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Hartley’s Hawgs Anglers Win Bassmaster Junior Championship
Mike Abbott and Braden McNamara of Hartley’s Hawgs bass club out of Ohio win the 2019 Bassmaster Junior Championship at Carroll County 1,000 Acre Recreational Lake out of Huntingdon, Tenn., with a two-day total of 20 pounds, 3 ounces.
Aug. 7, 2019
Hartley’s Hawgs Anglers Win Bassmaster Junior Championship
HUNTINGDON, Tenn. — Mike Abbott and Braden McNamara were the second-best junior team in Ohio this year, but they were unbeatable in the Bassmaster Junior Championship (BJC), which concluded here on Wednesday.
Abbott and McNamara caught a two-day total of 10 bass that weighed 20 pounds, 3 ounces on Carroll County 1,000 Acre Recreation Lake (Tenn.). That was 9 ounces more than North Carolina’s Hunter Alexander and Hayden Hammond, who had the lead after Day 1 and finished second overall with 19-10.
Abbott and McNamara both are 14 and will start high school in a few weeks. They are members of Hartley’s Hawgs, the team sponsored by longtime pro and Ohio resident Charlie Hartley.
It was the third time Abbott qualified for the Junior Championship, and the second for McNamara. They hadn’t fished together at nationals previously, but they teamed-up for the Ohio B.A.S.S. Nation State Championship, where they finished in second place and earned their berth in the BJC.
“This is our last year to be able to fish Juniors,” McNamara said. “We just wanted to end on a bang.”
That they did.
Abbott and McNamara caught an 11-0 limit on Day 1, which was good enough for second place, but left them a full 3-4 behind Alexander and Hammond. The Ohio tandem remained steady with a 9-3 sack on Wednesday, and they assumed the hot seats about midway through the final weigh-in.
Alexander and Hammond were the last team to weigh on Wednesday, and they had only 5-6 in their sack, which allowed Abbott and McNamara to vault past them for the championship.
“These guys picked the spot we were going to fish when we were sitting in the garage 500 miles from here,” said Brian McNamara, Braden’s dad and the duo’s boat captain this week. “It’s the same spot we fished both days of this tournament. It was a 100-yard ditch. I have no idea how they came up with it, but it worked.”
The spot proved itself in practice when Abbott caught a 10-pounder. But after drawing boat number 52 (in a 62-boat field) to begin Day 1, the boys were concerned another team would beat them to their spot of choice.
None did, however, and Team Ohio went to work — McNamara with a Bass Pro Shops 1/4-ounce tungsten finesse jig with a YUM Christie Craw trailer, and Abbott with a similar custom jig. They caught a limit early on Day 1, with McNamara’s 4-10 anchoring the bag.
The bite was more difficult Wednesday, with Abbott and McNamara catching only seven or eight keepers. McNamara also was without the jig he used Tuesday, after the knot slipped during a cast and the lure sank to the bottom of the lake.
“That kind of hurt,” he said. “I had just tied it on and it just fell off.”
So, McNamara threw a custom jig on Wednesday instead, and Abbott chose a Strike King Bitsy Flip, also with the Christie Craw trailer. The combination worked, and they were able to catch enough to win the Championship.
“I was hoping and praying (on the way here,) thinking what this would be like,” McNamara said. “It’s amazing.” Abbott agreed.
“Having a trophy that says ‘National Champion’ is incredible,” Abbott said. “It took me three years to figure this lake out. I’m glad I finally did.”
Abbott and McNamara won a $2,000 scholarship that will be dedicated to their college education. Alexander and Hammond, both 13 and heading into the eighth grade, won a $1,000 scholarship for finishing second. They fish with the Rowan County (N.C.) junior team.
Ryder Krueger and Carson Yero of the Myakka City Junior Bassmasters (Fla.) finished third with 17-14 over two days. The 13-year-old eighth graders also weighed the heaviest bass of the tournament – a 9-0 lunker that sent parents and fans at Wednesday’s weigh-in scrambling for their cellphones.
Krueger caught the bass on a Strike King Rage Tail Space Monkey at about 8:30 a.m. It accounted for more than half of their two-day weight.
“I cast out and it thumped (my lure) really hard. I set the hook on it and it jumped two times. I knew it was a good one.”
“Once I saw it, I knew I had to get the net,” Yero said. “We were full of excitement.”
In all, 32 states and Canada were represented at the BJC. Teams qualified for the tournament via their individual state championship events.
The Carroll County (Tenn.) Chamber of Commerce, Bethel University and the Henry County (Tenn.) Tourism Authority hosted the Bassmaster Junior Championship.
