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March 5, 2011April 2, 2011

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Mark & Theresa Franks win 2 Of Us Southeast Region Tournament

By Linda Wick

1. MARK & THERESA FRANKS 20.61 LBS 100 PTS.

2. DAVID & TINA BOZARTH 18.75 99

3 . MICHAEL & LINDA GREER SR. 16.25 98

4. DAVID & MOLLY ATWELL 16.16 97

5. JOSEPH & AMY HILL 15.94 96

6. KENNETH VENABLE & JENNIFER COUTEE 15.41 95

7. BOB & YOLI NARRON 15.23 94

8. MARK & GAY NORTON 14.92 93

9. DENNIS & MEL ANIE FI KES 14.57 92

10. DONNIE & JUANITA ROBINSON 13.59 91

TOP TEN WEIGHT STANDINGS

Mark and Theresa Franks won frst

place with a total 20.61 lbs.

Linda Greer won Ladies’ Big Bass

honors with a 6.83 lb. beauty!

Top places in the tournament

We had a total of 37 couples that shed our March 27th Sam

Rayburn tournament. It was a cold and rainy day and we were wel-

comed by Richard & Helen Chapman at Mill Creek Grocery & Lodge

the morning of our tournament. There were a total of 168 sh that were

caught and a total of 410.67 lbs.

Mark and Theresa Franks won rst place with a total 20.61 lbs.

David and Tina Bozarth came in second place with a total of 18.75 lbs.

Michael and Linda Greer Sr. had third place with a total of 16.25 lbs and

Joseph and Amy Hill placed fourth with a total of 15.94 lbs.Men’s Big Bass honor was won by Mark Franks with a nice 6.18

pounder. Ladies’ Big Bass honor was won by Linda Greer with a 6.83 lb.

beauty.

Congratulations to all our couples for a great day.

Kenny & I would like to say welcome to all our new members and will

see you on April 10th on Lake Toledo Bend we will be going out of Lowes

Creek Marina. Kenny & I would like to thank all of our sponsors BC

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A cooperative effort between the Texas Parks and

Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the Louisiana

Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) tostandardize shing regulations on waters shared by

the two states is nearing fruition.

Waters affected by the proposed agreement include

Toledo Bend Reservoir, Caddo Lake and the Sabine

River from Toledo Bend dam downstream to the

Interstate 10 bridge. The proposal would also redene

the Toledo Bend Reservoir boundary from the U.S.

Highway 84 bridge upstream to where the river and

the state line diverge.

“This agreement was achieved through diligent

effort and amiable cooperation between members of

our respective departments,”said Ross Melinchuk,

TPWD’s deputy executive director for natural

resources.“I believe this compromise will provide

meaningful benets to recreational anglers, enforce-

ment staff and sheries resources in both states as

well as establish a solid foundation upon which to

build future cooperative efforts.”

Differing regulations in the two states have long

posed problems for anglers. The line between the

two states follows the old Sabine River channeldown through the middle of Toledo Bend and passes

through Caddo Lake as well. An angler with a legal

Louisiana catch who drifted across the line into Texas

could be cited for violation of Texas regulations.

Texas and Louisiana inland sheries staff began

talks in mid-2010 to develop a suite of standardized

regulations acceptable to anglers in both states. In

general the current Louisiana length and bag limits

are more liberal than the Texas regulations.The

compromise regulation proposals generally call for

length limits closer to the current Texas regulations while allowing bag limits nearer the current Louisi-

ana regulations.

The proposed compromise regulations for Toledo

Bend affect channel, blue and athead catsh and

black and white crappie. Proposed regulations for

Caddo Lake and the Sabine River deal with those spe-

cies plus white, yellow, largemouth and spotted bass.

Regulations governing the harvest of black basses,

striped bass and white bass on Toledo Bend were

standardized previously.

