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2 Of Us Southeast Region Tournamenton Lake Sam Rayburn

By Lida Wick

Top 10 Places:

David & Tina Bozarth 22.23lbs 100.pts

David & Molly Atwell 18.32 99

Yarri & Wendy Schrieibvogel 17.94 98

Larry Uzzle & Denise Sustaita 15.70 97

Clint Wade & Stacy Spriggs 15.70 97

Ty & Kim Hutchins 15.24 95

Dean & Debbie Perkins 12.30 94

Thomas & Paula Hilton 12.18 93

Joe & Lillie Moore 11.82 92

Scott & Lacey Gill 11.13 91

We had a total o 23 couples sh the Lake Sam

Rayburn Tournament on January 20, 2013. It

was a cold start to a beautiul day o shing. We

were welcomed by our host Jackson Hill Marina.

There were a total o 91 sh caught or a total o

236.37 lbs. First place was won by David & Tina

Bozarth with a total o 22.23 lbs, second place

was won by David & Molly Atwell with a total o

18.32 lbs, and third place was won by Yarri &

Wendy Schriebvogel.Mens big bass was caught by David Bozarth

with a weight o 8.42lbs. The Ladies big bass was

caught by Molly Atwell with a total o 5.89lbs.

Congratulations to all our couples or a great day

on the lake!

Kenny and I would like to say welcome to all

our new and old members. We also would like to

extend many thanks to Jackson Hill Marina or

hosting our tournament on Lake Sam Rayburn.

Kenny & I would like to thank all our sponsors

- Lowes Creek Marina, Jackson Hill Marina,

Hemphill BQ, BC Steel and many more. We will

see everyone at Lowes Creek Marina on February24th or our second qualiying tournament. We

will be there at 5:30 or registration. And always

remember Dont orget to take a kid shing.

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Its beginning to warm up and thats attractive

not only to us but to ants as well. As the average

temperature rises, so does the temperature o the

soil. This encourages ants to venture out onto

the surace and begin oraging, or in our case,

pestering.

There is another ant that is on the increase in

our area and it is not the re ant. It is the Texas

lea cutter ant, also known as night ant, ungus

ant or town ant. As you drive down the highway,

you may have noticed what looked like gopher

moundsthats a lea cutter ant town.

These ants are large and red and orage or

resh tender leaves. They take these leaves into

the mound and store them but dont actually eat

the leaves. Instead, they allow ungus to grow on

the leaves. These ants are essentially armers andthe ungus they grow is their only known source

o ood.

A town ant colony can have a devastating

impact on young tender crops, both ruits and

vegetables. They also have a huge impact on our

pine plantations. During winter months when

all other sources o ood are scarce, these ants

will orage on the young tender shoots o pine

saplings and seedlings. They can completely

devastate a reshly planted plantation.

I you look close, you can sometimes nd

a well worn trail made rom these ants all

ollowing one another to and rom the colony.

They will oten travel up to 600 eet in order to

nd resh leaves.

The colony can be as large as two million

strong and can exist or years i ood sources are

adequate. The mounds that you see in a single

area are not individual colonies but are all

part o one large colony, as much as 50-80 eet

across. Underground they are all interconnected

chambers, which is why treating or plugging onemound does no good they may have dozens o

other exits.

There are ew control measures that are

eective. Although plants can be protected

temporarily using dust or granular ormulations

o contact insecticides like acephate, carbaryl or

permethrin, such treatments must be reapplied

requently.

Surace applications do little to eliminate the

underground nest. The large size and complexity

o lea cutter ant nests makes it dicult to

obtain good control with dust, liquid or granular

insecticides. Because these ants eat only the

ungus they cultivate, they do not respond to

most other ant baits, such as those labeled or

re ants.

A pronil insecticide-based injection

treatment (PTM) is available at eed stores and

garden centers but must be injected directly

into the mound. This method can be successul

but it is very important that label instructions

and warnings are ollowed properly. Improperlyapplied, pronil can be toxic to sh, birds and

bees.

For more inormation on the Texas lea cutter

ant or any other topic please call the Texas A&M

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Jeff Wise and N Dee WilliamsWnBud Light Trail Season Opener on Sam Rayburn

B Patt Lenderman Photos from this vt availabl at www.ThLakcastr.com

Fity ve teams converged on Sam Rayburn January 27, 2013

or the Bud Light Trail season opener. Several big sacks were

weighed in and top weights climbed to a winning weight o 24.35

lbs, caught by N Dee Williams and Je Wise.

Coats on one day, shorts the next. Here in the midst o Winter,

warm sunny days have been blanketing this South region or a

solid week. This is also warming the water temperatures, and

many bass are moving to shallower water or spawning. Some

say this almost reakish warm weather in January is warming the

water too soon, and have the sh conused and ill-prepared withno developed eggs to make the move to spawning beds. Rayburn is

in good shape being around two eet under ull pool.

As in all Bud Light tournaments, teams are allowed to trailer

their boats to launches closer to the areas they will be shing.

Fishing time stops at 3:00 and anglers must be in line to weigh by

4pm. As the rst several teams brought in their catch, it seemed

that Rayburn was stingy with her bass. However, that didnt last

long as the weights kept climbing with teams coming in.

N. Dee Williams and Je Wise won the tournament with ve sh

weighing 24.35 lbs. They had a good early bite on ounce white

Stanley spinnerbaits. We had ve sh in our livewell in an hour.The more the day warmed up, the better quality sh we caught.

We were slow rolling the spinnerbaits, and hit several points and

drains 8 to 10 deep. They estimate culling at least 10 times to

their nal limit. They would like to thank The Boat Center in

Palestine, TX and Stanley Jigs.

Ken Smith and Dicky Newberry won 2nd place with 23.60

lbs. Weve earned a new nickname Team Bridesmaid or

consistently being in 2nd place

so ar this year, Ken chuckled.

We just did the same thing

weve been doing. Going to deep

water to catch a ew, going to

shallow water later on to cull.

Almost everywhere we went

there was a cluster o other

anglers around, all trying or

the same groups o sh. Theirmain lures were spinnerbaits

and rattle traps, and Dicky

had to bow out around lunch

time leaving Ken to nish out

the day. We ound a range o

water temperatures, depending

on where we were on the lake

ranging rom 56 to 64 degrees.

We caught some deep, and

some shallow. The water should

not be this warm this early inthe year. The bass that have moved up inside the grass line dont

have any eggs. The water temperature has them conused I think.

This marks this teams ourth 2nd place nish so ar this year.

They would like to thank Fun N Sun, Lucas Oil, V&M, Needmore

Tackle, Ranger and Mercury or their support.

3rd place was won by the team o Joseph Goodrum and Rick

Witten. We just had a good day. They started out in deeper water,

shing drop os dragging a Carolina rigged fuke. We had our

rst limit put together by 8am. One o them was the Big Bass o

the tournament weighing 8.62 lbs. She bit around 7:30 in 16 o

water, Rick explained. As the day went on, they continued to catch

better sh and moved to shallow water around noon. All total we

caught around 40 sh, and culled all but the Big Bass.

The next BLT tournament or the Jasper Division will be held

Sunday, February 24 at the Umphrey Family Pavilion. For more

inormation click to www.BudLightTrail.com or call Bryan Davis

at 469-955-7808

4th place 21.82 lbs Mick Doggett & Greg McDonald

5th place 20.74 lbs Norman Land & Travis Moore

6th place 18.94 lbs Pete Shivers & Alan Shivers

7th place 17.40 lbs Ray Beck & Bud Pruitt

8th place 16.11 lbs Dale Gore & Maek Couch

9th place 15.57 lbs Dustin Jerrett & Kenneth Jerrett

10th place 14.98 lbs Brig Luce & Randy Turner

The remaining Top 10 line up:

N.Dee Williams and Je Wise wonthe tournament with a 24.35 lb limit.

Joseph Goodrum and Rick Witten won3rd place overall plus Big Bass o thetournament, weighing in 22.96 lbsincluding their 8.62 lb kicker.

Ken Smith, with the help o a juniorcompetitor holding fsh or Dicky Newberry,shows their 2nd place winning stringer


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By Bill & Barbara Log

Aglrs Qust Raybur Saturday Tam # 2

Harold Moore & Charles BebberWin!

Feb. 2, 2013 - Anglers Quest 2013 Sam Rayburn Saturday

Team Series # 2 out o The Umphrey Pavilion at Sam Rayburn,

TX began this event with 112 teamed anglers showing up to sh

or the $9570.00 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 2nd event o 2013 was started at 6:55 am. Sam Rayburn

water was in good shape and 3.07 eet below normal pool level

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

was a calm 46 degrees with a warming to 70 degrees by weigh in

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

33 limits brought to the scales, or a total o 171 bass at 467.53 lbs

making the average bass brought to the scales today weigh 2.73

lbs.The team o Harold Moore rom College Station, TX & Charles

Bebber rom Willis, TX ran their bass rig to north lake creek areas

over grass to catch their bass throwing rattle traps in 5 t o water.

They managed to cull numerous times to nish with 22.08 lbs.

This win made them $2350.00 or their day on the water.

The team o Robert Moett rom Silsbee, TX & Danny Cherry

rom Kountze, 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 20.85 lbs to the scales. They

nished in 2nd and collected $1450.00.

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

Lukin, TX nished in 3rd or the 2nd event in a row with 19.84 lbs

and collected $1100.00. The team o Butch Hollis & Marc Woolems

both rom Jasper, TX nished in 4th with 18.52 lbs and collected

$900.00. The ather & son team o Albert & Brandon White

nished in 5th with 18.19 lbs and collected $800.00.

There were 11 places paid in this event. The entire results romthis and all A/Q events put on by Anglers Quest can be viewed at

www.anglers-quest.com

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. Ricky Guy 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,

Bowden Marine, Power Pole Captains Cash, Solar Bat Sunglasses,Martels Rhino Bed Liners, Buster McNuttys Git Cards and PAA

membership bonus. Please read the qualications or these great

incentives on our Anglers Quest website.

On February 9th & 10th Anglers Quest will be at Kickapoo Bait

& Tackle on Lake Livingston or the 2nd o 8 Lake Livingston

Saturday Team & Individual Series events. Then on February

16th & 17th A/Q will be at Lake Houston Marina on Lake

Houston or the 2nd o 8 Houston Saturday Team & Individual

Series events. Anglers Quest will be back at The Umphrey Pavilion

on Sam Rayburn on February 23rd & 24th or the 3rd o 8 SamRayburn Saturday & Individual Series events. On March 9th &

10th Anglers Quest will be back at Lake Livingston or the 3rd

o 8 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

Harold Moore & Charles Bebber culled numeroustimes to fnish in 1st place with their impressive bago fsh that weighed 22.08 lbs.

Robert Moett & Danny Cherry came in 2nd placewith their nice bag o fsh that weighed 20.85 lbs.

N Dee Williams & JeWise fnished in 3rd or

the 2nd event in a rowwith 19.84 lbs.

Butch Hollis & Marc Woolems fnished in 4thplace with their bag that weighed 18.52 lbs.


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KEEPING ANGLERS INFORMED

NEW PRODUCTS THAT WILL IMPACT FISHINGOUTBOARD INDUSTRY

Hello, Anglers. 2013 is shaping up to be another year where

the marine industry is introducing products that will infuence

anglers and their choices o what to purchase. This is especially

true in the areas o outboard motors and shing electronics just to

name a couple. On the outboard scene, most boaters and anglers

are amiliar with the huge success o Yamahas SHO (Super High

Output) outboard engines that were introduced early 2010. The

horsepower range has been a 4.3L Super High Output (SHO)

4-stroke with three engines o 200, 225 and 250 hp. However, there

has been a strong demand or a smaller SHO 150 horse power. As

they say.....Wait no longer, it is here!

This engine will be a perect t or pontoons, mid-sized bass

boats and bay boats, ski boats plus also well-suited or numerousmid-to-large sized high perorming aluminum rigs. The new 150

SHO is a 2.8 L and weighs in at just 480 pounds. New inormation

on the VF150 is coming out soon so check out YamahaOutboards.

com or the latest. The hole shot is said to be super impressive or a

150 4-stroke not to mention uel and oil savings. I talked to several

boat shoppers at the recent Lake Charles boat show who expressed

great interest in this engine.

LATEST ELECTRONICS

The other product which has my attention is Humminbirds

new 1158c DI Combo which is the industrys largest down imaging

unit. I have been using one o these or about a month and have itRam-mounted on the bow o my Skeeter 21 FX. I also enjoy their

side imaging units (which also includes down imaging) as well as

I have a 998c HD SI Combo dash-mounted in my boat. However,

as an angler who loves to sh clear, deep water, I dearly love this

big down imaging unit. One huge actor to those o us who may

not be tech geeks is that these Humminbird units are easy to

operate, even easy to change settings, zoom and tweak various

sensitivity and display options. A set-up that I use oten is a split

screen display with hal on HD Sonar and the other hal on Down

Imaging.

