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Morristown Marine – April 13-14, 2013
The Morristown Marine Team Trail Invitational Tour 2013 traveled to Norris Lake for the 2nd tournament of the season on Saturday and Sunday – April 13-14, 2013. We had 138 teams competing for the 1st place winnings. Brian Everetts and Mark Trent went back to back with a 2 day total of 35.75 lbs taking 1st place winnings of a Skeeter TZX180 with a Yamaha 150 HPDI engine. In addition to their 1st place winnings they also received the Highest Finishing Skeeter Bonus of $3000.00 and Skeeter Real Money of $1000.00. 2nd Place went to Burton Byran and Jeff Russell with a close 35.60 lbs and a check for $3000.00. Steve Miracle and Michael Wolfenbarger finished 3rd with 34.42 lbs and a check of $1500.00. Brian Jordan and Michael Smith had a 5.31 lbs Largemouth on Saturday that held through Sunday netting them a check for $700.00 and (2) Vertis Rods valued at $200.00 for a total winnings of $900.00. Steve Gibson and Tim Smiley had Big Smallmouth 5.51 lbs on Saturday and held on to the lead also through Sunday for a check of $700.00 and (2) Vertis rods valued at $200.00 for a total winnings of $900.00. The tournament paid out a total of $50,075 which included the Skeeter TZX180, 22 additional cash positions, Big Largemouth, Big Smallmouth, Highest Finishing Skeeter Bonus and Skeeter Real Money. (See Tournament Results page for complete results listing).
The next tournament will be on South Holston Lake on May 4-5, 2013. We will begin taking signups for the South Holston Tournament on Monday, April 22, 2013. The Blast-off will take place at Observation Knob Ramp at safe light. *Remember if you sign up prior to 6:00PM on Friday prior to the tournament you will receive (2) draws and will receive your choice of the draw. You may come by the dealership or call in to sign up. Entries will also be taken at Fairway Ford in Kingsport, TN on Thursday and Friday from 1PM – 6PM prior to the tournament. Sam and Delores Phillips and the entire Morristown Marine Team Trail Invitational Tour 2013 would like to THANK YOU for making this another great season.
Brian Everett and Mark Trent took home the 1st place Skeeter TZX180 with Yamaha 150 valued at $30,000.00 on April 13-14, 2013 with 35.76 lbs.
1st Place Brian Everett / Mark Trent
Brian Jordan / Michael Smith – Big Largemouth 5.31 lbs $700.00 and 2 Vertis Rods from Abu Garcia valued at $200.00 for a total winnings of $900.00
Steve Gibson / Tim Smiley – Big Smallmouth 5.51 lbs $700.00 and 2 Vertis Rods from Abu Garcia valued at $200.00 for a total winnings of $900.00
Highest Finishing Skeeter – Brian Everett / Mark Trent
Morristown Marine – April 13-14, 2013
The Morristown Marine Team Trail Invitational Tour 2013 traveled to Norris Lake for the 2nd tournament of the season on Saturday and Sunday – April 13-14, 2013. We had 138 teams competing for the 1st place winnings. Brian Everetts and Mark Trent went back to back with a 2 day total of 35.75 lbs taking 1st place winnings of a Skeeter TZX180 with a Yamaha 150 HPDI engine. In addition to their 1st place winnings they also received the Highest Finishing Skeeter Bonus of $3000.00 and Skeeter Real Money of $1000.00. 2nd Place went to Burton Byran and Jeff Russell with a close 35.60 lbs and a check for $3000.00. Steve Miracle and Michael Wolfenbarger finished 3rd with 34.42 lbs and a check of $1500.00. Brian Jordan and Michael Smith had a 5.31 lbs Largemouth on Saturday that held through Sunday netting them a check for $700.00 and (2) Vertis Rods valued at $200.00 for a total winnings of $900.00. Steve Gibson and Tim Smiley had Big Smallmouth 5.51 lbs on Saturday and held on to the lead also through Sunday for a check of $700.00 and (2) Vertis rods valued at $200.00 for a total winnings of $900.00. The tournament paid out a total of $50,075 which included the Skeeter TZX180, 22 additional cash positions, Big Largemouth, Big Smallmouth, Highest Finishing Skeeter Bonus and Skeeter Real Money. (See Tournament Results page for complete results listing).