“The original goal of regulation standardization

was specic to Toledo Bend Reservoir, but we all

recognized an opportunity to broaden our scope and

incorporate Caddo Lake and portions of the Sabine

River,” said Gary Saul, director of TPWD’s Inland

Fisheries Division.“During this process we utilized a

mixture of available science and old-fashioned com-

promise to seek common ground.Agency personnel

from both states brought a cooperative spirit to the

negotiating table.The anglers we serve deserve noth-

ing less than a complete resolution to this issue.”Public response to regulation proposals and nal

recommendations by TPWD Inland Fisheries staff

was presented to the TPWD Commission for approval

on March 31,2011.The LDWF is operating on a

parallel track for gathering public comment and

presenting their ndings to their Commission. Target

date for implementation of the new regulations in

both states is September 1,2011.

Louisiana and

Texas Working to

Standardize Boundary

Fishing RegulationsBy Dave Terre, TPWD

Entry fee is $100 per team

Optional $10 Big Fish entry

Mandatory Rules Meeting

Friday, May 13th @ Cypress Bend 7:00pmEntries may be dropped off or mailed to Crappie for Cash, c/o

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The 17th Annual LOBI Fishing Tournament

By Jim Binns

In 1994, Louisiana oilmen founded the Louisiana Oilmen’s Bass Invitational (LOBI)

shing tournament and each year it has just gotten bigger and better. This is a time when

active and retired members of t he industry come together for f un, fellowship and to nancially help support the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Over the past sixteen years, thisevent has brought in over $1,075,000.00 for the Hospital, and the money gives hope to many

children throughout the world who are facing catastrophic disease. St Jude Hospital was found-ed by late enter tainer Danny Thomas in 1962, and has treated more than 18,000 children fromacross the United States and 60 foreign countries.

When you come to this tournament you better bring you’re A-game because these boys know

how to sh. In 2009 Naquin and McFarlain won the event with 45.02 pounds (big bass was10.18) and in 2010 the tournament was won by Pecoraro and Carmouche with 38.71 pounds(big bass was 9.92 pounds). That is some heavyweight action for any bass tournament. And

with reports that the shing was “red-hot” on Toledo Bend, many were saying that past recordscould be broken.

Toledo Bend, with its 1,200 miles of shoreline (185,000 surface areas) offers anglers many

different opportunities for catching bass. Hanging around the local tackle shops before thetournament began you could hear talk about Carolina-rig’s, swimbaits, Senko’s, Rat-L-Traps,

wacky worms, spinnerbaits and jigs all being a good shing technique to use. But ultimately it

would be up to the LOBI anglers t o nd “THE” technique that would place them in the winnerscircle.

Excitement was in the air Thursday, March 31st , as the contestants registered and thenfeasted on cheeseburgers and sausage Po’boys provided by L&L Oil & Gas Services. Each contes-tant also received a great ditty bag that contained a new Daiwa reel that could be spooled freeof charge with Berkley shing line. What a deal!

Friday morning’s weather was absolutely beautiful as the 650 teams took to the water tocatch a bag of big bass. Toledo Bend is 7 ½-feet low and, and under these low-water conditionsit was good that all contestants were allowed to trailer to their favorite shing locations.

The weigh-in lines at 3pm were busy as the teams came in from all part s of Toledo BendLake to weigh their sh. As usual on the rst day of a bass tournament, most of the leaders

were “tight-lipped” as to the shing pattern they were using to catch their bass. At the end of the day the leaders of the Team Division were as follows:

Big Bass for Day One was a beautiful 9.52 pound lunker that earned a cool $1000 for anglers Jeremy Waltrip and partner Dan Landry. Waltrips big bass was taken from the back of HousenBayou on a topwater lure at about 1:45 in the afternoon. Up until noon the team only had two

bass in the livewell. Second place big bass was a 9.22 pounder worth $800 caught by Donnie Williams and partner Brian Loganoook.

