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Todd FaircloThwins BassmasTer eliTe

43 lunkers andcounTing on Toledo!

kerry ardoin

10.68

Todd casTledine

12.60

george Jeane

13.25

Jeremy Bowie

10.58

JusTin davis

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Alrs Qst Rabr Satrda Ta # 3

N Dee Williams & Jeff WiseWIN!B Bill & Barbara L

February 23, 2013 - Anglers Quest 2013 Sam Rayburn Saturday

Team Series # 3 out o The Umphrey Pavilion at Sam Rayburn, TX

began this event with 122 teamed anglers showing up to fsh or

the $10,650.00 purse. Any team entering 6 o the Sam Rayburn

Saturday Series events will automatically qualiy or the 2-day

Rayburn Championship. The top team in points ater the series

will be declared the Team Anglers o the Year and will be awarded

ree entries to all 2014 Rayburn Saturday Series events. The teams

entering all 8 Rayburn Saturday series events will automatically

qualiy or all 3 o the Lakes Saturday Series 2-day Championships.Any team qualiying or any A/Q Championship will be allowed to

enter the Tournament o Champions on October 23-27 at Toledo

Bend.

This 3rd event o 2013 was started at 6:35 am. Sam Rayburn

water was in good shape and 2.07 eet below normal pool level

with water temps running 56-58 degrees. The weather at takeo

was a calm 39 degrees with a warming to 80 degrees by weigh in

time. The fsh catching was good on Big Sam today as there were

44 limits brought to the scales, or a total o 242 bass at 654.36 lbs

making the average bass brought to the scales today weigh 2.70

lbs.The team o N Dee Williams rom Cushing, TX & Je Wise rom

Lukin, TX ran N Dees Ranger/Evinrude bass rig to mid lake creek

areas over grass to catch their bass throwing Stanley oz spinner

baits in 7-10 t o water. They managed to cull numerous times to

fnish in 1st place with 25.24 lbs. N Dee also had just switched his

boat insurance over to Foremost with the Salamone Agency and

collected the $200.00 incentive bonus package. The team wanted

to give special Thanks to The Boat Center at Lake Palestine or the

awesome service in preparing their Ranger or this event. This win

made them $3200.00 or their day on the water.

The team o Matt Thrash rom Lukin, TX & Daniel Blanton

rom Huntington, TX ran their bass rig to mid & north lake creek

areas to probe the ditches, drains & points with grass using their

rods & reels tipped with traps to bring 22.78 lbs to the scales. They

fnished in 2nd and collected $2000.00 or their day on the water.

The team o Danny Iles rom Hemphill, TX & Matt Morrison

rom Houston, TX fnished in 3rd with 20.00 lbs and collected

$1000.00. The team o Daniel Metreyeon rom Beaumont, TX &Michael LaFleur rom Orangefeld, TX fnished in 4th with 19.90

lbs including the Big Bass o the event at 9.34 lbs and collected

$1000.00. The Owner o The Stump Bar & Grill team o Mike

Taylor & his partner Bob Brown fnished in 5th with 19.08 lbs and

collected $650.00.

There were 12 places paid in this event. The entire results rom

this and all A/Q events put on by Anglers Quest can be viewed at

www.anglers-quest.com

The Sam Rayburn Resort is now giving away to 1st place out o

the money a Stay & Play package valued at $200.00 or each o the

Rayburn team events.The Foremost Insurance Group through The Salamone Agency

in Jasper & Kirbyville, TX has come on board with A/Q to oer a

great incentive bonus program or owning a Foremost policy

check out the details on our site. N Dee Williams was the $200.00

bonus winner at this event.

A/Q would like to give a special thanks to our sponsors who oer

the Incentive Bonus dollars or our anglers in the Anglers Quest

Tournament Trail, The Foremost Group..ie The Salamone Agency,

The Sam Rayburn Resort, Bowden Marine, Power Pole Captains

Cash, Solar Bat Sunglasses, Martels Rhino Bed Liners, Buster

McNuttys Git Cards and PAA membership bonus. Please read

the qualifcations or these great incentives on our Anglers Quest

website.

On March 9th Anglers Quest will be at Kickapoo Bait & Tackle

on Lake Livingston or the 3rd o 8 Lake Livingston Saturday Team

Series events. Then on March 10th A/Q will be at Lake Houston

N Dee Williams & Je Wise topped the feld withtheir impressive bag that weighed 25.24 lbs. NDee also had just switched his boat insuranceover to Foremost with the Salamone Agencyand collected the $200.00 incentive bonus tomake their total payday equal to $3,200.

Matt Thrash & Daniel Blanton came in 2nd with

their awesome bag o fsh that weighed 22.78 lbs.

Danny Iles & Matt Morrison fnished in3rd with 20.00 lbs. even!

Daniel Metreyeon & Michael LaFleur

fnished in 4th with 19.90 lbs includingthe Big Bass o the event at 9.34 lbs.


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Marina on Lake Houston or the 3rd o 8 Houston

Individual Series events. On March 16th Anglers

Quest will be back at Lake Houston Marina on

Lake Houston or the 3rd o 8 Houston Saturday

Series events. On March 17th Anglers Quest will

be at Kickapoo Bait & Tackle on Lake Livingston

or the 3rd o 8 Lake Livingston Individual

Series events. Then A/Q will be at The UmphreyPavilion on Sam Rayburn on March 23rd &

24th or the 4th o 8 Sam Rayburn Saturday

& Individual Series events. Anglers Quest still

accepts Credit Cards. Pre enter any event and

you DO NOT have to report to the A/Q bus the

morning o the events. Call Mr. Bill or Barbara

Long at 281-852-8842 or any inormation or

entry. 2013 schedules & results or all Anglers

Quest series events are now available online at

www.anglers-quest.com.

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Old Club Adopts New Blood

Looking toward the uture, the ofcers and

directors o the Association o Louisiana Bass

Clubs have unanimously approved adding a

Junior Division to its ranks.

For the largest, non-proessional bass fshing

group in Louisiana, the addition o this new

division will provide the 43-year-old organization

an inusion o new blood. Participants will

consist o young anglers 14-18 years o age and

they must be enrolled in high school to join.We are very excited about the addition o a

junior division, ALBC president Dan Touchet

said. It is a win-win situation or not only the

association but or all o the kids as well. We are

just starting to get the word out around the state

but all the eedback has been very, very positive.

It is ull steam ahead with everybody.

While the idea may still be in its inancy, it

has already picked up one very big supporter in

Republican

State Sen. Gerald Long (Winnfeld). Long isnoted to be a strong backer o the outdoors and

outdoor-related projects.

The sport, which is presently only oered as a

club sport in most state high schools, is presently

not sanctioned by the Louisiana High School

Athletic Association.

The Bass Federation (TBF), in partnership

with FLW Outdoors, does oer a Student Angler

Federation, and numerous colleges now eature

fshing teams and scholarships to go along with

the competition, but only three states Illinois,

Kentucky and South Carolina oer fshing as

a sanctioned high school sport. It is a situation

Touchet said he hopes will soon change, and he

believes this frst step by the ALBC will help aid

eorts to make it a high school sport.

He (Long) plans on introducing legislationthis year to make bass fshing a high school

sport, said Touchet, which would be a defnite

boost to our eorts to attract teams and younger

fshermen into the association.

The ALBC already has had two high school

clubs that have joined with more than a two

dozen more looking at joining. There are

a number o schools, especially in Central

Louisiana, that eature high school bass clubs.

