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Final-Day Comeback At Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville Gives Jamie Hartman First Elite Series Victory

New York Pro Catches 23-pound 15-ounce Limit To Leap From 10th Place to First On Final Day


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New York pro Jamie Hartman jumps from 10th place to win the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville with a combined four-day total of 79-10. - Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.
New York pro Jamie Hartman jumps from 10th place to win the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville with a combined four-day total of 79-10. - Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.

SCOTTSBORO, Ala., June 25, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- When Jamie Hartman burst onto the scene with the Bassmaster Elite Series in 2017, he seemed like a virtual lock to eventually hoist one of the trail's coveted blue winner's trophies.

He had five Top 10s that first season — including a second- and a third-place showing — prompting many to believe he could be a true superstar in professional bass fishing.

“I never say this — and I really don’t even know how to describe it. But I had a creepy, creepy feeling coming into this week that I was going to win.”

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A back ailment cut Hartman's season short in 2018 and delayed his quest for an Elite Series win.

But it couldn't derail it.

The New York native, who now lives in Arkansas, caught five bass Monday that weighed 23 pounds, 15 ounces and claimed his first Elite Series victory with a four-day total of 79-10 at the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville.

"It's just a godsend to be back here on the Bassmaster Elite Series," Hartman said. "I'm just so happy to be able to do this for a living and to finally get over the hump with a win.

"I never say this — and I really don't even know how to describe it. But I had a creepy, creepy feeling coming into this week that I was going to win."

Having never seen Lake Guntersville before the official practice period began Tuesday, Hartman did what most anglers would likely do — he headed straight for the lake's famous ledges and tried to find big schools of bass deep. But he struggled deep on Day 1, bringing in only 14-13 and landing in 46th place.

That's when he finally admitted to himself that he needed to commit to a shallow pattern he had identified along a grassy stretch of shoreline. He caught 20-10 on Day 2 and 20-4 on Day 3 to begin Championship Monday in 10th place.

"It's the third week of June, so there was no reason not to go deep," Hartman said. "But that bite got progressively worse every day from practice through the first day of the tournament.

"I had several schools located deep. But on that first day when we lost the wind, I lost two of those schools."

That's when he moved to a spot that was loaded with fish in 3 feet of water. He described it as a "simple cutout along the bank that probably wouldn't stand out to anyone."

He caught some of fish flipping and punching baits through thick grass. But he did all of his damage Monday with an unspecified bone-colored walking topwater lure.
He had more than 18 pounds by 7:30 a.m. and continued culling up throughout the day. His biggest fish — a largemouth that weighed 6-7 — came around 1 p.m.

"The wind made that spot better today — and the cloudy conditions," Hartman said. "I felt going out like there was a chance they would be stacked in there, and they were stacked.

"To come from behind in a tournament like this — and to catch all of the fish on top — it just doesn't get much better than that."

Hartman outscored Texas pro Chris Zaldain and Matt Arey who both weighed in 79-4, by 6 ounces. Louisiana pro Caleb Sumrall brought 77-10 to the scales to finish fourth.

A major storm rolled through Scottsboro just as Hartman was handed the trophy — and in the chaos of 40 mph winds, he wasn't sure of even the smallest details.

He just knew he won.

"I don't know if I won by an ounce or 10 ounces," he said. "And it really doesn't matter."

Florida angler Bernie Schultz earned $1,500 for Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the week with a 7-0 largemouth he caught on Day 1. Another Florida pro, Drew Cook, took the lead in the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings and the DICK'S Sporting Goods Rookie of the Year race.

Hartman won the Toyota Bonus Bucks prize of $3,000 for being the highest-finishing eligible angler, and Sumrall collected $2,000 on Toyota Bonus Bucks for finishing second-highest.

2019 Bassmaster Elite Series Platinum Sponsor: Toyota
2019 Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville Sponsor: Academy Sports + Outdoors
2019 Bassmaster Elite Series Premier Sponsors: Humminbird, Mercury, Minn Kota, Nitro Boats, Power-Pole, Skeeter Boats, Talon, Triton Boats, Yamaha, Abu Garcia, Berkley

2019 Bassmaster Elite Series Supporting Sponsors: Bass Pro Shops, Carhartt, Lowrance, Mossy Oak Fishing, T-H Marine, Academy Sports + Outdoors

2019 Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville Host Sponsors: City of Scottsboro

About B.A.S.S.
B.A.S.S. is the worldwide authority on bass fishing and keeper of the culture of the sport, providing cutting edge content on bass fishing whenever, wherever and however bass fishing fans want to use it. Headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., the 510,000-member organization's fully integrated media platforms include the industry's leading magazines (Bassmaster and B.A.S.S. Times), website (Bassmaster.com), television show (The Bassmasters on ESPN2), radio show (Bassmaster Radio), social media programs and events. For more than 50 years, B.A.S.S. has been dedicated to access, conservation and youth fishing.

The Bassmaster Tournament Trail includes the most prestigious events at each level of competition, including the Bassmaster Elite Series, BassPro.com Bassmaster Open Series, TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Series, Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops, Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors, Bassmaster Team Championship and the ultimate celebration of competitive fishing, the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK'S Sporting Goods.

Media Contact: Dave Precht, 205-313-0931, dprecht(at)bassmaster(dot)com | Gettys Brannon, 864-490-7864, gettys(at)mcalistercommunications(dot)com

Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite Series Tournament at Lake
Guntersville
Lake Guntersville - Goose Pond - Scottsboro, AL
6/21/2019 - 6/24/2019
STANDINGS PROFESSIONAL DAY 4

Today's Activity
Name City, State # Fish Lbs - Oz Accumulative
# Live # Fish # Live Lbs - Oz PTS
1 Jamie Hartman Newport, NY 5 5 23-15 20 19 79-10 100
2 Chris Zaldain Fort Worth, TX 5 5 18-10 20 19 79- 4 99
3 Matt Arey Shelby, NC 5 5 16- 7 20 20 79- 4 98
4 Caleb Sumrall New Iberia, LA 5 5 20- 1 20 19 77-10 97
5 Matt Herren Ashville, AL 5 4 18- 5 20 17 77- 7 96
6 Chad Pipkens Lansing, MI 5 5 19- 6 20 20 76-10 95
7 Lee Livesay Gladewater, TX 5 5 13-15 20 20 72-11 94
8 Hank Cherry Jr Lincolnton, NC 5 4 15- 8 20 19 72- 3 93
9 Brandon Lester Fayetteville, TN 5 5 13-12 20 17 72- 0 92
10 Kelley Jaye Dadeville, AL 5 4 14- 4 20 19 71- 5 91

DAILY BIG BASS
Day
1 Bernie Schultz Gainesville, FL 7- 0
2 Frank Talley Temple, TX 6-14
3 Tyler Rivet Raceland, LA 6- 8
4 Jamie Hartman Russellville, AR 6- 7

TOTALS
# Fish
1 354 343 1157- 3 67
2 358 347 1095- 8 69
3 172 167 547-11 32
4 50 47 174- 3 10

Name City,State Lbs-Oz
BIG BASS of TOURNAMENT
Day
1 Bernie Schultz Gainesville, FL 7- 0

B.A.S.S. Bonus Awards Name Cash Mdse
TOYOTA AOY LEADER Drew Cook $1,000.00 $0.00
PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS Bernie Schultz $1,500.00 $0.00
DICK'S SPORTING GOODS ROY Drew Cook $500.00 $0.00

SOURCE B.A.S.S.

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