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(Provided by Michigan DNR)
The Michigan DNR has updated its Michigan Fishing Tournament Information System (MFTIS), a useful tool for individuals and organizations coordinating bass tournaments in the state.
Since Jan. 1, 2016, bass tournaments are required to be registered and results reported via the MFTIS.
In October 2015, the Natural Resources Commission required all bass fishing tournaments held in 2016 and thereafter to be registered online using the DNR's MFTIS. This requirement is for bass tournaments only and includes all access sites, including both DNR and non-DNR boat launches.
For the past six months, the DNR together with the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget has been working on a complete overhaul of the information system to meet the requirements of Fisheries Order 215. The updated system was released March 25 on the DNRs website.
This is an important step in implementing the NRC order and gaining a better understanding of what tournament fishing means to angling, fisheries conservation and Michigans economy, said Thomas Goniea, a fisheries biologist and the DNRs fishing tournament liaison. We worked with several tournament directors as well as the conservation director for the Michigan chapter of B.A.S.S. Nation to make significant program improvements to meet the increased volume of directors who will now be registering their tournaments and reporting results.
The new order is already beginning to have a desirable result. In 2015, only 284 tournaments were voluntarily registered, and so far in 2016, more than 1,170 tournaments have been registered.
To register, tournament directors must go to the DNR's Michigan Fishing Tournament Information System, which can be found online at mcgi.state.mi.us/fishingtournaments. Instructions on how to access the system, add tournaments and report tournament catch data are also available online.
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Randy Ramsey (left) and Trevor Jancasz won Wawasee with a nice limit.
Randy Ramsey (left) and Trevor Jancasz won Wawasee with a nice limit.
Randy Ramsey (Battle Creek) and Trevor Jancasz (White Pigeon) overcame tough fishing conditions last weekend on Lake Wawasee to win the R&B Circuit Open.
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All of the 2016 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro action will premiere during five hours of original programming on ESPN2 this weekend. The Bassmaster TV Show will feature exclusive footage of Classic champion Edwin Evers' final-day catch. - Photo by Steve Bowman/B.A.S.S.
All of the 2016 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro action will premiere during five hours of original programming on ESPN2 this weekend. The Bassmaster TV Show will feature exclusive footage of Classic champion Edwin Evers' final-day catch. - Photo by Steve Bowman/B.A.S.S.
TULSA, Okla. — The 2016 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro will be remembered as one of the most exciting finales in history as Edwin Evers brought in a huge limit of bass to erase a commanding lead by Evers’ friend and fellow Oklahoma pro, Jason Christie.
A near capacity crowd in the BOK Center arena watched the drama unfold, and more than 168,000 fishing fans tuned in for the live-streamed weigh-in show on Bassmaster.com. But almost no one other than a handful of spectators on the banks of the Elk River has seen one of the most incredible, fast-paced flurries of fishing action ever as Evers put together his winning catch. His 29 pounds, 3 ounces of bass, all caught early on the final round of fishing on Sunday, March 6, was the heaviest final day catch for a winner in the 46-year history of the Classic.
Fortunately, a videographer for The Bassmasters TV show was in Evers’ boat that morning and captured all the action, which will premiere during five hours of original programming on the Classic on ESPN2 this weekend.
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Evers Comes From Behind To Win GEICO Bassmaster Classic On Grand Lake O’ The Cherokees
Edwin Evers of Talala, Okla., wins the 2016 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro held out of Tulsa, Okla., Sunday, with a three-day total weight of 60 pounds, 7 ounces. - Photo by Laurie Tisdale/Bassmaster
TULSA, Okla. — For the first two days of the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro, the buzz centered around local sensation Jason Christie of nearby Park Hill, Okla.
But on the final day, another of Oklahoma’s favorite sons stole the show.
Edwin Evers of Talala, Okla., caught an incredible 29 pounds, 3 ounces of bass from Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees Sunday to push his three-day total weight to 60-7. The epic finish was enough to help him storm past Christie and the rest of the Classic field to earn a $300,000 payday and a spot in professional bass fishing history.
The win was Evers’ 11th with B.A.S.S., but his first time to raise the Classic trophy.
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Christie In Position To Go Wire-To-Wire At GEICO Bassmaster Classic
TULSA, Okla. — For the first 43 years of the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro, only one angler managed to win the event in his home state.
Now, there’s a chance it could happen for the third year in a row.
After establishing a solid lead with 20 pounds, 14 ounces on Day 1 at Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees, Oklahoma pro Jason Christie added 16-11 Saturday and maintained his spot atop the leaderboard with a two-day total of 37-9. Christie leads second-place angler Todd Faircloth (31-14) by more than 5 pounds, and has better than a 6-pound advantage over third-place angler Edwin Evers (31-4), another Oklahoma native.
“It wasn’t a great day by Grand Lake standards, but it was pretty good compared to what everybody else did today,” said Christie, who lives in Park Hill, Okla., just an hour from Grand Lake. “Just like Friday, I was surprised that I had as much weight as I did.”