Georgia’s David Lowery Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on St. Johns River

Strike King Co-angler Victory Goes to Florida’s Paquette

October 25, 2021 • MLF • Press Releases

PALATKA, Fla. – Boater David Lowery of Milledgeville, Georgia, brought a three-day total of 15 bass to the scale weighing 62 pounds, 15 ounces to win the Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Presented by T-H Marine at the St. Johns River. For his victory, Lowery earned $68,000, including a new Phoenix 819 Pro bass boat with a 200-horsepower Mercury outboard and $10,000, along with the lucrative $7,000 Phoenix MLF contingency bonus. Lowery also received automatic entry into the 2022 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American Championship, June 2-4, at Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Arkansas, as well as priority entry into the Toyota Series – the pathway to the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit and ultimately the Bass Pro Tour.

“The key to my victory this week was just keeping my head down and fishing,” said Lowery, who earned the seventh BFL victory of his career. “Catching 33-12 on the first day really helped the cause as well. I really had a bad practice, so I just put my head down and went. I had eight bites on that first day, and landed all of the ones that counted on top and that is very rare.”

Lowery said he caught his fish on a SPRO Bronzeye Poppin’ Frog (Killer Gill and Rainforest Black) and a Big Bite Baits Tour Toad Buzzbait.

“I caught most of my fish within sight of the boat ramp, going south towards Lake George,” Lowery went on to say. “I also caught several key fish just north of Lake George, on seawalls.”

The top six boaters that qualified for the 2022 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American were:

1^st: David Lowery, Milledgeville, Ga., 15 bass, 62-15, $68,000

2^nd:          Christopher Chavis, Guyton, Ga., 14 bass, 59-7, $10,000
3^rd:          Robert Crosnoe, Inverness, Fla., 15 bass, 58-8, $5,000
4^th:           Matt Henry, Milledgeville, Ga., 15 bass, 57-5, $3,000
5^th:           Justin Kimmel, Athens, Ga., 14 bass, 52-6, $2,500
6^th:           Laker Howell, Guntersville, Ala., 15 bass, 49-11, $1,800

Rounding out the top 10 boaters were:

7^th:           Nathan Thomas, Weirsdale, Fla., 15 bass, 47-11, $1,600
8^th:           Levi Crossway, Jacksonville, Fla., 15 bass, 47-1, $1,400
9^th:           Kevin Izzi, Smithville, Texas, 15 bass, 41-7, $1,200
10^th:        Mickey McHenry, Eatonton, Ga., 11 bass, 38-1, $1,000

A complete list of results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Lowery took home an extra $7,000 as the highest finishing Phoenix MLF Bonus member. Boaters are eligible to win up to an extra $7,000 per event in each Phoenix Bass Fishing League tournament if all requirements are met. More information on the Phoenix MLF5 Bonus contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

Randy Paquette of Sarasota, Florida, weighed in 11 bass over three days totaling 31 pounds, 10 ounces to win the top Strike King co-angler prize package of $50,000, including a new Phoenix 819 Pro bass boat with a 200-horsepower Mercury outboard.

The top six Strike King co-anglers that qualified for the 2022 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American were:

1^st: Randy Paquette, Sarasota, Fla., 11 bass, 31-10, $50,000

2^nd:          Kenneth Hunnicutt, Jacksonville, Fla., 12 bass, 30-7, $5,000
3^rd:          Samuel Jones, Fuquay Varina, N.C., 13 bass, 30-0, $2,500
4^th:           Steven Obester, Palatka, Fla., nine bass, 24-1, $1,750
5^th:           Harold Addison II, Columbia, S.C., 11 bass, 23-0, $1,000
6^th:           Chandler White, Covington, Ga., seven bass, 22-6, $900

Rounding out the top 10 Strike King co-anglers were:

7^th:           Chris O’Bryan, Harned, Ky., 10 bass, 21-2, $800
8^th:           Ernie Thompson, Anthony, Fla., 11 bass, 20-10, $700
9^th:           Will Thomas, Madison, Ga., 10 bass, 19-15, $600
10^th:        Giovanni Pizza, Boca Raton, Fla., seven bass, 19-11, $500

The Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine Regional Championship on the St. Johns River was hosted by the Putnam County Tourist Development Council. It featured the top pros and Strike King co-anglers from the Bulldog, Choo Choo, Gator and South Carolina divisions.

The 2021 MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine consisted of 24-divisions devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season and five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, advance to one of six Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championships.

The top six finishers in each regional will qualify for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American, which will be held June 2-4 at Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Arkansas, hosted by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and Visit Hot Springs.

The top boaters and Strike King co-anglers from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League division will also earn priority entry into the Toyota Series, the pathway to the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit and ultimately the Bass Pro Tour.

For complete details and updated information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on the MLF5’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube