BAY CITY, Mich. — Since the fifth grade, Nathan Thompson and Brian Linder have been fishing tournaments together but had never been able to seal the deal on a major victory.
That changed Friday when the Minnesota State-Mankato duo claimed the title at the Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Saginaw Bay presented by Bass Pro Shops with a two-day total of 44 pounds, 3 ounces. The Mille Lacs natives landed in second place with 21-1 on Day 1 before sacking 23-2 on the final day, the biggest bag of the tournament.
“We got close so many times and with this being our last tournament, it means the world to me,” Thompson said.
Photo by Kyle Jessie/B.A.S.S.
After falling 9 ounces short at this same event in 2021, Linder and Thompson entered this week with redemption on their minds and beat the reigning champions, Tucker Smith and Logan Parks from Auburn University, by over a pound.
“It is a dream come true. I have been working hard at this my whole life. I never gave up. This is my last college tournament ever and it is a blessing to be able to go home with a win.” Linder said. “We were hungry coming into this tournament. We went off of what we found last year and we wanted to make sure we had enough for the win.”
When they arrived in Bangor Charter Township for practice, Linder and Thompson anticipated the smallmouth would be locked on beds in shallow water. But during practice, they discovered that was not the case and they quickly pivoted to the prespawn and postspawn bass.
They utilized two different areas on Saginaw Bay that featured isolated boulders on a sand flat in 6 to 12 feet of water. While they could see the boulders in the water, Linder said if they got too close they would spook the smallmouth. Using their Humminbird 360 sonar, they could locate the boulders while staying far enough away from the target.
Heavy winds kept the Minnesota anglers from making the run to one of those areas on Day 1, but with the wind subsiding during the morning on Day 2, they ventured out to that area and were able to catch their bass before the wind cranked back up.
“The area we fished today we only prefished for two hours,” Linder said. “Our guts were just telling us this morning that we had to go there. We gambled and it paid off.”
An Outkast Feider Fly, a Ned rig with an Outkast Perfect Ned head and a drop shot were responsible for most of their bites this week.
A Magic Boulder: Although they caught over 21 pounds on Day 1, Linder and Thompson only caught six keeper bass. On Day 2, they found the bass were more active in the morning and the quality was better.
“Today we caught our fish off of one big boulder about the size of the boat,” Linder said. “There were fish everywhere this morning and it was an awesome day.”
The duo caught three fish almost immediately on that one boulder. After giving it a short break, they returned and filled out their limit before moving to a different rock and making two important culls.
“In this area, there were multiple boulders and in practice there were fish on every single one,” Thompson said. “But today it seemed like they condensed to one or two of them. Then we culled twice at a different boulder 200 yards away.”
National Championship Bound: Before the victory, it had been a down year for Linder and Thompson. They entered this event 31st in the Bassmaster Team of the Year standings and had not notched a National Championship qualification.
But with the win, the duo earned a berth to the 2022 Strike King Bassmaster College National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops at Winyah Bay Sept. 2-4, guaranteeing one more event together before their College Series career ends.
Second Place: Tucker Smith and Logan Parks’ bid for a repeat at Saginaw Bay fell just short after they weighed 19-12 on Day 2 to land in second place with a two-day total of 42-11. After a fast start on Day 1 that included a 22-15 bag, the Auburn duo suffered a slow start on Day 2 and had to bounce around to find a limit.
“It has been an awesome week,” Parks said. “We caught a lot of fish and a lot of really big fish. We didn’t really know what we were going to find when we came back up here. We ran into them and had a pretty good event.”
They caught most of their fish on a Berkley MaxScent Flatworm on a 3/8-ounce drop-shot rig.
The strong winds that blew across Saginaw Bay on Thursday subsided some on Championship Friday, something Smith said hurt their quality.
“We caught big ones all day yesterday. I think smallmouth like the nasty weather,” Smith said. “I think that’s when the big ones usually bite. Today we went out there and started on our hole and didn’t catch a fish. We had to go up shallow to catch some. We ended up going back out deep later in the day when it got windier and ended up catching some key fish.”
Fishing areas they used to win in 2021, Smith and Parks targeted prespawn and postspawn smallmouth on rock structures in 10 to 14 feet of water. On Day 2, they were forced to move shallower and catch some bass that were set up to spawn.
