Schrumpf Tops 25 Pounds To Move Into Lead

By MLF Communications Staff

After breaking the 20-pound limit two days in a row, Colby Schrumpf of Highland, Illinois, has his eye on the first ever MLF Invitational trophy. Schrumpf brought a five-bass limit to the scale Thursday weighing 25 pounds, 6 ounces to take the Day 2 lead at Florida's Lake Okeechobee.

Schrumpf’s two-day total of 47-05 gives him a 1-pound lead over Joshua Weaver of Macon, Georgia, who caught a giant five-bass limit weighing 31-09 to move into second place.

The three-day tournament features a roster of 150 anglers competing for a top prize of up to $115,000 and an invitation to compete at REDCREST 2024 – the Bass Pro Tour championship.

Schrumpf said he started Day 2 in the same general area as he did the day prior and was ecstatic to see it was still producing.

“I caught 21-15 there yesterday, and probably within the first hour and a half today I had two bass over 5 pounds in the boat and just slowly culled my way up,” said Schrumpf. “Around midday I was able to catch another good 5 1/2-pounder, then culled up to another 4-pounder after that.”

Schrumpf said he backed off those fish in the afternoon, in hopes they will still be there – and biting – on the final day.

“I headed back to the weigh-in thinking I would probably be within the Top 5,” said Schrumpf. “I’d conservatively figured I had 23 pounds today, so I was pretty excited when the scales went over 25 pounds.”

Schrumpf said he is throwing mostly moving baits but isn’t afraid to Power-Pole down and pitch when he gets into tighter areas of water.

“I’ve been throwing a vibrating jig quite a bit,” Schrumpf laughed. “Along with half the field.”

Despite having sticks like Michael Neal, Brian Latimer and Florida ace Brett Hite nipping at his heels, Schrumpf said he feels really good going into the final round.

“I’m really looking forward to tomorrow and as long as the big females keep moving in, I think I’ll have a pretty good opportunity,” Schrumpf said. “My area hasn’t had too many people around it, so as long as I can feel comfortable in that water and not feel pressured to protect areas or have to move around, I feel good.”

Brian Latimer of Belton, South Carolina won Thursday’s $1,000 Berkley Big Bass award with a largemouth weighing 7-13 ounces.

Overall, there were 696 bass weighing 1,971 pounds, 12 ounces caught by 145 pros Thursday. The catch included 129 five-bass limits.

In MLF Invitational competition, the full field of 150 anglers competes in the two-day opening round on Wednesday and Thursday in a traditional five-fish weigh-in format. Only the Top 50 pros based on their two-day cumulative weight advance to the final round Friday. The winner will be determined by the heaviest three-day cumulative weight.

Anglers take off at 7 a.m. ET each day from Roland & Mary Ann Martin’s Marina & Resort, located at 920 W. Del Monte Ave. in Clewiston. Weigh-ins are held at the marina daily beginning at 2:50 p.m. Fans are welcome to attend the event or follow the live on-the-water action all three days of competition online on MLF NOW! beginning at 7:30 a.m. ET at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

The MLF NOW! broadcast team of Chad McKee, Marty Stone and J.T. Kenney will break down the extended action on all three days of competition from 7:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. ET. MLF NOW! will be live-streamed on MajorLeagueFishing.com and the MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) app.

