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Set the Hook! with Pat Rose – Jan 06, 2018 Featuring Two Bassmaster Elite Series Pro’s Mark Menendez & Mark Daniels, Jr

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Set the Hook! with Pat Rose – Jan 06, 2018 Featuring Two Bassmaster Elite Series Pro’s Mark Menendez & Mark Daniels, Jr

Set the Hook! with Pat Rose – Jan 06, 2018

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Our guests on the first show of 2018 were Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Mark Menendez, Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Mark Daniels, Jr., and local fishing guide Billy Wheat.

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Bobby Lane Clinches Wire-To-Wire Win At Bassmaster Open On Kissimmee Chain

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Bobby Lane Clinches Wire-To-Wire Win At Bassmaster Open On Kissimmee Chain

Bobby Lane of Lakeland, Fla., won the 2018 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Eastern Open No. 1 held on Kissimmee Chain of Lakes out of Kissimmee, Fla., with a three-day total of 60 pounds.

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Feb. 3, 2018

Bobby Lane Clinches Wire-To-Wire Win At Bassmaster Open On Kissimmee Chain 

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Mobility and versatility were the keys ingredients for Lakeland, Fla., pro Bobby Lane who completed the wire-to-wire win at the first Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Eastern Open at Big Lake Toho Marina with a three-day total weight of 60 pounds.

After buoying his performance with a massive Thursday limit of 31 pounds, 7 ounces, Lane entered Friday with a 10 1/2-pound lead. Adding 10-9 pushed him to 42 even, with a 12-pound lead going into the final round. Saturday saw Lane slam the door shut by nabbing his third limit catch, this one totaling 18 pounds and leaving him with a 12-pound, 5-ounce winning margin.

“From start to finish, this has been amazing,” said Lane, who notched his first win since winning a 2009 Elite Series event on Kentucky Lake. “It was my time to catch a big sack. I’ve been so close before.

“To have grown up on Lake Kissimmee and Cypress, Hatchineha and Toho and to have my family here, it means the world to me. Man, this has been a long time coming.”

Thursday and Friday saw Lane locking down to Lake Kissimmee, where his first-round catch included a 9-pounder and an 8-7. Both of these fish qualified for Florida’s TrophyCatch program, which recognizes photo release largemouth bass of 8 pounds or more.

Lane said he would have preferred another shot at this chain’s southernmost lake, but the shorter Day 3 schedule, plus windier conditions, made him adjust his game plan.

“I couldn’t get down to Kissimmee because you run out of time on Day 3,” he said. “I didn’t want to take any chances, especially with the weather.

“I fished Lake Hatchineha, caught a few decent ones early and then the bite just quit on me. I ran into Toho at noon and ended up catching three quality fish.”

With the Kissimmee Chain unsettled by fluctuating temperatures before the tournament, plus a cold front arriving the afternoon on Friday, Lane mostly targeted hydrilla in 2 to 4 feet. The dense habitat allowed fish to move in and out with changing weather, while remaining in the same general area.

Lane caught his Day 3 fish on a 3/4-ounce Duel Hardcore lipless crankbait, a Texas-rigged Berkley Powerbait Max Scent The General stickworm and a Berkley Powerbait Max Scent Creature Hawk. With all of his presentations, Lane said his SpiderWire braid played a critical role in getting his fish out of the thick vegetation.

“I got nine keeper bites today, as opposed to 20 yesterday and 30 the day before,” he said. “I fished clean today and that’s what it takes to win one of these.”

Lane also won the Power-Pole Captain’s Cash Award of $500 for being the highest-placing angler who is registered and eligible and uses a client-approved product on his boat.

Brandon Lester or Fayetteville, Tenn., finished second with 47-11. The Elite Series pro said the key to his success was making a key adjustment from fishing a popper around lily pads, to punching into the cover.

“What I’ve learned is that when you’re catching them around the edges of those pads and they stop biting, a lot of times, they’ve moved up under those pads,” Lester said. “That’s when you can punch in there and catch them.”

Drew Cook of Midway, Fla., finished third with 43-3.

Garrett Rocamora of Lithia, Fla., won the $750 Phoenix Boats Big Bass award for the 9-pound, 3-ounce fish he caught on Thursday.

In the co-angler division, Steve Robbins of Piketon, Ohio, made the most of his first Florida fishing experience by claiming his own wire-to-wire win with a three-day total of 26-8.

“I came down here with a buddy of mine who talked me into fishing this with him, and it’s been a great experience,” Robbins said. “I caught an 8-pound, 1-ounce bass — the biggest bass I’ve caught in my life — on Thursday and that was awesome.”

Robbins caught his fish on Senkos, a Keitech Mag Wag swimming worm and a bladed swim jig.

Tony Sears of Dahlonega, Ga., earned the $250 Phoenix Boats Big Bass award for his 9-pound, 4-ounce bass.

The Kissimmee Sports Commission hosted the event.

2018 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Eastern Open Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 2/1-2/3
Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, Kissimmee  FL.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1.  Bobby Lane Jr.         Lakeland, FL            15  60-00  200  $52,815.00
Day 1: 5   31-07     Day 2: 5   10-09     Day 3: 5   18-00
2.  Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN        15  47-11  199  $18,288.00
Day 1: 5   16-15     Day 2: 5   11-07     Day 3: 5   19-05
3.  Drew Cook              Midway, FL              15  43-03  198  $13,585.00
Day 1: 5   18-00     Day 2: 5   11-03     Day 3: 5   14-00
4.  Jon Canada             Pelham, AL              15  42-08  197  $12,540.00
Day 1: 5   10-04     Day 2: 5   17-11     Day 3: 5   14-09
5.  Garrett Paquette       Canton, MI              15  37-09  196  $10,973.00
Day 1: 5   15-02     Day 2: 5   12-15     Day 3: 5   09-08
6.  Alex Wetherell         Middletown, CT          15  37-06  195   $9,405.00
Day 1: 5   18-14     Day 2: 5   09-14     Day 3: 5   08-10
7.  Freddy  Palmer         Estill Springs, TN      15  36-07  194   $7,837.00
Day 1: 5   12-02     Day 2: 5   16-01     Day 3: 5   08-04
8.  John McBride           Mount Airy, NC          15  36-00  193   $5,748.00
Day 1: 5   17-10     Day 2: 5   10-14     Day 3: 5   07-08
9.  Don Eady               Orlando, FL             15  35-09  192   $4,703.00
Day 1: 5   19-13     Day 2: 5   08-01     Day 3: 5   07-11
10. Michael Murphy         Lexington, SC           15  34-15  191   $4,180.00
Day 1: 5   17-13     Day 2: 5   10-15     Day 3: 5   06-03
11. Michael Purvis         Canton, GA              13  34-04  190   $3,658.00
Day 1: 5   15-10     Day 2: 5   14-00     Day 3: 3   04-10
12. Walt Bowen             Walnut Cove, NC         12  32-15  189   $3,449.00
Day 1: 5   10-14     Day 2: 5   19-02     Day 3: 2   02-15
PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Garrett Rocamora         Lithia, FL          09-03        $750.00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       120       812      1689-01
2       127       816      1584-08
3        10        55       121-03
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257      1683      3394-12

2018 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Eastern Open Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 2/1-2/3
Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, Kissimmee  FL.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1.  Steve Robbins          Piketon, OH              9  26-08  200  $30,000.00
Day 1: 3   15-07     Day 2: 3   06-14     Day 3: 3   04-03
2.  Bobby Bakewell         Orlando, FL              9  23-13  199   $5,852.00
Day 1: 3   07-13     Day 2: 3   08-02     Day 3: 3   07-14
3.  Tony Sears             Dahlonega, GA            7  22-15  198   $4,691.00
Day 1: 2   02-01     Day 2: 3   15-11     Day 3: 2   05-03
4.  Daren McDermott        Saint Cloud, FL          9  22-12  197   $2,926.00
Day 1: 3   05-00     Day 2: 3   12-10     Day 3: 3   05-02
5.  Don Ramsey             Orlando, FL              8  22-09  196   $2,717.00
Day 1: 3   13-00     Day 2: 2   03-14     Day 3: 3   05-11
6.  Chad Smith             Minnetonka, MN           9  22-00  195   $2,612.00
Day 1: 3   08-01     Day 2: 3   07-12     Day 3: 3   06-03
7.  Eulon Lee Jr.          Eclectic, AL             9  21-11  194   $2,508.00
Day 1: 3   11-15     Day 2: 3   04-11     Day 3: 3   05-01
8.  Matt Price             Manhattan, IL            8  21-06  193   $2,404.00
Day 1: 2   04-00     Day 2: 3   12-00     Day 3: 3   05-06
9.  David Pechacek         Hastings, MN             9  19-14  192   $2,299.00
Day 1: 3   09-04     Day 2: 3   06-07     Day 3: 3   04-03
10. John Quackenbush       Mattawan, MI             7  17-05  191   $2,090.00
Day 1: 3   05-15     Day 2: 3   09-12     Day 3: 1   01-10
11. Billy Wright           Winter Park, FL          7  16-12  190   $1,829.00
Day 1: 3   05-10     Day 2: 3   10-03     Day 3: 1   00-15
12. Clint Sterling         Clearwater, FL           6  16-07  189   $1,672.00
Day 1: 3   11-04     Day 2: 2   04-05     Day 3: 1   00-14
PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Tony Sears               Dahlonega, GA       09-04        $250.00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1        79       396       754-05
2        81       365       681-01
3         8        29        52-05
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168       790      1487-11

The Real Ned Rig, Please Step Forward

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The Real Ned Rig, Please Step Forward

The Real Ned Rig, Please Step Forward

Legendary angler Ned Kehde chronicles namesake lure & how to fish it

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Ladson, SC (February 3, 2018) – Days on the water with Ned Kehde aren’t measured by pounds of bass in the livewell or by “5 good bites.” Rather, outings with the Hall of Fame fishing writer mostly distill down to clicks on a little handheld counting device; following many of Kehde’s daily, 4-hour forays, the clicker rolls to some number of bass and other fish greater than 100.

Dig a little deeper and you discover it’s not unheard of for a single, durable ElaZtech softbait — Kehde’s favorite — to have topped the century mark. According to Kehde, the all-time record was set by one particular 4-inch Z-Man Finesse WormZ, with which he caught 232 fish.

More recently, while testing a TRD HogZ — a relatively new 3-inch finesse bait — Kehde caught 55 bass in 69 minutes — all in frigid 41-degree water. “I mailed the HogZ back to Daniel Nussbaum of Z-Man,” noted Kehde, “after this one bait produced 112 fish. It was still in really good shape.”
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The man behind the method, Hall of Fame fishing writer, Ned Kehde says Midwest finesse fishing dates back to the 1950s.

The larger truth is Kehde remains chiefly responsible for developing an amazing fishing system his friend and fellow Hall of Fame writer Steve Quinn originally termed the Ned Rig. Though the ultra-finesse presentation runs counter to much of bass fishing’s mainstream, which often prefers beefy rods, stout line and jumbo jig-hooks, the unassuming Ned Rig has almost certainly captured more interest and acclaim by North American bassers than any other presentation in recent memory.

Even so, if you ask the humble Kehde — who isn’t interested in fame or being paid to promote any particular lure or brand — to talk about the origins of the phenomenal lure, he’s likely to defer to names like Chuck Woods and the legendary Guido Hibdon. “Probably less than one in ten anglers knows that Woods designed the Puddle Jumper, as well as the Beetle and Beetle Spin — three classic finesse lures — nor that he also created the first Texas-rigged jigworm.”

The simple jig and softbait set-up Kehde calls ‘so dad-gum good.’

Ned Rig Renaissance

In the 1950s, says Kehde, Woods was already fishing a version of the Ned Rig — a soft plastic ‘Beetle’ on a jighead with a spinning rod. “I believe Chuck Woods has probably caught more Kansas largemouth bass than any man in history.”

The next big development in the Ned Rig narrative occurred a half century later, the day Kevin VanDam showed Kehde an early ElaZtech bait while fishing together in 2006. VanDam put in Kehde’s hands a pack Strike King Zeros, an ultra-durable stickbait manufactured by the parent company of what would eventually become Z-Man Fishing. That same year, Kehde fished with Japanese bass legend Shinichi Fukae on Beaver Lake. “Fukae was using the same method we had adopted, retrieving a jigworm a few inches off bottom, reeling and shaking as it went along. It gave further credence to our Midwest style of finesse bassin’.”

Not long afterward, Kehde became a major fan of Z-Man’s unique ElaZtech baits. To this day, his favorite remains a green pumpkin ZinkerZ stickworm, cut in half to 2-1/2-inches, or a single 2-3/4-inch Finesse TRD. Kehde impales both on a 1/16-ounce Gopher Mushroom Head jig or a 1/15-ounce Z-Man Finesse ShroomZ. Interestingly, Kehde cherishes red jigheads, a tip gleaned from finesse expert Fukae.

To give his ElaZtech baits valuable buoyancy, Kehde soaks them in hot water and stretches them. “Or you can let the bass do it for you,” he adds. “The more bass you catch on each bait, the better it gets — the more the fish seem to bite it.

“Removing some of the salt makes the bait more buoyant, giving it a nice subtle glide. The buoyancy is key to our no-feel style of fishing. We can’t exactly explain it, but the more you feel the lure, the fewer bass you’ll catch and vice-versa. With light jigs and small hooks, big hooksets aren’t necessary. A lot of the success in fishing the lure comes down to instinct and intuition. And the fact the bait’s so good, it often does the heavy lifting for you.”

Six Secret Ned Rig Retrieves

So skilled and potent have Kehde and his loyal Midwest Finesse Network of anglers become at fishing Ned Rigs that the anglers have developed six unique retrieves — all effective, depending on the situation:

The Swim-Glide-Shake: “After the lure touches down, immediately begin shaking the rod, continuing to constantly shake as it sinks toward bottom. Throughout the retrieve, keep the lure swimming slowly from six inches to one foot above bottom. The glide comes in as we stop turning the reel handle and allow the lure to pendulum toward the bottom.”

The Hop-and-Bounce: “Drop the rod to the five-o’clock position after the cast and hold it there. Shake the rod as the lure falls to the bottom. After it touches down, hop it up by rotating the reel handle twice, and then pause. As the lure falls back, we shake the rod. Repeat this cadence throughout the retrieve.”

 The Drag-and-Deadstick: “This is normally performed by the angler in the back of the boat; it shines in water up to 12 feet deep. Cast toward the shoreline and shake the rod as the lure sinks. Rod held at 3- or 4-o’clock, the angler drags the lure slowly across bottom as the boat moves along the shoreline. As the boat moves, peel some line off the spool, creating slack and allowing the lure to lie dead-still for five seconds. You can occasionally shake the rod after the deadstick routine.”

The Straight Swim: Primarily executed with a single-tailed grub on a 1/16- or 1/32-ounce jig, this long-cast tactic works with the wind at your back, when bass are foraging on wind-blown shorelines. Depending on wind, hold your rod at 2- to 5-o’clock and simply turn the reel handle at a slow to moderate speed. You can enhance it with shakes and pauses, too.

The Drag-and-Shake: “After we’ve reached bottom, we turn the reel handle just fast enough to get the lure to slowly travel along the bottom. As it does, we twitch our wrist, shaking the rod, line and lure.”

Kehde’s actual jig and Finesse WormZ, 232 fish later.

You’d never guess Kehde has caught 112 bass and other fish on this very Z-Man TRD HogZ.

