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Anglers Quest 2011 Sam Rayburn Saturday 1st Series # 2 out of The Umphrey Pavilion
in Sam Rayburn, TX began this event on January 29th with 114 teamed anglers showing up Rusty Clark and Cory Rambo won the tournament.
to fish for the $7685.00 purse. Any team entering all 5 of the 1st series of Rayburn Saturday They managed to cull approximately 15 times to finish
Series events will automatically qualify for the 2-day Sam Rayburn Championship. The top with a whopping 30.24 lbs.
team in points will be declared the Team Anglers of the Year and will be awarded free entries
to all 2012 Rayburn Saturday Series events. The teams entering all 8 Rayburn Saturday 1st & 2nd
series events will automatically qualify for all 4 of the Lake Series 2-day Championships. The highest
Top 10 points group of teams from the 2nd series of 3 events will also qualify to go to the 2-day
Rayburn Championship. Any team qualifying for any A/Q Championship will be allowed to enter the
“Tournament of Champions” on November 19-20 at Lake Palestine.
This event was started after the playing of the National Anthem at 6:45 am. Sam Rayburn water
was in good shape but 8.48 feet below normal pool level with water temps running 50-54 degrees.
The weather at takeoff was a calm 50 degrees with a warming to 70 degrees by weigh in time. The fish
catching was good on Big Sam today as there were 34 limits brought to the scales, for a total of 205
bass at 559.80 lbs making the average bass brought to the scales today weigh 2.73 lbs.
The 2010 AOY Team of Rusty Clark from Sam Rayburn & Cory Rambo from Orange, TX ran Cory’s
Ranger/Mercury bass rig to a mid main lake points to catch their bass throwing Carolina rigs &
football headed jigs in 12-16 ft of water using their Castaway Rods & Shimano reels. They managed
to cull approximately 15 times to finish with a whopping 30.24 lbs. One of their keeps was a fine 8.40
lber caught on a football head jig in 15 ft of water. This win made them $2250.00 for their day on the
water. Rusty & Cory also wanted to thank their sponsors Castaway & Golden Triangle Industries for The team of Bobby Moody from Deer Park, TX & James Baker from Pasadena, TX ran their Legend/
their support. Mercury bass rig to the main lake points to finish in 2nd with their best 5 bass that tipped the scales at
21.05 lbs. They had a limit in the boat early and then culled several more times throughout the day.
Bobby Moody and James Baker finished in 2nd with their
best 5 bass that tipped the scales at 21.05 lbs.
Bill Burns with his beautiful 10.05 pound sow that won him
Big Bass honors.
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Depending on whom you are talking to, the “black bass” name largemouth bass have been introduced into every state but Alaska U.S. Although smallmouth bass have been widely stocked, they prefer
might mean a couple of different things. Most often, I find that and have been widely stocked in Mexico, Central and South America, rocky habitats and cooler water temperatures. There also are two
when anglers refer to black bass, they are specifically referring to Europe, and Africa. There are two largemouth bass subspecies: subspecies of smallmouth bass: the common smallmouth bass (M.
largemouth bass. However, from a biology perspective, the phrase northern largemouth bass (M. salmoides salmoides) and Florida dolomieu dolomieu) and Ozark smallmouth bass (M. dolomieu
“black bass” is actually a group that includes eight closely related largemouth bass (M. salmoides floridanus). The Florida subspecies velox). They have been successfully introduced into Texas, primarily
species classified by the scientific genus Micropterus. In other words, is originally native to Florida and southern Georgia, but has been in north to south-central rivers and reservoirs, and the state record
although a largemouth bass is a black bass, so are spotted bass, widely distributed throughout the current largemouth bass range, is 7.93 pounds (1998). The world record was caught in Tennessee
smallmouth bass, and four other similar species. including Texas. Generally speaking, Florida largemouth bass attain (1955) and weighed 11.94 pounds.
Backing up the classification ladder a couple of steps, black basses a greater maximum size than northern largemouth bass. The state The Guadalupe bass is only found in Texas and it is recognized as
are part of another group of fish referred to as the Perciformes. record is 18.18 pounds (1992), and the world record is 22.25 pounds, the official state fish. This species prefers flowing waters associated
The Perciformes is actually a large, diverse group of fishes and and is shared between a Georgia fish caught in 1932, and a more with riverine habitats. It is primarily found in the San Antonio,
includes freshwater species like walleye and sauger (perches), white recent (2009) fish caught in Japan. Guadalupe, and Colorado rivers and portions of the Brazos River
bass and striped bass (temperate basses), and crappies and sunfish The four other black bass species found in Texas include the drainage. Guadalupe bass are relatively small members of the black
(centrarchids). Although black bass are distant relatives of all these spotted bass (Micropterus punctulatus), Alabama bass, smallmouth bass group, with the Texas and world record at 3.69 pounds (1983).
species, they are close cousins to crappies and sunfish and are bass (Micropterus dolomieu), and the Guadalupe bass (Micropterus The other less abundant black basses include the redeye or Coosa
grouped with them in a classification called Centrarchidae. treculi). Spotted bass are native to the central and southern bass (Micropterus coosae), shoal bass (Micropterus cataractae), and
As I mentioned above, black basses include eight Micropterus Mississippi River and Gulf Coast drainages, including Texas, but Suwannee bass (Micropterus notius). All three species are native to
species. Up until 2008, only seven species were recognized, but now rarely exceed 3 pounds. The Alabama bass has been introduced streams in the southeastern U.S. The shoal bass world record is 8.75
the Alabama bass (Micropterus henshalli) is classified as a distinct in west Texas, and a new state record (5.62 pounds) was caught pounds, whereas the redeye and Suwannee world records are only
species (used to be a subspecies of the spotted bass). Most anglers in 2011. The world record Alabama bass was caught in California 3.13 and 3.88 pounds, respectively.
are probably familiar with only 3 or 4 of them, as the others are and weighed 10.25 pounds (2001). The spotted bass and Alabama Feel free to contact the local Inland Fisheries office with questions
not present in Texas. Obviously, the most common black bass is bass are very similar in appearance, and require genetic testing for regarding this article or area fisheries by phone (409-384-9572) or
the largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). Although originally differentiation. email (todd.driscoll@tpwd.state.tx.us).
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2 of Us Southeast Region Tournament
February 20th, 2011 Lake Toledo Bend
By Linda Wick
We had a total of 45 couples fished our tournament. It was a nice start of the day and we were wel-
comed by Lowes Creek Marina for our tournament. There were a total of 211 fish caught and a total of
585.22 lbs. Johnie & Crystal Fountain had first place with a total of 20.96 lbs, Mark & Theresa Franks Ladies big bass was caught by Therasa Franks 7.49 lbs
had second place with a total of 19.66 lbs, John and Jennifer Anderson had third place total of 19.56lbs
and James & Elisha Lowe had fourth place total of 19.35 lbs. Men’s big bass was caught by James Lowe
with a weight of 8.98 lbs caught on a Rattle Trap, and Ladies big bass was caught by Theresa Franks
with a weight of 7.49 lbs caught on a Rattle Trap as well. Congratulations to all our couples for a great
day.
Kenny & I would like to say, welcome to all the new and old members and will see you on March
27th on Lake Sam Rayburn going out of Mill Creek Park. The * signifies 25 points to be used toward
championship qualification. Kenny & I would like to thank all our sponsors Big Al’s Texas Rub (won
By Theresa Franks), BC Steel, Bass Buster Inn, Holiday Day Inn, Hemphill Bar-B-Q, Ritter Lumber, and
our new sponsor Cadillac Cowgirls-Pineland, Texas, and many more. And always remember “Don’t
forget to take a kid fishing.”
