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News: 08/30/08
Duke Gunnell and Wayne Dixon Win the 1st Annual CASA
Benefit Tournament on Lake Dardanelle
Wayne Dixon and Duke Gunnell Win on Lake Dardanelle!!!
Duke Gunnell and Wayne Dixon topped 38 teams fishing the 1st annual
CASA benefit Tournament on Lake Dardanelle by catching 5 bass that
tipped the scales at 17.89 pounds. CASA (Court Appointed Special
Advocates) is an organization that helps children in need. This benefit was
organized by Robert Whitehead, who did a great job soliciting sponsors to
provide water, ice, and a meal for the anglers (provided by Mickie's
Bluefish Grill). Also stepping up big time was Wilkins Bros. Outdoors, who
were instrumental in getting donations for the Big Bass prize of $1,500.00 !!!
Of course the real winners of this tournament were the children who will
benefit from the more than $1,800.00 raised for CASA !!! Get5Bass and
CASA would like to thank all the anglers who fished this event. It will be
bigger and better next year, so keep and eye open for the announcement of
next year's date!!! Here's how the top 3 teams caught their fish:
1st place - Duke Gunnell and Wayne Dixon - 5 bass - 17.78 pounds - $713.00
Duke and Wayne fished shallow to catch their bass. They commentated that
the bite was slow, but they were able to catch 7 or 8 keepers on the day. Out
of the 5 fish they weighed, four were caught on a River2Sea Bully Wa Frog
and one bit a black/blue jig. Duke commented that he believes the
River2Sea Bully Wa is the best frog on the market, and who could argue?
He won $100,000 on the Bully Wa at the Arkansas Big Bass Bonanza
earlier this month !!!
2nd place - Bryan Zimmer/David Phillips - 5 bass - 15.23 pounds - $428.00
Bryan and David caught their fish in the 8 ft. range around rip-rap rock. All
of their fish were caught on Black/Blue Jigs.
3rd place - Richard Wood/Kenneth Yates - 5 bass - 14.60 pounds - $285
Richard and Kenneth fished Bomber Fat Free Shad Crankbaits (Size #7;
Gizzard Shad) around drops on the lower end of Lake Dardanelle.
Big Bass - Zach King and Joey Fisher - 4.54 pounds - $1,500.00
Joey Fisher and Zach King win $1,500.00 for Big Bass of the day !!!
Zach and Joey's original strategy for the tournament was to lock downriver
to Pool 9. However, a barge in the lock changed their plans. Starting in
Dardanelle, Zach landed the day's big bass, a 4.54 "Baby Cub" on a Secret
Lures Jig (3/8 oz. Black/Blue). Joey commented that he netted the fish
shortly after it bit Zach's bait, and it came "unbuttoned" in the net. Thanks
to Joey's quick reflexes (and Zach's fishing skills), the duo took home the
highly coveted $1,500 check for big bass !!!
For Complete Results Click Here
Duke Gunnell and Wayne Dixon Win the 1st Annual CASA
Benefit Tournament on Lake Dardanelle
Wayne Dixon and Duke Gunnell Win on Lake Dardanelle!!!
Duke Gunnell and Wayne Dixon topped 38 teams fishing the 1st annual
CASA benefit Tournament on Lake Dardanelle by catching 5 bass that
tipped the scales at 17.89 pounds. CASA (Court Appointed Special
Advocates) is an organization that helps children in need. This benefit was
organized by Robert Whitehead, who did a great job soliciting sponsors to
provide water, ice, and a meal for the anglers (provided by Mickie's
Bluefish Grill). Also stepping up big time was Wilkins Bros. Outdoors, who
were instrumental in getting donations for the Big Bass prize of $1,500.00 !!!
Of course the real winners of this tournament were the children who will
benefit from the more than $1,800.00 raised for CASA !!! Get5Bass and
CASA would like to thank all the anglers who fished this event. It will be
bigger and better next year, so keep and eye open for the announcement of
next year's date!!! Here's how the top 3 teams caught their fish:
1st place - Duke Gunnell and Wayne Dixon - 5 bass - 17.78 pounds - $713.00
Duke and Wayne fished shallow to catch their bass. They commentated that
the bite was slow, but they were able to catch 7 or 8 keepers on the day. Out
of the 5 fish they weighed, four were caught on a River2Sea Bully Wa Frog
and one bit a black/blue jig. Duke commented that he believes the
River2Sea Bully Wa is the best frog on the market, and who could argue?
He won $100,000 on the Bully Wa at the Arkansas Big Bass Bonanza
earlier this month !!!
2nd place - Bryan Zimmer/David Phillips - 5 bass - 15.23 pounds - $428.00
Bryan and David caught their fish in the 8 ft. range around rip-rap rock. All
of their fish were caught on Black/Blue Jigs.
3rd place - Richard Wood/Kenneth Yates - 5 bass - 14.60 pounds - $285
Richard and Kenneth fished Bomber Fat Free Shad Crankbaits (Size #7;
Gizzard Shad) around drops on the lower end of Lake Dardanelle.
Big Bass - Zach King and Joey Fisher - 4.54 pounds - $1,500.00
Joey Fisher and Zach King win $1,500.00 for Big Bass of the day !!!
Zach and Joey's original strategy for the tournament was to lock downriver
to Pool 9. However, a barge in the lock changed their plans. Starting in
Dardanelle, Zach landed the day's big bass, a 4.54 "Baby Cub" on a Secret
Lures Jig (3/8 oz. Black/Blue). Joey commented that he netted the fish
shortly after it bit Zach's bait, and it came "unbuttoned" in the net. Thanks
to Joey's quick reflexes (and Zach's fishing skills), the duo took home the
highly coveted $1,500 check for big bass !!!
For Complete Results Click Here