Strolling: “When bass are on massive, featureless flats — especially in winter on flatland reservoirs — we use the trolling motor to move our jigs along bottom, a great ploy for locating schools of fish. The angler on the trolling motor casts to the starboard side at about a 45-degree angle toward the back of the boat. A second angler does the same on the left side, while the person in the back merely casts straight back. When the baits of the two anglers in the front of the boat reach directly behind the boat, they retrieve and re-deploy their original casts.”

Kehde concludes: “It’s the only way I fish anymore. Simple. Affordable. And so dad-gum good at catching boatloads of bass and other species, it’s almost ridiculous.”

Lake Martin Event Will Kick Off The 2018 Bassmaster Elite Series Schedule

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Lake Martin Event Will Kick Off The 2018 Bassmaster Elite Series Schedule
Bassmaster Elite Series pro and Alabama resident Dustin Connell will be one of 110 competitors at the Bassmaster Elite at Lake Martin presented by Econo Lodge out of Alexander City, Ala., Feb. 8-11. Lake Martin is the first stop on the 2018 Bassmaster Elite Series tour.

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Feb. 2, 2018

Lake Martin Event Will Kick Off The 2018 Bassmaster Elite Series Schedule

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ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. — It’s been almost four months since Brandon Palaniuk raised the trophy at the final Bassmaster Elite Series event of 2017, but the long countdown to a new season is nearly done.

The 2018 Bassmaster Elite Series will make its first-ever visit next week to Lake Martin, a 44,000-acre impoundment on the Tallapoosa River, for the Bassmaster Elite at Lake Martin presented by Econo Lodge. Competition will take place Feb. 8-11, with daily takeoffs at 6:15 a.m. CT from Wind Creek State Park and weigh-ins back at the park each day at 2:30 p.m.

A 110-angler field will be battling for a $100,000 first-place prize.

Chad Miller, an Eclectic, Ala., angler who won the Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on Martin in November, said a number of styles could lead to success in the event.

“You can catch them right now in 1 foot of water all the way out to 40 feet of water,” Miller said. “I think it’s anybody’s ball game because of that. I think it could be won with 12 pounds a day — and if somebody can find a couple of 5-pounders, they can blow it away for sure.”

Miller said he recently caught a 5-pound spotted bass at Martin in less than 2 feet of water. But the bigger fish on the lake are usually largemouth, and the winning angler will likely need a good mixed bag each day.

That combination of species — coupled with the mystery surrounding the venue — will make for an interesting tournament dynamic.

During the offseason, B.A.S.S. officials enacted a rule that prohibits Elite Series competitors from accepting information from outside sources about fishing locations in lakes on the tournament schedule from outside sources. Since the 13-year-old Elite Series has never visited Lake Martin — and none of the B.A.S.S. Opens circuits have been there in more than a decade — less than half the anglers in this year’s Elite field have had significant experience on the lake.

“There are certainly some veterans in the field who have fished down there, but it’s been a long time for them,” said B.A.S.S. Tournament Director Trip Weldon. “You also have some local guys like Matt Herren, Greg Vinson and Kelley Jaye who have done a lot of fishing there.”

For those who fished competitively on Martin, whatever knowledge they bring to Thursday’s first round will have to have been compiled during the pre-practice period before the lake went off-limits on Jan. 8 or during the three official practice days Feb. 5-7.

“It’s definitely one of the more unknown commodities on the schedule this year,” Weldon said.

Ironically, Weldon knows the lake about as well as anyone, having won numerous major events there as a tournament angler. He also finished second in the 1999 Bassmaster Eastern Invitational on Martin, a year before he took over as regular tournament director for B.A.S.S.

“This is kind of a unique event for me as a tournament director, but also as a seasoned tournament angler on Lake Martin,” Weldon said. “I’ve fished there for 40 years now. I’ve fished literally hundreds of tournaments on that lake.”

Martin would normally be about 10 to 12 feet below full pool this time of year, but as of Wednesday, it was down less than 8 feet. Weldon said he believes it will take about 55 pounds to win the four-day event.

“It’s not going to be a Toledo Bend or Sam Rayburn-type tournament where you see a lot of 20-pound bags,” Weldon said. “A 20-pound bag could certainly happen, but I’m going to say it probably won’t. I think we could see a lot of 17- and 18-pound bags.”

With more than 700 miles of shoreline and a higher-than-normal lake level, Weldon said there will be plenty of room for the field to spread out — and like his friend Miller, he believes the tournament could be won with a variety of techniques.

“I fished a tournament on Jan. 6 when it was 19 degrees at takeoff,” Weldon said. “Our first fish came out of 2 feet of water, and we also caught fish 30-feet deep that day.”

With plenty of smaller spotted bass likely to come to the scales, the separating factor, he agreed, will be finding a big fish or two each day.

“You need that 3- to 5-pound kicker,” Weldon said. “If you can have one of those in your bag every day with a good limit of spots, you’ll be in the running.

“I’m looking forward to seeing what the lake can do.”

The event will be hosted by the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce.

Lane Extends Lead On Kissimmee Chain At Bassmaster Eastern Open

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Lane Extends Lead On Kissimmee Chain At Bassmaster Eastern Open
Bobby Lane of Lakeland, Fla., maintains the lead on the second day of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Eastern Open No. 1 held on Kissimmee Chain of Lakes out of Kissimmee, Fla., with a two-day total of 42 pounds.

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Feb. 2, 2018

Lane Extends Lead On Kissimmee Chain At Bassmaster Eastern Open

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Bobby Lane has seen both ends of the weigh-in order, but after Friday’s second round of competition on Florida’s Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, he remains atop the first Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Eastern Open with a two-day total of 42 pounds.

The Bassmaster Elite Series pro from Lakeland, Fla., launched in the first flight on Thursday, but today’s later departure greatly delayed his access to the area he’s targeting on Lake Kissimmee. Lane added 10-9 to his first day’s weight of 31-7 — the tournament’s largest catch.

“Yesterday, I caught a few pretty early and today I didn’t even get down there until 10 o’clock,” Lane said. “I’m not sure if that hurt me; but it didn’t help me, by any means. I enjoyed my time in Toho this morning (before locking down to Lake Kissimmee) and caught quite a few fish.

“I thought they were going to bite today. I thought ‘Late flight, I’m gonna see ‘em.’ But they just never showed up.”

Despite weighing a third of his first round effort, Lane still holds a lead of 12 pounds — a pound and a half more than yesterday. This, he said, exemplifies the need to capitalize on opportunities like those of Day 1.

“This is Florida, and it’s all about a big bite. If you have an opportunity to catch those big ones, you want to put them in the boat,” he said. “Yesterday was flawless for me and today, I fished okay. I missed a couple of decent fish. My goal was to catch five and maintain the lead, and that’s what I did.

“But to have a big day like yesterday; you have to have that. It’s hard to be consistent on these lakes, especially with the fronts coming in and out this time of year.”

Targeting a diverse array of shallow vegetation, Lane mixed up his presentations with a variety of baits. He caught bass on a swimjig, a topwater plug and the new Berkley Powerbait Max Scent stickworm called The General. Rigging this junebug colored bait on a 5/0 Trokar hook with two different size weights, Lane fished with inspiration from his 13-year-old daughter, Alexis.

“About a month ago, my daughter whooped me with that bait, so I said ‘Enough of this,’ and I put about 10 bags in the boat,” Lane said. “I’m down to three.”

Friday brought more warmth and partly sunny skies, but the Kissimmee Chain felt more wind, as another cold front moved into the area late in the afternoon. Lane said this might have had an impact on his day, but he’s pleased that his huge Thursday catch positioned him to absorb the downturn.

“Ten pounds is just an average bag, but yesterday was the dream of a lifetime,” Lane said. “I just wanted to come in and see how bad it was, but to have the lead when I looked at (the leaderboard) on my phone, I was like ‘Golly, this is better than I thought.’

“To add to it a little bit doesn’t hurt, and I’m excited about tomorrow. There are some big ones out there to be caught.”

Walt Bowen of Walnut Cove, N.C., is in second place with 30-0. Making a big move from 47th place on Thursday, Bowen caught his limit by dragging a worm around shallow vegetation.

“I did the same thing today that I did yesterday, and I’m not going to make any changes,” he said.

Michael Purvis of Canton, Ga., is in third place with 29-10. Targeting prespawn bass with reaction baits, Purvis said he caught his fish in spurts with the active periods spaced about 45 minutes apart.

Garrett Rocamora of Lithia, Fla., remains in the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors with his 9-3 caught on Thursday.

Ohio’s Steve Robbins maintains the lead in the co-angler division with 22-5. Robbins is catching his bass by flipping and dragging plastics. Tony Sears of Dahlonega, Ga., holds the Phoenix Boats Big Bass lead among co-anglers with the 9-4 he caught Friday.

Saturday’s takeoff is scheduled for 7 a.m. ET at Big Lake Toho Marina. The weigh-in will be held at the Bass Pro Shops at 5156 International Drive in Orlando at 4 p.m.

The event is hosted by the Kissimmee Sports Commission.