In my opinion, there is not a more productive technique for the diagram of how to tie a Palomar. on not hurting the fish. I have developed a technique where I turn
beginning angler and and also the experienced angler than the An improper knot will lose some nice fish for you produc- the bass over on its back in my left hand/arm and take the trigger
wacky worm. How successful can this technique be? My records ing an “Ache-ee/Break-ee Heart” and, at times, causing you to finger on my right hand, find the bend of the hook and push in
show that we catch hundreds of bass on wacky rigs each year and expand your vocabulary. The way I rig a wacky is to take a 2/0 or the hook firmly with trigger finger while at the same time use
one year registered over 2,000 and many were caught by anglers 3/0 Daiichi Round Bend worm hook and tie a palomar knot. My thumb to push in the bottom (tie area). Most of the time, it will
just starting in bass fishing. favorite wacky plastics include Berkley Gulp! Sinking Minnow, pop out. I have had the personal satisfaction of saving lots of bass
I used the wacky worm method to introduce my wife to bass 5 inch Senko, Berkley Wacky Crawler (5 and 7 inch) and a trick with hooks deep in the throat.
angling and she has become an avid angler. This is a light tackle worm. Use a needle nose pliers ONLY as a last resort. I have followed
technique but is not necessarily ultra light. My largest bass ever, a I hook the worm near or in the egg sack (middle of the worm) many anglers down a bank finding several dead or dying bass on
Toledo 11 pound 8 oz. beauty, came with a wacky worm on light and leave the hook completely exposed. Some anglers use a the surface. Also, when you unhook a bass, ease it back in the wa-
tackle and this method will also produce a lot of action from all weadless hook with a thin wire but I do not like that approach, es- ter instead of tossing it. We can all do a better job in taking care of
sizes of bass. It is not uncommon in the spring and fall to catch pecially in clear water like I encounter most of the time on south our fishery. Like most fishing techniques, showing (hands on) is a
30-40 bass a day with wacky rigs. Toledo and Rayburn. I use no weight in the Sinking Minnow or lot easier than trying to put it in print. Hopefully, this will help to
UPDATE: I just got off the lake (March 15th) after just landing Senko but insert a 1 inch paneling nail into the nose of the other get your interest up if you have never tried Wacky. For a ‘hands on’
the 7th bass in my fishing career over 10 pounds which weighed plastics. I have also started to use a clever, new weight for wacky trip (with water) give me a shout. Until then, God Bless and spend
in at 10.30 pounds or roughly 10 pounds 5 ozs. Guess what? It was and other weightless worms called a Hookangel. Check it out at lots of time with friends and family.....some of it on the water!
caught on a 5 inch Senko fished “wacky” style. Four of the seven Hookangel.com. Also, since fluorocarbon sinks, it helps the worm FISHING TECHNIQUES THAT WORK
of these double digit bass were caught on a wacky rig so this is to sink and it makes a huge difference. AUTHOR INFO: Joe Joslin is a syndicated outdoor columnist,
also a super pattern for trophy bass. There is no doubt I am sold As mentioned earlier, I use spinning tackle a lot of the time tournament angler and pro guide on Toledo and Sam Rayburn.
on it especially in the spring and fall. wacky rigging for a number of reasons. It gives my arms a break Contact him at 337-463-3848 or joejoslinoutdoors@yahoo.com.
As far as line with wacky worming, my favorite line for years from using bait cast equipment and also throws the bait easier. and WEBSITE www.joejoslinoutdoors.com
has been 10 lb. Berkley Big Game and I still use it on occasion. However, since the smooth throwing Abu Garcia Revos have come
However, that was before Berkley 100% Fluorocarbon came on the on the scene, I now find myself using one for wacky fishing a lot
market. For the past 18 months I have used 8-10 lb test Berkley more often.
Fluorocarbon when wacky rigging with great success. This spring Now that we have our rigs fish ready, lets get it in the water. I
(2011) has been extremely successful. Berkley Fluorocarbon is like to fish a wacky around submerged grass which is how I use it
basically transparent in the water which is a huge plus since I fish 90% of the time. I cast my wacky rig usually in depths from 6-16’
the southern portions of Toledo Bend and Sam Rayburn most of and let it settle to the bottom. Note...it is very common for the bass
the time. Other awesome characteristics of fluorocarbon are its to hit the bait ‘on the fall’ so be careful when you start to take up
sensitivity to detect light strikes, low stretch to help with hook-sets slack. To fish a wacky, you need to be a line watcher. If you feel a
plus the line is very durable. The only negative is the cost which slight tap, lift the rod carefully and watch your line. A lot of the
is about 3 times the cost of regular mono however my experience time you will see the line moving, while other times it will just feel
is that it will last 2 or 3 times as long as mono lines. One thing tight with a slight movement.
about using fluorocarbon is that once you do, it is difficult to go When working the worm, I lift my wacky rod just slightly trying
back to mono filament line. to keep the worm close to the grass or other structure. Remember,
My recent 10.30 pound largemouth mentioned above was the worm is light and if you work it too fast you keep it out of the
caught on 10 lb test Berkley 100% Fluorocarbon spooled on an fish zone. Also, you do not have to rush if you get a bite but slowly
Abu Garcia Revo STX reel with 6.4 :1 ratio and a 6’ 10” medium lower you rod, take up slack and set your hook with a “pull”
heavy action Abu Garcia Veritas rod. For all anglers, a proper knot instead of a hard jerk. Remember, you are using light line and
is vital!! For 95% of my fishing, I use a Palomar knot and use it if you set the hook like a weight-lifter, you will break off a lot of
100% with wacky worming. The palomar is easy to tie and has fish. Since your hook is exposed, the hook set is much easier than
the best knot strength of most, if not all, quality knots. If you do a Texas and Carolina rig. Get as much slack out of your line as
not know how to tie one, find an angler who does and get them to possible before you set the hook.
show you how! If you will send me a self addressed, STAMPED en- REMOVING HOOKS FROM BASS: At times when wacky worming,
velope, I will send you a Berkley knot card with an easy-to-follow a bass will get the hook down deep in the throat. Take great care
11 • LAKECASTER • APRIL 2011
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bass tech
The Technology of Bass Fishing
PrevenTive BoaT MainTenance
by Andrew Upshaw
Have you ever had something go wrong on your boat that you Power Poles just in case a pump goes out or your fluid begins to Motor
knew you could have prevented? I’m going to tell you all about 3 leak. Power poles are the newest craze on the market. These are Lastly I check my bolts on my motor. This is a part of your boat
little things you can do to your boat to save you lots of headache. the big hydraulic “Sticks” sticking out on the back of quite a few that you use the least but is probably one of the most important
Trolling Motor fishermen’s boats. pieces on your boat. First I check to see if my bolts are tightened from
First off, check your screws and bolts. As a fisherman on my jackplate to my transom. These have a tendency to loosen when
Toledo Bend and Sam Rayburn I tend to forget it myself, but in extreme rough water or adverse boating conditions. The last thing
this could save you lots of money. I have a checklist of what you need is to be driving down the lake in an extremely important
to tighten and it’s worked out well for me so far. Tighten your tournament and your motor break the bolts off. Don’t just look at
trolling motor screws and bolts. It’s fairly easy and you only need the bolts and think they are tight. Put a wrench on the bolt and the
a few tools to complete this task, like a Philips head screwdriver nut to back them up. You will be surprised how loose they actually
and a wrench. Something to help keep your trolling motor down are. Next, check the bolts connected from the jackplate to the motor.
in extreme conditions is to add an additional strap to it or a tight These bolts are the ones most likely to give you the biggest problems.
bungee cord. This will help keep your trolling motor in place I have seen instances where I could go tighten someone’s bolts,
when in adverse conditions. which connect from the jackplate to the motor, just with my hands.