It is that group Touchet and the ALBC is

targeting.We have put together a specifc set o

guidelines in order or a team to join the ALBC,

Touchet said.

The guidelines are as ollows: High School teams are to be made up from

the local high school the team attends.

Teams are not to be made up o members

rom dierent high schools. All high school team members must belong

to the Association o La Bass Clubs (ALBC).

There will be a $10 membership ee to join

the ALBC.

All high school teams may set their own

rules and set their own dates or their club

tournaments.

All high school teams must have a sponsor.

It can be a volunteer, teacher and/or a localbass club.

When the high school teams participate in

an ALBC sponsored tournament, the junior

members must be accompanied by an adult

and that adult must be the boat motor

operator, must show proo o insurance on

the boat being used. The junior members

should be the operator o the trolling motor

while fshing.

Junior members may also help sell rafe

tickets and receive 1/3 refund of rafetickets sold to be used by their team or club.

All junior members must abide by all State

and National laws.

As an enticement to the high school teams,

the ALBC will conduct a District Junior Division

tournament in the six districts o the ALBC.

Each high school junior division team in

each district will be eligible to participate. The

winning team rom each district will be invited

to attend the ALBC Best Six Tournament [on

Toledo Bend during the frst weekend in May]

to participate in the Junior Division State Team

Tournament. This will be a one day tournament

event or the junior division.

Plaques and trophies will be awarded to

the winners and one high school team will be

crowned as the BEST in the state by the ALBC.So many kids in this age group already

spend a great deal o time fshing anyway, said

Touchet, especially around this central part o

the state.

I recently went to a high school tournament

in Jonesville, which eatured 9 or 10 teams rom

as ar away as Vidalia and Ferriday. So, you see,

there are plenty o teams already ormed and

competing.

Our high school teams are growing in record

numbers, Touchet said, and the ALBC notonly wants to help and nurture that growth, but

also to give them a goal a state high school

championship

in which they can work towards.

For more inormation about the new Junior

Division, call either Greg Lewis (318) 729-0713

or Touchet (337) 258-7961.


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When It All Comes Together....Priceless!!!

B Jh Watts

All o us have read articles in bass magazines

about strategy or fnding fsh or winning in

tournaments. Most o us have tried to duplicate

the advice rom the magazines but most o the

time it just doesnt seem to go as printed. When

it all comes together you just cant help thinking

how good you were when it works just the way

you pictured.

Don & Mona Manning have been fshing

C.A.S.T. or years. Their ability to catch fsh hasnever kept them out o the winners circle. Don

& Mona have all the knowledge and experience

needed to win. Saturday, February 23rd on

Toledo Bend was the perect opportunity to show

their skill as anglers. Ater catching an early

limit o bass, then culling several times, but only

by ounces on the balance beam; the Mannings

decided to go or the win. Moving to deep waterpoints, throwing Carolina rigged ukes, Mona

hooked into the kicker fsh they needed!

Carrying the Big Bass to the scales weighing 6.88pounds, plus their other our fsh, brought their

total to 19.16 pounds and provided 1st Place

plus Big Bass or both o them. Mona has caught

bigger fsh at Falcon but this time was special

as her and Don made the right decisions, at the

right times, while executing their skill as anglers

to perection. It all came together... Priceless!!!

Tournament weather on Toledo Bend was

great on Saturday, with cool temperatures inthe morning warming to almost 70 degrees in

the aternoon and light wind, allowed C.A.S.T.

couples to fsh almost anywhere on the lake they

wished.Larry & Joyce Coleman chose to sh the ats

and islands at the mouth o Patroon Creek.

Their choice proved to be a good one. Bringing

fve fsh to weigh-in totaling 14.35 pounds.

Their fsh were all at and looked like they were

ready to engage in some spawning activity.

Larry & Joyce are no strangers to winning, their

2nd Place plaque will become part o a huge

collection o mementos captured over the years.

Congratulations!!

Not wanting to be out done in the decision

department, Don & Sandy Jeane also

fshed close to the launch point at Holly Park

Marina in Patroon Creek. Sandy Jeane is an

accomplished angler and semi-pro tournament

angler. Her resume o co-angler successes help

her and Don to ocus in on the best seasonal

patterns and water to place high in the standings

regularly. Working a variety o baits they caught

13.91 pounds to claim 3rd place, despite the

heavy boat trafc nearby! Great lob guys!

Making the right moves was not exclusive to

the top three couples or this tournament. Mark

& Eileen Leger fnished in 4th place with 13.77

pounds. Being consistent over the course o a

season defnitely means making the right moves.

Mark & Eileen moved themselves into a tie or

FIRST PLACE in the overall points standings and

one step closer to making the Southeast Regions

TOP SIX Invitational Team. Good Deal!

Taking 5th Place and a nice check were new

C.A.S.T. members, Rick & Debbie Barns. Their

eort on Saturday, added to the points scored last

month on Toledo Bend, making them the other

couple tied or FIRST PLACE in the regional

standings. A fne bit o angling by anyones

standards!

Don & Mona Manning made all o the right decisions at the right time and executedwell to win 1st place with a nice bag o fsh that weighed 19.16 lbs. Their sackincluded the Big Bass o the tournament, a nice 6.88 pounder that Mona caught.

Larry & Joyce Coleman who are not strangers to winning,came in 2nd with their sack that weighed 14.35 lbs.

Don & Sandy Jeane worked a variety

o baits to catch 13.91 pounds, thisbag earned them a 3rd place fnish.


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Come fsh the Crappe Rodeoon Toledo Bend

The Sabine Parish Chamber o Commerce

will be hosting our frst annual Crappie Rodeo.

This rodeo will be a tagged crappie tournament.

We will be tagging 1000 crappie in April and the

tournament will run or three months, rom

May 1st to July 31st. Prizes will range rom

$25000. to $25.00 and will include a boat and

possibly a truck.

We are asking or help, in the way o

sponsorships rom our local businesses. Abusiness can opt to purchase insurance on a big

dollar fsh or pledge money on a block o fsh.

In the case o pledging money, you will only

pay i your fsh are caught. Fish pledges are in

blocks o 10 fsh.

Crappie fshing is an important part o

our economy on Toledo Bend. We are hoping

that this tournament will help build public

knowledge o the antastic crappie fshing we

have and bring more tourists to the area.

Both the Sabine Parish Tourist Commission

and the Sabine River Authority are supporting

this project. For more inormation,contact Gloria Thompson - 318-990-9191,

318-990-9191 or any Sabine Parish Chamber

Board Member.

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Shannon & Cecelia Carroll win 2Of Us Southeast Region Tournament

B Lida Wi

On February 24th we had a total o 22 couples

that fshed our tournament. It was a cool start

o a beautiul day and we were welcomed by

Lowes Creek Marina. There were a total o 85

fsh caught or a total o 204.87 lbs. Shannon

& Cecelia Carroll had frst place with a total o

19.71 lbs. Terance & Nicole Corley won second

place with a total o 14.23 lbs. and Robert & Jeri

Boley had third place with a total o 13.75 lbs.

Mens big bass was caught by Chris Fontenotwith a weight o 6.58 lbs and Ladies big bass was

caught by Tammy Mong with a weight o 2.76

lbs. Kenny and I would like to congratulate all

our couples, and welcome all o our new & old

members, we hope yall had a wonderul day on

the water.

Again Kenny & I would like to welcome all our

couples, and we will see you on Lake Sam Rayburn

on March 17th going out o Jackson Hill Marina.