2018 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Eastern Open Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 2/1-2/3
Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, Kissimmee  FL.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1.  Bobby Lane Jr.         Lakeland, FL            10  42-00  200
Day 1: 5   31-07     Day 2: 5   10-09
2.  Walt Bowen             Walnut Cove, NC         10  30-00  199
Day 1: 5   10-14     Day 2: 5   19-02
3.  Michael Purvis         Canton, GA              10  29-10  198
Day 1: 5   15-10     Day 2: 5   14-00
4.  Drew Cook              Midway, FL              10  29-03  197
Day 1: 5   18-00     Day 2: 5   11-03
5.  Alex Wetherell         Middletown, CT          10  28-12  196
Day 1: 5   18-14     Day 2: 5   09-14
6.  Michael Murphy         Lexington, SC           10  28-12  195
Day 1: 5   17-13     Day 2: 5   10-15
7.  John McBride           Mount Airy, NC          10  28-08  194
Day 1: 5   17-10     Day 2: 5   10-14
8.  Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN        10  28-06  193
Day 1: 5   16-15     Day 2: 5   11-07
9.  Freddy  Palmer         Estill Springs, TN      10  28-03  192
Day 1: 5   12-02     Day 2: 5   16-01
10. Garrett Paquette       Canton, MI              10  28-01  191
Day 1: 5   15-02     Day 2: 5   12-15
11. Jon Canada             Pelham, AL              10  27-15  190
Day 1: 5   10-04     Day 2: 5   17-11
12. Don Eady               Orlando, FL             10  27-14  189
Day 1: 5   19-13     Day 2: 5   08-01
13. Lucas Bogosian         Harrington Park, NJ     10  27-11  188   $3,031.00
Day 1: 5   08-02     Day 2: 5   19-09
14. Tim Frederick          Leesburg, FL            10  27-02  187   $3,031.00
Day 1: 5   06-13     Day 2: 5   20-05
15. John Cox               Debary, FL              10  26-07  186   $3,031.00
Day 1: 5   10-00     Day 2: 5   16-07
16. Clabion Johns Jr       Covington, GA           10  26-04  185   $3,031.00
Day 1: 5   15-04     Day 2: 5   11-00
17. Darrell Davis          Dover, FL               10  25-10  184   $3,031.00
Day 1: 5   15-04     Day 2: 5   10-06
18. Raymond Trudeau        Saint Cloud, FL         10  25-01  183   $3,031.00
Day 1: 5   13-11     Day 2: 5   11-06
19. Preston Harris         State Road, NC          10  24-15  182   $3,031.00
Day 1: 5   09-00     Day 2: 5   15-15
20. Will Evans             Winter Haven, FL        10  24-15  181   $3,031.00
Day 1: 5   12-10     Day 2: 5   12-05
21. Brad Knight            Lancing, TN             10  24-11  180   $3,031.00
Day 1: 5   13-11     Day 2: 5   11-00
22. Ed Loughran III        Mechanicsville, VA      10  24-10  179   $3,031.00
Day 1: 5   12-09     Day 2: 5   12-01
23. Nick Hatfield          Jonesborough, TN        10  24-08  178   $3,031.00
Day 1: 5   11-00     Day 2: 5   13-08
24. Garrett Rocamora       Lithia, FL               7  24-00  177   $3,031.00
Day 1: 5   20-15     Day 2: 2   03-01
25. John Kremer            Sanford, FL             10  23-15  176   $3,031.00
Day 1: 5   10-07     Day 2: 5   13-08
26. Chris Lane             Guntersville, AL        10  23-15  175   $2,613.00
Day 1: 5   13-00     Day 2: 5   10-15
27. Cameron Smith          Mashpee, MA             10  23-15  174   $2,613.00
Day 1: 5   12-11     Day 2: 5   11-04
28. Wesley Strader         Spring City, TN         10  23-14  173   $2,613.00
Day 1: 5   12-07     Day 2: 5   11-07
29. Jerrod Albright        Kissimmee, FL           10  23-05  172   $2,613.00
Day 1: 5   14-00     Day 2: 5   09-05
30. Cody Detweiler         Orlando, FL             10  22-14  171   $2,613.00
Day 1: 5   08-12     Day 2: 5   14-02
31. Rob Digh               Denver, NC              10  22-11  170   $2,195.00
Day 1: 5   11-15     Day 2: 5   10-12
32. Ronnie Green           St. Petersburg, FL      10  22-10  169   $2,195.00
Day 1: 5   10-11     Day 2: 5   11-15
33. Eric Panzironi         Longwood, FL            10  22-08  168   $2,195.00
Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 5   09-04
34. Mark Daniels Jr.       Tuskegee, AL            10  22-07  167   $2,195.00
Day 1: 5   11-00     Day 2: 5   11-07
35. Jeff Lugar             Cross Junction, VA       9  22-05  166   $2,195.00
Day 1: 5   15-04     Day 2: 4   07-01
36. Matt Mattingly         Gravel Switch, KY       10  22-03  165   $1,881.00
Day 1: 5   10-03     Day 2: 5   12-00
37. Gary Isgrigg           Mt Washington, KY       10  22-01  164   $1,881.00
Day 1: 5   08-09     Day 2: 5   13-08
38. Jon Englund            Farwell, MN             10  21-15  163   $1,881.00
Day 1: 5   11-14     Day 2: 5   10-01
39. Mason Brown            Crawfordville, FL       10  21-14  162   $1,881.00
Day 1: 5   09-13     Day 2: 5   12-01
40. Kyle Fox               Lakeland, FL            10  21-10  161   $1,881.00
Day 1: 5   10-07     Day 2: 5   11-03
41. Jacob Foutz            Charleston, TN          10  21-10  160
Day 1: 5   10-10     Day 2: 5   11-00
42. Michael Neal           Dayton, TN              10  21-09  159
Day 1: 5   10-10     Day 2: 5   10-15
43. Ken Iyobe              Tokoname-Shi JAPAN      10  21-02  158
Day 1: 5   09-11     Day 2: 5   11-07
44. Josh Douglas           Isle, MN                10  21-01  157
Day 1: 5   12-08     Day 2: 5   08-09
45. Mike Huff              Corbin, KY              10  20-12  156
Day 1: 5   09-07     Day 2: 5   11-05
46. John Zeolla            Oak Park, CA             9  20-11  155
Day 1: 5   13-05     Day 2: 4   07-06
47. Tyler Berger           Delaware, OH            10  20-10  154
Day 1: 5   09-03     Day 2: 5   11-07
48. Terry Scroggins        San Mateo, FL           10  20-09  153
Day 1: 5   13-02     Day 2: 5   07-07
49. Jared Lintner          Arroyo Grande, CA       10  20-08  152
Day 1: 5   07-05     Day 2: 5   13-03
50. Chad Pipkens           Lansing, MI              9  20-07  151
Day 1: 4   05-06     Day 2: 5   15-01
51. David Gaston           Sylacauga, AL           10  20-07  150
Day 1: 5   11-02     Day 2: 5   09-05
52. Chuck Pippin Jr        Gotha, FL               10  20-04  149
Day 1: 5   06-09     Day 2: 5   13-11
53. Jimmy Kennedy          Plainfield, VT           8  20-02  148
Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 3   06-14
54. Guy Eaker              Cherryville, NC         10  20-00  147
Day 1: 5   12-10     Day 2: 5   07-06
55. Mike Lavallee          Sandy, UT               10  20-00  146
Day 1: 5   08-05     Day 2: 5   11-11
56. JT Kenney              Palm Bay, FL            10  19-10  145
Day 1: 5   08-05     Day 2: 5   11-05
57. Steve York             Bronson, MI             10  19-09  144
Day 1: 5   06-15     Day 2: 5   12-10
58. Greg Dipalma           Millville, NJ           10  19-09  143
Day 1: 5   09-08     Day 2: 5   10-01
59. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH           9  19-08  142
Day 1: 4   07-06     Day 2: 5   12-02
60. Hank Cherry Jr         Lincolnton, NC          10  19-07  141
Day 1: 5   09-01     Day 2: 5   10-06
61. Brad Staley            Pleasant Garden, NC     10  19-06  140
Day 1: 5   07-12     Day 2: 5   11-10
62. Patrick Walters        Ladson, SC              10  19-05  139
Day 1: 5   09-15     Day 2: 5   09-06
63. Jade Keeton            Killen, AL              10  19-01  138
Day 1: 5   11-08     Day 2: 5   07-09
64. Joey Spradley          Gloverville, SC          8  19-00  137
Day 1: 5   14-13     Day 2: 3   04-03
65. Kazuki Kitajima        Orlando, FL              8  19-00  136
Day 1: 5   13-12     Day 2: 3   05-04
66. Rick Hawkins           Roanoke, VA              9  18-14  135
Day 1: 4   07-01     Day 2: 5   11-13
67. Nick Denham            Louisville, KY           7  18-14  134
Day 1: 5   10-06     Day 2: 2   08-08
68. Jared Dial             Winter Haven, FL        10  18-13  133
Day 1: 5   09-03     Day 2: 5   09-10
69. Al Farace Jr           Hunt Valley, MD         10  18-12  132
Day 1: 5   07-09     Day 2: 5   11-03
70. John Dial              Winter Haven, FL         9  18-09  131
Day 1: 5   11-14     Day 2: 4   06-11
71. John Parker            Gaffney, SC             10  18-08  130
Day 1: 5   12-12     Day 2: 5   05-12
72. Brad Burkhart          Speedwell, TN           10  18-08  129
Day 1: 5   08-12     Day 2: 5   09-12
73. Tim Wilson             Gas City, IN            10  18-08  128
Day 1: 5   09-07     Day 2: 5   09-01
74. Terry Segraves         Kissimmee, FL            7  18-06  127
Day 1: 5   14-15     Day 2: 2   03-07
75. Scott Suggs            Alexander, AR           10  18-06  126
Day 1: 5   09-11     Day 2: 5   08-11
76. Brian Latimer          Belton, SC               9  18-05  125
Day 1: 4   06-08     Day 2: 5   11-13
77. Todd Auten             Lake Wylie, SC          10  18-05  124
Day 1: 5   10-04     Day 2: 5   08-01
78. Sam George             Athens, AL              10  18-05  123
Day 1: 5   09-14     Day 2: 5   08-07
79. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TX AUSTRALIA 10  18-05  122
Day 1: 5   09-03     Day 2: 5   09-02
80. David Williams         Newton, NC               9  18-04  121
Day 1: 4   06-08     Day 2: 5   11-12
81. Ronald Ryals Jr        Live Oak, FL            10  18-04  120
Day 1: 5   10-10     Day 2: 5   07-10
82. Craig Chambers         Harrisburg, NC           9  17-15  119
Day 1: 5   14-11     Day 2: 4   03-04
83. Arnie Lane             Lakeland, FL             9  17-14  118
Day 1: 5   09-14     Day 2: 4   08-00
84. William Pioch          Beckley, WV             10  17-14  117
Day 1: 5   09-00     Day 2: 5   08-14
85. Dave Frost             Mount Dora, FL           9  17-13  116
Day 1: 5   10-15     Day 2: 4   06-14
86. David Hudson           Jasper, AL              10  17-13  115
Day 1: 5   09-02     Day 2: 5   08-11
87. Gerald Spohrer         Gonzales, LA             7  17-12  114
Day 1: 2   04-03     Day 2: 5   13-09
88. Whitney Stephens       Waverly, OH              8  17-07  113
Day 1: 5   12-04     Day 2: 3   05-03
89. David Kilgore          Jasper, AL               8  17-06  112
Day 1: 3   07-15     Day 2: 5   09-07
90. Ryan Davidson          Branchland, WV           9  17-04  111
Day 1: 5   11-00     Day 2: 4   06-04
91. Jamey Caldwell         Carthage, NC            10  17-03  110
Day 1: 5   07-15     Day 2: 5   09-04
92. Gary Clouse            LaVergne, TN             7  17-01  109
Day 1: 2   02-06     Day 2: 5   14-11
93. Roland Martin          Naples, FL               9  16-10  108
Day 1: 4   05-02     Day 2: 5   11-08
94. Toshinari Namiki       Tokyo JAPAN              9  16-10  107
Day 1: 4   09-10     Day 2: 5   07-00
95. Seiji Kato             Outsu Shiga JAPAN        7  16-09  106
Day 1: 2   02-02     Day 2: 5   14-07
96. Destin DeMarion        Grove City, PA           7  16-09  105
Day 1: 2   02-11     Day 2: 5   13-14
97. Jonathan Carter        Glenburn, ME            10  16-08  104
Day 1: 5   10-08     Day 2: 5   06-00
98. Daniel Martin          Elmhurst, IL            10  16-08  103
Day 1: 5   06-11     Day 2: 5   09-13
99. Michael McCoy          Mentor On The Lake, OH  10  16-08  102
Day 1: 5   08-08     Day 2: 5   08-00
100. David May              Odessa, FL               6  16-04  101
Day 1: 3   10-12     Day 2: 3   05-08
101. Woo Daves              Spring Grove, VA        10  16-04  100
Day 1: 5   06-13     Day 2: 5   09-07
102. Brandon Mcintosh       St Augustine, FL        10  16-03   99
Day 1: 5   08-11     Day 2: 5   07-08
103. Darryl Halbert         Enoree, SC               7  15-15   98
Day 1: 2   04-07     Day 2: 5   11-08
104. John Hunter Jr         Shelbyville, KY         10  15-15   97
Day 1: 5   10-08     Day 2: 5   05-07
105. John Bitter            Maitland, FL            10  15-15   96
Day 1: 5   05-13     Day 2: 5   10-02
106. Kyle Hall              Rio Vista, TX            7  15-15   95
Day 1: 4   09-01     Day 2: 3   06-14
107. Wayne Murray           Baton Rouge, LA         10  15-15   94
Day 1: 5   08-09     Day 2: 5   07-06
108. Mike Hoese             Crown Point, IN         10  15-13   93
Day 1: 5   08-01     Day 2: 5   07-12
109. Tracy Adams            Wilkesboro, NC          10  15-09   92
Day 1: 5   08-10     Day 2: 5   06-15
110. Ernie Freeman          Broad Run, VA            8  15-05   91
Day 1: 5   09-05     Day 2: 3   06-00
111. Miles Burghoff         Hixson, TN              10  15-04   90
Day 1: 5   07-02     Day 2: 5   08-02
112. Parker Mott            Winter Garden, FL        7  15-01   89
Day 1: 2   02-12     Day 2: 5   12-05
113. James Moynagh          Carver, MN              10  15-00   88
Day 1: 5   08-02     Day 2: 5   06-14
114. Wil Hardy              Harlem, GA               7  14-12   87
Day 1: 2   05-10     Day 2: 5   09-02
115. Buddy Cipoletti        Wading River, NY         7  14-12   86
Day 1: 3   07-00     Day 2: 4   07-12
116. Randy Huffman          Charleston, WV           8  14-10   85
Day 1: 3   04-01     Day 2: 5   10-09
117. Hunter Eubanks         Inman, SC                8  14-10   84
Day 1: 3   06-00     Day 2: 5   08-10
118. Rich Howes             Oviedo, FL               7  14-06   83
Day 1: 5   11-12     Day 2: 2   02-10
119. Carl Svebek  III       Siloam Springs, AR      10  14-06   82
Day 1: 5   06-15     Day 2: 5   07-07
120. Scott Siller           Milwaukee, WI            9  14-05   81
Day 1: 5   07-13     Day 2: 4   06-08
121. Nick Tate              Knoxville, TN            9  14-05   80
Day 1: 4   06-13     Day 2: 5   07-08
122. Qiurun Chen            Beijing FL CHINA         6  14-04   79
Day 1: 4   10-06     Day 2: 2   03-14
123. Tony Hogan             Mc David, FL             8  14-02   78
Day 1: 3   04-15     Day 2: 5   09-03
124. Dana Hilderbrant       Leroy, NY                9  14-01   77
Day 1: 4   07-04     Day 2: 5   06-13
125. Cody Pike              Powhatan, VA             8  13-15   76
Day 1: 3   03-15     Day 2: 5   10-00
126. Teb Jones              Hattiesburg, MS         10  13-14   75
Day 1: 5   06-10     Day 2: 5   07-04
127. David Walker           Sevierville, TN          9  13-14   74
Day 1: 4   06-14     Day 2: 5   07-00
128. Chad Murray            Vidalia, LA              8  13-13   73
Day 1: 3   04-06     Day 2: 5   09-07
129. Jim Smith              Georgetown, KY           9  13-13   72
Day 1: 5   06-05     Day 2: 4   07-08
130. Derek Lehtonen         Woodruff, SC             7  13-09   71
Day 1: 3   07-11     Day 2: 4   05-14
131. Shane Lineberger       Lincolnton, NC           6  13-08   70
Day 1: 4   07-03     Day 2: 2   06-05
132. Christian Thompson     Lake City, FL            5  13-01   69
Day 1: 5   13-01     Day 2: 0   00-00
133. Hunter Bland           Ocala, FL                7  13-00   68
Day 1: 2   03-14     Day 2: 5   09-02
134. Ron Johnson            Chandler, AZ             9  12-15   67
Day 1: 4   05-12     Day 2: 5   07-03
135. Chris Ferguson         Wittensville, KY         6  12-13   66
Day 1: 5   09-07     Day 2: 1   03-06
136. Ricky Congero          Windermere, FL           8  12-13   65
Day 1: 3   03-14     Day 2: 5   08-15
137. Scott Patton           Paris, TN                7  12-13   64
Day 1: 3   07-05     Day 2: 4   05-08
138. Scott Hamrick          Denver, NC               8  12-11   63
Day 1: 3   02-12     Day 2: 5   09-15
139. Darrell Pons           Gainesville, FL          8  12-11   62
Day 1: 5   09-10     Day 2: 3   03-01
140. Charlie Evans          Berea, KY                6  12-11   61
Day 1: 2   06-08     Day 2: 4   06-03
141. Shayne Berlo           Mclean, VA               7  12-10   60
Day 1: 2   05-02     Day 2: 5   07-08
142. Tadd Johnson           Lakeview, MN             9  12-09   59
Day 1: 4   05-01     Day 2: 5   07-08
143. Pete Cherkas           Des Moines, IA           6  12-07   58
Day 1: 1   02-04     Day 2: 5   10-03
144. Jody White             Gilbertsville, KY        6  12-07   57
Day 1: 1   03-05     Day 2: 5   09-02
145. Patrick Touey          Santa Maria, CA          9  12-05   56
Day 1: 4   06-01     Day 2: 5   06-04
146. Mitch Liss             Saint Cloud, FL          9  12-04   55
Day 1: 5   07-07     Day 2: 4   04-13
147. Kurt Mitchell          Milford, DE              6  12-00   54
Day 1: 5   10-15     Day 2: 1   01-01
148. Cole T. Harris         Essex Junction, VT       7  11-09   53
Day 1: 5   08-13     Day 2: 2   02-12
149. David Perdue           Wirtz, VA                8  11-06   52
Day 1: 5   06-09     Day 2: 3   04-13
150. Greg Mansfield         Olathe, KS               7  11-05   51
Day 1: 2   03-07     Day 2: 5   07-14
151. Eric Conant            Lakeland, FL            10  11-04   50
Day 1: 5   10-13     Day 2: 5   00-07
152. Brian Tyler            Johnsonville, SC         7  11-04   49
Day 1: 2   03-02     Day 2: 5   08-02
153. David Boelkins         Hubertus, WI             8  11-02   48
Day 1: 3   04-07     Day 2: 5   06-11
154. Jeremy Bogard          Wilkesboro, NC           6  11-00   47
Day 1: 2   03-08     Day 2: 4   07-08
155. Randy Elliott          Severn, MD               6  10-13   46
Day 1: 4   08-04     Day 2: 2   02-09
156. Shayne Mcfarlin        Martin, GA               7  10-09   45
Day 1: 2   03-07     Day 2: 5   07-02
157. Christian Mazzola      Walnutport, PA           9  10-08   44
Day 1: 5   05-09     Day 2: 4   04-15
158. Charlie Ingram         Centerville, TN          9  10-08   43
Day 1: 5   05-05     Day 2: 4   05-03
159. Denny Fiedler          Minnetonka, MN           6  10-06   42
Day 1: 3   05-02     Day 2: 3   05-04
160. Vernon Kemp            Umatilla, FL             5  10-05   41
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 5   10-05
161. Cole Blythe            Charlotte, NC            8  10-04   40
Day 1: 5   09-07     Day 2: 3   00-13
162. Joel Willert           Lakeville, MN            7  10-02   39
Day 1: 5   08-00     Day 2: 2   02-02
163. Alvin Shaw             Roaring Gap, NC          7  10-02   38
Day 1: 2   02-10     Day 2: 5   07-08
164. Scott Pellegrin        Chippewa Falls, WI       5  10-02   37
Day 1: 3   07-07     Day 2: 2   02-11
165. Robert Clowers         Sweetwater, TN           7  10-02   36
Day 1: 5   07-05     Day 2: 2   02-13
166. Bailey Boutries        Daphne, AL               6  09-13   35
Day 1: 5   08-14     Day 2: 1   00-15
167. Stephen Morella        Whitehall , PA           5  09-12   34
Day 1: 2   04-12     Day 2: 3   05-00
168. Cody Dawson            Mount Vernon, OH         6  09-11   33
Day 1: 4   06-10     Day 2: 2   03-01
169. Troy Roder             Brookeland, TX           6  09-11   32
Day 1: 3   05-02     Day 2: 3   04-09
170. James Cassaday         Wirtz, VA                6  09-06   31
Day 1: 1   02-10     Day 2: 5   06-12
171. Trait Zaldain          Fort Worth, TX           6  09-05   30
Day 1: 4   05-13     Day 2: 2   03-08
172. Teddie Scalf           Gray, KY                 6  09-02   29
Day 1: 3   05-04     Day 2: 3   03-14
173. Phillip Cury           Jacksonville, FL         5  09-00   28
Day 1: 5   09-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
174. Brian Rufty            Berea, KY                7  09-00   27
Day 1: 3   04-07     Day 2: 4   04-09
175. Luke Gritter           Otsego, MI               5  08-12   26
Day 1: 2   04-03     Day 2: 3   04-09
176. Kyle Kempkers          Hamilton, MI             7  08-07   25
Day 1: 2   01-14     Day 2: 5   06-09
177. Coleton Jennings       New Concord, KY          7  08-07   24
Day 1: 2   02-04     Day 2: 5   06-03
178. Frank Ramsey           Spring Grove, IL         6  08-05   23
Day 1: 5   07-03     Day 2: 1   01-02
179. Marty Robinson         Lyman, SC                5  08-04   22
Day 1: 4   05-08     Day 2: 1   02-12
180. Chris Flint            Potsdam, NY              5  08-04   21
Day 1: 3   04-13     Day 2: 2   03-07
181. Fred Rigdon            Belleview, FL            5  08-03   20
Day 1: 5   08-03     Day 2: 0   00-00
182. Allen Brooks           Canton, GA               2  07-13   19
Day 1: 1   06-14     Day 2: 1   00-15
183. Craig Cullen           Port St Lucie, FL        5  07-09   18
Day 1: 5   07-09     Day 2: 0   00-00
184. Michael Delvisco       Dandridge, TN            4  07-09   17
Day 1: 1   01-09     Day 2: 3   06-00
185. Wayne Hauser Jr        Mooresville, NC          7  07-08   16
Day 1: 2   05-01     Day 2: 5   02-07
186. Derek Cummings         Denver, NC               4  07-06   15
Day 1: 2   03-10     Day 2: 2   03-12
187. Randy Blaukat          Joplin, MO               4  06-13   14
Day 1: 2   04-07     Day 2: 2   02-06
188. Derek Hudnall          Baton Rouge, LA          3  06-08   13
Day 1: 3   06-08     Day 2: 0   00-00
189.  Matt Mollohan         Prosperity, SC           3  06-08   12
Day 1: 2   04-15     Day 2: 1   01-09
190. Kendall Newson         Decatur, GA              4  06-03   11
Day 1: 1   01-04     Day 2: 3   04-15
191. Shawn Hendrix          Sharpsburg, GA           3  06-01   10
Day 1: 1   02-03     Day 2: 2   03-14
192. Brandon Johnson        Owingsville, KY          4  06-00    9
Day 1: 3   04-05     Day 2: 1   01-11
193. James Plessinger       Carrollton, VA           2  05-10    8
Day 1: 1   03-05     Day 2: 1   02-05
194. Brad Houchins          Thomasville, NC          4  05-01    7
Day 1: 3   04-04     Day 2: 1   00-13
195. Bruce Whitmire         Channelview, TX          2  04-15    6
Day 1: 1   01-15     Day 2: 1   03-00
196. Ed Stiefel             Mahwah, NJ               2  04-13    5
Day 1: 1   02-09     Day 2: 1   02-04
197. Jeff Mathews           Maitland, FL             3  04-12    4
Day 1: 2   03-08     Day 2: 1   01-04
198. Jack Morgan            Lake Placid, FL          3  04-08    3
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   04-08
199. David Cornelius        Apison, TN               3  04-07    2
Day 1: 3   04-07     Day 2: 0   00-00
200. Scott Bonvillain       Lake Charles, LA         1  04-00    1
Day 1: 1   04-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
201. Rick Shannon           Woodlawn, TN             2  02-12    0
Day 1: 2   02-12     Day 2: 0   00-00
202. Rick Pierce            Mountain Home, AR        2  02-11    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   02-11
203. Chris Hart             Franklin, TN             2  02-03    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   02-03
204. Fredrick Requarth      Dayton, OH               1  01-08    0
Day 1: 1   01-08     Day 2: 0   00-00
205. James Castillo         W. Richland, WA          1  01-06    0
Day 1: 1   01-06     Day 2: 0   00-00
206. Steven Priest          New Lexington, OH        4  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 4   00-00
207. Craig Cavanna          Spring Hill, FL          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
207. Jason Lieblong         Conway, AR               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
207. Billy Matthews         Valdosta, GA             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       120       812      1689-01
2       127       816      1584-08
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247      1628      3273-09