Power Poles This is the spot that is more likely to break the fastest in rough water
Next I check my bolts on my Power Poles. These tend to loosen conditions. One of the scariest feelings you will ever have is if you get
from driving down the lake in rough conditions or just your stranded in the middle of the lake with 6 to 8 footers.
normal wear and tear. You can normally tell if your Power Poles To conclude Preventive Boat Maintenance, there are many
are loose by going up behind them and pushing the actual pole things you can do other than what I listed. Please do some
back to your boat. If you feel movement you need to tighten research or feel free to contact me and I’ll be more than happy
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It is finally feeling like spring in the south, and nearly 330 anglers enjoyed being out in it on
Toledo Bend February 26, 2011 as Bass N Bucks kicked off the Toledo series. Fourteen sacks over 20
pounds were registered and Big Bass kept getting bigger as 7’s, 8’s and one over 9 was brought in.
Danny Iles and Brian Shook won 1st place and $8,000 with 26.13 pounds.
Toledo Bend is still more than 7 feet low, and everyone continues to pray for rain. Being the 5th
largest man made lake in the south, it didn’t hamper the fishing. Nearly all participants weighed in,
with a host of hefty sacks.
With nearly a dozen sacks over 20 pounds already in the books by the time Shook & Iles came to
the scales with their bag, nearly all eyes were on them when their weight locked in to take over the
lead in an ongoing weigh in. Martin Elshout and Mark Price had been at the top of the leaderboard
until that time with 23.34 lbs. Before the scales locked down, Rusty Hatcher and Chad Loupe made a
good run for top spot ending up in 2nd with 24.44 lbs
Locating fish and following their patterns is an acquired skill this team seems to have mastered.
“The bass seem to be moving day to day,” Iles stated. “We decided to fish the south end, focusing on
hydrilla in 2’-6’.” They were using a custom painted Red Eye Shad by 6th Sense Lures along with a
white double willow bladed spinnerbait all day. “The bite was pretty slow, but steady all day. We had
a limit in the boat by around 10:00, and only culled a couple of times.” A six pounder anchored their
creel that totaled 26.13 lbs. Being among the youngest participating, even many of the more seasoned Brian Shook and Danny Iles won the Bass N Bucks Toledo Series kick-off with over 26 pounds!
teams tipped their hats at yet another win for these young men. Bass N Bucks presented them with the
guaranteed 1st place purse of $8,000. The team would like to thank Ranger, Mercury, Power Tackle, The team won $3,000 for 3rd place and would like to thank Ranger, Mercury, Kistler Rods and Ludwig
Costa Del Mar, Needmore Tackle, 6th Sense Lures, Jordan’s Marine, Sebile and Falcon Lures. “We’d also Brothers Marine.
like to point out that the Power Tackle composite crank bait rod is one of the best out there. The fish James Blythe caught the Big Bass of the day, fishing with partner Brad Hughes. According to Brad,
just don’t come off!” James “just got lucky”. All kidding aside, James was working a black & blue Texas rigged senko with
Danny also won the $2,500 from Ranger Cup and the $250 Cabela’s bonuses. a 1/8 oz weight in 10’ of water. “The fish were suspended about 3’ from the surface. I needed a slow
Rusty Hatcher and Chad Loupe won 2nd place and $4,000 with their 24.44 lb sack. Hitting shallow falling bait. It was around 10:30 when she hit, but at first I thought it was a lot smaller.” Once she
stumps with a big Texas rigged worm, the early bite was good for them and they just kept catching all broke the water, they realized they had a sow. The bass weighed 9.20 lbs, adding $1,000 to the teams’
day long. “We had a limit in the boat by 9:30 and culled until noon. After that it got slow, and we had overall winnings. “We’d like to thank Matt Mathews who was also fishing the same area for giving us
a long run to make getting back so we packed it in.” the elbow room to fish there.”
Martin Elshout & Mark Price had areas picked on the north and south ends of the lake. “We started The top sacks were incremental to say the least, some only separated by 1/100th of a pound. While
on the south end, using Rat-L-Traps and football head jigs.” They caught a few, but said when the Toledo Bend is still over 7 feet low, the fishing (and catching) is outstanding.
bite died they headed north. Going into a pocket filled with stumps, they threw Texas rigged lizards Bass-N-Bucks continued on P. 18
in shallow water. “We finished a limit and culled three times there. The fish were biting good all day.”
Rusty Hatcher & Brian Loupe had a nice sack of nearly cookie
cutters totaling 24.44 lbs to win 2nd place
Holding the lead for a short while, Mark Price & Martin Elshout
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2nd - $4,000 - 24.44 lbs 7th - $1,000+ 21.97 lbs
Rusty Hatcher & Chad Loupe David Fox & Anthony Clemens
3rd - $3,000 - 23.34 lbs 8th - $1,000 - 21.81 lbs
Martin Elshout & Mark Price - Bobby Logan & Kenny Cobb
4th - $2,000 - 22.30 lbs 9th - $1,000+ - 21.41 lbs
Mike Murski & Terry Stevens Teddy Joe Cloide & Wes Dawson
5th - $1,500 - 22.23 lbs 10th $1,000 - 20.68 lbs
Russ Carter & Scott Bailey - Ricky Potts & Bill Hudspeth
……and last in the money…..
24th - $500 - 18.37 lbs
- Glen Freeman & Harold Allen
Big Bass $1,000 9.20 lbs
James Blythe & Brad Hughes
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There are few things in life more complicated than fishing during (some of which never get used); however, learning to properly use a few might even find a couple of great looking fishing spots that are not
a weekend. Your adrenalin has been running high all week at work as baits correctly can certainly go a long way in building your confidence even on your lake map. I have to admit that when I got my first graph I
you anticipate the upcoming fishing trip and your thoughts are of big and putting more weight in your weigh-in bag. I know that in my early ran into a couple of trees because I concentrated so much on studying
bass – and lots of them. But more often than not that beautiful weather fishing days I wanted to master jig fishing and an ol’ pro told me to go what was on my screen that I lost track of where I was going. Good
you anticipated is overshadowed by a cold front, long lines at the fishing with nothing in the boat but jigs. It was good advice. Discipline electronics is only as good as your ability to understand what you are
launching ramp and fish that suddenly get a case of lockjaw. So what’s yourself to use specific baits until you are comfortable and then expand seeing so sharpen your skills.
a weekend fisherman to do? to other baits and techniques. #6 Ignore Other Fishermen -
First of all let’s establish the fact that most anglers fish when they #3 What are you after Numbers or Size? - I have fished with a number of anglers that would actually get
can. When you head to the lake for a weekend outing, concentrate on Are you trying to catch lots of bass or trophy bass? The techniques depressed and lose their focus for fishing if another angler was fishing
the positives rather than the negatives. You may not be as skilled as the to do one or the other can often vary greatly. The trophy hunter tends “their area.” Forget the other anglers and just fish the plan you put
pro fisherman but there are things you can do to sway the odds over to use larger baits and may have to go long periods of time between together. If someone is fishing your spot simply adjust your fishing by
in your favor. An occasional trip to different lakes is fine.. However – if bites, however, when the bite occurs it could be the fish of a lifetime. working different baits, techniques and depths.. or leave and fish the
your goal is to improve your success ratio I suggest that you zero-in on The angler that wants to just catch a bunch of bass may have to look area later.
