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Martin Continues to Lead Walmart FLW Tour Major on Potomac River Presented by National Guard

Category: Tournament

 May 19th, 2012 by OutdoorsFIRST 

Modified May 19th, 2012 at 12:00 AM

                                      NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (May 18, 2012) – The world’s best bass pros continued to be successful Friday at the Walmart FLW Tour Major on the Potomac River presented by the National Guard as anglers from all across the United States, Canada, Spain and Japan continued their four-day battle for a top cash award of up to $125,000. FLW anglers continued to use a variety of baits and techniques throughout the day with much of the same results as the first day of competition.

Bright skies and not much of a breeze greeted anglers on the second day of competition. National Guard pro Scott Martin of Clewiston, Fla., remains in the lead after Day 2 after weighing a five-bass limit for 15 pounds, 1 ounce. Martin’s two-day catch of 10 bass weighing 37 pounds, 11 ounces gives him a 2-pound, 9-ounce lead heading into the third day of the tournament.

“Today just boiled down to I didn’t get a couple of those bigger bites,” said Martin, who is the reigning Forrest Wood Cup champion. “I didn’t run around a lot today. Yesterday I ran both tanks of gas out of my boat. I caught fish in most of the places I went, but today I felt like, ‘You know what? I’m going to buckle down in a couple of areas, milk them for what they’re worth and make the cut.’National Guard pro Scott Martin

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“I felt like I could still get a 17- or 18-pound bag,” Martin added. “I just didn’t get the bigger bites today. I had a couple of big fish caught around me, and my partner caught a big fish, so there’s still some nice ones in there. I feel good about it. I survived basically with a 15-pound bag and fortunately I had a big lead.”

Martin said the main area he was fishing Friday saw more boat traffic than on the first day of competition, but is optimistic the area will be productive Saturday after the field cuts to the top 20 and fishing pressure decreases.

Martin said he employed a Bruiser Bait, finesse worm, creature bait, crankbait and Chatterbait to catch his bass by “mixing it up.” He said the faster-moving baits weren’t as effective because of the lack of wind and indicated he was targeting both grass and wood in his approach.

Castrol pro David Dudley of Lynchburg, Va., is in the No. 2 spot with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 35-2.

Rounding out the top 20 pros that will fish Saturday on the Potomac River are:

3rd: Colby Schrumpf, Highland, Ill., 10 bass, 34-8

4th: EverStart pro Ron Shuffield, Bismarck, Ark., 10 bass, 34-5

5th: Clark Wendlandt, Leander, Texas, 10 bass, 34-3

6th: M&Ms pro Jim Moynagh, Carver, Minn., 10 bass, 34-1

7th: Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes pro Dave Lefebre, Erie, Pa., 10 bass, 33-11

8th: Clifford Pirch, Payson, Ariz., 10 bass, 33-0

9th: Chevy pro Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 10 bass, 32-10

10th: Chris Baumgardner, Gastonia, N.C., 10 bass, 32-9

11th: Hawaiian Punch pro Jim Dillard, West Monroe, La., 10 bass, 32-9

12th: Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Treat pro Jim Tutt, Longview, Texas, 10 bass, 32-9

13th: Clent Davis, Montevallo, Ala., 10 bass, 32-8

14th: Michael Williamson, Fort Smith, Ark., 10 bass, 32-2

15th: Bill Day, Frankfort, Ky., 10 bass, 31-15

16th: Wade Hendricks, Thompsons Station, Tenn., 10 bass, 31-9

17th: Gary Yamamoto, Palestine, Texas, 10 bass, 31-8

18th: Tim Johnson, Dallas, Ga., 10 bass, 31-8

19th: Marty Stone, Fayetteville, N.C., 10 bass, 31-6

20th: National Guard pro Justin Lucas, Guntersville, Ala., 10 bass, 31-4

Final results for the remaining field can be found on FLWOutdoors.com.

