May 12, 2012 Dewey Mullins Tribute Bass Tourney

Tournament Winners

By Ken Testorff

First place among today's field of 14 boats and 21 anglers went to the team of Bob Glass and Randy Conkle, with five fish weighing 13.16 lbs. Randy also grabbed the lunker award, with a bass weighing 5.34 lbs.

Second place went to Steve Bailey, with a sack of five fish weighing 12.36 lbs. Rounding out the money winners was the team of Eddie Sapp and Paul Celentano, who weighed in five bass that tipped the scales at 11.07 lbs.

(L-R) Bob Glass and Randy Conkle - 1st Place

Steve Bailey - 2nd Place

Eddie Sapp and his partner (not pictured) Paul Celentano - 3rd Place

Other Results

Here's how the rest of the field finished in terms of total weight: the team of Dave Meers and Ed Balko, five fish, 10.63 lbs.; the team of Bobby Moore and J. P. Twohig, five fish, 10.34 lbs.; the team of Al and Chris Napier, five fish, 9.93 lbs.; Ken Testorff, five fish, 9.55 lbs.; Bob Chambers, five fish, 8.23 lbs.; the team of Gary Coderre and Rick Trehern, five fish, 7.93 lbs.; the team of Rob Peppers and Jim Funk, five fish, 7.69 lbs.; and John Matyiko, five fish, 7.63 lbs. Anglers Wayne Hayes, Skip Schaible, and Joe McDevitt didn't weigh any fish today.

Those 18 anglers in 11 boats who participated in the weigh-in accounted for a total of 55 bass crossing the scales today. The fish had a combined weight of 108.52 lbs.

Anglers besides Randy Conkle who weighed big fish included Steve Bailey/4.61-lb. bass; the team of Dave Meers and Ed Balko/3.49-lb. bass; the team of Al and Chris Napier/2.86-lb. bass; the team of Bobby Moore and J. P. Twohig/2.58-lb. bass; Ken Testorff/2.54-lb. bass; the team of Eddie Sapp and Paul Celentano/2.50-lb. bass; John Matyiko/2.37-lb. bass; and Bob Chambers/2.37-lb. bass.

With today's tournament, a total of 12 anglers have qualified to fish our season-ending two-day Classic on Oct. 13-14. The list includes Gary Coderre, Steve Bailey, Eddie Sapp, Paul Celentano, Bob Glass, Randy Conkle, J. P. Twohig, Al Napier, Skip Schaible, Chris Napier, Joe McDevitt, and Ken Testorff.

Gary Coderre and Rick Trehern motor toward the dock for weigh-in.

Next Event

For planning purposes, our next tourney is scheduled for Saturday, June 2. Start time will be safe light (or approximately 0600). Weigh-in will be at 1400. Anyone with questions can email me at kenneth34@cox.net.