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News: 04/19/08
Don Dinges and Gary Clark Win Sherwood Bass Club Tournament
on Lake Hamilton
Story provided by Ron Plate
With the water temps warming into the low to mid 60’s and a full moon over head,
44 teams arrived at the Arkansas Game and Fish ramp early on Lake Hamilton April
19th hoping for a great day of fishing. They all had heard that the lake was putting
out lots of 5-fish limits and they wanted to be part of the action.
At 3 PM the limit fest was verified as 38 teams brought limits to the weigh-in. Out
of these limits, 1 team took home the 1st place prize of $792. Dan Dinges and Gary
Clark had a limit that weighted 12.61 lbs which included the big bass of the day of
5.24 lbs for another 440 dollars. They said they caught their fish on spinnerbaits
and texas-rigged lizards. Listed below is the balance of the top ten winners.
2. Greg Meador/Alan Petlak 12.46 lbs $484
3. Matt Greer/Kevin Thompson 11.00 lbs $308
4. Gary Hubble/Joey Korte 10.85 lbs $118
5. Ron Plate/Bob Tidball 10.85 lbs $118
6. John Hatcher/Jamie McMillian 10.81 lbs
7. Jeff Grappe/Jeff Glymp 10.57 lbs
8. Arnie Hanson/Ron Contreras 10.42 lbs
9. Rob Becker/Landon Kendrick 10.11 lbs
10. Bill Adams/Benny Hawks 10.08 lbs
Gary and Dan were also eligible for the BASS CAT Quest award as this tournament
was a BASS CAT Sanction tournament