Pro angler Roland Martin and co-angler Justin Thompson’s day two weight was disqualified after Thompson inadvertently put one of his fish in with Martin’s catch and their individual catches could not be verified.

Lucas won the day’s big bass award with a fish weighing 6-5 on the pro side to win $500.

Overall there were 705 bass weighing 1,949 pounds, 7 ounces caught by pros Friday. The catch included 135 five-bass limits.

Pros are competing for a top award of up to $125,000 this week plus valuable points in the hope of qualifying for the 2012 Forrest Wood Cup presented by Walmart, the world championship of bass fishing. The top 35 anglers in the point standings from the six Walmart FLW Tour Major tournaments will qualify.

Marvin Reese of Gwynn Oak, Md., leads the co-angler division with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 35 pounds, 4 ounces, followed by Ronnie Baker of Providence Forge, Va., in second place with 10 bass weighing 32-10.

Rounding out the top 20 co-anglers are:

3rd: Greg Knick, Ansonia, Ohio, 10 bass, 32-9

4th: Chris Dillow, Waynesboro, Va., 10 bass, 30-13

5th: Nick Hensley, Cumming, Ga., 10 bass, 30-7

6th: Darrell Stevens, Roseland, Va., 10 bass, 29-8

7th: Leo Reiter, Greenup, Ill., 10 bass, 28-13

8th: Ralph Mulleins, Cumberland, Va., 10 bass, 27-15

9th: David Lauer, Loxahatchee, Fla., 10 bass, 27-11

10th: Philip Jarabeck, Lynchburg, Va., 10 bass, 26-12

11th: Nicholas Toman, Washington, D.C., 10 bass, 26-10

12th: Rob Hicks, Lula, Ga., 10 bass, 26-10

13th: Les Swann III, Lake Placid, Fla., 10 bass, 26-5

14th: J.R. Wright, Truckee, Calif., 10 bass, 26-5

15th: Kevin Spooner, Vero Beach, Fla., 10 bass, 26-3

16th: Hoyt Tidwell, West Point, Tenn., nine bass, 26-1

17th: Rich Dalbey, Greenville, Texas, 10 bass, 25-11

18th: Chad Billiot, Raceland, La., nine bass, 25-10

19th: Tim Guard, Waynetown, Ind., 10 bass, 25-8

20th: Jerry Reagan, Byrdstown, Tenn., 10 bass, 25-6

Final results for the remaining field can be found on FLWOutdoors.com.

Reese won the day’s big bass award with a fish weighing 5-8 in the co-angler division to win $250.

Overall there were 486 bass weighing 1,209 pounds, 10 ounces caught by co-anglers Friday. The catch included 59 five-bass limits.

Co-anglers are fishing for a top award of $25,000 this week plus valuable points that could help them qualify for the 2012 Forrest Wood Cup presented by Walmart. The top 35 co-anglers in the point standings from the six Walmart FLW Tour Major tournaments will qualify.

Takeoff is at National Harbor Marina located at 168 National Harbor Plaza in National Harbor at 6:30 a.m. each morning. Saturday and Sunday’s final weigh-ins will be held at National Harbor Marina beginning at 4 p.m.

Fans will be treated to the FLW Expo at National Harbor Marina on Saturday and Sunday from noon-4 p.m. prior to the final weigh-ins. The Expo includes Ranger boat simulators, the opportunity to interact with professional anglers, enjoy interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by sponsors, and fans can learn more about the sport of fishing and other outdoor activities. All activities are free and open to the public. On Sunday one lucky fishing fan will win a $500 Walmart gift card. The gift card giveaway is free to enter but the winner must be present at the conclusion of Sunday’s final weigh-in to win.

Coverage of the Potomac River tournament will be broadcast in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network when “FLW” airs June 24 from 1 – 2 p.m. ET. “FLW” is hosted by Jason Harper and is broadcast to more than 559 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world.

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