Marshall University Fishing Team just announced their Malone’s Marine Super Series full field for 2023. 50 teams are slated to compete across various bodies of water in West Virginia including both lakes and reservoirs. The 50 teams began sign-ups early in February and wrapped up on Monday.
The 50 teams include every single former Marshall Fishing Cup champions since its existence, previous Team of the Years winners, as well as former regular Open tournament champions. The season will begin on April 8th on Sutton Lake and will wrap up the regular season on September 16th on Stonewall Jackson.
Full Field
Jim Summers/Ed Bryan
Waylon Kincaid/Travis Woods
Tim Wade/David Riddle
Thy Dinh/Tony Dean
Bill Shelton/James Pack
Josh Gabehart/Wyatt Gabehart
Ken Bragg/Charlie Epperly
Mike Fridley/Antoni Pogorelski
Dylan Fitzgerald/Brian Fitzgerald
Wyatt McGraw/Kevin McGraw
Mike Samples/Luke Stewart
Danny Harper/Tyler Davis
Mick Sansom/Keith Sansom
Kenny McSweeney/Randall Fields
Brenton Davis/Frankie DeLong
James Nottingham/Donald Rees
Ricky Nottingham/Ryan Nottingham
Tim Cline/Tyler Cline
Corey McManaway
Ben Halcomb/Aaron Hayes
Everett Shelton/Greg Haynes
Greg Engle/Josh West
Cody Huddleston/Zach Horrocks
Cole Sowards/Mike Sowards
Reed Elder/Alex Goff
Scott Settle/Thomas Covey
Mark Thomas/Eli Brown
Chris White/Hunter White
John Beeson
Jeff Ransbottom/Jerry Bragg
Greg Toney/Dan Toney
Travis Heater/Erick Lipscomb
Jason Gillispie/Joe Bradshaw
Charlie Hanshaw/Jeffrey Hanshaw
Jason McComas/Eddie Webb
Joey Gress/Rich Holtzapfel
Kyle Estep/Jericho James
Chad Simpson/Scott Toney
Joey Harper/Brian Harper
Ralston Paynter/Gary Paynter
Steve Groves/Bart Backus
Austin Brown/Nick Stone
Lane Ashley/Tim Ashley
Josh Workman/Chris Null
Jacob Cogar/Mike Cogar
Ben Nowalk/Sam Nowalk
Justin Stanton/Mark Stanton
Matthew Berry/Aaron Berry
Lee Hess/Josh Miller
Dennis Fisher/Chad Burgess
“It is absolutely awesome to see this thing fill up,” said Team President Bailey McKinney. “Before we started this we weren’t sure if it was going to fill up or not. But when we saw it hit the 50 mark on Monday, that was a great feeling.”
After the trail had been open to the public for years, the new WVDNR regulations forced the trail to cap the size of the field due to parking at various venues.
“That was the main reason for the change. We knew we had to do something and to us, this was the best thing possible,” said McKinney. “I think this also creates a league that you have to be competitive to stay in and will breed more competition.”
In 2023, teams will be required to fish 4 out of 5 Super Series events and finish inside the Top 47 in points to re-qualify for the 2024 season. The bottom 3 teams will drop from the Series and the Top 3 teams from the Open Series points will qualify for 2024. The Top 40 in points will qualify for the 5th Annual Marshall Fishing Cup that will be held on Summersville in November plus each winner every Open tournament as long as they fish or pay for all 3 tournaments.
“We just want to thank everyone who has signed up to fish this year,” said McKinney. “It means the world to us and we know we have a great group of guys. It is going to be exciting to see these guys compete on different places and truly see who is the best of the best after it is all said and done.”
Also included in the Marshall Super Series is the Phoenix First Flight program that will award winners of each tournament as long as they own a Phoenix and are registered for the First Flight Program.
To follow along with the Marshall Super Series this year keep an eye on their Facebook page here!
