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Massachusetts’s Randy Phillips Wins Bassmaster Federation Nation Championship; Six Anglers Earn Berths in 2010 Bassmaster Classic

October 30, 2009 - TAVARES, Fla. – Randy Phillips of Oxford , Mass. , closed strong Friday, securing a berth in the 2010 Bassmaster Classic and the overall win in the 2009 Bassmaster Federation Nation Championship on the Harris Chain of Lakes with a three-day total of 31 pounds, 1 ounce.

With the victory, Phillips also scored a Skeeter/Yamaha rig valued at more than $60,000.

“It feels great, I’m ecstatic,” he said. “I could not have asked for a better tournament, everything turned out great and I’m very excited to go to the Classic, this is my dream.”

Despite landing a limit – no certainty this week – Phillips only had 6 pounds, 15 ounces on the final day of competition.  But tough conditions prevailed and many of the challengers slipped.   Don Hogue of Pasco , Wash. , had the lead heading into the final day but fell short, claiming runner-up honors with a three-day total of 29-1.

But Hogue did take solace in the fact that he earned a 2010 Bassmaster Classic berth by way of champion of the Western division. Phillips took the Eastern division.

“This is surreal, it’s something you dream about like you dream of going to the moon,”  Hogue said. “I’m kind of overwhelmed, but I’m sure most of the guys are.”

Hogue describes himself as a West coast guy, having never fished in Florida or in Alabama .  Hogue will fish there, on Alabama ’s Lay Lake , for the 2010 Classic, which is set for Feb. 19-21 out of Birmingham , Ala.

In the Southern division, Brent Long of Cornelius , N.C. , held on with a five-fish limit that went 7-3 Friday. Long will be fishing his second Classic and his only other Classic experience came on Lay in 2007. Long was fourth this week.

Jeff Freeman of Max Meadows, Va. , held off Gerry Jooste of Harare , Zimbabwe , to secure his second Classic berth. Freeman won the 2007 Bassmaster Federation Nation Championship on Florida ’s Lake Tohopekaliga and has also scored victory in Bassmaster events as a co-angler.  He will represent the Mid-Atlantic division. Freeman placed seventh in the tournament with 24-05.

Despite finishing 12th in the tournament, Bryan Schmidt of Olney , Texas , had a good enough tournament to take his second consecutive Classic berth.  Schmidt bested fellow Texan Tom Jessop of Dalhart and Samuel Anthony of Independence , La.   Schmidt will look to repeat his strong 2008 performance when he finished sixth.

To round the Classic qualifiers, Jody Adkins of North Canton , Ohio , will represent the Northern division on the strength of his third-place finish in the tournament.  The full standings can be found below.

In the Junior Bassmaster World Championship, which played out on nearby Lake Yale , Jake Cook of Kennewick , Wash. , bested the 15-18 division with 13 pounds, 1 ounce.  John Duarte of Middle River , Md. , won the 11-14 division with 5 pounds.  Youth prizes included scholarships for the top finishers.

The Bassmaster CastingKids National Championship was also determined with Sierra Voisin of Mildmay, Ontario, Canada, scoring her third CastingKids victory in the 7-10 age division.  Jared Raymer of Brandenburg , Ky. , won the 11-14 division besting Shauni Voisin, Sierra’s older sister.

Kids in two age groups ( 7-10, 11-14 ) casted, pitched and flipped to targets.  Full stories can be found on Bassmaster.com.

