Postspawn Bass Earn Kindy Another W

Day's day on co-angler side

Jeremiah Kindy of Benton, Arkansas, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 13 pounds, 4 ounces, Saturday to win the second FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Arkie Division tournament of 2016 on DeGray Lake. For his victory, Kindy took home $5,592.

“I concentrated on pockets that had a lot of bushes from the dam all the way up the Caddo River,” says Kindy, who earned his third win in FLW competition. “I targeted postspawn bucks that were feeding on fry in the shade.”

Kindy says he rotated between flipping a watermelon candy-colored Zoom Brush Hog and throwing a Zoom Horny Toad.

“If the bushes were really thick, I’d flip the Brush Hog,” relays Kindy. “If they were scattered, I preferred to skip the Toad in there. I probably hit 20 different pockets. The sun needed to be high, but not directly above my area. That’s when the shade was the best.”

The Arkansas angler estimates he was able to hook 12 to 14 keepers throughout his day.

“I caught most of my fish between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.,” says Kindy. “Two of my limit bass – including my biggest – came on the Brush Hog, and the rest were on the Toad. I just kept my head down and stayed persistent.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

               1^st:          Jeremiah Kindy, Benton, Ark., five bass, 13-4, $3,592 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

               2^nd:         Danny Gwinn, Mount Ida, Ark., five bass, 12-12, $1,796

               3^rd:          Cody Glaze, Bald Knob, Ark., five bass, 12-8, $1,661

               4^th:          Greg Carpenter, Royal, Ark., five bass, 12-2, $838

               5^th:          Kyle Henderson, Sheridan, Ark., five bass, 11-15, $718

               6^th:          Cody Burke, Bryant, Ark., five bass, 11-13, $659

               7^th:          Stacey Tuggle, Bismarck, Ark., five bass, 11-12, $599

               8^th:          Quincy Houchin, Mabelvale, Ark., five bass, 11-4, $539

               9^th:          Joey Cifuentes, Clinton, Ark., five bass, 11-2, $479

               10^th:        Evan Barnes, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 10-15, $419

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.  

Glaze caught a 4-pound, 1-ounce bass – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $460.

Day's day on co-angler side

Gary Day of Auburndale, Florida, weighed in five bass totaling 7 pounds, 8 ounces, Saturday to win the co-angler division andearn $1,796.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

               1^st:          Gary Day, Auburndale, Fla., five bass, 7-8, $1,796

               2^nd:         John Andrews Jr., Cherry Valley, Ark., three bass, 6-10, $898

               3^rd:          Steven Sherrill, Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 6-9, $598

               4^th:          Derwin Thomas, Little Rock, Ark., three bass, 6-8, $419

               5^th:          Dusty Rhoades, Gravelly, Ark., three bass, 5-9, $344

               5^th:          John McCullar, Benton, Ark., three bass, 5-9, $344

               7^th:          Jimmy Terry, Mabelvale, Ark., two bass, 5-3, $284

               7^th:          Zach Doan, Leola, Ark., four bass, 5-3, $284

               9^th:          Alex Wigley, El Dorado, Ark., three bass, 5-2, $224

               9^th:          Branko Todorovic, Hot Springs, Ark., three bass, 5-2, $224

Wayne Hutton of Imboden, Arkansas, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 3 pounds, 10 ounces and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $230.

The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 6-8 Regional Championship on Lake Chickamauga in Dayton, Tennessee. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.