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B.A.S.S. Reporter's Notebook: To be Elite
By djkimmel on Oct 7, 2011 | In BASS Elites, BASS Opens, BASS, BASS Federation Nation
B.A.S.S. News
B.A.S.S. Reporter’s Notebook: To be Elite; Experiment nets Berkley award for New Mexico B.A.S.S. organizations; Clough connections; and … At the mic at the Oneida Northern Open
To be Elite: Five more anglers have earned 2012 Bassmaster Elite Series entries.
Newly qualified for the 2012 Elite Series corps are Michael Simonton, the top points earner of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Opens season; Derek Remitz and Charlie Hartley, longtime Elite Series pros now with a qualification to continue in 2012; Kyle A. Fox, the 23-year-old from Florida who’s been shooting for the Elite Series for five years; and Fletcher Shryock, an Open rookie.
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Ish Monroe takes the trophy on Oneida Lake
By djkimmel on Sep 24, 2011 | In Bass Tournaments, BASS Opens, BASS, Northern
He rode a hot frog bite all three days and backed it up with a prototype flipping bait to sack 51-2, more than 2 pounds ahead of runner-up Michael Simonton.
“I tell you what, this feels awesome. I’ve won on all the (B.A.S.S.) levels: an Elite Series event, Federation-level event and now that I’ve won an Open it feels really good,” he said as he clutched his trophy.
Ish Monroe ups the ante on Day Two of the Bassmaster Northern Open
By djkimmel on Sep 24, 2011 | In Bass Tournaments, BASS Opens, BASS, Northern
B.A.S.S. News
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bassmaster Elite Series pro Ish Monroe retained his lead on Day Two of the third and final Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open with a 16-0 limit today, extending his lead over the field to 35-14, nearly 4 pounds ahead of the pack. Though Oneida Lake is full of substantial smallmouth bass, Monroe is sticking to the shallows and targeting largemouth with a topwater frog.