one or two lakes and learn them well. Here are some tips to help you for “schoolies” and downsize the baits he is using to better attract the Here is something for you to think about. There are various stages
accomplish your goals. smaller fish. in the life of a bass fisherman that all of us go through. Usually a new
#1 Be Versatile - #4 Where to Fish - angler just wants to catch one bass. The next stage is wanting to catch
Someone much wiser than me once said, “Insanity is doing things The first priority is to get a good topographical map of the lake you a bunch of bass. Then comes the need to catch one big bass. Then
that don’t work over and over again but expecting different results.” For intend to fish and study it carefully. Look for those areas that have the angler wants to catch a bunch of bigger bass. Then you reach the
bass fishing this means that when the fishing is slow you need to keep an sharp drop-offs, long tapering points and creek channels that meander point where you want to catch a REALLY big bass, the fish of a lifetime.
open mind and be ready to change your tactics. Don’t get caught up in through wooded areas. Look for areas that offer fish easy access to both And keep in mind that it never really ends because once you catch that
the bad habit of using one fishing technique and then making up excuses shallow and deep water. Look for abrupt changes in the topography. A 10-pounder you will want to catch one even bigger. That’s what makes
if you don’t catch fish. Odds are that the bass are there and in many cases good topographical map can help you find fish before you even launch fishing lots of fun and so challenging.
they will bite ... but it just takes the right presentation to make it happen. your boat. It’s also a good idea to put together a game plan regarding So there you are... A few suggestions for 2011 that will hopefully
Most weekend anglers follow each other down a shoreline casting the what you want to do before you hit the water. The plan will obviously allow you to get more fish in the livewell. Just remember, fishing can be
same baits as the boat they are following and just hope to get lucky. If the have to be “fine-tuned” once you launch your boat, but it will give you as enjoyable or as stressful as you want to make it. I suggest that you
hits are not coming from shallow water go deep and vice versa. If that a starting point and keep you from wondering aimlessly around casting relax and enjoy your time on the water. And keep in mind that a day on
favorite spinnerbait or topwater is not producing try a crankbait or soft at random spots like many weekend anglers do. the water is sure better than working that “honey-do” list your wife has
plastic. The point is to not get into a rut with your fishing. #5 Underwater Eyes – posted on the kitchen wall.
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If you master a basic selection of baits you will definitely be more time understanding the unit and the various settings. Forget about “Things turn out best for those who make
successful. Most of us have MANY tackleboxes crammed full of lures fishing on your first couple of trips - this is the time for learning. You the best of the way things turn out”
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The early spring weather was excellent for the fourth Working Cody Caldwell and Conner Nabours brought in the days Big Bass The next Working Warriors Open set for this weekend March
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good weather to have some fishing fun and help raise money for in 4 ft. of water, they also found fish hitting white spinner baits fishing fun and helping to sponsor Jackson Hill’s Take a Soldier
Military Families. Father and Son Roger and Justin Parks got off throughout the days fishing. Fishing program is invited to call Terry Sympson at 936-872-9266.
to a great start by boating their five fish limit by 10:00 am and 84% of teams weighing in had their five fish limits with four Take a Soldier Fishing is a program of operation once in a life
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Jason Wells & Vic Cooper with their 5 fish that weighed a total of 21.05 lbs. This sack
Place Angler 1 Angler 2 # Fish Pounds Winnings earned them $1,000.00 for their day on the water!
1 Jeff Wise Cody Wise 5 21.37 $2,000.00
2 Jason Wells Vic Cooper 5 21.05 $1,000.00 Statistics
3 Frank Polley William Flournoy 5 20.97 $600.00 Paid Entries 44
4 Philip Crelia Jack Wallace 5 19.82 $500.00
Total Limits 32
5 David Burn`s Joey Martin 5 19.72 $400.00
6 Greg McDonald Gary McDonald 5 19.29 $300.00 Total Blanks 7
7 Johnny McKee Charles Maclin 5 17.67 $250.00 Total Fish 175
8 Jimmy Brooks Chad Randolph 5 15.82 $200.00
Total Released 175
9 Ben Ballard 5 15.64
10 David Ozio Phil Hennigan 5 15.48 Total Lbs. 512
11 Mack Whiteman Kevin Whiteman 5 15.40 Avg. Fish In Boat 4
12 Randy Turner Chad York 5 15.31
13 Jared Dean Brian Seymore 5 15.07 Avg. Lbs. In Boat 12
14 Tommy Land Selvin Cartwright 5 14.92 Avg. Fish Size 3
15 Perry Hooks Billy Sirles 5 14.84 Frank Polley & William
Total Payout - $5,690.00
16 Albert Weaver Deitra Weaver 5 14.78 Flournoy placed 3rd with their
5 fish that weighed 20.97 lbs.
17 Stan Burgay Lance Hughes 5 14.55
18 Mark Crouch Shane Howell 5 14.29 Top 3 places
for Media Bass
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20 Steve Evans Jay Bennett 5 13.63 tournament
Big Bass
1 Jeff Wise Cody Wise 6.72 lbs. $308.00
2 Jared Dean Brian Seymore 6.22 lbs. $132.00
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Merrill and Loftin
win Working Warriors Open
By Terry Sympson
Congratulations to the winners - James Newlyweds Rusty and Rebecca Stevens spent their first day as husband and wife
Merrill and Elmer Loftin fishing the tournament. Congratulations to the happy couple.
Jackson Hill Marina’s Working Warriors Open hosted 18 teams that will run in conjunction with The All Military Tournament to put these kids on some fish. We would like thank them for their
March 5 to help raise money for their Take a Soldier Fishing “Battle of the Branches”. To Qualify for the WWO Championship dedication to the sport we love and for all they do to promote bass
Program. James Merrill and Elmer Loftin took top honors with Anglers only need to accumulate $50 worth of donations this can fishing to young anglers. The top fish catcher was Jimmy Lynch
a five fish limit of 16.38 lbs that included a 6.18 lb kicker that be done by fishing 5 WWO events or by donating $50 to Jackson with 4 fish weighing 10.39 lbs, second place went to Nate McDowet
also received big bass honors. Jody Herrington and Robert Haak Hill’s “Take a Soldier Fishing” before the final September 10th with 4 fish weighing 8.85 lbs and third place went young Riley
took second place with 16.32 lbs and Mark Richards and David tournament. Harris with 4 fish weighing in at 6.53 lbs. In all 12 boys and one
Maher rounded out the top three paid places with 16.20 lbs. The Jackson Hill also hosted a great group of young anglers hard fishing young lady participated in the event.
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It all started nearly half a century ago when Sam Rayburn and
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loved to fish, and loved to tinker too. In his garage, he created
many different lures trying to emulate bait fish and sink and swim
the way he thought they needed to. As in any creative process, some
were good and some never made it out of the garage.
Some of his friends would stop by to see what the latest things
he had created looked like. Among the creations lying around was
one he had stuck some lead shot in. His friend picked one up and
headed out to Toledo Bend.
