Open Series Presented by Caymas Boats
Div 7 South Florida
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(Some events have live results leaderboard, click the first (left) column date "date of the event" to see live results where available)
| Division 7 Points Top 25 | |||||
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| Place | Name | Events | Total Weight | Fish Released | Points |
| 1 | Matthew Matt Wieteha | 4 | 75.06 | 20 | 968 |
| 2 | Gary Milicevic | 4 | 73.59 | 20 | 955 |
| 3 | Alex Terescenko | 4 | 62.52 | 19 | 949 |
| 4 | Jerry Vanis | 4 | 70.52 | 19 | 946 |
| 5 | Victor Knight | 4 | 70.83 | 17 | 942 |
| 6 | Jessie Mizell | 4 | 60.83 | 18 | 936 |
| 7 | James Stephens III | 4 | 57.70 | 16 | 925 |
| 8 | Bradley Brad MacQueen | 4 | 57.34 | 18 | 918 |
| 9 | Kelly Autrey | 4 | 56.53 | 19 | 913 |
| 10 | Chris Crow | 4 | 45.83 | 20 | 894 |
| 11 | BEN Ben HARRIS | 4 | 43.65 | 18 | 880 |
| 12 | Dererk Savage Savage | 4 | 42.07 | 18 | 873 |
| 13 | John Tavano Jr | 4 | 35.05 | 17 | 865 |
| 14 | Barry Edie | 4 | 26.86 | 14 | 820 |
| 15 | Clark Bundy | 4 | 19.99 | 12 | 810 |
| 16 | Chris McBeath | 4 | 50.06 | 15 | 770 |
| 17 | Justin Morgan | 4 | 46.29 | 15 | 754 |
| 18 | Neil Nix | 4 | 47.70 | 15 | 747 |
| 19 | Don Demott | 3 | 57.31 | 14 | 718 |
| 20 | Justin Mahon | 3 | 45.06 | 13 | 713 |
| 21 | Thadeus Ragan | 3 | 43.44 | 15 | 693 |
| 22 | Curtis Lewis | 3 | 41.97 | 13 | 692 |
| 22 | Mike Jones | 4 | 28.80 | 14 | 692 |
| 24 | Mike Kesyo1 Keyso Jr | 3 | 41.28 | 14 | 691 |
| 25 | Timothy King | 3 | 39.34 | 15 | 687 |
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| 1 | Scott Crawford | 4 | 35.80 | 11 | 943 |
| 2 | Rene Castellon | 4 | 30.49 | 12 | 928 |
| 3 | Irving Mercado | 4 | 35.39 | 12 | 926 |
| 4 | Kurt Schumacher | 4 | 24.97 | 9 | 919 |
| 5 | Erik Kraft | 4 | 26.66 | 10 | 918 |
| 6 | Stephen Brock | 4 | 23.12 | 11 | 914 |
| 7 | Robert Short | 4 | 35.19 | 12 | 913 |
| 7 | Paul Hanley | 4 | 31.37 | 12 | 913 |
| 7 | David Sterling | 4 | 30.13 | 10 | 913 |
| 10 | John Gasperak | 4 | 26.82 | 7 | 909 |
| 11 | Dale Tomlinson | 4 | 22.85 | 11 | 908 |
| 12 | Ernie Johnson | 4 | 22.27 | 11 | 903 |
| 13 | James Shaneyfelt Jr | 4 | 23.25 | 12 | 898 |
| 14 | Jesus Gutierrez | 4 | 24.45 | 10 | 894 |
| 15 | Robert Oakley | 4 | 19.93 | 11 | 886 |
| 16 | John JP Sims | 4 | 21.46 | 9 | 877 |
| 17 | Anthony Valachovic | 4 | 18.03 | 7 | 874 |
| 17 | Michael Chadwick | 4 | 17.47 | 10 | 874 |
| 19 | Charles Doug Caldwell | 4 | 10.75 | 8 | 825 |
| 20 | Hunter Kaiser | 4 | 6.81 | 5 | 802 |
| 21 | Cameron Cam Kersey | 4 | 18.47 | 7 | 748 |
| 22 | Scott Hopping | 4 | 20.85 | 8 | 742 |
| 23 | Carson Yero | 3 | 31.41 | 9 | 738 |
| 24 | Bobby Jackson | 4 | 17.64 | 6 | 729 |
| 25 | John Gillen | 4 | 17.87 | 6 | 726 |
Wieteha lands heavy winning sack at Big O OKEECHOBEE, Fla. – Matt B. Wieteha won the Boater Division in the final regular-season event of the Florida South Division 7 season in the American Bass Anglers Open Series, Presented by Caymas Boats, held May 14, 2022, on Lake Okeechobee. |
Milicevic Lands Big Bag For The Win At Lake Okeechobee CLEWISTON, Fla. – Gary K. Milicevic caught a big bag of bass to win the Boater Division in the American Bass Anglers Open Series, Presented by Caymas Boats, Florida South Division 7 tournament, held March 26, 2022 at Lake Okeechobee. Launching at Roland and Mary Ann Martin’s Marina Resort in Clewiston, the Labelle angler brought in a 5-bass tournament limit for 24.81 pounds, a 4.96-pound average. He anchored that sack with a 6.48-pounder, putting a check for $2,600 in his pocket. |
