These Swimbaits have been used to win the last two BASS Tournaments…
2nd Top 5 For Reese Velvick Notches First Tour Win With 22-14 Final-Day Bag
Sunday, March 21, 2010
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Photo: ESPN Outdoors/Seigo Saito
Byron Velvick didn’t have quite what he needed today to surpass the 100-pound mark for the tournament, but he had more than enough to win at the Clear Lake Bassmaster Elite Series. |
He didn’t get the century belt he’d hoped for, but he already had one of those, anyway. What Byron Velvick didn’t have before today was a tour-level victory, and that’s the case no more.The former star of “The Bachelor” and ex-BassCenter talking head continued his ascendancy of the pro fishing ranks by closing out a wire-to-wire win at the Clear Lake Bassmaster Elite Series. He caught a 22-14 sack today that gave him a 98-06 total and a victory margin of just under 6 pounds.
He came up 1-08 short of claiming his second belt, which is given to anglers who catch 100 pounds or more for a tournament. That aside, the week in his native state went just about like he’d have scripted it.
Ohio’s Bill Lowen and North Carolina’s Guy Eaker closed out their 4 days of fishing together in a narrow slough by holding onto their respective 2nd- and 3rd-place positions. Lowen weighed 23-00 today for a 92-09 total and Eaker caught 22-07 for a 90-11 aggregate.
Fourth-place finisher Randy Howell of Alabama also stayed right where he was when he started the day, as his 18-14 stringer gave him an 86-02 total. Californian Skeet Reese moved up six places to claim his second Top 5 of the new season with a day-best 25-01 for an 85-03 total, and he has a dominant lead in his quest for his second Angler of the Year (AOY) title.
Here’s a look at how the Top 12 finished up:
1. Byron Velvick: 98-06
2. Bill Lowen: 92-09
3. Guy Eaker: 90-11
4. Randy Howell: 86-02
5. Skeet Reese: 85-03
6. Tommy Biffle: 81-14
7. Terry Butcher: 80-08
8. Bradley Roy: 79-11
9. Boyd Duckett: 79-08
10. Jared Lintner: 78-09
11. Brian Snowden: 76-00
12. Matt Herren: 75-13
There’s always a certain level of excitement inherent in an event at a hawg haven like Clear Lake, but this one became a bit monotonous as it went on. Anglers did the same thing each day and weighed about the same bag they’d brought to the scale the day before, and there was very little dramatic movement at the top of the leaderboard throughout the tournament.
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For the first time, the field was greeted by an overcast sky this morning, but there was again relatively little wind. More and more fish continued to move shallow in preparation for the spawn, but the majority opinion was that the tournament was held about a week early for the lake to reveal its full potential, as it did the last time the Elites visited in 2007.New Level for Velvick
Velvick was the epitome of calm when he pulled up at the docks this afternoon. He knew he had plenty of weight to nail down the win and whether he’d reach the 100-pound mark was the only mystery that remained.
“I’m pretty excited, but I really wish I could’ve caught one more good one,” he said. “I was blessed to catch one good one every day, but I never could get two.
“Don’t get me wrong, though; I was thankful to have the one each day.”
As expected, he did all of his real damage with a swimbait – a new model called a BV3D that the maker, Californian Jerry Rago, named in his honor.
“The swimbait fishing was awesome and if you can’t do that here this time of year, it can murder a guy. The only thing that hurt it a little bit was the lack of wind.”
He caught his first keeper on his third cast of the day and completed his limit at about 10:00 with a 6-pounder that topped his bag. He had about 20 pounds at that point, which would’ve been enough to win, but he went on to make four or five culls.
“There’s nothing I would’ve changed about this tournament. I had a bad practice and I was out throwing a split-shot and a Carolina rig around, and I finally decided I wanted to have fun, so I picked up the swimbait.
“It was too cold for it when practice started, but I got one bite (in the staging area that would serve as his primary locale) that told me those fish were going to want to be there, and that’s what they were going to bite.”
Details of his winning pattern, as well as those of the other top finishers, will be posted soon.
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Bill Lowen’s finish was 91 places higher than the last time the Elite Series visited Clear Lake. |
2nd: Lowen feels FineLowen had finished 93rd on his previous visit here 3 years ago, so his runner-up showing was something to celebrate.
“It feels great, especially after last time,” he said. “It’s nice to come out here and get the season off to a good start.”
His day could’ve been better, but he had to release three 5-pounders that were hooked outside the mouth. Two were impaled underneath the lower jaw and one had the steel below the eye.
“I should have had over 25 pounds.”
His primary weapons were a Chatterbait and a swimjig.
3rd: Great Start for Eaker
The 70-year-old Eaker’s finish was his best since the inception of the Elite Series in 2006. He not only ended up 3rd in the event, but he’s 3rd in the AOY standings in his quest to make his 11th Bassmaster Classic in what he’s said may be his final pro season.
“It feels good, and I’d like to get a few more of them,” he said. “Making the Classic again would be a great way to cap off my career.”
He caught more than 15 keepers today, all between 3 and 5 pounds. He again worked the deeper parts of the slough while leaving the shallower haunts to Lowen.
“I just didn’t get the big ones. I wouldn’t do anything different – it’s hard to give up on a place when you’re catching so many fish, even though you know you’re not going to win.”
He primarily threw a Lucky Craft LV 500 rattlebait, but also caught weigh-in fish on a big worm and a chatterbait.
4th: Mixed Emotions for Howell
Howell was content with his final placement, but there was a time in this event when he had bigger dreams.
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Guy Eaker is off to a great start in his quest to qualify for his 11th Bassmaster Classic. |
“I sure had high hopes after the second day, after I’d caught two bags that were 23 and some change,” he said. “Those hopes faded a little bit after yesterday, but I just couldn’t believe I could catch that many 4- and 5-pounders without eventually getting a big bite.”His early-morning jerkbait pattern went awry today, so he switched to a jig. He left his main area and had only three fish in the well when he returned at 2:00, but he caught a 3-pounder and one that was nearly five to round out his bag.
“After that I was even able to cull a few times, so I was feeling a lot better.”
5th: Reese Pleased
Reese didn’t pick up a win in either event in his own stomping grounds, but a 2nd (by a single ounce at the Delta) and a 5th put him well on his way to his ultimate goal – the AOY.
“I’m pleased,” he said. “The Delta left me with a little bit more of a (sour) feeling, but I came over here and scraped up some fish and did the best I could do. At the Delta, I got beat by one last flip (by winner John Crews).”
He threw several different baits during the event, including three different swimbaits.
“In the end, I’d rather have the AOY than anything else, so I’ll take a 2nd and a 5th all year long.”
Notable
> Day 4 stats – 12 anglers, 11 limits, 1 four.