Later, Bill also went out to do some fishing. He noticed about
80 boats bunched up together, and one out all by itself. Curious,
he got closer to see what was going on. They were watching as the
angler in the distance caught bass after bass. Even more curious,
he approached the lone boater only to see it was his friend. “John
Dicky Newberry was the big
– what are you using?” His friend told him “Bill, it’s that ugly winner in the 1st Annual
rattling bait on your bench – do you have any more?” Bill said Rat-L-Trap tournament,
no to keep the other boaters from overtaking him. He did indeed having 26.44 lbs in a 5 bass
have a few on him but had never thrown them himself, so got off limit to win over $11,000
to another area and tried one. He started catching fish right away,
and was amazed at how loud the bait sounded coming through the
water as he fished from his aluminum boat. L-Traps, while also awarding any lucky anglers too,” stated Wes
2nd 7.27 lbs $400 Carlton Johns
As he was driving home in his station wagon, a rather noisy car Higgins, President of Bill Lewis Lures. “We awarded the top 10
3rd 5.04 lbs $300 William Stark
he lovingly named the Rattle Trap, he tried to figure out what he individual big bass every hour from 7am until 2pm. Then, between
would call this new lure. “The sound of that bait sure reminds me 2pm-3pm the biggest stringer got the guaranteed 1st place overall 4th 4.11 lbs $200 Rodney Dotson
of my car,” he thought. At that moment, the Rat-L-Trap was born. paycheck of $10,000.” 5th 3.94 lbs $180 Charles Johnson
Now, nearly 50 years and hundreds of lures and colors later, Bill The scales officially opened at 7am. Mike Fullerton topped the 6th 3.44 lbs $160 Chris King
Lewis Lures hosted the 1st Annual Rat-L-Trap big bass tournament on hour with his 7.80 lb catch winning a $500 check. 7th 3.34 lbs $140 Bruce Perdue
Sam Rayburn March 5, 2011. While anglers in these parts are quite In tournaments such as this, it is integral to keep a line of com- 8th 3.13 lbs $120 Wesley Brossett
familiar with big bass tournaments, this one had a little twist to it. munication between the weigh in site and the anglers. KICKS 105 9th 2.83 lbs $110 Michael Doggett
“We wanted to see who could show the most skill using Rat- was on hand keeping everyone informed as to what had weighed 10th 2.74 lbs $100 Lance Duff
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Saturday March 12 presented anglers with a much better weather forecast and warmer day. The
only drawback per the anglers was the continuous wind. This particular weekend hosted several
tournaments in the same areas, making a busy weekend for anglers.
The V&M Cyclone Baits Tournament was held at the Umphrey Pavilion gazebo with twelve teams
competing for the $1000 grand prize. In the end James Mitchell and Jason Bonds took home the
check and 1st place honors for their 14.88 lb bag of five fish.
The team said that they had a very long and drawn out day. “We started with the same pattern that
we did last weekend with jigs, but had to change to crankbaits about noon.” The team also said they
were fishing creek channels.
Coming in second with what the anglers called a loss of, “two drops of water,” was Brandon Crouch
(his partner was not available during or after weigh in) with 14.86 lbs and the title of Big Bass with a
4.47 lb fish. Crouch’s Big Bass beat out first place’s by only .10 lb.
Crouch said that his day was also slow and was fishing with three different baits: Carolina Rig,
swim bait, and rattle traps in shallow areas.
Third place went to Ty Hudgins and Roger Bacon with a weigh in of 13.77 lbs. Bacon commented
on the day saying, “We started out good with the first cast catching a 4 pounder.” He said that their
luck slowed after lunch and that they were fishing in “scattered grass from three to six feet.” Hudgins
and Bacon were fishing with watermelon red Big Bite Red Cane Thumpers and traps.
RESULTS:
1ST $1,000 14.88 LBS JAMES MITCHELL & JASON BONDS
2ND $500 14.86 LBS BRANDON CROUCH
3RD $300 13.77LBS ROGER BACON & TY HUDGINS
BIG BASS $120 4.47 LBS BRANDON CROUCH James Mitchell and Jason Bonds won 1st place with their bag of fish that weighed
14.88 lbs.
Brandon Crouch came in 2nd with his limit of fish that weighed 14.86
lbs., which included the Big Bass of the tournament, a nice 4.47 pounder.
Anglers Quest 2011 Sam Rayburn Saturday 1st Series # 3 out of The Umphrey Pavilion in Sam
Rayburn, TX began this event on March 12th with 106 teamed anglers showing up to fish for the
$7145.00 purse. Any team entering all 5 of the 1st series of Rayburn Saturday Series events will auto-
matically qualify for the 2-day Sam Rayburn Championship. The top team in points will be declared
the Team Anglers of the Year and will be awarded free entries to all 2012 Rayburn Saturday Series
events. The teams entering all 8 Rayburn Saturday 1st & 2nd series events will automatically qualify
for all 4 of the Lake Series 2-day Championships. The highest Top 10 points group of teams from the
2nd series of 3 events will also qualify to go to the 2-day Rayburn Championship. Any team qualifying
for any A/Q Championship will be allowed to enter the “Tournament of Champions” on November
19-20 at Lake Palestine.
This event was started after the playing of the National Anthem at 6:05 am. Sam Rayburn water
was in good shape but 7.66 feet below normal pool level with water temps running 61-63 degrees.
The weather at takeoff was a calm 50 degrees with a warming to 74 degrees by weigh in time. The fish
catching was good on Big Sam today as there were 35 limits brought to the scales, for a total of 179
bass at 498.90 lbs making the average bass brought to the scales today weigh 2.78 lbs.
The team of Ricky Guy from Humble, TX & Larry Cotten from Huffman, TX ran Larry’s Skeeter/
Evinrude bass rig to mid main lake grass covered flats to catch their bass throwing rattle traps in
2-4 ft of water using their American Rodsmiths & H&H Rods & Shimano reels spooled with Seguar
flurocarbon line. They managed to cull approximately 15 times to finish with a nice bag at 23.72 lbs.
This win made them $2080.00 for their day on the water.
The team of Charles Bebber from Willis, TX & Keith Caka from Magnolia, TX ran their Ranger/Ya-
maha bass rig to the main lake secondary points with grass to finish in 2nd with their best 5 bass that Ricky Guy & Larry Cotten won the
tournament with their awesome sack of
tipped the scales at 23.36 lbs. They had a limit in the boat early and then culled several more times fish that weighed 23.72 lbs. This earned
throughout the day. Charles & Keith had a nice 6.01 lb kicker in their bag. Their day on the lake paid them $2080.00 for their day on the water.
back $1075.00 for their efforts.
The team of Phillip Crelia & Greg McDonald from Center, TX finished in 3rd with 22.58 lbs and
took home a check for $1050.00. Phillip & Greg had the Big Bass of the event at 7.72 lbs. The team of
Phillip Crelia & Greg McDonald came in 3rd with their sack of fish that weighed 22.58 lbs.
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Brian Branum & Keith White finished in 4th with 18.65 lbs and took home
$700.00. Jared Fyock & Josh Guy finished in 5th with 17.54 lbs and took
$500.00 home.
There were 10 places paid in this event. The entire results from this and all
A/Q events put on by Anglers Quest can be viewed at www.anglers-quest.com
A/Q would like to give a special thanks to our sponsors who offer the In-
centive Bonus dollars for our anglers in the Anglers Quest Tournament Trail,
Bowden Marine, T/A Lure Xtractor, Lock-N-Haul Transom Saver, and PAA
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on our Anglers Quest website.
Anglers Quest will be at Kickapoo Bait & Tackle on Lake Livingston on
March 19th & 20th for the 3rd event of the 1st series of the Saturday & Indi-
vidual Series events. Then on March 26th & 27th A/Q will be at home on Lake
Houston for the 3rd event of the 1st Saturday & Individual series.
