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Lanier Running Away From Kissimmee Chain Field In Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open

Category: press release

 Jan 31st, 2013 by OutdoorsFIRST 

Modified Jan 31st, 2013 at 12:00 AM

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – He wasn’t wearing track shoes, but Daniel Lanier Jr. of Winter Springs, Fla., is running away from the rest of the field at the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes in Central Florida. He leads 197 other pros with 27 pounds, 11 ounces. His closest challenger is two-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier Tracy Adams of North Carolina who is more than 9 pounds back with 18-7.

Dreams of 30-pound catches and a new B.A.S.S. three-day catch record are mostly out the window after a cold front passed through the night before competition began. Water temperatures dipped, the wind blew, and the water muddied. The result? Fishing was challenging; catching was downright difficult.

“I caught ’em early,” said Lanier, whose best finish in six previous Bassmaster Opens was fifth on the same body of water in 2011. “Most of my best fish came out of 4 or 5 feet of water on topwater baits.”

Lanier also had the biggest bass on the pro side of the tournament with a 9-11 largemouth. A co-angler, Alabama’s Johnny Pittman, leads the race for Carhartt Big Bass honors with 10-4.

Lanier was understandably reluctant to share too much information after the first day. There are still two more days of fishing lbefore a champion is crowned. At stake for the winner is $10,000 plus a Skeeter boat and Yamaha motor combo, critical points toward a spot in the Bassmaster Elite Series and a berth in the 2014 Bassmaster Classic for a champion who competes in all three Southern Opens this season.

Tied for third place are Elite Series pro Derek Remitz and former Elite angler Todd Auten with 18-1. More than half of Remitz’s catch came from one bass, and the Alabama pro is skeptical of his chances at a repeat performance in the second round. “I’m fishing every piece of cover that’s in front of me,” he said. “If it gets colder, I’ll probably go flipping and pitching the heaviest cover I can find.”

Michael Murphy is in fifth place with five bass weighing 17-6. “I caught one off a bed today,” he said. “A lot of my shallow fish are going away. I’m mostly flipping and pitching matted vegetation with a Texas rigged Reins soft plastic bait behind a 2-ounce Reins tungsten sinker. It seems like the better fish are burying up in the heaviest cover.”

On the co-angler side, Pittman leads the way with 19-1, anchored by the day’s biggest bass. The top co-angler in the tournament will win a Triton boat and Mercury motor combo.

All 198 pros and 198 co-anglers will be back for the second round on Friday. After that, the field will be cut to the Top 12 anglers in each division.
 

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2013 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open Lake Toho 1/31-2/2

Lake Toho, Kissimmee  FL.

(BOATER) Standings Day 1

 

   Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts 

 

