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02/20/2010
MIKE AND DAVID WEIGH IN 33.30 ON FALCON FOR 11TH
In typical slugfest fashion, Mike and David have a fun 40-50 fish day culling up to a great 33 pound sack. Big fish was only 6.96 and small fish was 5.83. Awesome day was produced on crankbaits and carolina rigs.

11/28/2009
CANA Y CARRETE ON GUERRERO
Mike and Jeff Welch finish 5th at the November tournament on Lake Guerrero. The highlight was a 20.68 pound limit on Saturday.

10/23/2009
BLT BIG BASS ON HUBBARD
Mike catches a 7.48 pound beauty to take top honors in the 2pm hour, and finishes with the second largest bass of the event!

10/03/2009
MIKE TAKES 9TH AT BASSCHAMPS CHAMPIONSHIP AT IVIE
Mike and David weigh a little over 35 pounds to take 9th at the 2009 North/South championship. "We caught our fish on Strike King King Shads and topwater frogs. We also had some key fish on the Shadalicious swimbait".

08/08/2009
BASSCHAMPS INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE
Mike and David finish second at the International Challenge on Sugar Lake with 10 fish weighing in at over 66 pounds! Look for them on the BassChamps television show as they had a camera with them on Sunday.

07/15/2009
A LITTLE GRUDGE MATCH WITH TTZ
Mike participated in a grudge match against TTZ's Brian Booker. TTZ filmed the match and the footage is at TTZ1.com Click on the photo to take you to part one and part two of the match.

06/27/2009
MIKE AND DAVID FINISH 3RD AT BASSCHAMPS TAWAKONI
Weighing in 19.16 pounds is good enough for an $1,800 payday! Mike caught the biggest fish on a Strike King series 4s and David caught the second largest fish on a LFT craw tube.

06/07/2009
MIKE AND CHRIS WIN ROCKWALL OPEN ON HUBBARD!
With 5 fish tipping the scales at over 25 pounds!

05/22/2009
KAUFMAN JR. HIGH FISHING TOURNAMENT
Mike helps with the first Kaufman Jr. High fishing tournament on Tankersle Lake. About 25 kids fished the lake and competed for prizes, and had a great time. The new junior record was set on that lake by one of the kids with a 2.13 pound bass!

05/21/2009
VETERANS TOURNAMENT
Mike participated as a boater in the annual Honey Hole All Outdoors Veterans Tournament held at the McClain ranch, near Cameron Texas. It was another fun event, with veterans bringing in limits every hour. Look for the show in about two weeks on Honey Hole All Outdoors.

04/06/2009
MIKE QUALIFIES FOR TBF REGIONAL ON DARDANELLE
Mike weighs four fish for 15.46 on Conroe at the TBF State Qualifier to make it as a boater in the Regional for 2009.

03/31/2009
MIKE CREATES NEW TEXAS BASED BASS FISHING FORUM
www.LoneStarBass.com is the new forum. Membership is by invitation only. We want a quality group of knowledgeable bass fishing folks.

03/21/2009
21.28 GOOD ENOUGH FOR A CHECK ON CHOKE CANYON
Mike and David sack up 21.28 lbs on a hot Choke Canyon Lake. The fish were caught on Red Eye Shad lipless cranks and Strike King Spinnerbaits. They finished 14th and cashed a $1,010 check!

02/07/2009
MIKE PLACES THIRD AT MEDIA OPENER AT CEDAR CREEK
Using Strike King jigs with rage tail trailers, and square bill crankbaits, Mike and Chris Tilton weigh 19.68 pounds for third place and a $950 check!

12/16/2008
MIKE ADDS NEW SPONSOR FOR 2009 - BBT!
I am proud to bring on a new sponsor for 2009 - Big Bass Tour. They are well established in East Texas, and are doing a few events in North Texas in 2009.

12/01/2008
A LITTLE MAGIC FROM BROWN'S BOAT REPAIR
At the end of every season, Terry Brown works his magic on my boat, and removes all scratches and dings and makes it look brand new again. This year is no exception. My boat looks brand new! Terry removed all the scratches, painted the trailer where I had some rock dings, buffed and detailed it, and it looks great. If you have some work you need done, he is currently offering a 10% discount when you mention my referral.

10/20/2008
MIKE FINISHES 4TH AT BASSCHAMPS CHAMPIONSHIP
Mike and David caught over 22 pounds at Eagle Mountain for a $10,000 payday! Mike fished with a square bill using his new 6'6" square bill cranking rod from PowerTackle Rods. David fished behind him using a Lake Fork Crawtube with a tungsten weight.

