Browne Takes Lead Into Final Day of FLW Tour Event on Fort Loudoun & Tellico Lakes
Category: press release
Apr 23rd, 2010 by OutdoorsFIRST
Modified Apr 23rd, 2010 at 12:00 AM
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (April 23, 2010) – Glenn Browne of Ocala, Fla., caught a five-bass limit weighing 13 pounds, 14 ounces Friday to capture the lead at the FLW Tour event presented by Folgers on Fort Loudoun/Tellico lakes advancing to the top 5 as the crucial No. 1 seed. With a three-day catch of 15 bass weighing 47-13, he now holds a 1-pound, 6-ounce lead in the tournament going in to the final day of competition.
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“It was a struggle,” said Browne, who has won more than $511,000 in FLW Outdoors events. “It actually started out like gangbusters.”
Browne said he began the day by catching a small keeper off of a small boat ramp after a 35-minute run to where he was fishing on Loudoun. He then moved down the bank where shad were spawning and threw a spinnerbait to catch a 3 1/2-pound bass. He moved around a corner and began flipping and caught another 3 1/2-pounder.
“That was first thing,” said Browne. “Then it kind of got tough. I fished around the whole bay, and on the last little stretch I finally caught my fourth one. I caught one more good one running some other stuff I had. So, it was pretty tough.”
Browne said he caught his fish on a white 3/8-ounce spinnerbait and a Gambler flipping tube paired with a 5/16-ounce weight on 20-pound fluorocarbon line. In addition to his five keepers, Browne said he caught an additional dozen short fish.
”Nothing’s going to stop me tomorrow,” Browne said.
Bryan Thrift of Shelby, N.C., dropped his lead from day two, but advanced to the final round of five pros in the No. 2 spot with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 46-7.
Rounding out the top-5 pros and advancing to the final day’s competition are:
3rd: Goodwill pro Chad Grigsby, Maple Grove, Minn., 15 bass, 44-5
4th: Brandon Coulter, Knoxville, Tenn., 14 bass, 40-5
5th: Chris Baumgardner, Gastonia, N.C., 15 bass, 37-4
The rest of the top-10 pros include some of the greatest anglers in the world, and they are:
6th: J.T. Kenney, Palm Bay, Fla., 13 bass, 37-3, $15,731
7th: Chris Martinkovic, Liberty Township, Ohio, 13 bass, 36-13, $14,797
8th: Jason Christie, Park Hill, Okla., 15 bass, 36-4, $13,864
9th: Cabela’s pro Clark Wendlandt, Leander, Texas, 14 bass, 35-12, $12,931
10th: Chevy pro Jimmy Houston, Cookson, Okla., 13 bass, 35-7, $11,997
Overall there were 437 bass weighing 859 pounds, 11 ounces caught by 128 pros Friday. The catch included 41 five-bass limits.
See below or visit FLWOutdoors.com for full results.
Pros are competing for a top award of up to $125,000 this week plus valuable points in the hope of qualifying for the Forrest Wood Cup which will be held Aug. 5-Aug. 8 at Lake Lanier in Atlanta, Ga., where they could win as much as $600,000 – the sport’s biggest award.
Spencer Shuffield of Bismarck, Ark., won the Co-angler Division and $20,000 Friday with a three-day total of 13 bass weighing 24 pounds, 2 ounces, followed by Derrick Snavely of Rogersville, Tenn., in second place with 10 bass weighing 21-15 worth $9,306.
Shuffield opened the tournament in 30th place Wednesday with four bass weighing 5-9 while fishing with pro Rusty Salewske of Alpine, Calif. On Thursday, he jumped to 8th place on the strength of a four-bass catch weighing 7-9 while fishing with pro Ken Wick of Star, Idaho. He wrapped up the win Friday with a five-bass catch weighing 11 pounds even while fishing with pro Justin Kerr of Simi Valley, Calif.
“I guess it was meant to be,” said Shuffield, who notched his first FLW Tour win. “I’d been praying all week if it was meant to be to let it happen. I went out there today knowing I was going to need to catch them, and I really didn’t even have any worries. I told my partner, ‘If I catch one, great, if I don’t, that’s the way it’s meant to be.’ I just fished my hardest.”
Shuffield, 20, said he caught all of his fish during the week on a shaky-head rig consisting of a 3/16-ounce Spot Remover jig head tipped with a 3 1/2-inch Lake Fork Rattlesnake.
“I have to say thank you to Justin Kerr,” Shuffield said. “He knew I had a chance today, and we were going back in a pocket and I saw a 2 1/2-pounder on a bed and he knew that was the only fish he had to have today to make a check, and he let me fish for that fish for 10 minutes and catch it. That’s the only reason I won today.”