Day 4 (Final) Standings
1. Byron Velvick — Del Rio, Texas — 20, 98-06 — 320 — $100,500
Day 1: 5, 29-00 — Day 2: 5, 22-00 — Day 3: 5, 24-08 — Day 4: 5, 22-14
2. Bill Lowen — North Bend, Ohio — 20, 92-09 — 295 — $25,000
Day 1: 5, 22-14 — Day 2: 5, 22-09 — Day 3: 5, 24-02 — Day 4: 5, 23-00
3. Guy Eaker — Cherryville, N.C. — 20, 90-11 — 290 — $20,000
Day 1: 5, 21-14 — Day 2: 5, 22-06 — Day 3: 5, 24-00 — Day 4: 5, 22-07
4. Randy Howell — Springville, Ala. — 20, 86-02 — 285 — $15,000
Day 1: 5, 23-03 — Day 2: 5, 23-07 — Day 3: 5, 20-10 — Day 4: 5, 18-14
5. Skeet Reese — Auburn, Calif. — 20, 85-03 — 280 — $15,000
Day 1: 5, 20-04 — Day 2: 5, 18-12 — Day 3: 5, 21-02 — Day 4: 5, 25-01
6. Tommy Biffle — Wagoner, Okla. — 20, 81-14 — 276 — $13,500
Day 1: 5, 16-08 — Day 2: 5, 21-13 — Day 3: 5, 20-10 — Day 4: 5, 22-15
7. Terry Butcher — Talala, Okla. — 20, 80-08 — 272 — $13,000
Day 1: 5, 18-03 — Day 2: 5, 21-13 — Day 3: 5, 22-12 — Day 4: 5, 17-12
8. Bradley Roy — Lancaster, Ky. — 20, 79-11 — 268 — $12,500
Day 1: 5, 19-08 — Day 2: 5, 22-01 — Day 3: 5, 22-09 — Day 4: 5, 15-09
9. Boyd Duckett — Demopolis, Ala. — 20, 79-08 — 264 — $12,000
Day 1: 5, 17-14 — Day 2: 5, 20-14 — Day 3: 5, 22-15 — Day 4: 5, 17-13
10. Jared Lintner — Arroyo Grande, Calif. — 20, 78-09 — 260 — $11,500
Day 1: 5, 23-04 — Day 2: 5, 17-14 — Day 3: 5, 21-06 — Day 4: 5, 16-01
11. Brian Snowden — Reeds Spring, Mo. — 19, 76-00 — 257 — $11,000
Day 1: 5, 17-06 — Day 2: 5, 21-03 — Day 3: 5, 22-12 — Day 4: 4, 14-11
12. Matt Herren — Trussville, Ala. — 20, 75-13 — 254 — $10,500
Day 1: 5, 21-13 — Day 2: 5, 18-06 — Day 3: 5, 21-12 — Day 4: 5, 13-14
Big Bass
Day 2: Bobby Lane — Lakeland, Fla. — 11-01 — $1,000
Angler of the Year Standings
1 Skeet Reese — Calif. — 575
2 Greg Hackney — La. — 538
3 Guy Eaker — N.C. — 517
4 Bill Lowen — Ohio — 516
5 Michael Iaconelli — N.J. — 510
6 Denny Brauer — Mo. — 493
7 James Niggemeyer — Texas — 487
8 Dave Wolak — N.C. — 483
9 Greg Vinson — Ala. — 478
10 Shaw Grigsby — Fla. — 471
11 Gary Klein — Texas — 462
12 Edwin Evers — Okla. — 454
13 Jeff Kriet — Okla. — 452
13 Brian Snowden — Mo. — 452
15 Matt Herren — Ala. — 445
16 Bradley Roy — Ky. — 443
17 Pat Golden — N.C. — 442
18 Derek Remitz — Ala. — 441
19 Dean Rojas — Ariz. — 440
20 Stephen Browning — Ark. — 439
21 John Crews — Va. — 436
21 Kevin Wirth — Ky. — 436
23 Byron Velvick — Texas — 431
24 Clark Reehm — Ark. — 428
25 Mark Davis — Ark. — 418
26 Zell Rowland — Texas — 415
26 Jared Lintner — Calif. — 415
28 Todd Faircloth — Texas — 410
29 Kotaro Kiriyama — Ala. — 408
29 Bradley Hallman — Okla. — 408
31 Kelly Jordon — Texas — 406
32 Scott Rook — Ark. — 404
32 Grant Goldbeck — Md. — 404
34 Terry Butcher — Okla. — 401
35 Matt Greenblatt — Fla. — 400
36 Peter Thliveros — Fla. — 396
37 Randy Howell — Ala. — 394
37 Mike McClelland — Ark. — 394
39 Bobby Lane — Fla. — 390
39 Morizo Shimizu — Japan — 390
41 Tommy Biffle — Okla. — 383
42 Kevin VanDam — Mich. — 374
43 Dustin Wilks — N.C. — 373
44 Brent Chapman — Kan. — 370
44 Billy McCaghren — Ark. — 370
46 Jami Fralick — S.D. — 368
46 Cliff Pace — Miss. — 368
46 Alton Jones — Texas — 368
49 Mark Tucker — Mo. — 366
49 Aaron Martens — Ala. — 366
51 Casey Ashley — S.C. — 364
52 Boyd Duckett — Ala. — 363
53 Steve Kennedy — Ala. — 360
54 Russ Lane — Ala. — 356
55 Rick Clunn — Mo. — 353
56 J Todd Tucker — Ga. — 344
57 Jason Quinn — S.C. — 342
58 Marty Stone — N.C. — 340
59 Gerald Swindle — Ala. — 338
60 Kevin Short — Ark. — 336
61 Takahiro Omori — Texas — 334
62 Vince Fulks — Okla. — 332
63 Paul Elias — Miss. — 330
64 Jeff Connella — La. — 324
65 Dennis Tietje — La. — 316
66 Cliff Crochet — La. — 306
67 Ish Monroe — Calif. — 302
68 John Murray — Ariz. — 300
69 David Smith — Okla. — 296
69 Terry Scroggins — Fla. — 296
71 Chad Griffin — Texas — 292
72 Pete Ponds — Miss. — 290
73 Timmy Horton — Ala. — 286
74 Matt Reed — Texas — 284
75 Bernie Schultz — Fla. — 282
76 Mark Tyler — Okla. — 278
77 Rick Morris — Va. — 276
77 Mark Menendez — Ky. — 276
79 Kenyon Hill — Okla. — 272
80 Wade Grooms — S.C. — 270
81 Marty Robinson — S.C. — 266
82 Davy Hite — S.C. — 264
83 Charlie Hartley — Ohio — 258
83 Mark Burgess — Mass. — 258
85 Yusuke Miyazaki — Texas — 254
86 Jason Williamson — S.C. — 248
87 Scott Ashmore — Okla. — 242
88 Fred Roumbanis — Okla. — 240
89 Britt Myers — S.C. — 234
90 Chris Lane — Ala. — 216
91 Byron Haseotes — Mass. — 208
92 Jeremy Starks — W.Va. — 198
93 Keith Poche — Ala. — 185
Lead Nearly 6 Pounds
Velvick Keeps Distance Between Him And Challengers
Saturday, March 20, 2010
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Photo: ESPN Outdoors/Seigo Saito
Byron Velvick caught the day’s best bag at Clear Lake for the second time in 3 days. |
A lot of anglers, young and old alike, are catching quality bags at the Clear Lake Bassmaster Elite Series in California. But Byron Velvick, who was born in this state and now resides in Texas, keeps making sure that all the leaderboard shuffling occurs below 1st place.
Velvick caught a day-best 24-08 today and extended his lead to an ounce shy of 6 pounds in his quest for a wire-to-wire victory, which would be his first on the Elite Series. He boosted his 3-day total to 75-01 and tomorrow he’ll try to fend off a pack of pursuers that includes both the oldest and youngest competitors on the circuit.
The two closest to him also surpassed the 24-pound mark today, and they again fished the same small ditch. Ohio’s Bill Lowen weighed 24-02 and moved up to 2nd with a 69-09 total and 70-year-old North Carolinian Guy Eaker caught 24-00 and gained one place to 3rd with 68-04.
Alabamian Randy Howell surrendered two spots today with a 20-10 bag – his lightest of the tournament – that left him 4th with 67-04. Bradley Roy, a 19-year-old Kentuckian, held onto the No. 5 slot with a 22-09 stringer for a 64-02 total.
Here’s a look at the 12 anglers who’ll fish tomorrow, with red numbers in parentheses indicating deficit margin from leader:
1. Byron Velvick: 75-08
2. Bill Lowen: 69-09 (5-15)
3. Guy Eaker: 68-04 (7-04)
4. Randy Howell: 67-04 (8-04)
5. Bradley Roy: 64-02 (11-06)
6. Terry Butcher: 62-12 (12-12)
7. Jared Lintner: 62-08 (13-00)
8. Matt Herren: 61-15 (13-09)
9. Boyd Duckett: 61-11 (13-13)
10. Brian Snowden: 61-05 (14-03)
11. Skeet Reese: 60-02 (13-06)
12. Tommy Biffle: 58-15 (16-09)
Weather conditions weren’t much different than they’ve been throughout the event – mostly sunny with little wind. Weights were a bit higher overall – 18 of the 47 anglers weighed 20 pounds or more – but no double-digit giants showed up. A 7-07 caught by Brian Snowden was the largest fish that came to the scale.
There were just three newcomers to the Top 12 today: Boyd Duckett (13th to 9th with 22-15), Brian Snowden (14th to 10th, 22-12) and Tommy Biffle (16th to 12th, 20-10). They supplanted Bobby Lane (7th to 22nd, 14-08), Grant Goldbeck (10th to 17th, 16-15) and Greg Hackney (12th to 16th, 17-12).
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Some clouds – and perhaps even an afternoon shower – should finally arrive tomorrow, and it’ll be interesting to see how the darker skies affect the bite. The winner will be determined following the weigh-in by highest 4-day weight.
Velvick Strong Again
Velvick had a slow morning and there was talk around the launch site that there might be a new leader by the end of the day. No chance.
“I had one before the last boat was out, but then it got slow,” he said. “I caught another one at 9:00 and then I got my big one (a 7-pounder) about 11:30.
“I missed a couple of key fish early – I know there were two that cost me for sure. I basically camped in one place and I made my last cull about an hour before weigh-in.”
He continued to rely primarily on a swimbait while tossing something else now and again. He’s shooting for his second BASS win here – he topped an Invitational in 2000 with a 3-day weight record of 83-05.
“After the Delta (where he finished 82nd last week), I wanted to come here and have fun, and I can’t do that by throwing a split-shot around. I decided I’d start where I caught the 83 pounds and work from there.
“I’m still waiting on one other area to make an adjustment, and I could bop in there for an hour or 2 tomorrow and it wouldn’t kill me. I just want to put five fish in the boat and if I can do that, I should win it.”
2nd: No Changes for Lowen
Lowen weighed his best bag of the tournament, and that occurred because of one late bite.
“I had a little guy, but I replaced it with a 5-pounder with about 10 minutes to go,” he said. “I went to the same area and fished the same stuff, and I’m tickled with what I caught.”
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Bill Lowen weighed his best bag of the tournament today and moved up to 2nd place. |
He went through about a dozen keepers and the biggest was a 5 3/4-pounder. He and Eaker both caught strong bags once again without stepping on each other’s toes.
“He’s got the shallower stuff and I’m fishing a little deeper. We went in there today and let them have it, and we’ll go back and do it again tomorrow.”
3rd: Eaker’s Lipless Still Getting Bit
Eaker continued to do most of his damage with a Lucky Craft LV 500 rattlebait.
“I did the same thing, but I caught them a little better,” he said. “I’ve been throwing a red (bait), but I missed three in a row, so I picked up a gold one and caught two right away.”
His other main weapon is a 10-inch Berkley Power Worm. “I caught two of them on that today.”
