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Dudley Leads Walmart FLW Tour Major on Lake Champlain Presented by Chevy

July 21, 2012 by


PLATTSBURGH, Va. (PRWEB) June 28, 2012

The best professional bass anglers from all over the world began their four-day battle for a top cash award of up to $ 125,000 at the Walmart FLW Tour Major on Lake Champlain presented by Chevy on Thursday. Just a few short weeks after an incredible event on Kentucky Lake, the pros were anticipating a hot bite at the popular angler destination. Lake Champlain didnt disappoint them.

Castrol pro David Dudley of Lynchburg, Va., who went into the Champlain event with a one-point lead in the FLW Tour Angler of the Year race, weighed a five-bass limit for 24 pounds even to take the early lead in the tournament. Dudley now holds a 3-pound, 4-ounce lead over Walmart pro George Cochran of Hot Springs, Ark., and Snapple pro Jacob Powroznik of Prince George, Va., who both caught five bass weighing 20-12.

They were biting, Dudley said. Its Lake Champlain in June. They bite.

The lake was calm, Dudley added. Its Lake Champlain. You can go anywhere and do anything you want to do.

Dudley remained quiet about techniques he used during the first day of competition, but he did report he caught close to 30 keepers during the course of the day, 25 of which were keepers. When asked for his plan of attack on the second day, Dudley was quick to say he planned to repeat the plan he executed on day one.

The top 10 pros after day one on Lake Champlain are:

1st:

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Martin Continues to Lead Walmart FLW Tour Major on Potomac River Presented by National Guard

May 23, 2012 by


NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (PRWEB) May 18, 2012

The worlds best bass pros continued to be successful Friday at the Walmart FLW Tour Major on the Potomac River presented by the National Guard as anglers from all across the United States, Canada, Spain and Japan continued their four-day battle for a top cash award of up to $ 125,000. FLW anglers continued to use a variety of baits and techniques throughout the day with much of the same results as the first day of competition.

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Tharp Leads Wire-to-Wire, Wins Walmart FLW Tour on Lake Okeechobee Presented by Evinrude

February 13, 2012 by


Clewiston, Fla. (PRWEB) February 12, 2012

Link to photo of pro winner Randall Tharp

EverStart pro Randall Tharp of Gardendale, Ala., had endured three days of tough weather and wind and managed to lead the first three days of competition at the Walmart FLW Tour on Lake Okeechobee presented by Evinrude. All he needed was one more solid days weight to claim his first FLW Tour title.

Tharp caught a five-bass limit weighing 23 pounds, 2 ounces Sunday to win $ 125,000 with a four-day catch of 20 bass weighing 101-12. The catch gave him the win by a massive 23-pound, 9-ounce margin over John Cox of Debary, Fla., who caught a total of 20 bass weighing 78-3 and earned $ 35,000. Tharps margin of victory broke the FLW Tour record set by National Guard pro Brett Hite (20-4, Lake Toho, 2008).

I felt like I could catch 30 pounds a day if I fished perfect, said Tharp, who adds an FLW title to his four BFL wins and one EverStart Series victory. I would have liked to have caught more, but Im pretty tickled with the way things turned out.

When I caught the first big one today and it put me at 19 (pounds) and I caught the second big one I didnt say anything, but when I caught the third one I knew it was over, Tharp added.

Tharp said the one constant during the tournament was the wind. High winds wreaked havoc on anglers plans as water clarity went south. Many anglers struggled to adapt and catch fish.

It was not what you want in south Florida, Tharp said. We had a wind chill of 27 degrees this morning. The winds were sustained 20 (miles per hour) with gusts to 40. The style I was fishing is what you need to do under those conditions.

And Tharps style of fishing just happened to be what he loves to do use a big rod, heavy line and big weights to flip grass. Tharp fished the north end of the lake and threw a black with blue flake Bitters Baits B.F.M. paired with a 1

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