The University of Louisiana-Monroe team of Tyler Craig and Brian Eaton won the FLW College Fishing Southern Conference Event on Sam Rayburn Reservoir Saturday with a mammoth five bass stringer weighing 29 pounds, 5 ounces.

The victory earned the club $2,000 and advanced the team to the FLW College Fishing Southern Conference Championship tournament. A total of 89 collegiate teams participated. To seal the deal, the University of Louisiana-Monroe duo threw Umbrella Rigs, Stanley Jigs and Zoom Swimmin’ Fluke Jr.’s up into a 10-foot ledge on the north end of the lake. Throwing to this spot, along with another 14-foot ledge nearby in deeper water, was the key to victory for the two anglers.

The top 15 teams that advanced to the Southern Conference Championship tournament on Sam Rayburn Reservoir are:

  1. University of Louisiana-Monroe - Brian Eaton, Monroe, La., and Tyler Craig, Frierson, La. (five bass, 29-5, $2,000)
  2. Lamar University - Garrett Hilton & Quinton Evans, both of Orange, Texas (five bass, 26-11, $1,000)
  3. Lamar University - Colby Ogden, Kountze, Texas, and Brandon Simoneaux, Bridge City, Texas (five bass, 15-12, $500)
  4. Louisiana Tech University - Zachary Sparish, Robeline, La. and Austin Sepulvado, Calhoun, La., (five bass, 15-3, $500)
  5. Tarleton State University-Stephenville - Tanner Crim, Stephenville, Texas, and Marshall Hughes, Port Neches, Texas (five bass, 14-12, $500)
  6. Texas A & M University-Kingsville - Cody Garrett and Clint Marek, both of Kingsville, Texas (five bass, 14-6)
  7. Texas A & M University – Texarkana - Josh Cole and Logan Byrd, both of Texarkana, Texas, (five bass, 14-1)
  8. Dallas Baptist University - Zackery Hines, Tuscola, Texas and Reed Foster, Combine, Texas (five bass, 13-6)
  9. Louisiana State University - Jarod Hughes, St. Amant, La., and Darrell Henson Jr., Greenwell Springs, La., (three bass, 13-5)
  10. University of Louisiana-Lafayette - Ry Savory, St. Martinsville, La., and Dustin Robichaux, Lafeyette, La., (five bass, 12-9)
  11. Louisiana State University - Adam Gotangco, Baton Rouge, La., and Zack Remedies, Many, La., (five bass, 11-10)
  12. Central Oklahoma University - Zach Holliday, Yukon, Okla., and Chris Zins, Oklahoma City, Okla., (five bass, 10-8)
  13. Stephen F. Austin University - Brian Blades and Shelby Hutchens, Spring, Texas, (five bass, 10-6)
  14. Texas A&M University - Garret Mai, San Antonio, Texas and Luke Domas, Orange, Texas, (five bass, 10-2)
  15. Louisiana State University-Shreveport - James P. Kimbrough, Stonewall, La. and Jared Rascoe, Bossier City, La., (two bass, 9-11)

 

Complete results can be found at CollegeFishing.com.

The FLW College Fishing Southern Conference tournament on Sam Rayburn Reservoir was hosted by the Jasper County Development District and was the first regular-season qualifying tournament. The next event for Southern Conference anglers is scheduled for Feb. 21 at Lake Texoma in Pottsboro, Texas, and is hosted by Highport Marina.

FLW College Fishing teams compete in qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. The top fifteen teams from each regular-season tournament will qualify for one of five Conference Championship tournaments. The top ten teams from each of the five Conference Championship tournaments will advance to the 2016 FLW College Fishing National Championship.

College Fishing is free to enter. All participants must be registered, full-time students at a college, university or community college and members of a fishing club recognized by their college or university.

 

 

 

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