He caught 12 or 13 keepers today, all between 4 and 5 pounds. Regardless of what happens tomorrow, he’s assured of his best finish since the inception of the Elite Series in 2006 and after his 24th-place finish at the Delta, he’ll leave California with a pair of strong showings.
And his first tour-level win still isn’t out of the question. He admitted he’ll be a little nervous tomorrow morning.
“I’ve been doing this for 35 years and I still get tensed up, but it all goes away once I make that first cast.”
4th: Another Quick Limit for Howell
As has been his norm for the tournament, Howell caught all but a small portion of his sack shortly after he shut off his big motor. A jerkbait is the enticer for those fish, which hang out in relatively deep water for awhile before moving shallower after the sun emerges.
“I had 20 pounds in 25 minutes and then it was a grind after that,” he said. “I’m due to ge a big bite, though. I still haven’t gotten one, but maybe it’ll happen tomorrow.”
The staging area he’s fishing is a popular haunt for local anglers, and he was concerned that he might have too much company today. No live-bait anglers showed up, however, and the few club-level fishermen he encountered gave him ample room.
He believes there’s a chance he could catch a giant bag tomorrow and move to the top if Velvick slips a little.
“I know they have to swim through there to get to that flat. But if I haven’t caught much after the first 2 hours tomorrow, I have a couple places where I’ll go and throw a swimbait.”
5th: Less Becomes More for Roy
Roy had a bit of a tough time in his main area this morning, but ended up weighing his best sack of the tournament.
“There weren’t as many fish in there as there had been and I struggled a little,” he said. “I started running around and trying to fish places where the wind was right.
“Overall it was a slower day, but I ended up with a better weight.”
He went through 10 or 11 keepers and his best weighed a little over 5 pounds. He’ll try to catch an even bigger sack tomorrow in an effort to improve his placement.
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At age 70, Guy Eaker has a shot at his first tour-level win. |
“I saw a couple of big fish today and I had a couple of them follow (the bait). I’ll go out and chuck a big bait around.”
He said he feels a little bit of anxiety about competing in the final-day field in his second pro event, but not too much.
“I’m trying to stay calm because the calmer I am, the better I fish. I just hope I can get them to bite tomorrow.”
41st: Remitz will Take It
A West Coast swing seems to be just what Alabama’s Derek Remitz needs to get a season off to a good start. He launched his excellent rookie campaign here in 2007 – which included a win at Amistad – but struggled badly the last 2 years when the circuit didn’t come to the region.
Now he’ll head east with two paychecks, which is half the number he earned all of last year.
“I’m happy,” he said. “I’ve got a whole new outlook and a brand new attitude.”
He threw a jig the first day, but worked mainly with a jerkbait the last 2. He caught plenty of fish, but the bigger ones eluded him.
“The last day of practice I saw 6-, 7- and 8-pounders swimming around (in his primary area), but during the tournament I was just catching the bucks.”
Notable
> Day 3 stats – 47 anglers, 44 limits, 1 four, 1 three, 1 one.
> Morizo Shimizu was first out of the cut, finishing 11 ounces behind Tommy Biffle.
> In addition to Roy, three other Elite rookies will leave here with paychecks after the group of seven was shut out last week at the Delta. Matt Greenblatt finished 18th, Cliff Crochet 44th and Keith Poche 45th.
Weather Forecast
Here’s the weather forecast for the final day of the tournament.
> Sun., March 21 – P.M. Showers – 64°/38°
- Wind: From the SW at 7 mph
Day 3 Standings
1. Byron Velvick — Del Rio, Texas — 15, 75-08
Day 1: 5, 29-00 — Day 2: 5, 22-00 — Day 3: 5, 24-08
2. Bill Lowen — North Bend, Ohio — 15, 69-09
Day 1: 5, 22-14 — Day 2: 5, 22-09 — Day 3: 5, 24-02
3. Guy Eaker — Cherryville, N.C. — 15, 68-04
Day 1: 5, 21-14 — Day 2: 5, 22-06 — Day 3: 5, 24-00
4. Randy Howell — Springville, Ala. — 15, 67-04
Day 1: 5, 23-03 — Day 2: 5, 23-07 — Day 3: 5, 20-10
5. Bradley Roy — Lancaster, Ky. — 15, 64-02
Day 1: 5, 19-08 — Day 2: 5, 22-01 — Day 3: 5, 22-09
6. Terry Butcher — Talala, Okla. — 15, 62-12
Day 1: 5, 18-03 — Day 2: 5, 21-13 — Day 3: 5, 22-12
7. Jared Lintner — Arroyo Grande, Calif. — 15, 62-08
Day 1: 5, 23-04 — Day 2: 5, 17-14 — Day 3: 5, 21-06
8. Matt Herren — Trussville, Ala. — 15, 61-15
Day 1: 5, 21-13 — Day 2: 5, 18-06 — Day 3: 5, 21-12
9. Boyd Duckett — Demopolis, Ala. — 15, 61-11
Day 1: 5, 17-14 — Day 2: 5, 20-14 — Day 3: 5, 22-15
10. Brian Snowden — Reeds Spring, Mo. — 15, 61-05
Day 1: 5, 17-06 — Day 2: 5, 21-03 — Day 3: 5, 22-12
11. Skeet Reese — Auburn, Calif. — 15, 60-02
Day 1: 5, 20-04 — Day 2: 5, 18-12 — Day 3: 5, 21-02
12. Tommy Biffle — Wagoner, Okla. — 15, 58-15
Day 1: 5, 16-08 — Day 2: 5, 21-13 — Day 3: 5, 20-10
The following anglers did not make the cut and won’t be fishing tomorrow.
13. Morizo Shimizu — Osaka, Japan — 15, 58-04 — 251 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 18-03 — Day 2: 5, 19-05 — Day 3: 5, 20-12
14. Dave Wolak — Wake Forest, N.C. — 15, 57-11 — 248 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 15-08 — Day 2: 5, 18-05 — Day 3: 5, 23-14
15. Pat Golden — High Point, N.C. — 15, 57-07 — 245 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 19-07 — Day 2: 5, 18-06 — Day 3: 5, 19-10
16. Greg Hackney — Gonzales, La. — 15, 56-10 — 243 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 16-09 — Day 2: 5, 22-05 — Day 3: 5, 17-12
17. Grant Goldbeck — Gaithersburg, Md. — 15, 56-06 — 241 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 19-02 — Day 2: 5, 20-05 — Day 3: 5, 16-15
18. Matt Greenblatt — Palm Beach Gardens, Fl — 15, 56-03 — 239 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 19-13 — Day 2: 5, 16-12 — Day 3: 5, 19-10
19. Kevin Wirth — Crestwood, Ky. — 15, 55-15 — 237 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 14-05 — Day 2: 5, 20-13 — Day 3: 5, 20-13
20. Kelly Jordon — Mineola, Texas — 15, 55-14 — 235 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 21-08 — Day 2: 5, 14-07 — Day 3: 5, 19-15
21. Denny Brauer — Camdenton, Mo. — 15, 55-12 — 233 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 21-09 — Day 2: 5, 14-03 — Day 3: 5, 20-00
22. Bobby Lane — Lakeland, Fla. — 15, 55-08 — 231 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 16-03 — Day 2: 5, 24-13 — Day 3: 5, 14-08
23. Edwin Evers — Talala, Okla. — 15, 55-08 — 229 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 18-01 — Day 2: 5, 17-14 — Day 3: 5, 19-09
24. Greg Vinson — Wetumpka, Ala. — 13, 55-00 — 227 — $10,000
Day 1: 3, 13-01 — Day 2: 5, 22-07 — Day 3: 5, 19-08
25. Michael Iaconelli — Pitts Grove, N.J. — 15, 54-15 — 225 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 18-01 — Day 2: 5, 19-05 — Day 3: 5, 17-09
26. Billy McCaghren — Mayflower, Ark. — 15, 54-07 — 223 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 16-02 — Day 2: 5, 18-00 — Day 3: 5, 20-05
27. Brent Chapman — Lake Quivira, Kan. — 15, 54-04 — 221 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 19-09 — Day 2: 5, 17-00 — Day 3: 5, 17-11
28. Clark Reehm — Russellville, Ark. — 15, 53-12 — 219 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 17-11 — Day 2: 5, 20-11 — Day 3: 5, 15-06
29. Marty Stone — Fayetteville, N.C. — 13, 53-12 — 217 — $10,000
Day 1: 3, 12-01 — Day 2: 5, 20-15 — Day 3: 5, 20-12
30. James Niggemeyer — Van, Texas — 15, 53-08 — 215 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 17-01 — Day 2: 5, 17-07 — Day 3: 5, 19-00
31. Mike McClelland — Bella Vista, Ark. — 15, 53-04 — 213 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 19-09 — Day 2: 5, 14-02 — Day 3: 5, 19-09
32. Dean Rojas — Lake Havasu City, Ariz 15, 53-01 — 211 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 19-00 — Day 2: 5, 17-06 — Day 3: 5, 16-11
33. Jeff Kriet — Ardmore, Okla. — 15, 52-12 — 209 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 21-04 — Day 2: 5, 17-00 — Day 3: 5, 14-08
34. Casey Ashley — Donalds, S.C. — 15, 52-12 — 207 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 15-02 — Day 2: 5, 19-14 — Day 3: 5, 17-12
35. Gary Klein — Weatherford, Texas — 15, 52-07 — 205 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 19-10 — Day 2: 5, 16-00 — Day 3: 5, 16-13
36. Kotaro Kiriyama — Moody, Ala. — 15, 52-02 — 203 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 19-00 — Day 2: 5, 17-12 — Day 3: 5, 15-06
37. Takahiro Omori — Emory, Texas — 15, 52-01 — 201 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 15-03 — Day 2: 5, 18-11 — Day 3: 5, 18-03
38. Aaron Martens — Leeds, Ala. — 15, 51-15 — 199 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 18-15 — Day 2: 5, 15-01 — Day 3: 5, 17-15
39. Todd Faircloth — Jasper, Texas — 15, 51-10 — 197 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 16-08 — Day 2: 5, 18-03 — Day 3: 5, 16-15
40. Cliff Pace — Petal, Miss. — 15, 51-10 — 195 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 17-13 — Day 2: 5, 16-10 — Day 3: 5, 17-03
41. Derek Remitz — Grant, Ala. — 15, 50-09 — 193 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 16-00 — Day 2: 5, 18-10 — Day 3: 5, 15-15
42. Shaw Grigsby — Gainesville, Fla. — 15, 50-08 — 191 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 15-02 — Day 2: 5, 17-10 — Day 3: 5, 17-12
43. Bernie Schultz — Gainesville, Fla. — 15, 50-04 — 189 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 18-02 — Day 2: 5, 15-15 — Day 3: 5, 16-03
44. Cliff Crochet — Pierre Part, La. — 14, 49-12 — 187 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 16-14 — Day 2: 5, 19-02 — Day 3: 4, 13-12
45. Keith Poche — Troy, Ala. — 15, 48-10 — 185 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 17-04 — Day 2: 5, 16-06 — Day 3: 5, 15-00
46. Jami Fralick — Martin, S.D. — 12, 43-10 — 183 — $10,000
Day 1: 5, 18-01 — Day 2: 4, 15-05 — Day 3: 3, 10-04
47. Mark Menendez — Paducah, Ky. — 11, 37-01 — 181 — $5,000
Day 1: 5, 15-03 — Day 2: 5, 18-00 — Day 3: 1, 3-14
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Lane Pops An 11-Pounder
Velvick Catches 22 To Maintain Most Of His Advantage
Friday, March 19, 2010
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Photo: ESPN Outdoors/Seigo Saito
Byron Velvick underestimated his bag today, but it was plenty to keep him in the lead at the Clear Lake Bassmaster Elite Series. |
Byron Velvick didn’t catch any monster fish today at the Clear Lake Bassmaster Elite Series, but he boated enough solid specimens to keep the rest of the 93-angler field at one big bite’s length.