Kenny & I would like to thank all our sponsors

Jackson Hill Marina, Lowes Creek Marina, BC

Steel, Kicker Baits, Hemphill Bar BQ, RittersLumber and many more. And always remember

Dont orget to take a kid fshing.

Shannon & Cecelia Carroll won 1st place, Terance &Nicole Corley won 2nd place, Robert & Jeri Boley won3rd place, Chris Fontenot Mens won Big Bass honorsand Tammy Mong won Womens Big Bass honors.

1. Shannon & Cecelia Carroll 19.71lbs 100pts

2. Terance & Nicole Corley 14.23lbs 99pts

3. Robert & Jeri Boley 13.75lbs 98pts

4. Thomas & Paula Hilton 12.09lbs 97pts

5. Chris Fontenot & Sheryl Cranord 11.92lbs 96pts

6. David & Tina Bozarth 11.74lbs 95pts7. Ty & Kim Hutchins 11.12lbs 94pts

8. Ernie Provasek & Tommie Domingue 10.67lbs 93pts

9. Rick & Debbie Barns 10.62lbs 92pts

10. Curtis & Karen Sheppard 10.53lbs 91pts

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More and more lunkers have been snagged in the past ew

weeks on Toledo Bend Lake. So ar, that makes 43 lunkers or the

2012-2013 Lunker Bass Program season.

Justin Davis o Hemphill, Texas caught an 11.77 pound bass on

January 23, 2013. He weighed it in at Toledo Town and Tackle. This

catch qualifes him or the Top 100 List or Toledo Bend Lake.

Congratulations Justin Davis!

Kerry Ardoin o Ville Platte, Louisiana caught a 10.68 pound

bass on February 4, 2013 and also weighed in at Toledo Town &

Tackle.Jeremy Bowie o Port Neches, TX caught a 10.58 lb. fsh on

February 5th.

Todd Castledine o Nacogdoches, TX caught this 12.60 lb. fsh

on February 11, 2013. It was a tagged fsh which was previously

caught by Stephen Johnston on January 5, 2012 and weighed 10.62

lbs. Congratulations on your catch. This is the frst tagged fsh

caught in 2013 and made Todd #39 on the Top 100 List.

The Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Program runs rom Sunday, May

20, 2012 to Sunday, May 19, 2013. Replicas are handed out on

Sunday o the McDonalds Big Bass Splash at Cypress Bend Park in

Many, LA.Two new weigh stations have been added to the list and it is as

ollows:

Toledo Town and Tackle, Hwy 191 and LA 6 (318-256-5613)

Pirates Cove Marina, 1567 Carribean Drive, Florien

(318-565-4467 or 337-230-7273)

Huxley Bay Marina, FM 2694, Shelbyville, TX (936-368-2494)

Newells Fishing World, 140 Newell Loop, Milam, TX

(409-625-4928 or 936-332-4399)Pleasure Bend General Store, Fairmont Community, South o

Six Mile (409-579-2203)

Paradise Point, 648 Paradise Drive, Hemphill, TX

(409-579-3075)

OR Weighed on Certifed Scales during a Fishing tournament

held on Toledo Bend LakeTwenty three o these lunkers have been caught just since

March 1, 2013! Want to know more about the Toledo Bend Lunker

Program? Visit their Facebook page: Toledo Bend Lunker Bass

Program or call Dinah Medine, Coordinator or the program at

318-256-2726 or 318-471-7241.

Lunkers Lurkng on The Bend

George Jeane 13.25

Todd Castledine 12.60

Kerry Ardoin 10.68

Justin Davis 11.77

Jeremy Bowie 10.58


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2012 - 2013 ToLedo Bend Lunker BaSS Programmay 2012 - may 2013 --- hand ouT may 19, 2013

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1 Nathan Vnson 12.11 05/31/2012

2 George Jeane, Jr 13.25 05/31/2013

3 Brandon Baker 10.37 06/14/2012

4 Bran Co 11.71 06/23/2012

5 Terance Corle 10.33 06/30/2012

6 Mchael Page 10.60 07/07/2012

7 Jason Landrenea 10.28 07/29/2012

8 Chad Dess 10.86 08/04/2012

9 Rand Pennngton 10.20 08/18/2012

10 Aaron Wlson 10.12 06/28/2012

11 Warren Cason 10.50 09/21/2012

12 Shane Cormer 10.24 09/24/2012

13 Ra Zernge 10.44 10/09/2012

14 Jstn Davs 11.77 01/23/2013

15 Kerr Ardon 10.68 02/04/2013

16 Jerem Bowe 10.58 02/05/2013

17 Todd Castledne 12.60 02/11/2013

18 Tomm Rascoe 10.60 02/15/2013

19 Jeff Ktchens 11.03 02/23/2013

20 Roger Brodrck 10.46 02/23/2013

21 Bran Talor 10.72 03/01/201322 Logan LeJene 12.10 03/02/2013

23 Rck Trahan 11.33 03/02/2013

24 Eveln Hoston 10.55 03/08/2013

25 Km Hoot Gbson 10.10 03/08/2013

26 Davd Stell 10.12 09/03/2013

27 Wllam Sms 10.08 03/10/2013

28 John Ater 10.05 03/11/2013

29 John Wlkerson 10.92 03/11/2013

30 Tmoth Achee 11.00 03/12/2013

31 Chck Bardn 10.50 03/12/2013

32 Dale Hll 11.12 03/13/2013

33 Cooper Acon 11.48 03/13/2013

34 James Thompson 10.26 03/14/2013

35 Rpp Gamble 10.88 03/15/2013

36 W.T. Wrght 10.40 03/15/2013

37 John Dcote 10.31 03/15/2013

38 Davd Pace 11.28 03/16/2012

39 Ronald Bland 12.07 03/12/2013

40 Btch Harper 11.95 03/16/2013

41 Terr Hotard 10.94 03/19/2013

42 Jstn Ford 12.11 03/19/2013

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February 24, 2013 - Anglers Quest 2013 Sam Rayburn

Individual # 3 out o The Umphrey Pavilion in Sam Rayburn,

TX began this event with 38 anglers showing up to fsh or the

$2415.00 purse. This 3rd event o 2013 was started as a trailoring

event at 6:35 am. The weigh in time was conducted at 4:00

pm. Any Individual entering 6 o the Sam Rayburn Individual

Series events will automatically qualiy or the 2-day Rayburn

Individual Championship. The top Individual in points ater the

series will be declared the Angler o the Year and will be awarded

ree entries to all 2014 Rayburn Individual Series events. TheIndividuals entering all 8 Rayburn Individual series events will

automatically qualiy or all 3 o the Lakes Individual Series

2-day Championships. Any Individual qualiying or any A/Q

Championship will be allowed to enter the Tournament o

Champions on October 23-27 at Toledo Bend.

Sam Rayburn water was in good shape and 2.07 eet below

normal pool level with water temps running 56-58 degrees. The

weather at takeo was a calm 45 degrees with a warming to 69

degrees by weigh in time. The fsh catching was good on Big Sam

today as there were 17 limits brought to the scales, or a total o

104 bass at 266.75 lbs making the average bass brought to thescales today weigh 2.56 lbs.

Jason Burton rom Lukin, TX ran his bass rig to north lake

pockets over grass to catch his bass throwing traps in 2-7 t o

water. Jason managed to catch 11 keepers to fnish in 1st place

with 17.88 lbs and made him $1100.00 or his day on the water.