Third Place: After weighing a 20-14 bag of largemouth on Day 1, the Lamar State College Orange duo of Dakota Posey and Trent Buchholz doubled down on green fish and sacked 21-7 to land in third place and qualify for their first National Championship.
“We had one big marsh area and it produced enough for us. And for some reason, we had it all to ourselves for two days. It was a big blessing,” Posey said.
Using a spinnerbait and a flapping-style frog, Posey and Buchholz stayed in the Saginaw River and targeted grassy areas that looked similar to waters in East Texas. On Day 2, the frog played more than the spinnerbait and they landed around 100 total bass.
“Yesterday we had 20 pounds in two hours and left,” Buchholz said. “Today it was a little slower. It got hot and dead calm. We stopped throwing the spinnerbait and picked up a frog and it was instant. We worked our way up to 21 pounds. It was a numbers game, we had to work through them and get to the bigger ones.”
Final Thoughts: Just like last year, Saginaw Bay showed out as one of the hidden fisheries in the country. Anglers this week landed 4,750 pounds of bass total during the two-day event with 312 total limits amongst the 189-boat field.
While winds and some thunderstorms forced teams to leave spots in the big water early, smallmouth bags were impressive while those who stayed closer to fish for largemouth caught plenty of numbers as well as quality.
In total, there were nine bags over 20 pounds with multiple 19-pound bags as well.
The tournament was hosted by the Michigan B.A.S.S. Nation.
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2022 Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Saginaw Bay presented by Bass Pro Shops 6/9-6/10
Saginaw Bay, Bay City MI. (BOATER) Standings Day 2
Angler Club/School Pts
1. Brian Linder – Nathan Thompson Minnesota State – Mankato 250
Day 1: 5 21-01 Day 2: 5 23-02 Total: 10 44-03
2. Logan Parks – Tucker Smith Auburn University 249
Day 1: 5 22-15 Day 2: 5 19-12 Total: 10 42-11
3. Dakota Posey – Trent Buchholz Lamar State College Orange 248
Day 1: 5 20-14 Day 2: 5 21-07 Total: 10 42-05
4. Easton Fothergill – Nick Dumke University of Montevallo 247
Day 1: 5 20-09 Day 2: 5 21-02 Total: 10 41-11
5. Justin Botts – Conner Dimauro Bryan college 246
Day 1: 5 17-15 Day 2: 5 20-12 Total: 10 38-11
6. Brooks Anderson – Parker Guy Emmanuel College 245
Day 1: 5 19-01 Day 2: 5 19-09 Total: 10 38-10
7. Owen Januszewski – Matt Mosby Adrian College 244
Day 1: 5 19-13 Day 2: 5 17-14 Total: 10 37-11
8. Chase Carey – Dylan Akins Emmanuel College 243
Day 1: 5 17-08 Day 2: 5 19-14 Total: 10 37-06
9. Sam Hanggi – Sam Hoesley Auburn University 242
Day 1: 5 19-10 Day 2: 5 17-09 Total: 10 37-03
10. Cason Ragsdale – Kaden Proffitt East Texas Baptist University 241
Day 1: 5 16-03 Day 2: 5 20-15 Total: 10 37-02
11. Louis Monetti – Michael Fugaro UNC Charlotte 240
Day 1: 5 17-05 Day 2: 5 19-05 Total: 10 36-10
12. Tyler Christy – Trey Schroeder McKendree University 239
Day 1: 5 19-15 Day 2: 5 16-10 Total: 10 36-09
13. Mitchell Gunn – Kyle Kunst Grand Valley State University 238
Day 1: 5 19-04 Day 2: 5 17-01 Total: 10 36-05
14. Connor Jacob – Sam Smith Auburn University 237
