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Remaining 2000/2001 Tournament Trail Schedule
BASSMASTER Top 150 Tournament Trail
March 28-31 Rogersville/Athens, Ala. Lake Wheeler MegaBucks
May 8-13 Sevierville, Tenn. Douglas Lake

Kansan Brent Chapman finishes in 26th
Rojas on a roll, captures Louisiana Top 150
Omori, Matsubu finish second and third at Toledo Bend

MANY, La. (February 25, 2001) Dean Rojas of Lake Havasu City, Az. is
experiencing one of those dreams that produces at least a 4 pound bass on
just about every bite.

"I can't explain it I'm just making all the right moves now," said
Rojas, who captured the Louisiana BASSMASTER Top 150 on Toledo Bend
Reservoir Sunday for his second consecutive victory. "It's like a dream
that keeps producing big bass."

Rojas, who won with a record-setting catch at Kissimmee, Fla.'s Lake
Toho last month, sacked 21 pounds, 2 ounces in the finals to compile 55
pounds, 8 ounces and leap from third to first. He won $110,000 including a
Mercury powered Ranger bass boat, bringing his two-month earnings to
$220,000.

Takahiro Omori of Emory, Tex. was second with 54 pounds, 6 ounces to win
$48,000 that included a Ranger/Mercury bass rig while Ben Matsubu of
Mineola, Tex. was third with 53 pounds, 13 ounces to earn a Ranger/Mercury
rig and $5,000 cash. Larry Nixon of Bee Branch, Ark. was fourth with 49
pounds and Terry Baksay of Monroe, Ct. fifth with 46-8.

It was a long week for the Top 150 pros, who saw the first day cancelled
due to fog and Saturday's championship finals postponed until Sunday
because of high winds.

Perhaps that delay was enough to sour fishing for day 3 leader Ben
Matsubu, who Rojas had picked to win earlier in the week. Matsubu, who had
more than a five-pound lead going into the final round, caught only 14
pounds on Sunday.

"The fish moved and I had to change patterns late in the day," said
Matsubu, who was drop-shotting Yamamoto finesse worms in 20 to 25 feet of
water. "I switched areas and began catching them shallow near the end of
the day but ran out of time."

Time seemed to be on Rojas' side. As the sun popped out and warmed the
shallow bushes he was fishing, bedding bass became easier to see and he
began picking them off. Although he caught one five-pounder on a slow-rolled Hawg Caller spinnerbait Sunday morning, most of his fish were fooled on a Lake Fork Tackle black/neon Tube jig.

"I pitched it onto the beds and the fish just swam off with it," said
Rojas. "It was pretty easy."

Omori, who was in fourth going into Sunday, caught his bass on an orange
Zoom Trick Worm and white T.O. Tube around cypress trees and bushes. Nixon
relied on a chrome Strike King Diamond Shad lipless crankbait and black
Berkley Lizard while Baksay caught his fish on bubble gum-colored
Terminator Spinnerbait, chrome Rogue and Husky Jerk jerkbaits.

In BASSMASTER CastingKids competition held Sunday at Cypress Bend Park,
13-year-old Wesley Thomas of Converse, La. won his division after an
eight-round cast-off.

Also, 7-year-old Zachery Hebert of Opelousas, La. won his division. The
competition was sponsored by the Leesville Bassmasters of the Louisiana
B.A.S.S. Federation with help from the youth director and staff.

During a special presentation during the weigh-in ceremonies, Lake Fork
Taxidermy from nearby Emory, Tex. awarded Rojas with a fiberglass replica
mount of the 45-pound, 2-ounce record breaking limit he caught during the
Florida BASSMASTER Top 150 event held on Lake Toho in Kissimmee, Fla. last
month.

Five bass of the same proportions and sizes are displayed on driftwood
and a natural habitat scene. The catch included two bass over 10 pounds and
the smallest weighed more than 7 pounds.

"This is a big surprise and a great honor," said Rojas. "But what makes
it even more special is that it's a replica mount and none of those fish I
caught had to die for the sake of a beautiful display. That's what
catch-and-release fishing is all about and what B.A.S.S. stands for."

