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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