October 3, 2020

Gadsden, Alabama

Coosa River Chain 2020

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Coosa River Chain

Dates

From:
October 3, 2020

To:
October 4, 2020

Event Info

The Hobie Bass Open Series Anchored by Power-Pole Total Boat Control is a national kayak fishing tournament series that provides a platform for anglers to compete in an elite 2-day event in one of several locations across the USA targeting bass. Anglers fish for large cash payouts, sponsored prizes, Hobie Fishing Worlds spots and angler of the year points which all culminate at the Tournament of Champions at the end of the season where 50 anglers battle it out for large cash payouts! Events are open to any angler aged 16 years or older and all brands of kayaks are welcome. Aside from the competition, each Hobie Bass Open Series event is fun and the comradery between anglers is part of what makes our community great. We encourage you to come out and fish with us and we hope to see YOU on top of the winners podium this year.

Our Season finale lands on the Historic Coosa River Chain out of Gadsden Alabama. Widely known for the abundance of quality Spotted Bass and the potential for Stud Largemouth as well. Anglers will be challenged with fall feeding patterns and fluctuating water conditions. This combination of current within these impoundments will test our anglers, but crown a deserving champion. This will be the final Open event to earn points for the Angler of the Year race. The top 3 non-qualified anglers will punch their ticket to the Tournament of Champions in Knoxville TN Nov 14-15.

Headquarters: The Friday night drive- thru check-in will be held at The Venue at Coosa Landing. 201 George Wallace Dr, Gadsden, AL 35903

Sunday award location will be announced at the event.

Hobie BOS uses Metal Ketch Board Only.

All event times are CST

Sept 12- Anglers are no longer allowed to hire OR communicate with guides on this fishery or about this fishery.

Sept 28th- Official Practice period begins. Anglers must be using a tournament approved vessel. Motors on kayaks are allowed for practice only.

Oct 1st- Registration ends at Midnight

Oct 2nd-

4pm CST Practice ends

4-6pm Drive thru Check-in/ board check/ ID distribution

7ish- FB Live meeting will begin

Oct 3rd-

545am CST – First Launch

615am- First Cast

3pm- Fishing Ends

4pm- Submission Ends

7pm- Facebook Live meeting, recap, ID number announcement

Oct 4th-

545am CST- First Launch

615am- First Cast

3pm- Fishing Ends

4pm- Submission Ends

530- Awards on Facebook Live for Top 10%

Boundaries: Anglers will be allowed to launch at any public ramp or access on Lake Neely Henry and Lake Weiss. This includes daily usage pay ramps, marinas, and campgrounds as long as the launch is public. All connected waters between the 100 Bridge in Coosa GA and the Neely Henry Dam will be considered Tournament waters. Anglers are not allowed to launch or fish above the 100 bridge. Anglers are not allowed to launch or fish below Neely Henry dam. The Dam on Terrapin Creek is considered a boundary, you can not launch above the dam. There is no legal launch on Terrapin Creek for this event. Anglers MUST launch and fish below the first shoal on any tributary. Portaging is not allowed.

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Hobie BOS – Coosa River Chain Anchored by Power-Pole Total Boat Control

The final open event of the 2020 season has now ended in the typical river fishing tournament fashion; 2″ leaderboard shifts in the top 9. You are hard pressed to find a more challenging tournament style of fishing than catch, photo, release and add the kayak. And now with the last of the qualified Hobie BOS Open competitors, we now only have the Shootout the day before the Tournament of Champions.

The Bassin Magazine Big Bass award goes to Eric Siddiqi who landed a tank 22.00″ bass on the day one of the tournament and was his first submitted catch. He takes home $348 in cash. Fantastic catch on the Coosa Eric!

The first angler to receive our invitation is Coley McGowan who was a favorite coming into this event. He takes 1st place with a two day total of 181.00″. In a great show of consistency he landed his day two limit with a total of 93.50″. He takes home $5,100 in cash and entry into the Tournament of Champions. Congratulations Coley! We are excited to see you in November in Tennessee.

In 2nd place, is Joshua Sharp who came all the way up from 15th place with the largest limit of the tournament measuring 98.50″. Incredibly, his average fish over day two was 19.70″! He earns his ticket to the Tournament of Champions and valuable Angler of the Year points.