2018 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Eastern Open Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 2/1-2/3
Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, Kissimmee  FL.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1.  Steve Robbins          Piketon, OH              6  22-05  200
Day 1: 3   15-07     Day 2: 3   06-14
2.  Tony Sears             Dahlonega, GA            5  17-12  199
Day 1: 2   02-01     Day 2: 3   15-11
3.  Daren McDermott        Saint Cloud, FL          6  17-10  198
Day 1: 3   05-00     Day 2: 3   12-10
4.  Don Ramsey             Orlando, FL              5  16-14  197
Day 1: 3   13-00     Day 2: 2   03-14
5.  Eulon Lee Jr.          Eclectic, AL             6  16-10  196
Day 1: 3   11-15     Day 2: 3   04-11
6.  Matt Price             Manhattan, IL            5  16-00  195
Day 1: 2   04-00     Day 2: 3   12-00
7.  Bobby Bakewell         Orlando, FL              6  15-15  194
Day 1: 3   07-13     Day 2: 3   08-02
8.  Billy Wright           Winter Park, FL          6  15-13  193
Day 1: 3   05-10     Day 2: 3   10-03
9.  Chad Smith             Minnetonka, MN           6  15-13  192
Day 1: 3   08-01     Day 2: 3   07-12
10. John Quackenbush       Mattawan, MI             6  15-11  191
Day 1: 3   05-15     Day 2: 3   09-12
11. David Pechacek         Hastings, MN             6  15-11  190
Day 1: 3   09-04     Day 2: 3   06-07
12. Clint Sterling         Clearwater, FL           5  15-09  189
Day 1: 3   11-04     Day 2: 2   04-05
13. Barry Hughes           Plant City, FL           4  15-08  188   $1,463.00
Day 1: 1   01-14     Day 2: 3   13-10
14. Cole Thompson          Saint Cloud, FL          6  15-06  187   $1,306.00
Day 1: 3   04-05     Day 2: 3   11-01
15. Wayne Foriest          Nashville, TN            6  15-05  186   $1,150.00
Day 1: 3   07-13     Day 2: 3   07-08
16. Kent Biggs             Morristown, TN           6  15-02  185   $1,045.00
Day 1: 3   07-06     Day 2: 3   07-12
17. Mark Bartosch          Clarksville, TN          6  14-11  184     $836.00
Day 1: 3   10-04     Day 2: 3   04-07
18. Michael Comeau         Jericho, VT              6  14-07  183     $732.00
Day 1: 3   08-15     Day 2: 3   05-08
19. Jarvis Ellis           Albany, GA               6  14-03  182     $732.00
Day 1: 3   06-03     Day 2: 3   08-00
20. Scap Cicero            Wetumpka, AL             6  14-00  181     $627.00
Day 1: 3   04-13     Day 2: 3   09-03
21. Russell Phillips       Guilford, VT             6  12-05  180     $522.00
Day 1: 3   08-06     Day 2: 3   03-15
22. Sam Leary              Canaan, CT               6  12-03  179     $522.00
Day 1: 3   04-06     Day 2: 3   07-13
23. Drew Osborn            Maryville, TN            6  11-13  178     $522.00
Day 1: 3   06-07     Day 2: 3   05-06
24. David Booth            Erin, TN                 4  11-11  177     $522.00
Day 1: 1   06-02     Day 2: 3   05-09
25. Jack Pollio            Chatham, VA              6  11-10  176     $522.00
Day 1: 3   07-01     Day 2: 3   04-09
26. David Dimauro          Longwood, FL             5  11-06  175     $522.00
Day 1: 2   06-00     Day 2: 3   05-06
27. Michael Vice           Rossville, IL            6  11-02  174     $522.00
Day 1: 3   06-09     Day 2: 3   04-09
28. Robert Taylor Jr       Saint Cloud, FL          6  11-00  173     $522.00
Day 1: 3   05-07     Day 2: 3   05-09
29. Mandel Pettus          Miller Place, NY         6  10-15  172     $522.00
Day 1: 3   04-04     Day 2: 3   06-11
30. Todd Lee               Jasper, AL               5  10-13  171     $522.00
Day 1: 3   07-03     Day 2: 2   03-10
31. William Gaston         Sylacauga, AL            6  10-11  170     $522.00
Day 1: 3   05-08     Day 2: 3   05-03
32. Todd Walters           Ladson, SC               6  10-10  169     $522.00
Day 1: 3   05-12     Day 2: 3   04-14
33. Shawn Thomas           Mulberry, FL             6  10-09  168     $522.00
Day 1: 3   04-03     Day 2: 3   06-06
34. Shaun Avery            Windham, ME              6  10-08  167     $522.00
Day 1: 3   06-07     Day 2: 3   04-01
35. Eric Andrews           Davenport, FL            6  10-07  166     $522.00
Day 1: 3   03-10     Day 2: 3   06-13
36. Mike Spears            Jasper, AL               6  10-06  165     $522.00
Day 1: 3   06-09     Day 2: 3   03-13
37. Scott Wise             Clermont, FL             6  10-05  164     $522.00
Day 1: 3   04-08     Day 2: 3   05-13
38. Jim Opetaia-Williamson Dunnellon, FL            5  10-04  163     $522.00
Day 1: 2   02-08     Day 2: 3   07-12
39. Kevin Heard            Saint Cloud, FL          5  10-03  162     $522.00
Day 1: 2   03-09     Day 2: 3   06-10
40. Robert Jeffrey         Prospect, CT             6  10-02  161     $522.00
Day 1: 3   04-15     Day 2: 3   05-03
41. Lance Owen             Greer, SC                5  09-15  160
Day 1: 3   06-01     Day 2: 2   03-14
42. Akira Okuyama          Forest Hills, NY         5  09-14  159
Day 1: 2   03-07     Day 2: 3   06-07
43. Phillip Lovett         Florence, AL             5  09-13  158
Day 1: 3   05-03     Day 2: 2   04-10
44. Keith Iddins           Knoxville, TN            5  09-11  157
Day 1: 2   04-02     Day 2: 3   05-09
45. Timothy Hibbs          Bradenton, FL            5  09-09  156
Day 1: 2   02-08     Day 2: 3   07-01
46. John Goebel            Lumberton, TX            5  09-09  155
Day 1: 2   03-14     Day 2: 3   05-11
47. Frank Mitchum          Orlando, FL              6  09-07  154
Day 1: 3   04-07     Day 2: 3   05-00
48. Kenneth Bivins         Orlando, FL              6  09-06  153
Day 1: 3   04-12     Day 2: 3   04-10
49. Cody Bertrand          Dyer, IN                 4  09-05  152
Day 1: 3   08-02     Day 2: 1   01-03
50. Sawyer Mcmurphy        Long Beach, MS           5  09-05  151
Day 1: 2   01-06     Day 2: 3   07-15
51. Bryan Trahan           Orange, TX               6  09-04  150
Day 1: 3   03-15     Day 2: 3   05-05
52. Jeff Lederman          Powhatan, VA             6  09-02  149
Day 1: 3   04-00     Day 2: 3   05-02
53. Mark Heron             Clarks Summit, PA        5  09-01  148
Day 1: 2   03-03     Day 2: 3   05-14
54. William Egan           Bloomington, IN          5  09-01  147
Day 1: 3   05-05     Day 2: 2   03-12
55. Alonzo Evans Jr        Sebring, FL              5  09-00  146
Day 1: 2   03-03     Day 2: 3   05-13
56. Gary Haraguchi         San Jose, CA             5  08-14  145
Day 1: 3   06-06     Day 2: 2   02-08
57. Tyler Quackenbush      Mattawan, MI             4  08-14  144
Day 1: 2   04-07     Day 2: 2   04-07
58. Kenneth Underwood      Columbus, MS             4  08-13  143
Day 1: 3   06-13     Day 2: 1   02-00
59. Ron Ritter             Bedford, IN              6  08-11  142
Day 1: 3   04-11     Day 2: 3   04-00
60. Jonathan Hankins       North Tazewell, VA       4  08-10  141
Day 1: 3   07-06     Day 2: 1   01-04
61. Casey Griffith         Statesboro, GA           5  08-10  140
Day 1: 3   06-06     Day 2: 2   02-04
62. Corey Lindsey          Sunbury, OH              4  08-09  139
Day 1: 3   06-10     Day 2: 1   01-15
63. Todd Sosebee           Bessemer City, NC        5  08-09  138
Day 1: 2   02-15     Day 2: 3   05-10
64. Jamie Ferdarko         Dubois, PA               6  08-08  137
Day 1: 3   04-03     Day 2: 3   04-05
65. Bradley Sterner        Manchester, PA           5  08-07  136
Day 1: 3   05-00     Day 2: 2   03-07
66. Bill Rutkowski         Odessa, FL               4  08-06  135
Day 1: 3   06-14     Day 2: 1   01-08
67. Johnny Dease           Orlando, FL              6  08-06  134
Day 1: 3   04-12     Day 2: 3   03-10
68. Jeremy Maye            Windsor, VA              4  08-04  133
Day 1: 2   03-03     Day 2: 2   05-01
69. Larry Maring           Minneola, FL             4  08-02  132
Day 1: 3   06-05     Day 2: 1   01-13
70. Les Ore Jr             Chesapeake, VA           5  08-01  131
Day 1: 3   04-11     Day 2: 2   03-06
71. Joel Engelmeyer        Marriottsville, MD       4  07-15  130
Day 1: 3   05-11     Day 2: 1   02-04
72. Terry Proctor          Pensacola, FL            5  07-15  129
Day 1: 2   04-10     Day 2: 3   03-05
73. Walter Tucker          Osceola, MO              5  07-14  128
Day 1: 2   02-13     Day 2: 3   05-01
74. Brian Pemberton        Homer Glen, IL           5  07-14  127
Day 1: 2   03-03     Day 2: 3   04-11
75. Chuck Thurlow          Auburn, AL               5  07-12  126
Day 1: 2   02-07     Day 2: 3   05-05
76. Jon Jezierski          Troy, MI                 4  07-12  125
Day 1: 2   04-08     Day 2: 2   03-04
77. Dale Wolfskill         Orlando, FL              4  07-11  124
Day 1: 1   02-08     Day 2: 3   05-03
78. Austin Bonjour         Templeton, CA            5  07-11  123
Day 1: 2   03-12     Day 2: 3   03-15
79. Steve Jarrett          Valrico, FL              4  07-10  122
Day 1: 3   06-13     Day 2: 1   00-13
80. David Chamberlain      Keasbey, NJ              4  07-10  121
Day 1: 2   05-03     Day 2: 2   02-07
81. John Wiese             Charlotte, NC            5  07-08  120
Day 1: 2   03-00     Day 2: 3   04-08
82. Marvin Stith Jr.       Piscataway, NJ           4  07-07  119
Day 1: 1   01-00     Day 2: 3   06-07
83. Jacques Lheureux       Tampa, FL                4  07-07  118
Day 1: 3   06-04     Day 2: 1   01-03
84. Charles Fochtman       Moneta, VA               5  07-06  117
Day 1: 3   05-09     Day 2: 2   01-13
85. Matt Armstrong         Altamonte Springs, FL    3  07-06  116
Day 1: 2   02-14     Day 2: 1   04-08
86. Philip Miller          Saint Cloud, FL          2  07-04  115
Day 1: 2   07-04     Day 2: 0   00-00
87. Linda Higginbotham     Palm Coast, FL           4  07-04  114
Day 1: 3   06-03     Day 2: 1   01-01
88. Paul Tabisz            Virginia Bch, VA         5  07-03  113
Day 1: 3   03-15     Day 2: 2   03-04
89. Andrew Bates           Jacksonville, FL         3  07-02  112
Day 1: 1   01-13     Day 2: 2   05-05
90. Justin Weber           Wesley Chapel, FL        4  07-02  111
Day 1: 2   02-11     Day 2: 2   04-07
91. Benjie Seaborn         Guin, AL                 5  07-01  110
Day 1: 3   04-02     Day 2: 2   02-15
92. Angelo Padilla         Deland, FL               3  07-00  109
Day 1: 3   07-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
92. Cary Wien              Groveland, FL            3  07-00  109
Day 1: 3   07-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
94. Rodrigo Cruz           Clermont, FL             4  07-00  107
Day 1: 1   01-02     Day 2: 3   05-14
95. Douglas Lubs           Indianapolis, IN         4  07-00  106
Day 1: 1   02-05     Day 2: 3   04-11
96. Cal Teneyck            Shakopee, MN             4  07-00  105
Day 1: 3   04-10     Day 2: 1   02-06
97. Mark Frickman          Reidsville, NC           5  07-00  104
Day 1: 2   03-04     Day 2: 3   03-12
98. Drake Prichard         Knoxville, TN            4  06-15  103
Day 1: 1   01-14     Day 2: 3   05-01
99. Barry Brandt Jr.       Newport News, VA         4  06-14  102
Day 1: 1   02-05     Day 2: 3   04-09
100. Taylor Genz            Indian Mound, TN         4  06-14  101
Day 1: 2   03-00     Day 2: 2   03-14
101. Rick Perez             Naples, FL               3  06-13  100
Day 1: 2   05-09     Day 2: 1   01-04
102. Jared Rudd             Salyersville, KY         5  06-13   99
Day 1: 3   03-11     Day 2: 2   03-02
103. Curtis Hall II         Battle Creek, MI         4  06-11   98
Day 1: 1   01-03     Day 2: 3   05-08
104. Justin Salisbury       Binghamton, NY           5  06-11   97
Day 1: 2   02-07     Day 2: 3   04-04
105. Jc  Thrash             Saint Clairsville, OH    3  06-11   96
Day 1: 1   02-13     Day 2: 2   03-14
106. Daniel Butler          Orlando, FL              4  06-08   95
Day 1: 2   03-10     Day 2: 2   02-14
107. Thomas Abraham         Winchester, TN           3  06-06   94
Day 1: 3   06-06     Day 2: 0   00-00
108. Rick Williams Jr       Sandston, VA             4  06-05   93
Day 1: 3   04-10     Day 2: 1   01-11
109. Liam Oneill            Beverly Hills, FL        3  06-03   92
Day 1: 3   06-03     Day 2: 0   00-00
110. Matthew Mccarthy       Marysville, OH           1  06-03   91
Day 1: 1   06-03     Day 2: 0   00-00
111. Randy Futch            Dunnellon, FL            4  06-03   90
Day 1: 3   04-12     Day 2: 1   01-07
111. Jayson Hooven          Hudson, FL               4  06-03   90
Day 1: 1   01-07     Day 2: 3   04-12
113. Roger Holtsclaw        Johnson City, TN         3  06-03   88
Day 1: 1   01-10     Day 2: 2   04-09
114. Roland Van Norden      Lake Alfred, FL          4  06-02   87
Day 1: 1   01-15     Day 2: 3   04-03
115. Jenny Sander           Byron, GA

