Day: March 10, 2020

Kentucky’s Bailey Wins Co-angler Division

KODAK, Tenn. (March 10, 2020) – Boater Bobby Chambers of Newport, Tennessee, brought five bass to the scale Saturday totaling 18 pounds, 14 ounces to win the 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine event at Douglas Lake in Kodak, Tennessee. For his victory, Chambers earned a total of $3,337.

“I fished from Dandridge to the river, way up the lake,” said Chambers, who earned his first career victory in just his fifth event. “I had the boat sitting in 6 to 8 feet and was casting to the bank. Most of the fish were coming shallow – around 2-foot-deep – and they were holding to any cover near the bank.

“I caught them on a little bit of everything,” Chambers continued. “I caught some on a spinnerbait, some on a ChatterBait and some on a Rapala DT6 crankbait. Most of my fish came on a custom-painted Strike King Red Eye Shad lipless crankbait.

“I really didn’t plan on going out that far, but I had found those fish earlier in the week and knew that I was going to have to do something. We stuck it out there and the bite got better as the day went on and the sun came out. It had the fish moving up.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament as follows:

            1^st:       Bobby Chambers of Newport, Tenn., five bass, 18-14, $3,337

            2^nd:      Eddie Ball of Newport, Tenn., five bass, 16-7, $1,668

            3^rd:       Dylan Fehr of Crossville, Tenn., five bass, 15-6, $1,312

            4^th:       Chris Ferguson of Wittensville, Ky., five bass, 14-11, $779

            5^th:       Bryan Leonard of Blountville, Tenn., five bass, 14-8, $767

            6^th:       Taylor Humberd of Spring City, Tenn., five bass, 14-5, $612

            7^th:       Brett Rodefer of Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 14-3, $966

            8^th:       Kevin Edwards of Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 13-12, $501

            9^th:       Kyle Smith of Elizabethton, Tenn., five bass, 13-8, $417

            9^th:       Justin Coffey of Rockwood, Tenn., five bass, 13-8, $417

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Rodefer brought a 5-pound, 15-ounce bass to the scale to win the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $410.

Jim Neece Jr. of Bristol, Tennessee, was the highest-finishing FLW PHOENIX BONUS member and took home an extra $500. Boaters are eligible to win up to an extra $7,000 per event in each Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine tournament if all requirements are met. More information on the FLW PHOENIX BONUS contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

Jarrod Bailey of Salyersville, Kentucky, won the Co-angler Division and $1,668 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 18 pounds, 6 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers finished as follows:

            1^st:       Jarrod Bailey of Salyersville, Ky., five bass, 18-6, $1,668

            2^nd:      Brian Pilon of Greeneville, Tenn., five bass, 13-3, $834

            3^rd:       Ben Arnold of LaFollette, Tenn., five bass, 12-0, $558

            4^th:       Bill King of Greenback, Tenn., three bass, 11-14, $389

            5^th:       Terri Davis of Chilhowie, Va., four bass, 11-7, $334

            6^th:       Jessee Roberts of Big Stone Gap, Va., five bass, 11-2, $306

            7^th:       Johnny Lytle of Seymour, Tenn., four bass, 10-8, $278

            8^th:       Jason Taylor of Harriman, Tenn., five bass, 10-6, $250

            9^th:       Jim Neece Sr. of Bristol, Va., four bass, 9-13, $222

            10^th:     Hunter Price of Morristown, Tenn., two bass, 8-14, $297

Price caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, weighing in at 6 pounds, 12 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $102.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine on Douglas Lake was the first of five qualifying events in the Volunteer Division.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the Volunteer Division based on point standings, along with the five winners of each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 8-10 Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on the James River in Richmond, Virginia, hosted by Richmond Region Tourism. Boaters will compete for a $60,000 prize package, including a new Phoenix 819 Pro bass boat with a 200-horsepower Mercury outboard and $10,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new 18-foot Phoenix bass boat with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American.

