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Evers slams the door on Jones, Scroggins for Bassmaster Elite Series win in Florida
 
March 20, 2011 - PALATKA, Fla. — Targeting the backwaters of the St. Johns River system, and finding an 8-3 “mule” on the last day led Edwin Evers of Talala, Okla., to the win Sunday in the Power-Pole Citrus Slam with 77 pounds, 1 ounce, shutting out three-day leader Alton Jones and hard-charging Terry Scroggins.
 
Trailing Jones by about 2 1/2 pounds before Sunday’s finale, Evers sealed his sixth Bassmaster win by overtaking Jones and besting him by more than 3 pounds. Jones ended in third place with 73-12, leaving second place to Scroggins, who had 74-3.
 
Evers had one word to describe how he felt about the Bassmaster Elite Series win, worth $100,000, and a 2012 Bassmaster Classic qualification. It was his second Elite title, the first taken on Lake Erie in 2007.
 
“Awesome, awesome, awesome,” he said. “I thought I’d lost this tournament numerous times every day. Getting the Classic berth is huge, an important step that takes a lot of pressure off.”
 
Sight-fishing the flats of a St. Johns lake he shared with many other Elite pros the first day, Evers started out in 20th place. He made a crucial decision to leave the community hole and find more private water. He climbed into fourth on the second day, improving once again on the third day when he took the runner-up spot behind Jones. His catches were fairly consistent — 16-8, 22-5 and 19-4 the first three days — but it was his haul of 19 pounds on Sunday that helped him to the win.
 
Not to mention an 8-13, his big fish of the day and the fish that helped him climb into the winner’s seat.
 
“It was a fish that I’d found the second day, really shallow,” Evers said. “I went there the third day, and Scroggins was there. I turned around and left. I went there second thing this morning, and the northeast wind held the water up, and I ended up catching the male. It was actually the second time I’d caught him — I lost it and he bit again. She bit five or 10 minutes later.
 
“She was a mule,” he said.
 
Evers said he hit many spots over the four days, including one area where he had to saw off overhanging willow branches to be able to put his lures in front of spawning bass.
 
Sunday afternoon’s 15- to 17-mph winds hurt some of the final 12, but helped Evers. His water was stained, hard to reach and in areas that had not been pounded by the field.
 
“I had areas that were protected,” he said. “I just had to get them to bite and get them in the boat. When the tide was low, the fish got freaky. I lost some big ones today, at least a 10-pounder and another at the end of the day — but it doesn’t matter now.”
 
He credited a new formula Yum bait, the F2. He used several styles, including Wooly Bug, Money Craw and a Craw Papi.
 
Runner-up Scroggins, who gave Evers a little advice as the tournament began, also got a tip from another Elite pro in the top 12. Knowing he could not win, Casey Ashley stepped back from going to a big bass he’d seen in a canal, and gave the location to Scroggins. But when he got there, the fish was gone; but he found another nearby. It weighed 7-12, and was a key to his finish.
 
“Without that, I wouldn’t even have come close,” Scroggins said.
 
Competing in his hometown, Scroggins said he was happy to do well, even if he ended as No. 2.
 
“I’ll take second place every day,” he said.
 
Jones said the wind on Sunday killed his Lake George sight bite. “You’re not going to catch the big ones unless you’re looking at them, so I was fishing for buck bass most of the day.”
 
With his back-to-back Top 12 finishes, Jones took the lead in the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year points race from last week’s event winner, Shaw Grigsby. Scroggins moved into second, Kevin VanDam is third, and Evers is in fourth place.
 
Berkley Big Bass honors of the tournament went to Jason Williamson of Aiken, S.C., whose 10-3 lunker from the first day withstood all challengers — and several of those were in the high 9’s. Williamson won a $500 bonus.
 
