What Does It Take to Win a Tournament?

That's the title of a post I put up on my blog Jan. 22, 2014. I decided to revisit my records and double-check those original figures, plus pull information for some new ones. I subsequently learned that I was a tad off in some of my earlier figures.

With that being said, here are the figures for the average total weights (in lbs., to one decimal point) it took to capture 1st and 2nd place in all of our contests (now known as the Dewey Mullins Memorial Bass Tourney Series) for each year, starting in 2010:

                                           2010    2011    2012    2013    2014    2015
                       1st Place      11.2     11.1     12.9     13.2     14.5     11.8
                       2nd Place      8.6        9.3     11.2     11.3     12.0       9.3

Understand, if you will, that the 2015 figures are only through seven events. Ten more tournaments remain this year, not including the season-ending two-day Classic, so those figures could go up or down.

As noted in the earlier post, the 20-lb. barrier finally was broken in 2013, when Mike Evans and his partner, Jeff Garnes, weighed in a 20.47-lb. limit of bass on April 23. This feat was repeated in 2014, when Mike Miller and Chris Fretard (pictured here, from left) brought a limit of bass weighing 20.26 lbs. to the scales on Sept. 6. Their kicker fish was a hefty 7.47-pounder, which didn't qualify for the seasonal lunker award, only because Mike and Chris had elected not to contribute to that pot.

Instead, the 2014 seasonal lunker award went to Ronnie McLaughlin (right) for a 7.15-lb. bass he weighed in during our inaugural event on March 22 last year. That's right--the 7-lb. lunker barrier was broken not once but twice last year. It surely must be just a matter of time before we see an 8-pounder weighed in at one of our tournaments.






In the meantime, if you're thinking about joining us but first would like to know more about the Dewey Mullins Memorial Bass Tourney Series, just email me at kenneth34@cox.net. I can and gladly will send you an electronic pdf copy of our tourney schedule and rules & regulations for this year.

Tight Lines!