Carolina Bassers
Lake Gaston Tournament April 24, 2005

Tourney Rundown
The first of three 2-day tournaments was held at Lake Gaston.  The weather once again played a role in this event.  35 anglers endured a strong front and winds arriving Saturday and cold/windy post front conditions on Sunday.  What should have been a "fish catching bonanza", with the full moon and the first major wave of fish to move to the beds, turned into an extremely tough bite for most competitors.  As with any tourney a few battled the tough conditions and managed some nice sacks.

Hal Abshire bested the field on the first day of competition with a 5 fish limit weighing 10.85 lbs, and reportedly was culling by 9:00am!

David "Buzzbait" Blanton ran away from the competition with an astonishing 4 fish weighing 14.72 lbs, quite a feat, considering the brutal conditions the field faced on Sunday.

The clubs youth also hung tough and managed to weigh fish despite the weather.  Tyler Teer took top honors day 1 with 4 fish weighing 8.04 lbs.  Garett Rhodes battled tough conditions to win day 2 with 2 fish weighing 4.63 lbs

Dave Haraway Reporting

Weather Conditions
Partly cloudy to sunny - Temperature range: 40 to 52 degrees
Winds - 7 mph at blast off to 20-25 mph at weigh-in.
Water temp - 51 to 61 degrees

Tournament Data
Participants: 33
Youth Participants:  12
Participants catching fish: 19
Fished weighed:  42
Limits:  1
Fish weighing over 5 pounds:  None

Tournament Results                                                 Youth Results

Top 4 of 5 Right to Left
Youth
Tyler Teer 1st Place Youth	Ed Wesley Big Fish 5.02 lbs.
David Blanton 1st Place	Peggy Outdoor World Appreciation Plaque