ON TOUR
TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS
T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE
Cowboy Division – Sam Rayburn Reservoir – Jan. 6, 2018 Boater: Phil Marks, Dallas, Texas – 27-08 Cranking a Strike King 8XD( powder blue back chartreuse) in 16 to 19 feet of water on the tips of main-lake ridges with isolated stumps, switching occasionally to a 10XD for cranking the 18- to 24-foot range Co-angler: Michael Cotter, Arlington, Texas – 20-10
YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING
Southern Conference – Ft. Gibson Lake – Oct. 14, 2017 Oklahoma State University Jake Biram and Rhett Meyer – 16-07 Slow-fishing shallow wind-blown points in the mid-lake area with square-bill crankbaits, topwater and Bill Lewis Rat-L-Traps( ghost shad)
BASS PRO SHOPS HIGH SCHOOL FISHING OPENS
Georgia Open – Lake Lanier – Dec. 2, 2017 Fannin County High School Blake Cobb and Luke McHan – 15-15 Fishing shaky heads through brush piles 30 to 40 feet deep in an area about 40 minutes south of the takeoff, which was located in the lake’ s upper end
Florida Open – St. Johns River – Dec. 9, 2017 First Coast High School Chandler Mills and Alec Pope – 21-04 Targeting schooling bass and staging fish on shell bars in 4 to 7 feet of water with a handful of baits, including River2Sea Big Mistake prop baits, Luck E Strike RC STX jerkbaits, Carolina-rigged Zoom Trick Worms and BOOYAH One Knocker lipless crankbaits
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