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Idaho’s Palaniuk leads BASS Federation Nation Championship on Red River; Six Classic Berths Up for Grabs

Category: press release

 Oct 28th, 2010 by OutdoorsFIRST 

Modified Oct 28th, 2010 at 12:00 AM

SHREVEPORT-BOSSER CITY, La. – With limits hard to come by at the 2010 BASS Federation Nation Championship presented by Yamaha and Skeeter Boats , Brandon Palaniuk of Rathdrum, Id., was one of the few competitors in the 55-angler field to dredge up a five-fish limit on Louisiana’s Red River.

Palaniuk boxed a limit that weighed 12 pounds, 1 ounce and by virtue of leading the tournament, he also was on top of the Western Division.  Anglers are split into six different divisions – based on geography – and at the end of the three-day event, the leader in each division will receive a coveted 2011 Bassmaster Classic berth.

Palaniuk, a 22-year-old Panhandle Bass Anglers member, had to share water on Wednesday but is on just enough of a different pattern that he says he is catching fish behind other anglers. He was able to boat one of only 17 limits scored on the day.  He declined to share specifics of his pattern.

“I’m not catching a whole lot of fish, and I’m sharing an area with a few other guys,” he said. “I just put my head and my trolling motor down and covered a lot of water. Today was a good day, but I can’t look too far ahead.”

Only 10 ounces behind Palaniuk was George Crain of Cropwell, Ala., with 11-7.  Crain also led the Southern Division while Zachary King of Clarksville, Ark., was third in the event – first in the Central Division —  with 11-1. In fourth was Mid-Atlantic Division leader Jeff Stetler of Leesburg, N.J., with 10-5 and in fifth was David Mock of Tallahassee, Fla., with 10-3.  Mock was behind Crain in the Southern Division standings.

The divisional leaders included Palaniuk (Western), Crain (Southern), King (Central), Stetler (Mid-Atlantic), Alessio Telese of Italy (Northern) and George Cooper of Buxton, Me. (Eastern).  The full standings can be found below.

Local favorite Jamie Laiche of Gonzales, La., struggled Wednesday, managing 6-11. Laiche believes the cooler weather that is forecasted Thursday could pick his bite up.

 

BASS FEDERATION NATION CHAMPIONSHIP- DAY 1 STANDINGS

 

2010 FEDERATION NATION CHAMPIONSHIP 10/27-10/29 Red River, Shreveport  La.

(BOATER) Standings Day 1

 

   Angler                   Hometown                        D No./lbs-oz  Total $$$

 

