KFNW is proud to recognize extraordinary catches by our members in sanctioned Tour Events and Online Challenges. For largemouth bass, any fish 20+ inches qualifies; and for smallmouth bass, any fish 19+ inches qualifies. At the end of the season, Citation Bass Award winners will receive one enamel pin per qualifying year, and per species (largemouth or smallmouth).

The following fish are all certified HAWG by KFNW.


Qualified Anglers

Largemouth Bass

  1. Brad Andrews (IKBF)
  2. Matthew Burdick (OKBF)
  3. Steve Carroll (IKBF)
  4. Jamie Gordon (WAKBF)
  5. Rob Hammond (OKBF)
  6. Andrew Larsen (WAKBF)
  7. David Melendez (OKBF)
  8. Nic Taylor (WAKBF)
  9. Rion Yates (OKBF)

Smallmouth Bass

  1. Brad Andrews (IKBF)
  2. Steve Avila (OKBF)
  3. Marvin Forte (OKBF)
  4. Andrew Larsen (WAKBF)
  5. Kyle Zemke (IKBF)

Largemouth Bass

21.75″ Matthew Burdick (OKBF)
21.25″ Brad Andrews (IKBF)
21″ Jamie Gordon (WAKBF)
20.75″ Nic Taylor (WAKBF)
20.25″ Steve Carroll (IKBF)
20.25″ Brad Andrews (IKBF)
20.25″ Rob Hammond (OKBF)
20.25″ Andrew Larsen (WAKBF)
20″ Rion Yates (OKBF)
20.25″ David Melendez (OKBF)

Smallmouth Bass

21.25″ Andrew Larsen (WAKBF)
20.5″ Marvin Forte (OKBF)
20″ Kyle Zemke (IKBF)
19.5″ Brad Andrews (IKBF)
19.5″ Steve Avila (OKBF)
19.25″ Kyle Zemke (IKBF)
19.25″ Kyle Zemke (IKBF)
19″ Kyle Zemke (IKBF)
19″ Kyle Zemke (IKBF)