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WARMING TREND LIKELY TO BOOST
WEIGHTS AT THE BASSMASTER FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIP
Weather, Location Key Components of Strategy
on the Water
January 10, 2006 - What's at stake: $53,000 total in
prize money, plus six berths into the 2006 CITGO Bassmaster Classic.
Telecast: Coverage of the event will air Saturday, Jan.
21 at 10 a.m. EST on ESPN2. It will re-air on Jan. 27 at 7 a.m.
and again on Jan. 30 at noon.
The Pros Said It
"Right now, it's high skies and a cold front just came through.
I think it's going to be tough from what I'm seeing so far. Fishing
is fishing and it's not guaranteed . you've got to go after them."
- Northern Division competitor Fred Myers, 44, Bloomington,
Ill.
"It's pretty tough out here right now, but I'm not too worried
about it. The fish react weird to cold fronts, and they're a
little sluggish so I've been searching for locations and figuring
out where I'm going to fish in the tournament. I think this weather
change is going to make the fish more active and it's a matter
of going in and capitalizing come tournament time." - Western
Division competitor Dave Mehalechko, 37, Glendale, Ariz.
"It's going really slow for me right now. I found a few
bites and I hope to capitalize on that and find a few more. If
this weather holds out and keeps warming up, the fish are going
to move up and the weights are probably going to come up pretty
good." - Western Division competitor Mark Schroeder,
32, Red Bluff, Calif.
"Right now, it's pretty tough. I'm getting a few bites and
hope I can put it together and make things happen in the next
three days. The weather should stable out and we're coming on
a full moon, which will help a bunch. I'm thinking 10 pounds
a day and 30 pounds for three days will do really well."
- Southern Division competitor Bill Lowen, 31, Cincinnati,
Ohio.
The Strategy
Myers: In the morning, he's throwing light plastics on Berkley
fluorocarbon 6- to 8-pound test line. As the sun gets higher
in the afternoon, Myers will switch to crankbaits as well as
a little rat fishing.
Mehalechko: He is fishing a variety of lures,
including spinnerbaits on 5-pound test line and Texas-rigged
worms on 17-pound line. He's flipping soft plastics on 65-pound
braid line. He's fishing fast and covering a lot of water.
Schroeder: He's flipping and pitching a baby brush hog
and a RXN Innovations sweet beaver into the Kissimmee grass using
15 to 20-pound test line and 65-pound Power Pro braided line.
Lowen: He's flipping a Net Bait - Paca Craw on 50-pound
Stren Super Braid in vegetation in shallow water 2 to 4 feet
deep.
Location and Field
BASS Federation Championship
Harris Chain of Lakes
Leesburg, Fla.
Jan.11-13, 2006
Field
55 boaters
Full field all three competition days. Weights will carry over
each day.
Launch
Hickory Point
27341 State Route 19
Tavares, Fla. 32778
7 a.m.
Weigh-in
Venetian Gardens
201 East Dixie Ave.
Leesburg, Fla. 34748
4 p.m.
Background
Previous BASS events
2005, CITGO Bassmaster Tour
2004, CITGO Bassmaster Tour
2003, Florida Showdown
1992, Florida Invitational
1990, Megabucks
1989, Megabucks
1988, Megabucks
1987, Megabucks
1986, Megabucks
Previous winners on lake
69-5, Peter Thliveros, 2005
61-12, Marty Stone, 2004
36-12, Skeet Reese, 2003
14-10, Mike Folkestad, 1992
31-7, Larry Nixon, 1990
58-8, Jim Bitter, 1989
88.5, Larry Nixon, 1988
62-4, Lonnie Stanley, 1987
68-0, Roger Farmer, 1986
Heaviest winning sack
88-5, Larry Nixon, 1988
Lowest winning sack
14-10, Mike Folkestad, 1992
Weather
Temperature
75 degrees
Lake level
63.4 ft.
CITGO Bassmaster Classic: Feb. 24-26, 2006 on Lake Tohopekaliga
in Kissimmee, Fla.
Local sponsors: The City of Leesburg, Leesburg Area Chamber
of Commerce, Lake County Water Authority and The Lake County
Department of Economic Development and Tourism.
BASS is the worldwide authority on bass fishing, sanctioning
more than 20,000 events through the BASS Federation annually.
Guided by its mission to serve all fishing fans, BASS sets the
standard for credibility, professionalism, sportsmanship and
conservation, as it has for nearly 40 years.
BASS stages bass fishing tournaments for every skill level and
culminates with the CITGO Bassmaster Classic. Through its clubs,
youth programs, aquatic resource advocacy, magazine publishing
and multimedia platforms, BASS offers the industry's widest array
of services and support to its nearly 550,000 members. The organization
is headquartered in Celebration, Fla.
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