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Yeah I was disappointed that they didn't give more info.

I was unaware of this, but there had been a rash of vehicle break-ins at one of the Windsor ramps, I think it's called London Park. Today the BVPD caught the perps red-handed, 16 and 19 yo males. Story is the PD took them home and found a bunch of fishing stuff in their garage. If you've been ripped off at the lauch you might want to contact BVPD and see if they have your stuff.

Here you go, totals at the bottom: Bull Shoals Lake, Bull Shoals, Ark. Final Standings Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Winnings 1. Brandon Palaniuk Rathdrum, ID 20 78-06 99 $102,000.00 Day 1: 5 21-09 Day 2: 5 24-04 Day 3: 5 19-10 Day 4: 5 12-15 2. Britt Myers Lake Wylie, SC 20 66-08 98 $25,000.00 Day 1: 5 14-15 Day 2: 5 20-04 Day 3: 5 17-05 Day 4: 5 14-00 3. Matt Herren Trussville, AL 20 66-07 97 $20,000.00 Day 1: 5 20-13 Day 2: 5 17-00 Day 3: 5 12-12 Day 4: 5 15-14 4. Edwin Evers Talala, OK 20 66-00 96 $15,000.00 Day 1: 5 16-08 Day 2: 5 16-06 Day 3: 5 15-07 Day 4: 5 17-11 5. Brent Chapman Lake Quivira, KS 20 64-07 95 $15,000.00 Day 1: 5 15-06 Day 2: 5 18-15 Day 3: 5 14-03 Day 4: 5 15-15 6. Cliff Pace Petal, MS 20 63-01 94 $13,500.00 Day 1: 5 19-10 Day 2: 5 12-07 Day 3: 5 16-01 Day 4: 5 14-15 7. Bobby Lane Lakeland, FL 20 62-10 93 $13,000.00 Day 1: 5 17-11 Day 2: 5 19-12 Day 3: 5 13-06 Day 4: 5 11-13 8. Scott Rook Little Rock, AR 20 61-08 92 $12,500.00 Day 1: 5 14-02 Day 2: 5 20-12 Day 3: 5 14-12 Day 4: 5 11-14 9. Derek Remitz Grant, AL 20 60-13 91 $12,000.00 Day 1: 5 15-05 Day 2: 5 14-03 Day 3: 5 17-10 Day 4: 5 13-11 10. Jason Quinn Lake Wylie, SC 20 60-05 90 $11,500.00 Day 1: 5 17-05 Day 2: 5 15-15 Day 3: 5 13-13 Day 4: 5 13-04 11. Mark Menendez Paducah, KY 20 59-05 89 $11,000.00 Day 1: 5 16-01 Day 2: 5 15-00 Day 3: 5 18-04 Day 4: 5 10-00 12. Keith Poche Pike Road, AL 20 58-03 88 $10,500.00 Day 1: 5 16-09 Day 2: 5 14-02 Day 3: 5 18-02 Day 4: 5 09-06 Awards BIG BASS Zell Rowland Montgomery, TX 06-13 $750.00 BERKLEY HEAVYWEIGHT Brandon Palaniuk Rathdrum, ID 24-04 $500.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals Day #Limits #Fish Weight 1 95 489 1349-02 2 98 493 1387-15 3 49 248 671-12 4 12 60 161-06 ---------------------------------- 254 1290 3570-03

Just flipping through the guide, at 6 PM tonight, G3 Sportsman show, which is on the Sportsman channel will have a show on Beaver lake striper fishing.

Yep I gotta get over there and fish Bull myself. I was reading that they were catching 30-100 14-15" bass per day.

Congrats to the young man, must be a great feeling to be 24 and win an Elite event. http://www.baxterbulletin.com/article/20120422/SPORTS/304220002/Palaniuk-holds-TroKar-Quest-title

I don't target stripers but I fish out of LB North quite a bit, Horn Hollow always seems to hold a few stripers and Honey Creek cove is also a good place to look. I'd hope for relatively calm winds and do some scouting early and late in the day looking for surface activity.