2009 Bassmaster Federation Nation Championship presented by Yamaha Outboards and Skeeter Boats Final Standings

2009 BASS FEDERATION NATION CHAMPIONSHIP 10/28-10/30 Harris Chain Of Lakes, Tavares   Fla.

(BOATER) Standings Day 3

   Angler                   Hometown                        D No./lbs-oz  Total $$$

1.  Randy Phillips         Oxford , Mass. (MA)               E 13  31-01  $60,000.00

2.  Don Hogue              Pasco , Wash. (WA)                W 13  29-01   $5,000.00

3.  Jody Adkins            North Canton , Ohio (OH)          N 13  28-03   $2,500.00

4.  Brent Long             Cornelius , N.C. (SC)             S 12  28-00   $1,000.00

5.  Skip Sjobeck           Randolph , Vt. (VT)               E  6  26-07   $1,500.00

6.  Chuck Murray           Louisburg , N.C. (NC)             S 15  25-07     $500.00

7.  Jeff Freeman           Max Meadows, Va. (VA)            M 14  24-05   $1,000.00

8.  Randy Wieczorek        Buffalo City , Wisc. (MN)         N 13  24-05     $500.00

9.  Brian Hensley          Edwardsburg , Mich. (IN)          N 15  24-00     $500.00

10. Ron Cherkas            Grimes, Iowa (IA)                N 12  23-13     $500.00

11. Gerry Jooste           Harare , Zimbabwe (ZWE)           M 15  23-02     $500.00

12. Bryan Schmidt          Olney , Texas (TX)                C 11  23-00     $250.00

13. Samuel Anthony         Independence , La. (LA)           C  9  20-07     $250.00

14. Matt Massey            Lakewood , Colo. (CO)             W  8  20-07     $250.00

15. Brandon Card           Lexington , Ky. (KY)              S 14  19-11     $250.00

16. Wes Haney              Baldwin, Wisc. (WI)              N 10  19-08     $250.00

17. Scott Weiland          Saddle Brook, N.J. (NJ)          M  9  19-03     $250.00

18. Jacopo Gallelli        Firenze , Italy (ITA)             N  6  19-00     $750.00

19. Tom Jessop             Dalhart , Texas (TX)              C 10  18-08     $250.00

20. Kenneth Pannell         Springville , Ala. (AL)           S 10  17-09     $250.00

21. Brandon Rose           Saginaw , Mich. (MI)              N 15  17-03     $250.00

22. John Soukup            Agra , Okla. (OK)                 C 11  16-15     $250.00

23. Jared Taliaferro       Rogers, Ark. (AR)                C 12  16-03     $250.00

24. Tim Dolon              Cherryville , Pa. (PA)            M 13  15-07     $250.00

25. Mark Desjardin         Vassalboro , Maine (ME)           E 11  15-01     $250.00

26. Mike Wolfenden         Warwick , R.I. (RI)               E  9  13-14     $250.00

27. Mamoru Suzuki          Tokyo 198-0063, Japan (JPN)      W  8  13-11     $250.00

28. Samuel Russell         Salt Lake City , Utah (WY)        W 10  13-07     $250.00

29. Brett Quader           Pasadena , Md. (MD)               M 10  12-12     $250.00

30. Joe Matt               Syracuse , N.Y. (NY)              E  8  12-09     $250.00

31. Chris Neely            Chattahoochee , Fla. (GA)         S 10  12-02     $250.00

32. Al Gambardella         North Haven, Conn. (CT)          E  7  11-11     $250.00

33. Jay Ladner             Kiln, Miss. (MS)                 C  6  11-05     $250.00

34. Paul Reutlinger        West Jordan , Utah (UT)           W  9  11-02     $250.00

35. Don Denault            Delmar , Md. (DE)                 M  8  10-07     $250.00

36. Mark Warner            Overland Park , Kan. (KS)         C  6  10-03     $250.00

37. David Boyd             Quincy , Fla. (FL)                S  7  10-01     $250.00

38. Ben Grande             Las Vegas , Nev. (NV)             W  8  10-00     $250.00

39. Nick Wood              Yreka , Calif. (CA)               W  7   9-13     $250.00

40. Leroy Starling         Whitefish, Mont. (MT)            W  8   9-12     $250.00

41. Tyler Hanatow          Alstead , N.H. (NH)               E  6   9-12     $250.00

42. Richard Risewick       Norton , Kan. (NE)                C  9   9-11     $250.00

43. Dave Johnson           Keswick , Canada (ON)             E  7   9-10     $250.00

44. Shane Cowan            Pierre , S.D. (SD)                N  5   9-10     $250.00

45. Gerald Sobkowiak       Granville , Ill. (IL)             N  6   9-07     $250.00

46. Rick Hamer             Charleston , W.Va. (WV)           M  5   9-06     $250.00

47. Byron Chaves           Salem , Ore. (OR)                 W  6   9-01     $250.00

48. Justy Varkevisser      Edenvale 1610, South Africa ( S AFS   6   8-15     $250.00

49. John Clark             Bossier City , La. (PVA Champion) M  7   8-05     $250.00

50. Russell Matt           Saint Joseph , Mo. (MO)           C  7   7-09     $250.00

51. Ben Parker             Union City , Tenn. (TN)           S  6   6-14     $250.00

52. Owen Lounsbury         St Maries, Idaho (ID)            W  5   5-09     $250.00

53. Chuck Rizuto           Navajo Dam, N.M. (NM)            W  4   2-13     $250.00

54. Jeff Guerrette         Glendale , Ariz. (AZ)             W  2   2-06     $250.00

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Big Bass

Day

 1   Skip Sjobeck            Randolph, Vt. (VT)         9-05    $500.00

 2   Jeff Freeman            Max Meadows, Va. (VA)      5-11    $500.00

 2   Jeff Freeman            Max Meadows, Va. (VA)      5-11    $500.00

 2   Jacopo Gallelli         Firenze, Italy (ITA)       8-12    $500.00

 

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Totals

Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight

 1       17       163       276-03

 2       18       181       301-12

 3       15       148       249-12

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         50       492       827-11

 

