That's right, among those 14 anglers in eight boats that showed up for today's tournament were some faces we hadn't seen in a long time. Included were Bob Glass, J. P. Twohig, and Jared Allbritten. The grand total at weigh-in was 29 bass for a combined total weight of 81.80 lbs., which translates into an average weight of 2.82 lbs.
Those anglers who claimed a payday when all was said and done were the following:
1st Place, (from left) the team of Dave Anderson and Rob Peppers. They weighed a five-fish limit totaling 17.07 lbs., buoyed by a kicker that went 3.18 lbs.
2nd Place, (from left) the team of Al Napier and Chris Napier. They, too, had a five-fish limit, which weighed in at 15.26 lbs. Their big fish tipped the scales at 4.06 lbs.
Tournament-lunker honors went to Jim Wilder, whose 4.22-lb. big fish anchored a five-fish limit that weighed 11.58 lbs. after a 0.25 deduction for one dead fish.
Today's mystery-weight winners were (from left) Steve Bailey and Bobby Moore, who weighed a five-fish limit that went 10.82 lbs. That compares to 7.45 lbs., which was the weight drawn. Their big fish weighed 3.59 lbs.
Here is how everyone else fished today:
* The team of Eddie Sapp and Jared Allbritten, five fish, 13.96 lbs. total weight, 3.94-lb. big fish.
* The team of Bob Glass and J. P. Twohig, five fish, 13.11 lbs. total weight, 3.48-lb. big fish.
* Wayne Hayes didn't weigh any fish.
* The team of Zack Rhodes and Eric Laufer weighed one fish, at 3.39 lbs., but were disqualified for being late for weigh-in.
Bobby Moore's name was added to the list of those anglers who have completed the required seven tournaments and thereby are eligible to fish the season-ending two-day Classic in October.
My hearty congratulations to all of today's winners, and thanks to everyone who came out to participate, as well as those non-participants who showed up to observe weigh-in. For planning purposes, our next event is scheduled for Saturday, July 14. Start time will continue being safe light (about 5:30 a.m.) until weigh-in at 2 o'clock. Hope you can join us.
Although I was cleared to fish the tournament today, I chose not to after looking at the lineup of those competitors who would be vying for all the marbles. It didn't take but a cursory perusal to realize I would be grossly outclassed.
Accordingly, I let all those "good sticks" go at it, and I (a mediocre stick, at best) opted for four hours of fun fishing. Ended up missing a couple of hooksets with worms and lost one bass enroute to the boat, but finally managed to boat a couple of small keepers before my self-imposed noon deadline.
It was good having Al Napier back with us again today, even though it now looks like he has some challenging days and weeks ahead of himself in chemotherapy and, eventually, surgery, starting this coming week. Let's all remember him and the entire Napier family during this time, 'cause there's nothing easy about this new battle Al is facing.
So I'm here at the pool, trying to decide whether to go to a weigh-in full of sweaty and stinky ol' fishermen, or just relax beside this nice, refreshing pool. Soooooo, the final vote is pool 1, fishermen 0. Hahahahahahahahahahahhahaha!!!
You truly have to love a guy who is always trying to get the world to laugh. I applaud you, my friend. I can't tell you how many times you've provided the spark I needed to pull myself out of a giant funk. Thanks so very much.
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