The last to receive an invitation in 3rd place is Lance Coley. Only .5″ separated Coley and Sharp! Lance’s two day limit totaled 179.00″. He ended day 1 and day 2 in 4th place. That consistency landed him cash and the final invitation of the open season for the Tournament of Champions.

We are thankful for all our anglers who fished in the 2020 season with us! With your support we have paid out cash back directly to the field. Check out the payouts to our top 9 anglers in this tournament:

Top 9:

1st Coley McGowan – $5,100

2nd Joshua Sharp – $2,750

3rd Lance Coley – $1,600

4th Drew Gregory – $1,350

5th Jordan Marshall – $1,250

6th Nick Matthews- $1,150

7th Frank “Twiggy” Reed – $1,050

8th Clint Henderson – $950

9th Jason Broach – $900

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Results

		DAY 1	DAY 1	DAY 1	DAY 1	DAY 1	DAY 2	DAY 2	DAY 2	DAY 2	DAY 2
Angler	State	Fish 1	Fish 2	Fish 3	Fish 4	Fish 5	Fish 6	Fish 7	Fish 8	Fish 9	Fish 10	TOTAL
Coley McGowan	AL	20	18	17.25	16.25	16	20	19	18.75	18	17.75	181
Joshua Sharp	TN	18.75	17.75	15.75	14.75	14	20.75	20.5	19.75	19	18.5	179.5
Lance Coley	AL	19.25	18	18	16.5	16	19.75	18.25	18.25	18	17	179
Drew Gregory	OH	20.5	17.5	17.25	16.25	16	19	18	18	17.5	17.25	177.25
Jordan Marshall	TN	20.25	20.25	19.75	16.5	15.5	18.25	15.25	15	14.75	14.25	169.75
Nick Matthews	IN	18.5	15.25	15	14.5	13.25	21.25	19.5	17.5	17.25	16.25	168.25
TWIGGY .	AL	16.25	15.75	14.75	14.25	13.75	19	18.75	17.25	17	16.25	163
Clint Henderson	GA	18.75	16.5	15.75	15.5	15.25	18.75	18.5	15.5	14.25	12.25	161
Jason Broach	SC	16.75	15	14.25	14	13.25	19.75	18.5	17	16.25	15.75	160.5
Jake Harshman	PA	18	17	16.25	16.25	14	16.75	16	15.75	15.25	15.25	160.5
Mel Ashe	MO	18.5	15.75	15	14.75	13.5	17.25	17	16.5	16.5	15	159.75
Eric Siddiqi	OH	22	17.75	17.25	16.75	15.25	17.25	15.5	13	12.5	12	159.25
Jim Orr	IN	17	16.25	16.25	15.5	14.75	19.5	15.75	15.5	14.75	14	159.25
Joey Randall		17.5	16.25	14.75	14.75	14	18	17.5	16	15.75	14.25	158.75
Kristine Fischer	NE	20.25	16	15.5	14.75	14.75	21.25	14.75	14.25	13.5	13.5	158.5
Michael Kervaski		19	17	16	16	15.25	16.5	15.5	15.5	14.25	12.75	157.75
Guillermo Gonzalez	TX	18	15.5	13.75	13.25	13.25	19	16.75	16.25	16.25	15.5	157.5
Brian Coyne	OH	20	18.25	17.25	17	16.75	16	13.75	12.75	12.75	12.5	157
Joseph Sanderson	TX	18	15.75	14.75	14.75	14	21	15.5	15.5	13.75	13.5	156.5
Kenny Jablecki	TN	18.75	16.25	15	14.25	13.75	19	17.25	15	13.5	13.25	156
Vincent Ferreri Commish	SC	19	17.25	15.75	15.75	15.5	16.25	15.75	14	13.5	12.25	155
Jay Wallen	KY	17.5	17.25	14	14	14	18.25	15.5	15	13.5	13.5	152.5
Ron Champion	GA	16	14.75	14.5	14.25	14	18.25	15.75	14.75	14.5	14.5	151.25
Francis Tran	MS	19.75	17.25	16.25	15.75	15.5	14	13.25	13.25	13	12.25	150.25
Roy Grubb	AR	17	16.25	14.5	13.75	12	17.5	16.5	16.5	13.75	12	149.75
R.J. Hoover	MI	18.5	17.5	15	14.75	14	14.25	13.75	13.5	13.5	13	147.75
Rick Haxton	NE	16.75	15.5	14.5	13.25	13	16.75	15.75	14.75	13.25	12.75	146.25