Knight Overcomes Adversity To Win Big On Okeechobee OKEECHOBEE, Fla. – Victor H. Knight tallied a big bag to win the Boater Division in the American Bass Anglers Open Series, Presented by Caymas Boats, Florida South Division 7 tournament, held Feb. 19, 2022, at Lake Okeechobee. Knight’s day didn’t start so well, but he made up for it later. First thing in the morning, he discovered a flat tire on his trailer. Fortunately, a 1.25-hour fog delay gave Knight enough time to change the tire in the parking lot of C. Scott Driver Park landing so he could launch his boat. On the water, things went better for the Cape Coral, Fla. angler. |
Florida South Division 7 Returns to “Big O” For Round 2 ATHENS, Ala. – The Florida South Division 7 of the American Bass Anglers Open Series, Presented by Caymas Boats, returns to Lake Okeechobee for its second event of the season on Feb. 19, 2022. The anglers will run out of C. Scott Driver Park landing, located at 10100 W. Highway 78 in the town of Okeechobee, Fla. Anglers can fish anywhere in the 730-square-mile lake except they cannot lock into the Kissimmee River, Caloosahatchee River or the Port St. Lucie Canal. |
Locke Tallies Win With Big Bag On Lake Okeechobee CLEWISTON, Fla. – Donald “Durand” D. Locke set a strong pace to win the Boater Division in the Florida South Division 7 of the American Bass Anglers Open Series, Presented by Caymas Boats, season opener, held Jan. 22, 2022, on Lake Okeechobee. Launching at Roland and Mary Ann Martin’s Marina Resort in Clewiston, Fla. to fish the 730-square-mile lake on a cold, stormy day, Locke brought in an impressive five-bass tournament limit weighing 28.14 pounds. The Loxahatchee, Fla. angler capped his catch with a 6.26-pound bucketmouth to finish with a 5.63-pound average. For the first victory in the new division season, Locke pocketed a check for $5,200. |
Florida South Division To Open On Okeechobee ATHENS, Ala. – The Florida South Division 7 of the American Bass Anglers Open Series, Presented by Caymas Boats, begins its new season on Jan. 22, 2022, on Lake Okeechobee. The anglers will run out of Roland and Mary Ann Martin's Marina Resort, located at 920 E. Del Monte Avenue in the town of Clewiston, Fla. Anglers can fish anywhere in the massive lake but cannot lock into the Kissimmee River, Caloosahatchee River, or the Port St. Lucie Canal. |
Morgan Wins Florida South Event on Lake Okeechobee ATHENS, Ala. – Justin Morgan won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series Florida South tournament held May 15th on Lake Okeechobee. |
Davis Wins Florida South Event on Lake Okeechobee ATHENS, Al. –Cody Davis won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series Florida South tournament held March 27th on Lake Okeechobee. Launching out of Roland Martin Marina & Resort in Clewiston, FL the Deerfield, FL Davis caught five bass weighing 19.22lbs for the Boater Division victory and took home a check for $5200. “I was fishing about a quarter mile from the launch area and I caught them on a Gambler Big EZ for the most part. I also threw a Gambler GOAT swim jig and flipping a Gambler Ugly Otter. I caught eight fish today and I lost a real good fish also that would have helped my win but as it turned out, I didn’t need it.” Davis said. |
