ON TOUR
T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE
BFL WINNING TACTICS
Buckeye – Ohio River – July 15
Boater: Chris Martinkovic, Hamilton, Ohio – 9-02
Flipping a D&L Tackle Advantage Jig (black) with a Zoom Super Chunk Jr. trailer (black)
to flooded wood in less than 2 feet of water
Co-angler: Colton Lindsey, Raymond, Ohio – 5-11
Great Lake – Mississippi River – July 22
Boater: Brandon Gann, Sparta, Wis. – 10-14
Targeting lily pads and duckweed mixed with clean water in Pool 8 backwaters with a
SPRO Bronzeye Frog
Co-angler: Kevin Anderson, Ettrick, Wis. – 10-04
Great Lakes – Mississippi River – Aug. 19
Boater: Mike Brueggen, La Crosse, Wis. – 14-11
Targeting scattered weeds in about a foot of water in Pool 9 using a 3/8-ounce
buzzbait (black) in the morning, and then fishing the buzzbait and a SPRO Bronzeye
Frog around scattered weeds in Pool 10 in the afternoon
Co-angler: Tony Seiler, River Falls, Wis. – 11-14
Hoosier – Patoka Lake – July 29
Boater: Blake Albertson, Bloomington, Ind. – 20-11
Fishing rock on a main-lake point using a Secret Lures J-Bend Tail Shaker Jig with a
Zoom Trick Worm (motor oil) and a 1/2-ounce Secret Lures MVP Football Jig, and
fishing bushes in a cut in Lick Fork Creek with a Texas-rigged Yamamoto Senko (green
pumpkin magic)
Co-angler: Albert Burns, Greendale, Ind. – 12-11
Hoosier – Ohio River – Aug. 26
Boater: Todd Hensley, New Albany, Ind. 7-04
Flipping stumps in shady areas along a 200- to 300-yard stretch in the back of a
creek on the Kentucky side of the river using a 7-inch Berkley PowerBait Power
Worm (blue fleck) and a Zoom Ultra Vibe Speed Craw (blue fleck)
Co-angler: Kevin Napier, Lewisport, Ky. 4-04
Illini – Ohio River – July 22
Boater: Chad Diedrich, Nashville, Ill. – 15-09
Fishing slack-water areas in the Lake Barkley tailwaters (after locking through and
running to the Cumberland River) with a Wave Worm Tiki Stick (watermelon red
flake), then fishing a spinnerbait near a laydown closer to takeoff
Co-angler: Adam Brookman, Bonnie, Ill. – 9-05
Illini – Lake Shelbyville – Aug. 19
Boater: Jeremy Mull, Chatham, Ill. – 22-01
Flipping isolated trees and stumps on the main lake and in coves using a Texas-
rigged Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver (green pumpkin) with a 3/8-ounce
weight, and fishing a brush pile in 16 to 18 feet on a small main-lake point with a
Zoom Trick Worm (red bug) on a 5/16-ounce Buckeye Lures Spot Remover jighead
Co-angler: Aaron Arning, Walnut Hill, Ill. – 13-02
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LBL – Kentucky/Barkley – July 15
Boater: Drew Boggs, Lebanon, Tenn. – 24-11
Fishing south of Paris Landing, dragging a prototype Jenko Fishing jig on ledges and
flipping shallow wood with a Big Bite Baits Craw Tube (tilapia) with a Jenko Fishing
Creature Weight
Co-angler: Jim Pierce, Medon, Tenn. – 16-02
Michigan – Lake St. Clair – July 15
Boater: Erick Hodgins, Amherstburg, Ontario – 23-11
Targeting weedbeds in 18 to 20 feet on the Canadian side using tubes by Mike’s Rx
Baits and Xtreme Bass Tackle (green pumpkin, watermelon) or a Yamamoto Shad
Shape Worm (baby bass) on a drop-shot rig
Co-angler: Hugh Cosculluela, The Woodlands, Texas – 22-00
Michigan – Lake St. Clair – Aug. 5
Boater: Lance Tresenriter, Syracuse, Ind. – 23-06
Fishing mid-lake in 16 to 18 feet of water and a spot in Anchor Bay, targeting areas
with grass and perch with a LureCraft The Original “D” (smoke purple) on a drop-
shot rig and a Rapala DT10 crankbait (perch)
Co-angler: Justin Sawyer, Dearborn Heights, Mich. – 20-11
Michigan – Detroit River – Aug. 19
Boater: Cody Kelley, Portage, Mich. – 23-09
Dragging a V&M Smallie Tube (green pumpkin) on a small section of scattered rock
in 25 feet of water in Lake Erie
Co-angler: Mike Raber, Wolcottville, Ind. – 22-08
Northeast – Oneida Lake – July 15
Boater: Grae Buck, Harleysville, Pa. – 18-00
Targeting individual cruisers in 9 to 12 feet around a mix of grass and rock by drag-
ging the rocks with a Yamamoto Shad Shape Worm on a drop-shot
Co-angler: Jason Dubernas, Old Forge, Pa. – 18-06
Northeast – Lake Champlain – Aug. 5
Boater: Dale Gorrell, Hatfield, Pa. – 21-04
Fishing a Z-Man Finesse T.R.D. (black and blue) on a Ned rig in a 200-yard stretch
of backwater with a 10- to 12-foot-deep hole
Co-angler: Ronald Tracy, Marlton, N.J. – 17-04
Shenandoah – James River – July 22
Boater: Ben Jacobi, North Chesterfield, Va. – 16-10
Fishing small feeder creeks near the mouth of the Chickahominy River with a 1/4-
ounce buzzbait, and flipping a Texas-rigged green pumpkin soft plastic while running
the tide
Co-angler: Victor Riveras, Newport News, Va. – 12-08
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