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Roy Hawk Wins 2015 WON Bass U.S. Open on Lake Mead

Las Vegas, Nev. -  Roy Hawk capped off a great past month for his family on Wednesday in the desert outside of Las Vegas. After competing in the 2015 Forrest Wood Cup, and watching his son Sunny win the Co-Angler title there, Hawk crested the peak of a mountain of his own he has been close to reaching the summit before when he claimed victory in the 2015 WON Bass Nitro / Mercury U.S. Open.


Hawk began the final day of the event less than half a pound behind the leader; however, the consistency of his weights made many believe that he held the inside track to win. Then the final day started, and Hawk went fishless until after eleven o'clock in the morning. His final day weight of 8.75 pounds brought his total winning weight to 29.40 pounds.

"I really wasn't getting too uptight because I had a better bite in the afternoon on most of my practice days," he said. "The only thought that kept going through my head was that I had lost one of the events in the past because I tried to force a reaction bite that wasn't there; so, I scaled down and finesse fished until I couldn't stand it anymore after the morning went slowly."

That approach only presented a single keeper that his AAA partner caught at 11:15. "I tried it for a little while after that, and then went back to my primary areas, and started getting bites," he said. "I had a double hookup on my topwater bait that gave us fish number two and three, and then managed to catch a few more on the topwater and a jig to fill out the limit a cull a couple."

He reported heading back towards Callville Bay for weigh-in without much anticipation. "I really felt like I had left the door open once again, and really didn't have much chance of winning," he said. "I thought the only chance I had was if other anglers struggled too, and that happened today. I can't believe I won the U.S. Open, I am completely blessed."

Hawk said that he spent his whole practice period and tournament fishing the lower basin near the dam, Hemmingway Harbor and Kingman Wash. He reported fishing a team tournament a few weeks ago that showed him there was potential in the area. "I never went anywhere else to practice because I felt so good about it, and I spent my whole tournament in the lower basin in sight of the entrance to the dam."

Hawk said three lures were responsible for his win. The primary lure, which allowed him to target fish targeting shad chasing bass that would occasionally school, was a Duo Realis Pencil topwater lure. He said he produced a few on a SPRO crankbait as well as a Yamamoto Football Jig and Double Tailed Grub Trailer.

For his victory, Hawk will earn the keys to a U.S. Open themed red white and blue 2015 Nitro Z8 bass boat and Mercury ProXS 200 outboard valued at nearly $40,000 and an additional $50,500 in cash, bringing his total winner's purse to nearly $100,000.

Clayton Meyer, of Henderson, Nev., like most of the field struggled to produce the consistent weight he had the previous two days. However, his 7.53-pound limit on day three brought his total weight to 27.43 pounds; enough for second place for the event. "I never really felt like I had a chance to win at any point during the day because I didn't do enough on the water today," he said. "I can't say that I am disappointed because I really did all I could, I just never really got the kind of bite that would have made the difference today. As it is, Roy (Hawk) won by a big margin for Lake Mead (nearly two pounds) and a $20,000 payday for second place is a pretty big deal."

Lake Havasu, Ariz. pro Shaun Bailey caught the big bass of the tournament on the final day; a 4.56-pound largemouth he reported catching on a jig.

On the amateur side, Tyler Rempe of Sierra Vista, Ariz. was a part of the big day with his pro partner Ben Grande on day two that helped him take the lead on the AAA side. He came to the scales with 9.50 pounds today and held on to the lead he grasped on day two, winning with a total weight of 29.75 pounds. He managed to withstand the charge of Phoenix, Ariz. AAA Tim Demecs, who finished the event with 28.43 pounds

For the complete final standings of both divisions, see below.

All that remains is to award the prizes to the field. That happens at 7:00PM form the Railhead Room at Boulder Station Casino in Las Vegas. The entirety of the awards ceremony will be broadcast on the Costa See What's Out There Live Show until its conclusion.  

The WON Bass Nitro Boats / Mercury Marine U.S. Open Costa See What's Out There Webcasts can be accessed by visiting www.wonbass.com, or directly at the event page of the 2014 The WON Bass Nitro Boats / Mercury Marine U.S. Open See What's Out There page presented by Costa Sunglasses.

