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Share Anderson is hosting one leg of the Phoenix Bass Fishing League Savannah River Division tournament, a Major League Fishing event, this Saturday on Lake Hartwell. Up to 400 boaters and co-anglers will compete for awards of up to $13,000 and $3,000 in the one-day tournament. Take-off starts at 6:30 a.m. at Green Pond Landing and weigh-in will be at 2:30 p.m. The 2021 MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season and five qualifying events in each division, according to a news release. ...

Combs notches wire-to-wire win at Rayburn Sunday, May 2, 2021    Bassmaster Elite Series competitor Keith Combs cruised to a wire-to-wire victory at the Sam Rayburn Reservoir Southwestern MLF Toyota Series, finishing with a three-day total of 63-03. He prevailed by an 8-10 margin over runner-up Josh Bensema and earned $36,764. Combs said it was actually his first win of any kind on Sam Rayburn, which was surprising considering his Huntington, Texas address and his years as a top-level pro angler. “I’ve finished 2nd and 3rd, but never won one. That was fun, I always wanted to.” We...

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 by a pound. Nania won $53,750 and a berth in the 2022 Bassmaster Classic at Lake Hartwell. All week,...

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 credits his productivity improvement to timing – specifically, an earlier boat number. “I didn’t get ...

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 said. “I think it’s just starting. There really wasn’t a lot of activity; there just happened to b...