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Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes pro Lefebre drops a spot in second event of season

ROGERS, Ark. (March 4, 2011) – Walmart FLW Tour pro Shad Schenck of Waynetown, Ind., caught a five-bass limit weighing 14 pounds, 14 ounces Friday to capture the lead on day two of the Walmart FLW Tour on Beaver Lake presented by Straight Talk. His two-day catch of 10 bass weighing 28 pounds, 7 ounces gives him a 2-pound, 1-ounce lead heading into the third day of the tournament. There were 158 pros and 158 co-anglers from across the United States, Canada and Mexico that started the tournament. The top 20 will fish day three and the top 10 will compete for the title on day four.

“I think every tournament you fish you definitely learn something when you fish against this caliber of fishermen,” said Schenck, who began fishing FLW Outdoors events in Bass Fishing League competition and worked his way to the premier field of the FLW Tour. “I’m keying on some things that were important that I learned in the past fishing the lake. It’s always the little things that really separate people when you’re fishing. Those couple of little things could be the difference.

“It doesn’t really matter if I’m first or fifth,” said Schenck. “I still have to catch them again tomorrow and again on Sunday. It’s a cumulative weight. You basically have to go out and do your job again tomorrow. With that being said, it’s a tough tournament.”

Schenck said he keyed in on two areas Friday that didn’t see much, if any, boat traffic on the second day of competition. Schenck said he was fishing slowly and not moving the boat much during the course of the day.

“I’m fishing very, very thorough,” said Schenck. “As long as I can fish those areas by myself I’ll be fine.”

Day one leader Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes pro Dave Lefebre of Union City, Pa., is in the No. 2 spot with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 26-6.

“Yesterday I caught seven or eight keeper largemouth, and today I only caught two,” said Lefebre. “With the front coming, generally the fish like to feed before a front and they’re waiting until the last second. It was pretty obvious they didn’t bite as good today.”

Lefebre said he caught a limit fairly quickly in the morning and knew he wouldn’t have to catch much to make the cut.

“That was my goal – not to screw that up,” Lefebre said. “You never know what’s going to happen. I’m not disappointed.”

Rounding out the top 20 pros that will fish another day on Beaver Lake are:

3rd:  Roy Hawk, Salt Lake City, Utah, 10 bass, 23-12
4th:  Stacey King, Reeds Spring, Mo., 10 bass, 23-5
5th:  EverStart pro Ron Shuffield, Bismarck, Ark., 8 bass,
       22-12
6th:  Matt Arey, Shelby, N.C., 10 bass, 22-2
7th:  Walmart pro Wesley Strader, Spring City, Tenn., 
       10 bass, 21-10
8th:  National Guard pro Justin Lucas, Guntersville, Ala.,
        9 bass, 21-7
9th:  Pickens Plan pro Randy Blaukat, Joplin, Mo.,
       10 bass, 21-2
10th: Shane Long, Sarcoxie, Mo., 10 bass, 20-15
11th: AMP Energy pro Stetson Blaylock, Benton, Ark.,
        6 bass, 20-13
12th: Walmart pro George Cochran, Hot Springs, Ark.,
        8 bass, 20-8
13th: Nick Larson, Ball Ground, Ga., 7 bass, 20-4
14th: Sean Hoernke, The Woodlands, Texas, 9 bass, 20-2
15th: National Guard pro Mark Rose, Marion, Ark., 9 bass,
       20-2
16th: Chevy pro Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 8 bass, 20-1
17th: Castrol pro David Dudley, Lynchburg, Va., 9 bass,
       19-15
18th: Todd Auten, Lake Wylie, S.C., 6 bass, 19-14
19th: Bo Cross, Knoxville, Tenn., 9 bass, 19-14
20th: Brad Roberts, Nancy, Ky., 10 bass, 19-12

Final results for the remaining field can be found on FLWOutdoors.com.

Scotch Blue Painter’s Tape pro Ray Scheide of Dover, Ark., Tom Spangler of Corryton, Tenn., and Larson tied for the Snickers® Big Bass weight of 6-3 on the pro side and each won $166.67.

Overall there were 412 bass weighing 903 pounds, 8 ounces caught by 137 pros Friday. The catch included 41 five-bass limits.

Pros are competing for a top award of up to $125,000 this week plus valuable points in the hope of qualifying for the Forrest Wood Cup presented by Walmart, the world championship of bass fishing. This year’s Cup will be in Hot Springs, Ark., Aug. 11-14 on Lake Ouachitawhere pros are competing for a top prize of $600,000 – the sport’s biggest award. Pro anglers are also vying for the prestigious 2011 Walmart FLW Tour Angler of the Year presented by Kellogg’s that will be determined by the most points accumulated over the six Tour Majors with the winner receiving $100,000 for their accomplishment.

Keeton Blaylock of Benton, Ark., leads the Co-angler Division with an opening-round total of nine bass weighing 23 pounds, 6 ounces, followed by Brandon Hunter of Benton, Ky., in second place with seven bass weighing 17-10.

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