Lake Fork Taxidermy, which also does the replica bass for the Budweiser
Share Lunker Program through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department,
specializes in reproductions. It took more than 40 hours to produce the life-like mount for Rojas.

The Louisiana BASSMASTER Top 150 was the fifth of seven events on the
BASSMASTER Top 150 Trail this season. In addition to the prize money,
anglers earned valuable points that will help them qualify for next summer's BASS Masters Classic. The top 25 anglers in the season's points standings will qualify
to fish in bass fishing's premier event.

BASSMASTER TOURNAMENT TRAIL
2001 LOUISIANA TOP 150 PRO 02/21-02/25
TOLEDO BEND MANY LA
FINAL STANDINGS
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PLACE NAME CITY STATE FISH/DEAD LBS-OZ PTS WINNINGS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
001 Dean Rojas Lake Havasu City AZ 15/00 55-08 150 $110,000
002 Takahiro Omori Emory TX 15/00 54-06 149 $49,000
003 Ben Matsubu Mineola TX 15/00 53-13 148 $28,000
004 Larry Nixon Bee Branch AR 15/00 49-00 147 $15,000
005 Terry Baksay Monroe CT 15/00 46-08 146 $14,000
006 David Fritts Lexington NC 15/00 46-03 145 $11,000
007 Mark Menendez Paducah KY 14/00 44-14 144 $11,000
008 Alton Jones Waco TX 14/00 43-15 143 $8,000
009 Tim Horton Muscle Shoals AL 15/00 43-11 142 $7,000
010 Stephen Browning Hot Springs AR 15/00 43-09 141 $6,500
011 Mark Davis Mount Ida AR 10/00 30-06 140 $6,000
012 Rick Clunn Ava MO 10/00 30-03 139 $5,500
013 Gerald Beck Lexington NC 10/00 29-15 138 $5,000
014 Joe Thomas Milford OH 10/00 29-09 137 $4,700
015 Bud Pruitt Spring TX 10/00 29-01 136 $4,250
015 Chad Brauer Osage Beach MO 10/00 29-01 136 $4,250
017 Todd Faircloth Jasper TX 10/00 27-15 134 $4,000
018 Marty Stone Linden NC 8/00 27-10 133 $4,000
019 David Gregg Palestine TX 10/00 27-09 132 $4,000
020 Sandy Melvin Boca Grande FL 10/00 27-07 131 $4,000
021 Mike Wurm Hot Springs AR 10/00 26-14 130 $3,500
022 Kevin VanDam Kalamazoo MI 8/00 26-13 129 $3,500
023 Scott Rook Little Rock AR 10/00 26-09 128 $3,500
024 Stacey D. King Reeds Spring MO 10/00 26-08 127 $3,500
024 Carl Maxfield Summerville SC 10/00 26-08 127 $3,500
026 Villis P. (Bo) Dowden Hemphill TX 10/00 26-04 125 $3,200
026 Brent Chapman Shawnee KS 10/00 26-04 125 $3,200
028 David Wharton Sam Rayburn TX 10/00 25-15 123 $3,200
029 Kelly Jordon Mineola TX 8/00 25-11 122 $3,200
030 Dion Hibdon Stover MO 10/00 25-10 121 $3,200
031 Scott Martin Saluda SC 10/00 25-08 120 $2,800
032 Tom Dolin Palatine Bridge NY 10/00 25-07 119 $2,800
033 Clark Wendlandt Cedar Park TX 10/00 25-05 118 $2,800
