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Pro Bass Anglers Primed for April Autism Awareness

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Salem, Va. – March 30, 2018 –The pros on the Bassmaster Elite Series are again promoting Autism Awareness during the month of April. During their two Elite events, the anglers will be competing for the second annual Autism Angler of April award. The trophy will be comprised of the angler who finishes the highest in the two Elite events while wearing the custom Autism Awareness bracelet. The anglers will also be eligible for bonus points based on Autism social media posts, raising money for Autism charities, and other awareness efforts.

“April has become one of my favorite months of the year because it’s National Autism Awareness Month. All the hard work and momentum we are gaining for this cause is really making a difference,” John Crews explains. “Social posts and raising money for Autism are something we want to add into the Autism Angler of April award. Last year was the first trophy that Brandon won. He then went on to win an Elite and AOY trophy so I know it is good for the rest of your year too,” jokingly says John Crews.

In 2017, the Elite anglers competed for the inaugural Autism Angler of April award that was won by Brandon Palanuik, who also won the 2017 Toyota Angler of the Year award. This year, the winning angler will be awarded a one of a kind Autism trophy made by MTM Recognition and will choose the Autism charity of their choice to donate funds that are generated by sales of custom Autism Awareness bracelets. The bracelets will be available for sale at the two April BASS Elite events expo, missilebaits.com, and mylittlebuddysboat.com. The Autism bracelets will sell for $10 each and 100% of the money will go to an Autism Charity.

In order for anglers to win this year, anglers that wear the blue wristbands will be tracked by the amount of AOY points they earn in the 2 Elite events in April. The bonus points will be achieved for raising at least $50 for an Autism charity, making at least 3 Autism referenced social media posts during the month of April, and doing any other published awareness effort for Autism. Examples of awareness efforts are wearing an Autism hat on stage during weigh in, wearing a special Autism jersey, or making an appearance at an Autism school. Anglers will receive 5 additional points for each bonus.

Eli Delany, Autism activist and avid bass angler, is the president and founder of My Little Buddy’s Boat Inc., an Autism non-profit. Eli is one of the main people that has pushed the Autism flag into the forefront of bass fishing. He has worked on several efforts such as the Fishin’ With a Mission decal program. Many Elite pros have had the decal on their boat for years.
Remember that April 2 is World Autism Awareness day and April is Autism awareness month. The winner of the Autism Angler of April award will be crowned at the BASS Toyota Texas Fest at Lake Travis in Texas. Be sure to tune into each angler on social media and at the weigh ins to see where and how much they are raising and catching.

Robinson And Fulmer Win Bassmaster High School Eastern Open On Lake Hartwell

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Marshall Robinson (right) and Mason Fulmer of the Byrnes Rebels bass club won the 2018 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series Eastern Open presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods on Lake Hartwell out of Anderson, S.C., with 17 pounds, 12 ounces.

                                                                                                                           Photo by Gettys Brannon/B.A.S.S.

ANDERSON, S.C. — Nearly one month after the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods was held on Lake Hartwell, a youthful generation of anglers launched from Green Pond Landing for a chance to compete in a championship of their own. The two anglers who exceeded that challenge were South Carolina freshmen Marshall Robinson and Mason Fulmer of Byrnes High School.

The Byrnes Rebel bass club caught five bass Saturday that weighed 17 pounds, 12 ounces to win the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Eastern Open presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods. After their first game plan of targeting shallow-water, herring-related bass did not pan out, the team took to fishing for spawning bass that they found in practice.

“We marked over 20 beds in practice,” Robinson said. “The three fish that we set the hook on in practice were all under 3 pounds. Anything bigger, we made sure to save.”

Planning for the herring spawn that they thought could happen positioned them around quality bass in the lower part of Lake Hartwell, in the same area where Jordan Lee defended his Classic title.

“We took two trips during spring break and caught limits in the mid-teens,” Fulmer said. “That clued us in to the areas we needed to look, with it being a week before.”

The two employed typical bed-fishing tactics, but fooled some shallow roaming fish into biting as well.

“While one of us was fishing for the fish on the bed, the other would throw in front of the boat hoping to get one of the big cruising fish to bite,” Robinson said. “We had a couple of key fish come fishing that way.”