LOBI Board of Directors

1ST Place Winners - Randy Patin & Leslie Picard (40.95 pounds)



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The day ended with a great fried catsh meal sponsored by Select Energy Services, a rafedrawing where a beautiful Skeeter shing rig donated by Cajun Outboards was given to Stacy Turner of Conroe, Texas, and then ended with a gorgeous sunset over beautiful Toledo Bend

Lake.Starting time for day two was 6:30am and I am sure that every sherman had a specic

plan to take home the big bucks. In many areas fog moved in and lasted until mid-morning,

but after that another beautiful day greeted the anglers. In fact it was super beautiful. As in all bass tournaments there are many stories about things that went wrong, big bass

that were lost, boats that had problems and things that should have been done differently.However, all the anglers I visited with had nothing but praise to say about the bass shing on

Toledo Bend Lake, the great weather and the fact that they were proud to help such a worthy cause as the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Prior to the awards ceremony, all of the participants were treated t o a ne meal of Pork

Jambalaya sponsored by Blue Marlin Services. It was great and many anglers went back forseconds!

Music ltered out over the Cypress Bend Park pavilion area as hundreds of folks gathered

together to see the nal presentations. I don’t know how many rod and reels were given away to lucky anglers in the drawings – but there were many. There were many highlights duringthis year’s event and a few I would like to mention are -

• Toledo Bend Lake Association receiving a $1500 donation to continue their great effort

in providing bass ngerlings (20,000 last year) that are released into the lake, and for

providing the lights on the bridges and navigation buoys t hat are so helpful to shermenmotoring on the lake.• Gary Rispone and his cameraman Gary Crouch lming both days for the Paradise Louisi-

ana television program. It should be a great show.

• The Louisiana Law Enforcement group that for two days assisted in getting all of these

folks in and out of the pavilion area and safely on their way home.

• Team # 272 (Todd Childress and Chance Moton) for weighing in the smallest black bass

(1.38 pounds) and receiving a plaque and lot’s of cheers from the crowd, but they also

wound up receiving a free entry for next years event. Not a bad deal.

• And a whopping check for $75,000 to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for contin-ued help in their wonderful work. Ms. Sarah Burnette accepted the check for the St. Judeorganization.

We nally reached the climax of the event by presenting cash and awards to all of the hard

working winning anglers. Big Bass winner of day two and winner of the Big Bass of the Tour-nament and $1000 was Lane Kidder with a lunker that weighed 10.52 pounds. What a bass!

So what was the pattern t hat made the team of Patin and Picard the winners? Well rst of

all let me say that the team also won t he Texas Oilman’s Bass Invitational (TOBI) held March18-19 on Toledo Bend Lake, so they are denitely no strangers to the winners circle. They have

shed together about eight years and know their way around the lake for sure. The team shed

“way north” and did quite a bit of marking spawning bed areas in their pre-shing. On the

rst day they were able to use a Senko in 2- to 3-feet of water to land most of their bass. Onday two they noticed a denite drop in the lake level and relied on a mixture of baits to catch

their sh, but their No. 1 “go to bait” was still the Senko. Grass was not a factor in their shing

location. Congratulations to Patin and Picard for a great tournament!But the event was not over yet. All of the anglers held their breath as the drawing took place

for a fully rigged Skeeter bass boat donated by Cajun Outboards. The lucky name that cameout of the hopper was Mike Alexander of Hemphill, Texas. Mike and his wife were over whelmedand I am sure that it took a day or two for them to fully realize that the beautiful bass boat

was really theirs. What a great tournament. Even if an angler didn’t weigh in a sh at this event t hey were

still winners because of the support t hey provided to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. At the end of the evening I am sure that a good feeling was experienced by all because helpingthese children is truly what this event is all about.

A tip of the shing cap to the following for their outstanding efforts:

Select Energy Services, Blue Marlin, L & L Oil, Gulf Offshore Logistics, Fab-Con, Abe’s Boat

Rentals, Inc., Cetco, Wolverine Ser vices, International Paint Company/Applied Coatings, Chero-kee Services, Integricert, Wet Tech Energy, Total Safety, Superior Energy, Sandy’s Place, Daiwa,

Linear Controls, Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits, Blue Stream Services, American Rodsmith,

Robert Scherer, iMOD, Inc., Parma-Safe, Mike Roper- HB Rentals, Multi-Shot Directional Ser-

Big Bass winners

on 1st day - JeremyWaltrip & Dan Landryw/9.52-pound lunker

Sarah Brunette accepts check for St. Jude Childrens Hospital

Lane Kidder (Big Bass Winner of the

Tournament with a 10.52 poundbass) shows off beautiful ringfurnished by Cherokee Services & Integricert

2nd Place Winners - Christopher

and Michael Ortego (39.26 pounds)

Mike Alexander and wife from Hemphill,Texas were big winners of a fully rigged Skeeter bass boat.



