Florida Team Leads Bassmaster Junior Bass Fishing Championship

Jeremy Monda (left) and Will Boyd of the Quincy Junior Bassmasters out of Florida takes the lead on the first day of the 2018 Bassmaster Junior Championship on Carroll County 1,000 Acre Recreational Lake with 10 pounds, 3 ounces.

July 31, 2018

Florida Team Leads Bassmaster Junior Bass Fishing Championship

HUNTINGTON, Tenn. — Jeremy Monda and Will Boyd of the Quincy Junior Bassmasters in Florida claimed the first-day lead of the Bassmaster Junior National Championship with 10 pounds, 3 ounces on Carroll County’s 1,000 Acre Recreational Lake.

The young anglers met their expectations from the practice sessions when they broke the 10-pound barrier, which wasn’t easy to do under Tuesday’s challenging fishing conditions.

“We expected to catch 10 pounds or so based on their practice,” said Daniel Boyd, Will’s father and boat captain of the team. “The key was fishing where people weren’t. When there was a pocket open, we would fish it. When an offshore spot was vacant, we would fish it.”

With multiple days of practice and 54 teams on a 1,000-acre fishery, most two-angler teams tend to find the same fishing spots. Instead of fighting the crowds, the Florida team waited until other competitors left before moving in to fish the areas.

The two-day Bassmaster Junior Championship tournament is being held on Carroll County’s 1,000 Acre Recreational Lake for the fourth year in a row. A total of 54 teams are gathered from across the nation and from Canada to compete. Upon its creation, the lake became known for producing big bass, and practice wasn’t any different this week. With reports of a double-digit bass being caught in practice, teams knew they would have to catch a bigger fish to anchor their five-fish limit.

“If they can catch another 10 pounds and then catch a big one, I think they could take home the title,” Boyd said.

The standings are extremely tight as the Top 5 teams are within 1 pound of each other, and sixth through 28th places are separated by just 3 pounds.

A familiar angler is among the leaders — Rein Golubjatnikov, who finished second here last year while fishing solo, and his partner, Matthew Pitcher of New York’s Rochester Bassmasters, took the early BASSTrakk lead on Tuesday after catching a 5-1 largemouth just moments into the competition. They ended Day 1 in second, just 3 ounces off the pace.

Patience was crucial to their game plan as they fished pressured areas with other teams but were able to capitalize early in the day. During the practice period, the duo caught a 14-2 largemouth, the lake record, and less than a pound from the Tennessee state record of 15.2 pounds.

Vince Nekvinda and Cole Bailey of Eastern Iowa’s Junior Bassmasters brought a 7-pound largemouth to the scales, which was the biggest bass of the day. With only three fish in their bag, they remain in contention at fourth place with 9-6.

The full field will fish on Wednesday’s final day, after which the top-scoring team will be crowned Bassmaster Junior champions. Takeoff Wednesday is at 1 Reedy Creek Rd. in Huntingdon, Tenn., at 6 a.m. CT., and weigh-in will be at Billy Cary Memorial Park, 132 Jordan Ave. in Huntingdon, at 1:30 p.m.

The Junior Championship is open to qualifying teams of anglers in grades 2 through 8 who are members of B.A.S.S. Nation junior chapters. The annual event will be followed by the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Championship presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods on Kentucky Lake out of nearby Paris, Tenn., Thursday through Saturday.

Bassmaster Junior Championship7/31/2018 – 8/1/2018Carroll County 1,000 Acre – Recreational Lake – Huntingdon, TNSTANDINGS BOATER DAY 1