Day 1: 5 19-00 Day 2: 5 16-06 Total: 10 35-06
15. Robert Gee – Chad Sentell University of Tennessee 236
Day 1: 5 18-14 Day 2: 5 15-15 Total: 10 34-13
16. Adrian Urso – Corbin Templon Murray State University 235
Day 1: 5 17-04 Day 2: 5 17-03 Total: 10 34-07
17. Ryan Park – Samuel Niemeyer Murray State University 234
Day 1: 5 16-10 Day 2: 5 17-10 Total: 10 34-04
18. Landon Lawson – Hunter MCClaskey King University 233
Day 1: 5 16-02 Day 2: 5 17-15 Total: 10 34-01
19. Lafe Messer – Matt Messer Kentucky Christian University 232
Day 1: 5 18-15 Day 2: 5 14-12 Total: 10 33-11
20. Ryan Thomas – Solomon Glenn University of Montevallo 231
Day 1: 5 14-01 Day 2: 5 19-07 Total: 10 33-08
21. Weston Hollar – Jordan Pennington University of Montevallo 230
Day 1: 5 16-14 Day 2: 5 16-10 Total: 10 33-08
22. Troy Gibson – Jake Novotny University of Louisville 229
Day 1: 5 14-07 Day 2: 5 18-09 Total: 10 33-00
23. Tyler Cory – Scott Sledge University of Montevallo 228
Day 1: 5 16-12 Day 2: 5 16-00 Total: 10 32-12
24. Connor Hicks – Austin Wadzinski University of Tennessee 227
Day 1: 5 16-07 Day 2: 5 16-05 Total: 10 32-12
25. Dustin Bauer – Wyatt Pearman Campbellsville University 226
Day 1: 5 16-00 Day 2: 5 16-07 Total: 10 32-07
26. Jack York – Jacob Miller stephen f austin state universit 225
Day 1: 5 17-08 Day 2: 5 14-13 Total: 10 32-05
27. Jack Baron – Bradley Martin University of Montevallo 224
Day 1: 5 18-06 Day 2: 5 13-14 Total: 10 32-04
28. Ryan Franks – Jason Reding Kent State University 223
Day 1: 5 14-04 Day 2: 5 17-14 Total: 10 32-02
29. Zach Mcnary – Eric Hanover Grand Valley State University 222
Day 1: 5 18-07 Day 2: 5 13-04 Total: 10 31-11
30. Russel Buffa – Jenson Kay Adrian College 221
Day 1: 5 16-13 Day 2: 5 14-12 Total: 10 31-09
31. Easton Lindus – Matthew Zdrazil Emmanuel College 220
Day 1: 5 19-07 Day 2: 5 12-01 Total: 10 31-08
32. Caz Anderson – William Harris Carson-Newman University 219
Day 1: 5 14-14 Day 2: 5 16-09 Total: 10 31-07
33. Cody Ross – Ethan Thurston East Texas Baptist University 218
Day 1: 5 16-01 Day 2: 5 15-05 Total: 10 31-06
34. Tim Herrmann – Austin Goins Bryan College 217
Day 1: 5 16-15 Day 2: 5 14-06 Total: 10 31-05
35. Drew Traffanstedt – Dakendrick Patterson University of Montevallo 216
Day 1: 5 16-01 Day 2: 5 15-00 Total: 10 31-01
36. Haydan Quesenberry – James Cobbs Auburn University 215
Day 1: 5 16-06 Day 2: 5 14-10 Total: 10 31-00
37. Chase Mundhenke – Blake Milligan Auburn University 214
Day 1: 5 11-12 Day 2: 5 19-00 Total: 10 30-12
38. Derek Rodriguez Jr. – Nick Owens Adrian College 213
Day 1: 5 15-07 Day 2: 5 15-05 Total: 10 30-12
39. Spencer Black – Caleb Lonca Catawba Valley Community College 212
Day 1: 5 14-09 Day 2: 5 15-13 Total: 10 30-06
40. Eion Patterson – Brennan Kenison UNC Charlotte 211
Day 1: 5 18-15 Day 2: 5 11-06 Total: 10 30-05
41. Walker Brown – Cole Thompson University of North Alabama 210
Day 1: 5 13-15 Day 2: 5 16-04 Total: 10 30-03
42. Isaac Carlson – Blaine Mattingly Campbellsville University 209
Day 1: 5 14-10 Day 2: 5 15-08 Total: 10 30-02
43. Griffin Fernandes – Hayden Scott Adrian College 208
Day 1: 5 16-06 Day 2: 5 13-06 Total: 10 29-12
