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News: 11/03/07
Billy McCaghren and Lee Anderson Win Metro Bass Club Open on Lake Dardanelle
Lee Anderson and Billy McCaghren Win on Lake Dardanelle
Story By Terrance Narveson
49 Boats came out for the Metro Bass Club benefit tournament on Lake Dardanelle this Saturday. The weather was good and the fishing fair but the team of Billy McCaghren and Lee Anderson took home top honors with another Lake Dardanelle 20+ lb sack. The money from the tournament will be donated to the UAPB fisheries and wildlife department for a scholarship. Here is how the top three caught their fish today.
1st Place Billy McCaghren/Lee Anderson – 20.84lbs They stayed shallow all day up river (approx mid Lake area). The key to finding their fish was locating the last remaining green grass along the shoreline. Billy and Lee caught all their fish on spinnerbaits.
2nd Place - Jared Allen and Spencer Grace
2nd Place - Spencer Grace/Jared Allen – 17.41lbs These guys have really had great year and once again in the money. Jared and Spencer caught all their fish on jigs in the grass. They kept the trolling motor on high and just covered every place that had grass.
3rd place: Tray Huddleston and Dylan Hawkins
3rd Place - Tray Huddleston/Dylan Hawkins – 15.14lbs Along with the third place finish Tray caught the days big bass a 6.49 monster. They caught 4 of their fish up river in the Cabin Creek area and came back down for their 5th. All the fish were caught on Spinnerbaits and Jigs. The big fish was caught on a frog early in the morning.
Top 5 Places 1. Billy McCaghren/Lee Anderson 2. Spencer Grace/Jared Allen 3. Tray Huddleston/Dylan Hawkins 4. Charles Dickerson/ Bill Yates 5. Chris Tinnell/Kevin Pattermann