The next tournament will be on South Holston Lake on May 4-5, 2013. We will begin taking signups for the South Holston Tournament on Monday, April 22, 2013. The Blast-off will take place at Observation Knob Ramp at safe light. *Remember if you sign up prior to 6:00PM on Friday prior to the tournament you will receive (2) draws and will receive your choice of the draw. You may come by the dealership or call in to sign up. Entries will also be taken at Fairway Ford in Kingsport, TN on Thursday and Friday from 1PM – 6PM prior to the tournament. Sam and Delores Phillips and the entire Morristown Marine Team Trail Invitational Tour 2013 would like to THANK YOU for making this another great season.
Brian Everett and Mark Trent took home the 1st place Skeeter TZX180 with Yamaha 150 valued at $30,000.00 on April 13-14, 2013 with 35.76 lbs.
1st Place Brian Everett / Mark Trent
Brian Jordan / Michael Smith – Big Largemouth 5.31 lbs $700.00 and 2 Vertis Rods from Abu Garcia valued at $200.00 for a total winnings of $900.00
Steve Gibson / Tim Smiley – Big Smallmouth 5.51 lbs $700.00 and 2 Vertis Rods from Abu Garcia valued at $200.00 for a total winnings of $900.00
Highest Finishing Skeeter – Brian Everett / Mark Trent
SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE FISHING REPORT
May 2013
DALE WILSON’S
SML GUIDE SERVICE
PHONE NO: 540-297-5650 / 540-874-4950
www.captaindalewilson.com
Picture: Captain Dale Wilson/Holding 27” Largemouth bass caught & released April 19 while fishing with Mike Wilcox from Rhode Island.
OVERVIEW: The spring fishing continues to vary as the weather conditions are not consistent. Most species of fish will spawn this month. Water temperature is about 10 days behind last year. Water temperature will be in the 60’s this month.
Largemouth Bass-Fishing will be good. Best lures will be senkos, top water lures, shaky heads, swim baits, tubes and jigs. Most largemouth bass will be caught around flats, secondary points, shallow pockets, stumps and docks. Best depths will be from the 1 to 10 feet deep. Windy days with abundant sunshine will be the best time to fish this month. Shad will start coming to the shoreline late at night this month. Night fishing will improve as the water temp rises and the shad start to spawn.
Smallmouth Bass- Fishing should be fair. Best areas will be rocky banks, flats and secondary points. Best lures will be small crawfish colored crank baits, tube lures, drop shot rigs, senkos and shaky heads. Best areas will be in the mid to the lower sections of the lake. Cloudy, breezy days will be the best time to try your luck. Smallmouth will spawn deeper than the largemouth later this month. They will also feed at night when the shad come to the shoreline.
Striped Bass- Fishing should be good. Stripers will be caught mostly in the upper sections of the lake and the major creeks. Stripers will also be found in the dam area. Best lures will be swim baits, buck tails, and Zoom flukes fished with ¼ to 3/8 oz. jig heads during the day. Night lures that work best are wake baits, Thunder sticks, Red-fins and swim baits. Live bait and trolling will also be a productive method.. The best depth should be from the surface to 30 feet deep. Best time to try your luck will be after dark.
Crappie-Fishing for crappie will be good. They will be found 2 to 10 feet deep this month. Best areas will be in the main creeks around docks, fallen trees, stumps and brush piles in the mid to upper sections of the lake. Small live minnows and 1 ½ inch tubes and twister tail grubs fished on 1/32 to 1/16 oz. lead heads will work best to catch crappie this month. Small Gulp minnows also work well when fished on small lead heads or drop shot rigs. Light line (4 lb. test) will help you catch more crappie.
