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News: 04/25/09
Gary Clark Wins the BFL Tournament on DeGray Lake
Gary Clark Wins on DeGray Lake!!!
Story by Terrance Narveson
The top finishers hit the spawning fish hard to compete for the top spot.
With the weights a little lower then the past few tournaments Degray
showed it still has plenty of fish out there to be taken. A lot of anglers
struggled to get their limits but those few who did fill the live wells did
well. This was the second BFL Arkie Division tournament of the year and
things are starting to tighten up for the top 40. Here is how the top
three did it on Lake Degray.
1st Place
Gary Clark 19.09lbs
He did a little pre fishing and found nothing fishing the main lake so he
spent a day looking for some bedding fish. With a little luck and patience
he was able to locate his winning sack prior to the tournament. His limit
was topped off with a monster 6lb 15oz "Sow". All his fish were caught
on a Sweet Beaver.
2nd Place - Martin Whitaker 16.12lbs
Martin Whitaker
He was sight fishing most of the day and was able to pull one out of the
bushes. He did not have a specific bait of choice but preferred
something he could see in the water.
3rd Place - Daniel Kweekul 16.09lbs
Daniel Kweekul
He located a few 4lb fish and was able to catch them early and then
moved on the his other fish. He was not specific on what he used just
that it was anything white so he could see it on the bed. He also won
the Ranger Cup Money.
1st Place Co-angler - Keeton Blaylock 12.04lbs
Keeton Blaylock
Keeton and his partner made a 20 second run and fished hard all day. He
caught his fish on a floating worm and senko. "Fishing slow was the
key" he said.
"In The Boat" presented by Jewel Boat Company
Angler: Terrance Narveson
Lake Degray
I had no practice prior to this tournament and went off old knowledge
and a few place some friends suggested. I knew going into this day was
going to be tough. My first stop was up past Arlie Moore and my game
plan was to stick with a Carolina rig most of the day. The morning was
really slow and I could not get dialed into what the fish were looking for.
I tried shallow and deep but nothing was working. We made a quick run
to another pocket and tried to fish some windy points but again no
keepers. I was fortunate to get a few short bites but that was not
helping me out. I ran back down to Arlie Moore and tried to hit a couple
of points and that is when I got my first keeper. After moving over to the
other side of the point I got another. Now I felt like we had figured out
something. A quick move to another point and my co-angler Herbert
Kimbrough caught his fish a solid 4 pounder. He caught another
slot fish on his next cast. Now it seemed we had something to work with
so another quick run to a point but this one was covered in green slime
and man that stuff sucks. We battled to find the transition line of where
the slime ended without being blown on the bank. This place was not
working out so I thought maybe we could find some shallow fish in the
wind blown pocket close by but that was covered in slime as well. I
figured with a move back to where we started and Herbert lost a good
fish early in the morning might be worth a shot. We covered the bank
and I broke one off on the hook set. Man that is frustrating to lose a fish
that way. 45 minutes to go we ran to Arllie Moore and hit the points
again. The first stop produced nothing but the second one was loaded
up. I proceeded to break another fish off and lose a good one some
brush before I finally caught my third keeper. Time had caught up with
us and we made the move to this spot too late because there
were fish all over it and we couldn't catch what we needed fast enough. I
brought in 7lb 14oz and ended the day in 40th place. Got some good
points and a really good lesson on watching my line better.
Fish Count:
1 short - Jackall MC60 shallow
1 short - Lucky Craft RC 1.5
5 short - Carolina rig lizard
3 Keepers - Carolina rig Lizard
Gary Clark Wins the BFL Tournament on DeGray Lake
Gary Clark Wins on DeGray Lake!!!
Story by Terrance Narveson
The top finishers hit the spawning fish hard to compete for the top spot.
With the weights a little lower then the past few tournaments Degray
showed it still has plenty of fish out there to be taken. A lot of anglers
struggled to get their limits but those few who did fill the live wells did
well. This was the second BFL Arkie Division tournament of the year and
things are starting to tighten up for the top 40. Here is how the top
three did it on Lake Degray.
1st Place
Gary Clark 19.09lbs
He did a little pre fishing and found nothing fishing the main lake so he
spent a day looking for some bedding fish. With a little luck and patience
he was able to locate his winning sack prior to the tournament. His limit
was topped off with a monster 6lb 15oz "Sow". All his fish were caught
on a Sweet Beaver.
2nd Place - Martin Whitaker 16.12lbs
Martin Whitaker
He was sight fishing most of the day and was able to pull one out of the
bushes. He did not have a specific bait of choice but preferred
something he could see in the water.
3rd Place - Daniel Kweekul 16.09lbs
Daniel Kweekul
He located a few 4lb fish and was able to catch them early and then
moved on the his other fish. He was not specific on what he used just
that it was anything white so he could see it on the bed. He also won
the Ranger Cup Money.
1st Place Co-angler - Keeton Blaylock 12.04lbs
Keeton Blaylock
Keeton and his partner made a 20 second run and fished hard all day. He
caught his fish on a floating worm and senko. "Fishing slow was the
key" he said.
"In The Boat" presented by Jewel Boat Company
Angler: Terrance Narveson
Lake Degray
I had no practice prior to this tournament and went off old knowledge
and a few place some friends suggested. I knew going into this day was
going to be tough. My first stop was up past Arlie Moore and my game
plan was to stick with a Carolina rig most of the day. The morning was
really slow and I could not get dialed into what the fish were looking for.
I tried shallow and deep but nothing was working. We made a quick run
to another pocket and tried to fish some windy points but again no
keepers. I was fortunate to get a few short bites but that was not
helping me out. I ran back down to Arlie Moore and tried to hit a couple
of points and that is when I got my first keeper. After moving over to the
other side of the point I got another. Now I felt like we had figured out
something. A quick move to another point and my co-angler Herbert
Kimbrough caught his fish a solid 4 pounder. He caught another
slot fish on his next cast. Now it seemed we had something to work with
so another quick run to a point but this one was covered in green slime
and man that stuff sucks. We battled to find the transition line of where
the slime ended without being blown on the bank. This place was not
working out so I thought maybe we could find some shallow fish in the
wind blown pocket close by but that was covered in slime as well. I
figured with a move back to where we started and Herbert lost a good
fish early in the morning might be worth a shot. We covered the bank
and I broke one off on the hook set. Man that is frustrating to lose a fish
that way. 45 minutes to go we ran to Arllie Moore and hit the points
again. The first stop produced nothing but the second one was loaded
up. I proceeded to break another fish off and lose a good one some
brush before I finally caught my third keeper. Time had caught up with
us and we made the move to this spot too late because there
were fish all over it and we couldn't catch what we needed fast enough. I
brought in 7lb 14oz and ended the day in 40th place. Got some good
points and a really good lesson on watching my line better.
Fish Count:
1 short - Jackall MC60 shallow
1 short - Lucky Craft RC 1.5
5 short - Carolina rig lizard
3 Keepers - Carolina rig Lizard
