Alabama’s Swindle (Finally) Wins
Category: press release
Jan 22nd, 2011 by OutdoorsFIRST
Modified Jan 22nd, 2011 at 12:00 AM
KISSIMMEE, Fla.- Elite Series pro Gerald Swindle can no longer be considered one of “the best who’s never won.” During his 167-tournament career, he’s won Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year and joined the B.A.S.S. Millionaires Club. But a win has eluded him until now.
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| Gerald Swindle (Photo B.A.S.S.) |
With his win at the first 2011 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open on Florida’s Lake Tohopekaliga, the Warrior, Ala., resident earned a brand new Triton 19XS boat with a 200-hp Mercury OptiMax motor and more importantly, claimed the first berth in the 2012 Bassmaster Classic, set to take place in Shreveport, La.
“I can’t even think about the Classic yet; that won’t set in until I get home,” he said. “When I came here I never thought about the Classic; I was just fishing. I didn’t have any intention of winning. I knew I had one sure spot and I was going to make it work, and it just worked out.”
Swindle credits his win to a bit of advice given to him by fellow Elite pro and Florida native Terry Scroggins. Scroggins told Swindle that despite the spawn being in full swing, the tournament would be won in deeper water. Swindle relied on a lipless crankbait and a Carolina rig to sack 25 pounds, 8 ounces on Day 3, which gave him a total of 80-13.
In second place was Elite pro and Lakeland, Fla., native Bobby Lane, who brought 26 pounds to the Day 3 scales for a total of 77-13. Lane stuck to what he’s best at to give Swindle a run for his money: sight fishing for bedding bass.
“Gerald deserves it and I’m really happy for him,” he said. “But I always want to win, so it was tough giving that up.”
Lane was flipping a Berkley Chigger Craw to fish he saw on beds in shallow water.
In third place was Trevor Fitzgerald of Belleview, Fla., with 67-14; in fourth place was Ott DeFoe of Knoxville, Tenn., with 61-7; and in fifth place was Larry Cahan of East Palatka, Fla., with 56-7.
On the co-angler side, Marlon Crowder of Tampa, Fla., took home an 18XS boat with a 150-hp Mercury OptiMax for his winning catch of 36-05. Crowder’s monster 21-6 bag on Day 3 was in the boat by 8 a.m. He spent the rest of his day netting fish for his pro partner, Swindle.
“This is unreal. I’ve wanted this for a while, and now I have a chance to take my fishing to the next level,” he said.
Crowder relied on the same techniques as Swindle to catch his bass.
Behind him was Chris Lewis of Dublin ,Va., with 25-3; in third is Bill Bruce of Hendersonville, Tenn., with 23 pounds; in fourth is Vance McCullough of Jacksonville, Fla., with 22-15; and in fifth is Daniel Lanier of Winter Springs, Fla., with 22-1.
The next stop of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open Series is Lake Norman, in Charlotte, N.C., March 24-26, where another 2012 Bassmaster Classic qualifier will be crowned.
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BASS PRO SHOPS BASSMASTER SOUTHERN OPEN- PRO- FINAL
2011 Southern Open 1- Lake Toho BO 01/20-01/22 Lake Toho, Kissimmee Fla.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Gerald Swindle Warrior, Ala. 15 80-13 315 $57,000.00
Day 1: 5 30-13 Day 2: 5 24-08 Day 3: 5 25-08
2. Bobby Lane Lakeland, Fla. 15 77-13 295 $18,000.00
Day 1: 5 21-07 Day 2: 5 30-06 Day 3: 5 26-00
3. Trevor Fitzgerald Belleview, Fla. 15 67-14 290 $15,000.00
Day 1: 5 29-15 Day 2: 5 20-05 Day 3: 5 17-10
4. Ott Defoe Knoxville, Tenn. 15 61-07 285 $12,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-13 Day 2: 5 29-11 Day 3: 5 15-15