Name # Fish # Live Lbs – Oz # Fish # Live Lbs-Oz PTS1 Jeremy Monda – Will Boyd Quincy JR Bassmasters 5 4 10- 3 5 4 10- 3 0.002 Rein Golubjatnikov – Matthew Pitcher Rochester Jr Bassmasters 5 5 10- 0 5 5 10- 0 0.003 Trey McKinney – Carter Wijangco Bluegrass Jr’s 5 5 9- 6 5 5 9- 6 0.004 Vince Nekvinda – Cole Bailey Eastern Iowa Jr Bassmasters 3 3 9- 6 3 3 9- 6 0.005 Tyler Thomas – Lucas Wray Russell County Jr Bass Club 5 5 9- 4 5 5 9- 4 0.006 Cole Carr – Luke McGuire BassBusters 5 5 8- 5 5 5 8- 5 0.007 Dallas Taylor – Hayden Thomas Arkansas Youth Anglers 5 5 8- 4 5 5 8- 4 0.008 Cole Moulton – Chance Vantran New Hampshire Jr Bassmasters 5 5 8- 2 5 5 8- 2 0.009 Chris Luckey – Hayden Hazelgrove Brown County Fishing Club 5 5 7-12 5 5 7-12 0.0010 Camden Kendrick – Ty Elkins DAR Middle School 5 5 7-11 5 5 7-11 0.0011 Shooter Nelson – Seth Ricketts West Carroll Jr High 5 5 7- 9 5 5 7- 9 0.0012 Mitchell Robinson – Mason Ritts Rebels Jr Fishing Team 5 4 7- 5 5 4 7- 5 0.0013 Wade Roberts – Blayne Carpenter Jr Southwest Bassmasters 5 5 7- 4 5 5 7- 4 0.0014 Cody Mundy – Brayden Askey Broaddus HS Fishing 5 5 7- 3 5 5 7- 3 0.0015 Alexander Gordon – Bryan Leslie Jr BASS Lightning 5 4 6-14 5 4 6-14 0.0016 Cale Carr – Ethan Turner OCHS Jr Anglers 5 5 6- 5 5 5 6- 5 0.0017 Reece Keeney – Bryce Moder Northeast WI Bass 5 4 6- 4 5 4 6- 4 0.0017 Mitchell Straffon – Henri Sturm Fenton Jr Bass Fishing 5 4 6- 4 5 4 6- 4 0.0019 Parker Lane – Coda Bunch Tahlequah Jr Bass Club 4 4 6- 3 4 4 6- 3 0.0019 Harrison McCall – Will Webb Salisbury Academy 4 4 6- 3 4 4 6- 3 0.0021 Mason Grose – Caden Grose Southern WV Jr Bassmasters 4 4 6- 2 4 4 6- 2 0.0022 Phillip Herring – Calup Williams Greene County Youth Bassmaster s5 5 6- 0 5 5 6- 0 0.0023 Joshua Borrousch – Conner McClellan Indiana Jr Bassmasters 5 5 5-14 5 5 5-14 0.0024 Mike Abbott – Julian Dent Hartley’s Hawgs Piglets 4 4 5-14 4 4 5-14 0.0025 Storm Clark – Gunnar Williamson Harris County Jr 5 5 5-13 5 5 5-13 0.0026 Dugger Tipton – Mathew Sisk Arkansas Youth Anglers 5 4 5- 7 5 4 5- 7 0.0027 Fisher Cusic – Corbin Cepero Lakeland Junior Bassmasters 2 2 5- 7 2 2 5- 7 0.0028 Kolten Goolsby – Morgan Banta Lone Star Jr Bass Masters 5 5 5- 5 5 5 5- 5 0.0029 Kollin Crawford – Stoney Holmes Battiest Bass Club 4 4 5- 2 4 4 5- 2 0.0030 Nathan Fiant – Braden McNamara Hartley’s Hawgs 4 4 4-15 4 4 4-15 0.0031 Zach Henderson-Jackson Landry JR Southwest Bassmasters-Denham Springs 2 4-15 2 2 4-15 0.0032 Kaden Abmeyer – Blake Louderbaugh Bison Fishing Team 5 4 4-14 5 4 4-14 0.0032 Will Haynes – Austin Thomas Curry Jr High School 5 4 4-14 5 4 4-14 0.0034 Tate Jones – Troy Carter Bassett Jr Anglers 4 4 4-13 4 4 4-13 0.0035 Trey Kegebein – Taylor Kuhlman Coulee Region Bass 3 3 4-10 3 3 4-10 0.0036 Elijah Benson – CJ Hudson Dawson Christian Academy 5 5 4- 7 5 5 4- 7 0.0037 Joseph Phegley – Wilson Ravenscroft North Augusta Fishing Team 3 2 4- 3 3 2 4- 3 0.0038 Terrance Wiseman – Isaac Shock Southern WV Jr Bassmasters 3 3 4- 2 3 3 4- 2 0.0039 Noah Parrish – Dylan Kramer Fighting Fishsticks Jr Club 4 4 3-14 4 4 3-14 0.0040 Ross Kearns – Scotty Hagan Bottomline Jr Bassmasters 2 2 3-10 2 2 3-10 0.0040 Grayden Scibilia – Chase Atehison Jr Potomac River Bassmasters 2 2 3-10 2 2 3-10 0.0042 Hunter Alexander – Hayden Hammond Carson HS Bass Team 3 3 3- 9 3 3 3- 9 0.0043 Payton Whirley – Conner Erickson Pequot Lakes 3 3 3- 7 3 3 3- 7 0.0044 Carson Forrester – Dylan Barefoot Capital City Jr Bassmasters 2 2 3- 7 2 2 3- 7 0.0045 Aston Meland – Alex Meland Eastern Iowa Jr Bassmasters 3 3 3- 4 3 3 3- 4 0.0046 Nicholas Herrman – Kyle Herrman Topeka Jr Hawgs 4 4 3- 3 4 4 3- 3 0.0047 Jaden Northey – Daniel Noble Kawartha Bassmasters 3 3 2-14 3 3 2-14 0.0048 Christian Misciagna – Aidan McCormack Port City Jr Bassmasters 3 2 2-11 3 2 2-11 0.0049 Ryan Ringer – Jake Mantovani Off the Hook Jr Bassmasters 3 3 2-10 3 3 2-10 0.0050 Nickolas Monistere – Bran Boyd Northwest Rankin 2 2 2- 2 2 2 2- 2 0.0051 Cullen Behen – Gavin Sperlich Mainely Jr Bass 2 2 1-14 2 2 1-14 0.0052 Charlie Brekke – Isabella Putmam Fighting Fishsticks Jr Club 1 1 1- 6 1 1 1- 6 0.0053 Beau McQuade – Clifton Bennett Jr Potomac Bassmasters 1 1 0-14 1 1 0-14 0.0054 Benjamin Hester – Karson Jenkins Rhea County Jr Eagle Anglers 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00

BIG BASSDay Name City,State Lbs-Oz1 Vince Nekvinda – Cole Bailey Shellsburg, IA 7- 0

TOTALSDay # Fish # Live Lbs-Oz # Limits1 207 197 290-15 25

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