Balentine And Loos Claim Bassmaster High School Series Win At Harris Chain

January 23, 2022

Balentine And Loos Claim Bassmaster High School Series Win At Harris Chain

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LEESBURG, Fla. — Bryce Balentine and Dalton Loos of the Central Florida Youth Anglers employed a balanced game plan based on quantity and quality to win the Bassmaster High School Series at Harris Chain of Lakes presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors with a limit catch of 25 pounds, 6 ounces.

Edging the second-place Sale Creek Anglers team of BJ Collins and Banks Shaw by a margin of 2-7, Balentine and Loos earned $770 each and a spot in the 2022 Bassmaster High School Series National Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors. (Dates and location TBA). Shaw and former partner Gage King won the 2021 National Championship.

The winners spent their day in Lake Griffin and fished a 100-yard area of offshore grass in 9 to 10 feet. They chose their spot based on its seclusion and familiarity.

“We just wanted to get away from the crowd,” Loos said. “We’ve had history out there, so we went ahead and ran it.”

Balentine and Loos started their day fishing 1/2-ounce black/blue Z-Man ChatterBait JackHammers with green pumpkin swimbait trailers. Later in the day, they switched to a slow dragging presentation with Zoom Old Monster worms in the redbug and junebug colors Texas rigged on 5/0 hooks with 1/8-ounce weights.

The ChatterBaits earned Balentine and Loos a limit by midday. Then when the emerging sun warmed the lake, those big worms allowed them to make significant upgrades.

“When those fish are all lock-jawed, you put that big bait in front of them, they can’t resist it,” Balentine said.

Balentine, who placed third at last year’s event with Carson Russell, said it felt good to close out the win by fishing the same way he did in 2021.

“I just stuck with my gut and did what I know,” he said. “This is the biggest tournament I’ve won. It means a lot. It’s awesome. I have jitters, I’m still shaking.”

Loos said their win was especially meaningful, following a very difficult practice. “I fished a whole day and caught no fish.”

Collins and Shaw also targeted Lake Griffin’s offshore grass and boated a limit of 22-15. They caught all of their fish on 3/4-ounce white and chartreuse Strike King spinnerbaits with large willow-leaf blades.

“We stuck with a spinnerbait all day because we knew we could get five of the right bites doing that,” Shaw said. “We actually ended up catching a lot of fish. We didn’t lose any fish, we didn’t miss any fish, we caught everything that bit.”

Collins said he and Shaw had fished their area in previous visits to the Harris Chain, so they felt comfortable that they knew how the fish would position. Shaw noted they consistently caught better fish by monitoring their Humminbird 360 to detect key features.

“It was definitely the grass that was a little bit higher,” Shaw said. “The grass could be 4 feet high right here and 5 feet high right there. We just used 360 and Garmin LiveScope to find those sweet spots that nobody else saw.”

Peyton Sorrow of the Eagle Eye Anglers fished alone and finished third with 16-11.

Seventh-place Benjamin Hester and Mason Caldwell of Rhea County High School won the big fish award for their 9-7.

The tournament was hosted by Lake County, the City of Leesburg and Greater Orlando Sports Commission.

2022 Bassmaster High School at Harris Chain of Lakes presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors 1/23-1/23Harris Chain Of Lakes, Leesburg  FL.(BOATER) Standings Day 1

    Angler                                       Club/School                       Pts

