ON TOUR
TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS
T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE
Hoosier – Patoka Lake – June 9, 2018 Boater: Nick Uebelhor, Jasper, Ind. – 16-04 Rotating five areas with crankbaits, Carolina-rigged soft plastics, a 10-inch Berkley PowerBait Power Worm and a football jig with a craw trailer Co-angler: Tim Knight, Bargersville, Ind. – 16-07
Michigan – Burt Mullet – June 9, 2018 Boater: Matt Belletini, Troy, Mich. – 23-09 Sight-fishing with a Nemesis Baits Goby( white) on a drop-shot Co-anglers: Tony Mitchell, Plainwell, Mich; James Wathen, Royal Oak, Mich. – 18-14
Music City – Center Hill – June 9, 2018 Boater: Matt Stanley, Alexandria, Tenn. – 19-10 Fishing rocky drop-offs and brush piles in more than 20 feet of water using a Strike King 10XD( green gizzard shad) and a 3 / 4-ounce Picasso tungsten football-head jig with a homemade skirt and Xcite Baits Raptor Tail Jr.( green pumpkin) trailer Co-angler: Justin Saling, Smyrna, Tenn. – 11-03
North Carolina – High Rock Lake – June 9, 2018 Boater: David Wright, Lexington, N. C. – 22-05 Targeting rocks, stumps and brush on drops 8 and 10 feet deep using Rapala DT 10 and DT 14( bluegill, hot mustard) crankbaits and a Zoom Magnum Trick Worm( black) on a shaky head Co-angler: Zach Lyles, Charlotte, N. C. – 18-09
Volunteer – Douglas Lake – June 9, 2018 Boater: Larry Neal, Piney Flats, Tenn. – 21-12 Targeting points in 32 to 42 feet of water with a green pumpkin worm Co-angler: Eric Moore, Union, Ky. – 15-13
Arkie – Lake Dardanelle – June 16, 2018 Boater: Kevin Brown, Hot Springs, Ark. – 19-02 Dragging a Texas-rigged YUM Ribbontail worm( plum, red shad) or cranking Bomber crankbaits on shell beds and brush piles from 5 to 13 feet deep Co-angler: Johnny Crider, Fulton, Ark. – 13-14
LBL – Kentucky / Barkley Lakes – June 16, 2018 Boater: Brad McClure, Brentwood, Tenn. – 23-14 Fishing Lake Barkley brush piles in 12 to 17 feet with a Texas-rigged Zoom Ol’ Monster Worm( plum) with a 3 / 8-ounce Strike King Tour Grade Tungsten weight on a 4 / 0 Bass Pro Shops XPS Round Bend Offset Hook Co-angler: Robert Pillow, Campbellsville, Ky. – 15-02
Mississippi – Lake Ferguson – June 16, 2018 Boater: Terry Bates, Greenville, Miss. – 22-15 Fishing humps in Lake Lee and Ferguson with Zoom Brush Hogs( watermelon candy, black ruby), a Carolina-rigged 10-inch Berkley Powerbait Power Worm( plum) and a 3 / 4-ounce football-head jig with a Berkley Powerbait Chigger Craw( watermelon candy) Co-angler: Keith Whipple, Iuka, Miss. – 21-10
Northeast – Lake Champlain – June 16, 2018 Boater: J. J. Judd, St. Albans, Vt. – 19-14 Targeting spawning smallmouths on the south end of the lake using a Bass Pro Shops XPS Tender Tube( white) on a 1 / 4-ounce jighead, and drop-shotting for postspawn smallmouths on the north end around boulders in 18 to 20 feet using a 6-inch Roboworm Straight Tail Worm( ayu) Co-angler: Mark Fenstermaker, Allentown, Pa. – 17-05
T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE( continued)
Piedmont – High Rock Lake – June 16, 2018 Boater: Phillip Hedrick, Salisbury, N. C. – 24-13 Fishing a Zoom Ol’ Monster( black) Co-angler: Jason Hinger, Timberlake, N. C. – 15-08
Savannah River – Clarks Hill – June 16, 2018 Boater: Joey Spradley, Gloverville, S. C. – 15-11 Fishing grass lines on humps and the ends of points in 20 to 25 feet of water on the lower end using a 3 / 4-ounce Buckeye Lures Mop Jig( green pumpkin) with a Zoom Super Chunk( green pumpkin) trailer and a Texas-rigged Zoom Ol’ Monster( green pumpkin) with a 3 / 8- ounce WolfStone Tungsten weight Co-angler: Joshua Lyko, Greer, S. C. – 12-08
Buckeye – Ohio River – June 23, 2018 Boater: Adam Hock, Independence, Ky. – 9-05 Targeting creeks with clear water after heavy rains with a white buzzbait and flipping a Texasrigged Zoom Ultra Vibe Speed Craw( green pumpkin) around wood, grass and rock Co-angler: Brent Wilkens, Hamilton, Ohio – 7-10
Illini – Rend Lake – June 23, 2018 Boater: Travis Wilson, La Harpe, Ill. – 16-05 Working 3 to 7 feet deep along a 150-yard-long stretch of riprap with a Zoom Finesse Worm on a 1 / 8-ounce shaky head Co-angler: Aaron Arning, Walnut Hill, Ill. – 13-14
Mountain – Barren River – June 23, 2018 Boater: Rod Huff, Monterey, Tenn. – 18-06 Fishing rock and wood in less than 5 feet of water with a Z-Man ChatterBait( green pumpkin) with a Zoom Z Craw trailer, a Texas-rigged Z Craw( green pumpkin) and a 3 / 8-ounce buzzbait( white) Co-angler: Larry Goss, Hartsville, Tenn. – 16-14
Okie – Ft. Gibson – June 23, 2018 Boater: Russ Warner, Tahlequah, Okla. – 15-15 Targeting offshore rock piles between 6 and 10 feet in the mid-lake area close to the river channel using a 10-inch YUM Ribbontail( junebug, cranberry) Co-angler: Bryant Bradford, Oklahoma City, Okla. – 11-09
Ozark – Lake of the Ozarks – June 30, 2018 Boater: Marcus Sykora, Osage Beach, Mo. – 18-03 Fishing brush piles in 10 to 15 feet with a 1 / 2-ounce Chompers Flipping Brush Jig( Davenport special) with a Chompers Super Jig Trailer( rootbeer green flake), a Texas-rigged Zoom Brush Hog( green pumpkin) and a 6th Sense Cloud 9 C15( gizzard shad) crankbait Co-angler: Christopher Fierce, Dixon, Mo. – 15-08
Shenandoah – Kerr Lake – June 30, 2018 Boater: Ronnie Baker, Providence Forge, Va. – 14-01 Fishing main-lake points in 12 to 16 feet of water with a 1 / 2-ounce Surfside Bait & Tackle football-head jig( green pumpkin purple) and a Lucky Craft G Splash( American shad) topwater bait Co-angler: William Kyte, Waldorf, Md. – 14-05
BASS PRO SHOPS HIGH SCHOOL FISHING OPENS
Raisin River Open – June 9, 2018 Walled Lake Central( Mich.) High School – 17-10 Reid Oblak and Jarrod Willbur Targeting rock piles and humps in 8 to 10 feet of water with drop-shots and Ned rigs
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