This year's tournaments are all coming down to the finish line, but the enthusiasm continues, as evidenced by those 11 boats with 19 anglers who participated in today's event. The overall final tallies today were 54 bass caught, with a combined total weight of 109.51 lbs., for an average weight per fish of 2.02 lbs. and an average weight per boat of 9.95 lbs.
Here are those anglers who found themselves at the top of today's leaderboard:
The team of (from left) Mike McCluskey and Rob Peppers, 1st Place, with a five-fish limit weighing 14.58 lbs., and a 3.28-lb. big fish.
The team of (from left) Cody Wilson and Ranny Sitideth, 2nd Place, with a five-fish limit weighing 13.92 lbs., and a 3.34-lb. big fish.
The team of (from left) Bobby Moore and Steve Bailey, 3rd Place, with a five-fish limit weighing 12.70 lbs., and a 3.35-lb. big fish.
The team of (from left) Jim Crist and Eric Killian, Big Fish, with a 3.48-lb. bass and a five-fish limit weighing 11.98 lbs.
The team of (from left) Andy and his wife, Diana, Morath won the Mystery Weight Award. They had a five-fish limit weighing 6.24 lbs., which was closest to the drawn weight of 4.20. They didn't have a big fish.
Here is how all the other contestants finished today:
* The team of Bob Glass and J. P. Twohig, five-fish limit weighing 10.32 lbs., and a 2.52-lb. big fish.
* Stan Krason, five-fish limit weighing 9.67 lbs., no big fish.
* The team of Dave Anderson and Ken Testorff, five-fish limit weighing 9.49 lbs., no big fish.
* Wayne Hayes, five-fish limit weighing 7.65 lbs., 2.18-lb. big fish.
* The team of Eric Laufer and Kevin Hardy, four fish weighing 6.52 lbs., no big fish.
* Gary Coderre, five-fish limit weighing 6.44 lbs., no big fish.
One more contestant became eligible to participate in our season-ending two-day Classic. That brings the number qualified to 16.
Congrats to all of today's winners. Let me also say thanks to everyone who came out to participate, as well as those who helped me orchestrate the event. For planning purposes, our next tournament is scheduled for next Saturday, Sept. 21, from safe light (about 6:30) to weigh-in at 2:30. Hope you can join us.
The race for Angler of the Year stands as follows:
Steve Bailey - 161.40
Bobby Moore - 146.87
Ken Testorff - 144.18
Gary Coderre - 143.10
Dave Anderson - 136.04
Rob Peppers - 129.34
On a different note, there really must be something to the statement about leaving fish to find more fish. Dave and I took that gamble today, and once again, it proved to be a mistake. We ended up finding a few more fish. However, they were smaller than what we had been putting in the boat. Reckon that's one lesson we all forget or choose to ignore from time to time, and it nearly always comes back to bite you in the behind.
Tight Lines!
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