1.  Bryce Balentine – Dalton Loos                Central Florida Youth Anglers         0Day 1: 5   25-06   Total:   5  25-062.  BJ Collins – Banks Shaw                      Sale Creek Anglers                    0Day 1: 5   22-15   Total:   5  22-153.  Peyton Sorrow –                              The Eagle Eye Anglers                 0Day 1: 5   16-11   Total:   5  16-114.  Kody Glass – Merrick Diaz                    Strawberry Crest High School          0Day 1: 5   16-00   Total:   5  16-005.  Mason Snider – Dalton Benson                 Mount Juliet Fishing                  0Day 1: 5   15-10   Total:   5  15-106.  Hunter Daniels – Joshua King                 Okeechobee High School                0Day 1: 5   14-15   Total:   5  14-157.  Benjamin Hester – Mason Caldwell             Rhea County High School               0Day 1: 5   14-13   Total:   5  14-138.  Kane Weekley – Trent Handley                 LaBelle High School                   0Day 1: 5   14-12   Total:   5  14-129.  Aaron Yavorsky – Jett Stanley                Tampa Bay Junior High School          0Day 1: 4   14-07   Total:   4  14-0710. Chance Bryars – Noah Bryars                  Baldwin County High School            0Day 1: 5   13-14   Total:   5  13-1411. Kasen Pemberton – Samuel Godwin              Sneads High School                    0Day 1: 5   13-05   Total:   5  13-0512. Kaden Snavely – Logan Cardwell               Central Florida Youth Anglers (3      0Day 1: 5   13-04   Total:   5  13-0413. Landon Rollison – Michael Hackle             dixie county high school              0Day 1: 5   13-03   Total:   5  13-0314. Presley Lannom – Morgan Lannom               Mt Juliet Fishing                     0Day 1: 5   12-12   Total:   5  12-1215. Anna Swisher – Ty Jackson                    Columbia High School                  0Day 1: 5   12-08   Total:   5  12-0816. Brennan Starr – Jace Lacoss                  Nassau Christian Bass Club            0Day 1: 5   12-03   Total:   5  12-0317. Konner West – Aiden Howard                   upstate high school anglers           0Day 1: 5   12-01   Total:   5  12-0118. Cody Morgan – Brant Langley                  Marion County junior bassmasters      0Day 1: 4   11-11   Total:   4  11-1119. Easton Drennon – Aaron Lane                  Mt. Juliet Fishing                    0Day 1: 5   11-07   Total:   5  11-0720. Tucker Cook – Cooper Wilson                  Mount juliet                          0Day 1: 4   11-07   Total:   4  11-0721. Logan Mcmasters – Colton Mcpeak              Okeechobee High School                0Day 1: 5   11-06   Total:   5  11-0622. Alexander Tyler – Briley West                McKeel Junior Fishing Team            0Day 1: 5   11-02   Total:   5  11-0223. Dawson Ettinger – Camren Teuton              Clay County High School BassMast      0Day 1: 5   10-13   Total:   5  10-1324. Jeremy Monda – Will Boyd Jr                  Quincy Jr. Bassmasters (308)          0Day 1: 5   10-05   Total:   5  10-0525. Kayden Waller – Luke Malik                   Mt. Juliet high school                0Day 1: 3   10-05   Total:   3  10-0526. Drew Pitts – Luke Romesburg                  Steinbrenner High                     0Day 1: 5   10-03   Total:   5  10-0327. Clayburn Reed – Gabe Richardson              Pasco High School                     0Day 1: 3   10-00   Total:   3  10-0028. Braylan Tyler – Dakota Jones                 Franklin County High School           0Day 1: 5   09-15   Total:   5  09-1529. Miles Smith – Casen Rogers                   Central Lafourche High School         0Day 1: 4   09-15   Total:   4  09-1530. Drew Bradstreet – Kamden Bradstreet          Seminole Junior Anglers               0Day 1: 5   09-13   Total:   5  09-1331. Brett Mouw – Danny Schlenbecker              The Hill Toppers                      0Day 1: 4   09-12   Total:   4  09-1232. William Cothran – Taedem Ashworth            Mt. Pleasant High School              0Day 1: 2   09-12   Total:   2  09-1233. Lainie Holbert – Sarah Swindle               Riverside Bass Team                   0Day 1: 4   09-04   Total:   4  09-0434. Braxton Johnson – Braxton Williams           Columbia High School (439)            0Day 1: 3   09-04   Total:   3  09-0435. Joe Vaulton – Walker LaRue                   Alcoa High School (644)               0Day 1: 5   09-01   Total:   5  09-0136. Tanner Seabolt – Emmett Sumner               Okeechobee Brahmans                   0Day 1: 5   09-00   Total:   5  09-0037. Makenzie Bailey – Dalton