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Pro Anglers
Event Details Results
Circuit Won Bass
Location Lake Mead
Event Date 2015-09-14
Entries: 168
Total Paid Out: $120,000.00
Pro Anglers
Place Pro Angler Fish Weight Winnings
1 Roy Hawk 15 29.40 $100,000.00
2 Clayton Meyer 15 27.43 $20,000.00
3 Philip Roesener 15 27.08 $0.00
4 Tim Klinger 15 27.04 $0.00
5 Keegan Graves 15 27.00 $0.00
6 Wade Strelic 15 26.88 $0.00
7 Tom Leedom 15 26.65 $0.00
8 Marco Fenelli 15 26.57 $0.00
9 Klayton Belden 15 26.42 $0.00
10 John Morrow 15 26.17 $0.00
11 Sean Coffey 15 25.32 $0.00
12 Matt Shura 13 24.99 $0.00
13 Andrew Napoleon 15 24.98 $0.00
14 Kevin Caruso 14 24.43 $0.00
15 Ben Grande 12 24.36 $0.00
16 Shane Moline 13 24.34 $0.00
17 Jimmy Reese 13 24.25 $0.00
18 Johnny Johnson 14 24.17 $0.00
19 Todd Herman 15 24.04 $0.00
20 Dominic Amato 13 23.98 $0.00
21 Claude Sims 15 23.94 $0.00
22 Jeff Martineau 13 23.58 $0.00
23 Laythe Moore 13 23.42 $0.00
24 Michael Caruso 12 23.41 $0.00
25 Ray Arbesu 15 23.24 $0.00
26 Steve Molinari 15 22.98 $0.00
27 Matt Stefan 15 22.75 $0.00
28 Wade Headrick 13 22.61 $0.00
29 Patrick Whitaker 12 22.60 $0.00
30 Mike Walsh 14 22.55 $0.00
31 James Fenney Jr 15 22.41 $0.00
32 Scott Helleson 13 22.34 $0.00
33 Mccoy Borja 15 22.16 $0.00
34 Randy Blaukat 13 22.01 $0.00
35 Guy Savidan 13 21.88 $0.00
36 Rusty Salewske 14 21.80 $0.00
37 Jim Moynagh 15 21.70 $0.00
38 Tommy Jonovich 14 21.67 $0.00
39 Vern Ridgway 15 21.61 $0.00
40 Shaun Bailey 12 21.59 $0.00
41 Kyle Grover 14 21.45 $0.00
42 Gary Robbins 12 21.41 $0.00
43 Cristian Melton 11 21.36 $0.00
44 Chris Bozarth 14 21.22 $0.00
45 Todd Woods 14 21.02 $0.00
46 Edwin Shaver 12 20.93 $0.00
47 David Peltier 13 20.56 $0.00
48 Noah Cook 13 20.50 $0.00
49 Ken Whalen 14 20.39 $0.00
49 Joe Uribe, Jr. 13 20.39 $0.00
51 Inder Lopez 12 20.23 $0.00
52 Cody Murray 12 20.15 $0.00
53 Mel Williams 12 19.91 $0.00
53 Mark Walsh 12 19.91 $0.00
55 Chris Studinger 12 19.90 $0.00
55 Sam Rosefsky 14 19.90 $0.00
57 Shane Spinning 11 19.87 $0.00
58 Thomas Wennerlund 13 19.75 $0.00
59 Randy Estrada 11 19.73 $0.00
60 Bill Brown 12 19.42 $0.00
61 Bobby Lanham 12 19.27 $0.00
62 Rich Tauber 13 19.17 $0.00
63 Raymond Archer 12 19.08 $0.00
64 Andy Manahl 12 18.92 $0.00
65 Benjamin Byrd 13 18.89 $0.00
66 Tony Lain 14 18.87 $0.00
67 Jesse Slayton 14 18.69 $0.00
68 Garrett Howard 10 18.66 $0.00
69 Ricky Shabazz 14 18.57 $0.00
69 Logan Erautt 14 18.57 $0.00
71 Young Gon Yang 12 18.48 $0.00
72 Jiggs Benn 13 18.38 $0.00
73 Frankie Mueller 15 18.35 $0.00
74 Neil Campbell 13 18.27 $0.00
74 George Kramer 13 18.27 $0.00
76 Justin Kerr 11 18.26 $0.00
77 Kevin Johnson 12 18.24 $0.00
78 Kevin Hugo 12 18.23 $0.00
79 Forest Webb 12 18.16 $0.00
80 Jay Guterding 14 17.96 $0.00
81 Chris Kinley 13 17.86 $0.00