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vices, Sabine River Authority, Global Data Systems, Gary-Mech /Auto Comm, Superior Energy,Tuboscope, Gulf Offshore Logistics, Weatherford, Linear Controls, Huval’s Trucking & Venture

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Coast Scaffolding, Helmer Directional, IB Services, Integricert, J & N Consultants, Mammoth,Matthews-Daniel Companies, Mcgriff,Seibels & Williams Inc, Nevis Energy, Inc., Oil Mop LLC,

Peoples State Bank, PMCS, Power Rig Tools, Ryan Directional, Shuman Consulting Services,SMI Companies, Stabil Drill, Stratos Communications, Subsurface Tools, Tetra Technologies,Tidewater Docks, Toledo Fiberglass, Toledo Mudlogging, Toledo RV Sales Inc., Toledo Town &Tackle, Varel, Variable Bore Rams, Williams Inspection, and Wood Group. For a complete list-

ing of all activities and prizes go to (www.lobibass.com) See you at the 2012 Louisiana Oilmen’s Bass Invitational - JB

Final Top Five Team STandingS:

1s t Pla ce Ra ndy Pat in a nd Lesl ie Picard 40. 95 p ounds ($30 00 )

2nd Place Christopher Ortego and Michael Ortego 39.26 pounds ($2000)

3r d Pla ce J ay Landr eneau and J oey Sweat 37. 76 p ounds ($15 00 )

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LARGEMOUTH BASS

SPAWNING AND FACTORS

FOR SUCCESSBy Dan Ashe, Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife

Well, it’s that time of year when things start to happen. Specically, to all of us sh heads we associate

spring with spawning and wonder what this year will eventually bring three to ve years from now from

the result of all those largemouth bass being born. We all reap today what we have sown yesterday,so it

goes with sh as well.

First let’s start with the basics. Nearly everyone has seen largemouth bass in an area that has been

swept clean near the shoreline during the spring. These swept areas are bass nests or beds. Spawning takes

place when the water temperature reaches 60-75o F. The male constructs the bed and courts a female tospawn, where he then releases his sperm to fertilize the eggs. Fertilized largemouth bass eggs are yellow

to orange in color.The male stands guard over the eggs to protect them from predation and continually

fans the water to keep water moving over the eggs to keep silt from building up on top of them,while the

female leaves once spawning is complete. Largemouth bass sexual maturity is inuenced by size more

than age, with most bass reaching sexual maturity with the ability to spawn at around ten inches. The

largemouth bass in our lakes usually attain this size at about age two. Largemouth bass beds have been

reported to contain anywhere from 5,000 to 45,000 eggs with the differences in number dependent on

the size and condition of the spawned female. The time it takes largemouth bass eggs to hatch is highly

inuenced by water temperature with hatch time at 65o F being about 2 ½ days.

Life for young largemouth bass is hard with very few surviving their rst year.One paper that I found

cited that only two tenths of one percent of young bass made it past their rst year in an Alabama lake.

There are several factors that are considered important in determining survival, most notably time of

spawning, temperature, predation, and available forage and habitat.

Generally speaking, larger bass spawn earlier than smaller bass. This characteristic is important to

young bass survival. Fish that hatch sooner have longer to feed and grow before winter sets in and thus

a greater chance of over winter survival. There is some debate as to whether bass populations with a

large number of big sh have a distinct advantage to maintain a more constant and stable population

in terms of steady recruitment. The down side of having an earlier spawning time is that these sh are

more vulnerable to extreme temperature uctuations than those that

are spawned later when the likelihood of a spring freeze is less likely.

Therefore, the debate goes on. I guess it all depends on what year you

want to look at.