Bailey              Winter Springs High School            0Day 1: 5   08-15   Total:   5  08-1538. Levi Thibodaux – Jace Andras                 Lafourche Bassmaster                  0Day 1: 3   08-13   Total:   3  08-1339. Nathan Reynolds –                            Backwoods Bassin                      0Day 1: 4   08-11   Total:   4  08-1140. Hudson Choquette – Cal McInnis               Headland High School                  0Day 1: 5   08-09   Total:   5  08-0941. Mateo Gaylord – Kayden DePeal                Tavares HS                            0Day 1: 5   08-06   Total:   5  08-0641. Andon Goins –                                Rhea County High School               0Day 1: 5   08-06   Total:   5  08-0643. Remington Potter – Caden Branch              LC Anglers                            0Day 1: 4   08-04   Total:   4  08-0444. Derek Davis – Connor Jaco                    Mt.Pleasant Bass Team                 0Day 1: 3   08-00   Total:   3  08-0045. Dylan Holcomb – Grayson Faircloth            Liberty County Anglers                0Day 1: 3   07-14   Total:   3  07-1446. Conner Frederick – Timothy Finley            Nassau Christian Bass Club            0Day 1: 3   07-12   Total:   3  07-1247. Luke Lowery – Connor Rumohr                  Howell High School                    0Day 1: 5   07-10   Total:   5  07-1048. Chase Bryan – Wyatt Bryan                    Saraland High School                  0Day 1: 3   07-09   Total:   3  07-0949. Jake Ellis – Tyler Goethals                  Central Florida Youth Anglers Hi      0Day 1: 4   07-03   Total:   4  07-0350. Brodie Stuart – Brock Johnson                Oak Grove High School                 0Day 1: 3   07-00   Total:   3  07-0051. Annie Lassiter – Jameson Pursley             warren county pioneer anglers         0Day 1: 5   06-13   Total:   5  06-1351. Brendin Simich – Sam Dameron                 Oak Mountain High School              0Day 1: 5   06-13   Total:   5  06-1353. Will Hughes – Corbin Olsson                  East Grand Rapids                     0Day 1: 5   06-12   Total:   5  06-1254. Carter Nutt – John Nutt                      Sale Creek                            0Day 1: 5   06-10   Total:   5  06-1055. Asher Peters – James Quinlivan               Headland High School                  0Day 1: 3   06-10   Total:   3  06-1056. Thomas Wright – Carter Burdette              Seminole Junior High School Angl      0Day 1: 3   06-09   Total:   3  06-0957. Evan Newell – Michael Teate                  Mid Florida Youth Anglers             0Day 1: 5   06-08   Total:   5  06-0858. Kai Barnett – Justin Straate                 Shelby County High School             0Day 1: 5   06-06   Total:   5  06-0659. Colton Walker – Declan Hurst                 Capital City Basshunters              0Day 1: 4   06-04   Total:   4  06-0460. Charles Tillberg – Tyger Whitman             steinbrenner                          0Day 1: 4   06-03   Total:   4  06-0361. Sailor Whitehead – Luke Bramhall             Rileys. Catch                         0Day 1: 4   06-02   Total:   4  06-0262. Logan Withrow – Braden Crumley               Chilhowee Bassmasters                 0Day 1: 2   05-13   Total:   2  05-1363. Carson Aarup – Kyle Smith                    Downeast Fishing                      0Day 1: 5   05-11   Total:   5  05-1164. Trey Woliver – Brandon Ward                  Heritage High School                  0Day 1: 3   05-11   Total:   3  05-1165. Carson Falk – Eli Mcdaniel                   Capital City Bass Hunters             0Day 1: 3   05-10   Total:   3  05-1066. Cole Edwards – Seth Stubblefield             DAR High School                       0Day 1: 5   05-09   Total:   5  05-0967. Jack Hay – Jakob Stamper                     howell high school                    0Day 1: 3   05-06   Total:   3  05-0668. Laindree Richardson – Gannon Stork           Benton High School                    0Day 1: 2   05-06   Total:   2  05-0669. Drew Walters – Jacob Gilliard                Apopka High School                    0Day 1: 3   05-05   Total:   3  05-0570. Cooper Hughes – Raymond Sanderfer            West port high school                 0Day 1: 2   05-04   Total:   2  05-0471. Jace Akers – Cody Mullis                     Palatka High School                   0Day 1: 3   05-03   Total:   3  05-0372. Kaitlyn Johnson – Amber Rourks               Columbia High School                  0Day 1: 2   05-03   Total:   2  05-0373. Austin Young – Jared Bullock                 Highlands County