1.  Daniel Lanier Jr.      Winter Springs, FL       5  27-11  198

  Day 1: 5   27-11 

2.  Tracy Adams            Wilkesboro, NC           5  18-07  197

  Day 1: 5   18-07 

3.  Todd Auten             Lake Wylie, SC           5  18-01  196

  Day 1: 5   18-01 

3.  Derek Remitz           Grant, AL                5  18-01  196

  Day 1: 5   18-01 

5.  Michael Murphy         Lexington, SC            5  17-06  194

  Day 1: 5   17-06 

6.  Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN         5  16-14  193

  Day 1: 5   16-14 

7.  Jamey Caldwell         Carthage, NC             5  16-09  192

  Day 1: 5   16-09 

7.  Skip Johnson           Wales, MI                5  16-09  192

  Day 1: 5   16-09 

9.  Darrell Pons           Gainesville, FL          5  16-08  190

  Day 1: 5   16-08 

10. Will Evans             Winter Haven, FL         5  16-05  189

  Day 1: 5   16-05 

11. Mike Jackson           San Mateo, FL            5  15-09  188

  Day 1: 5   15-09 

12. Randy Elliott          Bowie, MD                5  15-05  187

  Day 1: 5   15-05 

13. Steven Priest          New Lexington, OH        5  15-04  186

  Day 1: 5   15-04 

14. Davy Hite              Ninety Six, SC           5  15-00  185

  Day 1: 5   15-00 

15. John Cox               Debary, FL               5  14-13  184

  Day 1: 5   14-13 

16. Patrick Pierce         Jacksonville, FL         5  14-04  183

  Day 1: 5   14-04 

17. David Walker           Sevierville, TN          5  13-11  182

  Day 1: 5   13-11 

18. Sandy Melvin           Boca Grande, FL          5  13-10  181

  Day 1: 5   13-10 

19. Matthew Hinman         Palm Bay, FL             5  13-08  180

  Day 1: 5   13-08 

20. Bob Grosso             Odessa, FL               5  13-06  179

  Day 1: 5   13-06 

21. Jordan Card            Knoxville, TN            5  13-05  178

  Day 1: 5   13-05 

22. Glenn Browne           Ocala, FL                5  13-04  177

  Day 1: 5   13-04 

23. David Mullins          Mt Carmel, TN            5  13-00  176

  Day 1: 5   13-00 

24. Ken Iyobe              Tokoname JAPAN           5  12-14  175

  Day 1: 5   12-14 

25. Trevor Fitzgerald      Belleview, FL            5  12-12  174

  Day 1: 5   12-12 

26. Brad Knight            Wartburg, TN             5  12-10  173

  Day 1: 5   12-10 

27. Keith Poche            Pike Road, AL            5  12-09  172

  Day 1: 5   12-09 

27. Michael Richards       Winter Haven, FL         5  12-09  172

  Day 1: 5   12-09 

29. Richard Howes          Oviedo, FL               5  12-06  170

  Day 1: 5   12-06 

30. Greg Vinson            Wetumpka, AL             5  12-02  169

  Day 1: 5   12-02 

31. Chris Lane             Guntersville, AL         5  11-15  168

  Day 1: 5   11-15 

32. Bradley Jones          Silver Creek, GA         5  11-11  167

  Day 1: 5   11-11 

33. Scott Mcgehee          Madison, MS              5  11-09  166

  Day 1: 5   11-09 

34. Raymond Trudeau        Saint Cloud, FL          5  11-06  165

