2019 Bass Pro Tour B&W Trailer Hitches Stage One Group 2: Marty Robinson Score 56lbs and 15 lb Lead over Gagliardi!

Three late 6 pound bass save anglers
By Luigi De Rose

Robinson poured it on and grabbed huge Stage 1 lead.
(Photo: MLF)

Nothing can be worse in Florida than a cold, cloudy day after a major cold front in January. The 40 anglers from Group 2 were met with such conditions but the fishing was still good. Anglers stayed consistent for the morning round but big moves were made during the afternoon shift. Late in the afternoon, Marty Robinson zoomed past the field and scored 56lbs for 34 bass, his largest was a 4-06lb bass for the Stage 1 lead. Anglers in the group will rest tomorrow as Group 1 will return to fishing.

Rank	Angler	Total Weight Caught	Number of Fish Caught
1	Marty Robinson	56 - 00	34
2	Anthony Gagliardi	41 - 14	20
3	Jacob Powroznik	33 - 08	20
4	Greg Hackney	31 - 06	14
5	Fletcher Shryock	30 - 01	20
6	Alton Jones	30 - 01	17

2017 BASS Southern Open Harris Chain of Lakes Day 1: Marty Robinson Takes Lead over 200 Pros.

Star studded field descend on Florida

By Andrew Canulette

BASS PRESS RELEASE

Florida bills itself as the “Fishing Capital of the World,” and the Harris Chain of Lakes is one of its crown jewels.

Robinson leads with 23-11lbs on Day 1.
(Photo: BASS)

On Thursday in the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open No. 1, the acclaimed Florida fishery showed off a bit – for mid-January, at least.

From the time Alabama pro Deron Patrick started the 3 1/2-hour weigh-in with a 16-pound, 2-ounce limit, until the last of the field of 400 checked in, a steady stream of fish came across the stage. It made for an impressive display and for a momentous first day in the first Bassmaster tournament of the 2017 season.

Bassmaster Elite Series pro Marty Robinson of Lyman, S.C., had the heaviest bag among the 200 boating anglers, with five bass that weighed 23-11. The total gave him a narrow lead in the three-day tournament being held on this 80,000-acre network of lakes.

But he wasn’t the only one who was successful Thursday. Thirty-three pro anglers boated at least 15 pounds of bass, and eight of those bags weighed more than 20 pounds. Closest to Robinson are Hunter Shryock (second place, 22-1) and former Elite Series pro Ken Iyobe (third, 21-14). Others catching 20 pounds or more were fishing legend Paul Elias (fourth, 21-12); Justin Lucas (fifth, 21-11); Jordan Lee (sixth, 21-0); John Pollard (seventh, 20-11); and Chris Heath (eighth, 20-8).