44. Storm Cline – Ely Dennison Carson-Newman University 207
Day 1: 5 14-05 Day 2: 5 15-07 Total: 10 29-12
45. Kobe Thompson – Mathias Dahline Adrian College 206
Day 1: 5 12-05 Day 2: 5 17-03 Total: 10 29-08
46. Cameron Dials – Jonathan Fraley Kentucky Christian University 205
Day 1: 5 10-13 Day 2: 5 18-10 Total: 10 29-07
47. Jordan McCaleb – Chase Clarke Auburn University 204
Day 1: 5 15-03 Day 2: 5 14-04 Total: 10 29-07
48. Jacob Highley – Autumn Belcher Kentucky Christian University 203
Day 1: 5 15-05 Day 2: 5 14-01 Total: 10 29-06
49. Britt Myers – Tyler Anderson Lander University 202
Day 1: 5 14-04 Day 2: 5 15-02 Total: 10 29-06
50. Drew Gill – Jonah Potts Wabash Valley College 201
Day 1: 5 15-00 Day 2: 5 14-06 Total: 10 29-06
51. Alex Richmond – Riley Bowen Grand Valley State University 200
Day 1: 5 15-13 Day 2: 5 13-08 Total: 10 29-05
52. Ethan Vanden Busch – Luke Loewe University of Minnesota 199
Day 1: 4 10-14 Day 2: 5 18-03 Total: 9 29-01
53. Hunter Bailey – JR Young Jr Jacksonville State University 198
Day 1: 5 11-12 Day 2: 5 17-05 Total: 10 29-01
54. Parker Domschke – Lane Stephens McKendree University 197
Day 1: 5 18-14 Day 2: 5 10-01 Total: 10 28-15
55. Colby Kerr – Jonathan Fitch Kentucky Christian University 196
Day 1: 5 13-00 Day 2: 5 15-15 Total: 10 28-15
56. Calvin Landsberg – Tyler Lubbat University of Alabama 195
Day 1: 5 13-12 Day 2: 5 15-03 Total: 10 28-15
57. Blair Erickson – Charlie Wright University of Montevallo 194
Day 1: 5 12-08 Day 2: 5 16-06 Total: 10 28-14
58. JD Clarke – Hunter Muncrief Stephen F Austin State Universit 193
Day 1: 5 14-07 Day 2: 5 14-07 Total: 10 28-14
59. Jake Monti – Samuel Dunson UNC Charlotte 192
Day 1: 5 15-01 Day 2: 5 13-09 Total: 10 28-10
60. Troy Harris – Jase Smith Georgia College 191
Day 1: 5 15-02 Day 2: 5 13-07 Total: 10 28-09
61. Ty Mundhenke – Bennett Slinkard Auburn University 190
Day 1: 5 14-02 Day 2: 5 14-07 Total: 10 28-09
62. Walter Trulock – Paden Chrisman Mississippi State University 189
Day 1: 5 15-10 Day 2: 5 12-14 Total: 10 28-08
63. Will Oberman – Lane Pohlman Campbellsville University 188
Day 1: 5 15-05 Day 2: 5 13-03 Total: 10 28-08
64. Harmon Marien – Bailey Bleser McKendree University 187
Day 1: 5 18-07 Day 2: 5 10-00 Total: 10 28-07
65. Brantley Anders – Will Rooker Kentucky Christian University 186
Day 1: 5 15-07 Day 2: 5 13-00 Total: 10 28-07
66. Coleman Bingham – Braden Leffew Bethel University 185
Day 1: 5 13-08 Day 2: 5 14-14 Total: 10 28-06
67. Joseph Bissing – Jackson Paden University of Tennessee 184
Day 1: 5 15-11 Day 2: 5 12-10 Total: 10 28-05
68. Michael Zawicki – Carson Tucker UW Whitewater 183
Day 1: 5 12-07 Day 2: 5 15-13 Total: 10 28-04
69. Logan Hawkins – Evan Waggener Campbellsville University 182
Day 1: 5 14-07 Day 2: 5 13-13 Total: 10 28-04
70. Joshua DeKoning – Dalton Mollenkopf Adrian College 181
Day 1: 5 14-03 Day 2: 5 14-01 Total: 10 28-04
71. Nate Triplett – Cy Lambert University of North Alabama 180
Day 1: 5 14-02 Day 2: 5 14-02 Total: 10 28-04
72. Cole Holloway – Taylor Mcmullen Emmanuel College 179
Day 1: 5 14-07 Day 2: 5 13-09 Total: 10 28-00
73. Stevie Mills – Brady Duncan Carson-Newman University 178
Day 1: 5 12-09 Day 2: 5 15-04 Total: 10 27-13
