Florida’s Martin Extends Lead at Walmart FLW Tour on Lake Champlain presented by General Tire

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Pro Scott Martin of Clewiston, Florida, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 20 pounds even to extend his lead after Day Two of the Walmart FLW Tour at Lake Champlain.

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (PRUnderground) June 24th, 2016

Pro Scott Martin of Clewiston, Florida, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 20 pounds even to extend his lead after Day Two of the Walmart FLW Tour at Lake Champlain presented by General Tire. Martin will bring a 3-pound, 9-ounce advantage into Day Three of the four-day competition that features 160 of the top bass-fishing anglers in the world competing for a top cash award of up to $125,000.

In second place is Bryan Schmitt of Deale, Maryland, who weighed in a five-bass limit totaling 21-5 Friday – the largest of the day – for a two-day cumulative total of 10 bass worth 38-12. The field is trimmed to the top 20 on Saturday, with only the top 10 anglers fishing on final day Sunday.

“This lake has been has been special to me,” said Martin, who has earned more than $2.39 million in FLW competition. “The first time I won in 2004, I did it with all spawning fish. The second time around in 2009, it was all largemouth. This time, I’ve got a mixture of both which I’m excited about.”

“For me, it’s all about confidence in your strengths,” said Martin. “I like to sight-fish, and I like to target largemouth in open water. With those two at my disposal, I have a lot of confidence in this lake.”

The top 20 pros that made the Buck Knives Cut and will fish Saturday on Lake Champlain are:

1st:          Scott Martin, Clewiston, Fla., 10 bass, 42-5

2nd:         Bryan Schmitt, Deale, Md., 10 bass, 38-12

3rd:         Chris Johnston, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, 10 bass, 38-9

4th:         Walmart pro David Dudley, Lynchburg, Va., 10 bass, 38-6

5th:         Cody Meyer, Auburn, Calif., 10 bass, 37-1

6th:         Jason Meninger, Gainesville, Ga., 10 bass, 36-9

7th:         Livingston Lures pro Stetson Blaylock, Benton, Ark., 10 bass, 36-7

8th:         Lowrance pro Austin Felix, Eden Prairie, Minn., 10 bass, 36-6

9th:         Yamamoto Baits pro Shinichi Fukae, Palestine, Texas, 10 bass, 35-1

10th:       Livingston Lures pro Andy Morgan, Dayton, Tenn., 10 bass, 35-0

11th:       Braxton Setzer, Montgomery, Ala., 10 bass, 34-11

12th:       Jason Johnson, Gainesville, Ga., 10 bass, 34-10

13th:       Terry Bolton, Paducah, Ky., 10 bass, 34-9

14th:       Wesley Strader, Spring City, Tenn., 10 bass, 34-8

15th:       Jacob Wheeler, Indianapolis, Ind., 10 bass, 34-3

16th:       Curtis Richardson, Belleville, Ontario, Canada, 10 bass, 34-2

17th:       GoPro pro Mike Kernan, Wylie, Texas, 10 bass, 34-0

18th:       Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 10 bass, 34-0

19th:       Clark Wendlandt, Leander, Texas, 10 bass, 34-0

20th:       Quaker State pro Scott Canterbury, Springville, Ala., 10 bass, 34-0

For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.

Schmitt weighed in a 5-pound, 8-ounce largemouth to win the Big Bass Award on the pro side Friday and the $500 prize.

Overall there were 796 bass weighing 2,380 pounds, 6 ounces caught by 159 pros Friday. The catch included 158 five-bass limits.

Al Gagliarducci of West Suffield, Connecticut, won the co-angler division and $20,000 Friday with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 33 pounds, 11 ounces, followed by David Hudson of Jasper, Alabama, who finished in second place with 10 bass weighing 31 pounds, 13 ounces worth $7,600.

The top 10 co-anglers finished:

1st:          Al Gagliarducci, West Suffield, Conn., 10 bass, 33-11 $20,000

2nd:         David Hudson, Jasper, Ala., 10 bass, 31-13 $7,500

3rd:         Gary Haraguchi, Redding, Calif., 10 bass, 30-10, $5,000

4th:         Edward Pecore, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 10 bass, 29-7, $4,000

5th:         Darren Heavner, Fort Worth, Texas, 10 bass, 29-6 $3,000

6th:         David Larson, Mound, Minn., 10 bass, 29-4, $2,500

7th:         Benjie Seaborn, Guin, Ala., 10 bass, 28-14, $2,000

8th:         Ralph Mulleins, Cumberland, Va., 10 bass, 28-11, $1,800

9th:         Mike Schnupp, Apopka, Fla., 10 bass, 28-11, $1,700

10th:       Shayne McFarlin, Martin, Ga., 10 bass, 28-9, $1,600

Jeff Jones of West Seneca, New York, earned the Big Bass Award on the co-angler side Friday with a bass weighing 6 pounds, 9 ounces to win the $250 prize.

Overall there were 722 bass weighing 1,780 pounds, 5 ounces caught by 154 co-anglers Friday. The catch included 130 five-bass limits.

Adding another accolade to his illustrious career, Livingston Lures pro Andy Morgan of Dayton, Tennessee, clinched his third Angler of the Year title Friday. Morgan made the top-20 cut in 10th place, guaranteeing him the season-long cumulative points title. Morgan became the third angler in FLW Tour history to win the title three times, earning him a check for $100,000 and an automatic berth into the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup.

Pro Chris Johnston of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, clinched the 2016 Walmart FLW Tour Rookie of the Year award, which is awarded to the rookie pro angler who finishes the season with the highest point total.

Bryan New of Belmont, North Carolina, clinched the Walmart FLW Tour Co-Angler of the Year title and won a new Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Mercury outboard.

Coverage of the Lake Champlain tournament will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) Oct. 12 from 1 p.m.-2 p.m. EDT. The Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world.

The Walmart FLW Tour at Lake Champlain presented by General Tire is hosted by the City of Plattsburgh and the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau.

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About Fishing League Worldwide (FLW)

FLW is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money in 2016 across five tournament circuits. Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, with offices in Minneapolis, FLW conducts more than 235 bass-fishing tournaments annually across the United States and sanctions tournaments in Canada, China, Mexico and South Korea. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW\” television show, broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, while FLW Bass Fishing magazine delivers cutting-edge tips from top pros. For more information visit FLWFishing.com and follow FLW at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Periscope: @FLWFishing.

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