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BASS Report
Bassmaster College Series
Paris, Tenn. - University of Montevallo (Ala.) anglers have had a great deal of success as a program, so it wasn’t a huge surprise that a pair of the school’s teams were the final two standing Thursday at the Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Kentucky Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops.
In the end, Blair Erickson and Jackson Pontius were on the right side of the balance, winning the tournament with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 42 pounds, 1 ounce. They edged Montevallo teammates Easton Fothergill and Nick Dumke, the defending Bassmaster College Series Team of the Year, who placed second with 10 bass totaling 41-5.
Rounding out the Top 5 at Kentucky Lake are Dylan Fogerty and Hunter Filmore of Bethel University (Tenn.), third, 40-4; Banks Shaw and Nathan Reynolds of the University of North Alabama, fourth, 39-13; and Jack Hay and Eli Jaime of Southwestern Michigan College, fifth, 39-10.
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Michiana Singles Report
Twelve teams showed up for Michiana Singles OPEN series inaugural at Pine and Stone lakes in LaPorte last weekend.
High winds and a high pressure system made for tough conditions, as only two anglers weighed limits.
Loren Crosbie (Osceola) - 1st Place
Loren Crosbie (Osceola) had five keeper bass totaling 11.54 pounds to take home $260 and bragging rights, He used Chatterbaits in 5 feet of water.
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Tackle Shack Report
Pablo Gonzalez and Robert Miller - 1st Place
Pablo Gonzalez and Robert Miller fished weedlines and flats to win the Tackle Shack Circuit opener at Lake Wawasee last weekend.
Gonzalez and Miller, who won $2,000, had 17.50 pounds that included a 5.18 largemouth.
“We caught most of our best fish in 8-10 feet of water in three different areas of weed lines that we found in practice,” said Gonzalez. “We caught those fish on jigs. We also caught a few on top of a flat in 4-5 feet of water on Erie darters but only one of those made the final cut.”
The team caught its biggest fish within the first hour, and its best bite was first thing in the morning.
“We had approximately 13-plus-pound limit by 8:30 but made culls with the jig throughout the day,” the team said. “We were guessing that we had in excess of thirty keepers, so it was definitely a fun day.”
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Boater Gregory Norris of Muncie, Indiana, caught a five-bass limit weighing 19 pounds, 5 ounces, Saturday to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) Presented by T-H Marine on Lake Patoka .
The tournament was the first event of the season for the BFL Hoosier Division. Norris earned $6,582, including the lucrative $2,500 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus, for his victory.
Cory Malcolm
Cory Malcom of Bremen, Indiana, won the Strike King co-angler division and $2,041 Saturday, after bringing three bass to the scale that totaled 12 pounds, 13 ounces.
A lab manager for a wastewater treatment plant, Norris wasn’t sure he’d even fish the tournament due to some mechanical issues. However, everything just seemed to line up.
Greg Norris
Norris had his boat at Brownie’s Marine, who put in some extra time to get him up and running. His brother, Jonny Norris, also fished the tournament and finished 15th, and he helped convince Greg to take a shot. Before the tournament, Jonny offered to cover the entry fees for any co-angler who’d link up with him to ensure his spot. Jonny’s linked co-angler was Cory Malcom, who wound up being Greg’s co-angler partner, and coincidentally, Malcom went on to win the Strike King co-angler division in Greg’s boat.
On top of that, Greg and Jonny had some extra “help” in this one.
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NICC Report
Justin and Audrey Barry - 1st Place
Justin and Audrey Barry won the Northern Indiana Couples Circuit season opener easily on Hamilton Lake Saturday.
The couple fished a combination of crankbaits and Senkos to catch 17.40 and had the biggest bass of the event with a 4.33-pounder.
Derek and Kat Molner were a distant second with 8.73 pounds while Connor Tonkel and Ava Godbey were third with 7.01 pounds.
The next event is May 18 at Clear Lake. Check out our Lake Drive Marine Events Calendar for details.