News: 07/23/06
Burkett and Galbraith win Peach Festival Tournament on
Lake Dardanelle
Bill Burkett holds up part of the winning catch
The Annual Peach Festival Bass Tournament was held this past Sunday on Lake
Dardanelle. Seventy-Nine two angler teams participated in the event, which is
organized by the Johnson County Bass Club. The tournament has been a River
Valley tradition for many years. According to Rosco Moore, Johnson County
Bass Club President, the event began 35 or 36 years ago as a benefit tournament,
and has been growing ever since. Rosco and the Johnson County Bass Club
would like to thank everyone for participating in the tournament and look forward
to next year.
Here's how the top 5 teams caught their fish:
1st place - Bill Burkett and Dale Galbraith - 5 bass - 18.80 pounds
Bill Burkett and Dale Galbraith,
both of Paris, AR. brought in 5 bass
weighing 18.80 pounds to claim the
victory. The duo fished shallow
vegetation early, but when that failed
moved out to deeper drops in the middle
section of the Lake. They used
Carolina -rigged soft plastics and
crankbaits to catch their fish. Bill said
crankbaits were the key to the day as
4 of their 5 keepers were caught on
the cranks'.
Dale Galbraith and Bill Burkett
2nd place - Randy Allen and Wayne Dixon - 5 bass - 16.02 pounds
Randy and Wayne fished their
usual haunts in the Illinois Bayou
area of Lake Dardanelle. The
duo targeted deep brushpiles
and ledges, and caught their fish
on jigs and cranbaits.
Allen and Dixon sadd
3rd place - Danny and Sharon Waldo - 5 bass - 13.78 pounds
Danny and Sharon used jigs around
stumps in the Piney Bay area to land
their limit, which earned them a
3rd place check.
Danny and Sharon Waldo
4th place - John Harwell and John Judkins - 5 bass - 13.26 pounds
Judkins and Harwell fished
deep drops and ledges in the
Illinois Bayou to bag their limit.
All of their keepers were caught
on crankbaits.
John Harwell and John Judkins
5th place - Jeff Sanders and Doyle Arbaugh - 4 bass - 12.66 pounds
Jeff and Doyle, both of Clarksville,
caught all of their keepers before
10:30 am. They used topwater frogs
and homemade topwater baits to
land their fish, which were all caught
within sight of the Spadra Boat
Ramp.
Jeff Sanders and Doyle Arbaugh
Here are the top 10 finishers:
1st - Bill Burkett/Dale Galbraith - 5 bass - 18.80 pounds
2nd - Randy Allen/Wayne Dixon - 5 bass - 16.02 pounds
3rd - Danny and Sharon Waldo - 5 bass - 13.78 pounds
4th - John Harwell/John Judkins - 5 bass - 13.26 pounds
5th - Jeff Sanders/Doyle Arbaugh - 4 bass - 12.66 pounds
6th - Moore/Perry - 4 bass - 12.34 pounds
7th - Brotherton/Parsons - 4 bass - 11.88 pounds
8th - Beavers/Harris - 3 bass - 11.76 pounds
9th - Freeman/Grace - 3 bass - 11.44 pounds
10th - Wells/Collins - 3 bass - 9.82 pounds
Burkett and Galbraith win Peach Festival Tournament on
Lake Dardanelle
Bill Burkett holds up part of the winning catch
The Annual Peach Festival Bass Tournament was held this past Sunday on Lake
Dardanelle. Seventy-Nine two angler teams participated in the event, which is
organized by the Johnson County Bass Club. The tournament has been a River
Valley tradition for many years. According to Rosco Moore, Johnson County
Bass Club President, the event began 35 or 36 years ago as a benefit tournament,
and has been growing ever since. Rosco and the Johnson County Bass Club
would like to thank everyone for participating in the tournament and look forward
to next year.
Here's how the top 5 teams caught their fish:
1st place - Bill Burkett and Dale Galbraith - 5 bass - 18.80 pounds
Bill Burkett and Dale Galbraith,
both of Paris, AR. brought in 5 bass
weighing 18.80 pounds to claim the
victory. The duo fished shallow
vegetation early, but when that failed
moved out to deeper drops in the middle
section of the Lake. They used
Carolina -rigged soft plastics and
crankbaits to catch their fish. Bill said
crankbaits were the key to the day as
4 of their 5 keepers were caught on
the cranks'.
Dale Galbraith and Bill Burkett
2nd place - Randy Allen and Wayne Dixon - 5 bass - 16.02 pounds
Randy and Wayne fished their
usual haunts in the Illinois Bayou
area of Lake Dardanelle. The
duo targeted deep brushpiles
and ledges, and caught their fish
on jigs and cranbaits.
Allen and Dixon sadd
3rd place - Danny and Sharon Waldo - 5 bass - 13.78 pounds
Danny and Sharon used jigs around
stumps in the Piney Bay area to land
their limit, which earned them a
3rd place check.
Danny and Sharon Waldo
4th place - John Harwell and John Judkins - 5 bass - 13.26 pounds
Judkins and Harwell fished
deep drops and ledges in the
Illinois Bayou to bag their limit.
All of their keepers were caught
on crankbaits.
John Harwell and John Judkins
5th place - Jeff Sanders and Doyle Arbaugh - 4 bass - 12.66 pounds
Jeff and Doyle, both of Clarksville,
caught all of their keepers before
10:30 am. They used topwater frogs
and homemade topwater baits to
land their fish, which were all caught
within sight of the Spadra Boat
Ramp.
Jeff Sanders and Doyle Arbaugh
Here are the top 10 finishers:
1st - Bill Burkett/Dale Galbraith - 5 bass - 18.80 pounds
2nd - Randy Allen/Wayne Dixon - 5 bass - 16.02 pounds
3rd - Danny and Sharon Waldo - 5 bass - 13.78 pounds
4th - John Harwell/John Judkins - 5 bass - 13.26 pounds
5th - Jeff Sanders/Doyle Arbaugh - 4 bass - 12.66 pounds
6th - Moore/Perry - 4 bass - 12.34 pounds
7th - Brotherton/Parsons - 4 bass - 11.88 pounds
8th - Beavers/Harris - 3 bass - 11.76 pounds
9th - Freeman/Grace - 3 bass - 11.44 pounds
10th - Wells/Collins - 3 bass - 9.82 pounds