The key baits to their success were a Texas-rigged creature-style bait, a drop shot with a Zoom shaky head worm and a Zoom Fluke.

The Rebels were awarded first-place plaques and a $1,500 payout for their school’s fishing team, who is coached by Iris Robinson, wife of Elite Series angler and high school boat captain Marty Robinson.

Robinson and Fulmer finished 11 ounces in front of B.J. Collins and Garrett Holder of the Chatuge Anglers who finished second with 17-1. Lake Chatuge is only a few hours away, and the highland reservoir in North Georgia has some similarities to Hartwell.

“The similarities of fishing a (bait bite) in windy conditions in clear water helped a lot,” Collins said.

Though the dock talk of herring-related fish was apparent, the Chatuge Anglers took another route and focused on shad-fed fish.

“We fished down the lake and threw a Megabass jerkbait and a frog in the back of pockets,” Holder said.

Collins and Holder won second-place plaques and a $1,000 check for their fishing club.

The Big Bass award was won by the third-place team of James Gibbons and Piercen Lynch of South Florence High School. The 4-15 largemouth was worth two Abu Garcia REVO Reels in addition to the third-place prize of $750.

The Eastern Regional featured 157 teams, and the Top 16 earned a spot in the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods scheduled for Kentucky Lake in August. It took 12-2 to make the cut.

2018 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series Title Sponsor: Mossy Oak Fishing

2018 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series Presenting Sponsor: DICK’S Sporting Goods

2018 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series Platinum Sponsor: Toyota

2018 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series Premier Sponsors: Humminbird, Mercury, Minn Kota, Nitro Boats, Power-Pole, Skeeter Boats, Triton Boats, Yamaha, ABU Garcia, Berkley, Huk

2018 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series Supporting Sponsors: Phoenix Boats, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Carhartt, Lowrance

About B.A.S.S.
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The Bassmaster Tournament Trail includes the most prestigious events at each level of competition, including the Bassmaster Elite Series, Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open Series, Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation presented by Magellan Outdoors, Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops, Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, Bassmaster Team Championship and the ultimate celebration of competitive fishing, the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods.