2011 Bassmaster Elite Series Official Sponsors: Toyota, Bass Pro Shops, Berkley, Evan Williams Bourbon, Humminbird, Mercury, Minn Kota, Skeeter Boats, Triton Boats, Yamaha
 
2011 Bassmaster Elite Series Supporting Sponsors: Lowrance, Luck “E” Strike, Nitro Boats, Power-Pole, Ramada
 
FINAL STANDINGS- POWER-POLE CITRUS SLAM
 
2011 Citrus Slam - Palatka, FL 03/17-03/20 St. Johns River, Palatka  Fla.
(PRO Division) Standings Day 4
 
   Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$
 
1.  Edwin Evers            Talala, Okla.          20  77-01  305  $101,000.00
  Day 1: 5   16-08    Day 2: 5   22-05    Day 3: 5   19-04    Day 4: 5   19-00  
2.  Terry Scroggins        San Mateo, Fla.        20  74-03  295   $25,000.00
  Day 1: 5   17-03    Day 2: 5   22-13    Day 3: 5   13-15    Day 4: 5   20-04  
3.  Alton Jones            Waco, Texas            20  73-12  305   $21,000.00
  Day 1: 5   26-09    Day 2: 5   22-13    Day 3: 5   11-04    Day 4: 5   13-02  
4.  Todd Faircloth         Jasper, Texas          20  68-13  285   $15,000.00
  Day 1: 5   23-10    Day 2: 5   10-05    Day 3: 5   20-02    Day 4: 5   14-12  
5.  Steve Kennedy          Auburn, Ala.           20  65-01  280   $14,000.00
  Day 1: 5   13-08    Day 2: 5    8-13    Day 3: 5   26-00    Day 4: 5   16-12  
6.  J Todd Tucker          Moultrie, Ga.          20  61-08  276   $13,500.00
  Day 1: 5   20-08    Day 2: 5   21-05    Day 3: 5   12-00    Day 4: 5    7-11  
7.  Kelly Jordon           Palestine, Texas       18  58-14  272   $13,000.00
  Day 1: 5   15-10    Day 2: 5   16-01    Day 3: 5   15-14    Day 4: 3   11-05  
8.  Dustin Wilks           Rocky Mount, N.C.      20  58-12  268   $12,500.00
  Day 1: 5   18-07    Day 2: 5    9-05    Day 3: 5   21-07    Day 4: 5    9-09  
9.  Keith Combs            Huntington, Texas      20  57-13  264   $12,000.00
  Day 1: 5   19-08    Day 2: 5   14-09    Day 3: 5   12-12    Day 4: 5   11-00  
10. Casey Ashley           Donalds, S.C.          20  57-12  260   $11,500.00
  Day 1: 5   20-09    Day 2: 5   12-03    Day 3: 5   11-06    Day 4: 5   13-10  
11. Kevin VanDam           Kalamazoo, Mich.       20  52-14  257   $11,000.00
  Day 1: 5   17-03    Day 2: 5   17-13    Day 3: 5   12-02    Day 4: 5    5-12  
12. Billy McCaghren        Mayflower, Ark.        17  47-04  254   $10,500.00
  Day 1: 5   20-11    Day 2: 5   15-11    Day 3: 5    7-14    Day 4: 2    3-00  
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Berkley Big Bass of Tournament
     Jason Williamson        Aiken, S.C.               10-03    $500.00
 
Power-Pole Captains Cash
Day
4   Edwin Evers             Talala, Okla.                    $1,000.00
 
Toyota Tundra Angler of the Year Leader
     Alton Jones             Waco, Texas                      $1,000.00
 
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       82       451      1118-13
2       80       450       960-09
3       46       240       585-14
4       10        55       145-13
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        218      1196      2811-01
 
 
TOYOTA TUNDRA BASSMASTER ANGLER OF THE YEAR POINTS
 
2011 Citrus Slam - Palatks, FL - Citrus Slam - Palatka, FL Pro Points After St. Johns River, Palatka, Fla.  Ending 03-20-2011, Day 4
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Place  Name               St            Pts
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  1 Alton Jones           Texas         573
  2 Terry Scroggins       Fla.          555
  3 Kevin VanDam          Mich.         542
  4 Edwin Evers           Okla.         536
  5 Pat Golden            N.C.          526
  6 Steve Kennedy         Ala.          507
  7 J Todd Tucker         Ga.           501
  8 Casey Ashley          S.C.          499
  9 Todd Faircloth        Texas         496
10 Cliff Crochet         La.           487
11 Shaw Grigsby          Fla.          486
12 Peter Thliveros       Fla.          470
13 Jason Williamson      S.C.          468
14 Kevin Wirth           Ky.           462
15 Chris Lane            Ala.          459
15 Dustin Wilks          N.C.          459
17 Brent Chapman         Kan.          456
17 Jeff Kriet            Okla.         456
19 Ott Defoe             Tenn.         454
20 Jared Lintner         Calif.        449
21 James Niggemeyer      Texas         439
22 Fred Roumbanis        Okla.         438
23 Clark Reehm           Texas         424
24 Rick Clunn            Mo.           422
25 Keith Combs           Texas         415
26 Bill Lowen            Ind.          412
26 Aaron Martens         Ala.          412
28 Kelly Jordon          Texas         411
29 Stephen Browning      Ark.          409
29 Jonathon VanDam       Mich.         409
31 Gary Klein            Texas         404
32 John Crews            Va.           402
33 Greg Vinson           Ala.          396
33 Michael Iaconelli     N.J.          396
33 Grant Goldbeck        Md.           396
36 Matt Greenblatt       Fla.          393
37 Cliff Pace            Miss.         390
38 Greg Hackney          La.           388
39 Keith Poche           Ala.          386
40 Billy McCaghren       Ark.          379
41 Lee Sisson            Fla.          378
42 Zell Rowland          Texas         376
43 Mark Davis            Ark.          374
44 Dean Rojas            Ariz.         368
45 John Murray           Ariz.         362
46 Timmy Horton          Ala.          360
47 Gerald Swindle        Ala.          358
48 Mike McClelland       Ark.          356
48 Dean Alexander        Texas         356
50 Andy Montgomery       S.C.          352
51 Marty Robinson        S.C.          348
52 Skeet Reese           Calif.        342
53 David Walker          Tenn.         336
54 Dave Wolak            N.C.          328
54 Bobby Lane            Fla.          328
56 Randy Howell          Ala.          326
57 Russell Parrish       Texas         324
57 Jami Fralick          S.D.          324
59 Mark Menendez         Ky.           320
60 Davy Hite             S.C.          318
61 Takahiro Omori        Texas         314
62 Paul Elias            Miss.         308
63 Ben Parker            Tenn.         306
64 Matt Herren           Ala.          304
64 Jason Quinn           S.C.          304
66 Brandon Palaniuk      Idaho         302
67 Tommy Biffle          Okla.         296
67 Britt Myers           S.C.          296
69 Craig Schuff          Texas         292
70 Charlie Hartley       Ohio          290
70 Pete Ponds            Miss.         290
70 Rick Morris           Va.           290
73 Yusuke Miyazaki       Texas         286
74 Kevin Short           Ark.          284
74 Travis Manson         Wisc.         284
76 Matt Reed             Texas         282
77 Brian Snowden         Mo.           280
78 Ryan Said             Mich.         278
79 Ish Monroe            Calif.        276
80 Kenyon Hill           Okla.         272
81 Russ Lane             Ala.          266
81 Bernie Schultz        Fla.          266
83 Scott Rook            Ark.          260
84 Bradley Roy           Ky.           258
85 Bradley Hallman       Okla.         248
85 Nate Wellman          Mich.         248
87 Jeff Connella         La.           244
88 James Stricklin       Texas         238
88 Scott Ashmore         Okla.         238
90 Boyd Duckett          Ala.          236
91 Morizo Shimizu        Japan         216
92 Denny Brauer          Mo.           210
93 Kotaro Kiriyama       Ala.          206
94 Chad Griffin          Texas         202
95 David Smith           Okla.         186
96 Terry Butcher         Okla.         184
97 Dennis Tietje         La.           178
98 Brent Broderick       Ohio          168
99 Derek Remitz          Ala.          151

 

 
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