Dylan Lowery	GA	15	14.75	14	13.25	12.75	19	15.75	15	13.5	12.25	145.25
Tracy Stanford		15.25	13	12.75	12.5	12.5	20.75	16	15	13.75	13.5	145
Travis Dockins	GA	17.75	17.25	17	16	16	18	15.5	13.75	13		144.25
Brady Storrs	NE	15	14.75	13.75	13.75	13	16	15	13.5	13	13	140.75
Andy Middleton	GA	19	16.75	12.5			19.5	18.5	17.5	14.25	13.5	131.5
Jamie Denison	TN	14.75	14	13.5	12.5		16	14.5	14.25	14	14	127.5
Chuck Wise	AL	14.75	14	13.5	12.75		16.5	14.5	14	13.25	13.25	126.5
Will Clements	GA	18	14.25	13	12.5		18.75	15.75	13.5	12.5		118.25
Clayton Shilling	LA	17.75	12.75				20.25	19	16	16	15.5	117.25
Jim Ware	GA	14.25	13	12.25	12		20.25	17.25	14	13.25		116.25
Mark Davis	AL	16	15.75	14.25	12.5	12.25	15.75	14.5	13.25			114.25
Brandon Lindsey		17	15.5	13.75	13.25	12.5	14.5	14	12.75			113.25
Sean Rastanis	LA	19.5	17.25	16.75	15.5	14	14	13.75				110.75
Wayne Lobb	LA	16.25	16	13.5	12.5		13.75	12.75	12.5	12.25		109.5
TOBY KLEFFMAN	IN	18.25	15.5	14.75	13.25	12.5	14.25	14				102.5
Nick Huddleston	NC	19.25	16.25	14.25	14		20.25	15				99
Cole Kleffman	IN	13.25	12				17	14.25	14.25	14	13	97.75
Katherine Field	UT	14.75	14.25	13.75	13.25	12.75	13	12				93.75
Ian Gileski		18	14	14			17.25	14.5	12.25			90
Jaxton Orr	IN	15.25	14.5	13.5	13		14	12.75				83
Jason Isaacs	OH	15.25	14.5	12.75			12.75	12.5	12.25			80
Justin Patrick	TN	16.5	16.25	16.25	14.5		14.75					78.25
Brian Nelli	FL	16.75	13.75	13.25	12.75		15.25					71.75
Shawn Fields	GA	14.25	13	13			16.5	12.25				69
Shane Young	AL	18.25	14.75	13.75			12.5					59.25
Jared Kutil	SC	18.75	15.5	12.5	12.25							59
Larry Wood	SC	15.25	15.25	14.75	13.25							58.5
Randy Collins	KY	16.5	14	13.25	12.25							56
Jonathon Carter		18.75	18.75	12								49.5
Brandon Hewlett		18.75	15.5				14.25					48.5
Christopher Miles	IL	13					16.5	15				44.5
Daniel Perry	AL	16.25	14.75	13								44
Chris Padgett	GA	14.5					16	12.25				42.75
Dean Turner	LA	15.5					14	12				41.5
David Best	TN	14.25	12.25				12					38.5
Mitchell White	GA	19.75	15									34.75
Jesse Halverson	AL	20.75	12									32.75
Sean Johnson							18.25	14.25				32.5
Shane Williams	FL	16.75	15.25									32
Lowell Brannan	SC	18	12.5									30.5
Heath Jarrett	GA	15.25	14.5									29.75
Josh Stewart	TN	15.5	13.75									29.25
Nick Dyer	AL	15.75	12.75									28.5
David Kittrell	AL	15	12.25									27.25
Kurt Smits	OH	13.75	12									25.75
Cathy Pauly	MI	18.75										18.75
Matt Brooks	AL	18.25										18.25
Jason Hopper	GA	16.5										16.5
Tracy Nichols	AL	14.75										14.75
Joe McElroy	AL	14										14
Aaron White	DE	13.75										13.75
Jeremy Hughes	NC						13.75					13.75
Shane Chambliss		12.75										12.75
Brandon Elrod	TN						12.75					12.75
Chuck Bahan	LA						12					12
Josh Adkisson	GA											0
Jason Barnes	GA											0
Lou Anne Clapp	MI											0
Michael McCullough	AL											0
Dave Sewell	IN											0