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Media Contact: JamieDay Matthews, 205-313-0945, jmatthews@bassmaster.com or Dave Precht, 205-313-0931, dprecht@bassmaster.com
Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Eastern Open presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods
4/14/2018 – 4/14/2018
Lake Hartwell – Green Pond Landing – Anderson, SC
STANDINGS BOATER DAY 1
Today’s Activity
Accumulative
Name # Fsh # Live Lbs – Oz # Fsh # Live Lbs-Oz PTS
1 Marshall Robinson – Mason Fulmer Byrnes Rebels 5 5 17-12 5 5 17-12 0.00
2 BJ Collins – Garrett Holder Chatuge Anglers 5 4 17- 1 5 4 17- 1 0.00
3 James Gibbons – Piercen Lynch South Florence High School 5 5 16- 0 5 5 16- 0 0.00
4 Max Teas – Carson Causey Riley’s Catch 5 5 14- 0 5 5 14- 0 0.00
5 Jarod Riddle – Luke Corbin Oconee County High School 5 5 13-15 5 5 13-15 0.00
6 Laker Howell – Guntersville HS 5 5 13-12 5 5 13-12 0.00
7 Drew Herrmann – Wyatt Gabby Marion High School 5 5 13- 5 5 5 13- 5 0.00
8 Jacob Fitzgerald – CJ Teas Riley’s Catch 5 5 13- 3 5 5 13- 3 0.00
9 Chase Carey – James Laws North GA Anglers 5 5 12-15 5 5 12-15 0.00
9 Marshall Williams – Marshall Harrelson Tallulah Falls 5 5 12-15 5 5 12-15 0.00
11 Caz Anderson – Luke Barrett Chatuge Anglers 5 5 12-10 5 5 12-10 0.00
12 Cole Holloway – Zach Smith Morgan County HS 5 5 12- 7 5 5 12- 7 0.00
13 Maddux Walters – Ryan Jackson North Georgia Anglers 5 5 12- 6 5 5 12- 6 0.00
14 Chace Gregory – Tucker Weidler Helena High School 5 5 12- 5 5 5 12- 5 0.00
15 Carson Childs – Royce Crowe North Oconee High School 5 5 12- 3 5 5 12- 3 0.00
16 Parker Lambert – Brandon Lawson Palisades HS 5 5 12- 2 5 5 12- 2 0.00
17 Tyler Lubbat – Tyler Christy Buffalo Grove Bass Fishing 5 5 12- 1 5 5 12- 1 0.00
18 Griffin Phillips – Fletcher Phillips Gardendale High School 5 5 12- 0 5 5 12- 0 0.00
19 Tanner Hadden – Cy Casey Greenbrier HS 5 5 11-12 5 5 11-12 0.00
20 Tucker Veronee – Landon Gramling Gilbert Bass Anglers 5 5 11- 9 5 5 11- 9 0.00
21 Spencer Childers – Owen Moss Pickens HS 5 5 11- 8 5 5 11- 8 0.00
21 Mason McCoy – Carter Koza Mt Paran Christian School 5 5 11- 8 5 5 11- 8 0.00
21 Daelyn Whaley – Molly Beauford Abbeville HS 5 5 11- 8 5 5 11- 8 0.00
24 Brandon Martin – Nathan Schaub North Hall HS 5 5 11- 7 5 5 11- 7 0.00
25 Caleb Wright – Logan Warfield Travelers Rest HS 5 5 11- 5 5 5 11- 5 0.00
26 Brooks Anderson – David Britt Mt. Bethel Christian Academy 5 5 11- 1 5 5 11- 1 0.00
27 Trey Wurst – Thomas Hubbard Westside HS 5 5 10-14 5 5 10-14 0.00
28 Matt Frey – Caleb Hudson Greenbrier HS 5 4 10-13 5 4 10-13 0.00
29 Christopher Daniels – Calvin Currie York County HS Anglers 5 5 10-12 5 5 10-12 0.00
30 Dawson Stripling – Chance Spurling Temple High School 5 5 10- 6 5 5 10- 6 0.00
31 Foster Dubroc – Caleb Straight Marrietta Bassmasters 5 5 10- 4 5 5 10- 4 0.00
31 Mason Ferachi – Luke Ferachi Walker High School 5 5 10- 4 5 5 10- 4 0.00
33 Jacob Hodge – Tyler Starkley Greenbrier HS 5 5 10- 2 5 5 10- 2 0.00
34 Parker Guy – Seth McSpadden Irwin Bass Anglers 5 5 9-15 5 5 9-15 0.00
34 Hunter Porter – Cade Crocker Hillcrest High School 5 5 9-15 5 5 9-15 0.00
