A Day When Big 'Uns Ruled

With the ever-increasing water temperatures, I knew it would only be a matter of time before some fellas started hitting the mother lode of big bass. Today's third event in this 2013 series marked the beginning of that annual phenomena. Seventeen anglers in 10 boats were part of the story.

The Money Winners and Their Fish

 

(From left) Mike Evans and his partner, Jeff Garnes, weighed this fantastic five-fish limit that tipped the scales at 20.47 lbs., anchored by the 5.70-lb. bass in Mike's left hand. They walked away with both first-place and big-fish prize money. It's worthy to mention here that participants in four other boats weighed fish bigger than 4 lbs. today.

Chris Fretard and his partner, Mike Miller (not pictured), laid claim to 2nd place with these two fish, plus three more, that weighed a total of 16.17 lbs.

Some of the Other Nice Fish Weighed Today 



J. P. Twohig and his partner, Bobby Moore (not pictured), weighed a five-fish limit, including these two, that totaled 12.67 lbs.

Eddie Sapp holds up two of the five fish weighed by him and his partner, Paul Celentano (not pictured). Their total weight was 9.29 lbs.

 Others Who Weighed Fish

 

Bob Glass was the only other angler today to weigh a five-fish limit. His catch tipped the scales at 11.09 lbs.

 

Duane Kessel weighed three fish totaling 6.16 lbs., and the team of Al Lemieux and Noah Alford weighed four fish totaling 4.30 lbs.

 

Those Who Didn't Weigh Fish

 

The short list here included the team of Rob Peppers and Don Carter, the team of Al Napier and Phil Glennon, and Ken Testorff. All of these individuals caught keeper fish today but chose not to weigh them.

 

Today's Totals

 

Those 12 anglers who participated in the weigh-in accounted for a total of 32 bass weighing a grand total of 80.15 lbs. These numbers translate into an average of 2.5 lbs. per fish.

 

For Planning Purposes

 

Our next tourney is scheduled for Saturday, April 20, 2013. Fishing hours will be safe light (or approximately 6:30 a.m.) until 2:30 p.m.

 

Some Participants in Today's Parade of Bass Boats