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Johnny Johnson wins the Monticello Bass Club Classic at Pool 2.
Johnny Johnson Wins on Pool 2 !!!
Story by Jeremy Risley
Johnny topped 18 anglers to win the classic at Pool 2 of the Arkansas River on Saturday October 25. Eighteen members qualified for this tournament. To qualify, you had win a club tournament or finish in the top 10 at the end of the year. Ten places received checks for this tournament. First through forth places received great checks and fifth through tenth reached their dues back for the year. Johnny kept his hot streak going by catching 5 bass for 15.81 pounds. His margin of victory for this tournament was almost four pounds. This tournament concluded one of the best years in the Monticello Bass Club history. Here is how the top 4 finishers caught their fish:
1st – Johnny Johnson - 5 bass – 15.81 pounds
Johnny continued his dominate streak of late. He has 4 wins and a second place in the last 5 tournaments he fished. All but one of those high finishes was at Pool 2. Johnny fished the Annex area all day long. He caught his fish on a black and red jig.
2nd – Philip Starks – 5 bass – 12.02 pounds
Philip caught his fish in Merrisach on a spinnerbait and a rattle trap.
3rd – Adam Starks - 4 bass – 11.77 pounds
Adam caught one of his fish in Post Lake on a spinnerbait and the rest of his fish in Coal Pile on a jig.
4th – Mike Morgan - 5 bass – 11.36 pounds
Mike caught his fish in Carp Hole on the lure he catches all his fish on, a War Eagle spinnerbait
Big Bass – Johnny Johnson – 5.42 pounds
Johnny caught this fish in the Annex on a black and red jig.
Also congrats go to the 5th through 10th finishers: David Patrick Ryan McKinney Jeremy Risley Quinn Friday Caleb Lane Daniel Sawyer
This is the final write-up for the year. Congrats to all the winners throughout the year and a BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Caleb Lane for Angler of the Year and Johnny Johnson for being the Classic Winner.