5. Larry Cahan East Palatka, Fla. 15 56-07 280 $10,800.00
Day 1: 5 24-09 Day 2: 5 22-00 Day 3: 5 9-14
6. Terry Scroggins San Mateo, Fla. 15 53-07 276 $9,600.00
Day 1: 5 25-05 Day 2: 5 16-01 Day 3: 5 12-01
7. Will Evans Winter Haven, Fla. 15 49-13 272 $8,400.00
Day 1: 5 8-06 Day 2: 5 31-15 Day 3: 5 9-08
8. Tony Chachere Opelousas, La. 12 48-04 268 $7,200.00
Day 1: 5 12-09 Day 2: 5 27-11 Day 3: 2 8-00
9. Brandon Card Caryville, Ky. 14 47-10 264 $9,600.00
Day 1: 5 11-02 Day 2: 5 30-15 Day 3: 4 5-09
10. Cliff Prince Palatka, Fla. 15 47-03 260 $5,400.00
Day 1: 5 19-02 Day 2: 5 20-09 Day 3: 5 7-08
11. Chris Lane Guntersville, Ala. 15 43-01 257 $4,800.00
Day 1: 5 19-02 Day 2: 5 12-09 Day 3: 5 11-06
12. Marty Robinson Lyman, S.C. 15 41-06 254 $4,200.00
Day 1: 5 10-14 Day 2: 5 21-15 Day 3: 5 8-09
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 93 702 1408-10
2 131 808 1813-15
3 10 56 157-08
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234 1566 3380-01
BASS PRO SHOPS BASSMASTER SOUTHERN OPEN- CO-ANGLER- FINAL
2011 Southern Open 1- Lake Toho NB 01/20-01/22 Lake Toho, Kissimmee Fla.
(NON-BOATER) Standings Day 3
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Marlon Crowder Tampa, Fla. 9 36-05 305 $35,000.00
Day 1: 3 4-13 Day 2: 3 10-02 Day 3: 3 21-06
2. Chris Lewis Dublin, Va. 9 25-03 300 $4,800.00
Day 1: 3 4-11 Day 2: 3 13-06 Day 3: 3 7-02
3. Bill Bruce Hendersonville, Tenn. 8 23-00 290 $3,600.00
Day 1: 2 2-06 Day 2: 3 14-07 Day 3: 3 6-03
4. Vance Mccullough Jacksonville, Fla. 6 22-15 285 $2,700.00
Day 1: 3 9-07 Day 2: 2 5-05 Day 3: 1 8-03
5. Daniel Lanier Winter Springs, Fla. 9 22-01 280 $2,130.00
Day 1: 3 9-08 Day 2: 3 5-09 Day 3: 3 7-00
6. Chris Patrick Sanford, Fla. 9 20-13 276 $1,800.00
Day 1: 3 4-10 Day 2: 3 10-09 Day 3: 3 5-10
7. Preston Harris State Road, N.C. 9 20-09 272 $1,500.00
Day 1: 3 7-08 Day 2: 3 8-13 Day 3: 3 4-04
8. Jason Patterson Bluffton, Ind. 9 19-14 268 $1,440.00
Day 1: 3 6-02 Day 2: 3 9-05 Day 3: 3 4-07
9. Dale Wolfskill Orlando, Fla. 8 19-14 264 $1,320.00
Day 1: 3 5-05 Day 2: 3 9-06 Day 3: 2 5-03
10. Jonathan Barnette Jasper, Ala. 8 19-09 260 $1,200.00
Day 1: 3 6-06 Day 2: 3 8-09 Day 3: 2 4-10
11. Randy Gabel Boyertown, Pa. 8 19-02 257 $1,080.00
Day 1: 3 12-02 Day 2: 2 2-10 Day 3: 3 4-06
12. Clint Sterling Clermont, Fla. 7 17-14 254 $960.00
Day 1: 3 6-06 Day 2: 3 10-05 Day 3: 1 1-03
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 0 339 599-10
2 0 393 763-01
3 0 30 79-09
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0 762 1442-04
BASS PRO SHOPS BASSMASTER SOUTHERN OPEN POINTS- PRO
2011 BASS PRO SHOPS SOUTHERN OPEN – LAKE TOHO – Southern Open 1 – Lake Toho Boater Points After Lake Toho, Kissimmee, Fla. Ending 01-22-2011, Day 3
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Place Name St Pts
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1 Gerald Swindle Ala. 315