74. Drew Fromm – Hunter Capehart Wabash Valley College 177
Day 1: 5 16-06 Day 2: 5 11-06 Total: 10 27-12
75. Cameron Tullis – Brett Jolley East Texas Baptist University 176
Day 1: 5 14-07 Day 2: 5 13-04 Total: 10 27-11
76. Matthew Davis – Sam Shoemaker Adrian College 175
Day 1: 5 13-09 Day 2: 5 14-02 Total: 10 27-11
77. Garrett Thompson – Ethan Perry West Virginia University 174
Day 1: 5 13-14 Day 2: 5 13-12 Total: 10 27-10
78. Clay Henderson – Brant Rowland Drury University 173
Day 1: 5 12-10 Day 2: 5 14-14 Total: 10 27-08
79. Nick Staub – Lake Norsworthy Blue Mountain College 172
Day 1: 5 12-10 Day 2: 5 14-11 Total: 10 27-05
80. Max Pierlott – Mike Pierlott UNC Charlotte 171
Day 1: 5 15-04 Day 2: 5 11-14 Total: 10 27-02
81. Caleb Dachenhaus – Elliot Wielgopolski Adrian College 170
Day 1: 5 13-11 Day 2: 5 13-07 Total: 10 27-02
82. Riley Lawson – Chris Baker Kentucky Christian University 169
Day 1: 5 12-14 Day 2: 5 14-02 Total: 10 27-00
83. Kyle Bahr – Trey Dickert University of Montevallo 168
Day 1: 5 14-04 Day 2: 5 12-11 Total: 10 26-15
84. Trevor Easter – Reagan Nelson Tarleton State University 167
Day 1: 5 13-05 Day 2: 5 13-10 Total: 10 26-15
85. Hunter Palmer – Eli Stevenson bryan college 166
Day 1: 5 10-14 Day 2: 5 16-00 Total: 10 26-14
86. Victor Alford – Logan East bryan college 165
Day 1: 5 14-00 Day 2: 5 12-14 Total: 10 26-14
87. Sam Schmitz – Walker Sahagun University of North Alabama 164
Day 1: 5 13-00 Day 2: 5 13-14 Total: 10 26-14
88. Hunter Fillmore – Dylan Fogarty Bethel University 163
Day 1: 5 12-13 Day 2: 5 13-15 Total: 10 26-12
89. Tyler Finley – Lane Lassiter University of North Alabama 162
Day 1: 5 11-01 Day 2: 5 15-10 Total: 10 26-11
89. Gunner Whitaker – Mitch Johnson Kentucky Christian University 162
Day 1: 5 15-10 Day 2: 5 11-01 Total: 10 26-11
91. Conner Giles – Christian Wright Bryan College 160
Day 1: 5 14-06 Day 2: 5 12-05 Total: 10 26-11
92. Dalton Coleman – Joe Bob Burchett Kentucky Christian University 159
Day 1: 5 13-05 Day 2: 5 13-06 Total: 10 26-11
93. Layton Brown – Parker Brown Dallas Baptist University 158
Day 1: 5 13-11 Day 2: 5 12-15 Total: 10 26-10
94. Cole Breeden – Zachary Ward Drury University 157
Day 1: 5 13-10 Day 2: 5 13-00 Total: 10 26-10
94. Seth Elkins – Dale Hansard Jacksonville State University 157
Day 1: 5 13-10 Day 2: 5 13-00 Total: 10 26-10
96. Landon Brown – Maycee Lyons Morehead State University 155
Day 1: 5 12-02 Day 2: 5 14-07 Total: 10 26-09
97. Justin Latham – Karsten Raney campbellsville university 154
Day 1: 5 12-06 Day 2: 5 14-03 Total: 10 26-09
98. Morgan Miracle – Clay Oberman Campbellsville University 153
Day 1: 5 15-01 Day 2: 5 11-07 Total: 10 26-08
99. Gavin Clevenger – Chase Hastings Carson-Newman University 152
Day 1: 5 13-15 Day 2: 5 12-09 Total: 10 26-08
100. Cole Zagrzebski – Kurt Antonowitsch Western Michigan University 151
Day 1: 5 13-03 Day 2: 5 13-05 Total: 10 26-08
101. Cody Griffith – Drew Jennings Auburn University 150
Day 1: 4 10-07 Day 2: 5 15-12 Total: 9 26-03
102. Brycen Hendriks – Gavin Ange UNC Charlotte 149
Day 1: 5 13-12 Day 2: 5 12-07 Total: 10 26-03
103. Hayden Gaddis – Ben Cully Carson-Newman University 148
Day 1: 5 13-01 Day 2: 5 13-02 Total: 10 26-03
