July 23, 2011 Clent
DavisClent Davis of Montevallo, Ala., wins co-angler title on Pickwick Lake. Using a three-day catch of 52 pounds, 4 ounces, Davis blew away the rest of the field, out-fishing his nearest rival by nearly 7 pounds to take home the tournament title on Pickwick Lake.
“It feels awesome, that’s all I can say,” he said. “I was beginning to wonder if I was ever going to win one of these. I’ve been pretty close a couple of times this year but it never happened. So it feels pretty good right now to finally win.”
However, Davis said it wasn’t an easy road to victory.
“At 1:30 p.m. I only had one fish in the boat that weighed 2 pounds,” he said. “And coming back to weigh-in I was a nervous wreck.
Davis said that he targeted bass on ledges fishing in approximately 28 to 30 feet of water with a B&M football head equipped with a Zoom trick worm.
“This was just an awesome tournament,” he said. ‘It’s nice to finally win a title.”
2011 by Gary Mortenson
May 21, 2011 Reynolds drops a slot
Mike Reynolds of Modesto, Calif., managed another limit of bass today for 6-10 to give him a two-day total of 20-9 and third place in the Pro Division.
“Today was nothing like yesterday; yesterday was just a special day,” he said.
Part of what made Thursday special was the 5-2 kicker that anchored his day-one limit and landed him Snickers Big Bass honors. But while he didn’t land a largemouth today anywhere near that size, he was still upbeat about his performance thus far and his chances in this FLW Tour Major event.
“I feel great. I’m not running a long ways; I shouldn’t have a lot of boat pressure,” he said. “If it’s my turn … I’m just going to keep fishing, keep my fingers crossed, and – you never know, I could maybe win this thing.”
Reynolds is fishing upstream in Pool 5 in two areas about five miles away from the launch site at Red River South Marina. His go-to bait has been a B&M 3/8-ounce spinnerbait (chartreuse and white) with gold Colorado blades.
April 30, 2011
Scott Canterbury wins his first EverStart Series on Lake Eufaula with a three-day total of 55 pounds, 15 ounces.
During the week, Canterbury relied on a variety of lures to get his work done. On the first day, he tapped into a shad-spawn bite in the grass with a 1/2-ounce B&M Spinnerbait and a Buzzbait. (Photo by Rob Newell)