“The Huk All Weather Suit” An honest review from a blue-collar angler

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“The Huk All Weather Suit” An honest review from a blue-collar angler

Ben Hudson – “Blue Collar Bassin’”
TheBassCast.com
“The Huk All Weather Suit”
An honest review from a blue-collar angler

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Huk has jumped into the lead as one of the most well-known and popular fishing apparel brands around. With major sponsors like Kevin Van Dam and Brandon Palaniuk, and some pretty dope colors and patterns, it’s no wonder Huk has caught the eyes of many tournament anglers. Their quality seems to speak for itself for the most part, as well as their infamous fairly steep prices. There is one product Huk makes that has always caught my eye in particular and been an interest to me; The Huk All Weather Suit.

As an angler who fishes cold weather, and at times EXTREMELY cold weather, this product was the first to catch my attention. Seeing Brandon Palaniuk wear it in the snow fishing in frigid conditions peaked my curiosity even further, so I decided to break down and try the product for myself and write my own review of the supposed “all weather” clothing.

The biggest hesitation I had for trying the All Weather Suit was its steep price point. The product retails on Huk’s website for $224.99 for the jacket and $224.99 for the bibs, so obviously it’s not cheap for the recreational angler. Huk also makes a NEXT LEVEL All Weather suit which retails for $349.99 for the bibs and $349.99 for the matching jacket. I have NOT purchased or used the NEXT LEVEL suit yet. So for the sake of this review, I am only going to be referring to the original All Weather Suit, which I purchased and tested for myself.

The first thing I noticed when I received my All Weather Suit was that it definitely seemed like high quality, with a lot of thought and attention to detail. The straps on the bibs and stitching attaching them seemed very strong and thick, it seemed like there would be no worries of rips for a very long time at least. The zippers are also well thought out, you can tell by just zipping them that they are 100% water proof and there are no worries of getting wet. Being 100% waterproof was not much of a worry for me with this suit honestly, as you can check out a video on YouTube of a guy wearing the suit and being sprayed with a garden hose and still staying completely dry.

My biggest concern buying this suit was this: Will it keep me warm all day outside in temperatures less than 30 degrees?
The suit and bibs are VERY thin. They are definitely not insulated. So as an angler who fishes in the winter, this was a big concern for me. I decided to put it to the test and go out in the cold on Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia with just the suit and some warm under layers. I wore thermal pants and a thermal shirt under it, along with just blue jeans and a hoodie under the suit and bibs. Surprisingly, I stayed fairly warm out in the Virginia cold, morning temps in mid-20’s, rising to the low 50’s, heading back to the upper 30’s at the end of the day! The biggest thing about this suit is that it is 100% windproof; Huk does not exaggerate about that. Going 65mph+ down the lake in my boat, I did not feel the wind at all against me and that kept me warm by just keeping the air out. My biggest complaint would be with the hood on the jacket. While on plane with the boat and the hood pulled up and strapped around my face, it felt like it was putting a lot of pressure on my face and was fairly uncomfortable, so I would suggest using something different for the boat ride to keep your face warm. The biggest upside of these bibs compared to my heavier thermal suit and ice fishing bibs/jacket is that it is so MUCH lighter and easier to move around in. The suit has elastic-type material that makes it very comfortable to bend over and move in compared to other thick insulated clothing.

While I stayed warm riding in the boat, I did begin to get a slight chill by the end of the day out in the frigid weather. This wasn’t bad, but scared me a little considering it was only around 32 degrees that day and I fish in elements lower than that at times. Braving these temps in my ice fishing bibs/jacket, I did not experience cold due to the insulation.

Overall, the Huk All Weather bib is a high quality product and definitely more comfortable than any other bibs/jacket I have worn and tried. Its high price tag makes it difficult to justify, but if you’re not concerned about money and looking for the best, I would say this suit is it! If you intend to use the suit for cold weather, I would suggest ordering a size bigger to compensate for wearing heavy jackets and layers under it (which you will need). I am 6’3” and 240lbs and XL was not big enough, I need the XXL to compensate for the clothing underneath.

I love this suit, it’s just hard to justify considering the price. I plan to keep wearing it in all weather, just as the name says… A storm, hurricane, snow, hail, you name it. However, when the weather gets extremely cold, less than 30 degrees, and I have to be outside fishing a tournament all day, I might keep my ice fishing suit handy for those temperatures. That’s my experience, but you be the judge! If you have any questions for me about the suit feel free to contact me on Instagram @Ben_Hudson_Fishing.

Tight Lines!

Ben Hudson
“Blue Collar Bassin’”
TheBassCast.com

 

The State Largemouth Bass Record For Every State In America – MTB

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The State Largemouth Bass Record For Every State In America

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Any angler would be lying if they said they’ve never dreamed about catching a monster fish, whether it’s a 10 pounder, a new PB, or even a state record. It’s a thought that has crossed all of our minds.

We’ve compiled a list of the State Largemouth Bass Record from 49 states (no largies in Alaska) to help serve as a reference on the quality of fish swimming in your home state. Some records date back to George S Perry’s world record bass in 1922 while others state records seem to be broken every year. Either way, we all could literally be one cast away from from the bass fishing record books.

State Largemouth Bass Record Chart

State Weight Location Angler Year
Alaska N/A N/A N/A N/A
Alabama 16 lbs, 8 oz Mountain View Lake Thomas Burgin 1987
Arizona 16 lbs, 7 oz Canyon Lake Randall White 1997
Arkansas 16 lbs, 5 oz Lake Dunn Paul Crowder 2012
California 21 lbs, 12 oz Lake Castaic Micheal Arujo 1991
Colorado 11 lbs, 6 oz Echo Canyon Reservoir Jarrett Edwards 1997
Connecticut 12 lbs, 14 oz Mashapaug Pond Frank Domurat 1961
Delaware 11 lbs, 10 oz Wagamons Pond AJ Klein 2016
Florida 17 lbs, 4 oz Unnamed Lake Billy O’Berry 1986
Georgia 22 lbs, 4 oz Montgomery Lake George Perry 1932
Hawaii 9 lbs, 9.4 oz Waita Reservoir Dickie Broyles 1992
Idaho 10 lbs, 15 oz Anderson Lake Mrs. M.W. Taylor N/A
Illinois 13 lbs, 1 oz Stone Quarry Edward Walbel 1976
Indiana 14 lbs, 12 oz Unnamed Lake Jenifer Schultz 1991
Iowa 10 lbs, 14 oz Lake Fisher Patricia Zaerr 1984
Kansas 11 lbs, 12.8 oz Private Pit Lake Tyson Hallam 2008
Kentucky 13 lbs, 10.4 oz Wood Creek Lake Dale Wilson 1984
Louisiana 15.97 lbs Caney Lake Greg Wiggins 1994
Maine 11 lbs, 10 oz Moose Pond Rodney Cockrell 1968
Maryland 11 lbs, 2 oz Private Pond Rodney Cockrell 1983
Massachusetts 15 lbs, 8 oz Sampson Pond Walter Bolonis 1975
Michigan 11 lbs, 15.04 oz Big Pine Island Lake William Maloney 1934
Minnesota 8 lbs, 12.75 oz Tetonka Lake Joseph Johanns 1959
Mississippi 18 lbs, 2.4 oz Natchez State Park Lake Anthony Denny 1992
Missouri 13 lbs, 14 oz Bull Shoals Lake Marvin Bushong 1961
Montana 8 lbs, 12.8 oz Noxon Rapids Reservoir Darin Williams 2009
Nebraska 10 lbs, 11 oz Sandpit Near Columbus Paul Abegglen Sr. 1965
Nevada 12 lbs even Lake Mead Micheal R. Geary 1999
New Hampshire 10 lbs, 8 oz Lake Potanipo G. Bullpit 1967
New Jersey 10 lbs, 14 oz Menantico Sand Wash Pond Robert Eisele 1980
New Mexico 15 lbs, 13 oz Bill Evans Lake Steve Estrada 1995
New York 11 lbs, 4 oz Buckhorn Lake John L. Higbie 1987
North Carolina 15 lbs, 14 oz Private Pond William H. Wofford 1991
North Dakota 8 lbs, 7.5 oz Nelson Lake Leon Rixen 1983
Ohio 13 lbs, 2 oz Private Pond Roy Landsberger 1976
Oklahoma 14 lbs, 12.3 oz Cedar Lake Benny Williams Jr. 2012
Oregon 11 lbs, 9.6 oz Private Pond Randy Spaur 1994
Pennsylvania 11 lbs, 3 oz Birch Run Reservoir Donal Shade 1983
Rhode Island 10 lbs, 6 oz Johnson’s Pond Brandon Migliore 2016
South Carolina 16 lbs, 2 oz Lake Marion P.H. Flanagan 1949
South Dakota 9 lbs, 3 oz Hudson Gravel Pit Richard Vierick 1999
Tennessee 15 lbs, 2 oz Chickamauga Lake Gabe Keen 2015
Texas 18 lbs, 2.8 oz Lake Fork Barry St.Clair 1992
Utah 10 lbs, 2 oz Powell Lake Sam Lamanna 1974
Vermont 10 lbs, 4 oz Lake Dunmore Tony Gale 1988
Virginia 16 lbs, 4 oz Connor Lake Richard Tate 1985
Washington 12 lbs, 8 oz Lake Bosworth Bill Evans 2016
West Virginia 9 lbs, 9.9 oz Dog Run Lake Eli Gain 2001
Wisconsin 11 lbs, 3 oz Ripley Lake N/A 1940
Wyoming 7 lbs, 14 oz Private Pond Dustin Shorma 1992

Which is the most surprising state largemouth bass record to you? Having fished in Wisconsin for a while, I’m shocked the State Largemouth Bass Record is over 11 lbs, as I didn’t know double digit LMBs even existed there!

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Fishing Community Celebrates 50th Anniversary With 2018 Bassmaster Classic in March

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The first Bassmaster Classic (top) pitted 24 anglers against one another for a $10,000 winner-take-all prize. The 2015 Classic at Greenville, S.C., packed the weigh-in arena to watch Casey Ashley earn a $300,000 payday. The Classic returns to South Carolina March 16-18.

Feb. 1, 2018

Fishing Community Celebrates 50th Anniversary With 2018 Bassmaster Classic in March

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — It’s been called the “Test of the Best” bass anglers, the “Super Bowl of Bass Fishing” and the “World Championship of Fishing.” By any name, the Bassmaster Classic became the salvation of Ray Scott’s Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (B.A.S.S.) when the tournament was launched 47 years ago.

Now known as the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, the annual bass tournament began modestly with just 24 competitors in October 1971. Arkansas angler Bobby Murray won the inaugural Classic, held on Lake Mead, Nevada.

Scott recalls that the lakeside weigh-ins attracted only a handful of spectators. More important than crowds, however, were the two-dozen outdoor writers who attended at Scott’s invitation. Their articles in major publications across the United States lent legitimacy to the fledgling, mainly southern, sport of tournament bass fishing.

Founded 50 years ago, B.A.S.S. struggled for attention in the beginning. The B.A.S.S. Tournament Trail — the first national fishing circuit — was popular among bass anglers but lacked broader exposure until Scott and then-Bassmaster Magazine editor Bob Cobb concocted the season-ending championship.

“It was the turning point,” said former tournament director Harold Sharp, now deceased. “It’s become the thing everybody points to. It’s as high as an angler can go.” B.A.S.S. membership grew rapidly after that first Classic, and the event itself quickly became the most important event in sportfishing. Many industry insiders consider the birth of B.A.S.S. and its tournament circuits to mark the beginning of the modern era of bass fishing and the spark that ignited an economic boom in sportfishing.

When the 48th Classic takes place March 16-18 on Lake Hartwell at Anderson, S.C., it will be unrecognizable compared to its meager beginnings. From 24 outdoor writers who were paired with the pros in 1971, the Classic press corps has grown to more than 200 credentialed media representatives from throughout the United States, as well as Canada, Japan, Australia and the United Kingdom.

