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GILBERTSVILLE, Ky., (April 1, 2011) – Jeremy Ethridge of Nashville, Tenn., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 27 pounds, 14 ounces Friday to lead day two of the EverStart Series Central Division event presented by Mercury on Kentucky/Barkley lakes for a two day total of 51-1. Ethridge holds a massive 9-pound, 5-ounce lead going into the final day of competition. The final weigh-in on Saturday will be at Walmart located at 310 West Main Street in Benton starting at 3:30 p.m.

The top 10 pros advancing to the final day of competition are:
2nd: Travis Fox, Rogers, Ark., 10 bass, 41-12
3rd: Mike Hollingshead, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 10 bass, 37-1
4th: Brian Fitzpatrick, La Crosse, Wis., nine bass, 33
5th: Todd Hollowell, Fishers, Ind., 10 bass, 32-15
6th: Bobby McMullin, Pevely, Mo., 10 bass, 32-9
7th: Travis Loyd, Kinmundy, Ill., eight bass, 32-1
8th: Tim Sprouse, Clarksville, Tenn., 10 bass, 31-12
9th: Tom Silber, Labadie, Mo., nine bass, 30-15
10th: Brent Anderson, Kingston Springs, Tenn., 10 bass, 30-15

Rounding out the top 25 pros are:
11th: Brandon Hunter, Benton, Ky., eight bass, 30-14, $1,881
12th: Michael Wooley, Collierville, Tenn., 10 bass, 30-10, $1,881
13th: Stuart Arthur, Benton, Ky., nine bass, 29-13, $1,881
14th: Brien Vaughn, Kinmundy, Ill., nine bass, 28-15, $1,881
15th: Kevin Snider, Elizabethtown, Ky., 10 bass, 28-11, $1,881
16th: Michael Weaver, Wabash, Ind., nine bass, 27, $1,411
17th: Curt McGuire, Paris, Tenn., eight bass, 26-4, , $1,411
18th: Kerry Milner, Bono, Ark., 10 bass, 26-1, $1,411
19th: Mike Foree, Osage Beach, Mo., nine bass, 25, $1,411
20th: Harold Buchmeier, Anna, Ill., eight bass, 24-13, $1,411
21st: David Young, Mayfield, Ky., eight bass, 24-2, $1,317
22nd: Randy Haynes, Counce, Tenn., 10 bass, 23-15, $1,317
23rd: Luke Smith, Eddyville, Ky., eight bass, 23, $1,317
24th: Matthew Jones, Spokane, Mo., seven bass, 22-13, $1,317
25th: Scott Nelson, Lake Ozark, Mo., six bass, 22-5, $1,317

David Burks caught the EverStart Series Big Bass weighing 7-14 on the pro side to win $274.

Alan Quick of Springfield, Mo., leads the Co-angler Division with nine bass weighing 22-5.

The top 10 co-anglers advancing to the final day of competition are:
2nd: Joey Henderson, Mayfield, Ky, six bass, 21-6
3rd: Steve Gregg, Florissant, Mo., seven bass, 20-08
4th: Tommy Lowery, Ofallon, Mo., six bass, 19-4
5th: Russell Sproessig, Columbus, Ind., five bass, 18-14
6th: Alan Woodford, Winslow, Ind., five bass, 18-9
7th: Gary Emery, Eastpointe, Mich., seven bass, 18-8
8th: David Matual, Chicago, Ill., five bass, 17-8
9th: Rod Yoder, West Lafayette, Ind., five bass, 17-2
10th: Terry Hollowell, Anderson, Ind., five bass, 16-13

Skip Bennett caught the EverStart Series Big Bass weighing 6-12 on the co-angler side to win $182.

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