Colorado’s Myers, Gerlach Secure Day 1 Lead At Bassmaster Junior Championship

Colorado’s Myers, Gerlach Secure Day 1 Lead At Bassmaster Junior Championship

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HUNTINGTON, Tenn. — Despite losing an hour of fishing with boat problems early in the day, the team of Jack Myers and Lucas Gerlach from Colorado secured four fish for 9 pounds, 1 ounce to take the Day 1 lead at the 2020 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster Junior National Championship on the Carroll County 1,000 Acre Recreational Lake.

Myers and Gerlach hold a 1-2 lead over Kyle Herrman and Nicholas Herrman of the Topeka Jr. Hawgs heading into Championship Tuesday.

“It feels really good. I’ve been thinking about this for a long time,” Gerlach said.

Fishing stained water for largemouth bass is something new for Gerlach and Myers, who are used to fishing the deep, clear waters of Colorado for smallmouth bass.

“It’s a lot different. (In Colorado) it’s lighter line,” Gerlach said. “The baits are different. Everything is different out here.”

Myers said it took him and Gerlach a little while to figure out how to fish the stained waters of the Carroll County Lake and learn how the largemouth set up. The duo is focusing on the middle of the depth range on the lake this week.

After the hydraulic steering on their boat broke, Gerlach and Myers started fishing an hour later than the rest of the field but recovered nicely with the help of a 4-4 largemouth Myers landed midday.

Gerlach said he is feeling confident heading into the final day but added that he doesn’t know how the pressure from other anglers will affect their bite in the afternoon.

Kyle and Nicholas, who have made three championship appearances in the last four years, also fell one fish shy of a limit but landed a 5-4 largemouth that lifted them to second place and has them atop the Big Bass standings.

“We caught a 7-pounder pre-fishing and we wanted to get on that spot,” Nicholas said. “(Kyle) caught one on his second cast.”

After landing that fish, Kyle said they moved down a little further to a piece of brush on the bank which produced their big fish of the day. The Kansas duo caught five fish total and caught all four of their keepers in the morning hours.

The Southside Anglers team of Logan Lopossa and Koby Sollars are in third place after catching a limit that weighed 7-11, including a 3-0 largemouth. After a quick start to the day, Lopossa and Sollars struggled during the midday before Sollars landed several fish just before check-in.

The full field will compete again Tuesday, with weigh-in scheduled for 3:30 p.m. CT in downtown Huntington. The weigh-in will be streamed live on Bassmaster.com.

Bethel University is hosting the tournament in conjunction with the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce and Henry County Tourism Authority.

2020 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster Junior National Championship 10/19-10/20Carroll County One Thousand Acre Recreational Lake, Huntington  TN.(BOATER) Standings Day 1

    Angler                                       Club/School                       Pts

