Carolina Bassers
High Rock Tournament September 26, 2004

 Tourney Rundown
The second day of this two-day tournament weekend was nearly a weather repeat. In spite of the possibility of impending Hurricane Jeanne, the weather was just beautiful, but fishing proved tough again.  High Rock was definitely stingy with her numbers!

The leader board took a twist with Brian Adams topping the field in First Place with a bag of 2 nice fish weighing 7.61 lbs.  A rattletrap made his fish succumb.  Second Place went to Hal Abshire with 2 fish weighing 7.16 lbs and he did them in with a Picasso worm (Sounds French to me!).  Hal also scored a nice runner up Big Bass at 5.16 lbs, Good Job!  A close Third Place was awarded to David Haraway with 2 fish weighing 6.62 lbs.  David used a Yamamoto creature bait.  Fourth Place was earned by Ricky Bell with 1 lunker weighing 5.17 lbs caught on a spinnerbait.  Finally, Fifth Place went to John Barrett with 1 fish weighing 4.54 lbs.

The youth attacked High Rock with vigor, but again the tough bite took it’s toll with only 2 participants weighing in.  In a repeat, “Rising Pro” Nick Bell took Top Honors (1St Place and Big Fish) with a nice 2.00 lb fish which he caught on another buzzbait.  (Can anyone spell p-a-t-t-e-r-n ?) “Mr. Consistency” Garett Rhodes bagged 1 fish weighing 1.89 lbs caught his on go-to bait, a Senko.

Club member Rich Spollarich donated lot’s of nice crankbaits to the club youth courtesy of Custom Lures Unlimited and was much appreciated by all in attendance.

Weather Conditions
Sunny/mild - Air temps ranged from a morning low of 60 to a high of 87 degrees
Winds – 5 to 13 knots
Water temp - Averaged 73-76 degrees, depending on where you fished

Report by Ray Russ

 Tournament Data
Participants: 34
Youth Participants:  10
Participants catching fish: 14
Fished weighed:  18  (5 over 14")
Limits:  0
Fish weighing over 5 pounds:  2

Tournament Results                                                 Youth Results

Place Angler Bass Weight Place Angler Bass Weight
1st Brian Adams 2 7.61 1st Nick Bell 1 2.00
2nd Hal Abshire 2 7.16 2nd Tyler Teer 1 1.89
3rd Dave Haraway 2 6.62        
4th Ricky Bell 1 5.17        
5th John Barrett 1 4.54        
Honorable Mention Honorable Mention
Jerry Everly 1 3.65      
Big Fish Weight Big Fish Weight
Ricky Bell 5.17     Nick Bell 2.00  
   

 

 Left to Right Top 5 Ricky Bell 1st
Youth Nick Bell 1st Place & Big Fish