104. Andrew Fisher – Elijah Kirk Bryan College 147
Day 1: 5 14-06 Day 2: 5 11-12 Total: 10 26-02
105. Jacob Witkowski – Hunter Jenkins Dallas Baptist Univesity 146
Day 1: 5 14-13 Day 2: 5 11-03 Total: 10 26-00
106. Kyle Knoll – Luke Morgan Southern Union State Community C 145
Day 1: 4 09-00 Day 2: 5 16-15 Total: 9 25-15
107. Bailey Rene – John Phipps Indiana University Southeast 144
Day 1: 5 13-06 Day 2: 5 12-08 Total: 10 25-14
108. Luke Byerly – Parker Kaye University of Tennessee Knoxvill 143
Day 1: 5 14-09 Day 2: 5 11-04 Total: 10 25-13
109. Garrett Huddleston – Riley Voltz Auburn University 142
Day 1: 5 14-00 Day 2: 5 11-12 Total: 10 25-12
110. Hunter Enlow – Lander University 141
Day 1: 5 12-14 Day 2: 5 12-13 Total: 10 25-11
111. Wesley Smith – Grant Harris Catawba Valley Community College 140
Day 1: 5 13-06 Day 2: 5 12-04 Total: 10 25-10
112. Hunter Keller – Carson Eckard Catawba Valley Community College 139
Day 1: 5 11-09 Day 2: 5 13-15 Total: 10 25-08
113. Beau Browning – Jake Peck Drury University 138
Day 1: 5 14-00 Day 2: 5 11-07 Total: 10 25-07
114. Aaron Cherry – Cal Culpepper University of Montevallo 137
Day 1: 5 13-03 Day 2: 5 12-03 Total: 10 25-06
115. JJ Kocevar – Christian Turner Kent State University 136
Day 1: 5 13-14 Day 2: 5 11-07 Total: 10 25-05
116. Braden Perry – Austin Smith Carson-Newman University 135
Day 1: 5 12-08 Day 2: 5 12-12 Total: 10 25-04
117. Bo Thomas – Mason Vernia Western Michigan University 134
Day 1: 5 14-13 Day 2: 4 10-06 Total: 9 25-03
118. Bryant Marsh – Tyler Hill Blue Mountain College 133
Day 1: 5 12-06 Day 2: 5 12-13 Total: 10 25-03
119. Logan Dillon – Spencer Maxwell Southwest Mississippi Community 132
Day 1: 5 13-13 Day 2: 5 11-05 Total: 10 25-02
120. Chase Sansom – Tyler Drown Marshall University 131
Day 1: 5 12-06 Day 2: 5 12-12 Total: 10 25-02
121. Blayner Leeman – Noah Hurford Kentucky Christian University 130
Day 1: 5 14-03 Day 2: 5 10-14 Total: 10 25-01
122. Reed Kochan – Nate Boenning University of Wisconsin Stevens 129
Day 1: 5 13-00 Day 2: 5 12-01 Total: 10 25-01
123. Connor Cartmell – Andrew Vereen Coastal Carolina University 128
Day 1: 5 12-13 Day 2: 5 12-04 Total: 10 25-01
124. Shane Nelson – Aaron Jagdfeld Adrian College 127
Day 1: 5 12-00 Day 2: 5 13-00 Total: 10 25-00
125. Joseph Woods – Anthony Cicero Iv Bethel University 126
Day 1: 5 11-06 Day 2: 5 13-06 Total: 10 24-12
126. Rob Lindsey – Mason Cizek Bryan College 125
Day 1: 5 11-13 Day 2: 5 12-14 Total: 10 24-11
127. Blair Cox – Zach Adamec Missouri State University 124
Day 1: 4 10-12 Day 2: 5 13-12 Total: 9 24-08
128. Kopeland Rosser – Brenton Godwin University of Montevallo 123
Day 1: 5 13-03 Day 2: 5 11-04 Total: 10 24-07
129. Tanner Maness – Chandler Ellis Lander University 122
Day 1: 5 12-09 Day 2: 4 11-14 Total: 9 24-07
130. Ben Brockwell – Justice Gayhart Kentucky Christian University 121
Day 1: 5 12-04 Day 2: 5 11-13 Total: 10 24-01
131. Grant Dohle – Wyatt Montle Missouri State University 120
Day 1: 5 11-15 Day 2: 5 12-02 Total: 10 24-01
132. Dawson Burton – Kentucky Christian University 119
Day 1: 5 14-10 Day 2: 4 09-00 Total: 9 23-10
133. Carter Ball – Austin Tapley Adrian College 118