DIVISIONAL STANDINGS Day 3

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NORTHERN

    Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$

  1 Jody Adkins          North Canton , Ohio (OH)    13  28-03   $2,500.00

  2 Randy Wieczorek      Buffalo City, Wisc. (MN)   13  24-05     $500.00

  3 Brian Hensley        Edwardsburg, Mich. (IN)    15  24-00     $500.00

  4 Ron Cherkas          Grimes, Iowa (IA)          12  23-13     $500.00

  5 Wes Haney            Baldwin, Wisc. (WI)        10  19-08     $250.00

  6 Jacopo Gallelli      Firenze, Italy (ITA)        6  19-00     $750.00

  7 Brandon Rose         Saginaw , Mich. (MI)        15  17-03     $250.00

  8 Shane Cowan          Pierre , S.D. (SD)           5   9-10     $250.00

  9 Gerald Sobkowiak     Granville, Ill. (IL)        6   9-07     $250.00

 

WESTERN

    Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$

  1 Don Hogue            Pasco , Wash. (WA)          13  29-01   $5,000.00

  2 Matt Massey           Lakewood , Colo. (CO)        8  20-07     $250.00

  3 Mamoru Suzuki        Tokyo 198-0063, Japan (JP   8  13-11     $250.00

  4 Samuel Russell       Salt Lake City , Utah (WY)  10  13-07     $250.00

  5 Paul Reutlinger      West Jordan , Utah (UT)      9  11-02     $250.00

  6 Ben Grande           Las Vegas , Nev. (NV)        8  10-00     $250.00

  7 Nick Wood            Yreka, Calif. (CA)          7   9-13     $250.00

  8 Leroy Starling       Whitefish, Mont. (MT)       8   9-12     $250.00

  9 Byron Chaves         Salem , Ore. (OR)            6   9-01     $250.00

  10 Owen Lounsbury       St Maries, Idaho (ID)       5   5-09     $250.00

 11 Chuck Rizuto         Navajo Dam, N.M. (NM)       4   2-13     $250.00

 12 Jeff Guerrette       Glendale , Ariz. (AZ)        2   2-06     $250.00

 

CENTRAL

    Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$

  1 Bryan Schmidt        Olney, Texas (TX)          11  23-00     $250.00

  2 Samuel Anthony       Independence , La. (LA)      9  20-07     $250.00

  3 Tom Jessop           Dalhart, Texas (TX)        10  18-08     $250.00

  4 John Soukup          Agra , Okla. (OK)           11  16-15     $250.00

  5 Jared Taliaferro     Rogers, Ark. (AR)          12  16-03     $250.00

  6 Jay Ladner           Kiln, Miss. (MS)            6  11-05     $250.00

  7 Mark Warner          Overland Park , Kan. (KS)    6  10-03     $250.00

  8 Richard Risewick     Norton, Kan. (NE)           9   9-11     $250.00

  9 Russell Matt         Saint Joseph , Mo. (MO)      7   7-09     $250.00

 

EASTERN

    Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$

  1 Randy Phillips       Oxford , Mass. (MA)         13  31-01  $60,000.00

  2 Skip Sjobeck         Randolph, Vt. (VT)          6  26-07   $1,500.00

  3 Mark Desjardin       Vassalboro, Maine (ME)     11  15-01     $250.00

  4 Mike Wolfenden       Warwick, R.I. (RI)          9  13-14     $250.00

  5 Joe Matt             Syracuse , N.Y. (NY)         8  12-09     $250.00

  6 Al Gambardella       North Haven, Conn. (CT)     7  11-11     $250.00

  7 Tyler Hanatow        Alstead, N.H. (NH)          6   9-12     $250.00

  8 Dave Johnson         Keswick, Canada (ON)        7   9-10     $250.00

 

SOUTHERN

    Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$

  1 Brent Long           Cornelius, N.C. (SC)       12  28-00   $1,000.00

  2 Chuck Murray         Louisburg , N.C. (NC)       15  25-07     $500.00

  3 Brandon Card         Lexington , Ky. (KY)        14  19-11     $250.00

  4 Kenneth Pannell      Springville, Ala. (AL)     10  17-09     $250.00

  5 Chris Neely          Chattahoochee , Fla. (GA)   10  12-02     $250.00

  6 David Boyd           Quincy , Fla. (FL)           7  10-01     $250.00

  7 Justy Varkevisser    Edenvale 1610, South Afri    6   8-15     $250.00

  8 Ben Parker           Union City , Tenn. (TN)      6   6-14     $250.00

 

MID-ATLANTIC

    Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$

  1 Jeff Freeman         Max Meadows, Va. (VA)      14  24-05   $1,500.00

  2 Gerry Jooste          Harare , Zimbabwe (ZWE)     15  23-02     $500.00

  3 Scott Weiland        Saddle Brook , N.J. (NJ)     9  19-03     $250.00

  4 Tim Dolon            Cherryville, Pa. (PA)      13  15-07     $250.00

  5 Brett Quader         Pasadena , Md. (MD)         10  12-12     $250.00

  6 Don Denault          Delmar, Md. (DE)            8  10-07     $250.00

  7 Rick Hamer           Charleston , W.Va. (WV)      5   9-06     $250.00

  8 John Clark           Bossier City , La. (PVA Ch   7   8-05     $250.00

 

 

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