Kentucky Angler Takes Opening Day Lead in First EverStart Series Tournament of 2000.Sports Editors/Outdoor & Fishing Writers CLEWISTON, Fla.--(BW SportsWire)--Jan. 5, 2000 James Cox James Cox is the name of:
Okeechobee Everglade State, FL, Florida, Sunshine State - a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states , the first Eastern Division event of the 2000 season. Cox, who is taking a semester se·mes·ter n. One of two divisions of 15 to 18 weeks each of an academic year. [German, from Latin (cursus) s off from his marketing studies at the University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. to pursue professional bass fishing, caught eight fish using a Woodchopper wood·chop·per n. One who chops wood, especially one who chops down trees. wood  chop topwater bait baita preparation containing a palatable food substance such as raw meat, carrot or bran and a pharmaceutical or poisonous substance. The purpose is to introduce the medicament or poison into the unsuspecting animal. , 10-inch plastic worm A plastic worm (or trout worm) is a plastic fishing lure, generally made to simulate an earthworm. Plastic worms can carry a variety of shapes, colors and sizes, and are made from a variety of synthetic polymers. Some even are scented to simulate live bait. and three-eighth ounce Strike King spinnerbait A Spinnerbait refers to any one of a family of fishing lures that get their name from one or more metal blades shaped so as to spin like a propeller when the lure is in motion, creating varying degrees of flash and vibration that mimics small fish. . Two of the fish he caught out of the eel eel, common name for any fish of the 10 families constituting the order Anguilliformes, and characterized by a long snakelike body covered with minute scales embedded in the skin. grass on the north end of Lake Okeechobee tipped the scales at over 5 pounds. "I felt confident going into the tournament, but it's still kind of shocking," says Cox about leading the field in his first professional tournament. "I'm just going to get out tomorrow and try to do it all over again. I feel like if I catch 10 pounds, I'll be fine." The lucrative bass competition attracted 350 of North America's top bass anglers - 175 pros and 175 co-anglers - to Clewiston, Fla., including Gary Gaussiran of Canada who made the trip in hopes of winning $10,000 cash and an Evinrude powered Ranger Ranger Any of a series of unmanned probes launched from 1961 to 1965 by NASA. The project was NASA's earliest attempt to explore the Moon's surface. Ranger 4 (1962) became the first U.S. spacecraft to hit the Moon, crash-landing on its surface as planned. bass boat. Last year's winner, Larry Pinder of Port Charlotte, Fla., and defending EverStart Challenge champion, Robert Walser There are two noteworthy figures bearing the name Robert Walser:
In the co-angler division, Jim Browning
James Nathaniel Brown (born February 17, 1936) is an American former professional football player who has also made his mark as an actor and social activist. of Dawsonville, Ga., is leading the field in a bid for the top prize of $6,000 with five bass weighing 16 pounds, 2 ounces. Big bass for the day in the pro division went to Jon Jezierski of Troy, Mich., for a 7-pound, 6-ounce largemouth. Big bass in the co-angler division was a 6-pound, 12-ounce largemouth caught by John Allen John Allen may refer to: Artists
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For a shot at victory, anglers in both divisions must secure one of 30 slots available in Friday's second round by catching the heaviest two-day total of bass in round one. During the second round, anglers start over, competing for one day to determine the top 10 pros and co-anglers who will compete in Saturday's final round. Competition begins at 7 a.m. each morning at Roland Martin's Marina located at 920 East Del Monte Ave. in Clewiston. Thursday's and Friday's weigh-in begin at 3 p.m. at Roland Martin's Marina. Saturday's final weigh-in will be held at the Wal-Mart Supercenter located on Highway 27 North in Clewiston at 3:30 p.m. The three-year-old, nine-event EverStart Series is comprised of two divisions, Eastern and Central, with four multi-day events per division. The top 75 pros and co-anglers from each division will advance to the year-end EverStart Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. Challenge at Cypress Gardens This article is about the Florida theme park. For the South Carolina botanical garden, see Cypress Gardens (South Carolina). Cypress Gardens Adventure Park (formerly Cypress Gardens) is a theme park near Winter Haven, Florida in the United States. , Fla., which features a purse of $360,000. Over the course of the season, the series awards anglers up to $1.7 million in cash and prizes. It also provides a pathway pathway /path·way/ (path´wa) 1. a course usually followed. 2. the nerve structures through which an impulse passes between groups of nerve cells or between the central nervous system and an organ or muscle. to the prestigious Wal-Mart FLW FLW Frank Lloyd Wright FLW Forrest L Wood (fishing tournament) FLW Fort Leonard Wood (US Army) FLW Famous Last Words FLW Four Letter Word FLW Final Weight Tour, the richest tournament series in history. Winning anglers in the Pro and Co-Angler Divisions of each EverStart tournament, as well as the overall top 10 anglers, based on a system of points and pounds, receive automatic berths in the 2001 FLW Tour. The series' title sponsor, EverStart Batteries, is the No. 1 retail selling automotive and marine battery brand in the world. Supporting sponsors of the 2000 EverStart Series are: BFGoodrich Tires, Black & Decker, Chevy Trucks, CITGO, Coca-Cola, Coleman, Energizer, Evinrude, Frenzy, Fujifilm, Garmin, Kellogg's, Land O'Lakes
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DAY 1 STANDINGS - Jan. 5, 2000
EverStart Series: Lake Okeechobee, Clewiston, Fla.
