Well the final tournament of the year is in the books, which brings to an end a tremendous fishing year for our club. Those that made the trip to Providence were treated to a great time of fellowship, and incredible steak dinner by Robert Bailey and Chris Dill, and some good fishing as well. Sure doesn’t hurt that the club paid for the hotel rooms and the steak dinner either!! And I believe it is fair to say that Larry Lowery has recovered from his 5 by pass surgery a little more than 7 weeks ago….seeing as he showed up at providence and won the two day tournament by 5.50lbs with a two day total of 21.02lbs. Congrats Larry on the big win! George Thrash came through again at Providence winning the Co-Angler side with a two day total of 12.96lbs.
Below are the top anglers from this weekend.
Angler Division:
1st Place – Larry Lowery 21.02 Lbs
2nd Place – Carl Sandberg 15.52 Lbs
3rd Place – Mike Murphey 15.27 Lbs
4th Place – Johnnie Baker 14.77 Lbs
5th Place – Jim Lowe 13.51 Lbs
Co-angler Division:
1st Place – George Thrash 12.96 Lbs
2nd Place – Randy Mills 3.32 Lbs
Lunker honors on Day 1 were taken by Johnnie Baker with a 5.20lb fish and Larry Lowery on Day 2 with a 4.26lb fish. Congratulations to all these fishermen. In Team News: JJ’s team won again, War Eagle team came in 2nd, with the Culprits coming in last.
YEAR END SUMMARY
(as a reminder please double check my totals – if you see an error please let me know)
Top 5 Anglers for the year:
1st Place – JJ Wilson
2nd Place – Carl Sandberg
3rd Place – RB Shephard
4th Place – Greg Horne
5th Place – TJ Hare, Sr
Top 2 Co-Anglers for the year:
1st Place – George Thrash
2nd Place – Randy Mills
Tournament Winners during 2011:
Angler:
JJ Wilson – 3
Johnnie Baker – 2
Larry Lowery - 2
Carl Sandberg – 1
RB Sheppard – 1
TJ Hare, Sr. – 1
Co-Angler:
George Thrash – 5
Randy Mills – 4
Hunter Edwards - 1
Anglers with the most Top 5 finishes in 2011:
JJ Wilson and Carl Sandberg – 6
TJ Hare, Sr. – 5
Greg Horne, RB Sheppard, Johnnie Baker – 4
Big Fish Pot Winners during 2011:
Johnnie Baker – 2 times
Larry Lowery
RB Sheppard
Greg Horne
Mike Murphy
JJ Wilson
Doc Brown
Jeff Hankins
Jim Lowe
Joel Peeler – Lunker of the year winner – 6.01lbs out of Ross Barnett in May
Biggest one day sack brought to the scales:
17.52lbs – Larry Lowery on Ross Barnett in March
So let’s compare how we did in total in 2011 compared to 2010.
2010 2011 Difference
Total number of fish weighed 560 647 +87
Total weight of fish weighed 1065.11 1265.77 +200.66
Average weight per fish weighed 1.90 1.96 +.06
Number of limits brought to the scales 53 92 + 39
Angler with most fish weighed MM - 46 JJ – 53 + 7
Angler with most limits brought to the scale * MM – 7 JJ – 10 + 3
Angler with the most total weight MM 103.18 JJ 105.82 + 2.64
* JJ Wilson weighed in a limit 10 of 11 times this year.
As you can see from the stats above, we had a much better year this year compared to last year. And keep in mind that we did this with about 4-5 fewer anglers. We hit it each lake at about the perfect time and the statistics speak for themselves. The one that stands out to me the most is the number of limits brought to the scales. We had 39 more limits brought to the scales in 2011 than 2010 with fewer anglers. Great job guys! I think we all need to thank our tournament director Jim Lowe for putting together a great tournament schedule this year. This is not an easy job and you will never please everyone in this role. Jim did a great job and even made some really good tough choices this year on the fly that in turned really helped our chances this year. Thanks Jim!
Upcoming Events in August
• Board of Directors Meeting at Sal and Phils Tuesday November 8th
• General Membership meeting at Sal and Phils Tuesday November 15th – there are several tournament awards that need to be given out to some guys who very rarely show up at our general membership meetings. Please show up and collect these as the club pays good money for these awards and we don’t want them to go to waste.
• BIG REMINDER – our club Christmas party is coming up quickly on Saturday December 3rd at the Eagle Ridge Lodge on the Hinds Community College Campus. This is another opportunity for incredible food and fellowship and we also give out all of the end of year awards – so please mark it down, start working on baby sitters now (for those this applies to), and show up and lets end this club year on a good note. Someone will be in contact with you soon about bringing a covered dish.