The California native weighed a 22-pound bag that pushed his 2-day total to 51-00. His lead was reduced a little bit – from more than 5 1/2 pounds to a little less than 4 1/2 – but he sees no reason that he can’t keep up the pace he’s set thus far.
Randy Howell weighed his second straight sack in excess of 23 pounds and moved up to 2nd with a 46-10 total. He’s relying an on early-morning jerkbait bite to account for most of his weight.
Bill Lowen also climbed one spot as his 22-09 stringer bumped him up to 3rd with 45-07. He’s sharing a grassy area with 70-year-old Guy Eaker, who caught 22-09 today and moved into 4th with 44-04.
The youngest competitor in the Elite Series is right behind the oldest: 19-year-old Texan Bradley Roy bagged 22-01 today and rounded out the Top 5 with 41-09.
Here’s how the Top 12 looks at the midway point, with deficit margin from leader indicated by red numbers in parentheses:
1. Byron Velvick: 51-00
2. Randy Howell: 46-10 (4-06)
3. Bill Lowen: 45-07 (5-09)
4. Guy Eaker: 44-04 (6-12)
5. Bradley Roy: 41-09 (9-07)
6. Jared Lintner: 41-02 (9-14)
7. Bobby Lane: 41-00 (10-00)
8. Matt Herren: 40-03 (10-13)
9. Terry Butcher: 40-00 (11-00)
10. Grant Goldbeck: 39-07 (11-09)
11. Skeet Reese: 39-00 (12-00)
12. Greg Hackney: 38-14 (12-02)
Florida’s Bobby Lane made the biggest move today. He catapulted 37 places to 7th with a day-best 24-13 bag that was topped by an 11-01 bruiser (the biggest of the tournament).
Other newcomers to the Top 10 were Roy (up from 15th), Terry Butcher (22nd to 9th with 21-13 today), Grant Goldbeck (18th to 10th, 20-05) and Greg Hackney (39th to 12th, 22-05). They pushed out Denny Brauer (7th to 28th, 14-03), Kelly Jordon (8th to 26th, 14-07), Jeff Kriet (9th to 17th, 17-00), Matt Greenblatt (11th to 22nd, 16-12) and Gary Klein (12th to 29th, 16-00).
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More and more fish continue to move toward the shallows in preparation for the spawn and many of the leaders are catching them from staging areas between the deeper water and the skinny stuff. The dead-calm weather conditions that have dominated to this point, however, have made a lot of them tough to catch. Tomorrow’s forecast for the Lakeport, Calif. area again calls for mostly sunny skies with just a mild breeze (6 mph) out of the south/southeast. Darker skies are anticipated for the final day.
The field was cut to the Top 47 after today’s weigh-in. Only 12 will advance to Sunday and the winner will be determined by highest cumulative weight.
Same Deal for Velvick
Velvick said his day went pretty much the same as day 1, except for the unfortunate fact that he didn’t get a 10-pound bite this time.
“I didn’t think I had as much as I did – I was telling everybody I had 17 or 18 pounds,” he said. “I also hooked some that got off and I don’t know how big they were.
“Most of them are coming from one key area – it’s definitely a staging area and they’re moving in. I’m really torn as to how much I should leave it and run around to other stuff.”
He continued to throw a swimbait mixed in with some other offerings and ended up catching nine keepers, including a 6 1/2-pounder. He had a limit by about 10:30.
He said he received visits from some other tournament anglers this afternoon, but hopes that won’t be an issue tomorrow.
“I think now that the pressure (of anglers making the Top 47 and getting a paycheck) is off, I won’t be hacked on so much. I think some guys got desperate late in the day, knowing they needed one more good one and that I’d caught that 10-pounder in there yesterday.
“There’s also some locals in there and I’m trying to kill them with kindness because if I make them mad, all hell could break loose tomorrow. I’m definitely trying to drop some hints that I only need the place through Sunday and that they can have it all to themselves after that.”
His lead would be substantial at a lot of fisheries, but not here.
“Someone’s going to make a big move and I’m as nervous as a cat at the weigh-ins. If somebody catches an 11 and an 8, it could change the face of this whole thing. I’m waiting for that 32- or 33-pound bag to show up and I’m skittish about it.
“I’m in areas where I should be able to get that bag, but I’d just like to see a little bit of a front move in or something that would trigger those fish a little bit because it’s just so flat right now. It’s beautiful sight-fishing weather, but that’s not the deal.”
2nd: Howell Camped Out
Howell remained in his primary locale all day, even though the vast majority of his action occurred during the early morning.
“I buckled down and stayed on it and fished it hard all day,” he said. “I learned a little bit more about the area just by making so many casts.
“I can catch them early on the jerkbait, and then it’s just one or two bites every little while. I caught a 5-pounder on a Lunker Lure Rattleback football jig and I also used a Do-It football head with a 10-inch Yamamoto Kut Tail worm to make a couple of late culls.”
He lost his biggest bite of the day. He thought it was a 7-pounder, but said his marshal and Scott Rook, who was fishing nearby, put it in the 8-pound class.
“I never lose fish on jigs, but that one jumped and then went back down, and then it just popped loose. He must not have had the hook in him right.”
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Photo: ESPN Outdoors/Seigo Saito
Randy Howell stayed in one spot all day, but most of his action was early. |
His bag today was 4 ounces over his day-1 haul and he thinks he’ll need to continue that pace – and maybe even improve it – to have a chance to win.
“The place I’m on has the potential to turn out a consistently big bag every day, but it must be a big community hole that a lot of locals fish. Hopefully I’ll get a break and there won’t be a lot of live-bait guys in there tomorrow.
“The morning bite is fast and furious – I had a limit in 10 or 15 minutes – but then it gets slow. I have to make hay before the sun shines.”
3rd: Lowen Okay with Sharing
Lowen said he and Eaker are amicably splitting up the transition area that’s kept both in the Top 5 for each of the first 2 days.
“He’s got his little parts of it and I’ve got mine,” he said. “I just hope it doesn’t get criss-crossed up tomorrow by some people who’ve been staying a ways out sliding in.”
He caught 10 keepers and ended up weighing two 5-pounders and three 4s, just as he had on day 1. He and Eaker both pulled off of the fish shortly after noon.
“There’s a point where you’ve got to leave because all you’re doing is catching more 4-pounders – I threw back another 20 pounds. I did pretty much the exact same thing I did yesterday and didn’t change anything up. Hopefully it’ll stay just like it is.
“I’d be happy to keep catching 22 pounds a day and keep creeping up the leaderboard, but I’ll take 25 if the lake will give it to me.”
4th: Eaker Hopes for Bigger Bites
Eaker’s day was pretty much a mirror image of Lowen’s, though he caught a few more keepers.
“I had two 5-pounders and the rest were 4s,” he said. “They were pretty cold in there this morning so I backed off for a little while, but when the sun came up they went to eating.”
