-10

7th:          Timothy Sisk, Gastonia, N.C., five bass, 18-5

8th:          Kevin Medine, Port Allen, La., five bass, 17-10

9th:          Johnny Douglas, Liberty, Ky., five bass, 16-12

10th:        Joel Willert, Lakeville, Minn., five bass, 16-4

Kevin Gordon of Aiken, South Carolina, earned $250 for the Simms Big Bass award in the Co-angler Division with a 8-pound, 15-ounce largemouth.

Overall there were 673 bass weighing 1,367 pounds, 1 ounce, caught by 175 co-anglers Thursday. The catch included 91 five-bass limits.

In FLW Tour competition, pros and co-anglers are randomly paired each day, with pros supplying the boat, controlling boat movement and competing against other pros. Co-anglers fish from the back deck against other co-anglers. The full field of 368 anglers competes in the two-day opening round. Co-angler competition concludes following Friday’s weigh-in, while the top 30 pros based on their two-day accumulated weight advance to Saturday. Only the top 10 pros continue competition Sunday, with the winner determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from the four days of competition.

The total purse for the FLW Tour at the Harris Chain of Lakes presented by Lowrance is more than $930,000, including $10,000 through 60th place in the Pro Division. The tournament is hosted by Lake County, Florida.

Throughout the season, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of professional bass fishing. The 2018 Forrest Wood Cup will be on Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Aug. 10-12 and is hosted by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and Visit Hot Springs.

Anglers will take off at 7 a.m. EST each day from the Venetian Gardens boat ramp, located at 201 E. Lake Harris Drive in Leesburg. Friday’s weigh-in will be held at the Venetian Gardens beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday’s weigh-ins, Feb. 24-25, will also be held at the Venetian Gardens, but will begin at 4 p.m.

Prior to the weigh-ins Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 24-25, FLW will host a free Family Fishing Expo at the Venetian Gardens from noon to 4 p.m. each day. The Expo is the perfect opportunity for fishing fans to meet their favorite anglers, enjoy interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by FLW sponsors, and learn more about the sport of fishing and other outdoor activities.

Also for youth, the FLW Foundation’s Unified Fishing Derby will be held at the Venetian Gardens on Saturday, Feb. 24 from 9-11 a.m. The event is hosted by FLW Foundation pro Cody Kelley along with other FLW Tour anglers, and is free and open to youth (18 and under) and Special Olympics athletes (all ages). Rods and reels are available for use, but youth are encouraged to bring their own if they own one. The 1st and 2nd place anglers that catch the biggest fish will be recognized Saturday on the FLW Tour stage, just prior to the pros weighing in.

Television coverage of the FLW Tour at the Harris Chain of Lakes presented by Lowrance will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) April 11 from Noon-1 p.m. EST. The Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide.

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

Chris Childs/ Clayton Childs Win Georgia Nitro Owners TT – February 17th 2018 on Lake Oconee

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Chris Childs/ Clayton Childs Win Georgia Nitro Owners TT – February 17th 2018 on Lake Oconee

‘Slugfest’ Predicted At Ross Barnett For Bassmaster Central Open

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‘Slugfest’ Predicted At Ross Barnett For Bassmaster Central Open

Bassmaster Elite Series pro Brock Mosley will be among 360 pro and co-anglers competing in the first Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open of 2018 on Ross Barnett Reservoir out of Ridgeland, Miss., March 1-3.

Photo by Nate Sims/B.A.S.S.

Feb. 22, 2017

‘Slugfest’ Predicted At Ross Barnett For Bassmaster Central Open

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RIDGELAND, Miss. — Unseasonably warm weather in central Mississippi is creating an ideal scenario for what most excites bass fishermen, just in time for the first Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open on Ross Barnett Reservoir.

“The tournament is setting up to be a slugfest and in the best of ways,” said Mississippian Brock Mosley, among a contingent of 360 anglers eager to compete in the B.A.S.S. event.

The tournament begins March 1 and concludes March 3, during what should be late winter in the South. Instead, record daytime high temperatures and excess rainfall are moving big bass into shallow water. The warmer it gets, the better the bass bite.

“Rarely in February do we have 80-degree days that make it more like springtime fishing conditions right now,” added Mosley, 29, a Bassmaster Elite Series pro who grew up fishing the lake. “The lake is fishing really well from end to end, and the largemouth already are in prespawn patterns.”

Mosley validated his claim by referring to a recent single-day tournament whose winner caught 21 pounds. For the Open event, he predicted the winner should average 18 pounds each of the three days. A trophy bass heavier than 10 pounds is possible.

