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News: 03/14/10
Rick Duren and Lauren DeDeaux Win the Arkansas Couples Tournament on Lake Hamilton
Rick Duren and Lauren DaDeaux Win on Lake Hamilton!!!
Story by Vince Miller
(March 14, 2010) – Lake Hamilton, Hot Springs, Ar)... The first tournament for Arkansas’s Couples opened with sunny to partly cloudy conditions with temperatures in the 40’s and 10-15mph winds out of the west. The 33 couples caught 98 fish weighing 171.82 lbs with 13/5 fish limits.
1st - Rick Duren and Lauren DeDeaux used Carolina rigged Lizards in ditches to weigh 5 bass at 13.03lbs to win the tournament and earn $1000
2nd Place
Second were Cliff and Kathy Crowder, they used 5/16 Sloan Crazy pumpkin jigs in pockets to weigh 11.56 and earn $600.
3rd place
Third were William and Amber Hope. They used jerkbaits and crankbaits to catch 11.26 lbs and earn them $500 for their efforts.
Big Bass
A 6.92 pound Lunker was caught by Jason Powell and Lindsey Fields on a Jackall chartreuse shad Squirrel 79DD jerkbait.
The next Arkansas Couples tournament will be the April 18 at Lake Ouachita out of Crystal Springs Resort.
For more information on Arkansas Couples tournaments call: Vince Miller (501) 834-5733 or (501) 758-1940 or (501) 607-3475 e-mail; vmxxx@aol.com
Arkansas Couples sponsors include Fish’N Stuff, Norman Lures, Right Bite Baits, Riser Ford, I40 Transmission, River Bottom Lures, Fishingworld.com, Best Car Wash, Cabin Creek Enterprises , Jewel , J’s Marine , Performance Boat Works, Walker Insurance and Hoggs Meat Market