Day 1: 5 11-06 Day 2: 5 12-01 Total: 10 23-07
134. Jaxson Freeman – Kyle Hopping McKendree 117
Day 1: 5 10-13 Day 2: 5 12-09 Total: 10 23-06
135. Andrew Rickman – Michael Postlewait Dallas Baptist University 116
Day 1: 5 12-00 Day 2: 5 11-06 Total: 10 23-06
136. Patrick Henry – Jared Minor Ohio State University 115
Day 1: 5 11-07 Day 2: 5 11-14 Total: 10 23-05
137. Colton Hill – Trey Budach mckendree university 114
Day 1: 5 12-13 Day 2: 5 10-03 Total: 10 23-00
137. Clayton Primrose – Fisher Davis Etbu 114
Day 1: 5 12-13 Day 2: 5 10-03 Total: 10 23-00
139. Zachary Bowen – Harrison Terry Bethel University 112
Day 1: 5 12-09 Day 2: 5 10-06 Total: 10 22-15
140. Alec Berens – Joseph Bruener Mckendree University 111
Day 1: 5 12-07 Day 2: 5 10-08 Total: 10 22-15
141. Wil Rigdon – Cade Hayford Campbellsville University 110
Day 1: 5 10-13 Day 2: 5 11-11 Total: 10 22-08
142. Jared Muzyka – Sean Prendergast University of Massachusetts – Am 109
Day 1: 5 10-10 Day 2: 5 11-13 Total: 10 22-07
143. Matthew Cummings – Levi Mullins Bethel University 108
Day 1: 2 05-07 Day 2: 5 16-06 Total: 7 21-13
144. Carter Koza – Lee Koza Carson Newman University 107
Day 1: 4 08-11 Day 2: 4 13-02 Total: 8 21-13
145. Nathan Smith – Cabe Mackey Catawba Valley Community College 106
Day 1: 5 12-10 Day 2: 5 08-15 Total: 10 21-09
146. Matthew Benson – Nathanael Wright Emmanuel College 105
Day 1: 5 10-08 Day 2: 5 11-00 Total: 10 21-08
147. Adam Troyer – Andrew Yazdi Indiana University 104
Day 1: 4 09-12 Day 2: 5 11-11 Total: 9 21-07
148. Jordan Smallwood – Luke Henderson Campbellsville University 103
Day 1: 4 10-02 Day 2: 5 11-03 Total: 9 21-05
149. Isaac Irvin – Mason Gross wabash valley college 102
Day 1: 5 12-14 Day 2: 5 08-03 Total: 10 21-01
150. Jacob Welch – Brycen Soliday Drury University 101
Day 1: 5 09-14 Day 2: 5 11-03 Total: 10 21-01
151. Parker Lambert – Koby Horn Lander university 100
Day 1: 4 10-10 Day 2: 5 10-06 Total: 9 21-00
152. Jake Kimbrough – Chandler Pruett Blue Mountain College 99
Day 1: 5 09-09 Day 2: 5 11-06 Total: 10 20-15
153. Braden Cox – Joel Berelsman Ohio State 98
Day 1: 5 10-00 Day 2: 5 10-11 Total: 10 20-11
154. Fisher Overton – Rudy Worley Blue Mountain College 97
Day 1: 5 12-04 Day 2: 4 07-07 Total: 9 19-11
155. Mason Phillpotts – Max Schweikert Grand Valley State University 96
Day 1: 3 06-13 Day 2: 4 12-07 Total: 7 19-04
156. Jackson Stephens – Maxwell Trotter Mckendree University 95
Day 1: 2 04-12 Day 2: 5 14-07 Total: 7 19-03
157. Teddy Peznola – Thomas Mingle University of Tennessee 94
Day 1: 5 11-12 Day 2: 3 06-14 Total: 8 18-10
158. Lucas Oliver – Nathan Dellinger Catawba Valley Community College 93
Day 1: 5 14-05 Day 2: 2 03-13 Total: 7 18-02
159. Camden Lewis – TJ Edwards Jr Blue Mountain College 92
Day 1: 5 13-07 Day 2: 2 04-05 Total: 7 17-12
160. David Hendel – Ian Mcgregor Ohio State University 91
Day 1: 5 11-09 Day 2: 2 05-10 Total: 7 17-03
161. Cameron Smith – Jacob Blackburn Ohio State University 90
Day 1: 2 04-02 Day 2: 5 12-13 Total: 7 16-15
162. Blake Bullock – Blue Mountain College 89
Day 1: 4 08-12 Day 2: 4 07-15 Total: 8 16-11
163. Tommy Sendek – Andrew Howell University of Montevallo 88