The AOY, Clayton Boulware rom Zavalla, TX fnished his day

in 2nd with 5 bass at 16.79 lbs and collected $550.00. Clarence

Denby rom Etoille, TX fnished in 3rd with 5 bass at 16.03 lbs and

collected $250.00. Steve Evans fnished in 4th with 15.87 lbs and

collected $150.00. Ricky Guy fnished in 5th with 15.51 lbs and

also had the Big Bass o the event at 7.47 lbs and collected $175.00

or his day on the water. The 1st out o the money Martels Welding

Works Rhino Bed Liner git certifcate was given to Kenneth

Conkle or his 5 bass catch o 15.31 lbs. The entire results romthis and all A/Q events put on by Anglers Quest can be viewed at

www.anglers-quest.com

A/Q would like to give a special thanks to our sponsors who

oer the Incentive Bonus dollars or our anglers in the Anglers

Quest Tournament Trail, The Foremost Group..ie The Salamone

Agency, The Sam Rayburn Resort, Bowden Marine, Power Pole

Captains Cash, Solar Bat Sunglasses, Martels Rhino Bed Liners,

Buster McNuttys Git Cards and PAA membership bonus. Please

read the qualifcations or these great incentives on our Anglers

Quest website.

On March 9th Anglers Quest will be at Kickapoo Bait & Tackleon Lake Livingston or the 3rd o 8 Lake Livingston Saturday Team

Series events. Then on March 10th A/Q will be at Lake Houston

Marina on Lake Houston or the 3rd o 8 Houston Individual Series

events. On March 16th Anglers Quest will be back at Lake Houston

Marina on Lake Houston or the 3rd o 8 Houston SaturdaySeries events. On March 17th Anglers Quest will be at Kickapoo

Bait & Tackle on Lake Livingston or the 3rd o 8 Lake Livingston

Individual Series events. Then A/Q will be at The Umphrey

Pavilion on Sam Rayburn on March 23rd & 24th or the 4th o

Jason Burton had thewinning sack o fsh thatweighed 17.88 lbs.

Clayton Boulware came in 2nd place withhis bag o fsh that weighed 16.79 lbs.

ClarenceDenbyfnished in3rd with 5bass thatweighed16.03 lbs

Ricky Guy fnished in 5th with 15.51lbs. His bag included the Big Basso the event a nice 7.47 pounder.

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8 Sam Rayburn Saturday & Individual Series

events. Anglers Quest still accepts credit cards.

Pre enter any event and you DO NOT have to

report to the A/Q bus the morning o the events.

Call Mr. Bill or Barbara Long at 281-852-8842

or any inormation or entry. 2013 schedules &

results or all Anglers Quest series events are now

available online at www.anglers-quest.com.

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Imagine being 11 years old and reeling in a

bass weighing more than 11 pounds. Now envision

winning cash and prizes o $100,000 to go along

with that trophy catch.

Thats a lie-changing event or a child out

having un with his amily, and its exactly what

unolded at a Big Bass Splash tournament held by

Sealy Outdoors.This year, Sealy Outdoors and B.A.S.S. have

united to market and promote the Big Bass

Splash, bringing together top industry names in

tournaments that are philanthropic as well as un,

raising unds or the Ronald McDonald House and

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As part o the agreement, B.A.S.S. members can

earn additional prizes through the new B.A.S.S.

Cash contingency program o the Big Bass Splash

presented by Sealy Outdoors. At each event, Sealy

awards cash prizes to the largest bass broughtto the scales on an hourly basis. Now, with the

involvement o B.A.S.S., an extra prize o $100 will

be awarded to the B.A.S.S. member weighing in the

biggest fsh during the 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. and 10 a.m.

to 11 a.m. hours each day. An additional $250 will

be awarded at the end o the event to the highest

fnishing B.A.S.S. member i they are in the top 5

or the overall event. The contingency is available

only to B.A.S.S. members. Non-members will be

able to join B.A.S.S. on location at each event.

According to Bruce Akin, CEO o B.A.S.S., Thispartnership will strengthen B.A.S.S.s already

extensive reach into the grass roots o spor tfshing,

expanding it to wider audiences, especially

recreational anglers, youngsters and those new to

the sport.

B.A.S.S. Cash will be eatured at six events and

kicks o in 2013 with the Sealy tournament on

Lake Guntersville out o Scottsboro Ala., March

21-24. It continues on Lake Sam Rayburn in Jasper,

Texas, April 19-21; Toledo Bend in Many, La, May

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Ouachita in Mt. Ida, Arkansas, Oct. 12-13.

Sealys Guntersville tournament eatures a

total guaranteed payout o $155,000 in cash and

merchandise.

We are joining orces with B.A.S.S. in order to

help bass fshing grow, said Bob Sealy, ounder

o Sealy Outdoors. We want to get more people

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amily-oriented.

Fans will have an opportunity to visit the B.A.S.S.booth at the Big Bass Splash tournaments and sign

on as B.A.S.S. members to qualiy or the program

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caught by a B.A.S.S. member, the prize goes to the

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Participants can sign up or Big Bass Splash

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presented by STARK Cultural Venues, March 14-17.

About Sealy OutdoorsFounded in 1984, Texas-based Sealy Outdoors

conducts tournaments that attract thousands o

participants to weekend contests on some o the

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Sealy targets everyday anglers, including children,

with un and estive tournaments. Weigh-ins are

held hourly, with as many as 12 big bass earning a

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For details on how to register and

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For more than 45 years, B.A.S.S. has served as

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advances the sport through advocacy, outreach

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The Bassmaster brand and its multimedia

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The Bassmaster Tournament Trail includes the

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o competitive fshing, the Bassmaster Classic.

B.A.S.S. oers an array o services to its more

than 500,000 members and remains ocused

on issues related to conservation and water

access. The organization is headquartered in

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Rayburn shows off at tournament Mansfield& Flowers win debut event with nearly 30 pounds

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The Texas Team Trail debuted their 2013

season on Sam Rayburn March 2, 2013. Over

200 teams participated on this blustery cold

day. Fourteen teams brought in sacks exceeding

twenty pounds. Three o them were over the 25

pound mark. The winners almost hit 30 pounds

to win cash and prizes totaling over $28,000.

The morning started out at the reezing mark.

As the sun rose higher, so did the wind velocity.

The orecast stated it was to hit temperatures inthe 50s, but with the strong north winds straight

o o an iceburg, it elt as though it only grew

colder throughout the day. Equipment as well

as each anglers tenacity was put to the test. 225

boats headed out and Rayburn made it worth

their while showing o big bass, big sacks, then

huge paybacks at the Umphrey Family Pavilion

where the weigh in was stationed.

Initially, as the frst ew teams came to weigh

their catch, it appeared that the weather was too

daunting and had aected the catch ability othe bass. A growing audience gathered to watch

the procession o anglers coming in.

Jake and Jeremy Wedel were the frst to break

the 20 lb barrier with a sack weighing 25.98 lbs.

They also initiated the Big Bass race with their

7.29 lb kicker.

Several more teams weighed in, then Grover

Mansfeld and Brandon Flowers came in with

their catch. First they weighed their biggest. It

tipped the scales to 11.46 lbs. Adding their other

our, their total weight was just shy o thirty

pounds, locking in at 29.99.

Although there were a dozen more sacks

brought in over the 20 lb mark, none o them

came close to Mansfeld & Flowers 30 pound

sack.