Another eature that is a avorite o mine is the SwitchreMode where you have an option o Max-Mode or mostly deep

water applications and Clear Mode or normal shallow water

applications. To get the most out o these units, the angler will

need to go back and orth rom Max to Clear Mode, depending on

the structure and these user-riendly units makes it very quick and

easy to accomplish. From charting, saving/deleting waypoints,

navigating and nding the sh, these units, have proven very

helpul and have made my shing trips even more enjoyable.

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 ore-mail at [email protected] or website

www.joejoslinoutdoors.com.

Humminbirds 1158c DI showing split screen Sonar mode/DImode o a Toledo drop shot hole complete with coordinates.

Yamahas new 150 SHO Outboard.


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Newberry nails it on Rayburn

Courtsy of FLWoutdoors.com

02.Feb.2013

JASPER, Texas Dicky Newberry o Houston,

Texas, weighed a ve-bass limit totaling 36

pounds, 5 ounces Saturday to win the Walmart

Bass Fishing League Cowboy Division event on

the Sam Rayburn Reservoir. For his victory,

Newberry earned $6,541.

I had located these sh a ew weeks ago

and have been doing quite well on them, said

Newberry. I had been catching 20- to 25-poundstringers o the spot or a solid three weeks in a

row. It was my planned starting point o the day

and I was boat 22, so I was able to get there rst.

When I arrived at the spot I caught a

6-pounder airly quickly, but had some trouble

getting anymore bites or the next 15 to 20

minutes, Newberry continued. I nally moved

over to another location on the same ridge and

caught a sh that weighed almost 9 pounds. I

quickly made another cast in there and broke

one o. Immediately on the next cast I caughtmy biggest sh o the day, the 10-7. It all

happened so ast.

Newberry describes the spots he was shing as

staging areas in 6 to 10 eet o water. These key

spots were located on clay points, adjacent to the

lakes large spawning fats.

Most o the sh came on a 1-ounce ootball

jig, Newberry went on to say. This is the largest

stringer I have ever caught in an individualtournament. It was a very exciting day.

The next BFL Cowboy Division tournament is

scheduled or Feb. 23 on Toledo Bend Reservoir

in Many, La. Ater the th divisional tournament

is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-

anglers based on point standings will qualiy

or the Oct. 17-19 Regional Championship on

Lake Texoma in Pottsboro, Texas. Boaters will

compete or a top award o a Ranger Z518 with a

200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard

and a Chevy Silverado, while co-anglers will shor a new Ranger Z518 with a 200-horsepower

Evinrude or Mercury outboard.

The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted

to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments

throughout the season, ve in each division. The

top 40 boaters and co-anglers rom each division

qualiy or a regional tournament and compete

to nish in the top six, which then qualies them

or one o the longest-running championships

in all o competitive bass shing the Walmart

BFL All-American presented by Chevy. The 2013

BFL All-American is being held June 2729 on

the Nickajack Lake in Chattanooga, Tenn. Top

winners in the BFL can move up to the EverStart

Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.

About FLW

FLW is the industrys premier tournament-

shing organization, providing anglers o

all skill levels the opportunity to compete or

millions in prize money nationwide in 2013over the course o 220 tournaments across ve

tournament circuits, our o which provide an

avenue to the sports richest payday and most

coveted championship trophy the Forrest Wood

Cup. FLW tournament shing can be seen on the

Emmy-nominated FLW television show and is

broadcast to more than 559 million households

worldwide, making it the most widely distributed

weekly outdoors-sports television show in the

world. FLW is committed to providing a liestyle

experience that is the Best in Fishing, On and

O the Water. For more inormation about

FLW visit FLWOutdoors.com and look or FLW on

Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and YouTube.

rounding ouT The Top 10 pros:

2nd: Kevin Lasyone, Dry Prong, La., fve bass, 21-11 $2,270

3rd: Randy Deaver, Blanchard, La., fve bass, 19-13 $1,514

4th: Harold Allen, Shelbyville, Texas, fve bass, 17-0 $1,060

5th: Tommy Dickerson, Orange, Texas, fve bass, 16-2 $908

6th: Myron Beachy, Baytown, Texas, fve bass, 16-0 $795

6th: Teddy Cloide, Vidor, Texas, fve bass, 16-0 $795

8th: James Dunn, Lecompte, La., fve bass, 15-1 $6819th: Kent Graham, Nacogdoches, Texas, fve bass, 15-00 $605

10th: Corey Stanley, Orange, Texas, fve bass, 14-8 $530

Complete results can be ound at www.woutdoors.com

rounding ouT The Top 10 co-anglers:

2nd: Tazz Ferrell, McKinney, Texas, fve bass, 16-6 $1,135

3rd: Bill Fussell, Thibodaux, La., fve bass, 15-12 $757

4th: Dylan Grifn, Port Arthur, Texas, our bass, 13-9 $530

5th: Billy Carlisle Sr., West Monroe, La., fve bass, 13-5 $454

6th: Randy Pewthers, Pearland, Texas, fve bass, 13-4 $416

7th: William Dowden, Leesville, La., fve bass, 12-11 $378

8th: Don Bonner, Bossier City, La., fve bass, 10-14 $341

9th: Bronk McDaniel, Pitkin, La., fve bass, 10-10 $303

10th: Charles Dellard, Burleson, Texas, three bass, 10-8 $265

Complete co-angler results can be ound at www.woutdoors.com

Dicky Newberry o Houston, Texas,won the Feb. 2 Cowboy Division

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Charles Hogg o Haughton, La.,weighed in our bass totaling 17pounds, 2 ounces Saturday to win$2,270 in the co-angler division.


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By Da Ash (Txas Parks ad Wildlif Dpartmt)

Save Money on Fuel

TPWD conducts creel surveys on either Sam

Rayburn or Toledo Bend year round. Creel surveys

are one o the best monitoring tools we have,

where we actually talk with the shermen and see

what they are catching. One o the questions we

ask is how much was spent on the shing trip. The

average shing cost per day is typically between

$100.00 and $150.00. The single biggest expense

in a typical shing day is gas, and it is beginning

to get noticed on the lake at nearly $3.50 a gallon.I want to continue seeing olks sh, as it is my job

to see that they have a good place to go. I realize

that in order or people to sh boats will be used

and gas will be consumed. Here are a ew ways to

conserve uel and expense in the pursuit o shing.

Boats The best way to save uel in a boat

is to simply slow down a little and take all the

stu out o it you dont plan on using or need

in order to reduce weight. In the interest o

keeping weight down, run your bilge on a regular

basis throughout the day i it is not automatic.Remember, a gallon o water weighs a little over

8 lbs. Check your prop regularly or bent blades

and dings that will cause your boat to run less

eciently, using more gas. Keep a clean hull to

reduce riction while moving through the wate r.