BULL SHOALS, Ark — Brandon Palaniuk has been relentless in his pursuit of a win during the Elite Series TroKar Quest bass fishing tournament on Bull Shoals Lake, and he isn’t holding anything back, even though he has almost a 13-pound lead over his nearest rival. The 24-year-old Idaho angler’s Day 3 weight of 19-10 gave him a three-day total of 65-7 and an almost insurmountable margin over the rest of the field. Palaniuk said a dramatic change in weather today – from overcast, rainy and warm on Friday to 38 degrees and bluebird skies at the start of fishing today – made fishing much tougher, and it slowed even more as the afternoon progressed. He expressed disappointment that he didn’t weigh a limit worth more than 20 pounds, as he did the first two days, yet his 19-10 was the heavyweight of the day. Even with the tournament virtually in the bag, Palaniuk is determined to catch the heaviest string again in Sunday’s final round. “I’m going to go out and try to sack up 20 pounds,” Palaniuk said. “If I have 20 pounds by 7:30, I’m going to keep grinding it out until 2 o’clock when I have to make my run back.” Aiming to catch Palaniuk is Britt Myers of Lake Wylie, S.C., who moved up two places from yesterday and sits in second with 52-8. He feels as if he’s dialed in on the right tactic to do that: fishing a reaction bait. “When you can keep the bait in the strike zone where the fish are, and they react to it like that, it’s good,” Myers said. “At first, I was trying to catch the fish suspended, then they moved up higher. If I can just follow where the fish are (moving), I can have some good luck. I might go out tomorrow and catch 12 pounds, or I might go out tomorrow and catch 25 pounds.” Bobby Lane of Lakeland, Fla., third with 50-13, said he should have had a much bigger limit today, but he lost three big bass today. “I think I had an opportunity to catch 17 or 18 pounds today, but Palaniuk’s tough to catch,” he said. “The cold front put a little ding on the fish today.” In Sunday’s final round, he intends to move less and milk everything he can out of certain areas. “The longer you fish one spot, the more opportunity you have to catch a big one there,” he said. “It’s a crap shoot.” Matt Herren, fourth with 50-9, noted that the lake level, which has been dropping several inches every day, is a major reason he fell from second yesterday to fourth today. “I’ll get a chance to regroup tomorrow and put together another pattern,” Herren said, explaining that he will switch to a deeper-diving crankbait. Scott Rook, the only Arkansan to make the Top 12 final round cut, discovered that big smallmouth are biting deeper than