Day: July 29, 2019

VIRGINIA’S CROWDER WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON POTOMAC RIVER PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

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Noraas Earns Co-Angler Title

MARBURY, Md. (July 29, 2019) – Boater Kermit Crowder of Matoaca, Virginia, won Saturday’s T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Shenandoah Division tournament on the Potomac River presented by Navionics after catching five bass weighing 13 pounds, 12 ounces. For his day on the water, Crowder earned $4,454.

“I fished a mile or so of a main-river grass line. It was mid-river, about 15 minutes from the boat ramp and was the only place I went,” said Crowder, who earned his fifth career win on the Potomac River in BFL competition – second as a boater. “I just went back and forth all day. Most of the fish were on the edge, dropped off in 4 to 6 feet of water, and I was sitting 6 to 7 of water. It doesn’t fall off really steep – it’s more of a flat. The hydrilla is so thick that when the tide gets low it moves the fish to the edge.

“I had about seven keeper bites. There were 17 or 18 boats on the stretch, but I got the right bites,” continued Crowder. “I caught them on a variety of baits – one on a topwater, one of the big ones on a jig and flipping a couple of different creature baits.”

Crowder’s key baits included a black-colored Spro 65 Bronzeye Poppin’ Frog, a 3/8-ounce, green pumpkin Sooper Bait jig with a 3-inch Mud Puppy craw, and a Texas-rigged, green-pumpkin Mud Puppy creature bait.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Kermit Crowder, Matoaca, Va., five bass, 13-12, $2,454 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: Barton Wines, Marshall, Va., five bass, 13-7, $1,227

3^rd: Thomas Svec, Chesapeake, Va., five bass, 12-15, $750

4^th: Derik Hudson, Concord, Va., five bass, 12-14, $1,076

5^th: Joe Dixon, Bel Alton, Md., five bass, 12-10, $451

6^th: Travis Lugar, McGaheysville, Va., five bass, 12-3, $413

7^th: Brandon Stapleton, Temperanceville, Va., five bass, 12-2, $357

7^th: Ryan Ingalls, Fairfax, Va., five bass, 12-2, $357

9^th: Troy Morrow, Eastanollee, Ga., five bass, 11-13

10^th: Josh Willard, Carrollton, Va., five bass, 11-12

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

John Bitter of Maitland, Florida, caught a 4-pound, 8-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $215.

Matthew Noraas of Pamplin, Virginia, won the Co-angler Division and $1,227 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 11 pounds, 3 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Matthew Noraas, Pamplin, Va., five bass, 11-3, $1,227

2^nd: J.C. Miller, Washington, Pa., five bass, 9-8, $613

3^rd: Shawn Huwar, Fredericksburg, Va., five bass, 9-6, $319

3^rd: Jeff Mellott, Warfordsburg, Pa., five bass, 9-6, $319

5^th: Jamie Newton, Falls Church, Va., five bass, 9-2, $225

6^th: Brad Melton, Manassas, Va., five bass, 8-12, $207

7^th: Chris Jackson, Front Royal, Va., five bass, 8-10, $188

8^th: Costas Melendez, Shenandoah, Va., four bass, 8-8, $169

9^th: Keith Allen, Sumerduck, Va., five bass, 8-4

10^th: Jerry Comperatore, Tarentum, Pa., five bass, 8-1

John Castro of Lorton, Virginia, caught the heaviest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 4 pounds, 5 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $107.

The tournament was hosted by the Charles County Board of Commissioners.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 10-12 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Hartwell in Seneca, South Carolina, presented by Navionics. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2019 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2020 BFL All-American will be held April 30-May 2 at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina, and is hosted by Visit Anderson. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

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

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ILLINIOS’ KELLER WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON OHIO RIVER AT GOLCONDA

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Walnut Hill’s Arning Takes Co-Angler Title

GOLCONDA, Ill. (July 29, 2019) – Boater Mike Keller of Metropolis, Illinois, took top honors at the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Illini Division tournament on the Ohio River at Golconda Saturday after catching five bass weighing 16 pounds, 14 ounces. For his efforts, Keller pocketed $3,083.

“I fished all the way up the Tennessee River. I worked rock piles along a 30-yard stretch, and the fish were in about 7 feet of water,” said Keller, who notched his second win on the Ohio River in BFL competition. “My Bass Cat helped me beat everyone to my first spot and I ended up staying there all day.”

Keller said he used a ½-ounce, War Eagle spinnerbait and a Neko-rigged 5-inch, green-pumpkin Yamamoto Senko to catch his fish. He said he caught around eight keepers on the day, and weighed all largemouth.

“I worked the spinnerbait slow. The bite got better around 9 a.m. when the sun came up,” said Keller. “I caught my biggest fish – a 4-pounder – on a Neko rig at about 9:30 (a.m.).