2019 Bassmaster Junior Championship 8/6-8/71000 Acre Recreational lake, Huntingdon TN.(BOATER) Standings Day 2
Angler Club/School Pts
1. Mike Abbott – Braden McNamara Hartleyís Hawgs 0Day 1: 5 11-00 Day 2: 5 09-03 Total: 10 20-032. Hunter Alexander – Hayden Hammond Rowan 0Day 1: 5 14-04 Day 2: 5 05-06 Total: 10 19-103. Ryder Krueger – Carson Yero Myakka Junior Bassmasters 0Day 1: 5 06-15 Day 2: 3 10-15 Total: 8 17-144. Keaton Bassham – Huntley York Bass Open 0Day 1: 5 10-05 Day 2: 5 07-06 Total: 10 17-115. Carter Pjesky – Jake Mantovani Off the Hook Junior Bassmasters 0Day 1: 5 07-04 Day 2: 5 10-03 Total: 10 17-076. Scotty Hagan – Ross Kearns BottomLine BassMasters 0Day 1: 5 05-00 Day 2: 5 11-12 Total: 10 16-127. Phillip Herring – Calup Williams Greene County Youth Bassmasters 0Day 1: 5 08-05 Day 2: 5 06-12 Total: 10 15-018. Storm Clark – Gunnar Williamson Harris County Bass Fishing Team 0Day 1: 5 07-11 Day 2: 5 07-00 Total: 10 14-119. Bo Hollen – Ari Clark Mon Valley Bassmaster’s 0Day 1: 5 09-07 Day 2: 5 05-02 Total: 10 14-0910. Grayden Scibilia – Beau McQuade Jr. Potomac River Bassmasters 0Day 1: 5 07-13 Day 2: 5 06-03 Total: 10 14-0011. Trey McKinney – Landon Gabby Off the Hook 0Day 1: 5 06-12 Day 2: 5 07-03 Total: 10 13-1512. Abigail Panak – Rhiauna Switzer Pretty Water Junior Bass Club 0Day 1: 5 08-12 Day 2: 5 04-14 Total: 10 13-1013. Gage Adkins – Manning Brooks ROGERSVILLE JR BASS 0Day 1: 5 06-14 Day 2: 5 06-00 Total: 10 12-1414. Shelby Montgomery – Sarah Jones Lakeside Chiefs 0Day 1: 3 03-01 Day 2: 5 09-03 Total: 8 12-0415. Dugger Tipton – Amos Mayes Arkansas Youth Anglers 0Day 1: 5 08-04 Day 2: 4 03-13 Total: 9 12-0116. Tanner Moulton – Alex Gross NH Jr Bassmasters 0Day 1: 5 04-02 Day 2: 5 07-13 Total: 10 11-1517. Luke Rokavec – Josh Stroud Susquehanna Valley HS Fishing Te 0Day 1: 5 06-04 Day 2: 5 05-11 Total: 10 11-1518. Lucas Wray – Will Stephens Russell County Jr Bass Club 0Day 1: 5 06-03 Day 2: 5 04-11 Total: 10 10-1419. Jacob Martin – Seth Thayer Waupaca Jr. Bassbusters 0Day 1: 5 05-00 Day 2: 5 05-14 Total: 10 10-1420. Caden Chartier – Alexander Giannotti Rochester Junior Bassmasters 0Day 1: 5 05-04 Day 2: 5 05-10 Total: 10 10-1421. Alex Gordon – Ty Blanchette BASS Lightning 0Day 1: 5 05-11 Day 2: 5 05-00 Total: 10 10-1122. Bradlee Parish – Tyler Guin North Mississippi Student Angler 0Day 1: 5 04-12 Day 2: 5 05-14 Total: 10 10-1023. Cody Wilder – Dalton Williams Conway Middle School 0Day 1: 4 04-03 Day 2: 5 06-04 Total: 9 10-0724. Curtis Russler – Elijah Ambrose Jr. Potomac River Bassmasters 0Day 1: 5 05-15 Day 2: 4 04-05 Total: 9 10-0425. Ashton Meland – Alex Meland Eastern Iowa Jr Bassmasters 0Day 1: 5 05-02 Day 2: 5 04-12 Total: 10 09-1426. Robbie Livar – Wyatt Starks Phoenix Junior Bassmasters 0Day 1: 5 04-05 Day 2: 5 05-07 Total: 10 09-1227. Noah Parrish – Dillon Jost Northern Colorado Bass Club 0Day 1: 5 04-14 Day 2: 5 04-10 Total: 10 09-0828. Beau Brent – Payton Whirley Anoka-Ramsey 0Day 1: 4 04-00 Day 2: 5 05-06 Total: 9 09-0629. Lane Mead – Ryder Kahny Star City Jr. Angler 0Day 1: 5 05-00 Day 2: 5 04-06 Total: 10 09-0630. Jayden Snow – Tyler Thilmany Rogers HS Fishing Team & White B 0Day 1: 2 01-14 Day 2: 5 07-00 Total: 7 08-1431. Carson Owen – Parker Eubanks Plainview Jr. Bass Club 0Day 1: 5 06-03 Day 2: 3 02-11 Total: 8 08-1432. Joey Elliott – Aiden Pihaylic Anchor Bay Juniors 0Day 1: 5 06-00 Day 2: 2 02-14 Total: 7 08-1433. Jayden Corr – Jase Corr Lone Star Jr