American Bass Anglers (256)232-0406

Open Series Presented by Caymas Boats

Division 6 Florida Central
Director: Billy Benedetti (256)230-5632

Next Scheduled Event:

9/09/2023

Harris Chain

Venetian Gardens

Online Registration Cut Off or Late Fee Begins: 9/07/2023

A Package Registration signs you up for all five events within this division. Four one-day events and the two-day Division Championship. Members can sign up through the Wed prior to the event by 5 pm with no late fee

2023 Season Schedule - Download PDF Flier
(Some events have live results leaderboard, click the first (left) column date "date of the event" to see live results where available)

Date Live (new)	Lake/Results	Info	Temp Res	Photos
1/14/2023 (Entry Cut Off) 1/13/2023	Harris Chain	Hickory Point	PDF
2/04/2023 (Entry Cut Off) 2/03/2023	Toho	Kissimmee Lakefront Park	PDF
3/04/2023 (Entry Cut Off) 3/03/2023	Toho	Kissimmee Lakefront Park	PDF	Photos
4/29/2023 (Entry Cut Off) 4/28/2023	Harris Chain	Hickory Point	PDF
9/09/2023 9/10/2023 (Entry Cut Off) 9/08/2023	Harris Chain	Venetian Gardens	PDF

The event listed below is a Postseason Event and has specific qualifications requirements. See the Season Rules for eligibility requirements prior to registering.

4/06/2024 4/06/2024	TBA	TBA		PDF Day 2 PDF		TBA

2021 Schedule - 2022 Schedule - 2023 Schedule - Other Divisions

Division 6 Points Top 25
Place	Name	Events	Total Weight	Fish Released	Points
1	Jeremy Smith	4	77.99	20	986
2	David Frosty Frost	4	63.13	20	963
3	Robert Bob Bostdorf	4	56.77	20	939
4	Timothy Van Dalen	4	53.77	20	913
5	Corey Smith	4	51.73	20	912
6	Bruce Bozman	4	49.29	20	908
7	Dylan Westhelle	4	50.04	20	901
8	Calan Hawkins	4	46.41	19	891
8	Scott May	4	46.29	20	891
10	Jeremy Tate	4	48.47	20	890
11	Joshua Heard	4	44.15	20	883
12	Anthony Ford	4	39.46	15	882
13	Jeffrey Jeff Fosdyck	4	45.13	19	871
14	Hojin Chang	4	43.22	20	867
14	Anthony Cilladi	4	41.38	17	867
16	Levi Brown	4	38.03	15	866
17	Jesse Tacoronte	4	42.28	17	859
18	Chad Wagner	4	40.30	18	853
19	Scott Scott Kirsch	4	38.17	20	847
20	Ernest Riddling	4	38.79	19	844
21	James Bader	4	38.25	16	840
22	Brandon Prophitt	4	41.13	18	837
23	Richard Newberry	4	37.56	18	834
24	Jason Brewer	4	38.85	20	831
25	James Danny Inabnett	4	35.49	19	822
25	Alex AJ Herrera	4	35.47	20	822
27	Kevin Reddog Hanson	4	36.76	16	820
28	Christopher Maxwell	4	38.39	12	816
29	Dave Thomas	4	35.06	17	815
30	Peter Saraf	4	31.30	13	805
31	Steven Coleman	4	33.03	16	802
32	Marlon Crowder	4	32.93	10	801
33	James Jim Topmiller	4	25.23	12	786
34	John Tavano	4	17.01	10	743
35	Raymond Rupp	4	19.65	14	729
36	Stephen Toth	4	20.53	10	723
37	Luke Chichetto	4	16.28	8	710
38	Chris Crow	3	41.15	13	699
39	Jake Pendleton	4	7.57	6	697
40	Willie Walker	4	8.99	5	687
41	Shelton Smith	3	42.58	14	685
42	Eric Conant	3	42.52	14	683
43	James Ford	3	39.04	14	680
44	Chad Schroeder	3	32.90	15	661
45	Austin Baskette	3	30.31	15	646
46	Fred Chivington	3	28.54	15	645
47	Benjamin McCann	3	29.17	14	643
48	Blaine Partee	3	34.24	15	636
49	Eric Andrews	3	33.15	10	623
50	Mark Staton	3	29.65	11	622
51	Sean Wooten	3	27.77	13	618
52	William Nelson	3	23.14	12	609
53	Tommy Young	3	26.33	15	605
54	Matthew Gee	3	21.36	8	603
55	Michael Porter	3	27.48	10	600
56	Eric Eric Lewis	3	23.13	15	598
57	Steven Scrapguy Eastman	3	23.94	12	596
58	William Will Weil	3	22.41	10	593
59	Billy Charland	3	19.28	10	592
60	Darrin Big D Simmons	3	22.59	9	586
61	Daniel Monahan	3	17.60	4	583
62	Kurt Diesing	3	13.22	5	577
63	Warren Gensel	3	16.35	9	574
64	Donald Tripoli	3	19.79	12	573
65	Jeremiah Hitt	3	15.44	7	569
66	James Williams	3	15.80	7	568
67	Darryl DA Adams	3	21.07	10	566
68	Phil Cury	3	14.94	8	558
69	Ben Harris	3	16.43	10	554
70	Brian Rodriguez	3	13.28	7	544
71	Robert Gibson	3	11.14	7	538
72	Kevin Baber	3	3.30	2	525
73	Kennie Steverson	2	32.05	9	468
74	Austen Marvulli	2	18.53	9	438
75	James Jim Kuca	2	18.71	10	433
76	Anthony Quintana	2	20.30	10	432
77	Ed Tucker	2	18.17	10	430
78	Chris McBeath	2	21.93	8	427
79	David Gazdak	2	18.97	9	418
80	Brandon Abston	2	15.28	8	416
81	Roger Gonzalez	2	17.97	5	412
82	Raymond Trudeau	2	16.84	10	407
83	Joe Joe Broccoli Bracciale	2	11.87	6	406
84	Richard Rich Patterson	2	14.29	5	400
85	Ken Whitlow	2	14.03	5	398
86	Scott McIver	2	14.06	7	392
87	Frank Mitchum	2	14.75	7	391
88	Bryan Jones	2	10.59	5	379
89	Barry Edie	2	11.21	7	377
90	Zach Ford	2	10.02	5	374
91	Bryan Moore	2	12.68	6	372
92	James Watkins	2	0.00	0	340
93	Rick Danner	1	26.61	5	250
94	Tyler Woolcott	1	13.76	5	247
95	Bob Grosso	1	19.40	5	246
95	Daniel Lanier	1	13.18	5	246
97	Matthew Matt Wieteha	1	14.42	5	242
98	Brent Carter	1	16.20	5	239
99	John Kremer	1	16.37	5	238
99	Derek Petruzelli	1	15.93	5	238

