Welcoming Back Some Folks We Haven't Seen in a While

It's always a pleasure to welcome back folks who haven't fished our Dewey's tournaments in a while. That was the case today for the duo of Heath and Kyle Parker, as well as Rusty Girard and Jim Crist. They were four of the 20 anglers in 12 boats who joined us for a make-up tournament from last Sunday, which was terminated because of high water and concern for everyone's safety. All these competitors combined for a total of 55 bass with a gross total weight of 121.98 pounds and an average weight per fish of 2.21 pounds.

Those anglers claiming monetary reward for their efforts today started with the Parker duo (from left, Kyle and Heath), who finished in 1st place, with a total weight of 14.26 pounds but no big fish. Besides their place prize, they also claimed the bigger of two side pots.

Taking 2nd place was the team of (from left) Dave Anderson and Gary Coderre, with five fish weighing 13.67 pounds and a big fish tipping the scales at 3.48 pounds. They also claimed the smaller of two side pots.

And walking away with 3rd place was Mark Ingram (left), with five fish weighing 13.57 pounds and a big fish that tipped the scales at 4.74 pounds, which earned him the big-fish prize today.

Following is how the rest of the field of anglers did:
     * The team of Dave Dozier and Richard Hall had five fish, total weight 13.46 pounds, and a big fish weighing 4 pounds.
     * Andy Morath had five fish, total weight 12.38 pounds, no big fish.
     * The team of Gabe Himmelwright and Rusty Girard had five fish, total weight 11.09 pounds, no big fish.
     * The team of Don Carter and Rob Peppers had five fish, total weight 10.75 pounds, and a big fish weighing 3.57 pounds.
     * The team of Rob Chatham and Craig Jones had five fish, total weight 9.19 pounds, and a big fish weighing 1.76 pounds.
     * The team of Wayne Hayes and Ken Testorff had five fish, total weight 8.22 pounds, and a big fish weighing 2.23 pounds.
     * Jim Crist had four fish, total weight 6.37 pounds, no big fish.
     * Skip Schaible had three fish, total weight 4.83 pounds, no big fish.
     * The team of Jim Leavis and Ken Matthias had three fish (after a big-fish penalty for weighing a short fish), total weight 4.19 pounds.

Six more anglers, including Gabe Himmelwright, Ken Matthias, Andy Morath, Dave Anderson, Richard Hall, and Rob Peppers, joins five other anglers in being qualified to fish our season-ending Classic tournament in October.

Congratulations to all the winners of today's event, and thanks to everyone who came out to participate. For planning purposes, our next tournament is scheduled for Sunday, July 28, 2024. I hope you can join us.