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News: 06/01/08
Johnny Haga and Connie Bliss Win Arkansas Couples Tournament on Lake Dardanelle
Johnny Haga and Connie Bliss Win on Lake Dardanelle!!!
Johnny Haga and Connie Bliss topped 34 teams fishing the 4th Arkansas Couples Tournament of the year by catching 5 bass that tipped the scales at 21.71 pounds. The tournament was "interrupted" by a fierce thunderstorm packing 50 mph + winds. Despite the bad afternoon weather, 14 couples managed to bring limits to the scales. Here's how the top 3 teams caught their fish:
1st - Johnny Haga and Connie Bliss - 5 bass - 21.71 pounds - $925.00
Johnny and Connie fished the lower end of Dardanelle, where they threw Sweet Beavers (White), rattletraps, and buzzbaits to catch their fish.
2nd - Wayne and Michelle Dixon - 5 bass - 19.84 pounds - $525.00
Wayne fished on the lower end of the lake, where he threw a jig in the grass to catch his fish.
Wayne Dixon
3rd - Danny and Sharon Waldo - 5 bass - 17.07 pounds - $375.00
Danny and Sharon caught their fish off of one isolated patch of grass. All of their fish were caught on a frog.
Danny and Sharon Waldo
Big Bass: Jeff and Venita Forrest - 6.10 pounds - $310.00
Jeff caught the big bass of the tournament, a 6.10 pound "toad" on a Senko which he pitched into the grass. Jeff and Venita also placed 5th in the tournament, earning them and additional $200.00
Jeff and Venita Forrest
Here is the rest of the top 10:
4th - Tracy and Tracey Harmon - 5 bass - 15.46 pounds 5th - Jeff and Venita Forrest - 5 bass - 14.02 pounds 6th - Bradley and Shanna Davis - 5 bass - 13.42 pounds 7th - Tom and Linda Walker - 5 bass - 13.29 pounds 8th - Michael and Tonya Johnson - 5 bass - 13.21 pounds 9th - Todd and Michelle Christen - 5 bass - 13.14 pounds 10th - Will and Roberta Cranston - 5 bass - 12.87 pounds
Get5's Frank Leone had to fish this one alone because Erin was sick. His "In the Boat" Column presented by Jewel Bait Company will be posted on Monday evening.