the largemouth, and two smallies helped him hold onto fifth with 49-10. First prize in the TroKar Quest is $100,000 and a qualification for the 2013 Bassmaster Classic. Pros are also fishing to rack up points that count toward postseason entry, Classic qualification and the Bassmaster Angler of the Year award. The public is invited to the final TroKar Quest weigh-in Sunday, which begins at 3 p.m. CT at Bull Shoals White River State Park at Pavilion #2 & Picnic Area on the east side of Bull Shoals Dam. 2012 4/19-4/22 Bull Shoals Lake, Bull Shoals, Ark. Standings Day 3 Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Winnings 1. Brandon Palaniuk Rathdrum, ID 15 65-07 99 Day 1: 5 21-09 Day 2: 5 24-04 Day 3: 5 19-10 2. Britt Myers Lake Wylie, SC 15 52-08 98 Day 1: 5 14-15 Day 2: 5 20-04 Day 3: 5 17-05 3. Bobby Lane Lakeland, FL 15 50-13 97 Day 1: 5 17-11 Day 2: 5 19-12 Day 3: 5 13-06 4. Matt Herren Trussville, AL 15 50-09 96 Day 1: 5 20-13 Day 2: 5 17-00 Day 3: 5 12-12 5. Scott Rook Little Rock, AR 15 49-10 95 Day 1: 5 14-02 Day 2: 5 20-12 Day 3: 5 14-12 6. Mark Menendez Paducah, KY 15 49-05 94 Day 1: 5 16-01 Day 2: 5 15-00 Day 3: 5 18-04 7. Keith Poche Pike Road, AL 15 48-13 93 Day 1: 5 16-09 Day 2: 5 14-02 Day 3: 5 18-02 8. Brent Chapman Lake Quivira, KS 15 48-08 92 Day 1: 5 15-06 Day 2: 5 18-15 Day 3: 5 14-03 9. Edwin Evers Talala, OK 15 48-05 91 Day 1: 5 16-08 Day 2: 5 16-06 Day 3: 5 15-07 10. Cliff Pace Petal, MS 15 48-02 90 Day 1: 5 19-10 Day 2: 5 12-07 Day 3: 5 16-01 11. Derek Remitz Grant, AL 15 47-02 89 Day 1: 5 15-05 Day 2: 5 14-03 Day 3: 5 17-10 12. Jason Quinn Lake Wylie, SC 15 47-01 88 Day 1: 5 17-05 Day 2: 5 15-15 Day 3: 5 13-13 13. Clark Reehm Shreveport, LA 15 46-13 87 $10,000 Day 1: 5 17-05 Day 2: 5 15-07 Day 3: 5 14-01 14. Randy Howell Springville, AL 15 45-13 86 $10,000 Day 1: 5 16-07 Day 2: 5 13-13 Day 3: 5 15-09 15. Ish Monroe Hughson, CA 15 45-12 85 $10,000 Day 1: 5 14-15 Day 2: 5 16-06 Day 3: 5 14-07 16. Zell Rowland Montgomery, TX 15 45-10 84 $10,000 Day 1: 5 13-00 Day 2: 5 19-08 Day 3: 5 13-02 17. David Walker Sevierville, TN 15 45-06 83 $10,000 Day 1: 5 13-07 Day 2: 5 18-06 Day 3: 5 13-09 18. Brandon Card Caryville, TN 15 45-06 82 $10,000 Day 1: 5 12-15 Day 2: 5 14-13 Day 3: 5 17-10 19. Michael Iaconelli Pittsgrove, NJ 15 45-00 81 $10,000 Day 1: 5 16-07 Day 2: 5 16-10 Day 3: 5 11-15 20. Bradley Roy Lancaster, KY 15 44-12 80 $10,000 Day 1: 5 18-02 Day 2: 5 13-07 Day 3: 5 13-03 21. Rick Clunn Ava, MO 15 44-03 79 $10,000 Day 1: 5 17-06 Day 2: 5 15-09 Day 3: 5 11-04 22. Travis Manson De Pere, WI 15 43-15 78 $10,000 Day 1: 5 17-01 Day 2: 5 15-14 Day 3: 5 11-00 23. Kyle A. Fox Lakeland, FL 15 