06/15/2008
MIKE PICKS UP NEW ROD SPONSOR!
PowerTackle Rods brings Mike up as new pro-staff angler. "These rods are phenominal!" says Mike. Make sure you ask Mike about these new rods. They are super light, super sensitive, and super strong!

05/03/2008
MIKE QUALIFIES FOR TBF DIVISIONAL ON LEWIS AND CLARK
A good finish, including Big Bass Honors on day one with a 8.69 beauty, qualifies Mike for Divisionals.

04/26/2008
26.84 POUNDS IS ONLY GOOD FOR 22ND PLACE - BUT YIELDS A CHECK FOR $600!
Mike and David pick up a check at the 4th stop in the South region. Their fish were caught on Strike King Red Eye Shads, Beaver style plastics, and 12 inch worms.

04/19/2008
MIKE AND DAVID CASH IN AT LEWISVILLE
With 13.08 pounds, Mike and David place 14th, and take home $850! They also move into 12th place with two events remaining.

03/22/2008
MIKE IS A GUEST ON ALL OUTDOORS TV AT LEWISVILLE
Mike films a nice show with Bill Wilcox of All Outdoors TV on Lake Lewisville. Their fish are caught on Strike King Finesse Jig Heads with LFT Twitch worms. Don't miss the show. It will air the week of 4/12. Check out www.AllOutdoorstv.com for more information.

03/17/2008
MIKE WINS $1,000 ON CHOKE CANYON!
Mike and David cull through 35 to 40 fish and weigh 21.46 at the scales! Their fish were caught on LFT Craw Tubes and Strike King spinnerbaits. It is good for a 12th place finish at BassChamps South Division.

02/09/2008
MIKE STARTS OFF YEAR SOLID WITH 13TH PLACE AT CEDAR CREEK
Mike and David weigh 13.58 for a 13th place finish and win $1020! Mike's fish came on Strike King jigs with Lake Fork Craw trailers.

10/28/2007
MIKE TAKES SECOND AT SAM RAYBURN!
Fishing the South/Central championship at Rayburn, Mike and David take 2nd place and $15,000, plus the Skeeter bonus of $5,000! We caught our fish on Strike King Series 4s crankbaits, and Lake Fork Tackle creature baits.

10/21/2007
MIKE TAKES 7TH AT FALCON CHAMPIONSHIP
With just over 47 pounds, Mike takes 7th and wins $2,500, plus the $2,500 Skeeter Bonus! We caught our fish on Lake Fork Creature baits, and Strike King Series 4 crankbaits.

10/17/2007
MIKE GETS HIS VAN AND BOAT WRAPS COMPLETE
Mike has added a new sponsor, Lure Expo 2008 and has also renewed his affiliation with Bob Utter Ford. If you are in the market for a new Ford, please let me get a price for you. I promise you it will not be beat by anyone.

10/07/2007
MIKE FINISHES 3RD AT PAT MAYSE
Fishing the annual Brannan's/Falcon/LFT tournament, Mike and Scott Dean catch over 18 lbs of fish for their maiden voyage on Pat Mayse.

09/01/2007
MIKE CATCHES 10 POUNDER AT FALCON!
Using a Falcon Expert 6'6" Heavy Action Rod and flipping a Lake Fork Tackle Creature, Mike catches his second 10 pounder this year! It tips the scales at 10 pounds 2 oz.

08/12/2007
MIKE TAKES SECOND OVERALL AT INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE!
Mike and David weigh in over 29 pounds on day one, and over 33 pounds on day two for second place overall, and top US team! Deep cranks were responsible for most of the catch.

06/16/2007
BASSCHAMPS ON RAYBURN
Mike and David catch 17.28 pounds of fish for a 15th place finish and $1,000!

05/19/2007
MIKE AND DAVID WEIGH IN 27.02 LBS AT CHOKE FOR A 13TH PLACE
We break the average streak and step up with a $1,000 check! Strike King Pure Poisons cull up to 27 from 18 lbs.

03/09/2007
MIKE CATCHES 10.29 POUNDER ON HUBBARD!
Using a Lake Fork Tackle craw, Mike lands his biggest Hubbard bass ever!

02/21/2007
MIKE JOINS THE LAKE FORK TACKLE PRO STAFF!
The nice folks at Lake Fork Tackle bring on Mike as their latest pro staffer. "These soft plastics are just awesome! I'll be throwing their new 'Live' Magic Shad this weekend."

02/10/2007
MIKE AND DAVID PULL OUT A 4TH PLACE FINISH AT CEDAR CREEK
Using Strike King jigs, Mike and David pull in 4 keepers good enough for a $2,000 payday on Cedar Creek.