West Virginia’s Sansom Wins Co-angler Division

BYRDSTOWN, Tenn. (March 10, 2020) – Boater Andrew Haunert of Blue Ash, Ohio, brought a five-bass limit to the scale weighing 19 pounds, 10 ounces to win the 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine event at Dale Hollow Reservoir in Byrdstown, Tennessee. For his victory, Haunert earned a total of $5,103.

The tournament was the first of five events in the Music City Division presented by A.R.E. Truck Caps.

“It feels awesome to get the win. I just got a new boat – it’s actually Hank Parker’s old Ranger – and hopefully it continues to bring me good luck,” said Haunert, who earned his first career victory in FLW competition.

“I caught my fish mid-lake, and I stayed there all day throwing a jig,” Haunert continued. “I was fishing in 15 to 20 feet of water, and I pretty much grinded it out in the same spot all day. I kept leaving them and then coming back, and it kept producing.”

Haunert said he caught his fish on a ½-ounce Stan Sloan’s Zorro jig with a Zoom Twin Tail trailer.

“The key was persistence – I knew the fish weren’t biting everywhere, so I stayed in the water that I knew was productive and just kept at it.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament as follows:

            1^st:       Andrew Haunert of Blue Ash, Ohio, five bass, 19-10, $5,103

            2^nd:      Scott Brummett of Brentwood, Tenn., five bass, 17-15, $2,232

            3^rd:       Hunter Bouldin of McMinnville, Tenn., five bass, 17-0, $1,489

            4^th:       J.B. King of Byrdstown, Tenn., five bass, 15-15, $1,041

            5^th:       Jimmy Gayhart of Sadieville, Ky, five bass, 15-7, $855

            5^th:       Tim McDonald of Prestonsburg, Ky, five bass, 15-7, $855

            7^th:       Brian Copeland of Rickman, Tenn., five bass, 14-15, $744

            8^th:       Jayson Johnson of Smithville, Tenn., five bass, 14-14, $632

            8^th:       Robert Reagan of Byrdstown, Tenn., five bass, 14-14, $632

            10^th:     Josh Tramel of Smithville, Tenn, five bass, 14-12, $721

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Haunert also earned the day’s $640 Boater Big Bass award with his largest fish, a 5-pound, 1-ounce bass.

Eric Moore of Union, Kentucky, took home an extra $500 as the highest finishing FLW PHOENIX BONUS member. Boaters are eligible to win up to an extra $7,000 per event in each Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine tournament if all requirements are met. More information on the FLW PHOENIX BONUS contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

Mick Sansom of Salt Rock, West Virginia earned the win in the Co-angler Division Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 14 pounds, 6 ounces. Sansom earned $2,197 for his victory.

The top 10 co-anglers finished as follows:

            1^st:       Mick Sansom of Salt Rock, W.Va., five bass, 14-6, $2,197

            1^st:       Brandon Barker of Nancy, Ky., five bass, 13-6, $1,098

            3^rd:       Douglas Lyon of Cincinnati, Ohio, five bass, 13-5, $733

            4^th:       Lucas Devere of Berea, Ky., five bass, 12-4, $513

            5^th:       Brad Goetz of Montello, Wis., five bass, 11-14, $439

            6^th:       Ryan Mealer of Spring Hill, Tenn., four bass, 11-11, $403

            7^th:       Brian Gentry of Smyrna, Tenn., five bass, 11-9, $366

            8^th:       Matthew Poss of Smithville, Tenn., five bass, 11-3, $330

            9^th:       Timothy Ernst of Winchester, Ky., four bass, 10-14, $293

            10^th:     Bill Haunert of Byrdstown, Tenn., four bass, 10-11, $256

Joe Gentry of Gallatin, Tennessee, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 2 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $315.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine on Dale Hollow Reservoir was hosted by Star Point Resort.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the Music City Division presented by A.R.E. based on point standings, along with the five winners of each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 22-24 Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia, hosted by the Gainesville Convention and Visitors Bureau. Boaters will compete for a $60,000 prize package, including a new Phoenix 819 Pro bass boat with a 200-horsepower Mercury outboard and $10,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new 18-foot Phoenix bass boat with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American.