43-04 77 $10,000 Day 1: 5 13-08 Day 2: 5 15-08 Day 3: 5 14-04 24. Boyd Duckett Demopolis, AL 15 43-02 76 $10,000 Day 1: 5 12-08 Day 2: 5 20-08 Day 3: 5 10-02 25. Bill Lowen Brookville, IN 15 42-12 75 $10,000 Day 1: 5 17-03 Day 2: 5 13-05 Day 3: 5 12-04 26. Terry Butcher Talala, OK 15 42-11 74 $10,000 Day 1: 5 13-10 Day 2: 5 16-15 Day 3: 5 12-02 27. Russ Lane Prattville, AL 15 42-09 73 $10,000 Day 1: 5 15-12 Day 2: 5 11-15 Day 3: 5 14-14 28. Alton Jones Woodway, TX 15 42-07 72 $10,000 Day 1: 5 17-13 Day 2: 5 13-02 Day 3: 5 11-08 29. Kotaro Kiriyama Moody, AL 15 42-06 71 $10,000 Day 1: 5 15-15 Day 2: 5 14-14 Day 3: 5 11-09 30. Chris Zaldain San Jose, CA 15 42-03 70 $10,000 Day 1: 5 11-14 Day 2: 5 16-10 Day 3: 5 13-11 31. Dustin Wilks Rocky Mount, NC 15 42-03 69 $10,000 Day 1: 5 13-02 Day 2: 5 16-00 Day 3: 5 13-01 32. Tommy Biffle Wagoner, OK 15 42-02 68 $10,000 Day 1: 5 18-02 Day 2: 5 12-06 Day 3: 5 11-10 33. Greg Vinson Wetumpka, AL 15 41-14 67 $10,000 Day 1: 5 13-05 Day 2: 5 14-00 Day 3: 5 14-09 34. Rick Morris Lake Gaston, VA 15 41-13 66 $10,000 Day 1: 5 14-02 Day 2: 5 13-08 Day 3: 5 14-03 35. Mike McClelland Bella Vista, AR 15 41-06 65 $10,000 Day 1: 5 15-09 Day 2: 5 13-01 Day 3: 5 12-12 36. Ott DeFoe Knoxville, TN 15 41-06 64 $10,000 Day 1: 5 14-10 Day 2: 5 13-04 Day 3: 5 13-08 37. Matt Reed Madisonville, TX 15 41-03 63 $10,000 Day 1: 5 14-02 Day 2: 5 15-01 Day 3: 5 12-00 38. Keith Combs Huntington, TX 15 41-00 62 $10,000 Day 1: 5 15-01 Day 2: 5 13-06 Day 3: 5 12-09 39. Jonathon VanDam Kalamazoo, MI 15 41-00 61 $10,000 Day 1: 5 12-13 Day 2: 5 14-07 Day 3: 5 13-12 40. Brian Snowden Reeds Spring, MO 15 40-15 60 $10,000 Day 1: 5 16-01 Day 2: 5 13-07 Day 3: 5 11-07 41. Gerald Swindle Warrior, AL 15 40-11 59 $10,000 Day 1: 5 14-05 Day 2: 5 14-09 Day 3: 5 11-13 42. Andy Montgomery Blacksburg, SC 15 40-11 58 $10,000 Day 1: 5 13-00 Day 2: 5 14-02 Day 3: 5 13-09 43. J Todd Tucker Moultrie, GA 15 40-10 57 $10,000 Day 1: 5 13-15 Day 2: 5 13-05 Day 3: 5 13-06 44. Casey D Ashley Donalds, SC 15 40-08 56 $10,000 Day 1: 5 13-07 Day 2: 5 15-08 Day 3: 5 11-09 45. Kevin VanDam Kalamazoo, MI 15 40-05 55 $10,000 Day 1: 5 13-04 Day 2: 5 14-03 Day 3: 5 12-14 46. Russell Parrish Riesel, TX 15 40-03 54 $10,000 Day 1: 5 13-13 Day 2: 5 13-14 Day 3: 5 12-08 47. Mark Davis Mount Ida, AR 15 39-15 53 $10,000 Day 1: 5 12-03 Day 2: 5 16-04 Day 3: 5 11-08 48. James Niggemeyer Van, TX 15 39-14 52 $10,000 Day 1: 5 12-06 Day 2: 5 15-01 Day 3: 5 12-07 49. Jeremy Starks Scott Depot, WV 15 38-14 51 $10,000 Day 1: 5 12-12 Day 2: 5 15-07 Day 3: 5 10-11 50. Scott Ashmore Broken Arrow, OK 13 32-11 50 $5,000 Day 1: 5 17-06 Day 2: 5 10-12 Day 3: 3 04-09