>>FLASH>>On April 2nd & 3rd A/Q will be back at The Umphrey Pavilion
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Individual events. The Saturday Team event will be a TRAILERING event due
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must comply with BNB & A/Q rules and you must take off with BNB and last
cast at 3:00 PM and be in the A/Q weigh in line by 4:00 PM. The Individual
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Bass N Bucks teams have never been known to let the wrath of Mother Nature
stop them from doing what they do best, and March 5, 2011 was no different. Casey A 34.97 pound stringer is
phenomenal any day, but to
Sobczak & Jonathan Garrie put the giddy up in their go, taking care of business
catch them all in the first hour
during the FIRST HOUR of the tournament. The team won with a 34.97 lb stringer is incredible! Congratulations
for an $8,000 payday. Break that down to an hourly rate! to tournament winners Casey
After a few days of perfect Spring weather, an old familiar adage howled us all Sobczak and Jonathan Garrie
a reminder. “In like a lion, out like a lamb.” Temps in the mid 70’s had preceded
tournament day, but come Saturday temps dropped over 20 degrees and the wind rose, gusting over 30
mph. For safety reasons, trailering was allowed. A good many of the anglers thought it would be an-
other beautiful day, and showed up at check in wearing shorts. Before days end they were hammered
with high winds and cold rain.
Casey Sobczak and Jonathan Garrie didn’t waste a moment putting their limit together and getting
off the water. They hit the right spot with the right baits to bag 34.97 lbs in the first hour of fishing.
“We caught a limit of small bass pretty quick,” the team reported. Changing tactics to procure bigger
bass, they headed to shallow water using 6th Sense Lures square bill crank baits in the grass. That was
just the trick, loading up on a limit of fish with an average weight of 7 pounds each. “The weather just
kept getting worse, so we decided to come in early and weigh our fish.” Their weight held by a margin
of five pounds to take the win for an $8,000 payday. The team would like to thank their sponsors for
their support: 6th Sense Lures, Hales Tackle, Custom Angle Rods and Costa Del Mar.
Bringing in another hefty sack at 29.94 lbs, brothers Clint & Clay West won 2nd place. “We went to
the North end of the lake and caught fish all day.” They were using swim baits in 4’-6’ of water. “We sions or drains. Sometimes we would have to cast four or fifive
ve times in those spots, but good bass were
caught a lot of fish, but the best action was between 9am-11am. At one point we had double hook-ups, holding in them.” Fighting the wind all day, they wore their trolling motor batteries completely out.
both of us were reeling in six pounders.” Their biggest bass weighed 7.44 lbs and they were culling “We made our last cull at 2:30, then headed in.” The team won $3,000 for 3rd place. They would like
four pounders! Bass N Bucks presented them with a $4,000 check and they would like to thank Show to thank Dawson Marine and Ranger Boats, “but most of all I’d like to thank my wife for her love and
Time Signs, Dawson Marine, West Ltd and M & M Industrial for their support. support.” – John Lemaire
John Lemaire & Jude Bodin also had a great day. “We got a late start once we found out we could The biggest bass of the day was caught by Butch Hollis, fishing with partner Marc Woolems weigh-
trailer.” They got busy right away and put a small limit in the boat. “Our initial limit only weighed ing in at 8.05 lbs winning $1,000. This catch anchored their 19.43 lb stringer putting them in 20th
around eight pounds. Then we caught a four pounder, and it was all uphill after that.” They also place overall. Being the first out of the money in overall standings, the team also received a Show
fished the North end of the lake, using spinnerbaits and jigs. “We started out fishing grass with Time Signs gift certificate valued at $500. Butch reports catching his bass on a 5’ flat at 9am using a
stumps, then transitioned to hard sandy bottom areas with stumps. The trick was to find little depres- Smokey Joe Rat-L-Trap.
Having a nice limit of 24.79 lbs, John Lemaire and
Jude Bodin won 3rd place overall
29.94 pounds
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on this weather
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by brothers Clint
& Clay West
39 • LAKECASTER • APRIL 2011
Marc Woolems
shows the biggest
bass of the day,
8.05 lbs, caught
by his partner Congratulations to the top teams: (1st) Casey Sobczak & Jonathan Garrie; (2nd) Clay & Clint West;
Butch Hollis (3rd) John Lemaire & Jude Bodin; (Big Bass) Butch Hollis
Out of 134 participating teams, 109 of them season for that series. Here are how the points
brought fish to the scales. Out of those, 107 had leaders are stacking up:
limits! A total of 542 fish were weighed totaling 790.36 pts Casey Sobczak & Jonathan Garrie
1,692.50 lbs. That gives an average weight per 761.74 pts Daniel Blanton & Jeff Wise
fish of 3.12 lbs! 761.46 pts Travis Moore & James Coleman
At each event, thousands more dollars are po- 760.13 pts Bill Rogers & John Walker
tentially available through the sponsor incentive 752.85 pts Stan Burgay & Chandler Burgay
bonuses. How to win these bonuses are explained The next tournament for the Rayburn Series
in detail on each tournament entry brochure will be April 2nd at the Umphrey Family Pavil-
and on their website, www.BassNBucks.com. ion. In the mean time, Toledo Bend Series event
Congratulations to John Lemaire for winning the #2 will be March 26th at Cypress Bend Marina.
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There are only two Rayburn Series events left. Ranger Boats – Cabela’s – Yamaha – Low-
All tournaments are open for anyone to fish, and rance – Wulf Outdoors – Vicious Fishing – John Lemaire won both the Cabela’s and Dawson Marine bonuses with partner Jude
the team with the most points at the conclu- Rat-L-Trap – V&M/Cyclone Baits – Snag Proof Bodin to add to their 3rd place overall winnings.
sion of the fifth tournament will be crowned – BassMedics – Jasper Chamber of Commerce
Anglers of the Year for that series. The reward for – Pro Rule - Fishingworld TOP TEAMS:
this prestigious title is free entries into the next
1st - $8,000 - 34.97 lbs 6th - $1,000 - 23.77 lbs
Casey Sobczak & Jonathan Garrie Jason Bonds & James Mitchell
LAKE 2nd - $4,000 - 29.94 lbs 7th - $1,000 - 23.30 lbs
CHARLES Clint & Clay West Robert Glende & Ted Odell
3rd - $3,000 - 24.79 lbs 8th - $1,000 - 22.01 lbs
TOYOTA
John Lemaire & Jude Bodin Jerrel Pringle & Keith Keele
JOE JOSLIN OUTDOORS 4th - $1,300 - 24.58 lbs 9th - $ 900 - 21.89 lbs
Top Six
1- Chester Sams
Wayne Moran came in 2nd with
his limit that weighed 17.41 lbs. 2- Stephen Ensign
3- Leslie Woodall
4- Mike Goodman
5- Paul Guidry
6- Chuck Greene
BJ Shoemaker proudly
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won him big bass honors. Stephen Ensign and Chester Sams
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Top 20 teams
Place Team Boat # # Fish Big Bass Stringer Wgt Pnlty Final Wgt Payout
1 JASON WELLS-VIC COOPER 26.57 lbs.
2 GLEN FREEMAN-JEFF RICE 22.89
3 CORY RAMBO-RUSTY CLARK 22.21
4 MICHAEL TRPKOSH-JEFF FISHER 21.23
5 BOB UTTERBACK-DERRICK SHOFFITT 17.24
6 JOSEPH LAYTON-ROBERT MORE 17.06
7 CLAYTON BOULWARE-CHRIS MCCALL 16.28
8 JASON HORTON-CHAD YORK 16.23
9 BRIAN BRANUM-KEITH WHITE 14.32
10 KEN SMITH-KEVIN REID 14.26
11 MITCH STEPHENSON-MICHAEL SMITH 14.09
12 TOMMY HOWARD-JIM FURR 12.50
13 DARRELL LYONS-COLLIN ILLICH 12.34 Jason Wells & Vic Cooper take the win with 26.57 lbs
14 FRANK POLLY-WILLIAM FLOURNOY 12.31
15 DANIEL CHAMBERS-TODD LITTETON 11.95
16 HERB NEWHOUSE-A.R. JOHNSON 11.77
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19 KRIS RYDER-RICK BELSEY 11.31 Terry Stillwell, Broker/Owner
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The Texas Oilman’s Bass Invitational celebrated its 20th year weighing in stringers, the winning stringer of the day totaled over
March 18-19, 2011 on Toledo Bend at Cypress Bend Marina. 26 pounds and big bass was over 9 pounds. Overall the first day
(TOBI) brought over 1,200 anglers in about 630 boats to compete brought in over 6,000 lbs of fish weighed in.