  Day 1: 5   11-06 

35. Joseph Lee             Knoxville, TN            4  11-06  164

  Day 1: 4   11-06 

36. Joe Holland            Jefferson, ME            5  11-04  163

  Day 1: 5   11-04 

36. Kyle Kempkers          Hamilton, MI             5  11-04  163

  Day 1: 5   11-04 

36. Jayme Rampey           Liberty, SC              5  11-04  163

  Day 1: 5   11-04 

39. Casey Scanlon          Lenexa, KS               5  11-03  160

  Day 1: 5   11-03 

40. Terry Segraves         Kissimmee, FL            5  10-15  159

  Day 1: 5   10-15 

41. Dow Cox                Jonesborough, TN         5  10-06  158

  Day 1: 5   10-06 

42. Gary Isgrigg           Mt Washington, KY        5  10-04  157

  Day 1: 5   10-04 

43. Ryan Davidson          Huntington, WV           5  10-02  156

  Day 1: 5   10-02 

43. Luke Gritter           Kalamazoo, MI            5  10-02  156

  Day 1: 5   10-02 

45. Colby Cotterill        Lakeland, FL             5  10-00  154

  Day 1: 5   10-00 

46. Gary Clouse            La Vergne, TN            5  09-13  153

  Day 1: 5   09-13 

47. Kyle A. Fox            Lakeland, FL             5  09-12  152

  Day 1: 5   09-12 

47. Bobby Lane             Lakeland, FL             5  09-12  152

  Day 1: 5   09-12 

47. Danny White            Milledgeville, GA        5  09-12  152

  Day 1: 5   09-12 

50. Ish Monroe             Hughson, CA              5  09-10  149

  Day 1: 5   09-10 

50. Bradley Roy            Lancaster, KY            5  09-10  149

  Day 1: 5   09-10 

50. Jason Williamson       Aiken, SC                5  09-10  149

  Day 1: 5   09-10 

53. Jeff Holland           Winter Springs, FL       5  09-09  146

  Day 1: 5   09-09 

54. Chad Morgenthaler      Coulterville, IL         5  09-08  145

  Day 1: 5   09-08 

55. Don Hogue              Cropwell, AL             2  09-06  144

  Day 1: 2   09-06 

56. Casey D Ashley         Donalds, SC              5  09-05  143

  Day 1: 5   09-05 

56. Brad Maynard           Knoxville, TN            5  09-05  143

  Day 1: 5   09-05 

58. Aaron Martens          Leeds, AL                5  09-03  141

  Day 1: 5   09-03 

59. Brandon Palaniuk       Rathdrum, ID             5  09-02  140

  Day 1: 5   09-02 

59. Ron Wolfarth           Oakboro, NC              5  09-02  140

  Day 1: 5   09-02 

61. George Crain           Cropwell, AL             5  09-01  138

  Day 1: 5   09-01 

61. Samuel C Fish          Hoover, AL               5  09-01  138

  Day 1: 5   09-01 

63. Keith Surber           Longview, TX             4  09-01  136

  Day 1: 4   09-01 

64. Sam George             Athens, AL               5  09-00  135

  Day 1: 5   09-00 

64. BJ Haseotes            Centerville, MA          5  09-00  135

  Day 1: 5   09-00 

66. Michael Bradford       Scottsboro, AL           5  08-15  133

  Day 1: 5   08-15 

67. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH           5  08-11  132

