Granted, the weatherman had called for late afternoon and/or evening rain, but he never mentioned any gully-washers like we received at West Neck. Compounding the situation was an abundance of sharp lightning and, at times, deafening thunder.
These conditions, however, in no way stopped the weigh-in. The returning 23 anglers in 14 boats brought a collective total of 50 bass to the scales for a combined total weight of 124.19 lbs. Those figures translated into an average weight of 2.48 lbs. per fish and 8.87 lbs. per boat.
Here are those anglers who took home some rewards for their efforts today:
1st Place, the team of (from left) Rob Peppers and Don Carter, five-fish limit, 15.15 lbs. total weight, 3.72-lb. big fish.
Here is how all the other participants ended the day's contest:
* The team of Rusty Girard and Gabe Himmelwright, five-fish limit, 11.80 lbs. total weight, 3.18-lb. big fish.
* The team of Allen Napier and Chris Napier, five-fish limit, 11.79 lbs. total weight, 3.24-lb. big fish.
* The team of Gary Coderre and Dave Anderson, five-fish limit, 11.73 lbs. total weight, 6.02-lb. big fish.
* The team of Richard Hall and David Dozier, five-fish limit, 11.19 lbs. total weight, 3.49-lb. big fish.
* The team of Chris Fretard and Mike Miller, five-fish limit, 10.93 lbs. total weight, 3.31-lb. big fish.
* Jim Wilder, five-fish limit, 10.83 lbs. total weight, 3.41-lb. big fish.
Here are those people who didn't weight any fish:
* Ken Testorff
* Steve Bailey
* The team of Jim Crist and Eric Killian
* The team of Raymond Allen and Tim Clark
The following people completed eligibility requirements today to participate in our season-ending two-day Classic:
* Rob Peppers
* Don Carter
* Steve Bailey
* Jim Wilder
* David Dozier
* Rusty Girard
Congratulations to all of the winners, and thanks to everyone who particpated. For planning purposes, our next event is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 22. Start time, as usual, will be safe light (probably about 6:30 a.m.), which likely will push weigh-in time to 2:30 p.m. The final decision, though, will be announced by the tournament director before we leave the boat basin.
One Last Cast
Andy Morath has paid his dues by spending a lot of time on the water, and he's fast becoming an angler who consistently finds himself in the winner's circle at the end of the day. Going into today's contest, he was just a tad under 4 points out of taking over the lead for the annual Angler of the Year challenge. In addition, he took over the lead for Seasonal Lunker today. I suggest that he's one everybody needs to take seriously and watch in the remaining weeks. If you don't, there's a better than average chance you'll find yourself in his rearview mirror when the season comes to an end.
In the way of an explanation, this post is later than usual tonight in making it into publication. The problem is that Google has changed its blogger format again, and the new one is really giving me a giant headache. Just about the time I think I've figured out one thing, something else pops up, and I'm left scratching my head yet again. Tonight certainly has been no exception to that rule. My friend, Kayaker Charlie, warned me when I began this blogging adventure that there would be times like this. He, too, had his share of problems getting used to all the newfangled ways those folks at Google think of to challenge us. I have every hope that I'll eventually conquer this new format, but until then, please allow me the necessary time to figure out all these new nuances. After all, I'm just a high-school graduate.
No comments:
Post a Comment