2 Bobby Lane Fla. 295
3 Trevor Fitzgerald Fla. 290
4 Ott Defoe Tenn. 285
5 Larry Cahan Fla. 280
6 Terry Scroggins Fla. 276
7 Will Evans Fla. 272
8 Tony Chachere La. 268
9 Brandon Card Ky. 264
10 Cliff Prince Fla. 260
11 Chris Lane Ala. 257
12 Marty Robinson S.C. 254
13 Jeremy Prouty Fla. 251
14 John Kremer Fla. 248
15 Jason Counsil Fla. 245
16 Greg Vinson Ala. 243
17 Charlie Hartley Ohio 241
18 Roland Martin Fla. 239
19 Dow Cox Tenn. 237
20 Kurtis Michaux Fla. 235
21 Heath Smith Ala. 233
22 Keith Poche Ala. 231
23 Shane Lineberger N.C. 229
24 Joe Ventrello Fla. 227
25 Kelly Jaye Ala. 225
26 Red Flowers Fla. 223
27 Eric Nethery Ga. 221
28 Keith Caka Texas 219
29 Britt Myers S.C. 217
30 Nate Wellman Mich. 215
31 Brett Mitchell S.C. 213
32 Lloyd Griffin Fla. 211
33 Gary Clouse Tenn. 209
34 Wayne Hauser N.C. 207
35 Justin Hamner Ala. 205
36 Joseph Smith S.C. 203
37 Casey Ashley S.C. 201
38 Teb Jones Miss. 199
39 Jason Williamson S.C. 197
40 Arnie Lane Fla. 195
41 Jeff Freeman Va. 193
42 Rich Patterson Fla. 191
43 Michael Johnson Ga. 189
44 Roy Sanford Texas 187
45 Richard Howes Fla. 185
46 Kyle Fox Fla. 183
47 Larry Rollings S.C. 181
48 Andy Montgomery S.C. 179
49 Tony Hughes Tenn. 177
50 James Charlesworth Fla. 175
51 Jimmie Murphy Fla. 173
52 Trad Whaley S.C. 171
53 Brian Clark Texas 169
54 Dave Mansue Texas 167
55 James Castillo Wash. 165
56 Brandon Medlock Fla. 163
57 Randy Elliott Md. 161
58 Rob Thames S.C. 159
59 Mike Cox Ala. 157
60 Eric Conant Fla. 155
61 Craig Taylor Fla. 153
62 Steven Wisdom Ala. 151
63 Steve Daniel Fla. 149
64 Mark Mauldin Tenn. 147
65 John Hansen Md. 145
66 Terry Segraves Fla. 143
67 Jason Quinn S.C. 141
68 Davy Hite S.C. 139
69 Cecil Douberly Fla. 137
70 Hank Cherry N.C. 135
71 Casey Gallagher Wisc. 133
72 Kyle Kempkers Mich. 131
73 Derek Allen La. 129
74 Derrick Snavely Tenn. 127
75 Sean Hoernke Texas 125
76 Merle Wells N.Y. 123
77 Darrell Davis Fla. 121
78 Greg Pugh Ala. 119
79 Jerry Gore Fla. 117
80 Tracy Adams N.C. 115
81 Jason Lieblong Ark. 113
82 Sumiyuki Takano Fla. 111
83 Ray Hashimoto Calif. 109
84 David Walker Tenn. 107
85 Randy Allen La. 105
86 Barry Wilson Ala. 103
87 David Burch Fla. 101
88 Brian Easler S.C. 99
89 Allan Glasgow Ala. 97
90 Al Little N.C. 95
91 Garry Rogers N.C. 93
92 Scott Mcgehee Miss. 91
93 Bradley Roy Ky. 89
94 Ed Burnett Ky. 87
95 Patrick Pierce Fla. 85
96 Charlie Machek N.C. 83
97 Frank Jordan JR Ga. 81
98 Rick Morris Va. 79
99 John Bitter Fla. 77
100 Brad Rightnour Pa. 76
101 Russ Moran Tenn. 75
102 Chad Poteat N.C. 74
103 Adam Hock 73
104 Jayme Rampey S.C. 72
105 Stanley Gunter S.C. 71
106 Jeff Stoner Pa. 70
107 Landon Lomax Ala. 69
108 Luke Gritter Mich. 68
109 Brent Bonadona La. 67
110 AC Campbell Pa. 66
111 Bob Morin Tenn. 65
112 Steven Priest Ohio 64
113 John Brazzell Fla. 63
114 Blake Lewis Ga. 62
115 Ron Wolfarth N.C. 61
116 Michael Hall Va. 60
117 Hojin Chang Fla. 59