(Co-Angler)
1	Harvey Turner	4	34.43	12	957
2	Larry Mullikin	4	29.27	11	923
3	Leandro Leo Saratt	4	25.91	12	920
4	James Kash	4	25.44	12	914
5	Theodore Thor Schwiegerath	4	26.29	12	909
5	Joe Edwards	4	24.89	11	909
7	Robert Bobby Taylor Jr	4	25.81	12	907
8	Demetrius Hart	4	27.58	10	906
9	Adam Sangster	4	25.57	12	899
10	Geoffrey Corah	4	23.40	11	898
11	Eric VanLandingham	4	23.31	11	897
12	Ronny Wiemer	4	26.02	10	896
12	Elgin Owens	4	23.33	12	896
14	Irving Mercado	4	23.76	12	895
15	Richard Ricky Boyd Jr	4	22.22	11	893
16	Edwin Rivera	4	24.34	9	890
17	Jeffrey Bagwell	4	24.10	9	889
18	Brandon Blondeel	4	23.34	12	888
19	John Gasperak	4	22.13	10	886
20	Angelo Flores	4	22.56	8	883
21	Paul Hanley	4	20.61	10	881
22	Jesus Gutierrez	4	24.75	12	876
22	Patrick Miller	4	22.00	9	876
24	Jamey Jamey Nash	4	26.61	7	875
25	Ubaldo Rosell	4	22.30	8	873
26	Timothy Tim Twisdale	4	20.56	7	872
27	Terry Bonsell	4	20.08	7	868
28	Al Froggy Kolasa	4	18.78	9	860
29	Kyle Jones	4	18.76	12	852
30	Mike Lott	4	15.88	8	836
31	James Poss	4	15.70	7	828
32	Adam Red Wyckoff	4	13.56	8	818
33	Dale Tomlinson	4	13.93	9	815
33	Jackie Barber	4	11.44	6	815
35	Robert Robby Zellers	4	16.51	5	812
36	Thomas Tom Mullins	4	11.06	6	796
37	Carlos Rivera	4	8.40	3	788
38	Hunter Kaiser	3	28.05	9	729
39	Kyle Stafford	3	26.11	8	725
39	JW Battle Jr.	4	0.00	0	725
41	Brandon St. Pierre	3	26.47	9	720
42	Garrett Gomes	3	21.99	9	700
43	Phillip Johnston lll	3	22.15	7	690
44	Bradley Watson	3	19.81	6	676
45	Tyler Nekolny	3	16.58	9	670
46	Ernie Johnson	3	13.95	6	656
47	Deantre Deantre Burch	3	16.65	8	653
48	Peter Bruning	3	15.10	8	647
49	Hernan Gonzalez	3	15.58	7	644
50	Ricardo Armenta	3	13.50	6	640
50	Larry RILEY	3	13.16	7	640
52	Dennis Marcinek	3	12.96	8	631
53	Michael Tyler Roberts	3	10.70	7	621
54	Dale Wolfskill	3	10.99	6	618
55	Tomas Gomez	3	9.74	5	616
56	Pedro Gutierrez	3	10.46	6	606
57	Robert Ortega	3	9.61	6	597
58	John Smith	3	7.18	6	596
59	Robert Oakley	3	6.94	5	589
60	Leslie Williams	3	6.11	3	584
61	David Lane	3	5.87	3	578
62	Jesse Inabett	3	3.40	2	565
63	Scott Lafaver	2	17.09	5	469
64	Michael Pasternak	2	10.15	4	442
65	Ronald Ron Horton	2	9.03	6	438
66	Kevin Priester	2	8.13	4	428
67	William Billy McDonald	2	5.96	4	413
68	Norman Wells	2	6.78	4	410
69	Edward EDDIE Gomes	2	5.92	3	400
70	Cameron Cam Kersey	2	5.49	3	394
71	Danny Hinton	2	4.81	2	386
72	Keith Farrell	2	4.43	4	385
73	Hugh Gray	2	2.67	2	371
74	Kirk Prokosch	2	0.00	0	365
74	Christopher Freeman	2	0.00	0	365
76	Doug Staetter	2	0.00	0	360
77	Michael Larsen	1	8.63	2	248
78	Jessey Rudolph	1	10.18	3	240
79	Davis Dimauro	1	6.77	3	238
79	Manuel Ledezna	1	6.21	3	238
81	George Malcolm	1	6.00	3	235
82	Shawn York	1	8.68	3	232
83	Blake Mead	1	5.68	3	231
84	Karlan Nate Troyer	1	5.04	3	223
85	Michael Morrison	1	4.68	3	221
86	Allan Williams	1	4.55	2	219
87	Victor Figueroa	1	5.51	3	214
88	Alfred Treadway lll	1	4.02	2	213
88	Daniel Barrick	1	3.87	3	213
90	Deondre Cooksey	1	5.19	3	212
91	Gary Day	1	5.26	3	210
91	Scott Hopping	1	3.66	2	210
93	William Alexander	1	4.83	3	208
93	Anthony Santoriello	1	3.02	2	208
95	Chase Traeger	1	4.57	3	207
96	Kelvin Hart	1	3.87	3	206
96	Richard Dicky D Dunham	1	2.37	1	206
98	Ryan RMG Gomez	1	3.67	3	204
99	David Rushing	1	2.08	1	203
100	Andrew Frosini	1	2.67	2	201