Tip of the month– Try using lighter test fluorocarbon line as the water clarity improves. Please practice catch and release during spawning season. Keep your running lights on when fishing after dark. Take a kid fishing.
| Pl | # | Angler Team | Fish | Live | Wgt | Lunker | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Gary Schembs / Jared Jenkins | 5 | 5 | 18.41 | 6.50 | $1,750.00 |
| 2 | 18 | Tom Hosselrode / Blake Hosselrode | 5 | 5 | 17.56 | $725.00 | |
| 3 | 28 | Donnie Mallow / Jerry Schaefer | 5 | 5 | 17.50 | $500.00 | |
| 4 | 10 | Bo Hooks / Harry Lambert | 5 | 5 | 17.06 | $350.00 | |
| 5 | 20 | Charles Corbin / Chuck Corbin | 5 | 5 | 16.93 | $275.00 | |
| 6 | 22 | Kyle Hoffman / Cort Gardner | 5 | 5 | 16.81 | $225.00 | |
| 7 | 7 | Robert Fincham / Doug Grubbs | 5 | 5 | 16.36 | $200.00 | |
| 8 | 1 | Ray Emery | 5 | 5 | 15.64 | ||
| 9 | 27 | Chip Adams / Shannon Grose | 5 | 5 | 15.36 | ||
| 10 | 24 | Mike Snider / Steven Hoefler | 5 | 5 | 15.29 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Preston Cox / P.J. Cox | 4 | 4 | 14.11 | ||
| 12 | 13 | Ralph Davis / Shawn Ezerski | 5 | 5 | 13.94 | ||
| 12 | 29 | John Robinson / Phil Ridgway | 5 | 5 | 13.94 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Rob Grike / Eric Nelson | 5 | 5 | 13.79 | ||
| 15 | 14 | Pete Rossi / Jeff Nagel | 5 | 5 | 13.66 | ||
| 16 | 21 | Robert Clark / Rick Clark | 4 | 4 | 13.64 | ||
| 17 | 32 | Andre Powell / Rob Pearson | 5 | 5 | 13.52 | ||
| 18 | 30 | Derek Brown / Lee Johnson | 5 | 5 | 13.48 | ||
| 19 | 19 | Phil Wilcox / Caleb Newwton | 5 | 5 | 13.14 | ||
| 20 | 3 | John Till / Ken Winston | 5 | 5 | 12.54 | ||
| 21 | 11 | Otis Darnell / Warren Kuser | 4 | 3 | 11.68 | ||
| 22 | 34 | Lawrence Moeller / Will Moeller | 5 | 5 | 11.37 | ||
| 23 | 16 | Pete Romm | 4 | 4 | 9.27 | ||
| 24 | 17 | Thomas Harden / Doug Wentz | 3 | 3 | 8.62 | ||
| 25 | 23 | Johnny Clark / B. Newton | 3 | 3 | 8.58 | ||
| 26 | 26 | John Cary / Dennis McNeal | 3 | 3 | 8.11 | ||
| 27 | 15 | Greg Yost / Eric Stillwell | 3 | 3 | 7.06 | ||
| 28 | 12 | Al Baggett / Bobby Sizemore | 3 | 3 | 6.79 | ||
| 29 | 6 | Eric Hovey / Robbie Henderson | 3 | 3 | 6.45 | ||
| 30 | 35 | Rob Halter / Mike Caldwell | 3 | 3 | 6.05 | ||
| 31 | 4 | Dave Petrisko / Lester Curtain | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| 31 | 8 | Mike Bradley / Christie Bradley | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| 31 | 25 | Kelly Godwin / Karl Kriegel | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| 31 | 31 | John Kulick / Bill Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| 31 | 33 | Jeff Adams / Wyatt Adams | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| 35 Boat Totals | 132 | 131 | 386.66 | 6.50 | $4,025.00 | ||
A good turn-out to our first Kerr lake event resulted in a good catch of bass with the water still
a little cold.