Florida South Returns to Lake Okeechobee ATHENS, Al. – The Florida South Division of the 2021 American Bass Anglers Open Series presented by Bass Pro Shops will host the third event of the season on March 27, 2021 on Lake Okeechobee in Clewiston, FL. Weather for Okeechobee is forecasted to start out in the mid-60s at sendoff and climb into the height 80s with winds 5-10 from the south. This is the third event in the Divisions 2021 tour and will launch from Roland Martin Marina & Resort, located at 920 E. Del Monte Ave, Clewiston, FL 33440. |
Milicevic Wins Division 7 Event on Lake Okeechobee ATHENS, Ala. – Gary Milicevic of Labelle FL won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series Florida South tournament held March 6th on Lake Okeechobee. Running out of Scott Driver Park in Okeechobee, FL the Labelle, FL angler had a limit of five bass weighing 26.16 pounds for the Boater Division victory and took home a check for $5200. |
Hamlin Wins Florida South Opener ATHENS, Ala. – Trevor Hamlin of Cape Coral, FL, won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series Florida South tournament held January 23rd on Lake Okeechobee. Running out of Roland Martin Marina & Resort in Clewiston, FL the Cape Coral, FL angler caught five bass weighing 17.57 pounds. For the Boater Division victory, Hamlin took home a check for $5200 for his win. |
Bass Pro Shops Open Series Coming To Lake Okeechobee Athens, AL - The south Florida division of the Bass Pro Shops Open Series will hold their first tournament of the season on Lake Okeechobee. On Saturday, January 23, 2021, the tournament will be out of Clewiston, FL, launching out of the framed Roland Martin Marina and Resort. It will be interesting to see how much Okeechobee has changed since last January. On this same weekend last year, Scott Kirsch of Edgewater, FL, won the boater side of the event with a five-fish limit of 18 pounds. Mason Meder won the Co-Angler side of the event with a three-fish limit of 10.91 pounds. |
Nix Wins $2300 in Florida South Event on Lake Okeechobee Neil Nix of Okeechobee, FL won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series Florida South tournament held September 26th on Lake Okeechobee. Running out of Roland Martin Marina & Resort in Clewiston, FL Nix caught five bass weighing 26.45 pounds. For the Boater Division victory, Nix took home a check for $2300. |
Crow Edges out the win on Lake Okeechobee Chris Crow of Lake Placid, FL won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series Florida South tournament, held July 25th on Lake Okeechobee. Running out of Scott Driver Park in Okeechobee, FL Chris caught five bass weighing 17.64 pounds including a big bass that weighed 7.21 pounds. Crow edged out the win by a mere .07 pound. For the Boater Division victory, Crow took home a check for $2400 for his win and an additional $480 for the big bass award. |
Ellerbee Wins $5200 in Florida South Event on Lake Okeechobee ATHENS, Ala. – Don Ellerbee of Parrish, FL won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series Florida South tournament, held March 7th on Lake Okeechobee. Running out of Scott Driver Park in Okeechobee, FL Dan caught five bass weighing 17.12 pounds. For the Boater Division victory, Ellerbee took home a check for $5200 for his win. |
