Bass Tournament News

PAA News

BENTON, Ky. (Sept. 16, 2011) – The Professional Anglers Association has declared Michigan professional angler Nate Wellman ineligible to compete in any of its events for a year.

Wellman was fined $2,500 and put on probation for one year by B.A.S.S. following an investigation into a complaint by his final day co-angler at the recent Bass Pro Shops Northern Open on Lake Erie. Wellman won the tournament. His co-angler reported to tournament officials that Wellman made repeated statements that, according to B.A.S.S., “were suggestive of a rules violation.”

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B.A.S.S. News

SANDUSKY, Ohio — Nate Wellman has had a dream since he was 12 years old: to fish in the Bassmaster Classic. Since then, he has strived to make that dream a reality by trying to qualify through the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens as well as the Bassmaster Elite Series. But before today, he’s always come up short. With his win on Lake Erie, he’ll be able to live out that dream next February on Louisiana’s Red River at the 2012 Classic.

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B.A.S.S. News

SANDUSKY, Ohio — Weights soared on Day Two of the second 2011 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open as the winds calmed down and gave anglers access to more of Lake Erie. On Day One, there were six anglers who cracked the 20-pound mark, with Nate Wellman’s 22-4 topping the list. Today, 15 anglers crossed that mark, with John Devries tallying an astounding 26-7 worth of smallmouth. However, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Nate Wellman managed to retain his lead with a catch of 23-3, giving him a two-day total of 45-7.

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B.A.S.S. News

SANDUSKY, Ohio — Lake Erie’s highly mobile smallmouth bass had much of the field scrambling for bites on Day One of the second 2011 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open, but several pros were able to adapt and crack the 20-pound mark.

No one was more surprised at leader Nate Wellman’s Day One weight than Wellman himself.

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B.A.S.S. News

B.A.S.S. Reporter’s Notebook: Watching John Murray on Lake Erie; B.A.S.S. member to miss his pro debut; ‘The Nationals’ of November; and … In the news

Watching John Murray on Lake Erie: Bassmaster Elite Series pro John Murray was born and raised in Phoenix, Ariz.; he calls himself a “desert rat.” And that’s precisely why he’s competing this week in the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open on Lake Erie out of Sandusky, Ohio.

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FLW Outdoors News

New York’s Pecore wins co-angler title, James Dixon of Michigan 5th

BUFFALO, N.Y. (Aug. 20, 2011) – Lawrence Mazur of Lancaster, N.Y., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 20 pounds, 1 ounce Saturday to win the EverStart Series Northern Division event on Lake Erie with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 64 pounds, 8 ounces. For his victory, Mazur earned $26,722 and a 198VX Ranger boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard motor.

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FLW Outdoors News

BUFFALO, N.Y. (Aug. 20, 2011) – The N.C. State University team of Casey Johnson of Raleigh, N.C., and Josh Hooks of Apex, N.C., won the National Guard FLW College Fishing Northern Division event on Lake Erie Saturday with five bass weighing 20 pounds, 4 ounces. The victory earned the team $10,000 to be split between the university and the university’s bass fishing club - $7,500 for the bass club and $2,500 for their school. The win also helped them advance to the Northern Division Regional Championship.

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B.A.S.S. News

SANDUSKY, Ohio — Lake Erie is all about big: big smallmouth, big waves and big stringers. The second 2011 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open will be no exception on two of those fronts, but the weather — and its subsequent waves — is always a wildcard.

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