Coincidentally, 54 pounds won the last Ross Barnett Open held in March 2015. That tournament also occurred under prespawn conditions.

“Everyone will be able to choose what technique best suits their style of fishing, it’s just that good right now,” explained Mosley. “Plus, the lake should fish really well from end to end.”

That will be good news with 180 boats set to compete on the 32,000-acre fishery. With an average depth of 12 feet, shallow-water fishing strategies will come into play.

Key main-lake areas will be narrow creek channels leading to expansive underwater flats covered in aquatic vegetation. Those areas favor prime habitat for spawning bass. A year-round population of largemouth also exists in the Pearl River, where Dustin Connell won a Bassmaster Elite Series event last April.

Another consideration is the lunar phase favorable to spawning activity. The full moon occurs on March 2. Mosley predicted that could jumpstart a migration of largemouth into shallow water.

“That will come down to being in the right place at the right time,” he explained. “There are a lot of local anglers in the tournament who will know where to be under those conditions.”

Ross Barnett had a strong connection to B.A.S.S., even before Ray Scott founded the organization 50 years ago. In 1967, Scott was rained out of a weekend fishing trip at Ross Barnett, where in his motel room he thought of a momentous idea — elevating competitive bass fishing to the level of other pro sports. That led to the founding of B.A.S.S. — which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year — in early 1968.

Scott’s third-ever bass tournament occurred at Ross Barnett in 1968. A dozen events have taken place there over the decades, including the 1978 Bassmaster Classic.

This season’s Opens circuit features the Central and Eastern divisions with four tournaments apiece. The season concludes with an Opens Championship that will be held Oct. 18-20 at a location yet to be announced.

The championship field will include the eight winners from the Opens tournaments. Joining them will be the Top 10 anglers in the point standings from each division. The 28 competitors will fish for invitations to the 2019 Elite Series and Classic.

Takeoff time is 6:15 a.m. from Madison Landing/Pelican Cove Restaurant with weigh-ins beginning at 2:15 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. The Day 3 championship weigh-in begins at 3:15 p.m. at Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World in the Jackson suburb of Pearl.

Visit Ridgeland is local event host.

Brandon Spivey & Andrew Heald Win Georgia Nitro Owners Tournament Trail January 27th,2018

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Brandon Spivey & Andrew Heald Win Georgia Nitro Owners Tournament Trail January 27th,2018

Lowrance Anglers Dominate Bassmaster Elite Tournament on Lake Martin

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Lowrance Anglers Dominate Bassmaster Elite Tournament on Lake Martin

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Takahiro Omori Wins Elite Event at Alexander City, Alabama
Tulsa, Okla. – Lowrance®, a world-leader in fishing electronics since 1957, continued its domination of America’s tournament-fishing circuit as Lowrance Pro Takahiro Omori won the Bassmaster Elite event, held February 8-11 at Alabama’s Lake Martin. Lowrance had good representation at the event with seven boats in the top 12, four of those placing in the top five. In addition to Omori, Lowrance angler Roy Hawk took second, Adrian Avena was third and Luke Clausen finished fifth. Andy Montgomery took seventh, Dean Rojas was tenth and Dustin Connell rounded out the top 12.

Omori’s discovery of a shallow spot behind a small island during Tuesday’s practice made the difference for him at Lake Martin. He fished that same spot throughout the event, only moving off of it when the bites slowed down on the final day. He capped the tournament with a 14-pound bag on the final day to finish with a total weight of 59 pounds, 8 ounces and a $101,000 payday. It was his seventh victory on the B.A.S.S circuit, pushing his career earnings past the $2 million mark.

“We at Lowrance are excited for Takahiro and proud to produce products that help anglers like him win tournaments on the professional fishing circuit,” said Leif Ottosson, CEO, Navico®. “All of our innovation is focused on helping anglers from all levels get the most out of their time on the water. Whether a long-time pro, rookie or weekend recreational angler, we want to help all anglers find more fish.”

For more information on Lowrance and its tournament-winning fishfinding technology or to locate an authorized dealer, please visit www.lowrance.com.

Conservation Summit At Bassmaster Classic Connects Volunteers With Fisheries Leaders

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Conservation Summit At Bassmaster Classic Connects Volunteers With Fisheries Leaders
Live release boats are used to return bass safely to their home waters following each competition day. This year, at the GEICO Bassmaster Classic, B.A.S.S. will host a Conservation Summit to encourage states’ fish-care and livewell management practices that maximize survival of bass released from tournaments.
Photo by B.A.S.S.

