National Guard FLW College Fishing Northern Division Headed to Sayers Lake For Regional Championships 8-28-2011
gengberg August 28th, 2011
National Guard FLW College Fishing Northern Division Headed To Sayers Lake For Regional Championship
STATE COLLEGE, Pa.- National Guard FLW College Fishing is headed to Sayers Lake Sept. 1-3 for the Northern Regional Championship which is being hosted by Penn State. Twenty college teams will be competing for a top award of $50,000 to be split between the school and the bass fishing club; $37,500, which includes a Ranger 177TR with a 90-horsepower outboard wrapped in school colors for their for bass club and $12,500 for their school.“The thing to remember is that we are in a transition phase right now,” said National Guard co-angler Reginald Falls of Howard, Pa. “The fish could start getting in their fall pattern and may start a feeding frenzy which would loosen the bite. The lake has been under a tremendous amount of pressure this summer so right now the fishing is tough, but that could change.
“The tournament is going to be won fishing deep structure,” Falls continued. “There is an old railroad bed and highway on the bottom of the lake that the bass like to gravitate towards. There is some wood cover on the upper end of the lake that could be productive as well. The three predominate techniques are going to be Carolina rig, shaky head and drop-shot.
“There are fish to be caught and I wouldn’t be surprised if someone got lucky and landed a 6- or 7-pounder. However, for the most part I think in order to stay in contention teams will have to average 8 pound bags per day, it should take about 24 to 26 pounds to win. If teams stick with natural presentations, slow down and move from one deep structure to another they should be successful on Sayers Lake.”
Anglers will take off from Bald Eagle State Park, Hunters Run East Ramp located at 149 Main Park Road in Howard, Pa., at 7 a.m. each morning. Weigh-ins will be held at Bryce Jordan Center (Beaver Stadium) beginning at 4 p.m. Thurs. and Fri. Final weigh-in will be on Sat. beginning at 4 p.m. or upon completion of the Penn State vs. Indiana State football game at Beaver Stadium. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.
Penn State is hosting the College Fishing Festival throughout the three day tournament. Continue Reading »