1.  Brandon Palaniuk       Rathdrum, Idaho (ID)             W  5  12-01

2.  George Crain           Cropwell, Ala. (AL)              S  5  11-07

3.  Zachary King           Clarksville, Ark. (AR)           C  5  11-01     $500.00

4.  Jeff Stetler           Leesburg, N.J. (NJ)              M  5  10-05

5.  David Mock             Tallahassee, Fla. (FL)           S  4  10-03

6.  Dale Hightower         Sand Springs, Okla. (OK)         C  5   9-06

7.  Isauro Tijerina        Guadalupe, Mexico (MEX)          C  5   9-04

8.  Brian Maloney          Osage Beach, Mo. (MO)            C  5   8-12

9.  Brian LaClair          Denton, Del. (DE)                M  5   8-11

10. Travis Tunnell         Benton, Kan. (KS)                C  4   8-07

11. Jerry Frahm            Brigham City, Utah (UT)          W  4   8-05

12. Joey Nania             Liberty Lake, Wash. (WA)         W  5   8-03

13. Donnie Cox             Tazewell, Tenn. (TN)             S  4   7-15

14. David Brinkerhoff      Kelso, Ore. (OR)                 W  5   7-04

15. Randy Ladner           Bay St Louis, Miss. (MS)         C  4   7-00

16. Alessio Telese         Signa-Firenz, Italy (ITA)        N  4   6-15

17. Jay Evans              Corvallis, Mont. (MT)            W  5   6-11

18. Jamie Laiche           Gonzales, La. (LA)               C  5   6-10

19. Bill Golightly         Preston, Wyo. (WY)               W  5   6-03

20. Tom Jessop             Dalhart, Texas (TX)              C  4   6-02

21. Cavin Young            Prince George, Va. (VA)          M  5   6-01

22. Mike Macdonald         Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (ZWE)         M  5   6-01

23. George Cooper          Buxton, Maine (ME)               E  4   6-01

23. Nathan Ranallo         La Crosse, Wisc. (WI)            N  4   6-01

25. Justy Varkevisser      Edenvale 1610, South Africa (RSA)S  5   5-15

26. Sean Alvarez           Rutland, Vt. (VT)                E  4   5-10

27. Brandon Card           Caryville, Ky. (KY)              S  4   4-15

28. Dave Rochette          Bracebridge, Canada (ONT)        E  3   4-12

29. Rob Digh               Denver, N.C. (NC)                S  5   4-11

30. Allen McCaw            Ignacio, Colo. (CO)              W  3   4-03

31. David Watson           Dugger, Ind. (IN)                N  2   4-02

32. Mark Klemp             Villa Park, Ill. (IL)            N  3   4-00

33. Andy Bravence          Globe, Ariz. (AZ)                W  2   3-14

34. Scott Parker           Londonderry, N.H. (NH)           E  2   3-09

35. Ed Riley               Woodbine, Md. (MD)               M  3   3-04

36. Kenny Wasmund          South Sioux City, Neb. (NE)      C  2   3-03

37. Daniel Gray            Butler, Pa. (PA)                 M  3   3-00

38. Abe Kalechman          Stafford, Conn. (CT)             E  2   2-09

39. Jeremy Franken         Watertown, S.D. (SD)             N  2   2-08

40. Jeff Green             Gaffney, S.C. (SC)               S  1   2-07

41. Robert Perkins         Crosslake, Minn. (MN)            N  2   2-06

41. Randy Phillips         Oxford, Mass. (MA)               E  2   2-06

43. Ronald Ryals           Live Oak, Fla. (FL)              S  1   1-15

44. Tony Beck              Social Circle, Ga. (GA)          S  2   1-14

45. Joe Matt               Syracuse, N.Y. (NY)              E  1   1-11

46. Bob Lechel             Los Alamos, N.M. (NM)            W  1   1-10

47. Dan Parker             Guttenberg, Iowa (IA)            N  1   1-08

48. Brian Mailot           Columbus, Ohio (OH)              N  1   1-00

49. Gerald Woodard         Southfield, Mich. (MI)           N  1   0-07

50. Paul Hemsley           North Las Vegas, Nev. (NV)       W  1   0-03

51. Chris Molineaux        Hope Valley, R.I. (RI)           E  0   0-00

51. Mike Moore             Philippi, W.Va. (WV)             M  0   0-00

51. Jason Ross             Ashley Falls, Mass. (MA)         E  0   0-00

51. Ryuji Saho             Moriguchi-Shi Osaka, Japan (JPN) W  0   0-00

51. James Smiley           Lake Forest, Calif. (CA)         W  0   0-00

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Big Bass

Day

 1   Zachary King            Clarksville, Ark. (AR)     5-00    $500.00

 

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Totals

Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight

 1       17       170       272-11

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         17       170       272-11

 

DIVISIONAL STANDINGS Day 1

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CENTRAL

    Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$

  1 Zachary King         Clarksville, Ark. (AR)      5  11-01     $500.00

  2 Dale Hightower       Sand Springs, Okla. (OK)    5   9-06

  3 Isauro Tijerina      Guadalupe, Mexico (MEX)     5   9-04

  4 Brian Maloney        Osage Beach, Mo. (MO)       5   8-12

  5 Travis Tunnell       Benton, Kan. (KS)           4   8-07

  6 Randy Ladner         Bay St Louis, Miss. (MS)    4   7-00

  7 Jamie Laiche         Gonzales, La. (LA)          5   6-10

  8 Tom Jessop           Dalhart, Texas (TX)         4   6-02

  9 Kenny Wasmund        South Sioux City, Neb. (N   2   3-03

 