Also, i your boat has something unnecessary you

never use below the water line creating drag, get

rid o it. Maintain a good steering system the

shortest distance between two points is a straight

line. I there is a lot o slop in your steering and it

has not yet driven you insane, now at the time ohigh gas prices is your justication to x it. Plan

your trip. Not only should you have done this or

saety reasons, but thinking ahead will save money

by launching out o the nearest ramp to where you

want to sh. Look at it like this. The average 225

hp boat motor uses anywhere rom 10-20 gallons

o gas per hour o run time, so it is easy to save a

ew gallons over the course o the day. That being

said gure out how much uel your motor does

use. Running rom public boat ramp cove to above

the 147 bridge may not sound as good as trailering

to Caney or Cassels Boykin.Work the system There are both state and

ederal taxes on gasoline. The ederal tax is $0.185

and the Texas tax is $0.20 per gallon o gas. The

point o the state uel tax is to help provide money

or highway construction and maintenance.

However, you can get a reund or the money

you paid on uel taxes or o road use. You can

claim this reund on all gas purchased or boats,

4-wheelers, chainsaws, lawn mowers, etc. anytime

throughout the year, just be sure to keep your

receipts. You will need a Texas Claim or Reundo Gasoline or Diesel Fuel Taxes orm available

on the internet. Example- i you sh once a month

and put about 20 gallons in your boat each time,

then you are looking at an annual tax reund o

$48.00 take the wie out or buy some new tackle

with it. Its your money.

Getting there Because it hurts lling up, we

all need to get smarter on how we ll up our tanks

and drive. Fill your tanks during the coolest hours

o the day. The warmer it is outside the more the

liquid in gas expands, so the cooler it is the moreyou get per gallon based on the volume. Dont top

o the tank just to have an amount ending in a

number

you like, whenthe pump shuts o you are done. That extra

$0.05 or $0.10 or whatever amount you are trying

to squeeze into your tank may not be making it

there because it is likely staying in the hose or it

evaporates. A big no brainer is to maintain your

vehicle and change lters and oil regularly or

optimum engine eciency. Avoid long warm-

up times, even in cold weather - 30-45 seconds

is plenty. Just like your boat, remove all the

unnecessary weight out o the vehicle. As always

drive smart plan your trip and combine trips.Check those tires and keep the pressure where it

needs to be. It is simple and saves gas.

Call it like it is Do your homework, as

there are numerous misconceptions regarding

gas-saving strategies. Dropping the tailgate on

the truck does not help save gas or decrease

wind resistance. Trucks are designed to be as

streamlined as possible with the tailgate up. It is

ok to drive with the air conditioner on. Turning

it o or down is not going to save much uel. The

air compressor will use some power or the AC, butit is negligible, so enjoy the ride. Back fushing

your oil will most likely not help with your uel

mileage. As

long as you

change your oil

on a regular basis

(every 3,000 5,000 miles) you will not need

to back fush your oil. The hal tank is bad or

uel eciency conspiracy is a lie. Your gas gaugemoves down aster as the tank becomes emptier

because the tank is irregularly shaped; your uel

eciency has not changed.

The number one way to save money while

shing is to take someone with you to share

expenses. There are a lot o loners out there on the

lake, so buddy up.

As always, i you should have any questions

concerning this article or have any other shery

questions please dont hesitate to contact me

at [email protected] or call me at409-698-9114.

Good Luck and Good Fishing!

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2013From seed To garden,

geTTing a jumpsTarT on veggies

William

Perego graduated

rom the master

gardener program

last year andis oten seen at

Jasper County

Farmers Market

as a vendor

selling produce

and baskets,

and also doing

seed planting

demonstrations

inside Tractor Supply. Starting seedlings rom

scratch saves money and getting an early startmeans early harvest.

Its time! Time to get your hands dirty. As

I write this story, its early February and the

redbuds are already blooming in East Texas. By

the time you read this in March, the soil will be

just right or tilling. We master gardeners cant

wait to get started.

There are many starting points, but i you

dont have seedlings, your garden will take

longer to get to maturity. The later you get

started, the hotter harvest time will be.

For those so inclined, you can grow your ownseedlings. I you have a warm sunny place in

your home or a small greenhouse, its very easy

to start your own. Here at Seedlings and Such

Nursery near Kirbyville, we start thousands o

seedlings rom seed every year, rom tomatoes to

zucchini and everything in between.

For soil, I use my own mixture o potting mix

made rom organic mushroom compost and

sphagnum peat moss. The mixture is 60 percent

compost, 40 percent peat moss.

We begin most plants in small aluminumroasting pans. Put about 1 inches o potting

mix in your pan, add your seed and cover with

1/8 to inch o your potting mix and gently

water. Mixture should be kept damp but not wet.

Remember, some seeds germinate aster than

others. Peppers usually take 10 14 days to

come up. Squash, zucchini, and cucumber come

up a lot aster, usually 4 5 days. Plan your

timing accordingly. Here in East Texas our last

killing rost date is March 15 (based on many

years o weather observations; an early springlike we see now with fowers and trees budding

is no guarantee that there wont be one more

seedling-killing bout o cold weather.)

The earlier you get seedlings started, the

better. It usually takes 40 - 45 days in cool

weather to go rom seed to garden, except or

squash, zucchini, cucumber, and watermelon.

Start them a little later, and get them to the

garden quicker.

When the plants are about 1 to 2 inches tall

in the oil pans, gently remove them rom your

starting pans to fats with individual cells. You

can buy plastic starter trays or small peat pots, ormake your own rom recycled plastic containers

everything rom milk jugs to water bottles will

work as long as you poke drainage holes.

Continue to keep seedlings warm and

protected until next month. As planting time

approaches, harden o by taking them out to

a shady spot near their intended home in the

garden and let them spend a ew days getting

used to the new environment. Gradually move

them into more sun (yes, plants can sunburn).

Water lightly only when plants show signs o

wilting.

Once plants get 3 5 inches tall, they areready or the garden. Gently remove them rom

the cells and plant them in your prepared garden

soil. Water them in and care or them all spring.

Its very enjoyable to see a plant that you started

rom seed grow into a beautiul and productive

vegetable plant!

Last year William Perego helped young armers start ower seedlings in plastic slurpee cups. Thedomed lids with large openings or spoons were a perect container or zinnias or Mothers Day.

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Robrt Bakr, TPWD

What is happening to

all of the turkeys?

