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News: 02/25/07
Fred Martin and Chris Phillips Win Super Team Tournament on
DeGray Lake
Chris Phillips and Fred Martin were all smiles after winning $5,000!!
The duo of Fred Martin and Chris Phillips topped 74 teams fishing Vince Miller's
Super Team Tournament on Lake DeGray this Sunday by catching 5 bass that
tipped the scales at 22.08 pounds. Overall, the fish seemed to be in a biting mood,
as 23 teams brought limits to the scales. Looks like the warm weather of late has
put the fish closer to pre-spawn mode. Here's how the top 5 teams caught their
fish:
1st - Fred Martin and Chris Phillips - 5 bass - 22.08 pounds - $5,000.00
Fred and Chris started their day fishing jigs and jerkbaits over deep water.
They had a small limit in the boat, but with a half hour left in the day made a
move to the shallows. What happened next was a magical five minutes all
tournament fisherman dream about. "Fred said we needed to go shallow, so
we hit a little flat area" said Phillips. "Fred hooked one immediately on a
jerkbait, got it in the boat, and while I was culling he caught another one. But
he wasn't done yet, while I was culling after the second one, Fred had
another one and got it in the boat" continued Phillips. "That jerkbait was hot,
3 four pounders in 5 minutes" Phillips said excitedly. Specifically, the jekbait
was a Lucky Craft Pointer 100, which Martin fished on a GLoomis Crankin'
Stick. "The rod was key - It allowed me to get the bait down to the right depth
and had enough give to prevent the fish from throwing the bait - We didn't
lose a fish all day" said Martin.
2nd - Duke Gunnell/Brandon Rhoden - 5 bass - 18.57 pounds - $1,500.00
Brandon was out practicing for
another tournament, so Duke
had to fish this one alone.
Didn't seem to hurt him much.
Duke had caught some big jig
fish in practice, but the wind
forced him to change his pattern
on Sunday. He headed to the
main Lake where he cranked
a Norman DLN all day. He
commented that he caught about
30 bass during the tournament.
Duke Gunnell
3rd - Alan Petlak/James Hooks - 5 bass - 18.08 pounds - $1,000
Alan and James caught several
keepers on the day. They threw
Norman DLN's (Chili Bowl) to
catch their fish. They bag was
anchored by a 5.84 pound "toad"
Alan Petlak and James Hooks
Alan Petlak with the
5.84 pounder
4th - Eddy Woody/Evan Webster - 5 bass - 16.86 pounds - $900.00
Eddy and Evan found fish back
in one of their favorite spots in
practice and stuck with the area
during the tournament. The fish
were back in a creek, and Eddy
and Evan threw 3/4 oz.
spinnerbaits and Rapala Shad
Raps to land their fish.
Eddy Woody and Evan Webster
5th - Greg Ault/Steve Howard - 5 bass - 16.66 pounds - $800.00
Greg and Steve caught 9 keepers
on the day, including the day's
big bass, a 7.30 pound "gorilla",
that earned them an additional
$865.00. Their fish were caught on
Norman DLN's in the
"Chili pepper" color.
Greg Ault with the day's big bass
2nd big bass - Spencer Shuffield/J.R. Rowton - 6.50 pounds - $575.00
Spencer and J.R. not only had the
day's second largest bass, but also
finished 10th in the tournament.
Their lunker was caught on a
black/blue jig.
Spencer Shuffield
Here's the rest of the top 10:
6th - Jeremiah Kindy/Scott Suggs - 5 bass - 16.03 pounds - $500.00
7th - Kurt Copeland/Kyle Browning - 5 bass - 15.91 pounds - $450.00
8th - Gene Davis/Mel Davis - 5 bass - 5 bass - 15.32 pounds - $400.00
9th - Ryan Shuffield/John Harless - 5 bass - 14.94 pounds - $350.00
10th - Spencer Shuffield/J.R. Rowton - 4 bass - 14.79 pounds - $300.00
For Complete Results Click Here
Fred Martin and Chris Phillips Win Super Team Tournament on
DeGray Lake
Chris Phillips and Fred Martin were all smiles after winning $5,000!!
