Jerry McKinnis' status as one of three new owners of B.A.S.S. hasn't stopped him from making an occasional foray into the FLW EverStarts. He's competing in the Central Division event this week at Kentucky Lake and was in 68th place (out of a field of 137 anglers) after day 1 with a three-fish, 6-15 bag.
He's entered 28 EverStarts since 1999, but hasn't fished a full schedule since 2002. He last cashed a check in '04, when he logged a 44th-place finish at Sam Rayburn. His last appearance in a B.A.S.S. event was at the 2009 Rayburn Central Open.
Former FLW Outdoors president and CEO Charlie Evans, a Gilbertsville, Ky. resident, is also fishing on the boater side this week for the first time since '02. He was 35th after day 1 with a 12-02 limit, sandwiched between Kentucky ace Sam Lashlee and FLW Tour pro Greg Bohannan in the standings.
Evans fished this year's FLW Tour Majors at Beaver and Hartwell and the Open at Okeechobee as a co-angler.
