Lots of Nice Fish Brought to the Scales Today

I can't speak for anyone but myself, but I thought today's field of 18 anglers in 13 boats made a really nice showing. Leading the pack was this man, Bryan Dear, who weighed five fish for a winning total of 15.88 lbs. His big bass weighed in at 4.77 lbs. It and his next best bass is shown here.

Second place went to the team of (from left) Randy Conkle and Bob Glass, who also weighed five fish that tipped the scales at 14.33 lbs. Their big fish checked in at 4.13 lbs.

Rounding out the winners' circle was Jesse Pearce, who topped all the competitors today with this big fish weighing 5.32 lbs. He only weighed one fish, but when they're this size, who cares?







Here's how all the other contestants finished:
     * The team of John Matyiko and Hayden Capper had five fish weighing a total of 12.54 lbs. Their big fish weighed 3.73 lbs.
     * The team of Paul Donnelly and Jack Wynkoop had five fish weighing a total of 9.58 lbs. Their big fish also weighed 3.73 lbs.
     * Wayne Hayes had five fish weighing a total of 9.05 lbs. His big fish weighed 2.83 lbs.
     * The team of Mike Evans and Jeff Garnes had five fish weighing a total of 8.34 lbs. Their big fish weighed 3.52 lbs.
     * The team of Bobby Moore and J. P. Twohig had five fish weighing a total of 7.79 lbs. Their big fish weighed 2.59 lbs.
     * Skip Schaible had two fish weighing a total of 6.95 lbs. His big fish weighed 3.70 lbs.
     * Jim Wilder had two fish weighing a total of 2.24 lbs. He didn't weigh a big fish.

These anglers didn't weigh any fish: Jim Bauer, Ken Testorff and Al Napier.

A total of 15 anglers participated in the weigh-in. They accounted for 40 bass weighing a combined total of 92.02 lbs., for an average of 2.3 lbs. per fish.

Three more anglers joined the list of those eligible to fish our season-ending two-day Classic on Oct. 12-13 by virtue of having fished four tourneys to date. Those three individuals are Jim Bauer, Bryan Dear, and Bobby Moore. A total of 17 anglers now have qualified.

For planning purposes, our next tourney is scheduled for Saturday, July 27. Start time will be safe light (probably about 5:30 or 5:45). Weigh-in will be at 2 p.m.