He thinks that more and more fish will continue to move into the locale and there will be enough for both himself and Lowen for the rest of the tournament. He’d like to see a couple of hawgs show up, though.
“I just need some of those better bites. They’ve got to come in there just like all the rest because they’re going to the beds.
“When they do, I’ll be sitting there waiting for them.”
5th: Roy feels Relief
The teen-aged Roy said a sense of relief was the primary emotion he felt after the best day of the 4 he’s fished as a pro.
“I had a tough time at the Delta and after getting that first (paycheck) out of the way, I think I can go out and fish a little more relaxed. I just hope they bite again tomorrow.”
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Photo: ESPN Outdoors/Seigo Saito
Bill Lowen is sharing water with 4th-place Guy Eaker, but there seems to be enough fish to go around. |
He said he’s catching 75% of his fish from one place.
“As long as they keep coming I should be fine, and they did come today. I keep defining the area a little better each day and today I found another bait they’d hit. I’ll try to catch 17 or 18 pounds in there tomorrow, and then run a few spots and see if I can cull up a few times.”
He caught eight keepers and the biggest went a little over 6 pounds.
“I lost two fish today – one of them certainly would’ve helped and I didn’t get to see the other one because I never turned it. I’ve got a few other areas that have one (fish) here and one there, but there’s not a big group of them and they’re a little tougher to catch.”
7th: Charmed Day for Lane
Bobby Lane’s young daughter had given him a “lucky” marble before he left Florida, and he realized he didn’t have it in his pocket today once he’d parked his truck after launching his boat. So he jogged back to his room and got it.
Then, on his 10th cast of the day, he caught that 11-pound beast.
“I fished kind of wimpy yesterday and caught some 3 1/2s and 4s, and then when the day was over I realized that that was what a lot of people did,” he said. “I had a swimbait spot where I’d caught a 10 and a 7 in practice, and I ran into Jared Lintner at about 11:00 yesterday and he told me the swimbait bite was early.
“It was too late to help me that day, but I went there first thing this morning and caught a 3 1/2, and then the 11. I also had another good one that pulled off, so now I’m really excited about it.”
He has little experience throwing swimbaits, but that hasn’t proven to be much of a hindrance here.
“(Steve) Kennedy won last time and he had no clue about them before that, so I don’t feel so dumb.”
29th: Klein takes a Tumble
Gary Klein, like Velvick a California native who now resides in Texas, dropped 17 places today with a 16-pound bag that was more than 3 1/2 pounds lighter than the one he caught on day 1.
“To me it was just tougher,” he said. “There was no wind – it was just dead, flat calm. We had a lot of guys running around and the ones who didn’t know how to catch them were basically spooking a lot of the fish.
“It should be better tomorrow, especially if we can get just a little bit of weather. I’d love to see it dark all day.”
He’s spent most of the tournament flipping, but caught a couple of swimbait fish on day 1. His bag today consisted of five that were at or just slightly over 3 pounds.
“I’m catching quite a few, but it hasn’t been easy. Sometimes I’ve had to back out of stuff and I’ve been moving around a lot.
“I’ll just play it by ear tomorrow and see what the day brings.”
Notable
> Day 1 stats – 93 anglers, 75 limits (3 more than yesterday), 6 fours, 5 threes, 4 twos, 3 ones, no zeroes (1 fewer than yesterday).
> Reigning Angler of the Year and Bassmaster Classic champion Kevin Van Dam ended up 59th with 31-00. That’s his lowest placement in an event he actually fished in the 4-plus-year history of the Elite Series. He was credited with a 103rd at Santee Cooper in 2006 – a tournament at which he and several other anglers were disqualified for having someone else drive their boats while they looked for bedding fish.
> BassFan Big Stick John Murray failed to catch a limit on either day and finished 81st with a seven-fish, 23-03 total. To read his competition report, click here.
Weather Forecast
Here’s the weather forecast for the remaining tournament days.
> Sat., March 20 – Mostly Sunny – 70°/38°
- Wind: From the S/SE at 6 mph
> Sun., March 21 – Partly Cloudy – 65°/38°
- Wind: From the SW at 9 mph
Day 2 Standings
1. Byron Velvick — Del Rio, TX — 10, 51-00 — 310
Day 1: 5, 29-00 — Day 2: 5, 22-00
2. Randy Howell — Springville, AL — 10, 46-10 — 295
Day 1: 5, 23-03 — Day 2: 5, 23-07
3. Bill Lowen — North Bend, OH — 10, 45-07 — 290
Day 1: 5, 22-14 — Day 2: 5, 22-09
4. Guy Eaker — Cherryville, NC — 10, 44-04 — 285
Day 1: 5, 21-14 — Day 2: 5, 22-06
5. Bradley Roy — Lancaster, KY — 10, 41-09 — 280
Day 1: 5, 19-08 — Day 2: 5, 22-01
6. Jared Lintner — Arroyo Grande, CA — 10, 41-02 — 276
Day 1: 5, 23-04 — Day 2: 5, 17-14
7. Bobby Lane — Lakeland, FL — 10 41-00 — 272
Day 1: 5, 16-03 — Day 2: 5, 24-13
8. Matt Herren — Trussville, AL — 10, 40-03 — 268
Day 1: 5, 21-13 — Day 2: 5, 18-06
9. Terry Butcher — Talala, OK — 10, 40-00 — 264
Day 1: 5, 18-03 — Day 2: 5, 21-13
10. Grant Goldbeck — Gaithersburg, MD — 10, 39-07 — 260
Day 1: 5, 19-02 — Day 2: 5, 20-05
11. Skeet Reese — Auburn, CA — 10, 39-00 — 257
Day 1: 5, 20-04 — Day 2: 5, 18-12
12. Greg Hackney — Gonzales, LA — 10, 38-14 — 254
Day 1: 5, 16-09 — Day 2: 5, 22-05
13. Boyd Duckett — Demopolis, AL — 10, 38-12 — 251
Day 1: 5, 17-14 — Day 2: 5, 20-14
14. Brian Snowden — Reeds Spring, MO — 10, 38-09 — 248
Day 1: 5, 17-06 — Day 2: 5, 21-03
15. Clark Reehm — Russellville, AR — 10, 38-06 — 245
Day 1: 5, 17-11 — Day 2: 5, 20-11
16. Tommy Biffle — Wagoner, OK — 10, 38-05 — 243
Day 1: 5, 16-08 — Day 2: 5, 21-13
17. Jeff Kriet — Ardmore, OK — 10, 38-04 — 241
Day 1: 5, 21-04 — Day 2: 5, 17-00
18. Pat Golden — High Point, NC — 10, 37-13 — 239
Day 1: 5, 19-07 — Day 2: 5, 18-06
19. Morizo Shimizu — Osaka, Japan– 10, 37-08 — 237
Day 1: 5, 18-03 — Day 2: 5, 19-05
20. Michael Iaconelli — Pitts Grove, NJ — 10 37-06 — 235
Day 1: 5, 18-01 — Day 2: 5, 19-05
21. Kotaro Kiriyama — Moody, AL — 10, 36-12 — 233
Day 1: 5, 19-00 — Day 2: 5, 17-12
22. Matt Greenblatt — Palm Beach Gardens, FL — 10, 36-09 — 231
Day 1: 5, 19-13 — Day 2: 5, 16-12
23. Brent Chapman — Lake Quivira, KS — 10, 36-09 — 229
Day 1: 5, 19-09 — Day 2: 5, 17-00
24. Dean Rojas — Lake Havasu City, AZ — 10, 36-06 — 227
Day 1: 5, 19-00 — Day 2: 5, 17-06
25. Cliff Crochet — Pierre Part, LA — 10, 36-00 — 225
Day 1: 5, 16-14 — Day 2: 5, 19-02
26. Kelly Jordon — Mineola, TX — 10, 35-15 — 223
Day 1: 5, 21-08 — Day 2: 5, 14-07
27. Edwin Evers — Talala, OK — 10 35-15 — 221
Day 1: 5, 18-01 — Day 2: 5, 17-14
28. Denny Brauer — Camdenton, MO — 10, 35-12 — 219
Day 1: 5, 21-09 — Day 2: 5, 14-03
29. Gary Klein — Weatherford, TX — 10, 35-10 — 217
Day 1: 5, 19-10 — Day 2: 5, 16-00
30. Greg Vinson — Wetumpka, AL — 8, 35-08 — 215
Day 1: 3, 13-01 — Day 2: 5, 22-07
31. Kevin Wirth — Crestwood, KY — 10, 35-02 — 213
Day 1: 5, 14-05 — Day 2: 5, 20-13
32. Casey Ashley — Donalds, SC — 10, 35-00 — 211
Day 1: 5, 15-02 — Day 2: 5, 19-14
33. Todd Faircloth — Jasper, TX — 10, 34-11 — 209
Day 1: 5, 16-08 — Day 2: 5, 18-03
34. Derek Remitz — Grant, AL — 10, 34-10 — 207
Day 1: 5, 16-00 — Day 2: 5, 18-10
35. James Niggemeyer — Van, TX — 10, 34-08 — 205
Day 1: 5, 17-01 — Day 2: 5, 17-07
36. Cliff Pace — Petal, MS — 10, 34-07 — 203
Day 1: 5, 17-13 — Day 2: 5, 16-10
37. Billy McCaghren — Mayflower, AR — 10, 34-02 — 201
Day 1: 5, 16-02 — Day 2: 5, 18-00
38. Bernie Schultz — Gainesville, FL — 10, 34-01 — 199
Day 1: 5, 18-02 — Day 2: 5, 15-15
39. Aaron Martens — Leeds, AL — 10, 34-00 — 197
Day 1: 5, 18-15 — Day 2: 5, 15-01
40. Takahiro Omori — Emory, TX — 10, 33-14 — 195
Day 1: 5, 15-03 — Day 2: 5, 18-11
41. Dave Wolak — Wake Forest, NC — 10, 33-13 — 193
Day 1: 5, 15-08 — Day 2: 5, 18-05
42. Mike McClelland — Bella Vista, AR — 10, 33-11 — 191
Day 1: 5, 19-09 — Day 2: 5, 14-02
43. Keith Poche — Troy, AL — 10, 33-10 — 189
Day 1: 5, 17-04 — Day 2: 5, 16-06
44. Jami Fralick — Martin, SD — 9, 33-06 — 187
Day 1: 5, 18-01 — Day 2: 4, 15-05
45. Mark Menendez — Paducah, KY — 10, 33-03 — 185
Day 1: 5, 15-03 — Day 2: 5, 18-00
46. Marty Stone — Fayetteville, NC — 8, 33-00 — 183
Day 1: 3, 12-01 — Day 2: 5, 20-15
47. Shaw E Grigsby — Gainesville, FL — 10, 32-12 — 181
Day 1: 5, 15-02 — Day 2: 5, 17-10
The following anglers did not make the cut and will not be fishing tomorrow.