Wow, Palaniuk has put together an impressive bag so far.

The punishment seems excessive. And as long as the kids were obeying traffic rules (and if they weren't that should be a matter for the cops), I can't see why it's a big deal to ride a lawnmower to school. When I was in HS, streaking had become the thing to do, or blowing up school trash cans with M-80's. Not that I did any of that stuff

I'm pulling for Mike McClelland. BULL SHOALS, AK -- Brandon Palaniuk was the last angler to launch his boat for the Bassmaster Elite Series bass fishing tournament on Bull Shoals Lake in Mountain Home, Ark., today, and he was the last to weigh-in, but his Day 1 finish was first with a catch of 21 pounds, 9 ounces. That included the Big Bass of the day, a 5-pound, 11-ounce largemouth. Palaniuk will take the lead at launch tomorrow, but he started Day 1 with some trepidation. “Being the last boat out, I was a little bit nervous about where I was going to start,” Palaniuk said. “I ran to the first place, and I didn’t really have anything going. I started jumping around. The next spot I went to, I caught one about 3 pounds. I was still thinking and deciding if I was doing the right thing and then at the next spot, I pulled up and caught that 5-11 and then a 5 ½-pounder. Then I knew I was doing the right deal, and just ground it out all day.” Using a technique he found in practice fishing, Palaniuk boated the five bass that put him in the lead, including mostly fat prespawners. “I’m running around, covering a lot of water, fishing a lot of different stuff. Just kind of junk fishing so far, which is kind of a scary deal but I’m hoping it will hold up,” Palaniuk said. In taking the first day lead, Palaniuk hopes that momentum will carry through the tournament. “It’s huge, it’s everything,” Palaniuk said. “In this sport it’s so mental. Once you catch that first big one, it lets you know you’re kind of doing the right thing. Then you catch another big one, and it kind of compounds. It gives you that much more confidence to keep doing the same thing throughout the day.” Palaniuk said the second round Friday may require a different approach. Conditions were sunny and calm today, and he saw improved water clarity from practice days. But with rain coming in and temperatures dropping overnight, he plans to make adjustments as he goes. “When I caught that big one today, I wasn’t real calm, I was jacked up,” Palaniuk said. “But it’s important to stay calm so you can make those adjustments. You can’t be really bull headed and stubborn and try to make something work when it’s not.” Matt Herren of Trussville, Ala., took the second spot on Day 1 with 20 pounds, 13 ounces. Cliff Pace of Petal, Miss., is in third with a catch of 19 pounds, 10 ounces. “I had a heck of a day,” Herren said. “I probably caught about 25 keepers. I’ve been on a pretty good bite all week, but everything started coming together this morning. I settled down in one area and found another area that seemed to hold up just as well. I wish it would stay hot and sunny like it was today. We might have rain tomorrow, and it might be all right or it might not.” Pace, who reeled in about 30 fish throughout the day, said he exceeded his expectations today in a tournament that’s all about “getting good quality bites.” He got a couple of bonus bites that helped him inch closer to the 20-pound mark and has