The population o turkeys in East Texas has been doing some

strange things lately including disappearing rom some areas. In

recent years the Texas Parks and Wildlie Department and partners

have been actively trying to discover what is happening and how to

get it going in the right direction.

Harvest is the rst thing that people look at rst or

management o a game animal. TPWD has been managing

harvest o this species or some time. Season length and timing

has been changed several times in the last 15 years to allow or

a harvest rate that the population can support. Hunting seasonhas been closed in 45 counties last year including Hardin, Shelby,

Tyler, and San Jacinto to name a ew in the local area. This was

done in an attempt to protect what ew turkeys i any remain in

those counties. It was chosen primarily due to lack o harvest o

turkeys and no turkey detections through turkey gobble count

surveys. In the counties that still allow hunting, mandatory check

stations are still in place. This enables us to get some much needed

harvest data rom each bird taken. This harvest data can teach us

many things including age structure o the harvest, an indicator o

hunter success, and where most o the harvest is coming rom.

TPWD has released many thousands o eastern wild turkeysacross East Texas in an eort to restore the population. For the

released birds to have the best chance o survival they must be

released in the best possible habitat. What is being called the best

turkey habitat is changing. The old procedure or measuring good

habitat was thrown away, and a new habitat suitability index (HSI)

has been constructed. This new HSI is based on research based

on data collected rom ollowing actual turkeys and measuring

the habitat conditions where they are doing the best. The HSI is

currently in the testing phase where testers are going into the eld

in areas with known turkey populations and scoring these areas.

TPWD has tried to recover the turkey population by restockingturkeys since the 1920s. Various methods have been used to

restock birds in the past, but they all consisted o releasing small

numbers (less than 20) o birds over large areas. The new method

(super stocking) is method that releases large numbers o turkeys

(more than 80) in a small area o good habitat. The idea behind

the new method is that a population that will survive is established

on a core area o excellent habitat and as they reproduce and grow

they can spread into new areas. This method has had some good

results with Rio Grande turkeys stocked in other places in the state

and some success with East Texas.

TPWD conducts surveys o population size and presence across

East Texas. These surveys are conducted during the late winter and

early spring. In the past TPWD would use gobble counts to survey

turkey populations in areas with a turkey population. This method

is where an observer would run a designated length o road

stopping every hal mile to call and listen or turkeys. Currently

research is being conducted (by Stephen F. Austin University)to improve this process. This new research entails working with

observers to determine how ar a turkey can be heard, what type

o call (turkey, owl, woodpecker) is best, and when is the best

time o year to survey. TPWD collected observation data rom

hunting clubs across East Texas this year. With this data TPWD can

determine presence or absence, age structure, and reproduction o

turkeys in East Texas.

Survival o the released Eastern Wild Turkeys is critical to

determine the success o the stocking program. In an eort to

determine survival rates or released turkeys radio transmitters

were attached to some o the released turkeys. With radio

transmitters researchers can determine within a day or two when

the bird died, and i they get to the carcass quickly a cause o death

can sometimes be assigned (by examination o the carcass and

sign at the kill sight). The survival o the radio transmitted birds

can be applied to the entire population. Several other aspects o

turkey ecology can be obtained rom transmitter data includingnesting, habitat use, and home range.

There are many things going on in the turkey world. This

new knowledge will allow TPWD to better manage the turkey

population and adapt to changing times. For more inormation

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Aglrs Qust Raybur Idividual # 2

Jeff WiseWins!

By Bill & Barbara Log

Feb. 3, 2013 - Anglers Quest 2013 Sam

Rayburn Individual # 2 out o The Umphrey

Pavilion in Sam Rayburn, TX began this

event with 49 anglers showing up to sh

or the $3135.00 purse. This 2nd event o

2013 was started as a trailoring event at

6:55 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-dayRayburn 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. The Individuals

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 onOctober 23-27 at Toledo Bend.

Sam Rayburn water was in good shape

and 3.07 eet below normal pool level with

water temps running 56-58 degrees. The

weather at takeo was a calm 52 degrees

with a warming to 74 degrees by weigh in

time. The sh catching was good on Big

Sam today as there were 18 limits brought

to the scales, or a total o 137 bass at 333.20

lbs making the average bass brought to the

scales today weigh 2.43 lbs.

Je Wise 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.

Je managed to catch 8 keepers to nish in

1st place with 17.87 lbs and made himsel

$1200.00 or his day on the water.

Tommy Dickerson rom Orange, TXnished his day in 2nd with 5 bass at 16.80

lbs and collected $600.00. Larry Cotten rom

Human, TX nished in 3rd with 5 bass

at 16.55 lbs and had the Big Bass at a ne

9.04 lber and collected $500.00. Ray Beck

nished in 4th with 14.24 lbs and collected

$250.00. Danny Cross nished in 5th with

13.81 lbs and collected $150.00 or his day

on the water. There were 7 places paid in

this event. The entire results rom this and

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I this is the uture o competitive fshing;all aboard or serious competition,High School enthusiasm and really cool shirts

B Terr Smpson, Jacson Hill Marina

Lumberton High School is one o the very rst schools in East

Texas to orm a Bass Fishing Club and held the rst High School

Open Tournament on Sam Rayburn Lake.

The rst Premiere Yamaha Texas High School Open Bass shing

Tournament was held on Sam Rayburn Lake on February 2nd

2013 with the preregistration meeting and complimentary cookout

held at Jackson Hill Marina and Sponsored by Their Patriots

Challenge on Friday February 1st. and the Weigh-in held at the

Dr. Bill and Emily Shelton Pavilion. The tournament was hosted

by the Lumberton High School Fishing Club and open to any High

School teams who have joined the newly ormed Student Anglers

Federation (SAF).

High school shing in East Texas got o to a great start as 48

teams took to the water at rst light with chilly temperatures

that quickly gave way to a beautiul sunny 70 degree day with

a light southerly breeze. Teams rom Rains High School, Genoa

Central, Sulphur Springs, Carthage, Deweyville, Manseld Legacy,

Splendora, Royse City, Corrigan-Camden joined their host the

Lumberton Raiders or a great day on the nations number one

tournament shing lake Big Sam Rayburn.

Nine teams were able to bring a 5 sh limit to the scales whileonly seven teams ailed to weigh in a sh. The Lumberton team

o Colton Sims and Zach Johnson came out on top with a limit

weighing 15.57 pounds. They reported catching their sh over

grass in 8 to 10 eet o water. According to Sims, the sh bit late,

we did not have a keeper until ater 11:30. When asked about the

winning technique, Johnson said we were throwing Rat L Traps.

