FALL LEAGUE RECAPS AND STANDINGS
STAGE 1-
NAPRA NEWS: Crisp Fall Air Brings Return of Fall Series and Another Josh Baird win!
The 2024 NAPRA Fall League, presented by Fisherman's Headquarters, Rig Strips, and Smales Pretzels, gave the anglers the chance to enjoy the Fall bite and Josh Baird sure did. His total of 52.25" edged Ben Metcalfe 49.75" to win the Fall Series #1. Not to be outdone was Shaun Gardner, the 2024 Elite AOY with a massive 19" pig caught as well.
The series goes again next week and the anglers will look to combine their 3 stages of totals to qualify for the Fall Cup held in October. Great job guys
1 52.75 Josh Baird
2 49.75 Ben Metcalfe
3 47.25 Shaun Gardner
4 45.5 Ryan Buckler
5 43.75 Aaron Newell
6 41.75 Randal Duff
7 41.5 PJ Varnadoe
8 35 Cole Ward
9 33.5 Bryan Newell
10 dnf Pete Ziehler
10 dnf Ben Newland
The 2024 NAPRA Fall League, presented by Fisherman's Headquarters, Rig Strips, and Smales Pretzels, gave the anglers the chance to enjoy the Fall bite and Josh Baird sure did. His total of 52.25" edged Ben Metcalfe 49.75" to win the Fall Series #1. Not to be outdone was Shaun Gardner, the 2024 Elite AOY with a massive 19" pig caught as well.
The series goes again next week and the anglers will look to combine their 3 stages of totals to qualify for the Fall Cup held in October. Great job guys
1 52.75 Josh Baird
2 49.75 Ben Metcalfe
3 47.25 Shaun Gardner
4 45.5 Ryan Buckler
5 43.75 Aaron Newell
6 41.75 Randal Duff
7 41.5 PJ Varnadoe
8 35 Cole Ward
9 33.5 Bryan Newell
10 dnf Pete Ziehler
10 dnf Ben Newland
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STAGE 2-
NAPRA NEWS: NEWCOMER CLAIMS FALL SERIES #2
BEN METCALF RESPONDED WITH A RESOUNDING "HELL YA!" WHEN HE FOUND OUT HE WON HIS FIRST NAPRA CAREER EVENT WITH AN IMPRESSIVE 53.75" . THIS INCLUDED TWO MONSTERS OVER 18" TO SECURE THE WIN. HIS TOTALS VAULTED HIM TO 1ST PLACE HEADING INTO THE FINAL FALL STAGE ON OCTOBER 5TH AND 6TH.
THE OFFICIAL RESULTS OF FALL #2 AND STANDINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1ST BEN METCALFE 53.75
2ND JOSH BAIRD 49.5
3RD SHAUN GARDNER 45.75
4TH AARON NEWELL 44.75
5TH RYAN BUCKLER 43.5
6TH PJ VARNADOE 40.5
7TH COLE WARD 37.5
8TH BRYAN NEWELL 36
9TH PETE ZIEHLER 33
10TH BEN NEWLAND 0 KEEPERS
11 TH RANDAL DUFF DNF
STANDINGS HEADING INTO FALL #3
1ST BEN METCALFE 103.5
2ND JOSH BAIRD 102.25
3RD SHAUN GARDNER 93
4TH RYAN BUCKLER 89
5TH AARON NEWELL 88
6TH PJ VARNADOE 82
7TH COLE WARD 72.5
-- CUT LINE FOR FALL CUP --
8TH BRYAN NEWELL 69.5
9TH RANDALL DUFF 41.75
10TH PETE ZIEHLER 33
11TH BEN NEWLAND 0
BEN METCALF RESPONDED WITH A RESOUNDING "HELL YA!" WHEN HE FOUND OUT HE WON HIS FIRST NAPRA CAREER EVENT WITH AN IMPRESSIVE 53.75" . THIS INCLUDED TWO MONSTERS OVER 18" TO SECURE THE WIN. HIS TOTALS VAULTED HIM TO 1ST PLACE HEADING INTO THE FINAL FALL STAGE ON OCTOBER 5TH AND 6TH.