Feb. 21, 2018

Conservation Summit At Bassmaster Classic Connects Volunteers With Fisheries Leaders

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GREENVILLE, S.C. — The biennial Conservation Summit, which connects volunteer conservation advocates with fisheries professionals in state and federal agencies, will be held in Greenville, March 16-18, during the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, according to Gene Gilliland, B.A.S.S. national conservation director.

More than 75 B.A.S.S. Nation state and provincial conservation directors, fishery agency representatives, invited speakers, sponsors and guests will gather at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Golf Resort & Conference Center to hear presentations on a variety of fisheries management topics and participate in workshops designed to help them deal with resource conservation issues they face at home.

“We do this every two years, so we try to squeeze as much as we can into the one evening and two mornings we have for our summit,” Gilliland said.

The conference starts with a Friday evening reception during which representatives from the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) and the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) cover the latest in Washington, D.C., fisheries-related politics.

Leading off Saturday morning will be Dr. Hal Schramm, former leader of the Mississippi Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit at Mississippi State University. Schramm will discuss changing ideas in black bass management, from traditional attempts to maximize fish production to more natural schemes that emphasize healthy environments and strategies to provide optimum “experiences” for more anglers.

The summit will also help participants deal with controversies such as those created in reaction to changes in fisheries management.

“In this era of social media, those differences can result in misinformation going viral and hindering an organization’s efforts to educate the public, or an agency’s desire to provide effective resource management,” Gilliland said. “We are glad to announce that Bob McAlister of McAlister Communications in Columbia, S.C., will lead a discussion on ‘Crisis Management’ and provide summit attendees with examples of how they can fight misinformation and how they can use social media to communicate more effectively with bass anglers and the public.”

The ASA’s Keep America Fishing team will host a luncheon meeting to provide Summit guests with an overview of the “Pitch It” campaign that has B.A.S.S. Nation clubs in more than 25 states collecting discarded soft-plastic lures and preventing hundreds of pounds of plastics from getting into lakes, rivers and reservoirs.

A conservation awards banquet, sponsored in part by the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Foundation will include announcements about grant and scholarship opportunities provided by organizations and companies that support the B.A.S.S. Conservation agenda. The banquet will also feature presentations to winners of various awards and to the B.A.S.S. Nation Conservation Director of the Year.

“The awards banquet is an opportunity for us to recognize the work being done by our volunteer B.A.S.S. Nation conservation directors and shine a spotlight on some of the outstanding projects and programs they have going in their states,” said Gilliland.

Other topics covered in the two-day summit include ways bass tournament registration systems have influenced states’ bass management, and fish-care and livewell management practices that maximize survival of bass released from tournaments. In addition, Pat Neu with the National Professional Anglers Association will discuss a growing concern over programs designed to prevent the spread of invasive species that may be restricting angler access to public waters.

Each day’s activities will conclude in time for the Summit attendees to visit the Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods at Greenville’s TD Convention Center and attend afternoon Classic weigh-ins in the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Teams of B.A.S.S. Nation conservation directors will be assisting B.A.S.S. tournament staff and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources personnel with fish care each day, ensuring that a maximum number of healthy fish are returned to Lake Hartwell.

“The summit is not only an opportunity for our guests to learn from the experts we bring in to speak, it is also an opportunity to network — to meet fellow conservation directors or biologists and administrators from other states and compare notes, bounce ideas off one another, and discover new ways of looking at problems and finding solutions,” Gilliland said.

“Our goal is to help build solid, productive partnerships between our leaders in the B.A.S.S. Nation and the state fishery managers who are responsible for resources that we use and enjoy.”

2018 Bassmaster Classic Title Sponsor: GEICO

2018 Bassmaster Classic Presenting Sponsor: DICK’S Sporting Goods

2018 Bassmaster Classic Platinum Sponsor: Toyota

2018 Bassmaster Classic Premier Sponsors: Huk, Humminbird, Mercury, Minn Kota, Nitro Boats, Power-Pole, Skeeter Boats, Triton Boats, Yamaha, Abu Garcia, Berkley

2018 Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo Presenting Sponsor: DICK’S Sporting Goods

About the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods
The 48th world championship of bass fishing, the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods will host 52 of the world’s best bass anglers competing for more than $1 million, March 16-18 on Lake Hartwell, South Carolina. Competition and takeoff will begin each day at 7:30 a.m. ET at the Green Pond Landing in Anderson (470 Green Pond Road). Weigh-ins will be held daily March 16-18 at 3:15 p.m. in the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in downtown Greenville (650 N. Academy Street).

In conjunction, the Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods will be open daily in Greenville at the TD Convention Center (1 Exposition Drive). Expo hours are Friday, March 16, noon – 8 p.m.; Saturday, March 17, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Sunday, March 18, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. All events are free and open to the public.

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