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4 . PHOENIX BASS FISHING LEAGUE PRESENTED BY T-H MARINE REGION 3 REGIONAL Lake Murray
October 14 – 16
Johnathan Crossland suspected the offshore bite at Lake Murray would be the key to victory when he practiced for the BFL Regional . His commitment to that bite wavered during practice , though , as the water had come up and seemed to have pulled a lot of fish to the bank . Still , by the time Day 1 rolled around , Crossland knew the conditions were once again right to catch them offshore .
Going with his gut , Crossland plied brush piles , drops and points in about 20 feet of water from Buffalo Creek to the dam to manage five , six and six bites , respectively , throughout the event . He fished clean and made the most of his opportunities ,
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tallying 43 pounds , 12 ounces for the $ 61,500 victory ( which included contingency bonuses ).
Crossland relied on a Castaic Cowboy walking bait to call up fish from the depths for all of his keepers .
5 . PHOENIX BASS FISHING LEAGUE PRESENTED BY T-H MARINE REGION 4 REGIONAL Potomac River Presented by THE BASS UNIVERSITY TV October 14 – 16
Sometimes a frog is all you need . That certainly was the case for Jarrett Martin in securing the win and a $ 62,500 payday ( including contingency bonuses ) at the Regional on the Potomac River .
Martin committed to Pohick Creek for the majority of the event , keying in on tide changes to take advantage of feeding windows when
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bass would readily respond to his Spro Bronzeye 65 and BOOYAH Pad Crasher frogs .
On Day 3 , though , things got hairy . Martin ’ s ultra-productive 100- yard stretch of grass went cold as his fish had moved around in the creek . It was at that point that Martin ’ s coangler , John Martin , mentioned having caught some fish in Mattawoman Creek the day before .
The pair ended up running to Mattawoman where Jarrett added a 4- and 3-pounder to finish the day with a 13-ounce margin of victory .
6 . PHOENIX BASS FISHING LEAGUE PRESENTED BY T-H MARINE REGION 5 REGIONAL St . Johns River October 21 – 23
When you catch 33 pounds , 12 ounces on Day 1 in any five-fish-limit
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event , the pressure sure seems to lessen . For David Lowery , his firstday mega-bag at the Region 5 Regional on the St . Johns River was enough to allow him to just fish around the following two days and amass 62-15 for a $ 68,000 victory ( including a $ 7,000 Phoenix contingency bonus ).
Following what Lowery admits was a pretty poor practice , the Milledgeville , Georgia boater stuck to his guns and relied on topwater offerings all week — a Spro Bronzeye Poppin Frog and a Big Bite Baits Tour Toad Buzzbait — which resulted in eight key bites on Day 1 , all of which he managed to land .
Lowery didn ’ t stray far from takeoff throughout the tournament , remaining “ within sight of the boat ramp ” most of the time . He says he also caught some key fish on Day 2 and 3 on seawalls just north of Lake George .
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