		DAY 1	DAY 1	DAY 1	DAY 1	DAY 1	DAY 2	DAY 2	DAY 2	DAY 2	DAY 2
Angler	State	Fish 1	Fish 2	Fish 3	Fish 4	Fish 5	Fish 6	Fish 7	Fish 8	Fish 9	Fish 10	TOTAL
Coley McGowan	AL	20	18	17.25	16.25	16	20	19	18.75	18	17.75	181
Joshua Sharp	TN	18.75	17.75	15.75	14.75	14	20.75	20.5	19.75	19	18.5	179.5
Lance Coley	AL	19.25	18	18	16.5	16	19.75	18.25	18.25	18	17	179
Drew Gregory	OH	20.5	17.5	17.25	16.25	16	19	18	18	17.5	17.25	177.25
Jordan Marshall	TN	20.25	20.25	19.75	16.5	15.5	18.25	15.25	15	14.75	14.25	169.75
Nick Matthews	IN	18.5	15.25	15	14.5	13.25	21.25	19.5	17.5	17.25	16.25	168.25
TWIGGY .	AL	16.25	15.75	14.75	14.25	13.75	19	18.75	17.25	17	16.25	163
Clint Henderson	GA	18.75	16.5	15.75	15.5	15.25	18.75	18.5	15.5	14.25	12.25	161
Jason Broach	SC	16.75	15	14.25	14	13.25	19.75	18.5	17	16.25	15.75	160.5
Jake Harshman	PA	18	17	16.25	16.25	14	16.75	16	15.75	15.25	15.25	160.5
Mel Ashe	MO	18.5	15.75	15	14.75	13.5	17.25	17	16.5	16.5	15	159.75
Eric Siddiqi	OH	22	17.75	17.25	16.75	15.25	17.25	15.5	13	12.5	12	159.25
Jim Orr	IN	17	16.25	16.25	15.5	14.75	19.5	15.75	15.5	14.75	14	159.25
Joey Randall		17.5	16.25	14.75	14.75	14	18	17.5	16	15.75	14.25	158.75
Kristine Fischer	NE	20.25	16	15.5	14.75	14.75	21.25	14.75	14.25	13.5	13.5	158.5
Michael Kervaski		19	17	16	16	15.25	16.5	15.5	15.5	14.25	12.75	157.75
Guillermo Gonzalez	TX	18	15.5	13.75	13.25	13.25	19	16.75	16.25	16.25	15.5	157.5
Brian Coyne	OH	20	18.25	17.25	17	16.75	16	13.75	12.75	12.75	12.5	157
Joseph Sanderson	TX	18	15.75	14.75	14.75	14	21	15.5	15.5	13.75	13.5	156.5
Kenny Jablecki	TN	18.75	16.25	15	14.25	13.75	19	17.25	15	13.5	13.25	156
Vincent Ferreri Commish	SC	19	17.25	15.75	15.75	15.5	16.25	15.75	14	13.5	12.25	155
Jay Wallen	KY	17.5	17.25	14	14	14	18.25	15.5	15	13.5	13.5	152.5
Ron Champion	GA	16	14.75	14.5	14.25	14	18.25	15.75	14.75	14.5	14.5	151.25
Francis Tran	MS	19.75	17.25	16.25	15.75	15.5	14	13.25	13.25	13	12.25	150.25
Roy Grubb	AR	17	16.25	14.5	13.75	12	17.5	16.5	16.5	13.75	12	149.75
R.J. Hoover	MI	18.5	17.5	15	14.75	14	14.25	13.75	13.5	13.5	13	147.75
Rick Haxton	NE	16.75	15.5	14.5	13.25	13	16.75	15.75	14.75	13.25	12.75	146.25
Dylan Lowery	GA	15	14.75	14	13.25	12.75	19	15.75	15	13.5	12.25	145.25
Tracy Stanford		15.25	13	12.75	12.5	12.5	20.75	16	15	13.75	13.5	145
Travis Dockins	GA	17.75	17.25	17	16	16	18	15.5	13.75	13		144.25
Brady Storrs	NE	15	14.75	13.75	13.75	13	16	15	13.5	13	13	140.75
Andy Middleton	GA	19	16.75	12.5			19.5	18.5	17.5	14.25	13.5	131.5
Jamie Denison	TN	14.75	14	13.5	12.5		16	14.5	14.25	14	14	127.5