THE OFFICIAL RESULTS OF FALL #2 AND STANDINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1ST BEN METCALFE 53.75
2ND JOSH BAIRD 49.5
3RD SHAUN GARDNER 45.75
4TH AARON NEWELL 44.75
5TH RYAN BUCKLER 43.5
6TH PJ VARNADOE 40.5
7TH COLE WARD 37.5
8TH BRYAN NEWELL 36
9TH PETE ZIEHLER 33
10TH BEN NEWLAND 0 KEEPERS
11 TH RANDAL DUFF DNF
STANDINGS HEADING INTO FALL #3
1ST BEN METCALFE 103.5
2ND JOSH BAIRD 102.25
3RD SHAUN GARDNER 93
4TH RYAN BUCKLER 89
5TH AARON NEWELL 88
6TH PJ VARNADOE 82
7TH COLE WARD 72.5
-- CUT LINE FOR FALL CUP --
8TH BRYAN NEWELL 69.5
9TH RANDALL DUFF 41.75
10TH PETE ZIEHLER 33
11TH BEN NEWLAND 0
STAGE 3-
NAPRA NEWS: Varnadoe Wins Fall #3 Heading Into Fall Cup 2024
PJ Varnadoe's 54.75" of fish was enough to claim the Fall Stage #3 held this past weekend. His 19" bass and 18" bass pretty much nailed down the victroy you would think but his third fish, over 17" was just enough to edge Josh Baird's 2nd place finish of 52.75". Hear are the results of the Fall #3 with 5" bonuses built into those marked with an asterisk for attending the Dayton Cup.
1st PJ Varnadoe 59.75*
2nd Josh Baird 52.75
3rd Ben Metcalfe 52.25*
4th Randal Duff 49.25*
5th Shaun Gardner 45
6th Cole Ward 43,35*
7th Aaron Newell 37.25"
8th Bryan Newell 32.25
9th Pete Ziehler 16
10th Ryan Buckler (DNF)
PJ Varnadoe's 54.75" of fish was enough to claim the Fall Stage #3 held this past weekend. His 19" bass and 18" bass pretty much nailed down the victroy you would think but his third fish, over 17" was just enough to edge Josh Baird's 2nd place finish of 52.75". Hear are the results of the Fall #3 with 5" bonuses built into those marked with an asterisk for attending the Dayton Cup.
1st PJ Varnadoe 59.75*
2nd Josh Baird 52.75
3rd Ben Metcalfe 52.25*
4th Randal Duff 49.25*
5th Shaun Gardner 45
6th Cole Ward 43,35*
7th Aaron Newell 37.25"
8th Bryan Newell 32.25
9th Pete Ziehler 16
10th Ryan Buckler (DNF)
FALL CUP
FORTHCOMING
FALL LEAGUE STANDINGS:
The field for the Fall Cup is set. The Top 7 will battle it out for winner take all with bonuses built in for the Top 3....
1st Ben Metcalfe 155.75 (+2)
2nd Josh Baird 155 (+1)
3rd PJ Varnadoe 141.75 (+1)
4th Shaun Gardner 138.25
5th Aaron Newell 129
6th Cole Ward 115.75
7th Bryan Newell 101.75
=== Missing the cut but can participate for separate prizes===
8th Randal Duff 91
9th Ryan Buckler 89
10th Pete Ziehler 54
11th Ben Newland 0
1st Ben Metcalfe 155.75 (+2)
2nd Josh Baird 155 (+1)
3rd PJ Varnadoe 141.75 (+1)
4th Shaun Gardner 138.25
5th Aaron Newell 129
6th Cole Ward 115.75
7th Bryan Newell 101.75
=== Missing the cut but can participate for separate prizes===
8th Randal Duff 91
9th Ryan Buckler 89
10th Pete Ziehler 54
11th Ben Newland 0