“My MotorGuide X5 trolling motor kept me locked on my spot which ended up being huge for me,” Keller went on to say. “I didn’t have to worry about drifting off or losing my spot when I retied. I had a lot of boats around me, but I could relax and just fish when it was on.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Mike Keller, Metropolis, Ill., five bass, 16-14, $3,083

2^nd: Nathan Murphy, Harrisburg, Ill., five bass, 13-5, $1,442

3^rd: Jeremy Mull, Pawnee, Ill., five bass, 12-2, $1,310

4^th: Brennon McCord, West Frankfort, Ill., five bass, 11-15, $673

5^th: Riley Walk, Neoga, Ill., five bass, 11-9, $577

6^th: Toby Corn, Calvert City, Ky., five bass, 10-7, $679

7^th: Hilton Jones, Westfield, Ill., five bass, 9-12, $481

8^th: Robert Neff, Roodhouse, Ill., five bass, 9-11, $408

8^th: Matt Weber, Glen Carbon, Ill., four bass, 9-11, $408

10^th: Mike Barnes, Mackinaw, Ill., five bass, 9-6, $636

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Terry Marucco of Sullivan, Illinois, caught a bass weighing 5 pounds even – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $320.

Aaron Arning of Walnut Hill, Illinois, won the Co-angler Division and $1,642 Saturday after catching four bass weighing 11 pounds, 5 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Aaron Arning, Walnut Hill, Ill., four bass, 11-5, $1,642

2^nd: Lewis Mallory, Martinsville, Ind., five bass, 10-15, $721

3^rd: Nathan Day, Jewett, Ill., four bass, 8-13, $409

3^rd: Dale Renth, Mascoutah, Ill., five bass, 8-13, $459

5^th: Jacob Greco, Edwardsville, Ill., three bass, 6-14, $288

6^th: Matt Chumbler, Carbondale, Ill., three bass, 6-12, $264

7^th: Jason Piper, Collinsville, Ill., four bass, 6-9, $240

8^th: Dave Dobill, Royalton, Ill., three bass, 5-13, $216

9^th: Ryan Fancher, Olney, Ill., four bass, 5-4, $192

10^th: Ryan Cain, Decatur, Ill., one bass, 5-3, $328

Cain caught the heaviest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 3 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $160.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 24-26 BFL Regional Championship on Grand Lake in Grove, Oklahoma. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

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OHIO’S GALLAGHER WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON INDIAN LAKE

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Co-Angler Title Goes to Russells Point’s Scales

LAKEVIEW, Ohio (July 29, 2019) – Boater Darrell Gallagher of Maplewood, Ohio, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Division tournament on Indian Lake Saturday after catching five bass weighing 10 pounds, 14 ounces. Gallagher earned $3,553 his win.

“I started the morning fishing open pads on the main lake, at the mouth of the game reserve,” said Gallagher, who earned his first win in FLW competition. “There was also grass in the area with a little bit of a sandy bottom. It was a small area – maybe a 10-yard stretch on both sides of the pocket – where the pads and the grass met.”

Gallagher said he lost a good fish in the area in the morning, but also caught three using a 3/16-ounce, green-pumpkin-colored jig with a Watermelon-colored Zoom Super Chunk Jr.

“Later in the day I went into the game reserve to a big area called Long Island. I punched matted grass and pads with a tube,” said Gallagher. “I focused on the thickest part of the pad clumps and caught four fish. I probably hit 25 spots.

Gallagher said he punched the grass mats with a 4-inch, Pumpkin Seed-colored Right Bite Baits tube with a dyed chartreuse tip on a ¾-ounce weight. He used 50-pound-test PowerPro braided line and 7-foot, 6-inch Daiwa Tatula Flipping Rods.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Darrell Gallagher, Maplewood, Ohio, five bass, 10-14, $3,553

2^nd: Brody Campbell, Oxford, Ohio, five bass, 10-1, $1,977

3^rd: Sean Wieda, Florence, Ky., five bass, 10-0, $1,285

4^th: Ronald Nutter, Newark, Ohio, five bass, 9-6, $829

5^th: Dan Fry, Marysville, Ohio, five bass, 8-15, $931

5^th: Clint Bissonett, Beavercreek, Ohio, five bass, 8-15, $681

7^th: Nitro pro Kyle Weisenburger, Columbus Grove, Ohio, five bass, 8-14, $592

8^th: Michael McCoy, Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio, five bass, 8-7, $533

9^th: B.J. Baxter, Willshire, Ohio, five bass, 8-0, $624

10^th: Hunter Fillmore, Waynesville, Ohio, five bass, 7-11, $415

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Scott Manson of Covington, Ohio, caught a 3-pound, 13-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $455.

Jordan Scales of Russells Point, Ohio, won the Co-angler Division and $1,773 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 5 pounds, 13 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Jordan Scales, Russells Point, Ohio, five bass, 5-13, $1,773

2^nd: Melvin McNeal, Circleville, Ohio, five bass, 5-11, $886

3^rd: Greg Marshall, Paris, Ky., five bass, 5-7, $602

3^rd: Casey Neff, Miamisburg, Ohio, four bass, 5-7, $502

5^th: Jacob Crawmer, Newark, Ohio, five bass, 5-6, $355

6^th: Chris McCusker, Beaver Falls, Pa., three bass, 5-3, $375

7^th: Carter Mox, Minster, Ohio, three bass, 4-15, $295

8^th: Jonathon Willis, Ironton, Ohio, three bass, 4-5, $266

9^th: Daniel Shuga, Botkins, Ohio, two bass, 4-2, $236

10^th: Ryan McCusker, Beaver Falls, Pa., two bass, 4-1, $207

Zach Smith of Flatwoods, Kentucky, caught the heaviest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 3 pounds, 4 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $222.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 17-19 BFL Regional Championship on the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.