  Day 1: 5   08-11 

67. Gary Pilkenton         Morristown, TN           5  08-11  132

  Day 1: 5   08-11 

69. Michael Naron          Lucedale, MS             1  08-11  130

  Day 1: 1   08-11 

70. Brett Mitchell         Timmonsville, SC         5  08-10  129

  Day 1: 5   08-10 

71. Michael Johnson        Talking Rock, GA         5  08-09  128

  Day 1: 5   08-09 

72. Jesse Tacoronte        Orlando, FL              1  08-08  127

  Day 1: 1   08-08 

73. Hojin Chang            Windermere, FL           5  08-04  126

  Day 1: 5   08-04 

73. Kurtis Michaux         Clermont, FL             5  08-04  126

  Day 1: 5   08-04 

75. Josh Bragg             Jacksonville, AL         4  08-03  124

  Day 1: 4   08-03 

76. Randy Howell           Springville, AL          5  08-00  123

  Day 1: 5   08-00 

77. Kurt Dove              Del Rio, TX              3  08-00  122

  Day 1: 3   08-00 

78. Chris Mcreynolds       Louisville, TN           5  07-15  121

  Day 1: 5   07-15 

79. Shane Lineberger       Lincolnton, NC           4  07-15  120

  Day 1: 4   07-15 

80. Ben Quisno             Maineville, OH           5  07-14  119

  Day 1: 5   07-14 

81. Cecil Douberly         Lakeland, FL             5  07-13  118

  Day 1: 5   07-13 

81. Ray Hashimoto          Shakopee, MN             5  07-13  118

  Day 1: 5   07-13 

83. Joel Engelmeyer        Severn, MD               5  07-12  116

  Day 1: 5   07-12 

83. Tim Ezell              Key West, FL             5  07-12  116

  Day 1: 5   07-12 

85. Paul Elias             Laurel, MS               5  07-11  114

  Day 1: 5   07-11 

85. Kazunori Okuma         Moriyama-Shi Shiga JAPA  5  07-11  114

  Day 1: 5   07-11 

87. Rick Clunn             Ava, MO                  5  07-10  112

  Day 1: 5   07-10 

88. John Kremer            Sanford, FL              5  07-09  111

  Day 1: 5   07-09 

89. Bigworm Ludwig         Auburn, GA               4  07-09  110

  Day 1: 4   07-09 

90. Leon Knight            Guntersville, AL         3  07-08  109

  Day 1: 3   07-08 

91. Woo Daves              Spring Grove, VA         4  07-07  108

  Day 1: 4   07-07 

92. Billy Shelton          La Crosse, VA            3  07-07  107

  Day 1: 3   07-07 

93. Patrick Bone           Cleveland, GA            5  07-05  106

  Day 1: 5   07-05 

94. RC Cooper              Nashua, NH               3  07-05  105

  Day 1: 3   07-05 

94. Alvin Shaw             Roaring Gap, NC          3  07-05  105

  Day 1: 3   07-05 

96. Joey Nania             Liberty Lake, WA         4  07-04  103

  Day 1: 4   07-04 

97. Jeff Cloud             Lubbock, TX              3  07-04  102

  Day 1: 3   07-04 

98. Bob Morin              Seymour, TN              5  07-03  101

  Day 1: 5   07-03 

99. George Lambeth         Thomasville, NC          5  07-02  100

  Day 1: 5   07-02 

100. Brett Self             Griffin, GA              3  07-02   99

  Day 1: 3   07-02 

101. Monte Knight           Marion, MS               5  07-01   98

  Day 1: 5   07-01 

101. Marty Robinson         Lyman, SC                5  07-01   98

  Day 1: 5   07-01 

103. Thomas Jones           Gainesville, FL          5  06-15   96

  Day 1: 5   06-15 

104. Joe Clements           Saint Cloud, FL          5  06-14   95

  Day 1: 5   06-14 

105. Cliff Prince           Palatka, FL              5  06-12   94

  Day 1: 5   06-12 

106. Michael Parrott        Ashland, AL              5  06-11   93

  Day 1: 5   06-11 

107. Steve Jenkins          Gray, TN                 2  06-11   92

  Day 1: 2   06-11 

108. Arnie Lane             Lakeland, FL             5  06-10   91

  Day 1: 5   06-10 

109. Ray Brazier            Lawrenceburg, TN         2  06-10   90

  Day 1: 2   06-10 

110. Darren Gallaher        Hixson, TN               5  06-09   89

  Day 1: 5   06-09 

111. Bruce Whitmire         Channelview, TX          3  06-08   88

  Day 1: 3   06-08 

112. Stephen Browning       Hot Springs, AR          5  06-07   87