36 Levi Garett – Addsion Stahl Crosspoint Christian Academy 5 5 9-14 5 5 9-14 0.00
36 Chad Salyer III – Carter Best York County HS Anglers 5 5 9-14 5 5 9-14 0.00
38 David Ackerman – Bobby Long TRHS 5 5 9-13 5 5 9-13 0.00
39 Landon Huff – Will Thomas Morgan County HS 5 5 9-13 5 5 9-13 0.00
40 Troy Harris – Merritt Arnold North Oconee HS 5 5 9-12 5 5 9-12 0.00
41 Nathan Hardin – Mason Wade GA-Bremen High School 5 5 9-10 5 5 9-10 0.00
41 Jack Hunt – Peyton Hawkins Pendlelton HS 5 5 9-10 5 5 9-10 0.00
43 Carter Ball – Mitchell Conard Noblesville High School 5 5 9- 9 5 5 9- 9 0.00
44 Bryson Glenn – Laython McLean SC- Dixie HS 5 5 9- 8 5 5 9- 8 0.00
45 Collin Baker – John Kirk Riley’s Catch 5 4 9- 8 5 4 9- 8 0.00
46 Gantt Connor – Matt Harrison Travelers Rest HS Devildog Anglers 5 5 9- 7 5 5 9- 7 0.00
47 Paul Marks – North GA Anglers 5 5 9- 6 5 5 9- 6 0.00
48 Hunter Parker – Braydon Goforth Pickens Bass Fishing 5 5 9- 3 5 5 9- 3 0.00
49 Tanner Jackson – Julia Levister Wateree Lake HS Anglers Club 4 4 9- 3 4 4 9- 3 0.00
50 Clayton Caldwell – Cole Gore Woodruff HS 5 5 9- 2 5 5 9- 2 0.00
51 Harley Owens – Taylor McCarty Campbell Co HS 4 4 8-15 4 4 8-15 0.00
52 Taylor Cox – Nate Butler Carrollton High School 5 5 8-14 5 5 8-14 0.00
53 Logan Geisler – Maddox Sutton North Augusta Fishing Team 5 5 8-12 5 5 8-12 0.00
54 Henry Garett – Josh Ortt Greenbrier HS 5 5 8-11 5 5 8-11 0.00
55 Gabe Hannon – Mathew Pearson Greer HS 5 5 8-10 5 5 8-10 0.00
56 Easton Brannan – Colt Reece BHP Bass Anglers 5 5 8- 9 5 5 8- 9 0.00
56 Matthew Freeman – John Reed Batchelor Callaway HS 5 5 8- 9 5 5 8- 9 0.00
58 Trenton Hawkins – Athan Callahan North Hall HS 5 5 8- 8 5 5 8- 8 0.00
58 Christopher Miller – Dakota Shaw Tellico Plains High School 5 5 8- 8 5 5 8- 8 0.00
60 Nathan Boatwright – Dustin Williamson North Augusta Fishing Team 5 5 8- 7 5 5 8- 7 0.00
60 Patrick Murry – Mason Rametta TL Hanna HS 5 5 8- 7 5 5 8- 7 0.00
62 Cameron Chase – Kaleb Brown Mass Bass Nation 5 5 8- 6 5 5 8- 6 0.00
62 Jarrett McMillan – Paul Robinson Bremen High School 5 5 8- 6 5 5 8- 6 0.00
64 Britt Myers – Tanner Maness York County High School 5 5 8- 5 5 5 8- 5 0.00
65 Logan Dacus – Jacob Marcum Byrnes HS 5 5 8- 4 5 5 8- 4 0.00
66 Jacob Bigelow – Ty Schuebel Shawano Bass Assassins 5 5 8- 3 5 5 8- 3 0.00
67 Colin McCullough – Jake Cagle Cedar Bluff Bass Team 5 5 8- 1 5 5 8- 1 0.00
67 James Wood – Kade Wilson Woodmont HS 5 5 8- 1 5 5 8- 1 0.00
69 Hudson Dix – Gray Stanton Greer HS 5 5 8- 0 5 5 8- 0 0.00
69 Evan Gonsalves – Corey Yayden Clarks Hill Youth Fishing Team 5 5 8- 0 5 5 8- 0 0.00
71 Cody Banks – Josh Spurger Cold Springs Fishing Team 5 5 7-14 5 5 7-14 0.00
72 Kyler Murray – Jordan Gunnells North Augusta Fishing Team 5 5 7-13 5 5 7-13 0.00
73 Chandler Willis – Brody Wistrom Riverside HS 5 5 7-12 5 5 7-12 0.00
74 Justin Green – Caleb Owenby Woodruff HS 5 5 7-11 5 5 7-11 0.00
75 Anthony Moss – Wyatt McAbee Byrnes HS 5 5 7-10 5 5 7-10 0.00
76 Kason Blanchard – Dakoda Morton Dorman HS 5 5 7- 9 5 5 7- 9 0.00
76 Tyan Massengale – Jake Beihoffer Soddy Daisy 5 5 7- 9 5 5 7- 9 0.00
76 Logan Plueger – Cole Langford Clarks Hill Youth Fishing Team 5 5 7- 9 5 5 7- 9 0.00