48. Mark Davis — Mount Ida, AR — 10, 32-10 — 179
Day 1: 5, 18-02 — Day 2: 5, 14-08
49. Bradley Hallman — Norman, OK — 10, 32-05 — 177
Day 1: 5, 16-13 — Day 2: 5, 15-08
50. Mark Tyler — Vian, OK — 10, 32-05 — 175
Day 1: 5, 15-11 — Day 2: 5, 16-10
51. Gerald Swindle — Warrior, AL — 10, 32-04 — 173
Day 1: 5, 15-05 — Day 2: 5, 16-15
52. Scott Rook — Little Rock, AR — 9, 31-13 — 171
Day 1: 4, 13-00 — Day 2: 5, 18-13
53. David Smith — Del City, OK — 10, 31-10 — 169
Day 1: 5, 16-12 — Day 2: 5, 14-14
54. Davy Hite — Ninety Six, SC — 10, 31-06 — 167
Day 1: 5, 16-01 — Day 2: 5, 15-05
55. Terry Scroggins — San Mateo, FL — 10, 31-05 — 165
Day 1: 5, 19-03 — Day 2: 5, 12-02
56. Matt Reed — Madisonville, TX — 10, 31-04 — 163
Day 1: 5, 14-01 — Day 2: 5, 17-03
57. Zell Rowland — Austin, TX — 10, 31-03 — 161
Day 1: 5, 16-04 — Day 2: 5, 14-15
58. Peter E Thliveros — St Augustine, FL — 10, 31-01 — 159
Day 1: 5, 15-06 — Day 2: 5, 15-11
59. Kevin VanDam — Kalamazoo, MI — 10, 31-00 — 157
Day 1: 5, 15-06 — Day 2: 5, 15-10
60. Russ Lane — Prattville, AL — 10, 30-14 155
Day 1: 5, 14-13 — Day 2: 5, 16-01
61. Stephen Browning — Hot Springs, AR — 10, 30-11 — 153
Day 1: 5, 12-09 — Day 2: 5, 18-02
62. Mark Tucker — Saint Louis, MO — 10, 30-11 — 151
Day 1: 5, 14-12 — Day 2: 5, 15-15
63. Steve Kennedy — Auburn, AL — 8, 30-07 — 149
Day 1: 3, 13-01 — Day 2: 5, 17-06
64. Jason Williamson — Aiken, SC — 10, 30-02 — 147
Day 1: 5, 14-13 — Day 2: 5, 15-05
65. Alton Jones — Waco, TX — 10, 30-01 — 145
Day 1: 5, 12-13 — Day 2: 5, 17-04
66. Vince Fulks — Purcell, OK — 9, 29-15 — 143
Day 1: 5, 15-03 — Day 2: 4, 14-12
67. Timmy Horton — Muscle Shoals, AL — 9, 29-05 — 141
Day 1: 5, 16-05 — Day 2: 4, 13-00
68. Jason Quinn — Lake Wylie, SC — 10, 28-07 — 139
Day 1: 5, 14-11 — Day 2: 5, 13-12
69. Dennis Tietje — Roanoke, LA — 10, 28-03 — 137
Day 1: 5, 14-07 — Day 2: 5, 13-12
70. Fred Roumbanis — Bixby, OK — 9, 27-14 — 135
Day 1: 4, 11-10 — Day 2: 5, 16-04
71. Charlie Hartley — Grove City, OH — 8, 27-06 — 133
Day 1: 5, 16-02 — Day 2: 3, 11-04
72. John Crews — Salem, VA — 9, 26-07 — 131
Day 1: 4, 12-02 — Day 2: 5, 14-05
73. Kenyon Hill — Norman, OK — 8, 26-01 — 129
Day 1: 3, 07-15 — Day 2: 5, 18-02
74. Scott Ashmore — Broken Arrow, OK — 9, 25-13 — 127
Day 1: 5, 14-04 — Day 2: 4, 11-09
75. Ish Monroe — Hughson, CA — 8, 25-13 — 125
Day 1: 3, 08-04 — Day 2: 5, 17-09
76. Rick Morris — Virginia Beach, VA — 8, 24-12 — 123
Day 1: 5, 14-11 — Day 2: 3, 10-01
77. Mark Burgess — Norton, MA — 9, 24-04 — 121
Day 1: 4, 11-10 — Day 2: 5, 12-10
78. Yusuke Miyazaki — Forney, TX — 7, 24-03 — 119
Day 1: 2, 05-15 — Day 2: 5, 18-04
79. Jeff Connella — Bentley, LA — 7, 24-00 — 117
Day 1: 5, 16-13 — Day 2: 2, 07-03
80. Marty Robinson — Lyman, SC — 8, 23-05 — 115
Day 1: 5, 14-13 — Day 2: 3, 08-08
81. John Murray — Phoenix, AZ — 7, 23-03 — 113
Day 1: 4, 11-10 — Day 2: 3, 11-09
82. Paul Elias — Laurel, MS — 7, 22-13 — 111
Day 1: 2, 07-06 — Day 2: 5, 15-07
83. Chad Griffin — Cresson, TX — 8, 21-14 — 109
Day 1: 5, 13-01 — Day 2: 3, 08-13
84. Jeremy Starks — Charleston, WV — 6, 21-08 — 107
Day 1: 1, 03-07 — Day 2: 5, 18-01
85. Dustin Wilks — Rocky Mount, NC — 8, 20-15 — 105
Day 1: 3, 08-04 — Day 2: 5, 12-11
86. J Todd Tucker — Moultrie, GA — 7, 20-14 — 103
Day 1: 5, 14-00 — Day 2: 2, 06-14
87. Wade Grooms — Bonneau, SC — 7, 19-03 — 101
Day 1: 3, 07-11 — Day 2: 4, 11-08
88. Chris Lane — Guntersville, AL — 6, 19-03 — 99
Day 1: 2, 05-02 — Day 2: 4, 14-01
89. Pete Ponds — Madison, MS — 3, 11-05 — 97
Day 1: 2, 07-15 — Day 2: 1, 03-06
90. Byron Haseotes — Centerville, MA — 4, 10-12 — 95
Day 1: 2, 05-15 — Day 2: 2, 04-13
91. Britt Myers — Lake Wylie, SC — 4, 10-04 — 93
Day 1: 3, 08-06 — Day 2: 1, 01-14
92. Kevin Short — Mayflower, AR — 2, 07-12 — 91
Day 1: 1, 03-02 — Day 2: 1, 04-10
93. Rick Clunn — Ava, MO — 2, 05-10 — 89
Day 1: 0, 00-00 — Day 2: 2, 05-10
Tight Pack From 2nd On Down
Velvick’s Giant Pushes Him A Ways Out In Front
Thursday, March 18, 2010
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Photo: ESPN Outdoors/Seigo Saito
The first double-digit fish of the Bassmaster Elite Series season keyed Byron Velvick’s surge to the top of the leaderboard on day 1 at Clear Lake. |
If Byron Velvick hadn’t fished today at the Clear Lake Bassmaster Elite Series, there’d be no less than 20 anglers within 5 pounds of the lead. But fish he did, and one huge bite propelled him well in front of the pack.The Texas resident with deep Western roots boated a 10-11 monster that topped a 29-pound sack, which was the best of the day by more than 5 1/2 pounds. He’s no stranger to success at California’s largest natural lake – he set the BASS 3-day weight record with 83-05 en route to winning an Invitational here in 2000.
Californian Jared Lintner overcame an incredibly stressful week to catch 23-04 and grab the No. 2 position. His boat and truck were heavily damaged in an auto accident on the way here from the California Delta, which forced him to spend nearly as much time talking to insurance company representatives as preparing for the event.
