Eight of the 14 boats that fished today's tourney return to the boat basin for weigh-in. A total of 22 anglers participated in this event, which, despite all the weather predictions for scattered thunderstorms throughout the day, reamined nearly rain-free until the final moments. And even then, only some of the anglers were affected. Those of us who weighed in early and were standing around the store remained dry, while those who chose to fish until the closing moments ended up needing to don their rain gear before they made their dash for the boat basin.
Walking away with the first-place prize today was Tom Acree, with five fish weighing 13.84 lbs. This has been a super week for Tom--he's the fella who also boated an 8-2 bass on Monday. Second place, as the result of a disqualification for a rules infringement, went to the team of Chris and Al Napier, with five fish weighing 12.05 lbs. The third-place winner was Mark London, with five fish weighing 11.93 lbs.; he also claimed the lunker prize today with a bass weighing 4.88 lbs.
Tom Acree, 1st Place
 |
| Al & Chris Napier, 2nd Place |
Mark London, 3rd Place
&
Big Fish
Here's how the rest of the anglers finished:
* Kevin and Geophery Mills, five fish, 11.80 lbs.
* Jeff Garnes and Mike Evans, five fish, 10.64 lbs.
* Jeremy Gatewood and Charlie Reed, five fish, 10.47 lbs.
* Bob Glass and Randy Conkle, five fish, 8.83 lbs.
* Steve Bailey and Jason Fittro, five fish, 6.76 lbs.
* John Goodman, five fish, 6.50 lbs.
* Skip Schaible, three fish, 6.34 lbs.
* Jim Bauer and Rob Powell, three fish, 3.06 lbs.
Anglers Wayne Hayes and Ken Testorff didn't weigh any fish today. It also should be noted that the disqualifed team, who shall remain nameless, had a bag of five fish, with a total weight of 13.16 lbs.
 |
| Steve Bailey (right) and Jason Fittro (left) pull their fish from the livewell for weigh-in. |
The lineup of big fish behind Mark London was as follows:
* Kevin and Geophery Mills, 4.44 lbs.
* Tom Acree, 3.80 lbs.
* Jeremy Gatewood and Charlie Reed, 2.99 lbs.
* Chris and Al Napier, 2.90 lbs.
* Bob Glass and Randy Conkle, 2.67 lbs.
* Skip Schaible, 2.46 lbs.
* Jeff Garnes and Mike Evans, 2.26 lbs.
* Steve Bailey and Jason Fittro, 1.74 lbs.
* John Goodman, 1.36 lbs.
* Jim Bauer and Rob Powell, 1.31 lbs.
The disqualified team had a big fish weighing 3.55 lbs.
Those 20 anglers, including the two disqualified ones, who participated in the weigh-in accounted for a total of 61 bass with a combined total weight of 115.38 lbs., for an average of 1.8 lbs. per fish. For the year, through 13 events, tourney anglers have weighed in a grand total of 592 bass, with a grand total weight of 1,112.6 lbs. The year-to-date average weight per fish remains at 1.8 lbs.
One participant today joined the ranks of those qualified to fish our season-ending two-day Classic on Oct. 13-14 by virtue of having fished four tourneys. We now have a grand total of 24 Classic-qualified anglers.
For planning purposes, our next tourney is scheduled for next Saturday, Aug. 25. Start time will be safe light (or approximately 0630), with weigh-in at 1430.
On a personal note: I boated a total of 19 bass between 0630 and 1300 but only had two small keepers in the livewell when I heard the first claps of thunder today, so I released my two fish, battened down the hatches, and headed for the ramp. I couldn't justify taking a chance on getting soaked for only two fish. There'll be another day.
No comments:
Post a Comment