plenty of water he tried out in practice that he didn’t have time to get to today. “If you catch two 5-pounders here, that gets you well quick,” Pace said. “It’s a pattern deal. One thing about fishing a pattern you’ve got to keep hustling and keep going and hope you come across those bigger fish. There’s guys who did what I did today and weren’t catching quality bites. But I got fortunate and got some of them.” First prize in the TroKar Quest is $100,000 and a qualification for the 2013 Bassmaster Classic. Pros are also fishing to rack up points that count toward postseason entry, Classic qualification and the Bassmaster Angler of the Year award. The public is invited to the official TroKar Quest weigh-ins, which take place throughout the tournament at approximately 3 p.m. CT at Bull Shoals White River State Park at Pavilion #2 & Picnic Area on the east side of Bull Shoals Dam,153 Dam Overlook Lane, Bull Shoals, AR 72619. Bull Shoals Lake, Bull Shoals, Ark. Standings Day 1 Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts 1. Brandon Palaniuk Rathdrum, ID 5 21-09 99 Day 1: 5 21-09 2. Matt Herren Trussville, AL 5 20-13 98 Day 1: 5 20-13 3. Cliff Pace Petal, MS 5 19-10 97 Day 1: 5 19-10 4. Tommy Biffle Wagoner, OK 5 18-02 96 Day 1: 5 18-02 4. Bradley Roy Lancaster, KY 5 18-02 96 Day 1: 5 18-02 6. Alton Jones Woodway, TX 5 17-13 94 Day 1: 5 17-13 7. Bobby Lane Lakeland, FL 5 17-11 93 Day 1: 5 17-11 8. Scott Ashmore Broken Arrow, OK 5 17-06 92 Day 1: 5 17-06 8. Rick Clunn Ava, MO 5 17-06 92 Day 1: 5 17-06 10. Jason Quinn Lake Wylie, SC 5 17-05 90 Day 1: 5 17-05 10. Clark Reehm Lufkin, TX 5 17-05 90 Day 1: 5 17-05 12. Bill Lowen Brookville, IN 5 17-03 88 Day 1: 5 17-03 13. Travis Manson De Pere, WI 5 17-01 87 Day 1: 5 17-01 14. Keith Poche Pike Road, AL 5 16-09 86 Day 1: 5 16-09 15. Edwin Evers Talala, OK 5 16-08 85 Day 1: 5 16-08 16. Randy Howell Springville, AL 5 16-07 84 Day 1: 5 16-07 16. Michael Iaconelli Pittsgrove, NJ 5 16-07 84 Day 1: 5 16-07 18. Mark Menendez Paducah, KY 5 16-01 82 Day 1: 5 16-01 18. Brian Snowden Reeds Spring, MO 5 16-01 82 Day 1: 5 16-01 20. Kotaro Kiriyama Moody, AL 5 15-15 80 Day 1: 5 15-15 21. Russ Lane Prattville, AL 5 15-12 79 Day 1: 5 15-12 22. Mike McClelland Bella Vista, AR 5 15-09 78 Day 1: 5 15-09 23. Billy McCaghren Mayflower, AR 5 15-07 77 Day 1: 5 15-07 24. Brent Chapman Lake Quivira, KS 5 15-06 76 Day 1: 5 15-06 25. Derek Remitz Grant, AL 5 15-05 75 Day 1: 5 15-05 26. Keith Combs Huntington, TX 5 15-01 74 Day 1: 5 15-01 26. Cliff Crochet Pierre Part, LA 5 15-01 74 Day 1: 5 15-01 28. Ish Monroe Hughson, CA 5 14-15 72 Day 1: 5 14-15 28. Britt Myers Lake Wylie, SC 5 14-15 72 Day 1: 5 14-15 30. Ott DeFoe Knoxville, TN 5 14-10 70 Day 1: 5 14-10 31. Kelly Jordon Palestine, TX 5 14-08 69 Day 1: 5 14-08 32. Gerald Swindle Warrior, AL 5 14-05 68 Day 1: 5 14-05 33. Gary Klein Weatherford, TX 5 14-03 67 Day 1: 5 14-03 34. Rick Morris Lake Gaston, VA 5 14-02 66 Day 1: 5 14-02 34. Matt Reed Madisonville, TX 5 14-02 66 Day 1: 5 14-02 34. Scott Rook Little Rock, AR 5 14-02 66 Day 1: 5 14-02 34. Nate Wellman Newaygo, MI 5 14-02 66 Day 1: 5 14-02 38. J Todd Tucker Moultrie, GA 5 13-15 62 Day 1: 5 13-15 39. Russell Parrish Riesel, TX 5 13-13 61 Day 1: 5 13-13 39. David Smith Del City, OK 5 13-13 61 Day 1: 5 13-13 41. Terry Butcher Talala, OK 5 13-10 59 Day 1: 5 13-10 41. Aaron Martens Leeds, AL 5 13-10 59 Day 1: 5 13-10 