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News: 06/05/08
Brian Miller and Tom Phillips Win Get5Bass Summer Series Tournament on Lake Dardanelle
Tom Phillips and Brian Miller Win on Lake Dardanelle!!!
Tom Phillips and Brian Miller Topped 23 teams fishing the 5th Get5Bass Summer Series Tournament of 2008 by catching 5 bass that tipped the scales at 15.45 pounds. This week's event was brought to you by PDQ Convenience Stores. A nice breeze had the fish biting, as 7 limits were brought in and all but two teams weighed at least one bass. Here's how the top 3 teams caught their fish:
1st - Tom Phillips and Brian Miller - 5 bass - 15.45 pounds - $500.00
Tom and Brian used a variety of lures to take the victory. A chatterbait, swimbaits, and jigs all put fish in the boat.
2nd - Dick Sheide and Fred Van Buskirk - 4 bass - 13.94 pounds - $275.00
"Wind and Weeds" were the key for Dick and Fred. They fished spinnerbaits around the grass to catch their fish. Dick said that they lost a fish in the last 30 minutes that may have cost them a shot at the victory.
Dick Sheide and Fred Van Buskirk
3rd - Shawn Gordon and Larry Dugger - 5 bass - 13.23 pounds - $175.00
Shawn and Larry threw Yum Money Minnow Swimbaits and Booyah Jigs to catch their fish. All of their bass were positioned shallow in the grass.
Shawn Gordon and Larry Dugger
Here are the rest of the money winners:
4th - Jerry Watson/Tony Rankin - 5 bass - 12.91 pounds - $75.00 5th - Leeland Gullett/Jared Squires - 5 bass - 12.50 pounds - $40 PDQ Gift Certificate 6th - Wayne Dixon/Randy Allen - 5 bass - 12.40 pounds - $25 Ridout Gift Certificate