The prize for claiming the first Classic crown was $10,000, winner take all. The event today pays out $1 million to the 52 qualifiers, including $300,000 to the champion.

Weigh-ins for the first 10 Bassmaster Classics were held at lakeside, but as crowds grew, Scott decided to move weigh-ins indoors, beginning in his hometown of Montgomery, Ala., in 1981. A boat and tackle show was added that year.

“The Classic Outdoors Expo presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods has become a highlight of Classic Week for thousands of fans,” said B.A.S.S. CEO Bruce Akin, who noted that the combined attendance at Classic venues has averaged more than 100,000 for the past six years.

“It has become the biggest and most important consumer tackle show in the nation,” Akin added, “and numerous manufacturers have chosen the Outdoors Expo to debut new lures, rods, reels, boats and motors for the coming season.”

The Expo will be held March 16-18 and cover 250,000 square feet of floor space in the TD Convention Center in Greenville, S.C. Weigh-ins will be in the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in downtown Greenville those days. Attendance at weigh-ins in 2015, the last time the Classic was held in Greenville and Anderson, exceeded 10,000 on weekend afternoons.

Early morning takeoffs, when the pro anglers head out for a day of fishing, have become popular activities for fans, as well. More than 2,000 braved the 10-degree temperature to witness the opening takeoff at Green Pond Landing at Anderson on Hartwell in February 2015.

One of the biggest developments in the evolution of the Classic has been its impact on local economies. Las Vegas barely noticed that 60 or so people were in town for a three-day tournament in 1971. In Greenville next month, more than 4,000 room nights have already been booked just for anglers, expo exhibitors, B.A.S.S. staff and others associated with the event.

Fans traveling from throughout the nation will bring that total to 11,000 room nights, according to Michael Mulone, director of Event and Tourism Partnerships for B.A.S.S. Altogether, Mulone said, economic impact for the Greenville/Anderson area is expected to exceed $24 million.

Clearly, Ray Scott’s Las Vegas Classic gamble, almost 50 years ago, has paid off.

For more information visit Bassmaster.com.

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: Abu Garcia, Berkley, Huk, Humminbird, Mercury, Minn Kota, Nitro Boats, Power-Pole, Skeeter Boats, Triton Boats, Yamaha

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.

UPDATE ON ANGLERS INVOLVED IN BOATING ACCIDENT AT FLW TOUR ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE

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UPDATE ON ANGLERS INVOLVED IN BOATING ACCIDENT AT FLW TOUR ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE

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MINNEAPOLIS (Feb. 1, 2018) – Pro competitors Andy Young of Mound, Minnesota, and William Campbell of Middlesboro, Kentucky, were involved in a boat collision on opening day of the FLW Tour at Lake Okeechobee last week. The collision happened while both anglers were running the lake and met at the end of a boat lane near Moonshine Bay. Co-angler James Bianchi of Rush, New York, was in Young’s boat, while Lee Frye of Brooksville, Florida, was the co-angler in Campbell’s boat.

Young and Bianchi were ejected, but were able to return to their boat after Young’s mandatory ignition shutoff device disengaged the engine. While damaged, both boats returned under their own power to the launch site at the Clewiston Boat Basin.

Young sought medical attention upon his return to the ramp and was admitted to a local medical facility. He has since been released. Bianchi, Campbell and Frye declined medical attention.

The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission is currently investigating the accident.

Young’s catch was weighed and he finished the day with five bass weighing 10 pounds even. He was unable to compete on Day Two and finished the tournament in 179th place. Campbell and Frye were late in their return to check-in and they both withdrew from the tournament. Bianchi continued competition and finished in 22nd place, weighing in 10 bass for 20 pounds, 15 ounces and earning $1,000.

Both Young and Campbell plan to return to the FLW Tour this season.

“It was an accident, plain and simple,” said Campbell, who was fishing in just his second career FLW Tour event. “I’ve been on the water and driving boats for more than 30 years, and I’d never had an accident like this. It’s very unfortunate that it occurred, but I’m extremely thankful that it wasn’t worse.

“This isn’t going to stop me from competing,” Campbell continued. “Becoming a pro bass angler has been a dream of mine since I was 15 years old. For this to happen, on the first day of my first full season, is very disappointing. I will not let this stop me.”

“I’m sore, but I’ll heal and I’m thankful that the accident wasn’t worse,” Young said. “The doctor said that I have a compression fracture in my L2 vertebra – no surgery, but I’ll be in a brace for a few weeks. I’m extremely upset that I’m going to have to miss the Harris Chain tournament and maybe even Lanier, but I’m recovering and you can bet that I will be back out competing on the Tour as soon as I am able.”

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.

Lane Leaps Into First-Day Lead With Huge Limit In Bassmaster Open On Kissimmee

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Bobby Lane of Lakeland, Fla., took the lead on the first day of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Eastern Open No. 1 held on Kissimmee Chain of Lakes out of Kissimmee, Fla. Lane brought 31 pounds, 7 ounces to the scales at Thursday’s weigh-in.

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Feb. 1, 2018

Lane Leaps Into First-Day Lead With Huge Limit In Bassmaster Open On Kissimmee

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Bobby Lane is no astrologist, but he threw some serious props to the heavenly bodies in the wake of his massive Day 1 limit that weighed 31 pounds, 7 ounces, and took the lead at the first Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Eastern Open on Florida’s Kissimmee Chain of Lakes.

The first angler to cross the stage at Big Lake Toho Marina, the Bassmaster Elite Series pro from Lakeland, Fla., said he started the day with a solid game plan, but the morning unfolded with big-time encouragement that would put him 10 pounds, 8 ounces ahead of his nearest competitor.

“When you start the day with a full moon in the west and the sun’s coming up in the east, you have to know there’s going to be some big ones caught,” Lane said. “I had a perfect little milk run, and it went to plan.”

Fishing a variety of habitat features from junk mats to buggy whips to Kissimmee grass to hydrilla to vine mat, Lane said he had about 15 to 20 bites today, the largest of which was a 9-pounder.

Lane said he caught fish on a variety of baits: “I caught one on a swim jig, two good ones flipping. I caught a big one on a swim jig, and I caught another one casting a worm. I think they’re trying to spawn, some aren’t, some are; some are staging.

“I made a lot of adjustments today. It was having the right things on the deck at the right time and picking up the right rod when something looked a little different. Everything was on 50- to 65-pound SiderWire Ultracast braid. When I hooked them, they were ‘buried.’”

Lane began his day by making the long run down to Lake Kissimmee, where he caught four of his limit fish. He boated the fifth late in the day after running up-chain to finish his day in Lake Toho.

Obviously pleased with his big bag, Lane said he was equally gratified by a high-percentage performance.

“It was quite a phenomenal day; I fished clean and caught every fish that bit, except for maybe one small fish,” he said. “Today was about execution, and when you have a bag like that, you made the right decisions.

“I ran that Phoenix/Yamaha from Lake Toho all the way to the Highway 60 Bridge. I covered a lot of water and when I got there, I made the right connection.”

Lane’s competence could very well prove to be the linchpin of long-term success, as the first round of the three-day contest found the fertile Kissimmee Chain a little on the stingy side. Understandable, as Florida-strain largemouth bass do not handle weather changes gracefully.

While Day 1 delivered a pleasant pallet of conditions, with light winds, temperatures rising into the low 70s and mostly sunny skies turning overcast by the afternoon; the lakes simply have not settled from Tuesday’s cold front. Suffice it to say, many anglers lamented head-scratching inconsistency.

Lane said he’s confident he can turn in another solid effort on Friday. He has multiple spots that he protected in practice and never fully taxed during Day 1.

“My goal in practice was to catch a big one and then leave the area and don’t go back — that’s what I did,” Lane said. “The biggest fish I caught in practice was 6 pounds. I just told myself that if you catch one good one, there should be some more good ones moving up in the same areas and that’s what happened.

“I couldn’t be more excited about tomorrow; I think I have a fairly decent area, and I didn’t hit it really hard today.”

Garrett Rocamora of Lithia, Fla., placed second with 20-15. Spending most of his day in Lake Kissimmee, the Florida pro anchored his catch with a 9-pound, 3-ounce largemouth that bit late in the day and took over the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors.

“This time of the year, the later the better; if you’re on ’em, you need to be there late,” he said. “It was a slow day; we probably caught 16 to 17 fish total, but I knew where I’ve had fish so I just had to slow down and get enough for today.”

Rocamora said he was mostly targeting prespawn bass with a mix of flipping/pitching baits and reaction baits. Positioning proved essential for thoroughly working his area.

“Being able to Power-Pole down and pick apart an area was key,” said Rocamora, referring to his Power-Pole shallow-water anchor.

Don Eady of Orlando, Fla., is in third place with 19-13.

In the co-angler division, Ohio’s Steve Robbins took the lead with 15-7. Fishing shallow, he buoyed his effort with an 8-pound, 1-ounce fish. Clint Sterling’s 8-7 leads in the Phoenix Boats Big Bass competition on the co-angler side.

Friday’s takeoff is scheduled for 7 a.m. ET at Big Lake Toho Marina. The weigh-in will be held at the same location at 3 p.m.

The event is hosted by the Kissimmee Sports Commission.