Division News

Danner scores Big Bag to Win 5k

TAVARES, Fla. – Rick H. Danner won the Boater Division in the American Bass Anglers Open Series, Presented by Caymas Boats, Florida Central Division 6 final regular season tournament, held April 29, 2023, on the Harris Chain of Lakes northeast of Orlando.

Andrews Earns Big Check for Toho Victory

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Eric Andrews of Davenport, FL, won the Boater Division in the American Bass Anglers Open Series, Presented by Caymas Boats, the third Florida Central Division 6 tournament of the season, held March 4, 2023, on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes south of Orlando.

Smith Takes Home A Big Payout from Toho

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Jeremy D. Smith collected a big payout when he won the Boater Division in the American Bass Anglers Open Series, Presented by Caymas Boats, Florida Central Division 6 tournament, held during a gusty Feb. 4, 2023, on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes south of Orlando, Fla.

Florida Central Heads To Toho With Hopes Of Big Bags

ATHENS, Ala. – The Florida Central Division 6 of the American Bass Anglers Open Series, Presented by Caymas Boats, heads to the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes for its second event of the season on Feb. 4, 2023.

Conant Wins Big on Harris Chain

TAVARES, Fla. – Eric D. Conant took the Boater Division victory and $7,000 on a windy, chilly American Bass Anglers Open Series, Presented by Caymas Boats, Florida Central Division 6 season opener, held Jan. 14, 2023, at the Harris Chain of Lakes northwest of Orlando.