  Day 1: 5   06-07 

113. Casey Majni            Knoxville, TN            5  06-06   86

  Day 1: 5   06-06 

114. Larry Cahan            East Palatka, FL         5  06-05   85

  Day 1: 5   06-05 

115. Ben Potaracke          La Crosse, WI            4  06-05   84

  Day 1: 4   06-05 

116. Sean Wieda             Florence, KY             5  06-04   83

  Day 1: 5   06-04 

117. Keith Monson           Harrodsburg, KY          5  06-01   82

  Day 1: 5   06-01 

118. Gerald Swindle         Warrior, AL              5  06-00   81

  Day 1: 5   06-00 

119. Brian Key              Pomaria, SC              5  05-15   80

  Day 1: 5   05-15 

120. Lee Sisson             Winter Haven, FL         4  05-14   79

  Day 1: 4   05-14 

121. Sean Alvarez           Rutland, VT              2  05-13   78

  Day 1: 2   05-13 

122. Marcos Malucelli       Fort Mill, SC            5  05-12   77

  Day 1: 5   05-12 

123. Britt Myers            Lake Wylie, SC           5  05-10   76

  Day 1: 5   05-10 

124. Jimmy Johnson          La Crosse, WI            4  05-10   75

  Day 1: 4   05-10 

125. Carroll Blevins        Jonesboro, GA            4  05-07   74

  Day 1: 4   05-07 

126. Brandon Cobb           Greenwood, SC            4  05-06   73

  Day 1: 4   05-06 

127. Kyle Dorsett           Odenville, AL            4  05-05   72

  Day 1: 4   05-05 

128. Terry Scroggins        San Mateo, FL            3  05-01   71

  Day 1: 3   05-01 

129. Chuck Pippin           Windermere, FL           4  05-00   70

  Day 1: 4   05-00 

129. Steven Wisdom          Sterrett, AL             4  05-00   70

  Day 1: 4   05-00 

131. Stu Martel             Elmhurst, IL             4  04-14   68

  Day 1: 4   04-14 

132. Ronald Ryals           Live Oak, FL             4  04-13   67

  Day 1: 4   04-13 

133. Brian Elder            Locust Grove, GA         2  04-13   66

  Day 1: 2   04-13 

134. Jon Englund            Farwell, MN              3  04-12   65

  Day 1: 3   04-12 

135. Michael Webster        Gastonia, NC             4  04-11   64

  Day 1: 4   04-11 

136. Christiana Bradley     Bealeton, VA             4  04-08   63

  Day 1: 4   04-08 

137. Bill Weidler           Helena, AL               3  04-04   62

  Day 1: 3   04-04 

138. Ricky Shepherd         Mosheim, TN              2  04-04   61

  Day 1: 2   04-04 

139. Frank Ippoliti         Mercersburg, PA          3  04-03   60

  Day 1: 3   04-03 

140. JW Moreno              Piney Flats, TN          3  04-02   59

  Day 1: 3   04-02 

141. David Kilgore          Jasper, AL               4  03-15   58

  Day 1: 4   03-15 

142. David Hudson           Jasper, AL               3  03-15   57

  Day 1: 3   03-15 

143. Merle Wells            Hammond, NY              3  03-14   56

  Day 1: 3   03-14 

144. Sam Mccowan            Pounding Mill, VA        2  03-12   55

  Day 1: 2   03-12 

145. Bo Cross               Knoxville, TN            3  03-11   54

  Day 1: 3   03-11 

146. Landon Lomax           Owens Cross Roads, AL    3  03-10   53

  Day 1: 3   03-10 

147. James Bailey           Warrenton, VA            2  03-10   52

  Day 1: 2   03-10 

147. Joshua Cook            Clarksville, TN          2  03-10   52

  Day 1: 2   03-10 

149. Mark Duggar            Rincon, GA               3  03-09   50

  Day 1: 3   03-09 

150. Kendall Newson         Decatur, GA              2  03-07   49

  Day 1: 2   03-07 

151. Jimmy Mason            Rogersville, AL          1  03-05   48

  Day 1: 1   03-05 

152. Marcus Parker          Jacksonville, FL         1  03-04   47

  Day 1: 1   03-04 

153. Marty Brown            Dalton, GA               3  03-03   46

  Day 1: 3   03-03 

154. Sumiyuki Takano        Winter Springs, FL       2  03-03   45

  Day 1: 2   03-03 

155. Josh Herren            Pinson, AL               2  03-02   44

  Day 1: 2   03-02 

156. Wayne Murray           Baton Rouge, LA          2  02-15   43

  Day 1: 2   02-15 

157. CG Gerrein             Villa Hills, KY          2  02-14   42