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(BOATER) Standings Day 1

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

1.  Bobby Lane Jr.         Lakeland, FL             5  31-07  200
Day 1: 5   31-07
2.  Garrett Rocamora       Lithia, FL               5  20-15  199
Day 1: 5   20-15
3.  Don Eady               Orlando, FL              5  19-13  198
Day 1: 5   19-13
4.  Alex Wetherell         Middletown, CT           5  18-14  197
Day 1: 5   18-14
5.  Drew Cook              Midway, FL               5  18-00  196
Day 1: 5   18-00
6.  Michael Murphy         Lexington, SC            5  17-13  195
Day 1: 5   17-13
7.  John McBride           Mount Airy, NC           5  17-10  194
Day 1: 5   17-10
8.  Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN         5  16-15  193
Day 1: 5   16-15
9.  Michael Purvis         Canton, GA               5  15-10  192
Day 1: 5   15-10
10. Darrell Davis          Dover, FL                5  15-04  191
Day 1: 5   15-04
10. Clabion Johns Jr       Covington, GA            5  15-04  191
Day 1: 5   15-04
10. Jeff Lugar             Cross Junction, VA       5  15-04  191
Day 1: 5   15-04
13. Garrett Paquette       Canton, MI               5  15-02  188
Day 1: 5   15-02
14. Terry Segraves         Kissimmee, FL            5  14-15  187
Day 1: 5   14-15
15. Joey Spradley          Gloverville, SC          5  14-13  186
Day 1: 5   14-13
16. Craig Chambers         Harrisburg, NC           5  14-11  185
Day 1: 5   14-11
17. Jerrod Albright        Kissimmee, FL            5  14-00  184
Day 1: 5   14-00
18. Kazuki Kitajima        Orlando, FL              5  13-12  183
Day 1: 5   13-12
19. Brad Knight            Lancing, TN              5  13-11  182
Day 1: 5   13-11
19. Raymond Trudeau        Saint Cloud, FL          5  13-11  182
Day 1: 5   13-11
21. John Zeolla            Oak Park, CA             5  13-05  180
Day 1: 5   13-05
22. Jimmy Kennedy          Plainfield, VT           5  13-04  179
Day 1: 5   13-04
22. Eric Panzironi         Longwood, FL             5  13-04  179
Day 1: 5   13-04
24. Terry Scroggins        San Mateo, FL            5  13-02  177
Day 1: 5   13-02
25. Christian Thompson     Lake City, FL            5  13-01  176
Day 1: 5   13-01
26. Chris Lane             Guntersville, AL         5  13-00  175
Day 1: 5   13-00
27. John Parker            Gaffney, SC              5  12-12  174
Day 1: 5   12-12
28. Cameron Smith          Mashpee, MA              5  12-11  173
Day 1: 5   12-11
29. Guy Eaker              Cherryville, NC          5  12-10  172
Day 1: 5   12-10
29. Will Evans             Winter Haven, FL         5  12-10  172
Day 1: 5   12-10
31. Ed Loughran III        Mechanicsville, VA       5  12-09  170
Day 1: 5   12-09
32. Josh Douglas           Isle, MN                 5  12-08  169
Day 1: 5   12-08
33. Wesley Strader         Spring City, TN          5  12-07  168
Day 1: 5   12-07
34. Whitney Stephens       Waverly, OH              5  12-04  167
Day 1: 5   12-04
35. Freddy  Palmer         Estill Springs, TN       5  12-02  166
Day 1: 5   12-02
36. Rob Digh               Denver, NC               5  11-15  165
Day 1: 5   11-15
37. John Dial              Winter Haven, FL         5  11-14  164
Day 1: 5   11-14
37. Jon Englund            Farwell, MN              5  11-14  164
Day 1: 5   11-14
39. Rich Howes             Oviedo, FL               5  11-12  162
Day 1: 5   11-12
40. Jade Keeton            Killen, AL               5  11-08  161
Day 1: 5   11-08
41. David Gaston           Sylacauga, AL            5  11-02  160
Day 1: 5   11-02
42. Mark Daniels Jr.       Tuskegee, AL             5  11-00  159
Day 1: 5   11-00
42. Ryan Davidson          Branchland, WV           5  11-00  159
Day 1: 5   11-00
42. Nick Hatfield          Jonesborough, TN         5  11-00  159
Day 1: 5   11-00
45. Dave Frost             Mount Dora, FL           5  10-15  156
Day 1: 5   10-15
45. Kurt Mitchell          Milford, DE              5  10-15  156
Day 1: 5   10-15
47. Walt Bowen             Walnut Cove, NC          5  10-14  154
Day 1: 5   10-14
48. Eric Conant            Lakeland, FL             5  10-13  153
Day 1: 5   10-13
49. David May              Odessa, FL               3  10-12  152
Day 1: 3   10-12
50. Ronnie Green           St. Petersburg, FL       5  10-11  151
Day 1: 5   10-11
51. Jacob Foutz            Charleston, TN           5  10-10  150
Day 1: 5   10-10
51. Michael Neal           Dayton, TN               5  10-10  150
Day 1: 5   10-10
51. Ronald Ryals Jr        Live Oak, FL             5  10-10  150
Day 1: 5   10-10
54. Jonathan Carter        Glenburn, ME             5  10-08  147
Day 1: 5   10-08
54. John Hunter Jr         Shelbyville, KY          5  10-08  147
Day 1: 5   10-08
56. Kyle Fox               Lakeland, FL             5  10-07  145
Day 1: 5   10-07
56. John Kremer            Sanford, FL              5  10-07  145
Day 1: 5   10-07
58. Nick Denham            Louisville, KY           5  10-06  143
Day 1: 5   10-06
59. Qiurun Chen            Beijing FL CHINA         4  10-06  142
Day 1: 4   10-06
60. Todd Auten             Lake Wylie, SC           5  10-04  141
Day 1: 5   10-04
60. Jon Canada             Pelham, AL               5  10-04  141
Day 1: 5   10-04
62. Matt Mattingly         Gravel Switch, KY        5  10-03  139
Day 1: 5   10-03
63. John Cox               Debary, FL               5  10-00  138
Day 1: 5   10-00
64. Patrick Walters        Ladson, SC               5  09-15  137
Day 1: 5   09-15
65. Sam George             Athens, AL               5  09-14  136
Day 1: 5   09-14
65. Arnie Lane             Lakeland, FL             5  09-14  136
Day 1: 5   09-14
67. Mason Brown            Crawfordville, FL        5  09-13  134
Day 1: 5   09-13
68. Ken Iyobe              Tokoname-Shi JAPAN       5  09-11  133
Day 1: 5   09-11
68. Scott Suggs            Alexander, AR            5  09-11  133
Day 1: 5   09-11
70. Darrell Pons           Gainesville, FL          5  09-10  131
Day 1: 5   09-10
71. Toshinari Namiki       Tokyo JAPAN              4  09-10  130
Day 1: 4   09-10
72. Greg Dipalma           Millville, NJ            5  09-08  129
Day 1: 5   09-08
73. Cole Blythe            Charlotte, NC            5  09-07  128
Day 1: 5   09-07
73. Chris Ferguson         Wittensville, KY         5  09-07  128
Day 1: 5   09-07
73. Mike Huff              Corbin, KY               5  09-07  128
Day 1: 5   09-07
73. Tim Wilson             Gas City, IN             5  09-07  128
Day 1: 5   09-07
77. Ernie Freeman          Broad Run, VA            5  09-05  124
Day 1: 5   09-05
78. Tyler Berger           Delaware, OH             5  09-03  123
Day 1: 5   09-03
78. Jared Dial             Winter Haven, FL         5  09-03  123
Day 1: 5   09-03
78. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TX AUSTRALIA  5  09-03  123
Day 1: 5   09-03
81. David Hudson           Jasper, AL               5  09-02  120
Day 1: 5   09-02
82. Hank Cherry Jr         Lincolnton, NC           5  09-01  119
Day 1: 5   09-01
83. Kyle Hall              Rio Vista, TX            4  09-01  118
Day 1: 4   09-01
84. Phillip Cury           Jacksonville, FL         5  09-00  117
Day 1: 5   09-00
84. Preston Harris         State Road, NC           5  09-00  117
Day 1: 5   09-00
84. William Pioch          Beckley, WV              5  09-00  117
Day 1: 5   09-00
87. Bailey Boutries        Daphne, AL               5  08-14  114
Day 1: 5   08-14
88. Cole T. Harris         Essex Junction, VT       5  08-13  113
Day 1: 5   08-13
89. Brad Burkhart          Speedwell, TN            5  08-12  112
Day 1: 5   08-12
89. Cody Detweiler         Orlando, FL              5  08-12  112
Day 1: 5   08-12
91. Brandon Mcintosh       St Augustine, FL         5  08-11  110
Day 1: 5   08-11
92. Tracy Adams            Wilkesboro, NC           5  08-10  109
Day 1: 5   08-10
93. Gary Isgrigg           Mt Washington, KY        5  08-09  108
Day 1: 5   08-09
93. Wayne Murray           Baton Rouge, LA          5  08-09  108
Day 1: 5   08-09
95. Michael McCoy          Mentor On The Lake, OH   5  08-08  106
Day 1: 5   08-08
96. JT Kenney              Palm Bay, FL             5  08-05  105
Day 1: 5   08-05
96. Mike Lavallee          Sandy, UT                5  08-05  105
Day 1: 5   08-05
98. Randy Elliott          Severn, MD               4  08-04  103
Day 1: 4   08-04
99. Fred Rigdon            Belleview, FL            5  08-03  102
Day 1: 5   08-03
100. Lucas Bogosian         Harrington Park, NJ      5  08-02  101
Day 1: 5   08-02
100. James Moynagh          Carver, MN               5  08-02  101
Day 1: 5   08-02
102. Mike Hoese             Crown Point, IN          5  08-01   99
Day 1: 5   08-01
103. Joel Willert           Lakeville, MN            5  08-00   98
Day 1: 5   08-00
104. Jamey Caldwell         Carthage, NC             5  07-15   97
Day 1: 5   07-15
105. David Kilgore          Jasper, AL               3  07-15   96
Day 1: 3   07-15
106. Scott Siller           Milwaukee, WI            5  07-13   95
Day 1: 5   07-13
107. Brad Staley            Pleasant Garden, NC      5  07-12   94
Day 1: 5   07-12
108. Derek Lehtonen         Woodruff, SC             3  07-11   93
Day 1: 3   07-11
109. Craig Cullen           Port St Lucie, FL        5  07-09   92
Day 1: 5   07-09
109. Al Farace Jr           Hunt Valley, MD          5  07-09   92
Day 1: 5   07-09
111. Mitch Liss             Saint Cloud, FL          5  07-07   90
Day 1: 5   07-07
112. Scott Pellegrin        Chippewa Falls, WI       3  07-07   89
Day 1: 3   07-07
113. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH           4  07-06   88
Day 1: 4   07-06
114. Robert Clowers         Sweetwater, TN           5  07-05   87
Day 1: 5   07-05
114. Jared Lintner          Arroyo Grande, CA        5  07-05   87
Day 1: 5   07-05
116. Scott Patton           Paris, TN                3  07-05   85
Day 1: 3   07-05
117. Dana Hilderbrant       Leroy, NY                4  07-04   84
Day 1: 4   07-04
118. Frank Ramsey           Spring Grove, IL         5  07-03   83
Day 1: 5   07-03
119. Shane Lineberger       Lincolnton, NC           4  07-03   82
Day 1: 4   07-03
120. Miles Burghoff         Hixson, TN               5  07-02   81
Day 1: 5   07-02
121. Rick Hawkins           Roanoke, VA              4  07-01   80
Day 1: 4   07-01
122. Buddy Cipoletti        Wading River, NY         3  07-00   79
Day 1: 3   07-00
123. Carl Svebek  III       Siloam Springs, AR       5  06-15   78
Day 1: 5   06-15
123. Steve York             Bronson, MI              5  06-15   78
Day 1: 5   06-15
125. David Walker           Sevierville, TN          4  06-14   76
Day 1: 4   06-14
126. Allen Brooks           Canton, GA               1  06-14   75
Day 1: 1   06-14
127. Woo Daves              Spring Grove, VA         5  06-13   74
Day 1: 5   06-13
127. Tim Frederick          Leesburg, FL             5  06-13   74
Day 1: 5   06-13
129. Nick Tate              Knoxville, TN            4  06-13   72
Day 1: 4   06-13
130. Daniel Martin          Elmhurst, IL             5  06-11   71
Day 1: 5   06-11
131. Teb Jones              Hattiesburg, MS          5  06-10   70
Day 1: 5   06-10
132. Cody Dawson            Mount Vernon, OH         4  06-10   69
Day 1: 4   06-10
133. David Perdue           Wirtz, VA                5  06-09   68
Day 1: 5   06-09
133. Chuck Pippin Jr        Gotha, FL                5  06-09   68
Day 1: 5   06-09
135. Brian Latimer          Belton, SC               4  06-08   66
Day 1: 4   06-08
135. David Williams         Newton, NC               4  06-08   66
Day 1: 4   06-08
137. Derek Hudnall          Baton Rouge, LA          3  06-08   64
Day 1: 3   06-08
138. Charlie Evans          Berea, KY                2  06-08   63
Day 1: 2   06-08
139. Jim Smith              Georgetown, KY           5  06-05   62
Day 1: 5   06-05
140. Patrick Touey          Santa Maria, CA          4  06-01   61
Day 1: 4   06-01
141. Hunter Eubanks         Inman, SC                3  06-00   60
Day 1: 3   06-00
142. John Bitter            Maitland, FL             5  05-13   59
Day 1: 5   05-13
143. Trait Zaldain          Fort Worth, TX           4  05-13   58
Day 1: 4   05-13
144. Ron Johnson            Chandler, AZ             4  05-12   57
Day 1: 4   05-12
145. Wil Hardy              Harlem, GA               2  05-10   56
Day 1: 2   05-10
146. Christian Mazzola      Walnutport, PA           5  05-09   55
Day 1: 5   05-09
147. Marty Robinson         Lyman, SC                4  05-08   54
Day 1: 4   05-08
148. Chad Pipkens           Lansing, MI              4  05-06   53
Day 1: 4   05-06
149. Charlie Ingram         Centerville, TN          5  05-05   52
Day 1: 5   05-05
150. Teddie Scalf           Gray, KY                 3  05-04   51
Day 1: 3   05-04
151. Roland Martin          Naples, FL               4  05-02   50
Day 1: 4   05-02
152. Denny Fiedler          Minnetonka, MN           3  05-02   49
Day 1: 3   05-02
152. Troy Roder             Brookeland, TX           3  05-02   49
Day 1: 3   05-02
154. Shayne Berlo           Mclean, VA               2  05-02   47
Day 1: 2   05-02
155. Tadd Johnson           Lakeview, MN             4  05-01   46
Day 1: 4   05-01
156. Wayne Hauser Jr        Mooresville, NC          2  05-01   45
Day 1: 2   05-01
157. Tony Hogan             Mc David, FL             3  04-15   44
Day 1: 3   04-15
158.  Matt Mollohan         Prosperity, SC           2  04-15   43
Day 1: 2   04-15
159. Chris Flint            Potsdam, NY              3  04-13   42
Day 1: 3   04-13
160. Stephen Morella        Whitehall , PA           2  04-12   41
Day 1: 2   04-12
161. David Boelkins         Hubertus, WI             3  04-07   40
Day 1: 3   04-07
161. David Cornelius        Apison, TN               3  04-07   40
Day 1: 3   04-07
161. Brian Rufty            Berea, KY                3  04-07   40
Day 1: 3   04-07
164. Randy Blaukat          Joplin, MO               2  04-07   37
Day 1: 2   04-07
164. Darryl Halbert         Enoree, SC               2  04-07   37
Day 1: 2   04-07
166. Chad Murray            Vidalia, LA              3  04-06   35
Day 1: 3   04-06
167. Brandon Johnson        Owingsville, KY          3  04-05   34
Day 1: 3   04-05
168. Brad Houchins          Thomasville, NC          3  04-04   33
Day 1: 3   04-04
169. Luke Gritter           Otsego, MI               2  04-03   32
Day 1: 2   04-03
169. Gerald Spohrer         Gonzales, LA             2  04-03   32
Day 1: 2   04-03
171. Randy Huffman          Charleston, WV           3  04-01   30
Day 1: 3   04-01
172. Scott Bonvillain       Lake Charles, LA         1  04-00   29
Day 1: 1   04-00
173. Cody Pike              Powhatan, VA             3  03-15   28
Day 1: 3   03-15
174. Ricky Congero          Windermere, FL           3  03-14   27
Day 1: 3   03-14
175. Hunter Bland           Ocala, FL                2  03-14   26
Day 1: 2   03-14
176. Derek Cummings         Denver, NC               2  03-10   25
Day 1: 2   03-10
177. Jeremy Bogard          Wilkesboro, NC           2  03-08   24
Day 1: 2   03-08
177. Jeff Mathews           Maitland, FL             2  03-08   24
Day 1: 2   03-08
179. Greg Mansfield         Olathe, KS               2  03-07   22
Day 1: 2   03-07
179. Shayne Mcfarlin        Martin, GA               2  03-07   22
Day 1: 2   03-07
181. James Plessinger       Carrollton, VA           1  03-05   20
Day 1: 1   03-05
181. Jody White             Gilbertsville, KY        1  03-05   20
Day 1: 1   03-05
183. Brian Tyler            Johnsonville, SC         2  03-02   18
Day 1: 2   03-02
184. Scott Hamrick          Denver, NC               3  02-12   17
Day 1: 3   02-12
185. Parker Mott            Winter Garden, FL        2  02-12   16
Day 1: 2   02-12
185. Rick Shannon           Woodlawn, TN             2  02-12   16
Day 1: 2   02-12
187. Destin DeMarion        Grove City, PA           2  02-11   14
Day 1: 2   02-11
188. Alvin Shaw             Roaring Gap, NC          2  02-10   13
Day 1: 2   02-10
189. James Cassaday         Wirtz, VA                1  02-10   12
Day 1: 1   02-10
190. Ed Stiefel             Mahwah, NJ               1  02-09   11
Day 1: 1   02-09
191. Gary Clouse            LaVergne, TN             2  02-06   10
Day 1: 2   02-06
192. Coleton Jennings       New Concord, KY          2  02-04    9
Day 1: 2   02-04
193. Pete Cherkas           Des Moines, IA           1  02-04    8
Day 1: 1   02-04
194. Shawn Hendrix          Sharpsburg, GA           1  02-03    7
Day 1: 1   02-03
195. Seiji Kato             Outsu Shiga JAPAN        2  02-02    6
Day 1: 2   02-02
196. Bruce Whitmire         Channelview, TX          1  01-15    5
Day 1: 1   01-15
197. Kyle Kempkers          Hamilton, MI             2  01-14    4
Day 1: 2   01-14
198. Michael Delvisco       Dandridge, TN            1  01-09    3
Day 1: 1   01-09
199. Fredrick Requarth      Dayton, OH               1  01-08    2
Day 1: 1   01-08
200. James Castillo         W. Richland, WA          1  01-06    1
Day 1: 1   01-06
201. Kendall Newson         Decatur, GA              1  01-04    0
Day 1: 1   01-04
202. Craig Cavanna          Spring Hill, FL          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
202. Chris Hart             Franklin, TN             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
202. Vernon Kemp            Umatilla, FL             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
202. Jason Lieblong         Conway, AR               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
202. Billy Matthews         Valdosta, GA             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
202. Jack Morgan            Lake Placid, FL          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
202. Rick Pierce            Mountain Home, AR        0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
202. Steven Priest          New Lexington, OH        0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       120       812      1689-01
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120       812      1689-01

2018 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Eastern Open Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 2/1-2/3
Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, Kissimmee  FL.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 1