for top prizes; however, unlike most tournaments TOBI isn’t about On day two 630 boats fished, but only 355 teams made it to the
all about the best fishermen, the tournament is a fundraiser for weigh in with 1,629 fish, totaling 4,037 pounds of bass and 874
Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. teams all together for both days. Also, between the two days the
The tournament was founded in 1990 and is held every year director reported that 10,120 lbs of bass were weighed in.
on the third weekend in March at Cypress Bend Park in Many, The results from the tournament will be posted online at
Louisiana. TOBI’s philanthropy is the Texas Children’s Hospital thelakecaster.com and also on our facebook.
Renal Unit, where the money they donate goes to patient care
and research in pediatric kidney and urinary tract diseases and
disorders. They also hold an annual event where fishermen take
patients, who are able to go, fishing and spend the day with them.
This year, TOBI was able to donate more than ever, $200,000 to
Texas Children’s Hospital. The director said that is more than ever,
and says it is due to the outstanding amount of participation this Toledo Bend shined as over 10,000 pounds of bass were weighed in at the annual
year from anglers. Anglers in this tournament are all members of Texas Oilmen’s event. The tournament and all of the people associated with it have
the oil field industry in Texas and Louisiana. become heroes to the kids at Texas Children’s Hospital.
Day one of the tournament brought out over 600 angler teams
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White Bass 2.18 lbs Hunter Muncrief April 20, 2008 2.24 lbs Dylan Lyons May 12, 2008
Yellow Bass 0.71 lbs Logan O’Dell July 9, 2010 0.82 lbs Dylan Lyons November 25, 2007
Spotted Bass 1.12 lbs Susan Muncrief June 12, 2008 ----- No Record -----
Bluegill 0.71 lbs Tyler Hutchison June 14, 2007 0.85 lbs Kevin Johnson April 10, 2006
Smallmouth
----- No Record ----- 49.84 lbs Heather Taber July 14, 2009
Buffalo
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----- No Record ----- 23.87 lbs Ben Rumery March 21, 2008
Carp
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Channel
1.63 lbs Hunter Muncrief August 8, 2007 2.44 lbs Gage Shepherd July 1, 2010
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2.12 lbs Ross Brusenhan May 30, 2009 2.54 lbs Forrest Gothia February 19, 2011
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1.58 lbs Jordan Stoyanov April 10, 2010 2.02 lbs Nicholas Hirsch August 18, 2007
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Drum
Alligator Gar 192.00 lbs Ariel Drewery April 21, 2007 ----- No Record -----
Longear
0.10 lbs Travis Ellington July 2, 2003 ----- No Record -----
Sunfish
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57 • LAKECASTER • APRIL 2011
Texas Master Naturalists
are coming to East Texas
By Robert Baker, TPWD
What is the Texas Master Naturalist program some may ask? viewing area. The intention
This is a program set up by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, is to accomplish projects that
Texas Forest Service, and Texas Agrilife Extension Program to contribute to the public good,
educate volunteers and then have them share their knowledge and that are interesting to the
with the public. people accomplishing the work.
The education part of this experience will be obtained through In subsequent years to
at least 40 hours of basic training during the first year. This basic recertify a person would only
training covers a broad range of topics including Icthyology need to accomplish the 40
(fish), Mammology (mammals), Forestry (trees), Weather, and hours of service and 8 hours of
Geology (rocks) to name a few. Training is received in the form advanced training. Advanced
of class room lectures and field trips. Classes for this new chapter training can be things like
begin in mid April and run through late June. attending field days, trainings,
All naturalists will then be asked to accomplish 40 additional and seminars to name a few.
hours of service in a year. Service can take the form of many This training is necessary to
things and can be tailored for each person based on their skills ensure that naturalists continue
and abilities. For instance, a person that is capable of strenuous to learn about subjects that
labor could build a hiking trail, or a retired school teacher could interest them and stay abreast
present a lecture on wetland animals to school children. Outreach of changing times.
projects can also be group projects such as establishing a wetland For those interested there
April 2011 • lAkecAster • 58 Current Lake Records
Texas Fish Records Program
All-tackle records for Sam Rayburn
Species Wt. Date Angler Method
Bass, Largemouth 16.80 5-31-97 Tommy Shelton Rod & Reel
Bass, Palmetto 11.58 4-06-05 John Olive Rod & Reel
Pleasure Bend Store 409-579-2203 Catfish, Blue 20.0 11-07-10 Caleb Anderson Rod & Reel
Toledo Tackle 318-256-5613 Catfish, Channel 2.44 7-01-10 Gage Shepherd Rod & Reel
Fin & Feather Resort 409-579-2056 Crappie, Black 1.94 2-28-08 Dylan Lyons Rod & Reel
Crappie, White 2.02 8-18-07 Nicholas Hirsch Rod & Reel
Bass Haven Resort 318-286-9239 Sunfish, Other Hybrid 0.75 7-05-10 Gage Shepherd Rod & Reel
Pirates Cove 318-565-4467 Sunfish, Redbreast 0.88 7-04-10 Gage Shepherd Rod & Reel
Huxley Bay Marina 936-368-2494 Warmouth 0.68 5-21-10 Holly Berry Rod & Reel
Records are kept and provided by Texas Parks & Wildlife in a newly formed cooperative relationship with Louisiana Parks
Newell’s Fishing World 409-625-4928 & Wildlife. These records may change over the next several months as this cooperative effort evolves. The Lakecaster will
Newell’s (night) 936-332-4399 strive to keep the most updated information available in each publication.
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It was an exciting race to the finish as Bass water, they targeted main lake points leading to
Champs East Texas division fished Sam Rayburn flats. “The morning bite was slow. We caught one
March 19, 2011. Ten sacks over 20 pounds were good one early, then a few short ones.” As the day
seen, but Jonathan Garrie and Keith Morris warmed, the bite kept getting better. “We caught
dominated the event with over 29 pounds to win fish fairly steady all day long, but our bigger ones
the guaranteed $20,000 1st place check. came in the afternoon.” Bass Champs presented
It’s that time of year when first sunburns are them with $5,000 for their 2nd place win. Being
dominant in anglers. The fishing was hot too, the highest team in a qualified Skeeter boat, they
with scads of heavy sacks and several seven and doubled their winnings to $10,000. “We would
eight pound bass being brought in. like to thank Skeeter Boats, Yamaha, Hummin-
When Jonathan Garrie and Keith Morris heaved bird, 6th Sense Lures, MinnKota, Ardent Reels,
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already in the lead. Their five fish limit soared past Lakecaster for coming out to cover these events.” event with 29.94 lbs winning $20,000
the 25 pound mark to a 29.41 lb total to win the Crankbaits were also working for the 3rd
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Custom Angle Rods, they were fishing in 20’ of kept getting better.” They were targeting both
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panned out for us.” The team caught over four for beds, instead we hunted those in transition.