First place went to Allen White and Richard Cooper with 12.41 lbs.
Second to Tyler Purcell with 12.30 lbs.
Third Kenny Beale and Jay Rigney with 11.89 lbs
Fourth Blake and William Perkinson with 11.06
Fifth Brandon Blankenship and TR Stradon with 10.29 lbs.
Big fish went to Scott Moser and Jason Tallbott with a lunker of 5.53 lbs.
Thanks to all anglers for fishing with us and be sure to make our next event at
Leesville Lake 4-28-13. Call for info. 434-941-8822, thanks,
Kevin Lankford
By Deb Johnson
APR 22, 2013
BULL SHOALS, Ark. — Two days ago on the Ramada Quest stage, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Jason Christie bemoaned the crystal water and dead-calm conditions of Bull Shoals Lake.
“Clear water and no wind scares the heck out of me,” said the Elite Series rookie from Park Hill, Okla., on that second day of competition. He dropped from fourth place into 14th. It was a serious fall in what had become the “ounces-count” Quest.
If Christie was scared, he was scared straight. On the third day, he managed to climb up into 11th place and qualify for Monday’s fourth and final round. He was 5 pounds, 6 ounces behind the leader.
Monday at the weigh-in, he showed what having the fire under you can do. He turned in a huge bag, the tournament’s largest: 18 pounds, 0 ounces. Christie landed squarely in the winner’s seat, with his first Elite Series trophy. It came with $100,000 and his second consecutive Bassmaster Classic qualification.
“Awesome,” said Christie about his secure return to the Classic. “I was hooked on it last time, and I’m ready to go again.”
Christie’s winning weight was 56 pounds, 8 ounces. His Day Four bag of five largemouth of 18-0 included two 4-pounders and a 5-0, the largest bass of the day.
His margin of victory was 1 pound, 2 ounces over Fred Roumbanis of Bixby, Okla. That was a notable achievement given that the Day Three leader, Casey Scanlon, led by 12 ounces, and the Day One and 2 leader, Greg Vinson, led by 1 pound and by 3 ounces, respectively.
Christie’s leapfrog from 11th into first place was the biggest Day Four comeback in Elite Series history. (Arkansas pro Kevin Short rose from sixth place to win the 2009 Mississippi River Elite event.)
APR 22, 2013
BULL SHOALS, Ark. — Two days ago on the Ramada Quest stage, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Jason Christie bemoaned the crystal water and dead-calm conditions of Bull Shoals Lake.
“Clear water and no wind scares the heck out of me,” said the Elite Series rookie from Park Hill, Okla., on that second day of competition. He dropped from fourth place into 14th. It was a serious fall in what had become the “ounces-count” Quest.
If Christie was scared, he was scared straight. On the third day, he managed to climb up into 11th place and qualify for Monday’s fourth and final round. He was 5 pounds, 6 ounces behind the leader.
Monday at the weigh-in, he showed what having the fire under you can do. He turned in a huge bag, the tournament’s largest: 18 pounds, 0 ounces. Christie landed squarely in the winner’s seat, with his first Elite Series trophy. It came with $100,000 and his second consecutive Bassmaster Classic qualification.
“Awesome,” said Christie about his secure return to the Classic. “I was hooked on it last time, and I’m ready to go again.”
Christie’s winning weight was 56 pounds, 8 ounces. His Day Four bag of five largemouth of 18-0 included two 4-pounders and a 5-0, the largest bass of the day.
His margin of victory was 1 pound, 2 ounces over Fred Roumbanis of Bixby, Okla. That was a notable achievement given that the Day Three leader, Casey Scanlon, led by 12 ounces, and the Day One and 2 leader, Greg Vinson, led by 1 pound and by 3 ounces, respectively.