Just one ounce back of Lintner was Alabama’s Randy Howell, who capitalized on a strong morning bite to catch 23-03. Ohio’s Bill Lowen was 4th with 22-14 and 70-year-old North Carolinian Guy Eaker continued the strong start to what he’s said will likely be his final season with a 21-14 stringer that left him in 5th.
Here’s how the Top 12 stacks up after the first day, with deficit margin from leader denoted by red numbers in parentheses:
1. Byron Velvick: 29-00
2. Jared Lintner: 23-04 (5-12)
3. Randy Howell: 23-03 (5-13)
4. Bill Lowen: 22-14 (6-02)
5. Guy Eaker: 21-14 (7-02)
6. Matt Herren: 21-13 (7-03)
7. Denny Brauer: 21-09 (7-07)
8. Kelly Jordon: 21-08 (7-08)
9. Jeff Kriet: 21-04 (7-12)
10. Skeet Reese: 20-04 (8-12)
11. Matt Greenblatt: 19-13 (9-03)
12. Gary Klein: 19-10 (9-06)
Northern California is in the midst of a warming trend and there were a lot of fish in shallow locales today that weren’t there during the 3-day practice period. Many predicted they would come, and prognostications now are for the action to continue to heat up.
Most of the bass that have transitioned thus far are the smaller males, and there’s still a question as to whether a large wave of sows will show during the event. Some reported seeing them today, but most of those weren’t in a biting mood.
If the big gals turn on, the 100-pound mark could be surpassed by one or more anglers, as it was in 2007 when seven exceeded that threshold.
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The weather forecast for tomorrow calls for conditions similar to today’s – sunny skies, a high temperature of 74 degrees and a light breeze out of the north. There are more chilly nights in the high 30s to come, though, and that could play a role in whether a huge migration of big females to the spawning flats occurs prior to the end of the weekend.The field will be cut to the Top 47 after tomorrow’s weigh-in. Only the Top 12 will advance to Sunday and the winner will be determined by highest 4-day weight.
Velvick Mixing it Up
Velvick’s name has become somewhat synonymous with swimbaits, and he threw them today. But he said he worked with other stuff as well.
“I’m mixing it up – it’s not just one bait,” he said. “I’m going to keep doing that to try to keep making sense of what’s going on with the lake. I think more fish are going to move up tomorrow and it’s just going to keep getting better and better.
“I had some company today, but they weren’t doing the same thing I was and they gave me a lot of room. I hope it’s that way again tomorrow.”
He said he didn’t know whether he could catch a big bag today because practice was sporadic in the wake of last week’s cold front and he tried to spend most of that time out of eyesight of other anglers.
“I stayed off by myself in places I couldn’t be seen and I stayed off a lot of my stuff. It’s definitely a cat-and-mouse game with these guys and I didn’t know what I was capable of catching because I didn’t put the hammer down until today.”
He went through about 10 keepers on the day and the 10-11 bit in the afternoon. His bag also contained a fish that was in the 6-pound range.
“Those 10-pounders are the X-factor and I barely had that one hooked – it could’ve easily come off. It could come down to a matter of getting those big bites and then putting them in the boat. When I set the 3-day record I also lost a lot of big ones.
“The 4-day record is probably safe this week, but this could be a lot of fun.”
2nd: Lintner Higher than Anticipated
Lintner wasn’t totally surprised by what he caught, but he didn’t think that kind of weight would put him so high on the leaderboard.
“I really thought everybody would have 20 to 25 pounds,” he said. “The fish are coming up and it’s the right time of year to be here.
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Photo: ESPN Outdoors/Seigo Saito
Jared Lintner followed up a harrowing week with a great first day. |
“I caught most of them on a big swimbait,” he added. “I usually wouldn’t say that, but half the field saw me chucking it, so there really isn’t much to hide.”He fished a dozen or so different places and went through about 20 keepers. He caught one that went a little over 5 pounds and the other four were just slightly smaller.
He fished out of a boat owned by local angler Mark Lasagne, a fellow member of the Skeeter/Yamaha pro staff. A friend of Lintner’s, Mark Karcher, had loaned him a boat and truck for practice.
“You really find out who your friends are in this type of situation, and I guess I’ve got a lot of friends,” he said.
He’d have no qualms if day 2 unfolded along the same lines as today.
“I’m just going to go back to those same areas and fish.”
3rd: Howell Stuck Quickly
Howell did the majority of his damage before 9:00 and then added one 5-pounder on a swimbait this afternoon.
“I was hoping I could catch them on this one spot I found yesterday,” he said. “I knew they were stacked up there, and everything worked right and I caught them pretty quick.”
He said the place is a small staging area outside a spawning flat. The fish are there and willing to bite in the morning, but they move shallower later in the day.
He caught more than a dozen keepers, the best of which went a little over 5 pounds.
“I’m planning on doing the same thing tomorrow. I was boat No. 2 today so I had no problem getting out there. I’ll be almost the last one out tomorrow, but I’m hoping I can still fish it. There were a lot of guys in the area, but not on exactly the same spot.
“I won’t sit on it all day tomorrow – I did it today so I could establish where I was fishing. But that’s the only spot I found where they’re schooled up. If I can get on it, there’s no reason why they wouldn’t be there and wouldn’t bite.”
5th: Eaker was Confident
Eaker had a solid practice and followed it up with an excellent first day.
“I went to the same area where I’d caught them in the past and they weren’t there on Monday,” he said. “I kept telling (roommate Paul Elias) that I hoped they’d move in, and I went back yesterday and caught two 5-pounders.
“I went to my flipping fish this afternoon and I broke one off on 40-pound test braid, but I also caught a 4 and a 4 1/2.”
He threw a lipless crankbait in a ditch that he’s fishing along with Lowen. For flipping, he tied on a Berkley PowerBait Crazy Legs Chigger Craw.
“A lot of people saw me and (Lowen) both in there, so I don’t know if that’s going to be a problem. If somebody comes in I’m going to head them off and say, ‘Hey, you weren’t here yesterday.’
“I’m boat (No.) 34 tomorrow. I was 60 today and there was nobody there when I got there.”
He’d like to fish beyond this year, but he also wants to be at home because wife Pat is having a couple of health issues.
“If it weren’t for her sister and her cousin, I probably wouldn’t be out here this year. I’ve bought more groceries this year than I have in my entire life because she just couldn’t do it.
“She sees another specialist next week and if she can get straightened out, I might fish another year.”
6th: Nice Debut for Herren
This is Matt Herren’s first visit to Clear Lake and he weighed a strong debut bag.
“I still don’t really know what’s happening out here, but I went out fishing by myself today, doing what I did in practice. I got on this deal yesterday afternoon and I ran with it this morning.
“I caught two or three fairly early, but my best deal’s in the afternoon. In the last hour and a half I culled four or five times.”
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Photo: ESPN Outdoors
Randy Howell caught most of his 23-pound bag from a small staging area. |
He threw a Santone jig and a Reaction Innovations bait that he declined to reveal. He caught about a dozen keepers, with the best a 5-14.”I’m just going to go out and fish tomorrow and kind of wing it and see what happens. I don’t think I’m really around the right grade of fish, but you never know.
“There were some this afternoon that showed some signs of wanting to bite.”
71st: Kennedy Frustrated
Steve Kennedy, who won when the Elites visited here in 2007, was around plenty of fish today, but getting them to bite proved to be problematic. He weighed a three-fish, 13-01 bag and is mired in 71st place.
“I knew where some big ones had moved up, but I could not figure out how to catch them,” he said. “I literally saw hundreds of fish. I tried dropshotting and skipping my (Kinami) Flash – stuff you always catch fish on, but I still couldn’t get it to happen.”
He had just one fish in his well until the final 30 minutes of the day when he caught two more, including a 6-06. “I had two more in that class follow the bait, but neither took it in the mouth.”
He’ll fish the same places tomorrow and hope for different results.
“If we’d just get any kind of weather, I think it’d be incredible. Those fish are just sitting up there sinning themselves – they’re not 6 inches under the surface – and every time I’d throw a bait in there I’d see them scatter everywhere.”
Notable
> Day 1 stats – 93 anglers, 72 limits, 5 fours, 8 threes, 5 twos, 2 ones, 1 zero.
> Paul Elias (87th, two fish for 7-06) said today was just a continuation of his miserable practice. “I haven’t even been close to them,” he said. “I never found anything. I’m staying with (Eaker) and he’s been catching them every day and telling me what he’s been doing and I’ve been trying to figure it out, but I haven’t done it.”
> Chris Lane (90th, two fish for 5-02) said he’s sure he could’ve caught 15 pounds off of tule points, but he gambled and fished for some bigger ones he’d found in practice. “Catching them was a different thing today – completely different,” he said. “I sat on them until 1:30. A pro angler with a lot of money can get away with that, but in my case, with a family to feed, it might not have been the smartest thing to do.”
Weather Forecast
Here’s the weather forecast for the remaining tournament days.