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

1.  Steve Robbins          Piketon, OH              3  15-07  200
Day 1: 3   15-07
2.  Don Ramsey             Orlando, FL              3  13-00  199
Day 1: 3   13-00
3.  Eulon Lee Jr.          Eclectic, AL             3  11-15  198
Day 1: 3   11-15
4.  Clint Sterling         Clearwater, FL           3  11-04  197
Day 1: 3   11-04
5.  Mark Bartosch          Clarksville, TN          3  10-04  196
Day 1: 3   10-04
6.  David Pechacek         Hastings, MN             3  09-04  195
Day 1: 3   09-04
7.  Michael Comeau         Jericho, VT              3  08-15  194
Day 1: 3   08-15
8.  Russell Phillips       Guilford, VT             3  08-06  193
Day 1: 3   08-06
9.  Cody Bertrand          Dyer, IN                 3  08-02  192
Day 1: 3   08-02
10. Chad Smith             Minnetonka, MN           3  08-01  191
Day 1: 3   08-01
11. Bobby Bakewel          Orlando, FL              3  07-13  190
Day 1: 3   07-13
11. Wayne Foriest          Nashville, TN            3  07-13  190
Day 1: 3   07-13
13. Kent Biggs             Morristown, TN           3  07-06  188
Day 1: 3   07-06
13. Jonathan Hankins       North Tazewell, VA       3  07-06  188
Day 1: 3   07-06
15. Philip Miller          Saint Cloud, FL          2  07-04  186
Day 1: 2   07-04
16. Todd Lee               Jasper, AL               3  07-03  185
Day 1: 3   07-03
17. Jack Pollio            Chatham, VA              3  07-01  184
Day 1: 3   07-01
18. Angelo Padilla         Deland, FL               3  07-00  183
Day 1: 3   07-00
18. Cary Wien              Groveland, FL            3  07-00  183
Day 1: 3   07-00
20. Bill Rutkowski         Odessa, FL               3  06-14  181
Day 1: 3   06-14
21. Steve Jarrett          Valrico, FL              3  06-13  180
Day 1: 3   06-13
21. Kenneth Underwood      Columbus, MS             3  06-13  180
Day 1: 3   06-13
23. Corey Lindsey          Sunbury, OH              3  06-10  178
Day 1: 3   06-10
24. Mike Spears            Jasper, AL               3  06-09  177
Day 1: 3   06-09
24. Michael Vice           Rossville, IL            3  06-09  177
Day 1: 3   06-09
26. Shaun Avery            Windham, ME              3  06-07  175
Day 1: 3   06-07
26. Drew Osborn            Maryville, TN            3  06-07  175
Day 1: 3   06-07
28. Thomas Abraham         Winchester, TN           3  06-06  173
Day 1: 3   06-06
28. Casey Griffith         Statesboro, GA           3  06-06  173
Day 1: 3   06-06
28. Gary Haraguchi         San Jose, CA             3  06-06  173
Day 1: 3   06-06
31. Larry Maring           Minneola, FL             3  06-05  170
Day 1: 3   06-05
32. Jacques Lheureux       Tampa, FL                3  06-04  169
Day 1: 3   06-04
33. Jarvis Ellis           Albany, GA               3  06-03  168
Day 1: 3   06-03
33. Linda Higginbotham     Palm Coast, FL           3  06-03  168
Day 1: 3   06-03
33. Liam Oneill            Beverly Hills, FL        3  06-03  168
Day 1: 3   06-03
36. Matthew Mccarthy       Marysville, OH           1  06-03  165
Day 1: 1   06-03
37. David Booth            Erin, TN                 1  06-02  164
Day 1: 1   06-02
38. Lance Owen             Greer, SC                3  06-01  163
Day 1: 3   06-01
39. David Dimauro          Longwood, FL             2  06-00  162
Day 1: 2   06-00
40. Scott Fairchild        New Windsor, NY          3  05-15  161
Day 1: 3   05-15
40. John Quackenbush       Mattawan, MI             3  05-15  161
Day 1: 3   05-15
42. Todd Walters           Ladson, SC               3  05-12  159
Day 1: 3   05-12
43. Joel Engelmeyer        Marriottsville, MD       3  05-11  158
Day 1: 3   05-11
44. Billy Wright           Winter Park, FL          3  05-10  157
Day 1: 3   05-10
45. Charles Fochtman       Moneta, VA               3  05-09  156
Day 1: 3   05-09
45. Brett Hobson           Clermont, FL             3  05-09  156
Day 1: 3   05-09
47. Rick Perez             Naples, FL               2  05-09  154
Day 1: 2   05-09
48. William Gaston         Sylacauga, AL            3  05-08  153
Day 1: 3   05-08
49. Robert Taylor Jr       Saint Cloud, FL          3  05-07  152
Day 1: 3   05-07
50. William Egan           Bloomington, IN          3  05-05  151
Day 1: 3   05-05
51. Phillip Lovett         Florence, AL             3  05-03  150
Day 1: 3   05-03
52. David Chamberlain      Keasbey, NJ              2  05-03  149
Day 1: 2   05-03
53. Daren McDermott        Saint Cloud, FL          3  05-00  148
Day 1: 3   05-00
53. Bradley Sterner        Manchester, PA           3  05-00  148
Day 1: 3   05-00
55. Robert Jeffrey         Prospect, CT             3  04-15  146
Day 1: 3   04-15
56. Scap Cicero            Wetumpka, AL             3  04-13  145
Day 1: 3   04-13
57. Kenneth Bivins         Orlando, FL              3  04-12  144
Day 1: 3   04-12
57. Johnny Dease           Orlando, FL              3  04-12  144
Day 1: 3   04-12
57. Randy Futch            Dunnellon, FL            3  04-12  144
Day 1: 3   04-12
60. Les Ore Jr             Chesapeake, VA           3  04-11  141
Day 1: 3   04-11
60. Ron Ritter             Bedford, IN              3  04-11  141
Day 1: 3   04-11
62. Aaron Navarro          Loxahatchee, FL          2  04-11  139
Day 1: 2   04-11
63. Cal Teneyck            Shakopee, MN             3  04-10  138
Day 1: 3   04-10
63. Rick Williams Jr       Sandston, VA             3  04-10  138
Day 1: 3   04-10
65. Terry Proctor          Pensacola, FL            2  04-10  136
Day 1: 2   04-10
66. Scott Wise             Clermont, FL             3  04-08  135
Day 1: 3   04-08
67. Jon Jezierski          Troy, MI                 2  04-08  134
Day 1: 2   04-08
68. Frank Mitchum          Orlando, FL              3  04-07  133
Day 1: 3   04-07
69. Tyler Quackenbush      Mattawan, MI             2  04-07  132
Day 1: 2   04-07
69. Logan Trapp            Greenbrier, TN           2  04-07  132
Day 1: 2   04-07
71. Sam Leary              Canaan, CT               3  04-06  130
Day 1: 3   04-06
72. Cole Thompson          Saint Cloud, FL          3  04-05  129
Day 1: 3   04-05
73. Brian Benedit          Canton, GA               3  04-04  128
Day 1: 3   04-04
73. Mandel Pettus          Miller Place, NY         3  04-04  128
Day 1: 3   04-04
73. Jesse Windsor          Orlando, FL              3  04-04  128
Day 1: 3   04-04
76. Jamie Ferdarko         Dubois, PA               3  04-03  125
Day 1: 3   04-03
76. Shawn Thomas           Mulberry, FL             3  04-03  125
Day 1: 3   04-03
78. Justin Estay           Larose, LA               3  04-02  123
Day 1: 3   04-02
78. Taylor Parker          Lake View, AL            3  04-02  123
Day 1: 3   04-02
78. Benjie Seaborn         Guin, AL                 3  04-02  123
Day 1: 3   04-02
81. Keith Iddins           Knoxville, TN            2  04-02  120
Day 1: 2   04-02
82. Jeff Lederman          Powhatan, VA             3  04-00  119
Day 1: 3   04-00
82. Ronnie Shephard        Oak Hill, OH             3  04-00  119
Day 1: 3   04-00
84. Ida Heard              Saint Cloud, FL          2  04-00  117
Day 1: 2   04-00
84. Matt Price             Manhattan, IL            2  04-00  117
Day 1: 2   04-00
86. Paul Tabisz            Virginia Bch, VA         3  03-15  115
Day 1: 3   03-15
86. Bryan Trahan           Orange, TX               3  03-15  115
Day 1: 3   03-15
88. Chuck Atwood           Orlando, FL              3  03-14  113
Day 1: 3   03-14
89. John Goebel            Lumberton, TX            2  03-14  112
Day 1: 2   03-14
89. Chris Leitch           Los Gatos, CA            2  03-14  112
Day 1: 2   03-14
91. Jay West               Canton, GA               2  03-13  110
Day 1: 2   03-13
92. Austin Bonjour         Templeton, CA            2  03-12  109
Day 1: 2   03-12
93. Jared Rudd             Salyersville, KY         3  03-11  108
Day 1: 3   03-11
94. Eric Andrews           Davenport, FL            3  03-10  107
Day 1: 3   03-10
94. Steve Schoffstall      Newnan, GA               3  03-10  107
Day 1: 3   03-10
96. Barry Burford          Charlotte, NC            2  03-10  105
Day 1: 2   03-10
96. Daniel Butler          Orlando, FL              2  03-10  105
Day 1: 2   03-10
98. Kevin Heard            Saint Cloud, FL          2  03-09  103
Day 1: 2   03-09
99. Akira Okuyama          Forest Hills, NY         2  03-07  102
Day 1: 2   03-07
100. Ralph Wells            Lk Havasu Cty, AZ        3  03-06  101
Day 1: 3   03-06
101. Paul Coburn            Pewaukee, WI             2  03-06  100
Day 1: 2   03-06
101. Brian Hopton           Mason, OH                2  03-06  100
Day 1: 2   03-06
103. Chris Weber            Milton, VT               3  03-05   98
Day 1: 3   03-05
104. William Beekman        Diamond Point, NY        2  03-04   97
Day 1: 2   03-04
104. Mark Frickman          Reidsville, NC           2  03-04   97
Day 1: 2   03-04
106. Alonzo Evans Jr        Sebring, FL              2  03-03   95
Day 1: 2   03-03
106. Mark Heron             Clarks Summit, PA        2  03-03   95
Day 1: 2   03-03
106. Jeremy Maye            Windsor, VA              2  03-03   95
Day 1: 2   03-03
106. Brian Pemberton        Homer Glen, IL           2  03-03   95
Day 1: 2   03-03
106. Mike White             St Augustine, FL         2  03-03   95
Day 1: 2   03-03
111. James Topmiller III    Orlando, FL              2  03-02   90
Day 1: 2   03-02
112. Taylor Genz            Indian Mound, TN         2  03-00   89
Day 1: 2   03-00
112. Blaine Partee          Oviedo, FL               2  03-00   89
Day 1: 2   03-00
112. John Wiese             Charlotte, NC            2  03-00   89
Day 1: 2   03-00
115. Mike Barker II         Haslett, MI              1  03-00   86
Day 1: 1   03-00
116. Talmadge Matthews      Bushnell, FL             2  02-15   85
Day 1: 2   02-15
116. Todd Sosebee           Bessemer City, NC        2  02-15   85
Day 1: 2   02-15
118. Gary Hall              Delbarton, WV            1  02-15   83
Day 1: 1   02-15
119. Matt Armstrong         Altamonte Springs, FL    2  02-14   82
Day 1: 2   02-14
120. Scott King             Crescent City, FL        2  02-13   81
Day 1: 2   02-13
120. Walter Tucker          Osceola, MO              2  02-13   81
Day 1: 2   02-13
122. Jc  Thrash             Saint Clairsville, OH    1  02-13   79
Day 1: 1   02-13
123. Joel Greene            Enoree, SC               2  02-12   78
Day 1: 2   02-12
123. Mike Leary             Naples, FL               2  02-12   78
Day 1: 2   02-12
125. Buck Hilliard Jr.      Peachtree City, GA       2  02-11   76
Day 1: 2   02-11
125. Henry Reynolds         Callands, VA             2  02-11   76
Day 1: 2   02-11
125. Justin Weber           Wesley Chapel, FL        2  02-11   76
Day 1: 2   02-11
128. Dennis Akers           South Portsmouth, KY     1  02-11   73
Day 1: 1   02-11
129. Gary Schild            Mundelein, IL            2  02-09   72
Day 1: 2   02-09
130. Timothy Hibbs          Bradenton, FL            2  02-08   71
Day 1: 2   02-08
130. Jim Opetaia-Williamson Dunnellon, FL            2  02-08   71
Day 1: 2   02-08
132. Dale Wolfskill         Orlando, FL              1  02-08   69
Day 1: 1   02-08
133. Justin Salisbury       Binghamton, NY           2  02-07   68
Day 1: 2   02-07
133. Chuck Thurlow          Auburn, AL               2  02-07   68
Day 1: 2   02-07
135. Ron Coogle             Louisville, KY           1  02-07   66
Day 1: 1   02-07
136. Alan Blondino          Rustburg, VA             2  02-06   65
Day 1: 2   02-06
136. Kenji Yamada           Hamamatsu-Shi-city Shiz  2  02-06   65
Day 1: 2   02-06
138. Barry Brandt Jr.       Newport News, VA         1  02-05   63
Day 1: 1   02-05
138. Rick Hamer             Charleston, WV           1  02-05   63
Day 1: 1   02-05
138. Douglas Lubs           Indianapolis, IN         1  02-05   63
Day 1: 1   02-05
141. Michael Shay           Cheshire, CT             2  02-04   60
Day 1: 2   02-04
142. Jacob Johnson          Saint Clairsville, OH    1  02-04   59
Day 1: 1   02-04
143. Don Harvey             Franklin, TN             1  02-03   58
Day 1: 1   02-03
144. Todd Hargrave          Guyton, GA               1  02-02   57
Day 1: 1   02-02
145. Gary McClain           Chesapeake, VA           2  02-01   56
Day 1: 2   02-01
145. Jim Oconnell Jr        Castle Rock, CO          2  02-01   56
Day 1: 2   02-01
145. Tony Sears             Dahlonega, GA            2  02-01   56
Day 1: 2   02-01
148. Brian Leitch           Knoxville, TN            1  02-01   53
Day 1: 1   02-01
149. John Spruill           Odessa, FL               1  02-00   52
Day 1: 1   02-00
150. Taylor Stumbo          Prestonsburg, KY         1  01-15   51
Day 1: 1   01-15
150. Roland Van Norden      Lake Alfred, FL          1  01-15   51
Day 1: 1   01-15
152. Barry Hughes           Plant City, FL           1  01-14   49
Day 1: 1   01-14
152. Drake Prichard         Knoxville, TN            1  01-14   49
Day 1: 1   01-14
154. Andrew Bates           Jacksonville, FL         1  01-13   47
Day 1: 1   01-13
154. Ernest Fletcher        Rogers, AR               1  01-13   47
Day 1: 1   01-13
156. Myron Bruffett         Branson, MO              1  01-12   45
Day 1: 1   01-12
156. Brian Setlock          Lancaster, PA            1  01-12   45
Day 1: 1   01-12
158. Garrett Cullen         Port St Lucie, FL        1  01-11   43
Day 1: 1   01-11
158. Patrick Herrera        Rockaway, NJ             1  01-11   43
Day 1: 1   01-11
158. James Southeard        Scottsboro, AL           1  01-11   43
Day 1: 1   01-11
161. Roger Holtsclaw        Johnson City, TN         1  01-10   40
Day 1: 1   01-10
161. Rod Longnecker         Tampa, FL                1  01-10   40
Day 1: 1   01-10
163. Donnie Bowman          Quinton, VA              1  01-09   38
Day 1: 1   01-09
163. Tommy Hamilton         Disputanta, VA           1  01-09   38
Day 1: 1   01-09
165. Andy Simm              Piney Flats, TN          1  01-08   36
Day 1: 1   01-08
165. Kevin Steele           Kissimmee, FL            1  01-08   36
Day 1: 1   01-08
167. Skyler Anderson        Harlem, GA               1  01-07   34
Day 1: 1   01-07
167. Jayson Hooven          Hudson, FL               1  01-07   34
Day 1: 1   01-07
167. Austin Nelson          Eustis, FL               1  01-07   34
Day 1: 1   01-07
170. Sawyer Mcmurphy        Long Beach, MS           2  01-06   31
Day 1: 2   01-06
171. Mike Schnupp           Apopka, FL               1  01-05   30
Day 1: 1   01-05
172. Jp Lopez Jr            Brooklyn, NY             1  01-04   29
Day 1: 1   01-04
172. John Watts Jr          Flushing, MI             1  01-04   29
Day 1: 1   01-04
174. Curtis Hall II         Battle Creek, MI         1  01-03   27
Day 1: 1   01-03
174. Steven Roosen          Charlotte, NC            1  01-03   27
Day 1: 1   01-03
176. Rodrigo Cruz           Clermont, FL             1  01-02   25
Day 1: 1   01-02
176. Kenneth Hoffman        Cambridge, NY            1  01-02   25
Day 1: 1   01-02
176. Ernest Mcintyre Jr     Fayetteville, NC         1  01-02   25
Day 1: 1   01-02
179. Roland Beaulieu        Swanton, VT              1  01-01   22
Day 1: 1   01-01
179. Billy Watson III

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