Day 2 Standings

1. Colby Schrumpf -- 21-15 (5) -- 25-06 (5) -- 47-05 (10)

2. Joshua Weaver -- 14-12 (5) -- 31-09 (5) -- 46-05 (10)

3. Michael Neal -- 21-01 (5) -- 23-03 (5) -- 44-04 (10)

4. Brian Latimer -- 23-14 (5) -- 19-14 (5) -- 43-12 (10)

5. Jonathan Dietz -- 21-03 (5) -- 21-07 (5) -- 42-10 (10)

6. Jason Vance -- 25-09 (5) -- 16-05 (5) -- 41-14 (10)

7. Brett Hite -- 23-03 (5) -- 18-07 (5) -- 41-10 (10)

8. Michael Harlin -- 18-14 (5) -- 22-10 (5) -- 41-08 (10)

9. David Walker -- 28-01 (5) -- 13-05 (5) -- 41-06 (10)

10. Tom Redington -- 21-11 (5) -- 19-00 (5) -- 40-11 (10)

11. Tai Au -- 25-04 (5) -- 15-00 (5) -- 40-04 (10)

12. Rusty Salewske -- 16-11 (5) -- 23-07 (5) -- 40-02 (10)

13. Randy Howell -- 20-09 (5) -- 19-00 (5) -- 39-09 (10)

14. Jacopo Gallelli -- 26-11 (5) -- 11-09 (4) -- 38-04 (9)

15. Ron Nelson -- 17-00 (5) -- 20-13 (5) -- 37-13 (10)

16. Paul Elias -- 11-12 (5) -- 25-01 (5) -- 36-13 (10)

17. Dakota Ebare -- 18-09 (5) -- 17-14 (5) -- 36-07 (10)

18. Matthew Stefan -- 15-14 (5) -- 19-11 (5) -- 35-09 (10)

19. Cody Petit -- 16-05 (4) -- 19-01 (5) -- 35-06 (9)

20. Joe Wieberg -- 20-13 (5) -- 14-08 (5) -- 35-05 (10)

21. Troy Stokes -- 10-03 (5) -- 24-12 (5) -- 34-15 (10)

22. Marty Robinson -- 15-07 (5) -- 19-08 (5) -- 34-15 (10)

23. John Voyles -- 16-02 (5) -- 18-02 (5) -- 34-04 (10)

24. Cameron Mattison -- 15-02 (5) -- 19-00 (5) -- 34-02 (10)

25. Nick Hatfield -- 10-06 (5) -- 23-08 (5) -- 33-14 (10)

26. Kyle Hall -- 14-14 (5) -- 18-11 (5) -- 33-09 (10)

27. Spike Stoker -- 12-07 (5) -- 21-01 (5) -- 33-08 (10)

28. Richard Lowitzki -- 11-04 (5) -- 21-10 (5) -- 32-14 (10)

29. Tom Monsoor -- 18-08 (5) -- 14-03 (5) -- 32-11 (10)

30. William Fletcher -- 22-01 (5) -- 10-09 (5) -- 32-10 (10)

31. Josh Butler -- 18-10 (5) -- 13-14 (5) -- 32-08 (10)

32. Jacob Wheeler -- 12-07 (5) -- 20-00 (5) -- 32-07 (10)

33. Jim Moynagh -- 18-15 (5) -- 13-08 (5) -- 32-07 (10)

34. Martin Villa -- 17-07 (5) -- 14-03 (5) -- 31-10 (10)

35. Braxton Setzer -- 14-10 (5) -- 16-14 (5) -- 31-08 (10)

36. Jesse Millsaps -- 11-00 (5) -- 20-07 (5) -- 31-07 (10)

37. Fred Roumbanis -- 18-00 (5) -- 13-06 (5) -- 31-06 (10)

38. Justin Cooper -- 13-05 (5) -- 18-00 (5) -- 31-05 (10)

39. Thomas Wooten -- 16-10 (5) -- 14-11 (5) -- 31-05 (10)

40. Grae Buck -- 18-05 (5) -- 12-11 (5) -- 31-00 (10)

41. Nick Lebrun -- 19-11 (5) -- 11-03 (5) -- 30-14 (10)

42. Keith Carson -- 15-15 (5) -- 14-15 (5) -- 30-14 (10)

43. Tyler Stewart -- 18-07 (5) -- 12-06 (5) -- 30-13 (10)

44. Alex Davis -- 17-14 (5) -- 12-14 (5) -- 30-12 (10)

45. Frank Kitchens III -- 12-15 (5) -- 17-09 (5) -- 30-08 (10)

46. Kyle Weisenburger -- 11-15 (5) -- 18-08 (5) -- 30-07 (10)

47. Eric Panzironi -- 16-13 (5) -- 13-10 (5) -- 30-07 (10)

48. Kollin Crawford -- 16-09 (5) -- 13-13 (5) -- 30-06 (10)

49. Marshall Robinson -- 10-13 (5) -- 19-08 (5) -- 30-05 (10)

50. Colby Miller -- 13-06 (5) -- 16-14 (5) -- 30-04 (10)

The following anglers did not make the cut and will not fish on day 3.

