Best Turnout So Far This 2015 Season

Twenty-two anglers in 12 boats showed up at West Neck Marina this morning to fish today's tournament. We started the morning in heavy dew and unseasonably cold temperatures and finished it pretty much the same way, except for the fact the dew had been replaced by off-and-on rain, which started about mid-morning, not the originally predicted mid- to late-afternoon.

Taking 1st-place honors with a five-fish limit weighing 12.81 lbs. was this duo of (from left) Jake and Jesse Milligan. Their big fish weighed in at 3.71 lbs.

Finishing in 2nd place was this team of (from left) Randy Conkle and Bob Glass, who also had five fish, with a total weight of 11.30 lbs. Their big fish weighed 4.09 lbs.

Claiming 3rd place was this father-daughter team of Steve and Madison Bailey, whose five-fish limit weighed 11.26 lbs. Their big fish, caught by Madison, came in at 4.39 lbs.

In 4th place was this team of (from left) Lenny Hall and Gary Coderre, with five fish weighing a total of 9.90 lbs., anchored by the tournament's big fish, which tipped the scales at 4.47 lbs.

This husband-wife team of Nathan and Marjorie Gottsch won the mystery-weight drawing. They had one fish that weighed 1.21 lbs., which was closest to the 2.00 tab that was drawn.






Here is how all the other contestants lined up in today's standings:

     * The team of Jim Wilder and Chris Vitovich, five fish, 9.87 lbs. total weight after a 0.25 dead-fish penalty, 3.30-lb. big fish.
     * The team of Rob Chatham and Ken Testorff, five fish, 9.48 lbs. total weight, 2.34-lb. big fish.
     * Rob Peppers, five fish, 9.32 lbs. total weight, 3.33-lb. big fish.
     * The team of Jared Allbritten and Wayne Hayes, five fish, 8.75 lbs. total weight, no big fish.
     * Al Napier, five fish, 8.32 lbs. total weight, no big fish.
     * The team of Mitch Portervint and Skip Schaible, five fish, 6.82 lbs. total weight, no big fish.
     * The team of Cody Cousineau and Stephen Warren, three fish, 3.58 lbs. total weight, no big fish.

Overall, the rain-soaked anglers today weighed a total of 54 bass, for a total weight of 102.62 lbs. The average weight was 1.90 lbs.

For planning purposes, our next event is scheduled for one week from now, Saturday, May 2, from safe light (about 6 a.m.) to 2 p.m. I hope you can join us.

In closing, I would like to congratulate all of today's winners. I also would like to thank everyone who showed up to fish. Here's hoping those "new faces in the crowd" will see fit to continue the season with us.