Hollywood’s Hoy Wins Co-angler Division

MCCORMICK, S.C. (March 10, 2020) – Boater Kyle Austin of Ridgeville, South Carolina, brought five bass to the scale totaling 13 pounds, 15 ounces to win the 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine event at Clarks Hill Lake Saturday in McCormick, South Carolina. For his victory, Austin earned $3,426.

“I was fishing mainly on the bottom end of the lake, fishing a mixture of muddy and clean water,” said Austin, who earned his first career victory in FLW competition. “I was trying to find creeks that were muddy at the base but had clean water in the backs.

“I was catching them a few different ways,” Austin continued. “I caught two in the morning out deep, then a couple up shallow and a couple off boat ramps – I was just kind of hodge-podging around.

“My first two fish came on a Carolina rig with a black Zoom Lizard, with a chartreuse tail. Two of my fish came on a Treeshaker spinnerbait and one came on a Treeshaker bladed jig. I caught a few non-keepers on a Rat-L-Trap.

“The key to my victory was probably just fishing my style of fishing,” Austin went on to say. “I like to not be on anything. I like to drive as fast as I can down the lake and fish whatever looks good.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament as follows:

            1^st:       Kyle Austin of Ridgeville, S.C., five bass, 13-15, $3,426

            2^nd:      Jeff Bailey of Inman, S.C., three bass, 13-7, $1,713

            3^rd:       Nick Gant of Myrtle Beach, S.C., five bass, 11-14, $1,141

            4^th:       Brayden Rakes of Winston-Salem, N.C., four bass, 11-3, $799

            5^th:       Nelson Walker of Manning, S.C., five bass, 9-9, $685

            6^th:       Charles Cannington of Moncks Corner, S.C., five bass, 9-8, $828

            7^th:       Timmy Thompkins of Myrtle Beach, S.C., five bass, 9-6, $514

            7^th:       Michael Campbell of Pineville, S.C., five bass, 9-6, $514

            7^th:       Ross Burns of Columbia, S.C., five bass, 9-6, $614

            10^th:     Jerry Pelfrey of Laurens, S.C., three bass, 9-1, $400

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Roger Farr of Little Mountain, South Carolina, took home an extra $500 as the highest finishing FLW PHOENIX BONUS member. Boaters are eligible to win up to an extra $7,000 per event in each Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine tournament if all requirements are met. More information on the FLW PHOENIX BONUS contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

Robbie Mills of Appling, Georgia, brought a 6-pound, 14-ounce bass to the scale to win the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $430.

Jack Daniel Hoy of Hollywood, South Carolina, won the Co-angler Division and $1,928 Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 13 pounds, 15 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers finished as follows:

            1^st:       Jack Daniel Hoy of Hollywood, S.C., five bass, 21-2, $1,928

            2^nd:      Casey Griffith of Guyton, Ga., four bass, 10-11, $1,006

            3^rd:       Taylor Barnette of Landrum, S.C., three bass, 9-11, $485

            3^rd:       John Joyce II of Inman, S.C., five bass, 9-11, $485

            5^th:       Lonnie Drusch of Sumter, S.C., five bass, 8-10, $443

            6^th:       Brian Ruppe of Irmo, S.C., four bass, 8-4, $314

            7^th:       Stephen Britt of Chapin, S.C., five bass, 8-2, $285

            8^th:       Danny Bickley of Chapin, S.C., five bass, 6-15, $257

            9^th:       Travis Ruff of Connelly Springs, N.C., three bass, 6-14, $228

            10^th:     Terry Coleman of Sumter, S.C., five bass, 6-10, $200

Hoy also earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $215 after bringing a bass weighing 6 pounds, 13 ounces to the scale.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine on Clarks Hill Lake was the second of five events in the South Carolina Division.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the South Carolina Division based on point standings, along with the five winners of each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 16-18 Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on Lake Cherokee in Jefferson City, Tennessee, hosted by the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce. Boaters will compete for a $60,000 prize package, including a new Phoenix 819 Pro bass boat with a 200-horsepower Mercury outboard and $10,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new 18-foot Phoenix bass boat with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American.