The winners ocused their eorts on the

north end o the lake in a ditch that led into

a spawning pocket about 2-4 deep. We usedswim jigs, and we were just dragging them across

the top o the grass all day. We ound the fsh

in the barren area between the grass and the

shoreline. Brandon caught their 11.46 lb kicker

at 8:30. When he stuck the fsh, Brandon yelled

Hey man, Ive got a good one! We thought at

frst it was probably a six or seven pounder,

Grover recalled. Then it came out o the water

and we saw it. It was the biggest bass wed ever

seen! With Brandon at the reel and Grover at

the net, they got the big sow saely in the boat.We had a limit by noon. Once we had our fve,

we decided to go to another ditch. Their next

spot was 4 to 5 eet deep. We lost a fve pounder

on our second cast there. On the ourth cast

we hung an eight pounder! They exchanged

one just over a pound in their livewell or the

eight pounder, upgrading their fnal weight by

nearly seven pounds. At that point we knew we

had a good sack! Everything just went right or

us. We caught ten keepers, culled twice. Their

kicker held up or Big Bass, earning a check or

$1,125. They also participated in the optional

Angler Advantage side pot and earned a check or

$2,010. As 1st place winners o the tournament,

they were also awarded a Triton 18XS powered bya 150 Evinrude motor. Their total winnings or

the day in cash and prizes totaled $28,135.

Jake and Jeremy Wedels 25.98 lb sack held or

a 2nd place fnish. We tried to start out in a spot

we checked out during practice. We just couldnt

stay on it because o the wind. They hit another

spot they had fshed beore. It was a shallow

point 6 to 8 deep by a good spawning cove. We

were still out in the open. It was rough. By 7:45

they had a limit in the boat. They used Carolina

rigged green pumpkin Grande Bass Rattle Snakes

all day or their catch. They continued to cull

and upgrade their weight until 1pm. There was

a time or two we almost packed it in. We kept at

it until the trolling motor went dead. Their 2nd

place fnish paid o to the tune o $5,625.There were 34 places paid in the regular

payout. Gene and Luke Eisenmann caught the

last check in the regular payout o $562.50 or

their limit weighing 16.87 lbs.

Anglers also had the option o participating

in the Anglers Advantage. Each team that

participated in this side pot paid an additional

$100. The top 20 teams in that 100% payback

portion received additional checks.

With Ranger, Triton, Stratos, Evinrude,

Top 10 Teams

1st 29.99 lbs $28,135.00 Grover Mansfeld & Brandon Flowers

2nd 25.98 lbs $ 5,625.00 Jake Wedel & Jeremy Wedel

3rd 25.37 lbs $ 4,840.00 Jared Dean & Jason Burton

4th 24.84 lbs $ 3,840.00 Phil Marks & Tim Reneau

5th 24.45 lbs $ 3,576.50 Danny Iles & Brian Shook

6th 23.28 lbs $ 1,237.50 Jim Pruitt & Bud Pruitt

7th 22.95 lbs $ 2,242.50 Clay Lippincott & Shawn Carnahan8th 22.63 lbs $ 2,242.50 Tim Coyle & Mark Ladd

9th 22.54 lbs $ 2,108.50 Jack Bryant & Jim Bryant

10th 20.65 lbs $ 1,907.50 Steve Smith & Alan Smith

1st place was won by locals Grover Mansfeld and Brandon Flowers with anincredible 29.99 lb limit. They also won Big Bass honors with their 11.46 lbkicker, taking home a ully rigged Triton Bass Boat as well as other cash prizes

Jeremy and Jake Wedel were the frst o 225 teams to weigh in a sackover 20 pounds. their 25.98 lb limit ultimately won 2nd place.

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contributing to this trail, the teams in the top 56

places could also garner more winnings through

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This has been a great and exciting start to

our 2013 season, stated Tournament Director

Mike Hastings. We would like to thank everyonewho made the trip to Sam Rayburn to fsh

with us. Anglers rom several states across the

country participated in this event. We look

orward to seeing each and every one o you at

our remaining tournaments.

April 6 Ray Roberts

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June 1 Cedar Creek

October 12 & 13 Championship Falcon

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3rd place winners Jarrod Dean and Jason Burton had a nice sackweighing 25.37 lbs, winning $4,840 or their day.

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San Augustne ChamberAnnounces Natonal HghSchool Fshng Tournament

San Augustine, Texas. March 4, 2013 The

San Augustine County Chamber o Commerce

has agreed to host the frst national high school

bass fshing tournament ever held on Sam

Rayburn Lake. The Bass Federation (TBF), who

operates the Student Anglers Federation (SAF),

will be the organizer, promoter and manager

o the SAF Sam Rayburn National High School

Open. This event is part o the SAF Open Event

Series.

Chamber President Bill Simmons commented,

San Augustine County is thrilled to be

hosting the 2013 Sam Rayburn High School

Open Bass Fishing Tournament. This gives

us a great opportunity to bring high school

anglers and their amilies rom all over the

country to our beautiul area. We cant wait

or them to experience our world class fshing

and hospitality! The Executive Director o the

Chamber Royce Ann Wiggins added, that as a

ormer teacher I am so impressed with how the

Bass Federation has created a workbook series

that teaches math and science through the art

o bass fshing. A program like this will give

all students a great opportunity to learn and

experience the outdoors. It is a amily oriented

sport that combines high school enthusiasm with

all o the excitement that competitive fshing

has to oer. Ms. Wiggins also announced Terry

Sympson, rom Jackson Hill Marinas Outdoor

Freedom Network, as head o the Chambers

Host Committee. Jackson Hill Marina will be the

Host Site or the tournament. The date or the

tournament is June 21st-23rd. Sunday, the 23rd,

is the ofcial tournament day. The weigh-in

and day long tournament estivities will be held

at The Bill and Emily Shelton Pavilion located

three miles rom Jackson Hill.

Mark Gintert, TBF National Youth Director,

believes that with the high interest anglers

have in fshing Big Sam Rayburn Lake, the

tournament may well attract a large number o

teams rom across the Nation. Sam Rayburn is

regarded as one o the premier bass fshing lakes

in America and a avorite among

the worlds top proessionals. East Texas is

legendary in the world o competitive bass fshing

and there are a lot o young anglers down there

that have fshing in their blood, Gintert added.

Event Details:

Angler Celebration: The estivities will kick

o with an angler celebration and High School

Block Party in historic downtown San Augustine

on Friday night June 21st. Anglers, visitors and

their amilies will be treated to a un evening

downtown with music, ood, fshing displays

and Pro Angler Seminars taking place at the Old

Museum Theatre in Downtown San Augustine.

Mandatory Check-in: Saturday morning will

allow all the anglers to pre-fsh until the start

o registration/check-in at 3:00pm ollowed bya mandatory rules meeting starting at 5:30pm.

Registration will be held at Jackson Hill Marina.

Take O and Weigh-in: Sunday June 23rd

will be the ofcial tournament day with takeo

being at frst sae light on Sunday morning at the

Cassels-Boykin Park in Zavalla. The weigh-in will

also be at the Park at the Bill and Emily Shelton

Pavilion at 2:00pm.

All registrations or this event will be on-

line at Highschoolfshing.org.

Click on the yellow box that says statechampionships and scroll down to Texas where

you will see the Sam Rayburn Open listed.

Host Hotels: Please go to

www.sanaugustinetx.com and click on the

TBF logo or or more inormation you can

contact Terry Sympson at the Host Site Jackson

Hill Marina 936-872-9266 we will also maintain

updates and useul inormation on acebook

www.acebook.com/JacksonHillMarina or you

can contact Royce Ann Wiggins at the San

Augustine Chamber 936-275-3610.

