07-19-2011, 11:10 AM
DETROIT, Michigan - Mark Modrak of China Township, Michigan, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 20 pounds, 7 ounces Saturday to win the EverStart Series Central Division on the Detroit River with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 58 pounds, 15 ounces. For his victory, Modrak earned $32,913 and a 198VX Ranger boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard motor.
"It has been a great week," said a choked up Modrak. "It has been a battle for me every day. I lost a lot of fish today. Every day it seemed to get harder and harder to get those fish in the boat. Swinging those baits in the current you get a lot of slack on the line and for some reason I just couldn't seem to get the fish in the boat. I don't know what I have to do, maybe slow down.
"I was fishing with the Professor Mark Myers today, I felt like Gilligan. He kept pulling in 3-pounders and it seemed like all I could catch was the 2 to 2 ½ - pounders. Then finally I got that kicker fish, the 6-pounder, and I was able to settle down a little bit," Modrak continued. "I was using Strike King Series 5 crankbaits and tubes most of the week.
"This is just awesome and I truly feel thankful."
Rounding out the top 10 pros were:
2nd: Jared Rhode, Port Clinton, Ohio, 15 bass, 58-12, $11,285
3rd: Travis Fox, Rogers, Ark., 15 bass, 57-11, $9,404<br />
4th: Scott Dobson, Clarkston, Mich., 15 bass, 56-8, $8,463<br />
5th: Todd Schmitz, Goshen, Ind., 15 bass, 56-2, $7,523<br />
6th: Michael Trombly, Perrysburg, Ohio, 15 bass, 55-6, $6,583<br />
7th: Todd Steele, Port Huron, Mich., 15 bass, 54-15, $5,642<br />
8th: Randy Ramsey, Battle Creek, Mich., 15 bass, 54-4, $4,702<br />
9th: Skip Johnson, Goodells, Mich., 15 bass, 53-1, $3,762<br />
10th: Wade Hendricks, Thompsons Station, Tenn., 15 bass, 52-13, $2,821
Bart Schutz of Evansville, Ind., caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Pro Division Friday - a 5-pound, 12-ounce bass - that earned him the day's EverStart Series Big Bass award of $274.
Arnold Payne Jr., of Noblesville, Ind., won the Co-angler Division and a Ranger boat with an Evinrude or Mercury outboard motor with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 50 pound, 1 ounce.
Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers were:
2nd: Mark Myers, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 15 bass, 49-6, $4,282<br />
3rd: Brian Somrek, Calvert City, Ky., 15 bass, 47-14, $3,806<br />
4th: Chris Rieger, Clinton Township, Mich., 15 bass, 47-8, $3,331<br />
5th: John Miller, Clay, Mich., 15 bass, 46-6, $2,855<br />
6th: Derek Raider, Lexington, Ky., 13 bass. 46-2, $2,379<br />
7th: Gary Emery, Eastpointe, Mich., 15 bass, 45-9, $1,903<br />
8th: Spencer Mussio, Belle River, Ontario, 15 bass, 45-7, $1,427<br />
9th: Robert Prebeck, Norwood, Mo., 14 bass, 45-2, $952<br />
10th: Tony Grindstaff, Toledo, Ohio, 15 bass, 43-13, $761
Arnold Payne Jr., caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Co-angler Division Thursday - a 5-pound, 15-ounce bass - that earned him the day's EverStart Series Big Bass award of $182.
The EverStart Series consists of five divisions - Central, Northern, Southeast, Texas and Western. Each division consists of four tournaments and competitors will be vying for valuable points in each division that could earn them the Strike King Angler of the Year title along with $5,000 for the pro and $2,000 for the co-angler. The top 40 pros and co-anglers from each respective division will qualify for the EverStart Series Championship that will be held on Kentucky Lake in Buchanan, Tenn., Oct. 27-30.
The next EverStart Series Central Division tournament will be Oct. 6-8 at Table Rock Lake in Kimberling City, Mo., and is hosted by the Table Rock Lake Area Chamber of Commerce.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWOutdoors.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the EverStart Series on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWEverStartSeries and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWOutdoors.
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"It has been a great week," said a choked up Modrak. "It has been a battle for me every day. I lost a lot of fish today. Every day it seemed to get harder and harder to get those fish in the boat. Swinging those baits in the current you get a lot of slack on the line and for some reason I just couldn't seem to get the fish in the boat. I don't know what I have to do, maybe slow down.
