Carolina Bassers
Harris Tournament February 25, 2006

Tourney Rundown
The Carolina Bassers kicked off the 2006 tournament season at nearby Shearon Harris Lake.  Anglers were greeted with chilly temperatures right at the freezing point, along with two other tournaments that were being held on this relatively small impoundment.  The long awaited wait was over at 7:00a.m. when 54 anglers set out to catch some of the lakes infamous "Harris Hawgs".  Fishing proved to be hit or miss with most anglers catching fish but the lakes slot limit of 16-20 inches once again came into play frustrating a fair share of anglers as no angler managed to weigh a five fish limit.  Patterns varied with most anglers reported catching their fish from crankbaits, jigs, jerkbaits and the trusty Texas rigged worm.

Terry "Gettin jiggy with it" Teer bested all anglers bringing in 4 fish weighing 11.66 pounds.  The Kicker fish eluded Terry, but not 2nd place angler Allen Thompson who weighed a 9.15 lb "Harris Hawg" along with another keeper for a total weight of 10.32 lbs.  Rounding out the top three was Nathon Blanton also weighing two fish for 8.62 lbs.

The club's youth also kicked off the new season with visions of catching a huge sack at this obviously healthy lake.  Nick Bell left off where he ended last year with the season's first win and big fish weighing 5.44 lbs.  Tyler Teer managed a solid keeper taking 2nd place weighing 1.28 lbs.  Coming in a close 3rd was recently returned 2006 Junior Bassmaster Classic Competitor, Westley Riddle With 1.26 lbs.

Dave Haraway Reporting

Weather Conditions
Overcast & Chilly with air temperatures in the upper 20's to low 30's in the morning and low 60's in the afternoon
Winds - Slight breeze in the morning with winds in the afternoon gusting to 25 mph
Water temp - 47 to 52 degrees

Tournament Data
Participants:  54
Youth Participants:  11
Participants catching fish:  49
Fished weighed:  66
Limits:  0
Fish weighing over 5 pounds:  7

Tournament Results                                                 Youth Results

Place Angler Bass Weight Place Angler Bass Weight
1st Terry Teer 4 11.66 1st Nick Bell 1 5.44
2nd Allen Thompson 2 10.32 2nd Tyler Teer 1 1.28
3rd Nathon Blanton 2 8.62 3rd Westley Riddle 1 1.26
4th Stephen Campbell 3 8.00 4th Breanna Everly 1 .99
5th Ricky Bell 1 7.39        
Honorable Mention Honorable Mention
Roger Baylous 4 6.97 All Youth    
Big Fish Weight Big Fish Weight
Allen Thompson 9.15     Nick Bell 5.44  
   

 

Top 4 of 5 Right to Left  
Youth  
 
 Allen Thompson Big Fish Terry Teer 1st Place
Nick Bell 1st Place Youth Hume Hawkins
Nathan Blanton Steve Campbell
Ricky Bell Ricky Mozingo
 
Paul Shenep