Colton was also the winner o the big bass award with a bass

weighing 6.24 pounds. For their eorts, they each took home a

brand new American Rodsmiths rod and a $50 git certicate to

Premier Yamaha. For catching the big bass, Sims was awarded a

new Lews Speed Spool reel donated by R1 Bass and another rod

rom American Rodsmiths.

Second place went to another Lumberton team. The team o

Alisa Moore and Dakota Cline weighed in only 4 chunky sh that

tipped the scales at 14.18 pounds. Cline reported, We shed Rat

L Traps along the edges o creeks in 9 eet o water. Most o sh bit

early in the day, according to Moore. By placing second, they each

received a new rod and reel combo donated by County Home and

Ranch and a git certicate to Academy.

Rains High School captured third place with a limit weighing

13.34 pounds. The team o Jackson Case and Chance Cobb reported

catching their sh in water about 6 eet deep. According to their

boat captain, they rotated through a set o drains and caught their

sh on Rat L Traps. Case and Cobb each received a new tackle

box courtesy o County Home and Ranch as well as a casting reel

provided by Lumberton High School.While lipless cranks seemed to be the bait o choice or the

winners, others reported catching sh on fukes, crank baits, and

spinner baits. Total there were 109 bass weighed in or a total

weight o 257.34 pounds. I am happy to report that all sh were

released back into Sam Rayburn to ght another day, said Bryan

Thomas, Lumberton High School Tournament Director. Darrin

Sattereld who help bring down our teams rom Genoa CentralHigh School in Texarkana Arkansas was very impressed with both

the proessional way that the event was put on and the hospitality

rom the entire community. Bryan just did an outstanding job to

bring this whole thing together, all o the kids had a blast and we

will denitely be coming back to Sam Rayburn he added.

With the success and ast growth o College Bass Fishing

Tournaments across the country it seemed just a matter o time

beore High School Anglers competed or un and school pride,

however over the last ew years High School shing is emerging as

one o the astest growing sports in America. Now, you add in the

chance or a college scholarship and the attention o the entireshing industry and you have the key ingredients or explosive

growth that has everyone involved excited to uel the next

generation o competitive shing as well as a path way to learning

and ellowship or many o our High School Students.

The Bass Federation (TBF), the nations oldest and largest

organized grassroots shing organization, is leading the way with

the development o the Student Angler Federation (SAF). One o

its guiding principles is to promote education through shing.

The objective is to relate subject matter and basic principles o

education to how anglers use them out on the water every day. It

is aimed at getting students o the couch and back into the greatoutdoors by promoting the ormation o shing clubs and outdoor

activities within the school. O course this leads to the creation

o competitive shing in club tournaments and events between

neighboring schools so you can see why the FLW and other

It was a late bite or winners Colton Sims and ZachJohnson o Lumberton, but they came out on topwith a limit weighing 15.57 pounds

Lumberton High School students Alisa Moore andDakota Cline had one shy o a limit but they weregood ones totaling 14.18 lbs or a 2nd place win.

The Big Bass o the tournament was caught byColton Sims weighing 6.24 lbs, anchoring the 1stplace sack or he and partner Zach Johnson

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plac Ta High school Wight Big Ba1st Colton Sims/Zachary Johnson Lumberton 15.57 6.242nd Dakota Cline/Alisa Moore Lumberton 14.18 5.313rd Jackson Case/Chance Cobb Rains 13.34 4.774th Damon Machost/Justin Watts Royse City 12.98 4.145th Mason Maeker/Haden Scikles Sulphur Springs 12.5 4.186th Stephen Davis/Gary Hardin Splendora 12.36 5.057th Branton Halcumb/Bailey Bullock Carthage 11.968th Chris Talley/Michael Partain Splendora 10.249th Shane Spence/Logan Gunter Lumberton 9.7810th Ryan Satterfeld/Jordan Lemley Genoa Central 9.51 3.4411th Dillion Gossett/Hunter Dickens Rains 9.312th Collin Gunter/Remington Carbaugh Lumberton 9.2113th Austin White/Jarrod Boutwell Lumberton 8.6514th Wyatt Frankens/Clay Nash Corrigan-Camden 8.0715th Carla Bates/Jalyn Norsworthy Dewyville 7.87 2.8716th Hunter Goodrum/Cody Risinger Splendora 7.3517th Dustin Grammer/Austin Cutchall Genoa Central 6.5718th Josh Wellons/Dalton Tomplate Lumberton 6.519th Waymon Liles/Bryan Jacks Carthage 6.36

20th Mitchell Brown/Trevor Knox Dewyville 6.28 4.8521st Trent Salter/Tyler Miranda Dewyville 5.4222nd Kyle Dragulski/Tyler Woods Mansfeld Legacy 5.123rd Kamron Langord/Austin Palmore Genoa Central 4.5124th Dilan House/Nick Grell Rains 4.4325th Canan Jones/Jessica Burke Lumberton 3.8426th Connor Burkland/Cole Fricks Genoa Central 3.4227th Maddi Smith/Chad Venable Lumberton 2.7728th Kealey Nicholson/Bethany Butler Dewyville 2.729th Jay Lawson/Kade Bentley Corrigan-Camden 2.5430th Joshua Tucker/Cody Box Sulphur Springs 2.5231st Timothy Sowell/Elliot Pipps Lumberton 2.4632nd Hunter Coleman/Cody Risinger Splendora 2.3

33rd Colt Ryan/Jordan Burns Lumberton 2.2934th Justin Lobaugh/Cody Dobson Rains 2.1635th Cadie Lawrence/Marinna Collins Carthage 2.0536th Luke Hodgkinson/Tori Lipscomb Lumberton 1.937th DJ Beard/Owen White Lumberton 1.8538th Cody Young/Corey Ortego Lumberton 1.7239th Tyler Ozment/Zach Ru Lumberton 1.6940th Jake Hiser/Robert Brock Lumberton 1.6141st Colton Bates/Cody Gantt Dewyville 1.48

Andrew Forsman/Tristan Fairchild Sulphur Springs 0.00JD Head/Justin Journeay Dewyville 0.00Nick Buell/Trevor Yaste Carthage 0.00Tori Drake/Megan McGee Lumberton 0.00

Troy Corder/AustinStevison Dewyville 0.00Tyler Cagle/Koby Yoder Carthage 0.00Bell Jordan/Belk Kaleb Lumberton 0.00

big name organizations and sponsors will be

jumping on board to reach the next generation

o competitive anglers. It is truly a win-win

situation or everyone involved.

The SAF is less than the cost to play nearly

all Stick and Ball sports, such as Little League

baseball. The benets make it one o the best

bargains in all o sports. The membership

dues are $25 per student, and or that eachclub member, the club itsel and any volunteer

who participates in a club event are covered by

liability insurance through the SAF.