01/23/2007
HONEY HOLE TELEVISION SHOW
Mike helped Bill Wilcox film a show out at Hubbard from the jet boat. Our best five would have been around 23 pounds. We had three over five that we put on the scale for viewers. The show will air January 27th on KDFI 27 Saturday morning at 6:30am or January 28th, Sunday on Fox Sports Southwest at 5:30am.

01/23/2007
DALLAS BOAT SHOW STARTS FEBRUARY 2ND!
Mike will be doing seminars on February 4th at 3pm and February 11th at 11am. His topic will be "Fishing Tackle - A Perfect Setup".
Click here for the complete schedule

12/09/2006
MIKE AND CHRIS TILTON WIN CABA ON HUBBARD WITH 30.84 LBS!
Mike takes the new jet boat up the river on Hubbard and lands a huge sack on Strike King 4s crankbaits and jigs. Chris and Mike catch several limits and Chris catches big bass of the tournament at 8.09 lbs.

12/02/2006
MIKE WINS TEXAS BASS FEDERATION SHOOTOUT ON STILLHOUSE
Two day total just under 26 lbs is enough to claim the win on Stillhouse. Mike takes home a new Skeeter SX180 rigged with a 115 Yamaha, and a Minn Kota trolling motor!

11/26/2006
CALCASIOU BAY FISHING TRIP
Mike, David, and Marc take the jet boat out to Calcasiou Bay and catch a bunch of trout, reds, and a huge black drum.

11/20/2006
JET BOAT
Mike and Chris take out the jet boat for an inaugural fishing trip to Hubbard. Getting in the river was a piece of cake with this rig. It is a Tracker Grizzly 2072 rigged with a 115 Jet, and a 101 trolling motor.

10/15/2006
16.29 POUNDS ENOUGH TO TAKE WIN ON SANDLIN
Mike hauls in around 20 keepers and culls up to 16.29 to win the Northeast Region Federation Classic on Bob Sandlin. John Walker, fishing as a non boater with Mike, takes fourth with 13.63 pounds.

09/17/2006
MIKE WINS FEDERATION ON SANDLIN
At 9' low Bob Sandlin is still producing fish. Mike culled 8 keepers up to 12.07 pounds fishing Strike King baits in shallow hydrilla flats.

08/21/2006
NITRO RELEASES THE 2007 Z-9
Check out pictures of the new Z-9 from Nitro. It is a 21 ft boat, that is about 300 pounds lighter than its 929 predecessor. With a 225XS, it has run 78 mph on test runs with a medium load!

07/30/2006
MIKE MAKES THE WEEKEND SERIES REGIONAL
Mike and David made it up to Lake Ft. Gibson this weekend to fish in the Sooner division tournament. It was a long shot to qualify from only one event, but the low participation in that division opened up an opportunity. Mike and David qualify for the no entry fee Regional on Ouachita River in November.

07/08/2006
US WINS INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE AGAINST MEXICO
Mike and Dave accumulate a two day total of over 61 pounds and finish 7th in this international competition.

06/05/2006
MIKE AND DAVE WIN SOUTH TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP AND TAKE HOME A NEW SKEETER SX 190/ YAMAHA 150.
See Results.

It was a personal record for both Dave and Mike, having 5 fish for 37.98 lbs.

06/04/2006
FINAL EVENT IN SOUTH REGION ON FALCON
Mike and Dave weigh in 33.38 lbs and take 2nd place at a nail biter on Falcon. Second place earned them $2500 and a $500 Nitro boat bonus.

03/18/2006
BASSCHAMPS ON AMISTAD
Mike and David catch over 50 keepers on Amistad - best five make 18.36 and put them in 55th place!!! Just shows how good Amistad is now. Mike and David are in 11th overall in the points.

03/04/2006
MIKE AND DAVID PLACE 10TH AT BELTON!
Weighing in 12.36 pounds on a tough day at Belton during BassChamps Central Tournament. 10th place is good for Mike's first Nitro Tracker Trophy Program bonus money.

03/03/2006
MIKE'S TEAM WINS FEDERATION STATE TOURNAMENT!!!!
Backwater Bass Club wins the Federation State Tournament on Amistad with a 3 day total weight of 319 lbs - almost an 18 pound average!!! Mike finishes in 21st place with 16.32, 18.53, and 17.43 for his three days.
See Pictures.
View Standings.

03/02/2006
THE BACKWATER BASS CLUB IS STILL IN THE LEAD AFTER DAY 2
The Backwater Bass Club has a total weight of 215.79 lbs. after Day 2 and leads by only .56 lbs! It will be close tomorrow!
See Pictures.
View Standings.