Anglers              0Day 1: 3   05-02   Total:   3  05-0274. Caleb Hammock – Carter Herndon Stalvey       plant city bassmasters                0Day 1: 4   05-00   Total:   4  05-0075. Jacob Hodge – Henry Garett                   Greenbrier Fishing Team               0Day 1: 3   04-12   Total:   3  04-1276. Nick Claussen –                              Central Florida Youth Anglers Hi      0Day 1: 2   04-12   Total:   2  04-1276. Langston Martin – Coleman Mezick             Lee County Anglers                    0Day 1: 2   04-12   Total:   2  04-1278. Carter Pjesky – JD McBroom                   Kaneland High School                  0Day 1: 3   04-11   Total:   3  04-1179. Cayman Scott – Cooper Shaffett               Central High School                   0Day 1: 3   04-10   Total:   3  04-1080. Tyson Verkaik – Claude Loftin                Marion County High School Bassma      0Day 1: 1   04-06   Total:   1  04-0681. Chase Woodham – Carson Deloney               Rehobeth High School                  0Day 1: 3   04-03   Total:   3  04-0382. Owen Hershberger – Wyatt Giddens             Sebring High School                   0Day 1: 3   03-15   Total:   3  03-1583. Jacob Anderson – Zander Marroquin            Hendry County Bass Masters            0Day 1: 2   03-12   Total:   2  03-1284. Hunter Turner – Felix Flores                 LaBelle High School                   0Day 1: 2   03-10   Total:   2  03-1085. Cayden Redd – Jack Helms                     Rehobeth High School                  0Day 1: 3   03-08   Total:   3  03-0886. Charlie Mathis – Sheltin Varnon              Dixie county high school              0Day 1: 2   03-08   Total:   2  03-0886. Cassie Mcnutt – Mason Melton                 Mt Juliet High School                 0Day 1: 2   03-08   Total:   2  03-0888. Jaxon Melancon – Fletcher Brasington         Headland High School                  0Day 1: 1   03-05   Total:   1  03-0589. Talan Leith – Bryson Glover                  Chapman High School                   0Day 1: 1   03-00   Total:   1  03-0090. Brody Shepherd – Parker Myers                Rehobeth High School                  0Day 1: 2   02-15   Total:   2  02-1590. Braden Watson – Logan Deloney                Rehobeth High School                  0Day 1: 2   02-15   Total:   2  02-1592. Austin Mairena – Dylan Quilatan              Seminole County High School Angl      0Day 1: 1   02-15   Total:   1  02-1593. Brantley Tate – Tyler Covington              Walker High School                    0Day 1: 2   02-12   Total:   2  02-1294. Will Travis – Colton Teffer                  Rhea County High                      0Day 1: 1   02-11   Total:   1  02-1195. Wayland Adkisson – Clayton George            BGA High School                       0Day 1: 2   02-10   Total:   2  02-1096. Drake Middleton –                            Riverside high school                 0Day 1: 1   02-09   Total:   1  02-0997. Barrett Choquette – Hayden Buchanan          Headland High School                  0Day 1: 1   02-05   Total:   1  02-0598. Jabe Herring – Zibe McKenzie                 Dixie County High School              0Day 1: 2   02-03   Total:   2  02-0399. Austin Benson – Brendan Brown                Mount Juliet                          0Day 1: 1   01-13   Total:   1  01-13100. Evan Powell – Kolby Angell                   Iowa youth fishing league             0Day 1: 2   01-10   Total:   2  01-10101. Max Himmel – Tyler Morris                    Catholic High School of Baton Ro      0Day 1: 1   01-10   Total:   1  01-10101. Cade Walock – Brady Smith                    Central High School                   0Day 1: 1   01-10   Total:   1  01-10103. Briar Dodson – Chris Fallon                  Gardendale High                       0Day 1: 1   01-08   Total:   1  01-08104. Nathan Bennett – Johnathan Clark             Seminole Junior Anglers               0Day 1: 1   01-06   Total:   1  01-06104. Ben Puckett – Jesse Klutts                   Henry County High School (236)        0Day 1: 1   01-06   Total:   1  01-06106. Brentlea Rodgers – Logan Evans               Soddy Daisy High School (552)         0Day 1: 1   00-13   Total:   1  00-13107. Kyle Beasley –                               George Jenkins HS                     0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Tyler Boston – Devin Gonzalez                Columbia High School                  0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Bryce Dimauro – Justin Lawrence              Seminole