WESTERN

    Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$

  1 Brandon Palaniuk     Rathdrum, Idaho (ID)        5  12-01

  2 Jerry Frahm          Brigham City, Utah (UT)     4   8-05

  3 Joey Nania           Liberty Lake, Wash. (WA)    5   8-03

  4 David Brinkerhoff    Kelso, Ore. (OR)            5   7-04

  5 Jay Evans            Corvallis, Mont. (MT)       5   6-11

  6 Bill Golightly       Preston, Wyo. (WY)          5   6-03

  7 Allen McCaw          Ignacio, Colo. (CO)         3   4-03

  8 Andy Bravence        Globe, Ariz. (AZ)           2   3-14

  9 Bob Lechel           Los Alamos, N.M. (NM)       1   1-10

 10 Paul Hemsley         North Las Vegas, Nev. (NV   1   0-03

 11 Ryuji Saho           Moriguchi-Shi Osaka, Japa   0   0-00

 11 James Smiley         Lake Forest, Calif. (CA)    0   0-00

 

SOUTHERN

    Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$

  1 George Crain         Cropwell, Ala. (AL)         5  11-07

  2 David Mock           Tallahassee, Fla. (FL)      4  10-03

  3 Donnie Cox           Tazewell, Tenn. (TN)        4   7-15

  4 Justy Varkevisser    Edenvale 1610, South Afri   5   5-15

  5 Brandon Card         Caryville, Ky. (KY)         4   4-15

  6 Rob Digh             Denver, N.C. (NC)           5   4-11

  7 Jeff Green           Gaffney, S.C. (SC)          1   2-07

  8 Ronald Ryals         Live Oak, Fla. (FL)         1   1-15

  9 Tony Beck            Social Circle, Ga. (GA)     2   1-14

 

MID-ATLANTIC

    Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$

  1 Jeff Stetler         Leesburg, N.J. (NJ)         5  10-05

  2 Brian LaClair        Denton, Del. (DE)           5   8-11

  3 Cavin Young          Prince George, Va. (VA)     5   6-01

  4 Mike Macdonald       Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (ZWE)    5   6-01

  5 Ed Riley             Woodbine, Md. (MD)          3   3-04

  6 Daniel Gray          Butler, Pa. (PA)            3   3-00

  7 Mike Moore           Philippi, W.Va. (WV)        0   0-00

 

NORTHERN

    Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$

  1 Alessio Telese       Signa-Firenz, Italy (ITA)   4   6-15

  2 Nathan Ranallo       La Crosse, Wisc. (WI)       4   6-01

  3 David Watson         Dugger, Ind. (IN)           2   4-02

  4 Mark Klemp           Villa Park, Ill. (IL)       3   4-00

  5 Jeremy Franken       Watertown, S.D. (SD)        2   2-08

  6 Robert Perkins       Crosslake, Minn. (MN)       2   2-06

  7 Dan Parker           Guttenberg, Iowa (IA)       1   1-08

  8 Brian Mailot         Columbus, Ohio (OH)         1   1-00

  9 Gerald Woodard       Southfield, Mich. (MI)      1   0-07

 

EASTERN

    Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$

  1 George Cooper        Buxton, Maine (ME)          4   6-01

  2 Sean Alvarez         Rutland, Vt. (VT)           4   5-10

  3 Dave Rochette        Bracebridge, Canada (ONT)   3   4-12

  4 Scott Parker         Londonderry, N.H. (NH)      2   3-09

  5 Abe Kalechman        Stafford, Conn. (CT)        2   2-09

  6 Randy Phillips       Oxford, Mass. (MA)          2   2-06

  7 Joe Matt             Syracuse, N.Y. (NY)         1   1-11

  8 Chris Molineaux      Hope Valley, R.I. (RI)      0   0-00

  8 Jason Ross           Ashley Falls, Mass. (MA)    0   0-00

 

 

About BASS

 

For more than 40 years, BASS has served as the authority on bass fishing.  The organization advances the sport through advocacy, outreach and its expansive tournament structure while  connecting directly with the passionate community of bass anglers through its Bassmaster media vehicles.

 

The Bassmaster brand and its multimedia platforms are guided by a mission to serve all fishing fans. Through its industry-leading publications Bassmaster Magazine, BASS Times and Fishing Tackle Retailer; comprehensive Web properties in Bassmaster.com, BASSInsider.com and ESPN2 television programming, Bassmaster provides rich, leading-edge content true to the lifestyle.

 

BASS oversees the Bassmaster Tournament Trail, which includes the Bassmaster Elite Series, Bassmaster Opens, BASS Federation Nation and the ultimate celebration of competitive fishing, the Bassmaster Classic.

 

BASS offers an array of services to its more than 500,000 members and remains focused on issues related to conservation and water access. The organization is headquartered in Celebration, Fla.

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