43. Skeet Reese Auburn, CA 5 13-09 57 Day 1: 5 13-09 44. Kyle A. Fox Lakeland, FL 5 13-08 56 Day 1: 5 13-08 45. Casey D Ashley Donalds, SC 5 13-07 55 Day 1: 5 13-07 45. David Walker Sevierville, TN 5 13-07 55 Day 1: 5 13-07 47. Greg Vinson Wetumpka, AL 5 13-05 53 Day 1: 5 13-05 48. Kevin VanDam Kalamazoo, MI 5 13-04 52 Day 1: 5 13-04 49. Kevin Ledoux Choctaw, OK 5 13-02 51 Day 1: 5 13-02 49. Dustin Wilks Rocky Mount, NC 5 13-02 51 Day 1: 5 13-02 51. Jami Fralick Martin, SD 5 13-01 49 Day 1: 5 13-01 52. Andy Montgomery Blacksburg, SC 5 13-00 48 Day 1: 5 13-00 52. Zell Rowland Montgomery, TX 5 13-00 48 Day 1: 5 13-00 54. Brandon Card Caryville, TN 5 12-15 46 Day 1: 5 12-15 54. Todd Faircloth Jasper, TX 5 12-15 46 Day 1: 5 12-15 54. Takahiro Omori Emory, TX 5 12-15 46 Day 1: 5 12-15 57. Timmy Horton Muscle Shoals, AL 5 12-15 43 Day 1: 5 12-15 58. Yusuke Miyazaki Forney, TX 5 12-14 42 Day 1: 5 12-14 59. John Crews Salem, VA 5 12-13 41 Day 1: 5 12-13 59. Kevin Short Mayflower, AR 5 12-13 41 Day 1: 5 12-13 59. Jonathon VanDam Kalamazoo, MI 5 12-13 41 Day 1: 5 12-13 62. Jeremy Starks Scott Depot, WV 5 12-12 38 Day 1: 5 12-12 63. Paul Elias Laurel, MS 5 12-10 37 Day 1: 5 12-10 64. Boyd Duckett Demopolis, AL 5 12-08 36 Day 1: 5 12-08 65. Marty Robinson Lyman, SC 5 12-07 35 Day 1: 5 12-07 66. James Niggemeyer Van, TX 5 12-06 34 Day 1: 5 12-06 67. Denny Brauer Camdenton, MO 5 12-05 33 Day 1: 5 12-05 67. Dean Rojas Lake Havasu City, AZ 5 12-05 33 Day 1: 5 12-05 69. Greg Hackney Gonzales, LA 5 12-04 31 Day 1: 5 12-04 70. Mark Davis Mount Ida, AR 5 12-03 30 Day 1: 5 12-03 70. John Murray Phoenix, AZ 5 12-03 30 Day 1: 5 12-03 72. Matt Greenblatt Port St Lucie, FL 5 12-02 28 Day 1: 5 12-02 72. Chris Lane Guntersville, AL 5 12-02 28 Day 1: 5 12-02 74. Jamie Horton Centerville, AL 5 12-01 26 Day 1: 5 12-01 74. Jared Lintner Arroyo Grande, CA 5 12-01 26 Day 1: 5 12-01 74. Byron Velvick Boenre, TX 5 12-01 26 Day 1: 5 12-01 74. Jason Williamson Aiken, SC 5 12-01 26 Day 1: 5 12-01 78. Pat Golden Bethlehem, GA 5 11-15 22 Day 1: 5 11-15 78. Terry Scroggins San Mateo, FL 5 11-15 22 Day 1: 5 11-15 80. Fred Roumbanis Bixby, OK 5 11-14 20 Day 1: 5 11-14 80. Morizo Shimizu Matsugaoka JAPAN 5 11-14 20 Day 1: 5 11-14 80. Chris Zaldain San Jose, CA 5 11-14 20 Day 1: 5 11-14 83. Charlie Hartley Grove City, OH 5 11-12 17 Day 1: 5 11-12 84. Shaw E Grigsby Jr. Gainesville, FL 5 11-11 16 Day 1: 5 11-11 84. Kenyon Hill Norman, OK 5 11-11 16 Day 1: 5 11-11 86. Pete Ponds Madison, MS 5 11-10 14 Day 1: 5 11-10 87. Casey Scanlon Lenexa, KS 5 11-09 13 Day 1: 5 11-09 88. Jeff Kriet Ardmore, OK 5 11-07 12 Day 1: 5 11-07 89. Michael Simonton Fremont, OH 5 11-02 11 Day 1: 5 11-02 90. Davy Hite Ninety Six, SC 5 10-13 10 Day 1: 5 10-13 91. Bernie Schultz Gainesville, FL 5 10-11 9 Day 1: 5 10-11 92. Grant Goldbeck Boerne, TX 4 10-11 8 Day 1: 4 10-11 93. Stephen Browning Hot Springs, AR 5 10-08 7 Day 1: 5 10-08 94. Cliff Prince Palatka, FL 5 10-01 6 Day 1: 5 10-01 95. Chad Griffin Cresson, TX 5 09-09 5 Day 1: 5 09-09 96. Brent Broderick Oregonia, OH 5 09-07 4 Day 1: 5 09-07 97. Fletcher Shryock Newcomerstown, OH 4 08-02 3 Day 1: 4 08-02 98. Steve Kennedy Auburn, AL 3 06-03 2 Day 1: 3 06-03 99. Jared Miller Norman, OK 3 05-10 1 Day 1: 3 05-10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals Day #Limits #Fish Weight 1 95 489 1349-02 ---------------------------------- 95 489 1349-02

