Team Alabama continued to hold on to the overall Team Lead as Alabama Team Members Wes Logan & Terry Tucker both had 5 fish limits for daily weights of 15-12 & 16-15 respectively .  Logan moves to the overall top leader position with a total weight of 29-13 followed closely by Tucker with a 2 day total of 29-01.

Todays 84 anglers landed a total of 49 five fish limits

Alabama Team has jumped out to a rather commanding lead but there is only 9-15 difference between 2^nd Place and 7^th Place.

Anglers are still very tight lipped on main techniques used to land their fish.   Some are  reporting topwater bites, some are cranking, while pitchin’ & flippin also are being mentioned.

Team Leaders after 2 days are as follows:

Alabama        Wes Logan  29-13            Terry Tucker   29-01

Georgia       Joe Eubanks 24-10           Joey Nichols   23-00

No Carolina   Mike Lanier  25-12            Jeff Hager   24-10

Kentucky      Brian Hickey  25-00          Kenneth Rice  24-07

So Carolina   Mark Lundgren 26-03        David Glenn  21-08

Tennessee    Adam Jones  22-09          Mike Hardin  20-07

Lamar Middleton of Florida took over the Big Bass race with a Lunker on day 2 that tipped the scales at 5lbs 12oz.

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Leader Joe Eubanks 16-03

Neely Henry Lake in Gadsden AL has the Southern Divisional Championship day 1 contenders scratching for limits.  84 Anglers from 7 states began the day at the early morning takeoff at 5:30 AM with all anglers hoping for a 5 fish limit.

Joe Eubanks of the Georgia Team leads Day 1 with 5 fish totaling 16-03.  In 2^nd Place with 5 fish we have Todd Rackley of Alabama 5 fish 15-04 and 3^rd Pl Richard Philllips of Alabama with 14-16

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Mark Lundgren – Big Bass 4-06 lbs

At the registration all state wanted to have a Optional Big Bass jackpot.  Each state paid $120.00 to procure a Overall Big Bass Jackpot for the largest bass of the entire event.   Currently the leader is Mark Lundgren of Florida with a 4-06 Largemouth.

Proving to be a tight race Neely Henry coughed up 48 five fish Limits on Day 1.  With double digit weights the top 27 places currently range from 16-03 lbs for the leader with 27^th Place only trailing with a total weight of 10-05

All 84 anglers came across the Stage to weigh 1 or more fish.

Day 1 Leaders by State

Alabama………………… Todd Rackley…….………..  15-04

Tennessee……………….Tony Demoss………………. 13-01

Florida…………………….Mark Lundgren……………. 13-13

Georgia…………………..Joe Eubanks…………………. 16-03

Kentucky…………………Michael Boggs……………… 13-06

North Carolina…………Jeff Hager…………………….. 12-01

South Carolina………… Davey Thomas…………….. 14-00

COMPLETE STANDINGS

Georgia President and 36 year Veteran, Larry Lewis makes his debut as Co-Angler for team with 5 fish limit for 7 lbs. 13 ozs.  Larry stated, “This is the first time in 36 years to compete as fishing team member.”

The state team for Idaho went into today’s final round with a 20 pound lead, Kyle Gellles from Pingree, ID has lead the first two days and knew very few anglers can lead and win a three days event wire to wire. However, both managed to hang on to their leads for a uncommon wire to wire win.

Although Idaho did loose nearly all of its 20 pound cushion to Wyoming today who moves up to finish in second place,Idahos lead was just barely big enough to hang on.  Their winning weight was 275-00 even. Wyoming made a big jump to finish with 274-05.

As stated Gelles dominated this event in the individual overall standings with his 3 day lead and 3 day weight of  45-05 to claim the title of division champion. Sitting in second place was Bubba O’Neil from Evanston, WY with 42-07 and Mark Maderos, Maple Valley, WA., rounded out the top three with 39-10.

The top 2 anglers from each state federation advance to the 2015 TBF Federation National Championship, the top anglers as a boater in that event and the second place angler as a non-boater. Here is the list of the championship qualified anglers form each state.

Representing:

IDAHO

B – Kyle Gellles

NB – Josh Polfer

WYOMING

B – Bubba O’Neil

NB – Zach Lugibihl

WASHINGTON

B – Mark Maderos

NB – Brian Merlini

OREGON

B – Ed Chin

NB – Aurther Ferreira

MONTANA

B – Danny Stamper

NB – Mark Hilyer

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Day 2 of the TBF NW Division Championship, Presented by LOWRANCE, Gelles Hangs On To Lead, 1 More Day To Go!

The wind laid down, the sun came out, the lake slicked off and the bite got tougher……for most.

But Pingree, Idaho angler Kyle Gelles continued his dominance and his lead and sits on top the pile with 33-13. Gelles led his Idaho state team in extended their lead in the state by state standings with 5 of the 12 Idaho anglers in the top 12 places in the individual overall standings. 

Josh Polfer, Nampa, ID sits 3 pounds back of Gelles with 30-08 and Evanston, Wyoming’s Bubba O’Neil is in third with 28-11

In the state standings Idaho leads with 205-13, Wyoming made a move and now sits in second with 185-09, Washington is in third with 178-09 and Oregon and Montana sit in fourth and fifth with 161-13 and 151-08 respectively.

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