About The Bass Federation

The Bass Federation Inc., (TBF) is owned

by those we serve and dedicated to the sport o

fshing. TBF is the largest and oldest, organized

grassroots fshing organization. TBF afliated

state ederations and their member clubs

conduct more than 20,000 fshing, youth and

conservation events at the local level each year

and have provided a oundation or the entire

bass fshing industry or more than 40 years.

Visit Bassederation.com.

About Outdoor Freedom Network

Outdoor Freedom Network is a program oJackson Hill Park and Marina and a growing

Network o Sponsors, Partners, Volunteers and

Organizations that work together to provide

greater understanding, appreciation and access

to the Natural Resources o Deep East Texas

and economic beneft to all the surrounding

communities o Sam Rayburn Lake. Outdoor

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Castledine wins Pro Division season opener forBassmaster Weekend Series on Rayburn

The Bassmaster Weekend Series kicked o their Division 10 on

Sam Rayburn March 9th at the Umphrey Family Pavilion. Ninety

two Boaters and seventy eight Co-anglers competed or checks,

points, and ultimately a chance or a berth in the Bassmaster

Classic.

The Bassmaster Weekend Series, operated by American Bass

Anglers, oers stair step opportunities or its participants.

Ater our regular season tournaments, there will be a two day

Division championship. Top ranking anglers can then qualiy

or the Regional then National championship. The winner o the

National championship earns the berth to compete in the world

championship, the Bassmaster Classic. Albert Collins earned that

berth right in 2012 and competed in the Classic February 2013.

Who will it be this year? The Southeast Texas Division anglers are

o to a good start.

One o the unique aspects o this tournament trail is that

boaters are allowed fve fsh limits, while co-anglers are allowed

only three. Boaters are paired with co-anglers the day beore the

tournament, each only competing against those in their category.

Todd Castledine o Nacogdoches, TX was the frst and only

boater to breach the 20 pound mark with 23.22 pounds. His 8.57lb kicker also held or Big Bass. It was a day, as he describes,

that he just went fshin. The morning didnt start out well or

me at all. I decided to just go site fshing, just to get a limit.

Using a Kicker Fish swim bait proto type called Tail Slapper, he

managed a small limit. Something happened around noon. All

o a sudden the bigger ones just started biting! He was working

the inside grass line between the grass and the stick-ups. At 12:30

he hung his biggest fsh. I probably caught around 15 keepers,and culled all o my original limit. I had one last big one (7 or 8

pounds) try to eat my bait at the end o the day, but I didnt get a

hook in her. As it turns out he didnt need that last cull possibility,

winning the tournament in the boater division by well over three

pounds. Id like to thank Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior frst and

oremost. Id also like to thank Kicker Fish, Legend Boats, Mercury,

Hydrowave, Power Pole, Combat Lures and Canon LED Lights.

2nd place in the boater division was Bronk McDaniel o Pitkin,LA. He brought in a fve fsh limit weighing 19.85 lbs. I went way

north or my fsh, he began. It was a rough ride! Targeting

shallow, grassy coves in water 1 to 3 deep, he put a quick limit

together in about an hour. I only had just over 13 pounds with

Todd Castledine won the season opener in theboater division by more than three pounds.He also won Big Bass with his 8.57 lb kicker.

3rd placeboater divisionwas won byDarren Robertswith 17.81 lbs.

Daniel Pierce won the co-angler divisionwith his three fsh limit weighing 11.98 lbs.

High Schoolangler BenSouth took2nd place inthe co-anglerdivision with

11.17 lbs

Bronk McDanielwon 2nd placein the boaterdivision with19.85 lbs.

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that frst limit. Using chatter baits, buzz baits and rogs, among

other lures, he began culling one by one, upgrading his total

weight. A lot o the bass I caught were big and ull o eggs. I

just couldnt ditch that last small one I had. His best cull was to

exchange a six pounder or a two pounder. Id like to thank my

wie Morgan. She gives me a lot o encouragement and supports

my eorts. It really means a lot.

Darren Roberts, also o Nacogdoches, TX won 3rd place with

17.81 lbs. I started catching pretty quick! His frst fve fsh

weighed an estimated 10 pounds. At 8am, using a Texas rigged

lizard, he caught his biggest fsh o the day weighing 7.82 lbs. I

culled three times, could have been our. I had one about three

pounds that jumped back out o the net. I may have gained about

a pound with it, so I still would not have caught 2nd. Darren

would like to thank BassCat boats, Mercury, Bowden Marine and

Castaway rods.

The participants in the co-angler division were only allowedto weigh three fsh each. Daniel Pierce o LaPorte, TX had the

heaviest limit in his division weighing 11.98 lbs to take the win.

The day went extremely well. I fshed with a great boater, Bryan

McDonough. It was really windy, so we got up in drains and fshed

east banks. Throwing a rattle trap, he had a limit in the boat

weighing about seven pounds by 9am. I just kept working hard

at it. They were biting pretty slow, o the top o the grass. When

they nailed it, I had to get them up quick! He culled three times

beore the end o the day. His last cull was his biggest catch at 2:30,

reeling in a nice 5.75 lb kicker. Id like to thank my wie or being

so supportive and or putting up with me or 27 years!

Ben South, Senior at Jasper High School won 2nd place in the

co-angler division with 11.17 lbs. It was rough out there. We

took a long run to get to our spots. Fishing with boater Bronk

McDaniel, they concentrated eorts on areas with structure,

stumps, grass and bushes. My frst fsh was a 2 pounder. It

was great. Then my spinnerbait broke in hal on another solid

fsh, two or three pounds. I regained my eorts rom there, and

by 11am had three in the boat. Around noon he boated another

3 pounder and ater that he landed his biggest, 4.71 lbs. We

went to three spots and caught a lot o fsh. I also saw an alligator

and some bald eagles. It was in interesting ride back. We nearly

got beat to death! Id like to thank the Lord, my dad and all o myfshin buds. Id also like to thank Todd Faircloth. I have a lot o

respect or him.

3rd place in the co-angler division was won by Charles Shoner

Jr with 10.44 lbs. It was a good day we caught fsh all day long.

Fishing with boater Robert Newlan, they hit areas with shallow

grass and drains with lots o good hydrilla in 4-7 depths. Using

rattle traps, spinnerbaits and lizards, he had a very small three fsh

limit weighing about 5 pounds. We hit three spots, two o them

produced well. I culled all o my initial limit. One o his culls was

with the Big Bass in the co-angler division weighing in at 6.11 lbs.

I had a really good time AND made a good riend! Charles would

like to thank the Lord or being with him and his boater Robert

Newlan.All Bassmaster Weekend Series tournaments are open to anyone

who would like to participate. The next tournament will be on

Toledo Bend at Fin & Feather Resort on March 27, then back to

Sam Rayburn at the Umphrey Pavilion May 1st and May 29.