"I was fishing with the Professor Mark Myers today, I felt like Gilligan. He kept pulling in 3-pounders and it seemed like all I could catch was the 2 to 2 ½ - pounders. Then finally I got that kicker fish, the 6-pounder, and I was able to settle down a little bit," Modrak continued. "I was using Strike King Series 5 crankbaits and tubes most of the week.
"This is just awesome and I truly feel thankful."
Rounding out the top 10 pros were:
2nd: Jared Rhode, Port Clinton, Ohio, 15 bass, 58-12, $11,285
3rd: Travis Fox, Rogers, Ark., 15 bass, 57-11, $9,404<br />
4th: Scott Dobson, Clarkston, Mich., 15 bass, 56-8, $8,463<br />
5th: Todd Schmitz, Goshen, Ind., 15 bass, 56-2, $7,523<br />
6th: Michael Trombly, Perrysburg, Ohio, 15 bass, 55-6, $6,583<br />
7th: Todd Steele, Port Huron, Mich., 15 bass, 54-15, $5,642<br />
8th: Randy Ramsey, Battle Creek, Mich., 15 bass, 54-4, $4,702<br />
9th: Skip Johnson, Goodells, Mich., 15 bass, 53-1, $3,762<br />
10th: Wade Hendricks, Thompsons Station, Tenn., 15 bass, 52-13, $2,821
Bart Schutz of Evansville, Ind., caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Pro Division Friday - a 5-pound, 12-ounce bass - that earned him the day's EverStart Series Big Bass award of $274.
Arnold Payne Jr., of Noblesville, Ind., won the Co-angler Division and a Ranger boat with an Evinrude or Mercury outboard motor with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 50 pound, 1 ounce.
Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers were:
2nd: Mark Myers, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 15 bass, 49-6, $4,282<br />
3rd: Brian Somrek, Calvert City, Ky., 15 bass, 47-14, $3,806<br />
4th: Chris Rieger, Clinton Township, Mich., 15 bass, 47-8, $3,331<br />
5th: John Miller, Clay, Mich., 15 bass, 46-6, $2,855<br />
6th: Derek Raider, Lexington, Ky., 13 bass. 46-2, $2,379<br />
7th: Gary Emery, Eastpointe, Mich., 15 bass, 45-9, $1,903<br />
8th: Spencer Mussio, Belle River, Ontario, 15 bass, 45-7, $1,427<br />
9th: Robert Prebeck, Norwood, Mo., 14 bass, 45-2, $952<br />
10th: Tony Grindstaff, Toledo, Ohio, 15 bass, 43-13, $761
Arnold Payne Jr., caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Co-angler Division Thursday - a 5-pound, 15-ounce bass - that earned him the day's EverStart Series Big Bass award of $182.
The EverStart Series consists of five divisions - Central, Northern, Southeast, Texas and Western. Each division consists of four tournaments and competitors will be vying for valuable points in each division that could earn them the Strike King Angler of the Year title along with $5,000 for the pro and $2,000 for the co-angler. The top 40 pros and co-anglers from each respective division will qualify for the EverStart Series Championship that will be held on Kentucky Lake in Buchanan, Tenn., Oct. 27-30.
The next EverStart Series Central Division tournament will be Oct. 6-8 at Table Rock Lake in Kimberling City, Mo., and is hosted by the Table Rock Lake Area Chamber of Commerce.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWOutdoors.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the EverStart Series on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWEverStartSeries and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWOutdoors.
ABOUT FLW OUTDOORS<br />
FLW Outdoors is the best in fishing, on and off the water. Anglers worldwide can compete for millions over the course of 191 tournaments in 2011. FLW Outdoors has taken fishing mainstream with the world's richest fantasy sports game, FLW Fantasy Fishing presented by Straight Talk, where competitors can play for free as well as sign up for Player's Advantage to gain an edge. For more information about FLW Outdoors and FLW Fantasy Fishing, visit FLWOutdoors.com or FantasyFishing.com.
FLWOutdoors.com
Media Contact<br />
Julie Huber, Communications Specialist, (612) 337-1810 (w), (612) 812-9512 (m) or julie.huber@jacobs-mgmt.com