79 Jacob Clark – Hunter Jones Rehobeth HS 4 4 7- 7 4 4 7- 7 0.00
80 Bailey Bleser – Matthew McDonald Catholic Central High School 5 5 7- 5 5 5 7- 5 0.00
80 Garrison Hendrix – Jake McGee UCHS Bass Anglers 5 5 7- 5 5 5 7- 5 0.00
82 Jacob Silver – Walker Gillespie Erwin HS 4 4 7- 5 4 4 7- 5 0.00
83 Caden Sanford – Mathew Carswell Greer Middle College Charter High School 5 5 7- 3 5 5 7- 3 0.00
84 Austin Day – George Buss Minooka Anglers Club 4 4 7- 3 4 4 7- 3 0.00
85 Christopher Camp – Patrick Camp Woodmont HS 5 5 6-14 5 5 6-14 0.00
86 Kayson McDaniel – Malachi Galloway Gaffney HS 5 5 6-13 5 5 6-13 0.00
86 Taylor Owens – Shelby Prather Rehobeth HS 5 5 6-13 5 5 6-13 0.00
88 Kaleb Boatwright – Zack Brooks North Augusta Fishing Team 4 4 6-11 4 4 6-11 0.00
89 Bryson Wilson – Carson Jones North Augusta Fishing Team 5 5 6-10 5 5 6-10 0.00
90 Jemmy Mcdonald – DeMonte Pixley North Augusta Fishing Team 5 5 6- 9 5 5 6- 9 0.00
91 Thomas Harris – Will Jackson Talluah Falls School 5 5 6- 7 5 5 6- 7 0.00
92 Morgan Miracle – Logan Miracle Garrard County HS 3 3 6- 6 3 3 6- 6 0.00
93 Austin Taylor – Blake Westmoreland Greenwave Bassmasters 4 4 6- 4 4 4 6- 4 0.00
94 Cade Briggs – Noah Garner Northgate High School 4 4 6- 3 4 4 6- 3 0.00
95 Kaleb DeHart – Matt Giordano Travelers Rest HS 5 5 5-10 5 5 5-10 0.00
95 Jimmy Jennings – Jackson Roberts Mt Paran Christian School 5 5 5-10 5 5 5-10 0.00
97 Isaac Jeffers – Brandon Roe Southeastern Ohio HS Bass Club 4 2 5-10 4 2 5-10 0.00
98 Carter Walker – Brady Lafever Upperman HS 3 3 5-10 3 3 5-10 0.00
99 Parker Brooks – Hunter Cullefer Harris County HS 3 3 5- 9 3 3 5- 9 0.00
100 Drake Boyd – Chandlar Ellis Abbeville HS 5 5 5- 8 5 5 5- 8 0.00
101 Emily Boatwright – Vito Franco North Augusta Fishing Team 3 3 5- 8 3 3 5- 8 0.00
102 Hunter Connelly – Filson Scott Byrnes HS 5 5 5- 7 5 5 5- 7 0.00
103 Dalton Reeves – Kyle Salazar Clarks Hill Youth Fishing Team 3 3 5- 3 3 3 5- 3 0.00
104 Andrew Howell – Jacob Smith Brevard HS 4 4 5- 2 4 4 5- 2 0.00
105 Justin Kanute – Adam Altman York County 3 3 5- 0 3 3 5- 0 0.00
106 Ben Brown – Eric Brown Pendelton HS 4 4 4-12 4 4 4-12 0.00
107 Andrew Weaver – Gaven Brown Cold Springs 2 2 4-11 2 2 4-11 0.00
108 Aiden Howard – Hunter Nichols Travelers Rest HS 3 3 4-10 3 3 4-10 0.00
109 AJ Segers – Justin Roberts Marion High School 4 4 4- 9 4 4 4- 9 0.00
110 Preston Garrett – Dillon Garrett MIdway HS 1 1 4- 7 1 1 4- 7 0.00
111 Joshua Gibson – Ryan Gambrell Westside HS 3 3 4- 4 3 3 4- 4 0.00
111 Matthew Roberts – Richard Cornett Perry County Central High School 3 3 4- 4 3 3 4- 4 0.00
113 Colby Dupuy – Central HS 2 2 4- 3 2 2 4- 3 0.00
114 Ethan Griffin – Melissa Griffin Harris Co HS 3 3 3-11 3 3 3-11 0.00
114 Cooper Smith – Grant Noelle Marion High School 3 3 3-11 3 3 3-11 0.00
116 Jack Byrne – Cole Bonner Clarke Central HS 3 3 3-10 3 3 3-10 0.00
117 Nick Knabenshue – Cameron Kidd York CO HS Anglers 3 3 3- 8 3 3 3- 8 0.00
118 Brady Bailey – Hunter Freeman Cold Springs Fishing Team 2 2 3- 8 2 2 3- 8 0.00
119 Mason Karner – Shane Bowles Harrison HS 2 2 3- 7 2 2 3- 7 0.00
120 Evan Wallace – Natalie Hardin Bremen HS 3 3 3- 3 3 3 3- 3 0.00
121 Gavin Gilbert – Evan Vakoc Clarks Hill Youth Fishing Team 1 1 3- 1 1 1 3- 1 0.00