For more inormation on the Bassmaster Weekend Series click

to www.abaproam.com

Rounding ouT The Top 10 in Theco-angleR division:

4th 10.25 lbs Lee Jeansonne, Alexandria LA

5th 10.23 lbs Cort Weston, Baytown TX

6th 9.59 lbs Sandy Jeane, Hardin TX

7th 9.39 lbs Brian Modisette, Broaddus TX

8th 9.35 lbs Jay Childs, Houston TX

9th 9.08 lbs Michael Greer Jr, Deridder, LA

10th 8.86 lbs Gregg Swindle, Katy TX

Rounding ouT TheTop 10 boaTeRs:

4th 17.63 lbs Bryan McDonough, Katy TX

5th 17.45 lbs Ronald Bickham, Brookeland TX

6th 16.31 lbs James Bud Pruitt, Houston TX

7th 15.99 lbs Dewey Day, Huntington TX

8th 15.87 lbs Hau Nguyen, Shreveport LA

9th 15.77 lbs Jason Robertson, Pineville LA

10th 15.65 lbs Je Vines, Port Arthur TX

Charles Shoner Jr won 3rd place overall as

well as Big Bass or the co-anglers, weighingin 10.44 lbs with his 6.11 lb kicker.

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Tournament Statstcs at Sam Rayburn

Reservor, 2008 to 2012

Management o the largemouth bass fshery

at Sam Rayburn Reservoir is a high priority

o Texas Parks and Wildlie Department and

rightly so. Our angler surveys indicate that year

ater year, 70 to 80% o Sam Rayburn anglers

target largemouth bass. Thereore, we requently

monitor the largemouth bass population with

our traditional sampling methods (electrofshing

and angler creel surveys) to ensure our current

regulations and bass stockings are producing

the highest quality bass fshing possible. Over

nine years ago I started using tournament

results as a cost-eective way to increase the

amount o inormation to base management

decisions, especially inormation rom larger

bass (> 4 pounds).

Tournament results are obtained rom

organizations with data available via the

Internet. To prevent biased results rom small

tournaments, I only include those with greater

than 50 individuals or teams. Summarytournament variables include average bass

weight, average total weights o 1st to 3rd places,

percent o anglers with weights greater than

15 pounds, percent o anglers with limits, and

average big bass weight. Below, I report data

rom 2008 to 2012 survey years, and include a

table or reerence.

The numbers o both individual and team

tournaments with greater than 50 participants/

teams was relatively consistent over the last 5

years. The number o individual tournamentsranged rom 7 to 11 events, and team events

ranged rom 22 to 29. The total number o

bass weighed in rom these events is hard to

track, because some organizations only report

total weight caught and not the number o

fsh. However, to get an idea o how many total

tournament bass are caught, the intensive tagging

study we conducted in 2004 indicated that over

30,000 bass were weighed in by tournament

anglers in one year. No doubt, that is a lot o bass.

But, we also determined that the 30,000 bass onlycomprised 5% o the entire bass population at Sam

Rayburn. So, even though tournament anglers

catch and weigh a high number o bass, only a

small percent o bass are aected.

This tournament-monitoring program

enables us to track the catch o large bass over

time, which is really important to TPWD but

hard to obtain with traditional fsh sampling

methods. Total catch o bass greater than 8

pounds/year (big bass tournaments excluded)

was very consistent over the last 5 years and

ranged rom 31 to 44. Keep in mind this is not

the total number or all tournaments in one

year, but only what was caught by the larger

tournaments included in the monitoring

program. Also, numbers were actually higher

than reported each year, because not all fsh over

8 pounds are weighed individually and reported

in the results i much larger fsh are already

weighed or big bass.

As you would predict, during all fve surveys

years average total weights were higher or team

than individual tourneys. For team tourneys,

during all fve years it required 19.1 pounds or

more to place in the top three and on average ittook 22 to 25 pounds to win an event. Over all

survey years, overall catch rates o keeper bass

varied some. In 2008 and 2009, over hal o the

teams caught a limit and 15 to 18% caught total

weights exceeding 15 pounds. In 2011, these

values increased to the highest observed over the

nine years o the monitoring program, as 21%

o teams had limits over 15 pounds, and 60% o

the feld caught limits. In 2012, these numbers

declined some, as teams weighing limits and over

15 pounds declined to 48% and 13%, respectively.

Average big bass weight was similar all fve years

and ranged rom 8.1 to 8.9 pounds.

For individual tourneys, 2008 was the best

or average winning weight (23.2 pounds). For

both 2008 and 2009, it took over 19 pounds to

place in the top three, but weights declined to 16

to 17 pounds in 2011 and 2012. Although catch

o keeper bass in individual tournaments was

relatively high (31 to 54% o anglers weighed

in limits during the last 5 years), the percent o

anglers catching over 15 pounds declined to 3%

in 2012. Average big bass weight over the fve

years ranged rom 7.3 to 9.5 pounds.In summary, Sam Rayburn Reservoir receives

a signifcant amount o tournament-related

fshing eort. In act, including tournaments o

all sizes, over 400 tournaments occur annually

at Sam Rayburn with over 25,000 participants.

Given the signifcant number o tournaments,

trends in these tournament statistics continue

to reect a high quality largemouth bass shery

at Sam Rayburn Reservoir, and indicate that

numbers o bass greater than 4 pounds are

relatively high. However, it is still very important

that tourney anglers do all they can to minimize

tournament-related mortality. Given how rare

big fsh are, and their increased vulnerability to

stress associated with tournaments, they need

extra special care while in livewells. Contact

us with questions regarding proper fsh care

procedures by phone (409-698-9114) or email

([email protected]).

Good luck and good fshing!

Results rom individual and team ormat bass

tournaments at Sam Rayburn Reservoir, 2008 to

2012. Only tournaments with 5-fsh bag limits

and greater than 50 participants or teams wereincluded. Weights are expressed in pounds.

% total weights

1st place

weight

2nd 3rd place

weight

> 15 lbs. % catching limit

Place Weight Big bass weight

Year N

IndIvIduaL

2008 10 23.2 20 19 11.5 51.2 9.5

2009 7 21.2 19.8 19.1 10.5 53.5 8.1

2010 11 18.9 17.4 16.1 5.6 31 8.5

2011 9 20.7 18.2 17 9.4 41.9 7.6

2012 8 20.4 16.7 16.1 3.4 45.9 7.3

Team

2008 24 24.3 22.3 20.9 14.8 54.4 8.7

2009 24 23.9 21.9 20.7 17.7 57.8 8.92010 22 22.3 20.2 19.1 10.5 48.3 8.9

2011 29 25 22.5 21.2 21.3 60.1 8.6

2012 24 23.6 21.5 19.2 12.9 47.5 8.1

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Hello Fellow Anglers. I there is one thing we should all agree on

it is that our personal created litter/trash should never fnd its way

to the roadway or in our lakes. Many o my ellow anglers have the

same strong eelings I do about litter/trash while others may not

think it is a big deal. Well, it is a big deal as it deaces the beauty

o the lakes as well as the boat ramp grounds where we all launch

our boats. The entire litter scene is a mega issue to say the least,

but or this column, I want to talk about how many o my ellow

anglers/boaters are contributing to the problem and how we can

prevent it.

Lets frst talk about how a lot o our litter fnds its way to the

roads and lake. Most o it has to do with anglers being careless or

lazy and not being willing to take a ew simple steps to prevent

trash rom getting out o their possession and scattered all over the

lake and along our roadways. While there are a ew o my ellow

outdoor sportsmen who will just throw trash directly in the lake

and on the ground, most will toss it in the back o their truck or

toss it in the bottom o their boat. All they are doing is delaying the

littering process until they hammer down on the boat throttle or

get under way on the road headed home.

I came down the lake just a ew days ago and in a mile stretch

I spotted three beverage cans oating in the water in the boat

run and they all were identical cans and in all likelihood, came

rom the same boat. This is just one example o many that I can

give and those o you reading this can also add your similar

experiences seeing trash oating. I get a sick feeling in my

stomach when I see this and this does not need to happen as there

is no excuse or it happening.

