Tournament Results

One year ago to the day, DBC fished Lake Sinclair under similar conditions and outcome was nearly the same; only the name’s on the leader board were the single difference. Comparing the two tournaments the top catches were nearly identical, and so were the winning patterns. The weather conditions were much the same, just hotter. Last year it was in the wake of Hurricane Ivan, this year in the wake of Katrina, and high pressure dominated both tournaments. It’s great to see club participation right in line with last year with the energy turmoil we all have endured the past few weeks.

This year’s tournament produced a tight finish between the top five teams. A single cull could have propelled any one of the four teams to the winners circle. A survey of the landscape would surely produce stories of the ones that got away.

Steve Hicks and Josh Petty laid claim to tournament honors by besting their rivals, Joe Yurina and Mike Haddad by a mere one ounce, a small enough spanking to surely keep the all-in-fun rivalry debate intact. Steve and Josh’s five fish limit flattened the scales to 9.19. The key to their success was Rattle Traps and black trick worms.

Taking second with the mere six one hundreds behind, Joe and Mike’s five fish limit pressed the scale to 9.13. Joe noted it would have been better to have taken a third than to fall to those guys by that small margin. However, to even things out a tad, Mike laid claim to some bragging rights by catching the tournament’s big bass weighing in at 3.80. Their technique of chrome blue Chug Bugs early and lead-heads laced with red-bug, and green pumpkin worms and a late day jig-n-pig bite fell just a tad short of the win, however it moved them into the fall season point’s leader.

Ken Sponsler and Jack Smith took home the third place prize. Ken and Jack’s limit of 8.96 came on Front Runner's, Pop-R's, and Texas rigged Caustic worms.

Forth place David McGrew and Bryan Phillips’ five weighed 8.55 taken on shad colored buzz-baits and spinner baits.

Fifth place went out to Mark Riehle and Steve Garland with their limit of 8.49, caught on Texas rigged green pumpkin worms and Fat-Free Shad crank baits. This is Mark and Steve’s first season with the club and they are certainly making their mark, finishing second last month at the West Point and moving from third to second place on the overall standings in the race to the fall classic.

Congratulations Steve and Josh, wow --- your eleventh DBC win, impressive!

Weather Conditions: High pressure dominated the day where the morning low was 69 degrees and day time high reached 93 degrees. Surface temps ranged from 85 to 89 degrees and the lake lightly stained. Afternoon’s hot temps were was some dampened by low humidity and a refreshing 5 to 10 mph WNW breeze.

Lake Sinclair 9-18-2005
TEAM		Meet Points	Tourn Points	No. of Fish	Big Fish	Total Lb./0.01	PNLTY-0.25	Tour Total	Grand Total
G	Chip Scroggs - Juan Galindo Guests	N/A	N/A	5	2.56	9.29		N/A	N/A
1	Josh Petty - Steve Hicks	50	100	5	2.83	9.19		147.04	297.04
2	Joe Yurina - Mike Haddad	50	100	5	3.80	9.13		146.08	296.08
3	Ken Sponsler - Jack Smith	50	100	5	2.71	8.96		143.36	293.36
4	David McGrew - Brian Phillips	50	100	5	1.76	8.55		136.80	286.80
5	Mark Riehle - Steve Garland	50	100	5	3.23	8.49		135.84	285.84
6	Gary - Matt Henry	50	100	5	2.44	7.80		124.80	274.80
7	Jeff Atcheson - (Alt) Keith Jenkins	50	100	5	2.12	7.14		114.24	264.24
8	Michael - Brandon Thomas	50	100	4	3.62	6.82		109.12	259.12
9	Roger Landress - Rick Morris	50	100	5		6.10		97.60	247.60
10	Shane - Phil Gaddy	50	100	3	3.09	5.87		93.92	243.92
11	Randy - Albert Little	50	100	4	2.18	5.92	1	90.72	240.72
12	Bill Booth - Bill Booth Sr.	50	100	5		5.14		82.24	232.24
13	David McAdams - Chip Oliver	50	100	3		3.60		57.60	207.60
14	Ted Richards - Bill Davis	50	100	3		3.60		57.60	207.60
15	Jim Blanchette - Ron Thomas	50	100	2	2.33	3.31		52.96	202.96
16	Eddie Krauth - Bryan Ashworth	50	100	3		3.17		50.72	200.72
17	Steve Nalder - Jerry Adams	50	100	3		3.01		48.16	198.16
18	Rick Cotten - Eric Holmes	50	100	3		2.81		44.96	194.96
19	Alan Nalder - Kevin Biggot	50	100	2		2.61		41.76	191.76
20	Bert Nagy - Art Harris	50	100	3		2.78	1	40.48	190.48
21	Nathanael - Wendy Fouts	50	100	3		2.52		40.32	190.32
22	Wayne Craft - J Kettles	50	100	2		2.30		36.80	186.80
23	Royce Ingle - Lamar Rainey	50	100	2		2.21		35.36	185.36
24	Howard Bentley - Kelton Peels	50	100	1	1.80	1.80		28.80	178.80
25	Matt - Rusty Thomas	50	100	2		1.96	1	27.36	177.36
26	Tony Combs - Carl Gessner	50	100	1	1.59	1.59		25.44	175.44
27	Brian Music - Mark Perkins	50	100	1	1.34	1.34		21.44	171.44
28	Bobby Anderson - Jay Donohue	50	100	1	1.32	1.32		21.12	171.12
29	Gene Hacker - James Eason	50	100	1	1.05	1.05		16.80	166.80
30	Dick - Michael Childs	50	100	1	0.96	0.96	1	11.36	161.36