Bass Tournament News

MANY, La. — Dean Rojas outsmarted the wind Friday to hold the lead for the second day in the TroKar Battle on the Bayou.

“Where I was fishing was pretty well protected,” said Rojas, who had 19-13 Friday for 42-14 over two days on Toledo Bend Reservoir. “In some of the areas I was fishing, the prevailing west wind was OK, and my area wasn’t getting beat up. I was even able to sight-fish a few and catch that big one.”

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B.A.S.S. News

North Carolina takes team title

LUCAS, Ky. — Weather stole the headlines on the third and final day of the B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Southern Divisional presented by Yamaha and Skeeter Boats.

But the North Carolina team and Tennessee’s Mark Pierce won the titles on flooded and storm-battered Barren River Lake.

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FLW Outdoors News

Day one leader Fukae just 3 ounces off pace

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 15, 2011) – Clifford Pirch of Payson, Ariz., caught a five-bass limit weighing 20 pounds, 6 ounces Friday to capture the lead on day two of the Walmart FLW Tour on Lake Chickamauga presented by National Guard. His two-day catch of 10 bass weighing 43 pounds, 11 ounces gives him a slim 3-ounce lead heading into the third day of the tournament. There were 154 pros and 154 co-anglers from across the United States and Canada that started the tournament. The top 20 will fish day three and the top 10 will compete for the title on day four.

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B.A.S.S. News

MANY, La. — Watching rookie DeFoe: Is Ott DeFoe really only 25 years old?

He’s not just leading the Bassmaster Rookie of the Year race, he’s 120 points ahead, leaving the other 14 rookies in the dust.

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B.A.S.S. News

MANY, La. — Dean Rojas caught 16 pounds of Toledo Bend bass by 10 a.m. Thursday.

Then he got serious. He went looking for the big spawning bass, and found them. A 7-pound, 1-ounce largemouth, followed by one over 5, went into the box. He ended up with 23 pounds, 1 ounce, and the lead in the TroKar Battle on the Bayou.

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FLW Outdoors News

Arizona angler just 6 ounces away from leader

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 14, 2011) – Cheez-It pro Shinichi Fukae of Palestine, Texas, crossed the stage Thursday with a five-bass limit weighing 23 pounds, 11 ounces to lead day one of the Walmart FLW Tour on Lake Chickamauga presented by National Guard. Fukae holds a 6-ounce lead over Clifford Pirch of Payson, Ariz., who caught five bass weighing 23-5 in a tournament featuring 154 anglers from all across the country and Canada.

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B.A.S.S. News

MANY, La. — The calm before the wind: Thursday morning, the Elite field idled out into Toledo Bend’s boat lane, where the morning wind was nothing more than a kiss on the cheek.

The 2- to 3-mph breeze was a gift, albeit a short-lived one. The morning calm helped those who planned to sight-fish, and was a boon to everyone running the boat lane, the safe place right now to throttle up on The Bend, thanks to extremely low water.

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TBF News

94 TBF elite hit ‘em, and hit ‘em hard on Lake Nickajack

KIMBALL, Tenn. (April 14, 2011) - The bite is on and the anglers are hungry fighting for a dream they can almost taste - the 2011 TBF National Champion title and all the glory will be decided this week on Lake Nickajack in Kimball, Tenn. The TBF national champion boater will earn the esteemed $100,000 “Living the Dream” prize package including cash and prizes, fully paid entry fees into the Walmart FLW Tour, travel funds and use of a wrapped Ranger Boat and Chevrolet truck for the year. The national champion boater and non-boater will also receive berths in the 2011 Forrest Wood Cup presented by Walmart and Walmart BFL All-American presented by Chevy.

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