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Ryan Shuffield and John Harless Win Trader Bill's Team
Tournament on Lake Hamilton
Ryan Shuffield (left) and John Harless (right) win with 16.12 pounds. Also
pictured in center is Ryan's son.
The duo of Ryan Shuffield and John Harless topped 90 teams fishing
Trader Bill's Team Trail this Sunday on Lake Hamilton. The weather was
cold, dark, and gloomy - but the sun did shine at the weigh-in, enough to
illuminate Shuffield and Harless' stringer, which inluded the days big bass
- a 8.26 pound "hawg". Here's how the top 5 teams caught their fish:
1st - Ryan Shuffield and John Harness - 5 bass - 16.12 pounds
Ryan and John only caught
5 keepers all day - but they
were the right 5. They
concentrated their efforts on
the lower end of Hamilton,
where they threw green
pumpkin Stanley jigs to catch
their fish. Their sack was
anchored by an 8-pounder,
which they landed at 11:00
AM.
Ryan Shuffield with the day's big
bass - a 8.26 pound "Hawg"
2nd - Duke Gunnell and Todd Graves - 5 bass - 14.97 pounds
Duke and Todd caught one
shallow crankbait fish early,
but spent the majority of their
day probing deep structure
(road beds and channel drops)
with jigs. Don't worry, the fish
in Todd's hand didn't count!
Duke Gunnell and Todd Graves
3rd - Tim Nesterenko and Bryce Miner - 5 bass - 12.70 pounds
Tim and Bryce started their
day throwing Rogues to fish
suspended in deep water.
They caught their first two
keepers on the Rogue, but
changed their pattern mid-day.
They filled out their limit with
fish caught in the shallows on
Rat-L-Traps. Looks like a
good switch to me!
Bryce Miner and Tim Nesterenko
4th - Bryan Austin and Jim Burke - 5 bass - 11.06 pounds
Bryan and Jim commented
that the early bite was very
good but slacked off quickly.
They concentrated their
efforts on the upper end of
Hamilton, where they fished
jigs in 25 - 35 ft. of water.
Jim Burke and Bryan Austin
5th - Larry Ford and Ricky Leonard - 5 bass - 11.01 pounds
Larry and Ricky had a great
day on the water and landed
over 20 keepers. They fished
the lower and middle sections
of Hamilton and caught their
fish on jerkbaits.
Ricky Leonard and Larry Ford
For more photos of the Hamilton event click here
Here are the top 9 finishers:
1st - Ryan Shuffield and John Harless - 5 bass - 16.12 - $5,400.00
2nd - Todd Graves and Duke Gunnell - 5 bass - 14.97 - $2,170.00
3rd - Tim Nesterenko and Bryce Miner - 5 bass - 12.70 - $1,302.00
4th - Bryan Austin and Jim Burke - 5 bass - 11.06 - $868.00
5th - Larry Ford and Ricky Leonard - 5 bass - 11.01 - $781.00
6th - Dennis Bean and Bobby Graves - 5 bass - 10.18 - $694.00
7th - Scotty Hardage and Rickey Owens - 5 bass - 10.07 - $607.00
8th - Brian Fox and Jamie Jones - 3 bass - 9.70 - $520.00
9th - Tommy Thompson and Denny Thompson - 5 bass - 9.60 - $434.00
