March 31, 2012 Dewey Mullins Tribute Bass Tourney

Tournament Winners

By Ken Testorff

"Please accept my thanks for making our 2012 season-opener one to remember, despite the soggy conditions. With 13 boats and 20 anglers participating, we old-timers agree that today’s event represented a new high. None of us can recall another occasion when we had enough people to pay three places, as we did today. Claiming first place was the team of Al Lemieux and J. P. Twohig, with a total weight of 14.55 lbs. They also had big fish at 4.55 lbs., which included a 4-ounce dead-fish penalty. Second place went to the team of Gary Coderre and Larry Hall, with a total weight of 11.87 lbs. Third place went to Al Napier, with a total weight of 11.76 lbs. The other competitors finished as follows: Ken Testorff/11.12 lbs., Steve Bailey/10.38 lbs., the team of Bob Glass and Randy Conkle/9.59 lbs., Steve Albertson/9.14 lbs., the team of Ed Estes and Dylan Taylor/6.20 lbs., the team of Eddie Sapp and Paul Celentano/5.69 lbs., the team of Jim Bauer and Rob Powell/4.94 lbs., Skip Schiable/4.46 lbs., the team of Kristopher Hammond and Alec Wommack/3.31 lbs. (including a 4-ounce dead-fish penalty), and Wayne Hayes, who didn’t weigh his fish but reportedly had about 7 lbs.

Other Results
Those 19 anglers who weighed their fish accounted for a combined total of 52 bass crossing the scales, with a combined total weight of 103.01 lbs. Besides the 4.55-lb. big bass weighed today, there were 5 bass in excess of 3 lbs. weighed in, along with two more that weighed almost 3 lbs.

Senkos and jigs seemed to figure prominently in a lot of today’s catches. Some anglers, however, reported catching their fish on various topwaters."

Next Event

For planning purposes, our next tourney is scheduled for Saturday, April 14. Start time will be safe light (or approximately 0630). Weigh-in will be at 1430. Here’s hoping we have another turnout like today.