The anglers that made the trip to Ferguson this weekend were blessed with incredible weather and even better fishing if you can believe that. I heard prefishing reports of catches between 40-75 fish each day and it certainly carried over to tournament day as just about everybody I talked to caught over 30 fish saturday. For the first time since I have been in the club (2006) every angler weighed in a limit of fish!! In total we had 17 anglers fish weighing in 85 fish for a total of 170.88 lbs for an average fish of 2.01 lbs. This is the most fish weighed this year (previous was lake Chicot with 76 fish). We have certainly hit most of our lakes are the right time this year and been blessed with some great fishing.
At the end of the day, Carl Sandberg won the angler side with 5 fish that weighed 14.46lbs. The Angler race is heating up at the top with a tight race going on for 2nd and 3rd place between RB, Greg and Carl with only 3 points separating these three. On the co-angler side – Randy Mills won with 5 fish weighing 9.24lbs. With the win he and George Thrash are now tied at 115 points. With only 2 tournaments remaining – who wants to win this race the most??? Can’t wait to see it play out!
Below are the top anglers from this weekend.
Angler Division:
1st Place – Carl Sandberg (Ranger) 14.46 Lbs
2nd Place – Steven Bailey (Ranger) 12.53 Lbs
3rd Place – Mike Overall (fished out of a Ranger) 11.64 Lbs
4th Place – TJ Hare, Sr. (Ranger) 9.93 Lbs
5th Place – Greg Horne (Ranger) 9.88 Lbs
Co-angler Division:
1st Place – Randy Mills 9.24 Lbs
2nd Place – George Thrash 7.85 Lbs
I have been noticing a trend this year but didn’t want to say anything because I was afraid it might hurt someone’s feelings. But I can’t ignore it any longer. That trend is the Ranger boat fishermen dominating the tournaments month in and month out!!! Once again, as noted above, they dominated Ferguson. Looking at the overall points race, 4 of the current top 5 anglers are all Ranger fisherman. Coincidence???? I think not. I think it is time all of you Basscat, Skeeter, and Triton owners start paying attention to what us Ranger owners are doing!!! HA!!!!
Lunker honors were taken by our newest member, Jeff Hankins with a 4.88lb fish. Thanks for showing up and taking our money Jeff!!!! And what do you know – Jeff Hankins fishes out of a Ranger boat as well, no surprise there. Congratulations to all these fishermen from this weekend. In Team News: We all know which team won, however I am proud to say that fishing with the fewest members this weekend (4) – the WAR EAGLE team destroyed the Culprit team (fishing with 5 members) by a margin of 57 to 44 points to take 2nd place this weekend! Congrats to Pete Larson (captain), Steven Bailey, Carl Sandberg, and George Thrash for your efforts!!
Only two tournaments remain. After the next tournament – I will begin culling your lowest tournament score. (Remember we take your best 8 tournaments for the year). This will make a big difference in the points race so it is very important you show up and fish these last two tournaments – every point counts!!
Upcoming Events in August
• General Membership meeting tomorrow night at Sal and Phils (this Tuesday – Sept 20th). Make an effort to be there!
REMEMBER – Insurance. I am still missing insurance on several of you. Below are the anglers I need evidence of insurance on. Please help me out here and if you name is listed below get me your insurance as soon as you can. I need to have your updated insurance in file prior to the October tournament if you plan to fish it. Thanks.
• Doc Brown
• Austin Banks, Jr.
• Pete Larson
• Mike Murphy
• Jeff Hankins
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