Mr. Thomas also added Lumberton High

School would like to thank all o its sponsors or

enabling us to host such a tournament. They

include: West LTD, Orange County Building

Materials, BOMAC, Integrated Technology and

Security, LLC., State Farm Insurance Randy Hicks,

Brock Services, E2 Baits, HMT Tank Services, STI

group, Stanley Lures, Illusion Baits, Deep Creek

Lures, Premier Yamaha, R1 Bass, World Cade

Technology, Rat-L-Trap, Jeane Tackle, Rollins

Real Estate, BeAed. ICO Polymers, County Home

and Ranch, Transit Mix, Bualo Wild Wings, Lake

Fork Tackle, Klints Reel Repair, Santone lures,

American Rodsmiths, All Terrain Tackle, IOC

Polymers, Universal Coin and Bullion, Market

Basket, Rayjus, Rod Glove, River Valley Crank

Baits and HEB.

To get more inormation you can contactBryan Thomas Lumberton High School at

[email protected]. I you have any

questions about the SAF or High School Fishing

you can contact the TBF National Youth Director,

Mark Gintert, at [email protected] or go

to www.highschoolshing.org.

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9 BassmasTer Weekend series Umphrey pavilion

10 BlT spring series - Jasper division Umphrey pavilion

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23 pigs & hogs Bass clUB Jackson hill

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april1-5 BasscaT oWners ToUrnamenT Umphrey pavilion

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Lake level inormationupdated daily at

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Lake level as o 2/18/13(161.85)Normal pool level

(164.40')

For lake level updatesand generation schedules,

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March and Spawning Bass go hand inhand around Big Sam. Hopeully warmer

weather will have kicked the spawn intohigh gear. The shing has turned romcatching a ew sh, to having an awesometime on the water. There should be a lot

o male sh in the shallows working onnests with some emales coming in. Thereshould be plenty o buck brush in the wateror these bass to move into or protection othe nests. These male bass are busy tryingto clean an area in hope o getting somebig emale to join them. The emale willhang back in deeper water till everythingis just right beore shell move up and doher thing. Then shell move back out anddisappear. As you nd these males in theshallow water, lots o dierent baits will

work. Senkos and sot plastics come tomind; pitch them into any opening youcan nd to get a hit. There will be a loto sh scattered over the grass fats and alipless crankbait comes into play here. Try

working one over the grass edges aroundthe points and pockets. There are a lot o

big sh that move up this time o year sobe ready. Remember these sh are in thespawn. Practice catch and release so theycan get back to their nest and nish whatthey started, or the uture o shing oreveryone. Sometimes there are a ew large

crappie in the grass. Remember i your baithangs in the grass, you rip it ree, then youget hung again; sometimes its one o thelarger crappie. Beore you rip it ree AGAINput a little pressure on the rod to eel ianything is there. I have caught some greatbig crappie this time o year and theyregood eating.

Remember the Sharelunker Programentries started on October 1 and runthru April 30th. I you havent heard,it encourages anglers who catch a 13- pound- plus largemouth bass to lendor donate it to the TPWD or spawningpurposes. There are some great benetsdoing this and one o them is that theangler receives a berglass replica o thebass. There is a 24- hour pager at 1-888-784-0600 Check out the Program rules at

their site along with the Benets. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/visitorcenters/tc/sharelunker/

There are a ew crappie in the grassshallows spawning. Others are starting tosetup on the brush piles and that can stir

up a lot o excitement. The pontoon hasbeen great with lots o room and un oreveryone. Gather up your shing buddiesand give me a call to get your trip bookedor the summer.

I you need some help learning the lakeor just want to get out and have a greattime on the water give me a call. Well getsomething set up or you. We do have apontoon that can handle up to 8 anglersor shing with amily and riends.

I want to thank my sponsors and manyriends that have helped make this a great

year. Stanley Jigs, American Rodsmiths, E2Bait Company, El Grande Lures, Terry andConnie at Jackson Hill Park and Marina,

Jerry and Glenda at Bass Strike Tackle andLarry at Tri-Lakes Tackle.

God Bless

Its March, the biggest shing month o

the year on Sam Rayburn! Why you ask?On Sam Rayburn in March, you can catchbass just about however you like to sh andat many dierent depths.

Lets start by talking about the shallowwater, rom 1 to 4 oot. At this depth youwill be shing around the fooded haygrass, bushes and willow trees. (As more

water is still lling the lake at press time,the water has already started to food thehay grass and buck brush at the edge othe lake as well as the willow trees.) Thisarea is where most o the bass will movein to spawn. A Texas rigged lizard, babybrush hog, or V&M Chop Stick are all greatbaits to work around these areas. When thebushes have about 2 t o water in them

youll want to switch over to a beaver stylebait, or V&M tubes are great also. Makesure to spool up with either Sunline 20or 25 lb fuorocarbon or Sunline braid

when shing this cover. I like the 50 or 80lb. braid. On the warmer days dont orget

about your rogs, this is another great baitto use around spawning sh, and easyto sh around the fooded hay grass andbushes.

The next depth is going to be rom 5 to

10 t. At these depths you are going to beshing on top o the grass. Your RayburnRed lipless baits are the go to bait, like aRat-L-Trap, Strike King Red Eye Shad or

Yozuri. The depth o the grass is going todetermine how I pick what size to use. Forexample, i the grass is rom 1 to 2 t underthe surace Ill go with a 1/4 oz. bait. I thegrass is 3 to 5 t, Ill go with 1/2 oz, andgrass deeper than that, Ill go with the 3/4oz. A Cyclone 1/2 oz. spinnerbait in white/chartreuse, or red, are good too, with agold silver willow lea blade combo. Youcan also wacky rig a 5 V&M Chop Stickin watermelon-red or watermelon seed,or Texas rig it with a 1/16 oz weight . . .it works great over the top o the grass.

Also, while some o you may think o it asold school dont orget about a Rogue,either the Rattlin-Rogue or the suspendingRogue. The best colors are gold orangebelly or clown.

A little deeper is 10 to 15 t. This area

will be on the outside edge o the grassand on main lake points. Lots o these share going to be staging and will not moveup to spawn until the April moon. This is

great place to use your Carolina-rig, with

a lizard, brush hog, trick worm or crawworm in watermelon-red, watermelon, orgreen pumpkin. You can also use your 3/4oz Rat-L-Trap here. Crank baits are good inthis area too, like a Strike King 5XD or 6XDand Series 5; the best colors are Rayburnred and orange craw. Texas rigged lizardsand brush hogs are good too to work o theedge o the grass in this same area.

