1st: Dustin Connell, Clanton, Ala., five bass, 16-7
2nd: Brent Ehrler, Redlands, Calif., five bass, 15-11
3rd: Edwin Evers, Talala, Okla., five bass, 15-6
4th: Jacob Wheeler, Harrison, Tenn., five bass, 15-3
5th: Cody Meyer, Star, Idaho, five bass, 14-15
6th: Matt Lee, Cullman, Ala., five bass, 14-4
7th: Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., five bass, 13-12
8th: Casey Ashley, Donalds, S.C., five bass, 13-11
9th: Fletcher Shryock, Guntersville, Ala., five bass, 13-10
10th: Zack Birge, Blanchard, Okla., five bass, 12-15
11th: Alton Jones, Jr., Waco, Texas, five bass, 12-11
12th: Mark Daniels, Jr., Tuskegee, Ala., five bass, 12-7
13th: Andy Montgomery, Blacksburg, S.C., five bass, 12-6
14th: Randall Tharp, Port Saint Joe, Fla., five bass, 12-3
15th: Mark Rose, Wynne, Ark., five bass, 12-3
16th: Josh Bertrand, Queen Creek, Ariz., five bass, 12-2
17th: Anthony Gagliardi, Prosperity, S.C., five bass, 12-2
18th: Jordan Lee, Cullman, Ala., five bass, 12-0
19th: Greg Vinson, Wetumpka, Ala., five bass, 11-15
20th: Stephen Browning, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 11-12
21st: Shinichi Fukae, Osaka, Japan, five bass, 11-11
22nd: Adrian Avena, Vineland, N.J., five bass, 11-11
23rd: Jared Lintner, Covington, Ga., five bass, 11-10
24th: Justin Lucas, Guntersville, Ala., five bass, 11-10
25th: Jonathon VanDam, Kalamazoo, Mich., five bass, 11-7
26th: Randy Howell, Guntersville, Ala., five bass, 11-7
27th: Ott DeFoe, Blaine, Tenn., five bass, 11-1
28th: Jesse Wiggins, Addison, Ala., five bass, 11-0
29th: James Elam, Tulsa, Okla., five bass, 10-15
30th: Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn., five bass, 10-15
31st: Kevin VanDam, Kalamazoo, Mich., five bass, 10-13
32nd: Mark Davis, Mount Ida, Ark., four bass, 10-8
33rd: Chris Lane, Guntersville, Ala., five bass, 10-1
34th: Dakota Ebare, Brookeland, Texas, five bass, 10-0
35th: Jeremy Lawyer, Sarcoxie, Mo., five bass, 9-12
36th: Andy Morgan, Dayton, Tenn., five bass, 8-12
37th: Todd Faircloth, Jasper, Texas, four bass, 8-0
38th: Wesley Strader, Spring City, Tenn., five bass, 7-12
39th: Alton Jones, Lorena, Texas, one bass, 3-15
40th: David Walker, Sevierville, Tenn., two bass, 3-11
A complete list of results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
Overall, there were 363 scorable bass weighing 756 pounds, 7 ounces caught by the 40 pros Wednesday.
Evers caught a 6-pound bass in Period 1, throwing a shallow-diving crankbait to earn the day’s $1,000 Berkley Big Bass Award. Berkley awards $1,000 to the angler who weighs the heaviest bass each day, and a $3,000 bonus to the angler who weighs the heaviest bass of the tournament.
All 40 Anglers compete on Days 1 (Wednesday) and 2 (Thursday) of the event and will score their five heaviest bass each day. After two days of competition, the field is cut to just the top 20 based on two-day total (10 bass) cumulative weight. Weights are zeroed, and the top 20 anglers compete on Day 3 (Friday). The field is trimmed to 15 anglers on Day 4 (Saturday), then the final 10 anglers compete on Day 5 (Sunday). The winner is determined by the heaviest three-day total (15 bass) cumulative weight with the winner earning the top prize of $300,000 and the REDCREST 2023 trophy.
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