Chuck Wise	AL	14.75	14	13.5	12.75		16.5	14.5	14	13.25	13.25	126.5
Will Clements	GA	18	14.25	13	12.5		18.75	15.75	13.5	12.5		118.25
Clayton Shilling	LA	17.75	12.75				20.25	19	16	16	15.5	117.25
Jim Ware	GA	14.25	13	12.25	12		20.25	17.25	14	13.25		116.25
Mark Davis	AL	16	15.75	14.25	12.5	12.25	15.75	14.5	13.25			114.25
Brandon Lindsey		17	15.5	13.75	13.25	12.5	14.5	14	12.75			113.25
Sean Rastanis	LA	19.5	17.25	16.75	15.5	14	14	13.75				110.75
Wayne Lobb	LA	16.25	16	13.5	12.5		13.75	12.75	12.5	12.25		109.5
TOBY KLEFFMAN	IN	18.25	15.5	14.75	13.25	12.5	14.25	14				102.5
Nick Huddleston	NC	19.25	16.25	14.25	14		20.25	15				99
Cole Kleffman	IN	13.25	12				17	14.25	14.25	14	13	97.75
Katherine Field	UT	14.75	14.25	13.75	13.25	12.75	13	12				93.75
Ian Gileski		18	14	14			17.25	14.5	12.25			90
Jaxton Orr	IN	15.25	14.5	13.5	13		14	12.75				83
Jason Isaacs	OH	15.25	14.5	12.75			12.75	12.5	12.25			80
Justin Patrick	TN	16.5	16.25	16.25	14.5		14.75					78.25
Brian Nelli	FL	16.75	13.75	13.25	12.75		15.25					71.75
Shawn Fields	GA	14.25	13	13			16.5	12.25				69
Shane Young	AL	18.25	14.75	13.75			12.5					59.25
Jared Kutil	SC	18.75	15.5	12.5	12.25							59
Larry Wood	SC	15.25	15.25	14.75	13.25							58.5
Randy Collins	KY	16.5	14	13.25	12.25							56
Jonathon Carter		18.75	18.75	12								49.5
Brandon Hewlett		18.75	15.5				14.25					48.5
Christopher Miles	IL	13					16.5	15				44.5
Daniel Perry	AL	16.25	14.75	13								44
Chris Padgett	GA	14.5					16	12.25				42.75
Dean Turner	LA	15.5					14	12				41.5
David Best	TN	14.25	12.25				12					38.5
Mitchell White	GA	19.75	15									34.75
Jesse Halverson	AL	20.75	12									32.75
Sean Johnson							18.25	14.25				32.5
Shane Williams	FL	16.75	15.25									32
Lowell Brannan	SC	18	12.5									30.5
Heath Jarrett	GA	15.25	14.5									29.75
Josh Stewart	TN	15.5	13.75									29.25
Nick Dyer	AL	15.75	12.75									28.5
David Kittrell	AL	15	12.25									27.25
Kurt Smits	OH	13.75	12									25.75
Cathy Pauly	MI	18.75										18.75
Matt Brooks	AL	18.25										18.25
Jason Hopper	GA	16.5										16.5
Tracy Nichols	AL	14.75										14.75
Joe McElroy	AL	14										14
Aaron White	DE	13.75										13.75
Jeremy Hughes	NC						13.75					13.75
Shane Chambliss		12.75										12.75
Brandon Elrod	TN						12.75					12.75
Chuck Bahan	LA						12					12
Josh Adkisson	GA											0
Jason Barnes	GA											0
Lou Anne Clapp	MI											0
Michael McCullough	AL											0
Dave Sewell	IN											0