Bassmasters 0Day 1: 5 05-02 Day 2: 3 03-11 Total: 8 08-1334. Zach Ventimiglia – Austin Coffman Timberland JR Bass Club 0Day 1: 5 07-14 Day 2: 1 00-14 Total: 6 08-1235. Justin Weikel – Carter Loss Caleb’s Legacy 0Day 1: 4 04-12 Day 2: 4 03-15 Total: 8 08-1136. Tate Jones – Fisher Whitlock Bassett High School 0Day 1: 2 02-05 Day 2: 5 06-05 Total: 7 08-1037. Jaxton Collier – Reece Roberts South side Anglers 0Day 1: 2 02-06 Day 2: 4 06-03 Total: 6 08-0938. Oakley Howell – Cole Green Guntersville Youth Bass Club 0Day 1: 5 05-03 Day 2: 2 03-05 Total: 7 08-0839. Nicholas Dellaporta – NJ Junior Bass Nation 0Day 1: 4 03-14 Day 2: 5 04-09 Total: 9 08-0740. Carson Kellogg – Nicholas Finley New Lexington Panthers 0Day 1: 5 07-04 Day 2: 1 00-15 Total: 6 08-0341. Eric Stelly – Camron Jones Lafourche Junior Bassmasters 0Day 1: 5 05-06 Day 2: 3 02-09 Total: 8 07-1542. Logan Lopossa – Koby Sollars Southside Anglers 0Day 1: 3 03-01 Day 2: 4 04-14 Total: 7 07-1543. Gavin Parrish – John Sawyer Batesburg Leesville 0Day 1: 2 01-08 Day 2: 5 06-02 Total: 7 07-1044. Caden Sellers – Jackson Rogers Jr. Southwest Bassmasters 0Day 1: 5 05-13 Day 2: 2 01-10 Total: 7 07-0745. Hunter Barrow – Will Compton Magna Vista Fishing Team 0Day 1: 5 04-11 Day 2: 3 02-12 Total: 8 07-0746. Austin Schmidt – Ben Smith Cabot Community Fishing Team 0Day 1: 2 02-08 Day 2: 5 04-11 Total: 7 07-0347. Andrew Flannery – Gavin Nicholls Ontario Junior Bassmasters 0Day 1: 3 04-04 Day 2: 3 02-15 Total: 6 07-0348. Justin Schmadeke – Hunter Patton Independence Bass Club 0Day 1: 5 04-06 Day 2: 2 02-03 Total: 7 06-0949. Brody Kellum – Carson Thompson Franklin County Junior Bass 0Day 1: 5 05-04 Day 2: 1 01-00 Total: 6 06-0450. Luke McGuffin – Kaleb Butts CHS Anglers 0Day 1: 1 00-12 Day 2: 5 05-00 Total: 6 05-1251. Shooter Nelson – Seth Ricketts West Carroll 0Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 5 05-01 Total: 5 05-0152. Parker Welch – Gavin Carson Kickback 0Day 1: 5 05-01 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 5 05-0153. Jay Walkup – Jaxon Rapp Highlands County Junior Anglers 0Day 1: 4 04-14 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 4 04-1454. Tristen Boyd – Reagan Hershman Grundy County Jr Bass 0Day 1: 2 02-04 Day 2: 2 02-01 Total: 4 04-0555. Zachary Morris – Carter Oconnell LA JR bassmasters 0Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 03-00 Total: 3 03-0056. Peter Mcdonald – Alex Carl Centennial Bass Club of Northern 0Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 02-07 Total: 2 02-0757. Jack Sergeant – Easton Hillard Off The Hook Illinois Bassmaster 0Day 1: 1 00-11 Day 2: 1 01-12 Total: 2 02-0758. Garrett Christy – Jake Ross Carson High School 0Day 1: 2 01-13 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 01-1359. Cody Mundy – Barrett Bennefield Broaddus High School Fishing Tea 0Day 1: 2 01-13 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 01-1360. Peter Duffy – Bryce Formsma Northview Bass Club 0Day 1: 1 01-02 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 1 01-0260. Kolton Stevens – Carson Conrad Fair Grove 0Day 1: 1 01-02 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 1 01-0262. Riley Albanese – Garrett Stotler Berkeley Springs Junior High Sch 0Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00———————————————————————–TotalsDay #Limits #Fish Weight1 38 239 301-082 33 222 277-01———————————-71 461 578-09
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