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New Yorker boxes 18-11 to grab lead at Oneida Thursday, July 29, 2021    On paper, it looks like Bill Perkins had a great day of fishing, but the New York pro said that leading day 1 of the Oneida Lake Bassmaster Northern Open with 18-11 was anything but easy. Perkins, who leads 2nd-place Billy Payne of Lackawaxen, Pa., by an ounce, said his day was heavier on quality than quantity. “My weight doesn’t reflect how tough it was today,” Perkins said. “I got lucky and got the right bit...

Bait change lifts Nania to Pickwick Open win Sunday, May 2, 2021    An astute observation led Joey Nania to a strategic bait change that delivered a five-bass limit of 18-10 and sealed his first B.A.S.S. win at the Pickwick Lake Bassmaster Central Open out of Counce, Tenn. After placing 3rd on day 1 with 21-11, the Cropwell, Ala. resident added 17-13 and held his position in the second round. With his final-day weight, Nania tallied a 58-02 total and edged day-22 leader Lonnie Cochran ...

Cochran strikes quickly to take Pickwick lead Friday, April 30, 2021    Lonnie Cochran of Section, Ala., spent all day on his spot, but only needed the first two hours to sack up a day-2 limit of 25-03 to take the lead at the Pickwick Lake Bassmaster Central Open. Adding the tournament’s heaviest bag to his day-1 limit of 18-10, Cochran rose from 11th place with a two-day total of 43-13. After a cloudy, rainy opening round, day 2 brought bright, sunny conditions. However, Cochran cred...

Pickwick guide Crow leads day 1 of Central Open Thursday, April 29, 2021    Focusing on two distinctly different spawns rewarded Brent Crow with a five-bass limit of 22-11 that led day 1 of the Bassmaster Central Open on Pickwick Lake in his home state of Alabama. Crow started his day targeting an early-morning shad spawn on grass and pea gravel bars. His early plan yielded three good largemouth, including a 7-02. “There are just a couple places I’ve found with a shad spawn,” Crow s...