Everybody Caught Fish Today

I felt certain everyone was going to bring fish to the scales at today's weigh-in, and I'm happy to report that no one disappointed me. All 21 anglers in 12 boats found fish.

Leading the charge was this team of (l-r) Mike Evans and Joe Glazebrook, who had a bag of five fish weighing 15.99 lbs. Their big fish tipped the scales at 4.75 lbs.

Finishing in 2nd place was this team of (l-r) Chris and Al Napier, who also had a sack of five bass, with a total weight of 14.44 lbs. Their big fish weighed 3.41 lbs.

Claiming 3rd place was this team of (l-r) Randy Conkle and Bob Glass, with a bag of five bass that tipped the scales at 11.80 lbs. Their big fish weighed 4.71 lbs.

The prize money for today's big fish went to (left) Chris Fretard, who weighed in a 4.86-lb. bass. He and his partner, Mike Miller, had five fish, for a total weight of 11.09 lbs.

And walking away with the mystery-weight award was (right) Ronnie McLaughlin and his partner (not pictured), Dennis Cohen. Their sack of five fish totaled 7.19 lbs., which was closest to the drawn weight-tag, showing 7.50 lbs. They didn't weigh a big fish.







Here's how everyone else finished today's tourney--the second event in the 2014 Dewey Mullins Memorial Series:
     * The team of Gary Coderre and Lenny Hall, five fish, 9.82 lbs. total weight, no big fish.
     * The team of Mark London and Lee Scearce, five fish, 9.68 lbs. total weight, no big fish.
     * The team of Skip Schaible and Mitch Portervint, five fish, 9.19 lbs. total weight, no big fish.
     * The team of Rob Chatham and Ken Testorff, five fish, 8.45 lbs. total weight, no big fish.
     * Chris Carmell, five fisih, 7.92 lbs. total weight, no big fish.
     * Jim Bauer, four fish, 6.23 lbs. total weight, no big fish.
     * Jesse Munden, four fish, 5.46 lbs. total weight, no big fish.

Last but certainly not least, as far as I'm concerned, I just would like to point out that, if we had presented a sportsmanship award today, the hands-down winner undeniably would have been Steve Bailey (left). Here's why I make that statement.

Steve's boat is in the shop at the moment undergoing some work, and he knew in advance that he wouldn't be able to fish today's tournament. So, a few days ago, he called me and offered up his favorite early-spring haunts, which notoriously help him finish in the money year after year.

My partner and I, unfortunately, were not able to capitalize on his offer today, but that in no way erases the magnitude of what he did. He even went so far not just to give Rob and me a map but to tell us what lures and colors he usually fishes. His only request was that I not publish any of that information, and I'm more than happy to oblige. I salute you, Steve. Please know that we did boat a couple of fish in your one hole but were unable to find a kicker fish to go with our limit.

For planning purposes, our next event in the Dewey Mullins Memorial Bass Tourney Series is scheduled for Saturday, April 19 (correction from first posting, sorry, my bad), from safe light to 2:30 p.m. Hope you can join us.