Day 1: 4 10-00 Day 2: 2 05-04 Total: 6 15-04
164. Jacob Conyers – Spencer Pergrem Morehead State University 87
Day 1: 5 09-12 Day 2: 2 04-13 Total: 7 14-09
165. Turner Hart – Summer Dees Bryan College 86
Day 1: 5 07-05 Day 2: 4 07-03 Total: 9 14-08
166. Ben Rehm – Jarrod Pritchett UW Stevens Point 85
Day 1: 5 14-07 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 5 14-07
167. Jacob Lambert – Cole Rankin Carson-Newman University 84
Day 1: 2 03-09 Day 2: 5 10-14 Total: 7 14-07
168. Lane Bailey – Justin Eggers Catawba Valley Community College 83
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 5 14-01 Total: 5 14-01
168. Ethan Troutman – Tyler Thompson Univerisity of Louisville 83
Day 1: 5 14-01 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 5 14-01
170. Bryar Chambers – Clent Blackwood Wallace State Community College 81
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 5 11-08 Total: 6 13-14
171. Reece Martin – Mark Harris Dallas Baptist University 80
Day 1: 5 13-11 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 5 13-11
172. Matthew Roberts – Alice Lloyd College 79
Day 1: 5 13-07 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 5 13-07
173. Matthew Bischoff – Nicholas Donald Bowling Green State University 78
Day 1: 5 11-05 Day 2: 1 02-01 Total: 6 13-06
174. Cody Prichard – Kris Kautz University of Dubuque 77
Day 1: 3 07-05 Day 2: 3 05-13 Total: 6 13-02
175. Andrew Thompson – Jacob Swanson Montevallo 76
Day 1: 4 08-13 Day 2: 2 03-12 Total: 6 12-09
176. Ben Rand – Mason Grossbauer Davenport University 75
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 5 12-08 Total: 5 12-08
177. Spencer Knight – Brandon Oakes Ohio State 74
Day 1: 1 02-12 Day 2: 4 09-08 Total: 5 12-04
178. Steve Kinard – Jimmy Mitchum Lander University 73
Day 1: 1 02-11 Day 2: 4 09-00 Total: 5 11-11
179. Andy Clark – Jack Simpson Western Michigan University 72
Day 1: 5 11-05 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 5 11-05
180. Alex Strunk – Jamesen Simion Bowling Green State University 71
Day 1: 4 10-02 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 4 10-02
181. Keegan Barber – John Smegner Missouri State University 70
Day 1: 3 06-15 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 06-15
182. Cole Taylor – Hunter Temples Lander 69
Day 1: 2 04-01 Day 2: 1 02-10 Total: 3 06-11
183. Brock Bila – Dylan Chambers Drury University 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
183. Jacob Butts – Mark Kershaw Erskine College 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
183. Robert Cruvellier – Carson Maddux Auburn University 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
183. Drake Hemby – Ewing Minor Carson-Newman University 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
183. Seth Jenkins – TJ McKenzie Emmanuel College 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
183. Tomas Matual – Grant Olsen McKendree University 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
183. Nolan Yeager – Riley Aebi Stephen F. Austin State Universi 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 157 855 2420-08
2 155 835 2330-02
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312 1690 4750-10