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Northwest Region Championship held on Lake Brownwood

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The Northwest Region held its 2022 Regional Championship on Lake Brownwood June 11 & 12. The weather was hot and the boat traffic was heavy but these anglers still managed to bring some nice limits to the scales.

Grayson Morrow took the win in the boater division with a two-day total of 27.74 lbs. Grayson was runner-up at last year’s championship and it was only a matter of time before he got the win.

On the non-boater side, new member Shayne Dupree brought in a 3-fish limit each day for a total winning weight of 15.98 lbs. Shayne has been a contender at every tournament this year and the win was well deserved.

These two young men have punched their ticket to be on the Texas state team and represent the Northwest Region at the 2023 Texas BASS Nation Central Regional!

This year’s AOY Jacob Sepeda took 2nd place in the boater division with23.62 lbs followed by Tom Enloe with 23.38 lbs and Troy Montgomery with 22.62 lbs. Paul Hedrick took 2nd place in the non-boater division with 13.01 lbs followed by Derrick (Bo) Ard with 12.41 lbs and Royce Scheetz with 10.27 lbs. Tom Enloe also had Big Bass for the boaters with a nice 6.07 lb largemouth. Big Bass on the non-boater side went to Shayne Dupree with a 5.12. Congratulations to all the anglers who made the championship and thanks to those who came out and fished with us this year. I look forward to seeing you all again in 2023!
Kelley Hudson Northwest Region Director

Northwest Region Finishes on E.V. Spence

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The Northwest Region held its final regional tournament of the year on E.V. Spence, May 21st. This little west Texas reservoir may not be as well-known as O.H. Ivie, but let me tell you it’s full of big healthy bass! Almost every angler had a limit and everyone caught fish.

Derrick Ard set the bar high bringing in his personal best 5-fish limit of 27.93 lbs! Derrick’s bag included two fish over seven pounds with one of them taking Big Bass of the tournament at 7.58 lbs. Great job Derrick!

Second place belonged to Floyd Kaerwer with a total weight of 23.20. Floyd’s bag also included a nice 7.16-pound fish. Third place went to Charles Coger with 21.05.

There were 79 fish caught with a total weight of 279 pounds. That is an average fish weight of 3.53 lbs. I don’t know any bass fisherman that wouldn’t love that!

A very close Angler of the Year race was also settled at this tournament. Jacob Sepeda secured the AOY title by bringing in 19.88 lbs. Jacob fished tough at every tournament this year and the Angler of the Year title is well deserved. Congratulations Jacob!

Kelly Hudson
Northwest Region Director

NE Texas Anglers, Chad Petrie & Kirk Fulton Win the 2022 State Championship

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Day 1 Individual Results
Day 1 Big Bass Results
Day 1 Club Team Results

Day 2 Individual Results
Day 2 Big Bass Results

Accumulated Individual Results
Accumulated Club Team Results

Day 2: Northeast Texas Anglers come from third pace to win the Team Division of the 2022 State Championship and bragging rights for a year! Congratulations to Charles Armstrong, Terry Anderson, Josh Risinger, Josh Plott, Chance Kennison and Jeff Maroney!! Outstanding effort. Even small fish count.

Century Bass club holds on for second place team and Denton County Bass Club comes in third.

Boater Division: Chad Petrie with Century Bass Club hangs tough to seal the deal and takes first place in the Boater Division with a 2 day total of 27.34 lbs. Gary Martin with HOT Bass Assassins takes second place with a 2 day total of 22.27 lbs. Robert Thierry with Seven Coves Bass Club 2 wins third place with a total of 22.04 lbs.

Co-Angler Division: Kirk Fulton with Cen-Tex Basshunters holds the lead to win the Co-angler division by 0.29 lbs with a total weight of 16.57 lbs. Second place went to Jon Gipson with Houston Bass Bandits 2 with a total weight of 16.28 lbs. Third place co-angler spot went to Clayton Smith with The Bass Club. He had a two day total weight of 14.62 lbs.

Big Bass in the Boater Division: First Place Big Bass: 8.74 Jeffery Cox – Seven Covers Bass Club
Second Place Big Bass: 7.77 Denis Hastings – Denton County Bass Club

Big Bass in the Co-Angler Division: First Place Big Bass: 6.88 Mike Aaron – Denton County Bass Club 2
Second Place Big Bass: 5.58 Andrew Rutherford – Seven Covers Bass Club 2

Day 1 of the 2022 State Championship on Lake Belton started calm and cool at 44 degrees. As the day progressed the wind blew a steady 15-20 mph but there was plenty of sun.

Century Bass Club leads the Team standings with a total of 21 fish that weighed 47.25 lbs. In second is Denton County Bass club with 44.52 lbs and Northeast Texas Anglers are in third with 43.85 lbs.

In the Boater category, Chad Petrie with Century Bass Club is consistent as always with a limit of fish that weighed 14.33 lbs. The second place boater is Charles Dodd with Onalaska Bass Club with 5 fish that went 12.42 lbs. In third place is Jon Harshbarger with Century Bass Club with five that went 12.31 lbs.

Big bass on the Boater side belongs Denis Hastings with Denton County Bass Club with a 7.77 lb fish.

On the Co-Angler side, Kirk Fulton with Cen-Tex Basshunters brought in a limit of 3 fish that weighed 11.73 lbs. Kirk is the State Treasurer and is helping his club out tremendously! Second place co-angler was Bruce Carter with Denton County Bass Club with 3 that weighed 11.20 lbs. Third place co-angler was Mike Aaron with Denton County Bass Club 2 with 3 fish that weighed 9.86 lbs.

Big bass on the co-angler side belongs to Mike Aaron with Denton County Bass Club 2 with a 6.88 lb kicker.

Tomorrow promises more good weather with the possibility of larger bags.

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Kayak Division News

Kayak Division at LBJ

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LBJ was on like Donkey Kong! The angler’s couldn’t have asked for better weather. The Hammer from the south JR Mocaby put another notch in his belt taking home 1st and Big Bass. Thanks to our sponsors Native Watercraft and Newport Vessels for all the support! See everyone at the next event on O.H. Ivie! […]