Temperature plays the most signicant role in early survival of

bass, where it can inuence entire year classes of bass. As stated

earlier temperature determines how long it takes for eggs to hatch, the

longer it takes eggs to hatch the likelihood of predation of those eggs

increases. In addition, once bass hatch they are not mobile, they are

still on the bottom of the bed feeding off a yolk sac.Again, the longera sh is immobile the chances of predation increases signicantly.

Water temperature determines how long it takes for the bass larvae to

develop and become mobile. At 70o F bass are able to swim in about

10 days after hatch, at colder temperatures this time is signicantly

longer.

Once the bass fry become free swimming they must begin to feed

within days or they will die.Bass fry initially feed on zooplankton

(microscopic animals) and the amount of zooplankton is dependant

on phytoplankton (microscopic plants). Lakes that are turbid, acidic,

etc., generally are not productive in terms of plankton production, with

low sh recruitment due to inadequate forage for young sh.Bass fryare voracious feeders needing to feed several times a day. Food passes

through their stomachs every few hours.Over time as the bass grow

they will shift to a sh diet. It is imperative that ample forage sh be

available for both the larger and younger bass. Bass will always eat one

another,but if there are other prey species available the amount of cannibalism will be less.

So when you see a bass on a bed pause and think about what is going on and the journey those young

sh are about to take. With any luck in a few years you’ll have one of those bass that came from that spot

on the end of your line. As always, if you should have any questions concerning this article or have any

other shery questions please don’t hesitate to contact me at [email protected] or call me at

409-384-9572. Good Luck and Good Fishing!



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3rd place was won by Todd Littleton and

Daniel Chambers with 22.36 lbs.“We just stayed

in the creeks, shing about 8’ deep in areas with

scattered grass.”They tied on a Bass Kandi Brush

Buster to Carolina rig in those areas and had a

limit in the boat just after 9am. “The sh were

biting all day, with just a little lull in the middle of

the day. We culled several times, the best one was

to exchange a two pound bass for a four pounder.”

Both gentlemen would like to thank their wives for

their continuous support, as well as H & W Marine.Their winnings totaled $3,000.

Chris King and Mick Doggett was rst out of the

money and received a $500 gift certicate from

Show Time Signs.

Other extra bonus winners thru Sponsor incen-

tives include:

Dawson Bonus ($200) – Teddy Joe Cloide

Yamaha SHO (free entry $280) – Lorin Lively

Cabela’s ($250) – Marc Woolems

A total of 418 sh were brought to the scales

with a total weight of 1231.50 lbs. That’s an aver-age weight of almost 3 pounds per sh!

The Rayburn Series will wrap up next month on

May 7th and Championship qualiers will be

determined from this series as well as Anglers of

the Year. With only one event to go in the Rayburn

series, here are the current top 5 points leaders:

1054.35 pts Casey Sobczak & Jonathan Garrie

1026.14 pts Clayton Boulware & Chris McCall

982.06 pts Stan Burgay & Chandler Burgay

964.82 pts Jerrel Pringle & Keith Keele

961.64 pts Travis Moore & James Coleman

The next tournament will be the Toledo Series

on April 30th at Cypress Bend Marina. When youregister for Toledo events, be sure and verify boat

check points before take-off as trailering will be

allowed.

For more information on any Bass N Bucks

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1st $8,000+ - 24.25 lbs

Clayton Boulware & Chris McCall

2nd $4,000 - 22.66 lbsCharles Bebber & Keith Caka

3rd $3,000 - 22.36 lbs

Todd Littleton & Daniel Chambers

4th $1,000 - 21.60 lbs

Chris Wilkerson & Andy Gaia

5th $1,000+ - 21.45 lbs

Tom Arnall & Lorin Lively

6th $ 600 - 21.12 lbs

Keith Worthy & Michael LaFleur

7th $ 600+ - 21.09 lbs Marc Woolems & Butch Hollis

8th $ 600 - 20.99 lbs

Jonathan Garrie & Casey Sobczak

9th $ 600 - 20.88 lbs

Jason Moorhead & Joe Moss

10th $ 600 - 20.74 lbs

Phil Addison & Bobby Smith

TOP TEAMS:

…..and last in the money….