Pro Division
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Place Name City State Weight Caught
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1 James Cox Lexington KY 18-1 5
2 Mark Rose Marion AR 17-0 5
3 Jon Jezierski Troy MI 16-9 5
4 Chris Daniels Clayton NC 15-14 5
5 Dwayne Horton Knoxville TN 15-10 5
6 Tim Shmigal Akron OH 15-7 5
7 Sandy Melvin Boca Grande FL 15-1 5
8 Alister Johnson Cottondale FL 14-9 5
9 Randy Alexander London KY 14-2 5
10 Bill Smith Prestonsburg KY 14-1 5
10 Allen Walls Boca Raton FL 14-1 5
12 Rick Gunter Holly Hill FL 13-10 5
13 Jim Just Clearwater FL 13-2 5
13 Arlie Napier Middlesboro KY 13-2 5
15 Frank Poirier Hopewell VA 12-12 5
16 George Alexander Orlando FL 12-10 5
17 Thomas Burke Gainesville FL 12-9 5
18 Roger Crafton Boca Grande FL 12-8 5
19 Jay Stuart West Palm Beach FL 12-7 5
20 Andy Greynolds Liberty KY 12-2 4
21 Greg Hackney Oak Ridge LA 11-7 5
22 Harry Allen High Point NC 11-6 3
22 Jim Blanchard Albany GA 11-6 5
22 Larry Pinder Port Charlotte FL 11-6 3
25 Randy Hardin Greensboro NC 11-2 5
26 Glen Chappelear Dallas GA 11-0 5
27 Johnny Carr Gulf Shores AL 10-15 4
28 David Lauer South Bend IN 10-12 5
29 Mike Gough Gainesville FL 10-10 4
30 Scott Martin Clewiston FL 10-8 5
Co-Angler Division
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1 Jim Browning Dawsonville GA 16-2 5
2 Gary Fint Frankfort KY 15-7 5
3 Robert Bennett Doyle TN 14-6 5
3 Allen McKinney Tobaccoville NC 14-6 4
5 Kurt Galloway Mishawaka IN 13-1 5
6 Richard Grosse Thornville OH 12-2 5
7 Todd Schaaf Hume VA 11-7 5
8 Judy Israel Clewiston FL 10-6 5
9 Major Rogers Pawleys Island SC 10-1 5
10 Tony Hill Chatsworth GA 9-14 5
11 Bill Von Schriltz Ormond Beach FL 9-10 3
12 James Gregg Englewood FL 9-5 5
13 Kenneth Hester Lineville AL 9-3 5
14 George Greene Port St. Lucie FL 8-12 2
15 Larry Crossman Boynton Beach FL 8-10 2
16 John Allen Columbus GA 8-9 2
17 Stuart Arthur Waukesha WI 8-7 2
18 Eddie Daniels Garner NC 8-6 3
18 David Lewis Signal Mountain TN 8-6 4
20 John Whitfield Goose Creek SC 8-1 4
21 Michael Rosa Delray Beach FL 8-0 3
22 Gene Butts Sr. Roanoke Rapids NC 7-14 4
23 Arthur Smith Coral Springs FL 7-9 3
24 Todd Little Charlotte NC 7-5 3
25 Karlis Ewing Stuart FL 7-4 4
26 Travis Coleman Lake Ozark MO 7-2 4
27 Joe Foley Cincinnati OH 6-14 3
27 Scott Griffin Sherrills Ford NC 6-14 4
29 Phillip Ragland Buena Vista VA 6-13 3
30 Jim Williams Winter Springs FL 6-10 3
For a complete listing of Pro and Co-Angler Division standings, check out the EverStart Series Web site at www.everstartseries.com. To receive our news releases via e-mail, please register at www.businesswire.com/emk/opbas.shtml. |
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