Junior Anglers               0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Wyatt Drawdy – Tyson Griffin                 plant city bassmasters                0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Latt Durrance – Zack Zainitzer               Okeechobee  High School               0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Rylan Green – Alex Bradley                   Chapman High School                   0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Mason Grose – Sailor McKinney                Nicholas County High School           0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Bryson Hatcher – Harlyn Nelson               Wb                                    0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Jason Haynes – Isaac Dorland                 Marion County Youth Bassmasters       0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Nolan Holloway – Jackson Fanning             Morgan county high school             0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Eddie Hook – Evan Naile                      South Lake High School                0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Ben Howard – Jason Burchfield                Southwestern High School              0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Caleb Jackson – Evrett Hunter                Nassau Christian Bass Club            0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Mo Katz – Conner Fair                        Headland Bass Team                    0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Ryder Krueger – Carson Yero                  parrish community high school         0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Tyler Loudon – Dylan Kreps                   Johnston High School                  0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Jack Myers – Joseph Cotromano                 Nassau Christian                     0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Riley North – Karson Peterman                Rehobeth High School                  0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Jace Patton – Spencer White                  Rhea Eagle Anglers                    0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Jack Peeler – Cole Davis                     Tampa Bay Junior Bass Club (338)      0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Bracky Pfeuffer – Logan Tennant              Tampa Bay Highschool                  0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Ryan Quinn – Gary Ray                        Auburndale High School                0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Cole Rountree – Cooper Bishman               Central Florida Youth Anglers (6      0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Gabriel Sanders – Colby Sloan                Chilhowee Bassmasters                 0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Chance Shelby –                              Live Oak High School                  0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Houston Snell – Logan Kirkland               Rehobeth High School                  0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Parker Stalvey – Jacob Deel                  Clay High School                      0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Conner Swindle – Max Lofton                  Clewiston High school                 0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Lane Vitelli – Quentin Silas                 Plant City High School (495)          0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Robert Warwick – Honor Parker Flanders       Palatka  High School                  0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Cambre Webb – Dakota Skipper                 Silliman Fishing                      0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Tanner Wolf – Kyle Grieshaber                Central Florida youth anglers (4      0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00107. Aaron Woodard – Levi Reynolds                Auburndale High school                0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00———————————————————————–BIG BASS OF TOURNBenjamin Hester          Spring City, TN     09-07          $0.00———————————————————————–TotalsDay   #Limits    #Fish      Weight1        39       364       803-14———————————-39       364       803-14

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