Yep 73.5 would be a good bag for Beaver. I'm going to go below that and say 60 lbs. I'm thinking that if someone gets 15 lbs. per day they can win. But if there's an A-rig bite, I'm guessing the bags will be higher, maybe 70-80 to win? Should start seeing a lot of wrapped boats on Beaver next week pre-fishing.

Beaver did not make the top 100! The nerve of that magazine! Anyway, Lake Falcon is #1, Okeechobee #2. Local lakes - Grand #17, Lake Ouchita #28, Lake of the Ozarks #30, Table Rock #41, Bull Shoals #51.

18" is huge for a Meanmouth, very nice!

Nice one!

Very nice! That bass you have looks like a Meanmouth, and a fat one at that!

Those are some nice eyes, any day you can get three on Beaver is a great day!

Link to results: http://central-proam.com/proam-results-41412/

I saw the title to this thread and assumed it had something to do with Bobby Petrino..

I did find a link to a slide show, no leader board, but Clunn won with 14 lbs. 15 oz and big bass was 4 - 12. Just wasn't much of a big bass bite, I would've expected big bass to be at least 6 lbs. Unfortunately they did not get me in one of the pictures. I can't understand, I'm so "photogenic" http://www.bassmaster.com/slideshow/helping-out-our-kids-charity-bass-tournament

Saw a bit of the Cards game, I think it was 3rd inning, Cards down 8 - 0. I turned the channel.

The tourney folks did a good job of providing for fish care at the weigh in. When you came in they gave us a weigh in bag, that was a bag within a bag. An outer waterproof bag with a mesh bag inside that. When you got to the weigh in line, with that many anglers there was a line of 20-25 at all times weighing in, you took the liner bag out with your fish and put it in an aerated washtub, there was a line of these tubs and as you shuffled forward in the weigh-in line you moved your bag from tub to tub until they were ready to weigh you in. The fish were only out of water for the brief time it took to get weighed. Then, once weighed, you walked over to an AGFC hatchery truck, handed over your bag, and into the tank the fish went. I expect that there were be little, if any mortality.

Yep it was a fun day, got windy out there for a while, but fortunately Jeb's Skeeter can handle it. It does make for a long day, left the house at 0415, got home around 1630. Interesting mix of anglers, some big name pros like Clunn, McClelland, and Lane, some local guys who do well on the tourneys around here, and guys like me and Jeb who are out there for fun - not that we would've complained if we won the grand prize, which was for big bass. We stayed for most of the weigh in, big bass at the time was 4-12. Biggest bag was a little over 14. Most bags were in the 6 - 10 Lb. range. Most guys caught fish, many had limits, just very few big bass. Lots of boats, 100-150 at least. That giant parking lot at Praire Creek was full. For you hybrid/striper guys, I heard that there was a good topwater bite by the island north of the HWY 12 bridge.

Loooosieeee, you got some splainin to do! Apparently the chick was engaged.

WA has pretty much stopped stocking trout in the alpine lakes, as you mentioned most of them did not contain trout prior to them being stocked. They did however contain salamanders and the trout put a dent in the population. You wouldn't think a trout could eat a salamander, but I once cleaned a 14" rainbow that had an 8 inch salamander in it's stomach. But in many of the lakes the trout can reproduce and will overpopulate so they've taken the limits off on some of the lakes. You can catch 10-12" brookies and cutthroat until you get tired of catching them. Price for admission is an 8 mile uphill hike.