Rounding out the top-10 co-anglers are:
3rd: Kevin Hawk, Ramona, Calif., 11 bass, 21-8, $6,973
4th: Darrell Mitchell, Taneyville, Mo., 11 bass, 20-5, $4,640
5th: Johnny Manning, Arkadelphia, Ark., 10 bass, 19-13, $3,706
6th: Ralph Myhlhousen, Council Bluffs, Iowa, 11 bass, 19-4, $2,773
7th: Keith Sykes, Clintwood, Va., 10 bass, 18-11, $2,306
8th: Keith Honeycutt, Temple, Texas, 10 bass, 18-3, $1,840
9th: Alan Hults, Gautier, Miss., nine bass, 16-15, $1,606
10th: Chris Myer, Hendersonville, Tenn., nine bass, 15-13, $1,373
Overall there were 175 bass weighing 322 pounds, 6 ounces caught by 95 co-anglers Friday. The catch included five five-bass limits.
Snavely won a $2,500 gift card as part of the new Cabela’s Angler Cash program. Beginning in 2010, Cabela’s is offering pros and co-anglers the opportunity to register and win a $2,500 gift card for being the highest qualified finisher in each division at all FLW Tour events, making the stakes even higher in an already rich award package. Anglers can visit FLWOutdoors.com for a complete list of rules and to register.
Long-time co-angler Judy Israel of Wimauma, Fla., ended her full-time competitive fishing career Friday at the Fort Loudoun/Tellico lakes event. Israel, a 14-year veteran of the FLW Tour, said she is stepping down from competitive fishing as a full-time endeavor but will continue to “cherry pick” events she wants to compete in.
“Riding out this morning, I had tears in my eyes,” Israel said. “Just to think that maybe this was my last flight … I was crying. It’s very, very emotional to me. I’ve put my heart and soul into fishing. I really have. I took it very, very seriously. I’m very competitive.
“When I go out in a tournament, I don’t fish for points,” Israel continued. “I fish to win.”
Israel’s long list of accomplishments include two FLW Tour wins, an FLW Series victory and 15 top-10 finishes spread among FLW Tour, FLW Series, American Fishing Series and Bass Fishing League events. Along the way, Israel compiled career winnings of more than $144,000.
Visit http://www.flwoutdoors.com/community/profile/home.cfm?uid=24543 to see Israel’s complete angler profile.
The remaining five pros will take off at 7 Saturday morning from Tellico Recreational Area Ramp east of Lenoir City, Tenn. Saturday’s final weigh-in will be held at the Knoxville Convention Center located at 701 Henley St. in Knoxville beginning at 4 p.m.
Fans will be treated to a Family Fun Zone & Outdoor Expo at the Knoxville Convention Center Saturday prior to the final weigh-in from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a drawing for a Can-Am ATV courtesy of WNML-AM and rod and reel combos will be given to the first 300 kids under 14 in attendance on Saturday compliments of the Knoxville News Sentinel. The Family Fun Zone & Outdoor Expo includes Ranger boat simulators, the opportunity to interact with professional anglers, enjoy interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by sponsors, and learn more about the sport of fishing and other outdoor activities. All activities are free and open to the public. For a full schedule of events, additional information and to register for the ATV, visit http://www.flwoutdoors.com/knoxville/.
Coverage of the Fort Loudoun/Tellico lakes tournament will be broadcast in high-definition (HD) on VERSUS. “FLW Outdoors,” will air June 6 from 12:30 to 1:30 ET. “FLW Outdoors,” hosted by Jason Harper, is broadcast to approximately 500 million households worldwide.
