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FLW Report
Ron Nelson tops FLW Series Northern Division record 205-boat field, wins $96K including New Ranger Boat
Ron Nelson tops FLW Series Northern Division record 205-boat field, wins $96K including New Ranger Boat - Photo by Jesse Shultz
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (June 23, 2018) – Pro Ron Nelson of Berrien Springs, Michigan, brought a five-bass limit weighing 19 pounds, 8 ounces, to the scale Saturday to win the Costa FLW Series Northern Division opener on Lake Champlain presented by Power-Pole. Nelson’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 60 pounds even was enough to earn him the top prize of $96,700 including a new Ranger Z518 with a 200-horsepower outboard engine.
Ron Nelson tops FLW Series Northern Division
Photo by Jesse Schultz
Nelson primarily fished the north end of the main lake around the Gut, which is the passage between Grand Isle and South Hero. He targeted smallmouth bass on beds, and largemouth near reeds, grass and docks. In the end, Nelson ended up weighing all smallmouth throughout the week.
“I caught my fish mostly sight-fishing this week. I found the beds pre-fishing and tried to find ones both deeper and shallow that the other anglers had missed,” said Nelson, who earned his third career FLW Series victory. “I fished beds that weren’t visually obvious to the average angler, and that made a big difference. I caught fish around guys all week. I didn’t have a secret spot or anything like that.
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Casting Couples Report
Rick Kedik (Niles) and Jake Lisenko (South Bend)
Rick Kedik (Niles) and Jake Lisenko (South Bend) won the Casting Couples St. Clair Open last weekend with 20.23 pounds of smallmouth.
Since it was an open tournament and a fund-raiser, it was open to male teams as well as couples.
The winners ($290) used tubes rigged with Native Pride's new tube jig in 10-13 feet of water. They keyed on sparse weeds and shell beds. The duo also had big bass of the day with a 4.83-pound smallmouth caught in the last 20 minutes of the tourney to earn an extra $90.
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SMAC Report
Mike and Caleb Vanderyden used wacky rigged drop-shot worms to catch a 10.53-pound limit and win the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club (SMAC) Father’s Day Tournament on Diamond Lake Sunday.
The tournament drew 27 teams from the area.
Second place went to Chuck Powell and Louie Stout with 9.18 pounds. They also won the big bass pot with a 2.65-pound largemouth. The fish were caught drop-shotting Strike King Dream Shots and on 3/8-ounce jigs.
Clay Sterling and Drew Coffel were third with 8.82 pounds caught on drop shots while Korey Bloss fished along to fourth with 8.04, also caught on drop shots.
Adam Crocker and Dan Linn were fifth with 7.83 pounds caught on an Erie Darter, drop shot and crankbaits.
The next event is a weeknight event June 26 on Eagle Lake from 6-9 p.m.
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R&B Report
Wheeler/Smith Use Homemade Jigs to Win at Winona
Jim Wheeler and Ray Smith caught 15.80 pounds to win the R&B Bass Circuit West Division tournament on Winona Lake June 10.
The winners ($740) used Ω-ounce homemade jigs with matching trailers by B&N Custom Baits and Ω-ounce 9k Elite Lures Chatterbugs on the outside weed edge. They caught three limits with that pattern.
Trevor Paulus and Dave Selig weighed were second ($450) with 14.90 pounds, anchored by the Lochness Lures Big Bass ($312) - a 4.76 pound largemouth. They caught their fish on green pumpkin Homemade jigs with matching Zoom chunk trailers.
The father and son team of Rodney and Craig Fannin caught 30 keepers and put together a 14.75 pound limit for third ($285). They worked the outside edge of weedbeds with Berkley Powerworms in blue electric color and an unnamed creature bait. They won $285.
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Mike Vanderyden and Brett Gessinger won the Southwest Michigan Anglers Club (SMAC) weeknight event on Juno with a limit weighing 9.87 pounds.
The winners caught their fish on jigs.
Bo Thomas and Jackson Disher were second with 9.20 pounds caught on 1/-2 ounce white War Eagle spinnerbaits fished over the top of weed edges while Scott Crocker and Terry Smith were third with an 8.53-pound limit caught on jigs and wacky worms.