ON TOUR
TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS
T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE
Arkie – Greers Ferry – April 14, 2018
Boaters: Chris Layton, N. Little Rock, Ark.; Jason Lieblong, Conway, Ark. – 12-15
(Layton) Cranking a Strike King 3XD (crawdad) on a rocky flat, and winding a Z-Man ChatterBait
with a Mister Twister Twister Tail outside a brushy flat in 10 to 12 feet; (Lieblong) Flipping buck
brush with a lizard (green pumpkin red), and working main-lake points and bluffs with a
Megabass Vision 110 jerkbait
Co-angler: Eric Pinter, Little Rock, Ark. – 11-07
Bama – Lake Eufaula – May 12, 2018
Boater: Josh Stracner, Vandiver, Ala. – 22-15
Targeting a shad spawn in lily pads with a white Dirty Jigs No-Jack Swim Jig with a white Zoom
Fat Albert Twin Tail trailer, and fishing ledges with a Strike King 6XD crankbait (sexy blueback
herring), football-head jig (green pumpkin) with a Zoom Brush Hog trailer and Carolina-rigged
Brush Hog
Co-angler: Jody Ward, Dothan, Ala. – 10-10
Buckeye – Ohio River – May 5, 2018
Boater: Bob Logan, Waynesfield, Ohio – 12-04
Blind-fishing for spawners using a Texas-rigged Zoom Brush Hog (green pumpkin) and Reaction
Innovations Smallie Beaver (black and blue)
Co-angler: Trevor Howard, Union, Ky. – 11-05
Bulldog – Lake Eufaula – April 21, 2018
Boater: Curtis Hillman, Abbeville, Ala. – 23-11
Cranking humps and rocks on wind-blown banks in 6 to 10 feet using a square-bill (chartreuse)
and a Strike King Pro Model 5XD (citrus shad), and fishing grass with a Strikezone Swim-Tastic Jig
Co-angler: Emory Walden, Newnan, Ga. – 18-04
Bulldog – Lake Sinclair – May 5, 2018
Boater: Kip Carter, Social Circle, Ga. – 18-02
Targeting the shad spawn around mid-lake grass and seawalls using a buzzbait, SPRO Bronzeye Frog
(nasty shad) and spinnerbait (white and chartreuse) with gold double-willow-leaf blades and a
Zoom Split Tail (white) trailer, and flipping docks with a Zoom Trick Worm (junebug) on a shaky head
Co-angler: Justin Kimmel, Athens, Ga. – 11-02
Choo Choo – Neely Henry – May 5, 2018
Boater: Bradley Jones, Aragon, Ga. – 17-08
Making long casts to bedding areas with a Texas-rigged V&M J-Bug (green pumpkin)
Co-angler: Truman White, Spring Hill, Tenn. – 16-05
Cowboy – Toledo Bend – April 21, 2018
Boater: Glen Freeman, Zwolle, La. – 24-12
Fishing 2 to 3 feet deep on wind-blown points with a 1/2-ounce Johnston jig (green pumpkin)
with a Zoom Ultra Vibe Speed Craw trailer
Co-angler: Cason Lewis, Pineville, La. – 13-14
Gator – Lake Okeechobee – April 14, 2018
Boater: Jason Reed, Hollister, Fla. – 28-02
Picking apart scattered eelgrass in 3 feet of water in the Harney Pond area with a Gambler Heavy
Cover Southern Swim Jig (black and blue) with a Reaction Innovations Skinny Dipper trailer
Co-angler: Alex Mut, Miami, Fla. – 19-15
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Great Lakes – Mississippi River – April 28, 2018
Boater: Rob Leidholdt, Milton, Wis. – 17-11
Fishing a shallow flat in Pool 8 with a War Eagle Finesse Spinnerbait (spot remover) with a white
Zoom Swimmer trailer
Co-angler: David Howard, Farmington, Ill. – 16-09
T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE (continued)
Illini – Rend Lake – April 28, 2018
Boater: Brennon McCord,