The duo of Fred Martin and Chris Phillips topped 74 teams fishing Vince Miller's
Super Team Tournament on Lake DeGray this Sunday by catching 5 bass that
tipped the scales at 22.08 pounds. Overall, the fish seemed to be in a biting mood,
as 23 teams brought limits to the scales. Looks like the warm weather of late has
put the fish closer to pre-spawn mode. Here's how the top 5 teams caught their
fish:
1st - Fred Martin and Chris Phillips - 5 bass - 22.08 pounds - $5,000.00
Fred and Chris started their day fishing jigs and jerkbaits over deep water.
They had a small limit in the boat, but with a half hour left in the day made a
move to the shallows. What happened next was a magical five minutes all
tournament fisherman dream about. "Fred said we needed to go shallow, so
we hit a little flat area" said Phillips. "Fred hooked one immediately on a
jerkbait, got it in the boat, and while I was culling he caught another one. But
he wasn't done yet, while I was culling after the second one, Fred had
another one and got it in the boat" continued Phillips. "That jerkbait was hot,
3 four pounders in 5 minutes" Phillips said excitedly. Specifically, the jekbait
was a Lucky Craft Pointer 100, which Martin fished on a GLoomis Crankin'
Stick. "The rod was key - It allowed me to get the bait down to the right depth
and had enough give to prevent the fish from throwing the bait - We didn't
lose a fish all day" said Martin.
2nd - Duke Gunnell/Brandon Rhoden - 5 bass - 18.57 pounds - $1,500.00
Brandon was out practicing for
another tournament, so Duke
had to fish this one alone.
Didn't seem to hurt him much.
Duke had caught some big jig
fish in practice, but the wind
forced him to change his pattern
on Sunday. He headed to the
main Lake where he cranked
a Norman DLN all day. He
commented that he caught about
30 bass during the tournament.
Duke Gunnell
3rd - Alan Petlak/James Hooks - 5 bass - 18.08 pounds - $1,000
Alan and James caught several
keepers on the day. They threw
Norman DLN's (Chili Bowl) to
catch their fish. They bag was
anchored by a 5.84 pound "toad"
Alan Petlak and James Hooks
Alan Petlak with the
5.84 pounder
4th - Eddy Woody/Evan Webster - 5 bass - 16.86 pounds - $900.00
Eddy and Evan found fish back
in one of their favorite spots in
practice and stuck with the area
during the tournament. The fish
were back in a creek, and Eddy
and Evan threw 3/4 oz.
spinnerbaits and Rapala Shad
Raps to land their fish.
Eddy Woody and Evan Webster
5th - Greg Ault/Steve Howard - 5 bass - 16.66 pounds - $800.00
Greg and Steve caught 9 keepers
on the day, including the day's
big bass, a 7.30 pound "gorilla",
that earned them an additional
$865.00. Their fish were caught on
Norman DLN's in the
"Chili pepper" color.
Greg Ault with the day's big bass
2nd big bass - Spencer Shuffield/J.R. Rowton - 6.50 pounds - $575.00
Spencer and J.R. not only had the
day's second largest bass, but also
finished 10th in the tournament.
Their lunker was caught on a
black/blue jig.
Spencer Shuffield
Here's the rest of the top 10:
6th - Jeremiah Kindy/Scott Suggs - 5 bass - 16.03 pounds - $500.00
7th - Kurt Copeland/Kyle Browning - 5 bass - 15.91 pounds - $450.00
8th - Gene Davis/Mel Davis - 5 bass - 5 bass - 15.32 pounds - $400.00
9th - Ryan Shuffield/John Harless - 5 bass - 14.94 pounds - $350.00
10th - Spencer Shuffield/J.R. Rowton - 4 bass - 14.79 pounds - $300.00
For Complete Results Click Here