  Day 1: 2   02-14 

157. Jeffrey Purves         Roanoke, VA              2  02-14   42

  Day 1: 2   02-14 

159. Brent Bonadona         Port Allen, LA           2  02-13   40

  Day 1: 2   02-13 

160. Chris Jackson          Dora, AL                 2  02-12   39

  Day 1: 2   02-12 

161. Kazuki Kitajima        Orlando, FL              1  02-12   38

  Day 1: 1   02-12 

162. Kameron Harbin         Abbeville, SC            2  02-09   37

  Day 1: 2   02-09 

163. Robert Miley           Miami, FL                1  02-07   36

  Day 1: 1   02-07 

164. Jimmie Murphy          Ocala, FL                5  02-05   35

  Day 1: 5   02-05 

165. Mark Naron             Moss Point, MS           2  02-05   34

  Day 1: 2   02-05 

166. Jason Patterson        Bluffton, IN             2  02-04   33

  Day 1: 2   02-04 

167. Steve Mckinnie         Umatilla, FL             2  02-02   32

  Day 1: 2   02-02 

168. Mitch Stevenson        Mason, OH                1  02-01   31

  Day 1: 1   02-01 

169. Skylar Hamilton        Dandridge, TN            2  02-00   30

  Day 1: 2   02-00 

169. David Perdue           Wirtz, VA                2  02-00   30

  Day 1: 2   02-00 

171. Larry Draughn          Fairborn, OH             2  01-13   28

  Day 1: 2   01-13 

172. Dakota Brown           South Charleston, WV     1  01-13   27

  Day 1: 1   01-13 

173. Steve Schoffstall      Chelsea, AL              1  01-08   26

  Day 1: 1   01-08 

174. Eamon Bolten           Tampa, FL                1  01-07   25

  Day 1: 1   01-07 

174. Jimmy D Kennedy        Plainville, VT           1  01-07   25

  Day 1: 1   01-07 

174. Heath Smith            Rainbow City, AL         1  01-07   25

  Day 1: 1   01-07 

177. Eagle Eye Homan        Mineral Wells, TX        1  01-06   22

  Day 1: 1   01-06 

177. David Sheffield        Davie, FL                1  01-06   22

  Day 1: 1   01-06 

179. Josh Douglas           Chattanooga, TN          1  01-05   20

  Day 1: 1   01-05 

180. Burton Bryan           Sevierville, TN          1  01-04   19

  Day 1: 1   01-04 

181. Colby Flinn            Bradenton, FL            1  01-03   18

  Day 1: 1   01-03 

182. Paul Pagnato           Reston, VA               1  01-02   17

  Day 1: 1   01-02 

183. Joaquin Covas          Fulton, AR               1  01-01   16

  Day 1: 1   01-01 

184. G Rogers               Statesville, NC          1  00-12   15

  Day 1: 1   00-12 

185. Tim Frederick          Leesburg, FL             1  00-10   14

  Day 1: 1   00-10 

186. Shannon Abbott         Seymour, TN              3  00-07   13

  Day 1: 3   00-07 

187. James Bader            Fruitland Park, FL       0  00-00    0

  Day 1: 0   00-00 

187. Eddie Ball             Newport, TN              0  00-00    0

  Day 1: 0   00-00 

187. Jeff Barth             Marshfield, WI           0  00-00    0

  Day 1: 0   00-00 

187. Phillip Brannon        Riverside, AL            0  00-00    0

  Day 1: 0   00-00 

187. James Butler           Clarksville, TN          0  00-00    0

  Day 1: 0   00-00 

187. Tony Chachere          Opelousas, LA            0  00-00    0

  Day 1: 0   00-00 

187. Clay Dyer              Hamilton, AL             0  00-00    0

  Day 1: 0   00-00 

187. Tim Foster             Louisville, KY           0  00-00    0

  Day 1: 0   00-00 

187. Stephen Longobardi     Northford, CT            0  00-00    0

  Day 1: 0   00-00 

187. Avery Mccormick        Mobile, AL               0  00-00    0

  Day 1: 0   00-00 

187. Sam J Phillips         Kingsport, TN            0  00-00    0

  Day 1: 0   00-00 

187. LJ Schroeder           Clayton, OH              0  00-00    0

  Day 1: 0   00-00 

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Totals

Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight

1       101       714      1420-08

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         101       714      1420-08

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