82 John Mackey 12 17.75 $0.00
83 Gary Pinholster 10 17.64 $0.00
84 Kevin Finley 12 17.61 $0.00
85 Keith Ferlanie 10 17.42 $0.00
86 Vu Au 10 17.37 $0.00
87 Cory Kramer 12 17.22 $0.00
88 Luke Clausen 9 17.11 $0.00
89 Ron Hammett 13 17.05 $0.00
90 Thomas Loughran 10 17.03 $0.00
91 Devin Mcdonald 10 16.95 $0.00
92 Tim Dotson 12 16.84 $0.00
93 Steve Lee 12 16.81 $0.00
94 Brandon Baker 12 16.70 $0.00
95 Mike Hawkins 10 16.52 $0.00
96 Dung Van Vu 11 16.47 $0.00
97 Pete Marino 12 16.44 $0.00
98 Kenneth Cates 10 16.39 $0.00
99 Christopher Dixon 10 16.33 $0.00
100 Steve Lund 11 15.82 $0.00
101 Gabriel Jones 9 15.68 $0.00
102 Jeff Vannimwegen 10 15.58 $0.00
103 Jeffrey Scott Allen 12 15.51 $0.00
104 Craig Miller 10 15.47 $0.00
105 David Davis 12 15.39 $0.00
106 Rusty Brown 11 15.35 $0.00
107 Jeff Gage 10 15.31 $0.00
108 Randy Austin 9 14.98 $0.00
109 Shawn Lee 11 14.94 $0.00
110 Doug Jones 11 14.92 $0.00
111 Joseph Raftery 11 14.83 $0.00
112 Fred Proudfoot 11 14.78 $0.00
113 Travis Richards 10 14.77 $0.00
114 Brett Allen Leber 8 14.49 $0.00
115 Scott Davis 9 14.41 $0.00
116 Paul Hodges 10 14.04 $0.00
117 Brent Mckay 8 14.00 $0.00
118 Rafael Gonzalez, Sr 9 13.98 $0.00
119 Jim Jared 9 13.83 $0.00
120 Cody Spetz 9 13.80 $0.00
121 Victor Cole 9 13.77 $0.00
122 Steve Gibson 9 13.73 $0.00
123 Jamie Cyphers 10 13.62 $0.00
124 Robert Ostercamp 10 13.55 $0.00
125 Roy J Jones 9 13.41 $0.00
126 Peter Manfrina 11 13.36 $0.00
127 Kona Borja 10 13.12 $0.00
128 Mike Cruthers 9 12.75 $0.00
129 Mike Rennie 7 12.50 $0.00
130 Chad Randles 10 12.49 $0.00
131 Gregory Halliman 8 12.27 $0.00
132 Jon Griffith 8 12.23 $0.00
133 Derek Francom 8 12.11 $0.00
134 Dan Merchant 12 11.93 $0.00
135 Conrad Demecs 8 11.79 $0.00
136 Donnie Scroggins 8 11.77 $0.00
137 Jamie Shaw 9 11.61 $0.00
138 Mark Rauenzahn 9 11.52 $0.00
139 Norman Santos 8 11.34 $0.00
140 Zack Holwerda 7 11.32 $0.00
141 Dick Watson 8 11.24 $0.00
142 Christopher Marso 9 11.09 $0.00
143 Kevin Wiggins 8 10.98 $0.00
144 David Kemper 7 10.92 $0.00
145 Elliott Holsbo 8 10.73 $0.00
145 Marvin Barellano 7 10.73 $0.00
147 Mark Poe 6 10.57 $0.00
148 Bill O'shinn 7 10.56 $0.00
149 Aaron Leon 8 10.45 $0.00
150 Daniel Price 7 10.42 $0.00
151 Steven Bowlin 7 10.28 $0.00
152 John Stewart 7 10.19 $0.00
153 William Ruehle 6 10.08 $0.00
154 Daniel Unten 6 8.85 $0.00
155 Gene Covello 6 8.66 $0.00
156 Ernie Stumpf 7 8.62 $0.00
157 Derek Yamamoto 7 8.18 $0.00
158 Rob Larsen 6 7.50 $0.00
159 Steve Pike 4 7.44 $0.00
160 Jason Hickey 6 7.28 $0.00
161 Justin Patti 5 6.89 $0.00
162 Gary Freeman 4 6.29 $0.00
163 Jerren Slaton 5 6.28 $0.00
164 Zack Elrite 4 5.63 $0.00
165 Allen Clark 3 4.13 $0.00
166 Darius Arberry 3 3.57 $0.00
167 Roger Williams 3 3.55 $0.00
168 Kota Kiriyama 0 0.00 $0.00

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