118 Ryusuke Nishio Ala. 58
119 Frank Scalish Ohio 57
120 Ray Brazier Tenn. 56
121 J T Kenney Fla. 55
122 Carl Cavalier La. 54
123 Paul Pagnato Va. 53
124 Luke Smith Fla. 52
125 Lee King N.C. 51
126 Lynn Oswalt Ala. 50
127 George Crain Ala. 49
128 Anthony Dumitras Ga. 48
129 Foster Bradley Ala. 47
130 David Kilgore Ala. 46
131 Harry Moore Ala. 45
132 Craig Chambers N.C. 44
133 James Tunder Ohio 43
134 Robert Miley Fla. 42
135 Scott Farmer S.C. 41
136 Chuck Pippin Fla. 40
137 Jeffrey Worth Fla. 39
138 Ben Quisno Ohio 38
139 Steve Jenkins Tenn. 37
140 Charles Graybeal Tenn. 36
141 Charlie Ingram Tenn. 35
142 Cliff Crochet La. 34
143 David Cooke N.C. 33
144 Kurt Dove Texas 32
145 Ryan Mcmurtury S.C. 31
146 Scott Hamrick N.C. 30
147 Bradley Sears Ga. 29
148 Rusty White S.C. 28
149 Jay Gillfillan Ohio 27
150 Tim Saylor Tenn. 26
151 Trevor Knight Del. 25
152 Jeffrey Purves Va. 24
153 Lee Boutwell Ga. 23
154 Michael Bennett Fla. 22
155 Jay Kendrick Ala. 21
156 Kyle Walling Ky. 20
157 Garrett Olivotti Ill. 19
158 Ronnie Getz Ind. 18
159 Kyle Smith Tenn. 17
160 Jason Krasnosky Fla. 16
161 Fletcher Shryock Ohio 15
162 Monte Knight Miss. 14
163 David Perdue Va. 13
164 James Bader Fla. 12
165 Jeff Jennings N.C. 11
166 Jim Turner Ind. 10
167 Travis Manson Wisc. 9
168 Jimmy Liao Fla. 8
169 Chris Barnett Tenn. 7
170 David Smith Okla. 6
171 John Hempel Mich. 5
172 Jeffrey Prisza Mich. 4
173 Mike Haggerty Tenn. 3
174 Shane McCosh Tenn. 2
175 Earnie Jones S.C. 1
176 Jeff Cloud Texas 0
176 Carroll Blevins Ga. 0
176 Ronnie Green Fla. 0
176 Tim Ezell Fla. 0
176 Brannon Long Texas 0
176 Jimmy Mason Ala. 0
176 Steve Crowley N.C. 0
176 Jeff Jordan Okla. 0
176 Christiana Bradley Va. 0
176 Bucky Helms N.C. 0
176 Tony Dadante Fla. 0
176 Chris Anderson S.C. 0
176 Tony Risinger Ky. 0
176 Rogne Brown Tenn. 0
176 Jordan Card N.C. 0
176 Lee Hartley Ga. 0
176 Eric Stong Fla. 0
176 Stu Martel Ill. 0
176 Shannon Abbott Tenn. 0
BASS PRO SHOPS BASSMASTER SOUTHERN OPEN POINTS- CO-ANGLER
2011 BASS PRO SHOPS SOUTHERN OPEN – LAKE TOHO – Southern Open 1 – Lake Toho Non-Boater Points After Lake Toho, Kissimmee, Fla. Ending 01-22-2011, Day 3
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Place Name St Pts
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1 Marlon Crowder Fla. 305
2 Chris Lewis Va. 300
3 Bill Bruce Tenn. 290
4 Vance Mccullough Fla. 285
5 Daniel Lanier Fla. 280
6 Chris Patrick Fla. 276
7 Preston Harris N.C. 272
8 Jason Patterson Ind. 268
9 Dale Wolfskill Fla. 264
10 Jonathan Barnette Ala. 260
11 Randy Gabel Pa. 257
12 Clint Sterling Fla. 254
13 Anthony Hunt Fla. 251
14 Thomas Pickett Ohio 248
15 Jack Morgan Fla. 245
16 Edward Fye Ga. 243
17 Michael Fletcher Fla. 241
18 Robert Dice Fla. 239
19 Norman Soash Fla. 237
20 Jim Short Md. 235
21 Jody Andrzejewski Ohio 233
22 Walter Swafford Fla. 231
23 Bradley Dortch Fla. 229
24 John Avalos Fla. 228