It is simple to prevent. Do not throw trash in the back o your

truck or on the bottom o your boat. I have had guests in my boat

who would lay an empty can in the bottom o my boat without

me being aware and when I got my boat on plane the beveragecan would y out. When that has happened on several occasions,

I immediately turn around and go pick it up. There is no way that

I would leave a can out there in the lake to trash the lake that my

ellow anglers/boaters use. 100% No way!!

ADOPT A 100% NO TRASH POLICY: For years now, I have

adopted a 100% no trash policy in my boat/truck and it is not hard

to do and teaches our kids/grandkids the importance o keeping

Gods creation clean. It is simple, put litter where it should be

and whatever trash you or your party generates to dispose o it

in its proper place. Also, I strongly encourage our public ofcials

to enorce the laws on the books regarding those who trash our

outdoors. As mentioned, it is vital to train our kids to be good

keepers o our outdoors and encourage them to pick up trash and

not even think about throwing it down. They can easily be taught

the right thing about litter and when properly given examples they

actually enjoy keeping things trash ree. I taught early, they will

become strong advocates o a cleaner environment.

PLEASE FOLKS, LETS DO BETTER! You may think you cannot

make a dierence but you can. Im here to tell you that you

can! Not only should we rerain rom throwing trash down but I

encourage us to pick up trash where ever you see it and especially

at boat landings and parks. Also, I plan to contact our SRA (Sabine

River Authority) olks here on south Toledo and ask or additional

trash cans to be placed in more convenient places to make it easier

on those o us who use these acilities. Personally, I am going to

try harder to make a dierence in this area and ask you to join

with me and others who have the same passion we have about this

issue. We can make a dierence!

AUTHOR INFO: Joe Joslin is a syndicated outdoor

columnist, tournament angler and pro guide on Toledo

and Sam Rayburn. Contact him at 337-463-3848 or

e-mail at [email protected] or website

www.joejoslinoutdoors.com.

This is a small sample o trash at a public boat launch onsouth Toledo. Why do anglers/boaters litter their own boatramp?

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Scott David & Harold Moore Win 1st placeat BLT on Sam Rayburn

Daylight on March 11 was reasonably calm, but every team

that trailered around Sam Rayburn to their chosen launch site

to fsh the BLT tournament was keenly aware that bad weather

was imminent. Through it all, our sacks over the 20 pound mark

crossed the scales, and Harold Moore & Scott David ultimately took

the win with nearly 25 pounds.

Anglers had until roughly 10am to fsh in reasonably calm

weather. Then a strong line o thunderstorms marched through

the area packing with it strong winds and cold temperatures. Some

got o the water, waiting or the storm to pass in their vehicles.

Others stayed out in it and endured the harsh weather trying to

take the opportunity to get ahead.

BLT anglers are allowed to trailer in all events, and when bad

weather hits like it did this day they are grateul or it. All lines

must be reeled in by 3pm and anglers have to be in the weigh in

line by 4pm.

As the procession o anglers with their bags o bass began to

register their catch at the scales, it didnt take long or Scott David

and Harold Moore to seize the lead and ultimate win with their

24.80 lb limit. They started the Big Bass race with their 7.21 lb

kicker.Its been a while since this duo has hit the tournament scene,

but they showed back up swinging or a home run. We have a

spot that doesnt get a lot o pressure, Scott explained. We took

a look at it beore the tournament, and it was holding some good

fsh. The sky was getting dark. We picked up a topwater bait and

a senko, and caught a limit o keepers. Then we headed to some

bedding bass. Scott had a good one hit, but it broke his line. I

re-tied, threw back in and caught her, giving us our frst cull. Then

we went to another spot. Harold caught a 4 lbr on a senko,

and they culled another. I decided to try or another big one on

a bed with a senko. I got a bad backlash, and it took a while to

pick it out. While he was doing this, the bass had picked up his

bait. I set the hook on her, got her in and we moved to another

spot. They ound another good size bass in the shallow water.

We backed out, and just started an casting the area. Didnt catch

anything like that, so we moved a little closer. Thats when we

caught her and culled our last three pounder. We just loaded up

and came in ater that. They won 1st place with 24.80 pounds, but

others had bigger kickers in their creel or Big Bass. Thank the

Good Lord or looking ater us.

2nd place was won by Phillip Crelia and TJ Goodwyn with a

22.86 lb limit. We were fshing outside the grass line in 4 to 8

with rattle traps and square bill crank baits, Crelia reported. We

caught a fve pounder right o the bat, then two other keepers.

Staying on the go, hitting an estimated 25 spots, slowly but surely

they got two more in the boat completing a limit. The weather

actually helped. The bite got better ater the storm. In the last 30

minutes o fshing, they caught a 6 and 4 pounder to cull with.

T t :

1st 24.80 lbs Harold Moore & Scott David

2nd 22.86 lbs Philip Crelia & TJ Goodwyn

3rd 21.41 lbs Todd Castledine & Billy Howell

4th 21.10 lbs Stan Burgay & Steve Burgay

5th 19.09 lbs Brig Luce & Randy Turner

6th 19.03 lbs Patrick Cascio & Lindy Hadley

7th 17.73 lbs Richard & Barbara Muller

8th 17.46 lbs Dustin & Kenneth Jerrett

9th 17.37 lbs Bubba Frazier & Tommy Hill

10th 16.91 lbs Dwain Burns & Stacey Mitchell

Big Bass: 10.27 lbs Jim Nix & John Packard

Congratulations to 1st place winnersHarold Moore & Scott David.

Philip Crelia and TJ Goodwyn caughtthe 2nd place sack weighing 22.86 lbs.

3rd place was won by Todd Castledine

and Billy Howell with 21.41 lbs.

O all the big kickers seen at weigh in, JimNix caught the biggest o them all weighing10.27 lbs, fshing with partner John Packard.

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would like to thank Hometown Tackle in

called a Tail Slapper. Then Todd caught their

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would like to thank Hometown Tackle in

Center, TX, Legend Boats, Mercury, Power

Pole and Roco Rescue.

Todd Castledine and Billy Howell came in

with a nice limit weighing in at 21.41 pounds

to win 3rd place overall. They started their

day catching a ew, but the bite was tough.

Beore the storm hit, Billy caught our secondbiggest fsh o the day. At that point with

the storm nearly on top o them, they chose

to head to the truck to ride it out. Once the

storm cleared, they got back at it and fnished

up a small limit. They chose inside grass lines

with a prototype swim bait rom Kicker Fish

kicker weighing 8.56 lbs. From that point on

we just continued to cull up. Todd would like

to thank Kicker Fish, Legend Boats, Mercury,

Hydrowave, Power Pole, Combat Lures and

Canon LED Lights. Billy would like to also

thank Deep Sea Drilling Services and TFO

rods.

The Big Bass o the day went into doubledigits -10.27 lbs. Jim Nix caught the big sow

fshing with partner John Packard. It was

the only keeper I caught all day! He caught

it on a swim jig in the grass, 5 or 6 deep. It

was 7:30, beore the storm hit. She ought

hard. I just wore her down and she laid in

she got close to the boat.! Great timing to

achieve a personal best!

The John Salamone Insurance Agency

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that $200 bonus.

There are only two tournaments let to goor the BLT Jasper Division Spring Series. Next

is April 28 back at the Umphrey Pavilion then

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