Thats the run down on Sam Rayburnor the biggest shing month o the year!Lots o ways to catch a bass! Just rememberthat when you catch a big-un, and youare likely to do just that, she needs to getback in the water ASAP!! Get a good pictureo her, weigh her, and get her back inthe water soon as you can. (Check yourbatteries or your camera/scales beore yoush so you are ready!) The taxidermistscan do excellent replica work these daysand only need a good photo to get themstarted. You can also bring that photo byNeedmore Tackle Store on Hwy 255 to be

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Castledine tops Bass N Bucks field onRayburn with over 27 pounds

Ninety boats scattered on Sam Rayburn February 9 or the third

in a series o ve spring Bass N Bucks events on Sam Rayburn.

There were six sacks brought in over the 20 pound mark, and lone

angler Todd Castledine championed them all bringing in 27.81 lbs.

Forecasters predicted that temps would be tickling the 70 degree

mark, but missed their mark as it barely hit 60 degrees by mid

morning then got cooler as the day wore on. All Bass N Bucks

tournaments are trailering events and the teams had until 4pm to

be in line to weigh their catch.

Jake and Jeremy Wedel brought in the rst sack over 20 lbs

establishing the weight to beat at 21.53 lbs that included a 7.88

lb kicker or Big Bass. Soon ater, Tommy Shelton and Jason

Moorhead registered their largest catch at 8.00, overtaking the Big

Bass race or a while. All total, 69 o the 90 teams weighed in their

catch, and beore it was over there were a lot o shufing o the

standings.

The heaviest sack o the day was caught by Todd Castledine who

shed by himsel or this event. I just looked or deep grass edges,

around 10 deep, and used a Texas rigged Kicker Bubble Fry in

their new redbug color all day. Beore 9am he had a strong limit

in the boat weighing just over 20 pounds. The HydroWave kept

the sh biting like crazy! Once he put his initial limit together,

there was a lull in his day, and he changed his rig to Carolina

style. Then at 2pm he caught two big solid chunks and made

some signicant culls upgrading his total weight to 27.81 lbs to

win the tournament. Bass N Bucks presented him with an $8,000

winning check. Todd would like to thank Jesus Christ, Kicker Fish,

Legend Boats, Mercury, Combat Lures, Power Pole, HydroWave and

Amphibious Sunglasses.

Second place was won by Cory Rambo and Rusty Clark with

25.01 pounds. We started our day catching a 4 pounder, then

I caught our big one, Rusty explained. Their kicker weighed in

at 7.86 lbs. By 8:00 we had ve sh in the boat that probably

weighed around 17 pounds. They were shing drains in 3 to 5

with oz River 2 Sea spinnerbaits, rattle traps and Carolina rigs.

When that bite slowed down, we moved and made a ew culls

at dierent spots. At the end o the day Rusty caught one more

4 pounder and Cory caught a 5 pounder to wrap up their nal

weight. They won the guaranteed 2nd place check or $4,000 and

1st 27.81 lbs Todd Castledine

2nd 25.01 lbs Cory Rambo & Rusty Clark

3rd 23.03 lbs Derrick Strother & Bronk McDaniel

4th 21.53 lbs Jake Wedel & Jeremy Wedel5th 21.07 lbs Jonathan Garrie & Casey Sobczak

6th 20.13 lbs Dicky Newberry & Ken Smith

7th 19.74 lbs Michael Lowery & Lance Lowery

8th 19.23 lbs Tommy Shelton & Jason Moorhead

9th 18.80 lbs Chris Harvey & Rusty Harvey

10th 18.74 lbs Ray Beck & Bud Pruitt

Top 10 line up:

58.57 Cory Rambo & Rusty Clark

53.28 Shelby Shaw & Lance Hughes

51.09 Jake Wedel & Jeremy Wedel50.19 Ray Livingston & Bill Rogers

49.09 Michael Lowery & Lance Lowery

Top Five Teams in The anglers oF TheYear race aFTer Three oF Five evenTs:

Todd Castledine fshed by himsel,putting together a limit consisting oall solid chunks weighing nearly 28pounds to take the win.

Cory Rambo and Rusty Clark won 2nd placewith 25 pounds and is staying on top o thepack in the Anglers o the Year race.

Derrick Strother & Bronk McDanielhad 23.03 lbs to win 3rd placeoverall or a nice payday.

There were several nice kickers brought in bycontending teams, but the biggest o them allweighed 8.11 lbs caught by Rusty Harvey. He andhis son Chris won 9th place overall with 18.80 lbs

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February 23 Toledo Spring #2

February 24 Fork Spring #2

March 23 Toledo Spring #3

March 24 Fork Spring #3

April 6 Sam Rayburn Spring #4

April 13 Toledo Spring #4April 27 Sam Rayburn Spring #5

May 5 Fork Spring #4

June 1 Toledo Spring #5

June 2 Fork Spring #5

Tonia Simas o the John SalamoneInsurance Agency presented a $500check to Rusty Clark, fshing with CoryRambo, or being the highest fnishingteam with an insurance policy throughthat ofce. It added some nice cash toCory Rambo & Rusty Clarks 2nd place$4,000 payday

a $500 check rom the John Salamone Insurance

Agency or Foremost as the highest team with

a policy through that oce. Their sponsors

include: Castaway, Daleys Hunt N Fish, West LTD,

Premier Yamaha, River 2 Sea, Showtime Signs,G&G, Ranger, MinnKota, Humminbird, Yamaha

and Sunline.

Derrick Strother and Bronk McDaniel had a

strong sack weighing in at 23.03 lbs or a 3rd

place nish. Our plan was to sh shallow drains,

2 to 8 with rattle traps. Their plan executed

well, putting a 16# limit in the boat by 8am. The

bite really slowed down when the wind switched.

There was about a 2 hour stretch where we

didnt catch anything. Once the wind lined back

out, we pulled up to another spot and Bronk

caught a 5 pounder. We stayed in that area but

moved deeper into that nger and culled a ew

more times beore the end o the day. The biggest

one in their sack weighed 6.30 lbs, anchoring

their 3rd place nish. They received $3,000 or

their win and would like to thank their wives or

their support and encouragement.Rusty Harvey caught the biggest bass o the

day weighing in at 8.11 lbs, shing with his son

Chris. We were shing a point next to a creek

channel in 10 o water, he reported. It was

around 8am and I was throwing a Carolina

rigged brush hog. It was their third keeper or

the day. The morning bite was good or a ew

hours, then it tapered o. We caught all

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