John Schroering and Charlie Hentrip walked away as the winners of the 2013 Fish Guardian Division Title at Patoka Lake. The guys battled the weather and strong cold fronts week in and week out to finish the series with a solid average while a lot of the field struggled to locate fish in the unstable weather patterns.

Here's how they did it:

Date: 03/30/2013:  9th Place  2 Fish; Total Weight: 5.53; Points earned 92

Date: 04/13/2013:  8th Place   1 Fish; Total Weight: 5.79;  Points earned 93

Date: 04/27/2013:  3rd Place  5 Fish; Total Weight: 15.22;    Points earned 98

Date: 06/29/2013:  8th Place   2 Fish; Total Weight: 5.84;   Points earned 93

Date: 07/20/2013:  4th place   2 Fish; Total Weight: 4.31;     Points earned 99

The team weighed in 15 fish during the season. Weighed in a total of 45.44 pounds. Their biggest fish for the season weighed-in at 3.50lbs.They finished the season with 468 points and won the division over team Mark Slaughter / Gilbert Hentrup Jr. by 18 points. Congratulations again to Billy Berthiaume / Brad Snapp for winning the Divisional Championship and good luck at the Lucas Oil Tournament of Champions

John and Charlie took home some great prizes form some of the great division sponsors including a Fish Guardian livewell system, 2 custom made Indiana Limestone trophies by Liles Cut Stone, a set of Rod Gloves, Hoo-Rags, Bass Craft Crankbaits, $100 dollars gift card to Big Bear Fishing Rods, 2 brand spanking new pairs of Zeko Shoes, and a set of Guide Series Plano tackle boxes purchased by the directors.

We would like to extend our thanks to the sponsors of the Fish Guardian Division:
Fish Guardian, LLC
Hoo-Rag
The Rod Glove
Zeko Shoes
Midwest Zeko Shoes
Big Bear Fishing Rods
Liles Cut Stone
Guns, Knives, and More, LLC
Bass Craft Crankbaits
Boing Lures
Reel Tuff Graphics
XX2i Optics
Dragonflyz
Dedicated 10 Clothing
Jay Anderson - Crazy J Jigs
Port of Jasper

Chad Brock, Zach Bailiff, Chris Peek, and Robbie Reynolds would like to thank all of the anglers who attended the divisions on Patoka Lake this season. We held a solid 38 boat average throughout the entire season. The anglers are truly the ones that make these division's what they have become over the past few years. . USA BASSIN would also like to thanks all the anglers that fished this division and wish them good luck in the Regional Tournaments this fall!!

The Hoo-Rag Fall Division will kick off on September 7th 2013.