034 Randy Blaukat Lamar MO 10/00 25-03 117 $2,800
035 Denny Brauer Camdenton MO 9/00 25-02 116 $2,800
036 Cliff Craft Suwanee GA 9/00 24-12 115 $2,800
037 Craig Daniel Cullman AL 9/00 24-09 114 $2,800
037 Ladd Shannon Atkins AR 9/00 24-09 114 $2,800
039 Chris Baumgardner Gastonia NC 9/00 24-08 112 $2,800
040 Ron Shuffield Bismarck AR 10/00 24-00 111 $2,800
041 Ken Cook Meers OK 10/00 23-14 110
042 Aaron Martens Castaic CA 8/00 23-13 109
043 Peter E. Thliveros Jacksonville FL 10/00 23-12 108
043 Sam Swett Covington LA 9/00 23-12 108
043 Dustin Wilks Raleigh NC 10/00 23-12 108
046 Jim Bitter Fruitland Park FL 10/00 23-10 105
047 Michael Iaconelli Woodbury Heights NJ 9/00 23-08 104
047 Stan Gerzsenyi Mineola TX 9/00 23-08 104
049 Chet Douthit Clewiston FL 9/00 23-03 102
049 Pete Gluszek Franklinville NJ 9/00 23-03 102
051 Paul L Elias Pachuta MS 10/00 23-02 100
052 Marty Fourkiller Cyril OK 8/00 23-01 99
053 Mickey Bruce Buford GA 9/00 22-14 98
054 Charlie Youngers Oviedo FL 8/00 22-12 97
055 Chris Elliott Raleigh NC 10/00 22-11 96 $1,000
056 Terry Segraves Kissimmee FL 10/00 22-07 95
056 Chuck Economou Redington FL 10/00 22-07 95
058 Guy H. Eaker Cherryville NC 10/00 22-01 93
058 Slade Dearman Onalaska TX 7/00 22-01 93
060 Bill Wilcox Burleson TX 10/00 21-15 91
061 Zell Rowland Montgomery TX 10/00 21-14 90
061 Gary Yamamoto Mineola TX 8/00 21-14 90
063 Gerald Swindle Hayden AL 8/00 21-11 88
063 Steve Daniel Clewiston FL 8/00 21-11 88
065 Elton Luce Jr. Nederland TX 7/00 21-09 86
066 Mike Hicks Mineral VA 9/00 21-06 85
067 Danny Correia Marlboro MA 9/00 21-04 84
067 Kotaro Kiriyama New Milford NJ 7/00 21-04 84
069 Robert Graham Mooresville NC 7/00 21-03 82
070 Shaw E Grigsby, Jr Gainesville FL 8/00 21-00 81
070 Tom Mann, Jr. Buford GA 6/00 21-00 81
072 Fred Bland Birmingham AL 10/00 20-15 79
073 Basil E Bacon Springfield MO 8/00 20-04 78
074 Ray Sedgwick Cross SC 9/00 20-00 77
074 Harold Allen Shelbyville TX 8/00 20-00 77
076 Todd Auten Gastonia NC 7/00 19-12 75
076 Rodney Wagley Baton Rouge LA 7/00 19-12 75
076 Curt Lytle Suffolk VA 8/00 19-12 75
079 Lee Knight Mineola TX 8/00 19-10 72
080 Dave Barnes Sr. Weeks Mills ME 9/00 19-09 71
081 Johnny Lesesne Blue Ridge GA 7/00 19-03 70
082 Danny Kirk Bartow GA 7/00 18-15 69
083 David Walker Cannon KY 8/00 18-14 68
084 Jerry Williams Conway AR 7/00 18-11 67
085 Art Ferguson III St. Clair Shores MI 8/00 18-08 66
086 Randall R Romig Barto PA 10/00 18-07 65
087 Mike McClelland Springdale AR 7/00 18-03 64
088 Charlie Hartley Grove City OH 8/00 18-00 63
089 Larry Lazoen Port Charlotte FL 7/00 17-15 62
089 Robert L. Kilby Hot Springs AR 8/00 17-15 62