03/01/2006
BACKWATER BASS CLUB TAKES THE LEAD AFTER DAY 1 OF FEDERATION STATE TOURNAMENT
Mike and his Backwater Bass Club team are in the lead after day 1 of the BASS Federation State Tournament at Lake Amistad. His team had a total weight of 107.13 lbs!
See Pictures.
View Standings.

02/11/2006
BASSCHAMPS ON CEDAR CREEK
Mike and David weigh in a limit for 14.78 and finish 13th out of 222 teams in the first North Region tournament.

01/21/2006
SEASON OPENER ON AMISTAD
Mike and his team partner David Weber start off the BassChamps season on the right foot with a 21.54 pound stringer and finish in the money! A nine pounder anchors the nice sack.

01/11/2006
NITRO STATE TEAM OPPORTUNITIES
I am trying to add members to our Nitro State Team to help represent DFW. We have opportunities at several Travis Marine Dealerships, and limited spots at Bass Pro Shops. If you are interested, call me or send me an email.

12/04/2005
TEXAS BASS FEDERATION TOP 72 ON BELTON
Mike finishes in 7th place in the two day tournament held on Lake Belton. A couple of nice smallmouths anchor his catch each day.

See pictures of day 1
See pictures of day 2

11/15/2005
NITRO INTRODUCES BONUS PROGRAM FOR BOAT OWNERS!!
Nitro introduces Tracker Trophy Bonus money to 2005 and 2006 boat owners. Win up to an additional $5,000 on top of your winnings in BassChamps, TTT, FLW, and BASS events. Check out www.nitro.com for details.

11/14/2005
KAUFMAN HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTATION
Mike participated in a fishing seminar presented to the kids of Kaufman. Event was sponsored by Strike King.

10/16/2005
TROOP 125 FISHING MERIT BADGE
Troop 125 spent the weekend at the Huffines' Ranch near Quinlan. Mike and his team partner, David Weber, helped 14 scouts complete the fishing merit badge.

Click here to see pictures.

09/24/2005
FEDERATION CLASSIC
Mike finishes 4th in the Northeast Region Federation Classic on Lake Lewisville. Mike loses his 5th keeper and only manages to weigh four fish. Crankbaits produced all of his and his non-boater weighers. Mike manages to cash in on 4th place, and wraps up a very successful Federation Year. See pictures

09/11/2005
I-MATCH ROUND 8
Mike's 10.92 pound limit is not enough to overcome Rob's 11.43 pound limit. Mike takes his second loss and is out of I-Match, finishing third in the North Region.

08/28/2005
I-MATCH ROUND SEVEN
Mike wins the seventh round of I-Match by forfeit - his competition is unable to make it to the tournament. The 'We' match is the next round - three people in the final losers bracket round.

08/27/2005
FEDERATION REGIONAL ON SANDLIN
Mike finishes second at the final tournament, and wins Angler of the Year title! His second place win is anchored with the big bass of the tournament - a 7.42 lb hawg!

08/11/2005
WHAT'S MIKE BEEN UP TO???
I have been taking some friends out to Lake Lewisville to catch schooling white bass. We've had great results, although this rainy system that just went through, slowed the bite down considerably. Wait for it to heat up, and the whites will be right back at it!

07/18/2005
I-MATCH ROUND 6
Mike beats out Mick Batson for round six. Still many more rounds to go!

07/16/2005
NITRO TEAM TOURNAMENT
Mike and Tim Blanchette finish 3rd at the first ever Texas Nitro Team Tournament held on Coleto Creek - with a limit weighing in at 12.97 lbs.

06/09/2005
RODS FOR SALE
New rod sponsor - time to sell the others! See Pictures.

05/30/2005
I-MATCH ROUND FOUR
Mike wins a tough one on Tawakoni against Strider Browning. Both brought in limits, but Mike's 10-8 was enough to edge out Strider's 9-7.

05/21/2005
MIKE TAKES 3RD AT PINES
The Northeast Federation Region held its fourth tournament on Lake of the Pines on Saturday where Mike had 4 fish putting him in third place. Third place was good enough to secure a spot on the 2006 Texas Divisional Team.

05/01/2005
I-MATCH ROUND THREE
Tough conditions on Lavon help boost Mike over Casey Merriman. Mike's 7-10 barely out distances Casey's 6-7.

04/30/2005
MIKE WINS THREE IN A ROW!
Mike wins the Federation tournament on Cedar Creek with a limit weighing in at 15.58 lbs.