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Pos. Name City, State 3-Day Total Winnings
Fish lbs-oz
1 GLENN BROWNE OCALA, FL 15 47-13
2 BRYAN THRIFT SHELBY, NC 15 46-07
3 CHAD GRIGSBY MAPLE GROVE, MN 15 44-05
4 BRANDON COULTER KNOXVILLE, TN 14 40-05
5 CHRIS BAUMGARDNER GASTONIA, NC 15 37-04
6 JT KENNEY PALM BAY, FL 13 37-03 $15,731
7 CHRIS MARTINKOVIC LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, OH 13 36-13 $14,797
8 JASON CHRISTIE PARK HILL, OK 15 36-04 $13,864
9 CLARK WENDLANDT LEANDER, TX 14 35-12 $12,931
10 JIMMY HOUSTON COOKSON, OK 13 35-07 $11,997
11 EDWIN EVERS TALALA, OK 14 34-14 $11,531
12 VIC VATALARO KENT, OH 15 34-11 $11,531
13 RON SHUFFIELD BISMARCK, AR 15 34-03 $11,531
14 BRENT EHRLER REDLANDS, CA 13 33-08 $11,531
15 ANDY MORGAN DAYTON, TN 15 33-03 $11,531
16 JAMES WATSON WAYNESVILLE, MO 12 32-06 $11,064
17 JAY YELAS CORVALLIS, OR 13 32-04 $11,064
18 SHAD SCHENCK WAYNETOWN, IN 14 31-14 $11,064
19 JONATHAN NEWTON ROGERSVILLE, AL 15 31-12 $11,064
20 RUSTY SALEWSKE ALPINE, CA 15 31-07 $11,064
21 CLIFFORD PIRCH PAYSON, AZ 15 31-02 $10,597
22 MARK ROSE MARION, AR 15 30-10 $10,597
23 LUKE CLAUSEN GAINESVILLE, GA 13 29-15 $10,597
24 ANDY MONTGOMERY BLACKSBURG, SC 15 29-14 $10,597
25 JACK WADE KNOXVILLE, TN 13 29-07 $10,597
26 BRETT HITE PHOENIX, AZ 14 29-05 $10,131
27 ROY HAWK SALT LAKE CITY, UT 9 28-15 $10,131
28 OTT DEFOE KNOXVILLE, TN 11 28-14 $10,131
29 DAN MOREHEAD PADUCAH, KY 15 28-09 $10,131
30 KEITH COMBS DEL RIO, TX 15 28-08 $10,131
31 TIM JOHNSON DALLAS, GA 15 28-08 $9,664
32 DAVE LEFEBRE UNION CITY, PA 15 28-06 $9,664
33 SHINICHI FUKAE PALESTINE, TX 15 28-06 $9,664
34 WESLEY STRADER SPRING CITY, TN 10 28-00 $9,664
35 MIKE WURM HOT SPRINGS, AR 12 27-15 $9,664
36 ISHAMA MONROE HUGHSON, CA 14 27-13 $9,664
37 JACOB POWROZNIK PRINCE GEORGE, VA 15 27-05 $9,664
38 SEAN HOERNKE THE WOODLANDS, TX 13 27-02 $9,664
39 JIM MOYNAGH CARVER, MN 12 27-02 $9,664
40 JUSTIN LUCAS MONTEVALLO, AL 10 26-12 $9,664
41 JAMES STRICKLIN JR TEXARKANA, AR 12 26-11 $9,197
42 GREG BOHANNAN ROGERS, AR 15 26-11 $9,197
43 MICHAEL MURPHY GILBERT, SC 11 26-07 $9,197
44 JIM TUTT LONGVIEW, TX 14 26-01 $9,197
45 GEORGE COCHRAN HOT SPRINGS, AR 15 25-14 $9,197
46 RANDALL THARP GARDENDALE, AL 14 25-13 $9,197
47 JOHN DEVERE BEREA, KY 14 25-12 $9,197
48 JUSTIN KERR SIMI VALLEY, CA 12 25-00 $9,197
49 JOHN VOYLES PETERSBURG, IN 11 24-15 $9,197
50 CODY MEYER GRASS VALLEY, CA 15 24-12 $9,197
51 DION HIBDON STOVER, MO 12 24-04
52 ART FERGUSON III ST. CLAIR SHORES, MI 13 24-00
53 FRED MARTIN NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 14 23-09
54 PETE GLUSZEK MT LAUREL, NJ 12 23-04
55 KEITH MONSON BURGIN, KY 11 23-02
56 JASON MENINGER GAINESVILLE, GA 13 23-02
57 MIKE SURMAN BOCA RATON, FL 15 23-02
58 ERIC AMBORT MABELVALE, AR 14 22-11
59 LARRY NIXON BEE BRANCH, AR 13 22-10
60 TIM KLINGER BOULDER CITY, NV 10 22-08
61 BUD PRUITT HOUSTON, TX 13 22-07
62 DARREL ROBERTSON JAY, OK 13 22-03
63 STEVE KENNEDY AUBURN, AL 9 21-15
64 JOE THOMAS MILFORD, OH 13 21-14