51. Val Osinski -- 19-00 (5) -- 10-15 (5) -- 29-15 (10)

52. Cody Pike -- 15-11 (5) -- 14-03 (5) -- 29-14 (10)

53. Brock Reinkemeyer -- 18-14 (5) -- 10-10 (5) -- 29-08 (10)

54. Jordan Collom -- 16-13 (5) -- 12-08 (5) -- 29-05 (10)

55. Terry Bolton -- 12-03 (5) -- 16-14 (5) -- 29-01 (10)

56. Mark Daniels Jr. -- 20-13 (5) -- 8-03 (4) -- 29-00 (9)

57. Robby Frashier -- 10-02 (5) -- 18-08 (5) -- 28-10 (10)

58. Andy Newcomb -- 6-06 (4) -- 22-03 (5) -- 28-09 (9)

59. Todd Walters -- 7-15 (4) -- 20-09 (5) -- 28-08 (9)

60. Eddie Carper -- 20-06 (5) -- 7-12 (4) -- 28-02 (9)

61. Steve Lopez -- 14-03 (5) -- 13-14 (5) -- 28-01 (10)

62. Lance Crawford -- 14-00 (5) -- 13-13 (5) -- 27-13 (10)

63. Charles Abshire -- 14-04 (5) -- 13-08 (5) -- 27-12 (10)

64. Matt Becker -- 14-13 (5) -- 12-07 (5) -- 27-04 (10)

65. Drew Gill -- 15-02 (5) -- 12-01 (5) -- 27-03 (10)

66. J Todd Tucker -- 17-08 (5) -- 9-10 (5) -- 27-02 (10)

67. Laker Howell -- 10-15 (5) -- 16-03 (5) -- 27-02 (10)

68. Jared McMillan -- 14-07 (5) -- 12-09 (5) -- 27-00 (10)

69. Clayton Batts -- 10-15 (5) -- 15-13 (5) -- 26-12 (10)

70. Jack Daniel Williams -- 11-10 (5) -- 15-02 (5) -- 26-12 (10)

71. Scotty Villines -- 15-15 (5) -- 10-12 (5) -- 26-11 (10)

72. Cole Breeden -- 14-09 (5) -- 11-13 (5) -- 26-06 (10)

73. Cole Harris -- 7-00 (4) -- 19-04 (5) -- 26-04 (9)

74. Kyle Cortiana -- 12-13 (5) -- 13-07 (5) -- 26-04 (10)

75. Ryan Armstrong -- 19-08 (5) -- 6-11 (5) -- 26-03 (10)

76. Ramie Colson Jr -- 15-02 (5) -- 11-01 (5) -- 26-03 (10)

77. Jimmy Reese -- 9-13 (5) -- 16-04 (5) -- 26-01 (10)

78. Cody Parker -- 15-04 (3) -- 10-13 (5) -- 26-01 (8)

79. Flint Davis -- 17-02 (5) -- 8-13 (5) -- 25-15 (10)

80. Andrew Nordbye -- 11-12 (5) -- 14-01 (5) -- 25-13 (10)

81. Chris Lane -- 15-15 (5) -- 9-13 (5) -- 25-12 (10)

82. Robert Nakatomi -- 12-06 (5) -- 13-03 (5) -- 25-09 (10)

83. Miles Howe -- 12-14 (5) -- 12-07 (5) -- 25-05 (10)

84. Cal Lane -- 10-13 (5) -- 14-07 (5) -- 25-04 (10)

85. Christian Greico -- 15-15 (5) -- 9-03 (5) -- 25-02 (10)

86. Hunter Eubanks -- 17-04 (5) -- 7-12 (5) -- 25-00 (10)

87. Brad Jelinek -- 14-15 (5) -- 10-01 (5) -- 25-00 (10)

88. Derik Hudson -- 13-07 (5) -- 11-09 (5) -- 25-00 (10)

89. Bryan Partak -- 10-00 (5) -- 14-15 (5) -- 24-15 (10)

90. Jason Grape -- 14-05 (5) -- 10-10 (5) -- 24-15 (10)

91. Cody Spetz -- 10-09 (5) -- 14-03 (5) -- 24-12 (10)

92. Randy Despino -- 11-04 (5) -- 13-08 (5) -- 24-12 (10)

93. Wyatt Frankens -- 18-08 (5) -- 6-03 (3) -- 24-11 (8)

94. Shannon Abbott -- 18-04 (5) -- 6-06 (4) -- 24-10 (9)

95. Rick Chenoweth -- 9-07 (5) -- 15-01 (5) -- 24-08 (10)

96. Chris Groh -- 13-06 (5) -- 11-00 (5) -- 24-06 (10)

97. Nolan Gaskin -- 9-15 (5) -- 14-06 (5) -- 24-05 (10)

98. Danny L. Shanz -- 12-01 (5) -- 12-03 (5) -- 24-04 (10)

99. Ron Farrow -- 10-12 (5) -- 13-02 (5) -- 23-14 (10)

100. Connor Cunningham -- 13-11 (5) -- 9-15 (5) -- 23-10 (10)

