Bass Fishing Oct 2018

ON TOUR TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE Bama – Neely Henry – July 14, 2018 Boater: Adam Brown, Rainbow City, Ala. – 17-00 Fishing stumps and bushes in the backs of mid-lake creeks with a Stan Sloan’s Long Arm Aggravator spinnerbait (white) with No. 5 willow-leaf blades and a trailer hook, and a 3/8- ounce Bo’s Jig (black and blue) with a Zoom Super Chunk Jr. trailer Co-angler: Mike Garrett, Pensacola, Fla. – 12-01 Buckeye – Ohio River/Maysville – July 21, 2018 Boater: Pat White, Batavia, Ohio – 9-01 Fishing the main river and creeks using a homemade jig with a Zoom Super Chunk Jr. (flippin’ blue), homemade spinnerbait, Lucky Craft LC Series 1.0 crankbait (American shad), Zoom Brush Hog (green pumpkin) and Berkley PowerBait Chigger Craw (green pumpkin) Co-angler: Frank Aldridge, Wheelersburg, Ohio – 6-09 Michigan – Lake St. Clair – July 14, 2018 Boater: Heath Wagner, Angola, Ind. – 28-15 Targeting sandy areas with shells near the Belle River hump with Z-Man ElaZtech lures (green pumpkin) on a drop-shot rig Co-angler: Tony Mitchell, Plainwell, Mich. – 22-15 Michigan – Muskegon Lake – Aug. 4, 2018 Boater: Eric Culler, Hudson, Ind. – 17-01 Fishing wood and grass on a point in 13 to 15 feet of water on White Lake with a 7-inch Zoom Trick Worm (watermelon red) on a split-shot rig and a wacky-rigged Yamamoto Senko (water- melon red) Co-angler: Clint Joyner, Metamora, Mich. – 18-13 Buckeye – Mosquito Lake – Aug. 18, 2018 Boater: Steve Hatﬁeld, Ashland, Ohio – 16-15 Targeting grass lines in 4 to 8 feet of water near the dam with a Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap Co-angler: Hans Vetter, Bryan, Ohio – 14-10 Michigan – Detroit River – Aug. 26, 2018 Boater: Brett Haake, Shorewood, Ill. – 23-11 Fishing rocky humps and ridges in 12 to 20 feet of water on the north shore of Lake Erie using a Strike King 3X ElaZtech Z Too Soft Jerkbait (Arkansas shiner) on a drop-shot rig Co-angler: Aaron Stahley, Batavia, Ohio – 22-01 Great Lakes – Mississippi River/Prairie du Chien – Aug. 18, 2018 Boater: Kevin Ruh, Onalaska. Wis. – 16-02 Fishing sandbars in Pools 9 and 10 with a swing-head jig and Zoom Brush Hog (green pump- kin), and dragging a Carolina rig Co-angler: Dennis Duﬀy, Westmont, Ill. – 12-08 Ozark – Truman Lake – July 14, 2018 Boater: Darin Lankford, Clinton, Mo. – 19-05 Burning a Dave’s Custom Baits Black Market Balsa Series square-bill crankbait (chartreuse) on flats and points with large stumps in the Grand River arm Co-angler: Dennis Meyer, Ballwin, Mo. – 12-10 Great Lakes – Mississippi River/La Crosse – July 28, 2018 Boater: Nick Trim, Galesville, Wis. – 12-03 Frogging weed mats around sandy bottoms in backwaters of Pool 7 with a SPRO Bronzeye Frog 65 (Barney and red ear), and flipping a Missile Baits D Bomb with a 1 1/2-ounce tungsten weight Co-angler: Jessie Pollard, Whitehall, Wis. – 9-05 Great Lakes – Mississippi River/Prairie du Chien – Aug. 19, 2018 Boater: Dan Mohn, Lansing, Iowa – 16-04 Fishing Pools 9 and 10 with a topwater plug and a homemade jig with a Big Bite Baits trailer Co-angler: Chad Schultz, Rockton, Ill. – 12-00 Hoosier – Ohio River/Rocky Point – Aug. 4, 2018 Boater: Chris LeClere, Cannelton, Ind. – 10-03 Flipping soft plastics along a 100-yard stretch of shallow stumps and laydowns Co-angler: Brandon Bennett, Fort Wayne, Ind. – 6-11 Hoosier – Lake Monroe – Aug. 25, 2018 Boater: Stu Moyer, Indianapolis, Ind. – 15-14 Fishing a grass line in 8 feet of water with a Texas-rigged 10-inch Berkley PowerBait Power Worm (red shad) on a 5/0 Gamakatsu hook with a 5/16-ounce weight Co-angler: Brent Bennett, Madison, Ind. – 12-06 Illini – Ohio River/Golconda – July 21, 2018 Boater: Mike Quinlin, Mooresville, Ind. – 11-13 Pitching wood in Lusk Creek with a Texas-rigged Zoom Ultra Vibe Speed Craw (green pumpkin magic) with a 1/4-ounce tungsten weight Co-angler: Aaron Arning, Walnut Hill, Ill. – 7-11 LBL – Kentucky/Barkley Lakes – July 14, 2018 Boater: Andrew Suggs, Cunningham, Tenn. – 24-06 Targeting isolated brush on Lake Barkley ledges with a 1/2-ounce Strike King Denny Brauer Structure Jig (black and blue) with a Strike King Rage Craw trailer Co-angler: Kenneth Bucy, Murray, Ky. – 14-09 70 T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE (continued) Northeasat – Oneida Lake – July 14, 2018 Boater: Jeﬀ Mandes, Smyrna, Del. – 19-02 Fishing grass in Maple Bay with a Big Mouth Lures Swim Jig (green pumpkin) with a NetBait Paca Craw trailer (Okeechobee craw), and pitching a Yamamoto Senko (black) Co-angler: Michael Bahnweg, Union Dale, Penn. – 15-13 Piedmont – James River – July 14, 2018 Boater: Todd Walters, Kernersville, N.C. – 16-05 Fishing 3 to 10 feet deep around laydowns and brush piles in the backs of creeks with a 7- inch Culprit Fat Max Worm (black and blue), Rapala DT6 crankbait (shad) and 6-inch Roboworm Straight Tail Worm (morning dawn) on a drop-shot Co-angler: James Howerton, Danville, Va. – 13-11 Shenandoah – James River – July 21, 2018 Boater: Ben Jacobi, Richmond, Va. – 19-00 Flipping hard cover and fishing creek mouths on the main river using an Arkie-style Hog Snatcher jig and creature baits Co-angler: Damon Reid, Bowie, Md. – 14-01 YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING Central Conference – Mississippi River/Wabasha – July 28, 2018 Southeast Missouri State University – 18-02 Jacob Harris and Nick Moore Frogging duckweed, pads and hydrilla with SPRO Bronzeye Frogs (green pumpkin and rainfor- est black) on a 100-yard-long stretch on the lower end of Pool No. 4 Northern Conference – Cayuga Lake – July 21, 2018 Adrian College – 20-02 Zachary Graham and Myles Jackman Fishing around bluegill beds along a 75-yard stretch of docks and seawalls using a Strike King Sexy Frog (white), BOOYAH Boo Jig with a Berkley PowerBait Chigger Craw trailer (green pumpkin) and XCalibur Zell Pop (hitch) flWfIshIng.com I fall 2018

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