65 DAVID WALKER SEVIERVILLE, TN 12 21-14
66 KYLE MABREY MCCALLA, AL , ; , &, nbsp; 8 21-09
67 THANH LE , ;&, nbsp; LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ 12 21-08
68 ADAM WAGNER COOKEVILLE, TN 12 21-08
69 JASON REYES HUFFMAN, TX 13 21-04
70 JASON CORDIALE ORINDA, CA 11 21-02
71 ROB KILBY HOT SPRINGS, AR 11 21-01
72 CHRISTOPHER FORD KENNEDALE, TX 9 21-01
73 GREG PUGH CULLMAN, AL 13 21-01
74 DAVID FRITTS LEXINGTON, NC 11 21-00
75 ANTHONY GAGLIARDI PROSPERITY, SC 11 21-00
76 DAVID DUDLEY LYNCHBURG, VA 13 21-00
77 CLINT BROWNLEE TIFTON, GA 12 20-14
78 JIM DILLARD WEST MONROE, LA 7 20-09
79 STACEY KING REEDS SPRING, MO 11 20-09
80 BRENT LONG CORNELIUS, NC 10 20-05
81 KEN WICK STAR, ID 12 19-14
82 TRAVIS FOX SPRINGDALE, AR 13 19-07
83 GUIDO HIBDON SUNRISE BEACH, MO 12 19-02
84 TIM MCDONALD LEXINGTON, KY 10 18-15
85 CHRISTIAN ROMANS CARROLLTON, KY 11 18-15
86 CHAD BRAUER OSAGE BEACH, MO 9 18-14
87 MARK HARDIN JASPER, GA 8 18-12
88 TOM REDINGTON ROYSE CITY, TX 11 18-06
89 RUSSELL PARRISH RIESEL, TX 11 18-04
90 MARK FISHER GLENVIEW, IL 10 18-00
91 MICHAEL BENNETT LINCOLN, CA 7 17-13
92 TERRY SEGRAVES KISSIMMEE, FL 9 17-11
93 SCOTT CANTERBURY SPRINGVILLE, AL 9 17-10
94 BRIAN TRAVIS CONOVER, NC 10 17-07
95 RAY SCHEIDE DOVER, AR 10 17-05
96 TODD AUTEN LAKE WYLIE, SC 8 17-03
97 JAMES CHRISTIAN DICKSON, TN 9 17-00
98 SCOTT SUGGS BRYANT, AR 10 17-00
99 BOBBY CURTIS SILOAM SPRINGS, AR 9 16-15
100 BOBBY MCMULLIN PEVELY, MO 11 16-13
101 RAMIE COLSON JR CADIZ, KY 7 16-12
102 MIKE HAWKES SABINAL, TX 8 16-06
103 BOB BJORKLUND CENTENNIAL, CO 9 16-04
104 SCOTT MARTIN CLEWISTON, FL 9 16-03
105 CRAIG DOWLING GRANT, AL 9 16-01
106 TOM MANN JR BUFORD, GA 10 16-01
107 KATHRYN EALEY MOODY, AL 8 16-00
108 NATE WELLMAN JENISON, MI 9 15-09
109 STETSON BLAYLOCK BENTON, AR 7 15-03
110 RUSTY TRANCYGIER HAHIRA, GA 8 15-03
111 KENNETH (BOO) WOODS HAZARD, KY 7 14-14
112 CODY BIRD GRANBURY, TX 9 14-12
113 BRAD KNIGHT WARTBURG, TN 9 14-11
114 CHIP HARRISON BREMEN, IN 7 14-10
115 JT PALMORE GASBURG, VA 9 14-08
116 JAMES (WIL) HARDY HARLEM, GA 10 14-01
117 TERRY BOLTON JONESBORO, AR 10 13-13
118 DAVID SMITH DEL CITY, OK 9 13-07
119 JIMMY MILLSAPS CANTON, GA 7 13-01
120 DARYL BIRON SOUTH WINDSOR, CT 8 12-12
121 JOHN TANNER QUITMAN, TX 9 12-12
122 LEWIS DENNEY INDIAN MOUND, TN 8 12-11
123 DAVID KROMM KENNEWICK, WA 7 12-02
124 DICK SHAFFER ROCKFORD, OH 7 12-02
125 CHAD MORGENTHALER COULTERVILLE, IL 6 11-09
126 MATT AREY SHELBY, NC 8 11-06
127 ROBBIE DODSON HARRISON, AR 7 11-04
128 ROBERT SHERRY SAINT CHARLES, IL 7 11-03
129 GLENN CHAPPELEAR ACWORTH, GA 5 10-09
130 CHRIS NEAU CASTRO VALLEY, CA 7 10-08
131 MARK STEWART SPRINGVILLE, AL 8 10-08
132 ROBERT HARKNESS ELIZABETH, WV 7 10-00
133 TERRY BAKSAY EASTON, CT 6 8-04
134 GERALD BROWN CHICKASHA, OK 5 8-02
135 NICHOLAS ALBUS TRINITY, TX 5 7-08
136 RICHARD LOWITZKI ST CHARLES, IL 4 6-11
137 ROBERT PEARSON HERNDON, VA 4 6-10
138 RHETT FORNOF PARK CITY, UT 4 5-07
139 MARK ROUSE LEAGUE CITY, TX 3 5-02
140 WILL JEFFERIES BOUNTIFUL, UT 3 4-11