limits to cull from, their biggest being around 7 Some were heading to spawn, some had finished Lots of big bass crossed the scales, but the big- Tournament statistics:
pounds. “We did lose another good one, but thank- and were heading out.” Their bait of choice was gest of the day was caught by Ryan Pinkston and Total Entries: 214 Teams
fully it didn’t hurt us.” Bass Champs presented a square billed Bandit crank bait, thrown in 4’-6’ Scooter Clark. The bass weighed 8.61 lbs, and the Total Collected: $55,640
them the guaranteed 1st place purse of $20,000. depths. Their spots were close to deep water with team was awarded $1,000 for that single catch. Total Payback (C & P): $61,750
Harold Allen and Albert Collins won 2nd place grass. “One broke off on us around mid-day, but The Dodge Ram bonus was awarded to Payback Percentage: 111%
with 25.47 lbs. “We were using lures from E2 we culled five times before we were through.” Brandon Tingey and Lance Duff. As winners of Total fish: 746
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I-Rods today.” Fishing both shallow and deep thank Hale Tackle for their support. event are waived for the next 12 months! Average weight: 2.81 lbs
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Anglers Association tournament on Texas’ Sam Rayburn. Bain- culled too,” Bain-Moore concluded.
Moore added 14 pounds even to her day one total of 20 pounds She took home $7,000 for the win plus the big bass award
94 ounces to give her 34.94 and the win. for the pro angler side. “This feels really wonderful. It is a
“I felt like I could catch a limit and yesterday I sat my goal tremendous honor to win this LBAA event and I love coming
around 12-15 pounds and I figured that would keep me in it,” and seeing all the ladies and hanging out with them again,”
Bain-Moore stated. “I caught my five yesterday fairly quickly she added.
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as a trailer. Today I went back to the same spot intending to do 30.57, Cheryl Bowden in third with 28.86, Patti Campbell in
the same thing and get my fish early before the wind blew.” fourth with 28.69, and Pam Ridgle in fifth with 25.65. Round-
“I only caught one keeper and was beginning to get slightly ing out the top ten on the pro side were Pam Martin-Wells LBAA Rayburn Pro Angler
worried,” Moore went on to say. “I then watched my co-angler in sixth with 22.87, seventh was Kay Pennington with 22.18, Champ Kim Bain-Moore
catch three pretty nice fish on a Senko as she pitched it up to eighth was Diane Phillips with 20.98, Keri Schieber in ninth (right) with Lady Bass
the bank and retrieved it back. I then saw a recreational angler with 18.07, and tenth was Emily Shaffer with 17.48. Anglers Association Co-
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entered the final day of competition boasting a lead of nearly 6 ½ thought the final weigh-in was going to be a lot closer than it was.”
pounds. Although thoughts of a tournament title danced in his head, In the end, Castledine’s nightmarish beginning turned into a
his dream scenario of cruising to an easy victory was shattered before storybook ending as the Texas native walked away with the tourna-
the sun had even risen over the horizon. ment title with a total three-day catch of 65 pounds, 2 ounces. For his
“I was about seven minutes from the marina when my boat broke efforts, Castledine won a first-place prize of $27,800. And he couldn’t
down,” said Castledine. “My first thought was, ‘Really? Today? You’ve have been happier.
got to be kidding me.’ So I started to think about what to do. Then “This is just awesome. I guess this is the best win of my career,”
(top-10 finalist) Russell Cecil came along.” said Castledine. “My co-angler (Rick Parker) won today as well. I
Cecil, who was also competing for a tournament title, immediately really think if today had gone smoothly, it wouldn’t have been nearly
stopped and helped bring Castledine back to the marina. However, as fun.”
Castledine still didn’t have a working boat. With time ticking away, Martin’s spirited comeback falls short
another fellow EverStart competitor – Andy Gaia – came to the rescue Although Lendell Martin Jr. of Nacogdoches, Texas, returned to the
and lent Castledine his own boat. scales with by far the biggest stringer of the day, a 22-pound, 4-ounce
“I can’t thank Andy enough,” he said. “He just happened to still be sack, it wasn’t quite good enough to catch Castledine. As a result,
here, and he told me that I could use his boat. And that saved me.” Martin had to settle for second place and a check for $9,500.
With a new boat, Castledine hit the water again only to discover “You know what, it was a fun day today,” said Martin, who ulti-
that his new ride didn’t have enough gas. mately finished with a three-day total of 62 pounds, 7 ounces. “This is
“It wasn’t Andy’s fault,” said Castledine. “He had no idea he was just an awesome lake. And when I saw that we’re going to have a full
going to have to loan his boat out for the finals. So by the time I got moon and that the water was warming up, I knew I had a chance to
back out there fishing, I had already had a two-hour delay.” really go out there and catch ‘em.”
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ing to be all right.’ But I definitely have to thank Jesus for this one.” hard. These fish are really aggressive. If you found the right place to
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$120,000. Call John 936-572-6850 No boat too large or too small. Also
(May-11) install bilge pumps, aerators, lights,
CaBINS FOR ReNt ON tOLeDO
locks, latches, etc. Call (318)645-2644
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cottage in Beechwood III (Fairmount paRtIaLLy FuRNISHeD. net Can pick up or deliv er. (April-11) Congratulations to
area). Fully furnished, boat ramp
near Six Mile, Mill Creek, and Texas
3 bedrooms, 2 baths. 12’ x 24’ Shannon Price for
enclosed porch on Toledo Bend MISCELLANEOUS
Island. Daily and Weekly Rates. $85
per night Mon-Thurs, $100 per night
off FM 1215. 48’ x 44’ boat house, catching this 11 lb.
two electric lifts, floating dock & tayLORS DeeR FeeDeRS
Fri-Sun w/2 night minimum except entertainment deck. 2 utility sheds, aND aCCeSSORIeS. Deer and Toledo beauty!
holidays which is a 3 night minimum. two car garage. 225-715-3613 protein feeders. Road feeders, lids,
(409)579-4336, (936) 201-5528,
(318) 623-5413 or cooley1971@
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HOMe FOR SaLe on Toledo
you need for success
tHe FISH CaMp @ MILL
CReek, SaM RayBuRN Lake
Bend Lake just north of Huxley Bay
Marina in Shelbyville, TX in nice
RETAIL like this!
– LOCateD Next tO paRk. sub-division down private road. 3 aNtIque CONNeCtION ON tHe
Older, but nice. Sleeps 6-8. Covered
parking for 1 boat with electricity.
bedrooms, 2 full baths, 1.5 story, SquaRe, HeMpHILL tx now
cedar, wood floors, porcelain tile, carries a variety of “USED FISHING
Tues 8am-7pm • Wed 8am-5pm
Dish TV, fully furnished. Rate
$80 per night. 409-698-2199 or
936-275-7879 (Feb-12)
red oak cabinets, granite tile kitchen LURES”. Swimbaits, Crankbaits,
counters, teakwood bar, 23 ft Surface Lures & Jerkbaits. New Stock Thurs 8am-7pm • Fri 5am-8pm
vaulted aspen ceiling in great-room Weekly. 409-787-2860 (April-11)
New BassCats
are here!
2011 Puma Advantage Pkg Locally owned and operated Puma FTD
w/Mercury 225 ProXS Opti w/ Mercury 250L ProXS Opt
Hull colors are Black/White/Red Black/Silver/Black
to give you a personal boat Hull color - Black/White/Malibu Silver/ Red Blk/Blk
Cap Colors are Red Black/Malibu Silver/Silver/Black
buying experience at a Cap Color - Charcoal/Malibu Silver/ Red Blk/Black
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competitive price.
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