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News 9/24/06
Greg and Carl Carpenter Win Trader Bill's Championship on
Degray Lake
Greg and Carl Carpenter took home the victory and a Triton Boat
valued at $40,000.00 by bringing 10 bass to the scales weighing
22.63 pounds during the two-day event - also pictured (right) Bill Elliot.
Greg and Carl Carpenter topped 60 teams fishing Trader Bill's Team Championship this
weekend by bringing 10 bass to the scales weighing 22.63 pounds. The two-day event
was actually fished on two different bodies of water. Saturday's action took place on
Lake Hamilton, and today the teams fished DeGray Lake. Although Carl wanted to tell
me how they caught their fish today (on DeGray), he couldn't because he will be fishing
the Mr. Bass Classic here in three weeks. He did tell me that he and Greg caught about
15 keepers throughout the day en route to their 5 fish bag of 15.01 pounds (Look out
Mr. Bass contenders!!!). "We kind of got lucky on Saturday - We only had one keeper at
1:00 pm" said Carl of their fishing at Lake Hamilton. "Then after the rain died we caught
about 20 keepers before weigh-in" Carl added. Their Hamilton fish were caught on
Carolina-rigged Zoom Centipedes.
Here's how the second and third place teams caught their fish:
2nd - Denny and Tommy Thompson - 10 Bass - 22.43 pounds
On day 1 at Hamilton, The Thompson duo
caught their fish on crankbaits and jigs
fished in the main lake area. On day 2,
all of their fish (including the tournaments
big bass - a 6 pound brute) were caught
out of wind blown pockets on spinnerbaits.
"I caught the big fish about 2:30 in the
afternoon - we caught all our keepers
today on spinnerbaits, except one that was
caught on a jig" said Tommy
Denny and Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson with the
big bass of the tournament.
3rd - Tony Usdrowski and Larry Vaughan - 10 Bass - 21.70 pounds
On Day one, Larry and Tony caught 30 - 40
Hamilton special's (13 - 14 inch fish) by
concentrating on main lake points and throwing
Carolina-rigged centipedes. On Day 2, the duo
had their 5 fish limit by 7:00 am and caught about
10 keepers throughout the day. Due to the
Mr. Bass Classic, Larry and Tony did not want to
divulge their fish catching techniques on Lake
DeGray.
Larry Vaughan and Tony Usdrowski
For results from the top 20 finishing teams click here
Greg and Carl Carpenter Win Trader Bill's Championship on
Degray Lake
Greg and Carl Carpenter took home the victory and a Triton Boat
valued at $40,000.00 by bringing 10 bass to the scales weighing
22.63 pounds during the two-day event - also pictured (right) Bill Elliot.
Greg and Carl Carpenter topped 60 teams fishing Trader Bill's Team Championship this
weekend by bringing 10 bass to the scales weighing 22.63 pounds. The two-day event
was actually fished on two different bodies of water. Saturday's action took place on
Lake Hamilton, and today the teams fished DeGray Lake. Although Carl wanted to tell
me how they caught their fish today (on DeGray), he couldn't because he will be fishing
the Mr. Bass Classic here in three weeks. He did tell me that he and Greg caught about
15 keepers throughout the day en route to their 5 fish bag of 15.01 pounds (Look out
Mr. Bass contenders!!!). "We kind of got lucky on Saturday - We only had one keeper at
1:00 pm" said Carl of their fishing at Lake Hamilton. "Then after the rain died we caught
about 20 keepers before weigh-in" Carl added. Their Hamilton fish were caught on
Carolina-rigged Zoom Centipedes.
Here's how the second and third place teams caught their fish:
2nd - Denny and Tommy Thompson - 10 Bass - 22.43 pounds
On day 1 at Hamilton, The Thompson duo
caught their fish on crankbaits and jigs
fished in the main lake area. On day 2,
all of their fish (including the tournaments
big bass - a 6 pound brute) were caught
out of wind blown pockets on spinnerbaits.
"I caught the big fish about 2:30 in the
afternoon - we caught all our keepers
today on spinnerbaits, except one that was
caught on a jig" said Tommy
Denny and Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson with the
big bass of the tournament.
3rd - Tony Usdrowski and Larry Vaughan - 10 Bass - 21.70 pounds
On Day one, Larry and Tony caught 30 - 40
Hamilton special's (13 - 14 inch fish) by
concentrating on main lake points and throwing
Carolina-rigged centipedes. On Day 2, the duo
had their 5 fish limit by 7:00 am and caught about
10 keepers throughout the day. Due to the
Mr. Bass Classic, Larry and Tony did not want to
divulge their fish catching techniques on Lake
DeGray.
Larry Vaughan and Tony Usdrowski
For results from the top 20 finishing teams click here
