1/5/2024 0 Comments Day one outdoorsFans can watch live, streaming video of all three days of weigh-ins at, along with real-time leaderboards. ET daily, and weigh-ins, at 3:45 p.m., will be at Wooten Park, 200 S. The Southern leader is Brent Long of Catawba, N.C., who is in fourth, the Northern leader is Randy Wieczorek of Buffalo City, Wis., the Western leader is tournament leader Matt Massey of Lakewood, Colo., the Central leader is Tom Jessop of Delhart, Texas and the Eastern leader is Skip Sjobeck of Randolph, Vt. The Mid Atlantic divisional leader is Gerry Jooste of Harare, Zimbabwe, who sits in 15th for the tournament. The top angler from each division gets a Bassmaster Classic berth while the overall tournament winner is the Federation Nation Champion. The Federation Nation Championship is represented by anglers from six divisions, the Northern, Southern, Mid Atlantic, Western, Central and Eastern. Rounding out the top five is Tom Jessop of Delhart, Texas with an 11-5 limit in third, and hot on his heels with 11-4 is Brent Long of Catawba, N.C., and finally Randy Wieczorek of Buffalo City, Wis., who has 10-15. "If I were to get a limit, it would only be in the 7-9 pound range, so I'm going for big fish." "I've got the big fish pattern figured out, I'm not going for a limit of small fish," he said. Sjobeck thinks he's on the pattern to win the tournament. In his bag was the big bass of the day, a 9-5 lunker. In second is Skip Sjobeck of Randolph, Vt., whose two-fish bag weighed 12-5. The Colorado Bassmasters angler thinks he can repeat today's performance if his spots replenish. "I was getting five or six quality bites in practice, but today I had to work for every bite and cover a lot of water to get what I got." "Today was totally different than practice, yesterday it was windy and cloudy, but today it was flat with bluebird skies," he said. Matt Massey of Lakewood, Co., only registered four fish during the first day of competition in the 2009 Federation Nation Championship on the Harris Chain of Lakes in Tavares, Fla., but his 14-pound, 12-ounce stringer leads. Results: Day One Skip Sjobeck of Randolph, Vt., caught the big bass of the day, a 9-5 lunker Larry Towell
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