091 Brett Hite Phoenix AZ 6/00 17-14 60
092 Brian Snowden Springfield MO 6/00 17-11 59
093 Davy Hite Prosperity SC 6/00 17-08 58
094 Jeff Welch Carrollton TX 5/00 17-07 57
094 Jeff Magee Mendenhall MS 7/00 17-07 57
094 Doyle Hodgin Apex NC 7/00 17-07 57
097 Jerry Rhyne Denver NC 6/00 16-15 54
097 Tommy Martin Hemphill TX 7/00 16-15 54
099 Jim Murray, Jr. Cordele GA 9/00 16-12 52
100 Dan Morehead Paducah KY 6/00 16-10 51
101 Eric M. Weir Gastonia NC 6/00 16-07 50
101 Roger Schofield Killen AL 6/00 16-07 50
103 Kevin Wirth Crestwood KY 6/00 16-04 48
104 Edwin Evers Mannsville OK 6/00 16-02 47
105 Lendell Martin, Jr. Nacogdoches TX 5/00 15-04 46
106 Chip Harrison, Jr. Bremen IN 7/00 15-03 45
107 Kim Stricker Howell MI 6/00 15-02 44
107 Jimmy Houston Cookson OK 6/00 15-02 44
109 Tommy Stiles McMinnville TN 6/00 14-15 42
110 O. T. Fears III Sallisaw OK 5/00 14-10 41
111 Charles Campbell Forsyth MO 7/00 14-08 40
112 Jack A. Gadlage Logandale NV 4/00 14-07 39
113 Johnny Parks Aztec NM 5/00 13-13 38
114 Tom Biffle Wagoner OK 8/00 13-12 37
115 Randy Howell Trussville AL 5/00 13-10 36
115 Jay Yelas Tyler TX 5/00 13-10 36
117 Mark Rose Marion AR 6/00 13-07 34
118 Ken McIntosh Pierceton IN 6/00 13-06 33
119 Jim Nolan Bull Shoals AR 8/00 13-02 32
120 Gary Alverson Soddy Daisy TN 6/00 12-15 31
121 Randy Dearman Onalaska TX 7/00 12-13 30
122 Tony Couch Buckhead GA 7/00 12-08 29
123 Dalton Bobo Northport AL 6/00 12-02 28
124 John Sappington Wyandotte OK 5/00 11-12 27
125 Homer Humphreys, Jr Minden LA 5/00 11-11 26
126 Allen Head Pryor OK 5/00 10-04 25
127 David Hall Kunkle Town PA 4/00 9-15 24
128 Bernie Schultz Gainesville FL 4/00 9-10 23
128 Rudy Gautreaux Baker LA 5/00 9-10 23
130 Skeet Reese Cotati CA 4/00 9-09 21
131 Kenyon Hill Norman OK 5/00 9-08 20
132 Doug Garrett Cabot AR 3/00 9-06 19
133 Jeff Barnes Anniston AL 4/00 9-05 18
134 Tim Sainato Branson MO 4/00 9-03 17
135 James A. Parker Fayetteville NC 4/00 8-14 16
136 Carroll Hagood Auburndale FL 3/00 7-09 15
137 Jeff Kriet Ardmore OK 3/00 7-02 14
138 Timothy Wilson Marion IN 3/00 6-10 13
139 George Cochran Hot Springs AR 3/00 6-02 12
139 Gary Klein Weatherford TX 3/00 6-02 12
141 Rick Lillegard Atkinson NH 2/00 5-08 10
142 Mark Pack Mineola TX 3/00 5-05 9
143 Mike Auten Benton KY 3/00 5-03 8
144 Ishama Monroe Phoenix AZ 2/00 4-13 7
145 Mark Hardin Canton GA 2/00 4-04 6
146 Tim Loper Terry MS 1/00 4-01 5
147 Tom Burns Carbondale IL 2/00 3-07 4
148 Jack L. Wade Knoxville TN 1/00 2-04 3
149 Rick Morris Virginia Beach VA 1/00 2-02 2
150 David Mansue Robbinsville NJ 1/00 1-00 1
151 Roland Martin Clewiston FL 0/00 0-00