Cilladi Comes From Behind To Win On Lake Toho

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Anthony J. Cilladi came from behind to win the Boater Division in the American Bass Anglers Open Series, Presented by Caymas Boats, 2-Day Area 5 Championship tournament, held Sept. 17-18, 2022, at Lake Tohopekaliga, also called Toho.

McCann Scores Victory At Harris Chain Wins $5,200

LEESBURG, Fla. – With many big bass hitting the scales, Benjamin W. McCann emerged as the Boater Division winner during the American Bass Anglers Open Series, Presented by Caymas Boats, Florida Central Division 6 regular-season finale, held April 30, 2022, on the Harris Chain of Lakes northeast of Orlando.

Smith Lands Largest Bag So Far At Kissimmee

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Jeremy D. Smith won the Boater Division in the American Bass Anglers Open Series, Presented by Caymas Boats, Florida Central Division 6 tournament, held Feb. 26, 2022, on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes.

Launching at Kissimmee Lakefront Park in the town of Kissimmee, the Auburndale angler landed the largest bag caught so far in the 2022 tournament season.

Florida Central Returns To Kissimmee Chain

ATHENS, Ala. – The Florida Central Division 6 of the American Bass Anglers Open Series, Presented by Caymas Boats, returns to the sprawling Kissimmee Chain of Lakes for its third event of the 2022 season.

Again, the tournament will run out of Kissimmee Lakefront Park, located at 69 Lakeview Drive in the town of Kissimmee for the Feb. 26, 2022, event where the division fished on Jan. 30, 2022.

Davis Scores Victory On Cold Kissimmee Chain

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Neil R. Davis won the Boater Division in the American Bass Anglers Open Series, Presented by Caymas Boats, Florida Central Division 6 tournament, held on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes.

After a 24-hour weather delay, the anglers launched on Jan. 30, 2022, into Lake Tohopekaliga, also called Toho, at the northern end of the 100,000-acre chain south of Orlando. Davis of Minneola, Fla. found his bass later on a cold day after the temperature hovered around the freezing mark at take-off time. Unusually frosty weather made for tough fishing conditions in central Florida.

Florida Central Division Heads To The Kissimmee Chain

ATHENS, Ala. – The Florida Central Division 6 of the American Bass Anglers Open Series, Presented by Caymas Boats, heads to the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes for its second event of the season.

Slated for Jan. 29, 2022, the tournament runs out of Kissimmee Lakefront Park, located at 69 Lakeview Drive in the town of Kissimmee, Fla. The tournament will launch into Lake Tohopekaliga. Better known as Toho, but also called West Toho, the 22,700-acre Lake Tohopekaliga anchors the northern section of the sprawling chain of lakes south of Orlando.

Oliva Scores First Opens Series Presented by Caymas Boats

LEESBURG, Fla. – Frank J. Oliva jumped out to an early division lead by scoring the first victory of the year in the Open Series Presented by Caymas Boats season when he won the Florida Central Division opener, held Jan. 15, 2022.

Launching at Venetian Gardens in Leesburg, Fla. to fish the Harris Chain of Lakes, the Orlando, Fla. angler brought in a five-bass tournament limit for 25.17 pounds. Capped by a 7.34-pound lunker, the first tournament champ of the new season came in with a respectable 5.03-pound average.

Florida Central and Florida South Head to Lake Okeechobee for Area 5 Championship

The Bass Pro Shops Open Series Florida Central Division and Florida South Division Area 5 Championship will be held October 2ND & 3RD, 2021 on Lake Okeechobee in Clewiston, Florida.

The competitors will launch from Roland Martin Marina & Resort in Clewiston, Florida. Anglers may begin fishing at 7:00am or safe light on days one and two. The weigh in will begin at 3:00 p.m. each day. All anglers will compete both days of the event. There will NOT be a cut in the field. Registration begins at 4 p.m. on Friday October 1ST at the ABA stage trailer at Roland Martin Marina. Registration for this event ends at 6:30pm on Friday October 1ST with the meeting and partner pairing starting at 7:00pm local time.

Hawkins Wins $2600 on Harris Chain

ATHENS, Ala. –Calan Hawkins won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series Florida Central tournament, held May 1st on the Harris Chain of Lakes. Running out of Venetian Gardens – Ski Beach in Leesburg, FL the Fruitland Park, FL angler caught five bass weighing 24.56 pounds including a 7.61-pound kicker. For the Boater Division victory, Hawkins took home a check for $2600 for his win.

Florida Central Returns to Harris Chain

ATHENS, Al. – The Florida Central Division of the 2021 Bass Pro Shops Open Series presented by American Bass Anglers will hold the fourth event of the season on May 1, 2021, on the Harris Chain of Lakes in Leesburg, FL.