> Fri., March 19 – Sunny – 74°/39°
- Wind: From the N at 6 mph
> Sat., March 20 – Partly Cloudy – 69°/39°
- Wind: From the S at 7 mph
> Sun., March 21 – Cloudy – 64°/38°
- Wind: From the NW at 8 mph
Day 1 Standings
1. Byron Velvick — Del Rio, Texas — 5, 29-00
Day 1: 5, 29-00
2. Jared Lintner — Arroyo Grande, Calif. — 5, 23-04
Day 1: 5, 23-04
3. Randy Howell — Springville, Ala. — 5, 23-03
Day 1: 5, 23-03
4. Bill Lowen — North Bend, Ohio — 5, 22-14
Day 1: 5, 22-14
5. Guy Eaker — Cherryville, N.C. — 5, 21-14
Day 1: 5, 21-14
6. Matt Herren — Trussville, Ala. — 5, 21-13
Day 1: 5, 21-13
7. Denny Brauer — Camdenton, Mo. — 5, 21-09
Day 1: 5, 21-09
8. Kelly Jordon — Mineola, Texas — 5, 21-08
Day 1: 5, 21-08
9. Jeff Kriet — Ardmore, Okla. — 5, 21-04
Day 1: 5, 21-04
10. Skeet Reese — Auburn, Calif. — 5, 20-04
Day 1: 5, 20-04
11. Matt Greenblatt — Palm Beach Gardens, Fl — 5, 19-13
Day 1: 5, 19-13
12. Gary Klein — Weatherford, Texas — 5, 19-10
Day 1: 5, 19-10
13. Brent Chapman — Lake Quivira, Kan. — 5, 19-09
Day 1: 5, 19-09
13. Mike McClelland — Bella Vista, Ark. — 5, 19-09
Day 1: 5, 19-09
15. Bradley Roy — Lancaster, Ky. — 5, 19-08
Day 1: 5, 19-08
16. Pat Golden — High Point, N.C. — 5 19-07
Day 1: 5, 19-07
17. Terry Scroggins — San Mateo, Fla. — 5, 19-03
Day 1: 5, 19-03
18. Grant Goldbeck — Gaithersburg, Md. — 5, 19-02
Day 1: 5, 19-02
19. Kotaro Kiriyama — Moody, Ala. — 5, 19-00
Day 1: 5, 19-00
19. Dean Rojas — Lake Havasu City, Ariz 5 — 19-00
Day 1: 5, 19-00
21. Aaron Martens — Leeds, Ala. — 5, 18-15
Day 1: 5, 18-15
22. Terry Butcher — Talala, Okla. — 5, 18-03
Day 1: 5, 18-03
22. Morizo Shimizu — Osaka, Japan — 5 18-03
Day 1: 5, 18-03
24. Mark Davis — Mount Ida, Ark. — 5, 18-02
Day 1: 5, 18-02
24. Bernie Schultz — Gainesville, Fla. — 5, 18-02
Day 1: 5, 18-02
26. Edwin Evers — Talala, Okla. — 5, 18-01
Day 1: 5, 18-01
26. Jami Fralick — Martin, S.D. — 5, 18-01
Day 1: 5, 18-01
26. Michael Iaconelli — Pitts Grove, N.J. — 5, 18-01
Day 1: 5, 18-01
29. Boyd Duckett — Demopolis, Ala. — 5, 17-14
Day 1: 5, 17-14
30. Cliff Pace — Petal, Miss. — 5, 17-13
Day 1: 5, 17-13
31. Clark Reehm — Russellville, Ark. — 5, 17-11
Day 1: 5, 17-11
32. Brian Snowden — Reeds Spring, Mo. — 5, 17-06
Day 1: 5, 17-06
33. Keith Poche — Troy, Ala. — 5, 17-04
Day 1: 5, 17-04
34. James Niggemeyer — Van, Texas — 5, 17-01
Day 1: 5, 17-01
35. Cliff Crochet — Pierre Part, La. — 5 16-14
Day 1: 5, 16-14
36. Jeff Connella — Bentley, La. — 5, 16-13
Day 1: 5, 16-13
36. Bradley Hallman — Norman, Okla. — 5, 16-13
Day 1: 5, 16-13
38. David Smith — Del City, Okla. — 5, 16-12
Day 1: 5, 16-12
39. Greg Hackney — Gonzales, La. — 5, 16-09
Day 1: 5, 16-09
40. Tommy Biffle — Wagoner, Okla. — 5, 16-08
Day 1: 5, 16-08
40. Todd Faircloth — Jasper, Texas — 5, 16-08
Day 1: 5, 16-08
42. Timmy Horton — Muscle Shoals, Ala. — 5, 16-05
Day 1: 5, 16-05
43. Zell Rowland — Austin, Texas — 5, 16-04
Day 1: 5, 16-04
44. Bobby Lane — Lakeland, Fla. — 5 16-03
Day 1: 5, 16-03
45. Charlie Hartley — Grove City, Ohio — 5, 16-02
Day 1: 5, 16-02
45. Billy McCaghren — Mayflower, Ark. — 5, 16-02
Day 1: 5, 16-02
47. Davy Hite — Ninety Six, S.C. — 5, 16-01
Day 1: 5, 16-01
48. Derek Remitz — Grant, Ala. — 5, 16-00
Day 1: 5, 16-00
49. Mark Tyler — Vian, Okla. — 5, 15-11
Day 1: 5, 15-11
50. Dave Wolak — Wake Forest, N.C. — 5, 15-08
Day 1: 5, 15-08
51. Peter Thliveros — St Augustine, Fla. — 5, 15-06
Day 1: 5, 15-06
51. Kevin VanDam — Kalamazoo, Mich. — 5, 15-06
Day 1: 5, 15-06
53. Gerald Swindle — Warrior, Ala. — 5, 15-05
Day 1: 5, 15-05
54. Vince Fulks — Purcell, Okla. — 5, 15-03
Day 1: 5, 15-03
54. Mark Menendez — Paducah, Ky. — 5, 15-03
Day 1: 5, 15-03
54. Takahiro Omori — Emory, Texas — 5, 15-03
Day 1: 5, 15-03
57. Casey Ashley — Donalds, S.C. — 5, 15-02
Day 1: 5, 15-02
57. Shaw Grigsby — Gainesville, Fla. — 5, 15-02
Day 1: 5, 15-02
59. Russ Lane — Prattville, Ala. — 5 14-13
Day 1: 5, 14-13
59. Marty Robinson — Lyman, S.C. — 5, 14-13
Day 1: 5, 14-13
59. Jason Williamson — Aiken, S.C. — 5, 14-13
Day 1: 5, 14-13
62. Mark Tucker — Saint Louis, Mo. — 5, 14-12
Day 1: 5, 14-12
63. Rick Morris — Virginia Beach, Va. — 5, 14-11
Day 1: 5, 14-11
63. Jason Quinn — Lake Wylie, S.C. — 5, 14-11
Day 1: 5, 14-11
65. Dennis Tietje — Roanoke, La. — 5, 14-07
Day 1: 5, 14-07
66. Kevin Wirth — Crestwood, Ky. — 5, 14-05
Day 1: 5, 14-05
67. Scott Ashmore — Broken Arrow, Okla. — 5, 14-04
Day 1: 5, 14-04
68. Matt Reed — Madisonville, Texas — 5, 14-01
Day 1: 5, 14-01
69. J Todd Tucker — Moultrie, Ga. — 5, 14-00
Day 1: 5, 14-00
70. Chad Griffin — Cresson, Texas — 5, 13-01
Day 1: 5, 13-01
71. Steve Kennedy — Auburn, Ala. — 3, 13-01
Day 1: 3, 13-01
71. Greg Vinson — Wetumpka, Ala. — 3, 13-01
Day 1: 3, 13-01
73. Scott Rook — Little Rock, Ark. — 4, 13-00
Day 1: 4, 13-00
74. Alton Jones — Waco, Texas — 5, 12-13
Day 1: 5, 12-13
75. Stephen Browning — Hot Springs, Ark. — 5, 12-09
Day 1: 5, 12-09
76. John Crews — Salem, Va. — 4, 12-02
Day 1: 4, 12-02
77. Marty Stone — Fayetteville, N.C. — 3, 12-01
Day 1: 3, 12-01
78. Mark Burgess — Norton, Mass. — 4, 11-10
Day 1: 4, 11-10
78. John Murray — Phoenix, Ariz. — 4, 11-10
Day 1: 4, 11-10
78. Fred Roumbanis — Bixby, Okla. — 4, 11-10
Day 1: 4, 11-10
81. Britt Myers — Lake Wylie, S.C. — 3, 8-06
Day 1: 3, 8-06
82. Ish Monroe — Hughson, Calif. — 3, 8-04
Day 1: 3, 8-04
82. Dustin Wilks — Rocky Mount, N.C. — 3, 8-04
Day 1: 3, 8-04
84. Kenyon Hill — Norman, Okla. — 3, 7-15
Day 1: 3, 7-15
85. Pete Ponds — Madison, Miss. — 2, 7-15
Day 1: 2, 7-15
86. Wade Grooms — Bonneau, S.C. — 3, 7-11
Day 1: 3, 7-11
87. Paul Elias — Laurel, Miss. — 2, 7-06
Day 1: 2, 7-06
88. Byron Haseotes — Centerville, Mass. — 2, 5-15
Day 1: 2, 5-15
88. Yusuke Miyazaki — Forney, Texas — 2, 5-15
Day 1: 2, 5-15
90. Chris Lane — Guntersville, Ala. — 2, 5-02
Day 1: 2, 5-02
91. Jeremy Starks — Charleston, W.Va. — 1, 3-07
Day 1: 1, 3-07
92. Kevin Short — Mayflower, Ark. — 1, 3-02
Day 1: 1, 3-02
93. Rick Clunn — Ava, Mo. — 0, 0-00
Day 1: 0, 0-00
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