101. Lane Olson -- 8-11 (5) -- 14-13 (5) -- 23-08 (10)

102. Sean Anderson -- 13-10 (5) -- 9-14 (5) -- 23-08 (10)

103. Casey Ashley -- 9-06 (5) -- 14-00 (5) -- 23-06 (10)

104. Matt Greenblatt -- 12-04 (5) -- 11-01 (5) -- 23-05 (10)

105. Phillip Dutra -- 17-07 (5) -- 5-13 (3) -- 23-04 (8)

106. Austin Culbertson -- 15-03 (4) -- 8-00 (5) -- 23-03 (9)

107. Elijah Meyers -- 13-03 (5) -- 9-07 (5) -- 22-10 (10)

108. Jaden Parrish -- 19-14 (5) -- 2-10 (2) -- 22-08 (7)

109. Hunter Mills -- 8-07 (5) -- 14-00 (5) -- 22-07 (10)

110. Matt Reed -- 7-12 (3) -- 14-08 (5) -- 22-04 (8)

111. Andrew Loberg -- 8-01 (5) -- 14-02 (5) -- 22-03 (10)

112. Terry Luedtke -- 7-04 (4) -- 14-08 (5) -- 21-12 (9)

113. Joe Grafeman -- 8-05 (5) -- 13-03 (5) -- 21-08 (10)

114. Bobby Bakewell -- 8-10 (5) -- 12-06 (5) -- 21-00 (10)

115. Cody Greaney -- 6-11 (2) -- 14-04 (5) -- 20-15 (7)

116. Kyle Palmer -- 11-06 (4) -- 9-08 (5) -- 20-14 (9)

117. Charlie Evans -- 11-03 (5) -- 9-09 (4) -- 20-12 (9)

118. Scott Wiley -- 12-14 (5) -- 7-12 (4) -- 20-10 (9)

119. Jeremy Southerly -- 8-03 (5) -- 12-06 (5) -- 20-09 (10)

120. Blake Felix -- 3-12 (3) -- 16-09 (5) -- 20-05 (8)

121. Mark Condron -- 9-13 (5) -- 10-04 (5) -- 20-01 (10)

122. Drew Boggs -- 10-09 (5) -- 9-01 (5) -- 19-10 (10)

123. Kyle Schutta -- 9-07 (5) -- 10-00 (5) -- 19-07 (10)

124. Paul Gettys -- 9-13 (4) -- 9-08 (5) -- 19-05 (9)

125. Shaw Grigsby -- 12-06 (5) -- 6-12 (5) -- 19-02 (10)

126. Cole Hewett -- 5-12 (3) -- 13-03 (5) -- 18-15 (8)

127. Mark Fisher -- 6-13 (4) -- 12-01 (5) -- 18-14 (9)

128. Jeff Reynolds -- 3-14 (3) -- 14-15 (5) -- 18-13 (8)

129. Terry Olinger -- 9-05 (5) -- 9-08 (5) -- 18-13 (10)

130. Matt Wieteha -- 11-10 (5) -- 7-00 (3) -- 18-10 (8)

131. Kevin Rogers -- 11-14 (4) -- 5-12 (3) -- 17-10 (7)

132. Rod Mackinnon III -- 8-01 (5) -- 9-04 (5) -- 17-05 (10)

133. Kyle Minke -- 7-10 (3) -- 9-09 (5) -- 17-03 (8)

134. Jordan Hirt -- 3-07 (2) -- 13-11 (5) -- 17-02 (7)

135. John-Dalton Miller -- 7-05 (5) -- 9-12 (5) -- 17-01 (10)

136. Mike McClelland -- 7-01 (5) -- 9-15 (5) -- 17-00 (10)

137. Andrew Behnke -- 9-15 (5) -- 7-00 (5) -- 16-15 (10)

138. Kyle Glasgow -- 3-09 (4) -- 12-01 (5) -- 15-10 (9)

139. Pete Ponds -- 9-06 (5) -- 6-02 (4) -- 15-08 (9)

140. Tommy Dickerson -- 15-01 (5) -- 0-00 (0) -- 15-01 (5)

141. Chad Mrazek -- 13-09 (5) -- 1-05 (1) -- 14-14 (6)

142. Chad G Allison -- 10-12 (4) -- 4-00 (2) -- 14-12 (6)

143. Mike Smola -- 6-10 (4) -- 7-15 (5) -- 14-09 (9)

144. Travis Harriman -- 8-12 (5) -- 5-12 (3) -- 14-08 (8)

145. Robby Lefere -- 8-10 (5) -- 4-10 (3) -- 13-04 (8)

146. Blake Hall -- 5-13 (3) -- 7-04 (5) -- 13-01 (8)

147. Jared Lintner -- 10-12 (5) -- 0-00 (0) -- 10-12 (5)

148. Bruce Parsons -- 10-08 (5) -- 0-00 (0) -- 10-08 (5)

149. Tristan McCormick -- 9-01 (5) -- 0-00 (0) -- 9-01 (5)

Ricky Robinson. 0-00 (0) -- 0-00 (0) -- 0-00 (0)