Kentucky lake – oct. 18-20
Pickett targeted 1- to 7-foot-deep main-lake gravel bars, secondary points and secondary pockets near Paris, Tenn.,
where he found big skipjack. He dragged a Carolina-rigged Zoom Brush Hog on a 4/0 Gamakatsu EWG hook with a 3/4- or
1-ounce weight, being careful to work the bait with the current.
All-American Boater Qualifiers
All-American Co-angler Qualifiers
1. Lloyd Pickett Jr., Bartlett, Tenn.
1. Brent Ladnier, Wiggins, Miss.
2. John Devries, Fishers, Ind.
2. Carl Breeden, Valley Park, Mo.
3. Doug Ruster, New Palestine, Ind.
3. Leroy Miller, Napoleon, Ohio
4. Nick Uebelhor, Jasper, Ind.
4. Jacob Sloan, Paola, Kan.
5. Rich Fye, Amboy, Ind.
5. Daniel Dumais, Trenton, Mich.
6. Ken Garbe, Wyoming, Ohio
6. Ryan Helbling, Martinsville, Ind.
lake of the ozarks – oct. 25-27
Feldermann ran up the Osage River and slow-rolled a 3/8-ounce spinnerbait around docks in major creek arms and shallow
main-river pockets. Most of the docks were in 2 to 7 feet of water. The homemade spinnerbait had a small Colorado blade and
All-American Co-angler Qualifiers
a Living Rubber skirt.
1. Dewey Larson, Fayetteville, Ark.
All-American Boater Qualifiers
2. Matt Finkeldei, Davenport, Iowa
1. Mike Feldermann, Galena, Ill.
3. Alan Bernicky, Joliet, Ill.
2. Wade Ramsey, Choctaw, Okla.
4. Jimmy Green, Tulsa, Okla.
3. Jeremy Johnson, Henryetta, Okla.
5. Brandon Ackerson, Afton, Okla.
4. Brad Leifermann, Andover, Minn.
6. Eugene Moore III, Little Rock, Ark.
5. Shawn Gordon, Russellville, Ark.
6. Dennis Berhorst, Holts Summit, Mo.
lake chickamauga – oct. 15-27
Summerlin caught his day-one kicker on a frog right off the bat, then had to swap to fishing a weightless Zoom Super Fluke
and a Strike King Mega Dawg around grass lines in small pockets. He keyed on small indentations in the grass.
All-American Co-angler Qualifiers
All-American Boater Qualifiers
1. Lake Blasingame, Killen, Ala.
1. Gil Summerlin, Guntersville, Ala.
2. Mitch Murphy, Metropolis, Ill.
2. Matt Stanley, Alexandria, Tenn.
3. Todd Blakeman, Chatham, Ill.
3. Brennon McCord, Westfrankfort, Ill.
4. Wayne Kilgore, Attalla, Ala.
4. Cody Santel, Benton, Ky.
5. Terry Smith, Tullahoma, Tenn.
5. Tommy Williams, Shepherdsville, Ky.
6. Gary Megson, Dayton, Ohio.
6. Seth Davis, Harrison, Tenn.
old hickory lake (Wild card) – oct. 11-13
Corn landed one keeper on a buzzbait near takeoff, then countered muddy water and cold weather by fishing two sloughs
located 40 miles up the river. One slough was muddy; the other clear. Corn fished a Dave’s Custom Baits Black Market Balsa
square-bill in “Diet Dew splatterback,” which is a faded chartreuse pattern with black splatter. A Riot Baits Minima Jig also made
the rotation.
All-American Co-angler Qualifiers
All-American Boater Qualifiers
1. Gary Gustafson, Gilbertsville, Ky.
1. Toby Corn, Calvert City, Ky.
2. Keenan Hess, Herrin, Ill.
2. Scott Towry, Lawrenceburg, Tenn.
3. Zach Barnes, Chickamauga, Ga.
3. Stacey Edwards, Milton, Ky.
4. Scott Bussey, Hayden, Ala.
4. Jason Grape, Attalla, Ala.
5. Wayne Miller, Morgantown, Ky.
5. Keith Hays, Broken Arrow, Okla.
6. Dickey Reece, Lafayette, Ky.
6. Sean McAllister, Checotah, Okla.
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