25 Jesse Windsor Fla. 227
26 Keith Childree Ga. 225
27 Brandon Williams S.C. 221
28 Nathan Bloom Fla. 219
29 William Beekman N.Y. 217
30 Rich Chriscinske Ky. 215
31 Bill Clifton Fla. 213
32 Daniel Parks S.C. 211
33 John White Ga. 209
34 Dustin Bozeman Fla. 207
35 Jason Horner Tenn. 205
36 Kevin Clark Fla. 203
37 Joe Moore Fla. 201
38 Fred Hood Ga. 199
39 Frank Jones Fla. 197
40 Todd Saddler Tenn. 195
41 Jon Kohr S.C. 193
42 Ike Rogers Ala. 191
43 Mike Prance Fla. 189
44 Robbie Anderson Fla. 187
45 Kevin Revay Ala. 185
46 Marcus Parker Fla. 183
47 Brant Grimm Tenn. 181
48 Linda Higginbotham Fla. 179
49 Richard Finley Fla. 177
50 Ronald Dow Fla. 175
51 Cory Krawczyk N.Y. 173
52 Lee Farber Minn. 171
53 Michael Robinson Fla. 169
54 George Beville N.C. 167
55 David Snyder Wisc. 165
56 Lester Terry Fla. 163
57 Timmy Cales W.Va. 161
58 Patrick Gallagher Wisc. 159
59 Derek Cogland Ga. 157
60 Mark Hicks Ohio 155
61 Matthew Crabill Tenn. 153
62 Paul Ham S.C. 151
63 Ben Fitzgerald Fla. 149
64 Andrew Mcclintock S.C. 147
65 Jerry Morgan S.C. 145
66 Jeffrey Brooks Fla. 143
67 Don Lewis Fla. 141
68 Darren Gay N.C. 139
69 Greg Mauldin N.C. 137
70 Paul Hanley Fla. 135
71 Dale Dewberry Fla. 133
72 Edward Sankowski Fla. 131
73 Johnny Pittman Ala. 129
74 James Green Ala. 127
75 Chuck Thurlow Ala. 125
76 Vincent Dellolio Fla. 123
77 Roy Mccall Ga. 121
78 Darrell Cranor Fla. 119
78 Bill Fugate Fla. 119
80 Jarvis Ellis Ga. 115
81 Eamon Bolten Fla. 113
82 Chad Christensen Utah 111
83 Aaron Gengler Fla. 109
84 Craig Cavanna Fla. 107
85 Michael Wiles Fla. 105
86 Bob Snyder Ind. 103
86 Daniel Robertson Miss. 103
88 Lawrence Sifert Ariz. 99
89 Lance Powell N.C. 97
90 Thomas Henderson Fla. 95
91 Jason Williams Ga. 93
92 Jeff Robinson Fla. 91
93 Jim Barnette Ala. 89
94 Michael Burchett Va. 87
95 John Brodkorb Fla. 85
96 Bill Bade Neb. 83
97 Doug Staetter Fla. 81
98 John Howard Ala. 79
99 Kibbee Mccoy Tenn. 77
100 Everette Lane Tenn. 76
101 Scott Kerslake N.C. 75
102 John Dedecker Tenn. 74
103 David Wallace Ky. 73
104 Forrest Greenfield Fla. 72
105 Aaron Dunkle N.C. 71
106 Ben Potaracke Wisc. 70
107 John Fugate Fla. 69
108 JR Clark Del. 68
109 Bobby Crowley N.C. 67
110 George Hirapetian N.C. 66
111 Dan Jolly Texas 65
112 Scott Huff Ga. 64
113 Phillip Burke S.C. 63
114 Will Jefferies Utah 62
115 Wayne Prater Tenn. 61
116 Steve Jarrett Fla. 60
117 Robert Gleason Fla. 59
118 Stephen Britt S.C. 58
119 David Van Ens Mich. 57
120 Christopher Chambers N.M. 56
121 Matt Drew Fla. 55
122 Greg Crumpton Fla. 54
123 Curtis Pendergrass Ohio 53
124 Jimmy Dudley Ga. 52
125 Jimmy Hayes N.C. 51
126 Heath Armbruster Mich. 50
127 Edward Knight Del. 49
128 Herbert Glaros Fla. 48
129 Bill Hunter Tenn. 47
130 Ralph Wells Calif. 46
131 Keith Thames Ala. 45
132 Paul Scharf Fla. 44
132 Michael Klokus Fla. 44
134 Mark Snitow Ariz.  , ;, &nb, sp; 42
135 Shorty Behrens Fla. 41
136 Jeff Stone &n