122 Connor Hicks – Drake Hemby Ravenwood HS 2 2 3- 0 2 2 3- 0 0.00
123 Alex Cummings – Thomas Mackey Riverside HS 2 2 2-15 2 2 2-15 0.00
124 Austin Owen – Mason Howell Eastside HS 2 2 2-14 2 2 2-14 0.00
125 Caleb Holbert – Nate Knight Byrnes HS 2 2 2-10 2 2 2-10 0.00
126 Karah Smith – Lane Galloway Travelers Rest HS 2 2 2- 9 2 2 2- 9 0.00
127 Caleb Griffis – Caden Griffis Tallulah Falls School 1 1 2- 9 1 1 2- 9 0.00
128 Corbyn Hallett – Zachary Campbell Westside HS 2 2 2- 6 2 2 2- 6 0.00
129 Kobe Cagle – Skyler Ellison Priceville HS 1 1 2- 6 1 1 2- 6 0.00
130 Mathew McCannon – Jackson Riddle Oconee County HS 2 2 2- 4 2 2 2- 4 0.00
131 Hunter Wilkins – Will Hardin Miller American Christian Acadamy 2 2 1-15 2 2 1-15 0.00
132 Dalton Hibboard – Zach Holbrook Perry County Central HS 2 2 1-13 2 2 1-13 0.00
133 Ryan Thomas – Cole Freeman Morgan County HS 1 1 1-12 1 1 1-12 0.00
134 Will Hornick – Westside HS 2 2 1-11 2 2 1-11 0.00
135 Lee Rose Koza – Paul Holm Mt Paran Christian School 2 2 1-10 2 2 1-10 0.00
136 Cameron Weathers – Jace Ramey Pickens Bass Fishing 1 1 1- 8 1 1 1- 8 0.00
137 Cameron Tipton – Terry Christopher Travelers Rest HS 1 1 1- 7 1 1 1- 7 0.00
138 Chase Turner – Chase Watkins Travelers Rest HS 1 1 1- 4 1 1 1- 4 0.00
139 Briggs Ballard – Vernon Reynolds North Augusta Fishing Team 1 1 1- 0 1 1 1- 0 0.00
139 Sean Tomlin – Nick Charles Eastside HS 1 1 1- 0 1 1 1- 0 0.00
141 Lili Waters – Linzi Abbott Cold Springs 1 1 0-14 1 1 0-14 0.00
142 Chandler Baumgardner – McKinnley Owens Woodruff HS 1 1 0-11 1 1 0-11 0.00
143 Max Ford – Evan Reeves Palmeto HS 1 0 0- 9 1 0 0- 9 0.00
144 Gage Anthony – Griffith Roach Pickens Bass Fishing 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
144 Riley Christensen – Tanner Loren Riley’s Catch 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
144 Josh Darr – William Bixler Harrison HS 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
144 Austin Davis – Auston Bennett Woodmont HS 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
144 Kaleb Davis – Carter Cooke South Iredell 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
144 Will Delaney – Ridge Mullis Hillcrest High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
144 Tyler Fox – Nick Fox Harris Co HS 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
144 Yates McEachern – Hunter Baker Eastside HS 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
144 Malakai Mckinney – Riley’s Catch 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
144 Carter Nutt – Adrian Goleniewski Backwoods Bassin’ 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
144 Mason Peace – Blake Stephenson Clarks Hill Youth 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
144 Nathan Reynolds – Dylan Nutt Backwoods Bassin’ 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
144 John Tallman – Taylor Tallman Travelers Rest HS 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
144 Preston Williamson – Jace Garrett Bremen High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00BIG BASS
Day Name City,State Lbs-Oz
1 James Gibbons – Piercen Lynch TIMMONSVILLE, SC 4-15

