Winter series Finale:
The final tournament of the winter series on Kentucky did not disappoint. Nice weather and a some good catches brought to the scale made for an awesome tournament. The story of the day was John Hawks and Bradley Puckett who took first place with 17.03lbs and big fish with a 7.04lb largemouth. Puckett has been unstoppable with three tournament wins in two weeks with three different partners on two lakes. Shannon Moats and Blake Lehman took second place with 12.63 lbs. Congratulations to our winners and we look forward to kicking off the spring series next Sunday!
What started out as a relatively calm, warmer than usual Sunday morning in January, with nine boats in the third tournament of the winter series, gradually became a battle of rough conditions. A slight west wind turned from the northwest and created an ocean like Kentucky lake. Overcoming the rough water conditions is one thing, but the top two teams also did it solo. Taking first place with 15.14lbs was Luke Smith who was picking up the slack for his partner who was not able to make this tournament. Second place and big fish went to Joe Johnson who brought three fish weighing 12.24lbs with a 6.31lb big un’. Team Moats/Lehman brought 2 fish weighing 4.32lbs and a storied ride back to the ramp they won’t soon forget. Congratulations to our winners and thank you to all that participated. We look forward to seeing you at the next one on February 14th.
Big water brings big weight:
Tournament two of the Red Bird Rods/C&O marine winter series started with 13 boats, cool temperatures and increasing winds throughout the day. Rough water and tough conditions were no match for Red Bird Pro team members Craig Kay and Luke Smith who brought a massive 21.81 lb. bag to the scales with a 7.11 lb. big fish to take the win! Team Bone/Bone took second place with an impressive 16.87 lb. bag. Finishing out the top three was team Ford/Wallace 12.83 lbs. The win puts team Kay/Smith in the points lead with three tournaments remaining in the division. Thank you all for coming out and we look forward to seeing you on January 31st.
The USA Bassin winter series sponsored by RedBird Rods and C&O marine had an impressive opener today. Despite the cold temperatures and a west wind, Micah Smith and Blake Smith brought 17.14 lbs to the scales to take 1st place! Team Smith also won big fish with a 8.57lb Kentucky lake giant! Not far behind was the father and son team of Donnie and Brian Choate who took second place with 16.44lbs! Rounding out the top three was the team of Joe Johnson and Brian Baker with a 15.92lb limit and second place big fish of 5.02. Nine of the 15 teams brought fish to the scales with four of those being 5 fish limits. Thank you all for coming out and we look forward to seeing you on January 17th.
1st) Micah Smith/Blake Smith 17.41
Big Fish 8.57
2nd)Brian Choate/Donnie Choate 16.44
3rd)Joe Johnson/Brian Baker 15.92
2nd big fish 5.02
4th)Scott McWaters 14.13
5th)Matt Vanmeter/Jordan Hartman 13.70
6th)Craig Kay/Luke Smith 10.92
7th)Chad Christy/Keith Jackson 5.03
8th)John Hawks/Bradley Puckett 2.99
9th)Anthony Seyler/Jeff Jeff Smith 2.29
