First
place went to the Arcadia Valley team of Mark Browers and Derek Bennett with a limit weighing 12.80 lbs. Mark reported concentrating
on main lake points from Bluff View to the dam to catch their fish. They threw dark colored 10" worms and brush hogs, and
all of their bites came in 10' of water. They also took Big Bass honors for the night with a nice one weighing 4.94 lbs. They
caught her 10' deep on a black/blue ten inch worm.
Second
place went to the Park Hills team of Randy McKinney and Randy Hulsey with a limit weighing 10.80 lbs. Hulsey reported concentrating
on main lake points with brush. They used 10" black worms to do the damage, and their bites came in 12 to 15 feet of water.
They didn’t have anything going until midnight and had a limit by 4:00am.
Hulsey
said “The bite was very slow!”
Third
place went to Mike Hardy of Ironton and Randy LaChance of Fredericktown with a limit weighing 7.86 lbs.
They
fished the Bluff View area and caught all of their fish on flat gravel banks, just off the main lake. They used dark colored
10" worms, and caught them around 10 feet deep.
Fourth
place went to David Johnson of Irondale and Andy Simily of Leadwood with 5 fish weighing 7.30 lbs. The fished the Bluff View
area and caught their limit on nothing gravel banks in small pockets, just off the main lake. Their limit fell victim to 10"
black/blue power worms in 8' to 10 feet of water.
The
wildest thing happened tonight. One of our teams had a life threatening experience, and it’s safe to say that they were
“a little rattled.”
They
went close to the bank to retrieve a crankbait that was hung up in a stump, and after they got their lure, one of them headed
back towards the back of the boat and heard the buzzing sound that could only be made by a “RATTLESNAKE!”
It
turned out that a 3 ½ to 4 foot timber rattler had somehow found it’s way into the boat. Now keep in mind “It’s
a night tournament.” They handled it like pro’s. They dug out the boat paddle and removed the threat! WOW!
Our
next tournament will be held at Wappapello Lake on 08-26-2007 at the Chaonia ramp, from 6:30am. To 2:30pm.
Until
then, see ya!
Larry
Merseal
Contact
me at laredo1@sbcglobal.net and make sure to stay up to date on the website at https://eastozarkbassclub.tripod.com/