04/18/2005
MIKE ADDS NITRO AS HIS NEW BOAT SPONSOR!
Mike lands a Nitro National Team spot! He has ordered a 929 with a 225 Optimax. You will start seeing some changes soon to the website to incorporate his new title sponsor.

04/17/2005
I-MATCH AGAINST SCOTT DEAN
Mike wins his second round of I-Match against Scott Dean on Cedar Creek - Contest limited to waters above main bridge only

04/09/2005
PLATINUM BASS ON CEDAR CREEK
Mike and Scott Dean pull off a third place win at Platinum Bass on Cedar Creek with 16.67 pounds.

04/02/2005
FEDERATION TOURNAMENT ON LEWISVILLE
Mike wins back to back Federation Tournaments with a win on Lewisville bringing a limit for 14.09 lbs to the scales

03/26/2005
BASS CHAMPS I-MATCH WITH TIM WILCOXSON
Mike and Tim have a slugfest at Ray Hubbard for round one in I-Match. Mike barely takes the 'W' with 24.51 over Tim's 23.97 lbs. Strike King spinnerbaits and buzzbaits were responsible for most of the fish.

03/17/2005
MIKE'S TEAM WINS TEXAS BASS FEDERATION STATE TOURNAMENT ON RICHLAND CHAMBERS.
Final tally boasts a 37 pound lead over 2nd place!

02/26/2005
MIKE WINS NORTHEAST REGION B.A.S.S. TOURNAMENT ON RICHLAND CHAMBERS
With 5 fish for 15.81 lbs., Mike wins season opener on Richland Chambers. His fish came on Strike King spinnerbaits and SK Bitsy bug jigs.

02/19/2005
BASS CHAMPS TEAM TOURNAMENT AT CEDAR CREEK
Kernan and Weber weigh 15.70 and finish 10th out of 289 teams at BassChamps opener. Their fish come on Strike King spinnerbaits and tubes.

10/21/2004
B.A.S.S. AT MORGAN CITY, LOUISIANA
Kernan finishes in top 20 in B.A.S.S. Opens and qualifies for Open Series Championship.

10/15/2004
BASS CHAMPS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP AT SAM RAYBURN
Kernan and Weber pull out a ninth place finish at Bass Champs Championship at Rayburn. Strike King spinnerbaits and jigs help anchor the catch.

10/02/2004
MIKE WINS NORTHEAST REGION B.A.S.S. FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIP
Kernan wins Northeast Texas Federation B.A.S.S. Championship at Bob Sandlin on October 2nd, 2004. Click here to see pictures taken at the weigh in.

09/11/2004
BASS CHAMPS 4TH ANNUAL TEXOMA OPEN (TEXAS VS. OKLAHOMA)
Kernan and Weber take 4th place at BassChamps Texas vs. Oklahoma tournament at Texoma on 9/11/2004. A strong limit of largemouth caught on Strike King crankbaits and Strike King tubes produces the finish. See the results at the BassChamps website.

05/15/2004
MIKE FINISHES 5TH AT FEDERATION REGIONAL ON MAY 15TH
Mike finishes 5th at Lake O' The Pines for the Federation Regional Tournament with 4 fish for 12.05 lbs. Most of his fish come on Strike King jigs.

05/02/2004
BASS CHAMPS INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT AT CEDAR CREEK
Mike finishes 12th at Cedar Creek in the BassChamps Individual with a limit of bass weighing in at 11.84 pounds. Front brings terential rains and tough conditions. Read the full story at www.basschamps.com.

04/17/2004
B.A.S.S. FEDERATION'S NORTH REGION TOURNAMENT ON LAKE LEWISVILLE
Mike grabs title at B.A.S.S. Federation's Northeast Region Tournament on Lake Lewisville with 19.95 pounds! His sack comes on Strike King series 3 crankbaits off rip rap. Here are a couple pictures.

03/19/2004
MIKE TAKES ACIG CLIENTS OUT FISHING
Mike took some out-of-town ACIG guests to Ray Hubbard for an afternoon. An 8 pounder, three over 7 pounds, and a 6 pounder highlight the afternoon. Click here to take a look at the trip pictures.

03/12/2004
2004 TEXAS BASS FEDERATION STATE CHAMPIONSHIP ON LAKE LIVINGSTON
Mike finished 8th individually, and his team, 'Backwater Bass Club' finished 3rd overall. Mike caught his fish on a Strike King Watermelon/Chartreuse KVD Tube and a Strike King Premier Elite 1/4 oz spinnerbait. Visit www.texas-bass.com to read more about the tournament.

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