Among those 13 anglers in nine boats at today's contest, there were eight limits weighed. The 40 bass that crossed the scales weighed a total of 96.39 lbs., for an average weight of 2.40 lbs. per fish.
Those who were standing in the winners' circle at day's end included the following:
1st Place, Eddie Sapp, 16.90 lbs. total weight. He also claimed big-fish honors with a bass weighing 5.81 lbs.
2nd Place, the team of (from left) Ken Testorff and Dave Anderson, 16.08 lbs. total weight. Our big fish weighed 3.85 lbs.
Mystery Weight Award, the team of (from left) Gary Coderre and Lenny Hall. Their total weight of 7.41 lbs. was closest to the drawn weight of 7.85. Their big fish weighed 2.93 lbs.
Here is how everyone else finished the competition:
* Jeff Garnes, 13.66 lbs. total weight, 4.50-lb. big fish.
* Jim Wilder, 12.41 lbs. total weight, no big fish.
* The team of Bob Glass and J. P. Twohig, 10.25 lbs. total weight, no big fish.
* The team of Andy Morath and Zach Bubier, 9.94 lbs. total weight, no big fish.
* Red Bruun, 9.73 lbs. total weight, no big fish.
* Steve Bailey did not weigh any fish.
There were no more names added to the list of those anglers who have qualified to fish our two-day season-ending Classic.
Congratulations to all of the winners and thanks to everyone who came out to participate. For planning purposes, our next event is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 29, from safe light (about 6:30 or 6:45) to an as-yet-to-be-determined time for weigh-in. Here's hoping you can join us.
When Dave and I shoved away from the dock this morning, we had a plan. There was just one problem with that plan: Anglers in two other boats beat us to our starting point, so we were forced to change our plans on the fly.
We ultimately ended up at a spot where Dave had fished this past Thursday without boating the first fish. It's safe to say that today was no repeat.
Fishing nothing but topwater baits, we had a limit in the boat by the end of the first hour this morning (including three within about the first 15 minutes). Better yet, the topwater bite lasted better than three hours. At that time, we battened down and ran to a couple other spots where we checked out the action before returning later in the day to our same starting point. And wouldn't you know, the bite (albeit not on topwater baits) picked up right where it had left off this morning.
By day's end, Dave easily had boated at least 50 bass by himself and, before we quit, was culling fish that weighed more than two-and-a-half pounds. Now that's what I call a banner day of bass fishing.
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