1.  Jack Myers – Lucas Gerlach                   Home Schooled                         0Day 1: 4   09-01   Total:   4  09-012.  Kyle Herrman – Nicholas Herrman              Topeka Jr Hawgs                       0Day 1: 4   07-15   Total:   4  07-153.  Logan Lopossa – Koby Sollars                 Southside Anglers                     0Day 1: 5   07-11   Total:   5  07-114.  Langston Martin – Coleman Mezick             Lee County Anglers                    0Day 1: 5   05-13   Total:   5  05-134.  Turner Tharpe – Blake James                  Rhea County                           0Day 1: 5   05-13   Total:   5  05-136.  Kasen Pemberton – Hunter Prough              Chipley High                          0Day 1: 5   05-12   Total:   5  05-127.  Sawyer Knickerbocker – Gage Dowers           SWLA Jr Anglers                       0Day 1: 5   05-08   Total:   5  05-088.  Holten Phillips – Griffin Ralph              Lakeside                              0Day 1: 5   05-03   Total:   5  05-039.  Brody Kellum – Carson Thompson               Franklin County Middle School         0Day 1: 5   05-01   Total:   5  05-0110. Peter Duffy – Bryce Formsma                  GR Bass boys Northview                0Day 1: 5   05-00   Total:   5  05-0011. Gavin White – Brandon Smith                  LA Junior Bassmasters                 0Day 1: 4   04-15   Total:   4  04-1512. Jack Meiser – Blake Meiser                   Eureka                                0Day 1: 4   04-14   Total:   4  04-1413. Charles Klug –                               PJ Jacobs Junior High                 0Day 1: 5   04-12   Total:   5  04-1214. Joey Elliott – Aiden Pihaylic                Anchor Bay                            0Day 1: 4   04-12   Total:   4  04-1215. Zane Parker – Garrett Wilson                                                       0Day 1: 5   04-09   Total:   5  04-0916. Jaylin White – Colden Baker                  Lugoff-Elgin Middle                   0Day 1: 5   04-08   Total:   5  04-0817. Pate Anderson – Bobby Miller                 Susquehanna Valley Fishing Team       0Day 1: 4   04-07   Total:   4  04-0718. Carson Harrell – Colton Harrell              chapman panthers                      0Day 1: 3   04-07   Total:   3  04-0719. Trent Volz – Carson Volz                     Indian Creek                          0Day 1: 4   04-06   Total:   4  04-0620. Annabel Hellum – Ben Lewis                   Phoenix Junior Bassmasters            0Day 1: 4   04-03   Total:   4  04-0321. Dakota Carter – Preston Keller               OKC Junior Bassmasters                0Day 1: 4   03-12   Total:   4  03-1222. Landon Pierce – Korbin Neat                  Casey County                          0Day 1: 3   03-12   Total:   3  03-1223. Bo Hollen – Ari Clark                        Mon Valley Bassmaster’s               0Day 1: 4   03-08   Total:   4  03-0824. Garret Crow – Brayzon Riddle                 Lone Star Jr Bassmaster               0Day 1: 2   03-08   Total:   2  03-0825. Mason Dople – Gabryel St John                Jellico Middle                        0Day 1: 1   03-07   Total:   1  03-0726. Carter Pjesky – Hayden Host                  Off the Hook Bassmasters              0Day 1: 4   03-06   Total:   4  03-0627. Connor Young – Brent Christopher             Boyle County Rebels                   0Day 1: 1   03-04   Total:   1  03-0428. Jack Varnado – Hunter Robertson              Jr. Southwest Bassmasters of Den      0Day 1: 3   02-13   Total:   3  02-1329. Bryce Cast – Ayden Cast                      St. Louis Area Bassmasters            0Day 1: 2   02-12   Total:   2  02-1230. Andrew Terry – Greer Gammon                  Dickson County High School            0Day 1: 2   02-11   Total:   2  02-1131. Ridge Faircloth – Jake Burns                 Liberty County High School            0Day 1: 2   02-10   Total:   2  02-1032. Judd Byrd – Samuel Nicholas                  Oak Grove                             0Day 1: 2   02-09   Total:   2  02-0933. Beau McQuade – Curtis Russler                Jr. Potomac River Bassmasters         0Day 1: 2   02-07   Total:   2  02-0734. Ian Reed – Mason Everts                      Hartleys Hawgs                        0Day 1: 2   02-05   Total:   2  02-0535. Kyle Johnson – Jared Johnson                 Black Swamp Youth Bass Club           0Day 1: 2   02-04   Total:   2  02-0435. Eli Walker – Gage Jones                      Bluestone Middle School               0Day 1: 2   02-04   Total:   2  02-0437. Jarren Crowder – Elijah Ambrose              Jr. Potomac River Bassmasters         0Day 1: 2   02-02   Total:   2  02-0238. Caleb Roblin – Jackson Landry                Jr Southwest Bassmasters- LA          0Day 1: 2   02-01   Total:   2  02-0138. Colt Sitton – Ryan Grace                     North OKC Bassmasters                 0Day 1: 2   02-01   Total:   2  02-0140. Jace Buxton – Ethan Graham                   Jackson County                        0Day 1: 2   01-15   Total:   2  01-1540. William Griswold – Seth Schnoebelen          Center Point                          0Day 1: 2   01-15   Total:   2  01-1542. Lucas Sheafer – Steele Smith                 Louisburg middle school               0Day 1: 1   01-11   Total:   1  01-1143. Luke Ankrom –                                Williamstown                          0Day 1: 1   01-08   Total:   1  01-0844. Elijah Bryant – Blake Conrad                 East Jessamine Middle School          0Day 1: 1   01-06   Total:   1  01-0645. Landon Gabby – Easton Hillard                Southern Illinois Future Anglers      0Day 1: 1   01-02   Total:   1  01-0246. Harrison Betker – Ryder Rousseau             Osseo                                 0Day 1: 3   01-01   Total:   3  01-0147. Ryder Milam – Colton Milam                   Mecklenburg County                    0Day 1: 1   01-01   Total:   1  01-0148. Zack Brose – Noah Goedjen                    Heritage Christian Academy            0Day 1: 1   01-00   Total:   1  01-0048. Chan Cawthon – Troy Harper                   Indian Creek                          0Day 1: 1   01-00   Total:   1  01-0048. Joseph Horne – Jacob Butcher                 Arkansas Youth Anglers                0Day 1: 1   01-00   Total:   1  01-0048. Kade Sturgill – Wyatt Trexler                Rowan County Youth Anglers            0Day 1: 1   01-00   Total:   1  01-0052. Mason Carden – Dawson Bryant                 Columbiana Middle School              0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-0052. Nicholas Gatchis Conca – Hudson Subach       Jr. Denver Bassmasters                0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-0052. Alex Meland – Carter Michalek                Eastern Iowa Jr Bassmasters           0Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00———————————————————————–TotalsDay   #Limits    #Fish      Weight1        11       150       177-13———————————-11       150       177-13

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