DAY BIG BASS NAME CITY STATE CASH
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 6-09 Chris Elliott Raleigh NC $1,000
3 8-06 Mark Menendez Paducah KY $1,000
4 5-12 Takahiro Omori Emory TX $1,000

DAY # FISH # DEAD # LIMITS LBS-OZ
-------------------------------------------
1 0 0 0 0-00
2 530 0 64 1385-06
3 569 0 76 1501-08
4 50 0 10 149-01
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1149 0 150 3035-15

Variety to be the Key at
BASSMASTER Top 150 on Toledo Bend

MANY, La. - (February 1, 2001) "Whatever technique a guy likes to use to
catch fish, he can find success at Toledo Bend," explained B.A.S.S. pro
Harold Allen. Two Kansas anglers will be trying their techniques when the tournament opens Feb. 21. Brent Chapman of Shawnee will be fishing the pro side of the event while Tadjen Peterson of Olathe will try his skills on the amature side.

Toledo Bend Reservoir will offer anglers an opportunity to utilize various
techniques, in stark contrast to last month's event on Lake Toho
(Kissimmee, Fla.) where the sight fishing pattern dominated and allowed
champion Dean Rojas to bring in 108 pounds, 12 ounces, shattering the
B.A.S.S. record for a four-day tournament.

Anglers competing in the Louisiana BASSMASTER Top 150, February 21-25 can
look forward to finding success with as many as six different patterns
while fishing on the reservoir.

"Rat-L-Traps, spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs and plastics will all work,"
said Allen. In the upper parts of the fishery, guys might find fish in the
bushes, on main lake points or in the creeks. Pretty much every way you can
fish, you'll be able to catch them."

The pros and their amateur partners in the event will be chasing an overall
purse of $431,450. The winning pro will take home $110,000, and the winning
amateur will claim $27,000. Additionally, the pros in the event will be
competing for points to qualify for the BASS Masters Classic, to be held
this summer in New Orleans.

"The big thing about Toledo Bend is that it will take a lot of consistent
stringers," said Allen. "It is a terrific fishery, and not one where you
have to be there at the right time with the right technique in order to
win."

Allen, who lives on the reservoir, doesn't think large bass will be the key.

"It will be a case where it is not how many fish you catch, but how many
3-pound and larger fish you catch. However, at a lot of lakes, you need to
catch a big bass to have a chance at winning. Here if you have around 20
pounds a day, with a couple of 4-pounders, you have a good chance."

This fishery does offer the chance for a spawn. The bass on the lake
normally spawn by this time, however, they have not, which leaves the door
open for anglers to have a chance at large limits, like Lake Toho provided.

"One thing about Toledo Bend is that it is such a large body of water, the
bass spawn at different times at different parts," explained Allen.
"Because of this it is possible that fish will be spawning during the time
that we are there.

Daily weigh-ins for the Louisiana BASSMASTER Top 150 will be held at
Cypress Bend Park in Many, La., beginning at 2:30 p.m.

Anglers will launch from Cypress Bend Park daily, beginning at 6:45 a.m.

Additionally, a free CastingKids event, sponsored by Chevy Trucks and
Zebco, will be held there on Saturday, February 24, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. This fun-filled national program, designed by B.A.S.S. CEO Helen
Sevier, encourages children to perfect the skills of casting, pitching and
flipping. Local B.A.S.S. clubs conduct the events and provide instruction
to all youngsters.

The Louisiana BASSMASTER Top 150 is the fifth of seven events on the
BASSMASTER Top 150 Trail this season. The winning pro will take home
$110,000, and the winning amateur, $27,000, out of the overall $431,450
purse. In addition to the prize money, anglers will be vying to earn
valuable points that will help them qualify for next summer's BASS Masters
Classic. The top 25 anglers in the season's points standings will qualify
to fish in the "Super Bowl" of bass fishing.

By sanctioning over 20,000 tournaments worldwide, The Bass Anglers
Sportsman Society is the world's largest fishing organization. The
BASSMASTER Tournament Trail is the oldest and most prestigious pro bass
fishing tournament circuit. It continues to set the standard for
credibility, professionalism, and sportsmanship after more than three
decades.

Sponsors of the 2001 BASSMASTER Tournament Trail include: Ranger Boats,
RangerTrail Trailers, Mercury Outboards, Chevy Trucks, Long John Silver's,
Kumho Tires, ACDelco Batteries, Worldwaters.com, Humminbird/Zercom Marine,
Pennzoil Marine, Flowmaster Exhaust Systems, First USA/B.A.S.S. Platinum
Visa, MotorGuide Trolling Motors, Gore-Tex Outerwear and GMAC Insurance.

The event is sponsored locally by the Sabine River Authority.