TOTALS
Day # Fish # Live Lbs-Oz # Limits
1 578 572 1074- 7 89

Thrift Wins FLW Tour at Lake Cumberland Presented by General Tire

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SOMERSET, Ky. (April 15, 2018) – Pro Bryan Thrift of Shelby, North Carolina, added to his ever-growing list of accolades Sunday, bringing another five-bass limit of smallmouth to the scale, this one weighing 18 pounds, 10 ounces, to win the FLW Tour at Lake Cumberland presented by General Tire and the top prize of $125,000 – his sixth career FLW Tour win. Thrift’s four-day total of 20 bass weighing 70-2 gave him the win by a 1-pound, 10-ounce margin over second place pro Allen Boyd of Salem, Indiana, the TBF “Living The Dream” package winner who weighed 20 bass for 68-8 to finish second and earn $30,000.

“I’ve had a phenomenal week,” said Thrift, the reigning Pennzoil Marine Angler of the Year who moved into a tie for third all-time for most career FLW Tour wins. “I was starting down in Indian Creek and fishing my way back to Burnside each day.”

Thrift weighed in a limit of smallmouth bass each day by fishing points, bluffs, lead-in banks and the mouth of the creek. He credited his equipment setup as being the key to his win.

“I caught all of my fish this week on two main baits – a 3-inch Damiki Armor Shad (flash shad) and a 3½-4-inch swimbait (Tennessee shad),” said Thrift. “I used the Armor Shad when it was sunny the first two days. When it got cloudy, I started throwing the bigger swimbait. The Armor Shad is a more subtle swimbait.”

Thrift threw the swimbaits on 8-pound-test P-Line Tactical Fluorocarbon line, a 7-foot, medium-heavy Fitzgerald Fishing Stunner HD rod, and an Abu Garcia Revo MGX baitcasting reel.

“I feel like the 8-pound line helped me get a lot more bites,” he said. “A lot of people don’t like using that light of line on a baitcaster, but you just have so much more control over your bait. I never lost any fish this week and the key was the combination of my rod, reel and line.”

The top 10 pros on Lake Cumberland finished:

1st:          Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 20 bass, 70-2, $125,200

2nd:         Allen Boyd, Salem, Ind., 20 bass, 68-8, $30,100

3rd:         Clent Davis, Montevallo, Ala., 20 bass, 67-10, $25,000

4th:         Greg Bohannan, Bentonville, Ark., 20 bass, 65-9, $20,000

5th:         Andy Morgan, Dayton, Tenn., 20 bass, 65-4, $19,000

6th:         Chris Johnston, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, 20 bass, 63-1, $18,000

7th:         Chris McCall, Palmer, Texas, 20 bass, 62-11, $17,000

8th:         James Watson, Lampe, Mo., 20 bass, 62-2, $16,000

9th:         Darrel Robertson, Jay, Okla., 20 bass, 61-14, $15,000

10th:       Kerry Milner, Bono, Ark., 20 bass, 60-3, $14,000

 

Complete results for the entire field can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Overall there were 50 bass weighing 162 pounds, 15 ounces caught by pros Sunday. All of the final 10 pros weighed in five-bass limits.

Joel Willert of Prior Lake, Minnesota, won the Co-angler Division and $20,000 Friday with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 24 pounds, 2 ounces, followed by Robert Case III of Point, Texas, who finished in second place with 10 bass totaling 23-15, worth $7,550.

Television coverage of the FLW Tour at Lake Cumberland presented by General Tire will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) May 23 from Noon-1 p.m. EST. The Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide.

The total purse for the FLW Tour at Lake Cumberland presented by General Tire was more than $930,000. The tournament was hosted by the Somerset Tourist and Convention Commission and the Burnside Tourism Commission. The next event for FLW Tour anglers will be the FLW Tour at Lewis Smith Lake presented by T-H Marine, April 26-29 in Jasper, Alabama, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce Walker County.

In FLW Tour competition, pros and co-anglers are randomly paired each day, with pros supplying the boat, controlling boat movement and competing against other pros. Co-anglers fish from the back deck against other co-anglers. The full field of 366 anglers competed in the two-day opening round. Co-angler competition concluded following Friday’s weigh-in, while the top 30 pros based on their two-day accumulated weight advanced to Saturday. Only the top 10 pros continued competition Sunday, with the winner determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from the four days of competition.

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

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.

About FLW

FLW is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money in 2018 across five tournament circuits. Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, with offices in Minneapolis, FLW and their partners conduct 286 bass-fishing tournaments annually around the world, including the United States, Canada, China, Italy, South Korea, Mexico, Portugal, South Africa and Spain. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show, broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, while FLW Bass Fishing magazine delivers cutting-edge tips from top pros. For more information visit FLWFishing.com and follow FLW at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.

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