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Anglers Quest 2011 1st Series # 4 was held on Sam Rayburn Saturday April 2, at Umphrey Pavilion

in Sam Rayburn, Tx. This event began with 92 teams of anglers showing up to sh for the $6205.00

purse. This event was started as a trailering event at 6:45 am.The water on Lake Sam Rayburn was in

good shape at 7.70 feet below normal pool level with water temps running 64-66 degrees. The weather at

takeoff was a calm 62 degrees with a warming to 84 degrees by weigh in time. The sh-catching was good

on Big Sam Saturday as there were 36 limits brought to the scales, for a total of 182 bass at 488.59 lbs

making the average bass brought to the scales weighed 2.68 lb.

The team of Charles Bebber from Willis, Tx & Keith Caka from Magnolia, Tx ran their Ranger/Yamaha

bass rig to the main lake creeks to sight“sh spawning beds;” they nished in rst with their best ve

bass tipping the scales at 22.47 lbs.They had their limit in the boat early and then culled several timesthroughout the day; their day on the lake paid back $1900.00 for their efforts.

The team of Marc Woolems & Butch Hollis from Jasper, Tx ran their bass rig to main lake secondary

points with grass to nish in second with their best ve bass tipping the scales at 20.84 lbs. They had a

limit in the boat early and then culled several more times throughout the day.Marc & Butch had a nice

6.98 lb kicker in their bag. Their day on the lake paid back $900.00 for their efforts.

The team of Keith Worthy from Orange, Tx & Michael LaFleur from Orangeeld, Tx nished in third

with 20.78 lbs and took home a check for $800.00. The team of Rusty Clark & Cory Rambo extended

their lead for AOY by nishing in 4th with 19.82 lbs and took home $600.00. Derek Mong & Dave Mong

nished in 5th with 19.30 lbs and had the Big Bass of the event at 7.14 lbs, they took home $550.00

overall; there were 9 places paid in this event.

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all 8 Rayburn Saturday 1st & 2nd series events will automatically qualify for all 4 of the Lake Series

2-day Championships. The highest Top 10 points group of teams from the 2nd series of 3 events will also

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Charles Bebber & Keith Caka WIN!!

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Second PlaceTeam at Angler’s Quest,

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Angler’s Quest TeamTournamentThird Place

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Southeast Texas sloughs, oxbows, bayous and rivers can

fairly vibrate with a primeval energy that either fascinates

or intimidates human visitors to swamps.

On a shing trip earlier this month to one such place,

the dark forest of black gum, green ash,buttonbush and

the towering, Spanish-moss-bearded cypresses encas-

ing the slash of thick, dark-green water hummed with a

constant stream of bird calls. Barred owls barked. Wood

ducks squealed. Warblers warbled. Pileated woodpeckers

yammered. Herons croaked.Cool, still morning air was rich with the distinctive

heavy, organic scent of wet earth,and the water’s surface

wrinkled with swirls and splashes of unseen sh and the

v-shaped wake trailing the silhouette of an alligator lazily

cruising from one bank to the other.

It’s the kind of place where, as a friend said on his

rst visit, “You expect a Hobbit to peak out from behind a

cypress.”

No Hobbits live in the swamps. But creatures just as

mysterious and magical and amazing certainly do live in

the backwaters.One of them arguably is the most appropriate symbol of these atavistic aquatic environments. And this is the

time of year offering the best chance to encounter this singular beast.

I cast a Texas-rig plastic worm against the bell-bottomed base of a cypress and let it fall through the two feet

of water to the tangle of roots.

A “thump!” shot up the line; I reeled down and set the hook into what I suspected would be yet another

largemouth bass.

It was no bass.

Line tore through the water as the powerful sh bore away, stripping drag in steady spurts. The rod and line

blunted the initial run, and the game became a tug of war until the sh reversed its dogged attempt to dive deep,

shot to the surface and came arching and twisting into the air, revealing itself.

It was a bown - the king of the swamp; a sh with as many colloquial names as Satan and a similar disposi-tion; pound-for-pound the strongest,most challenging sh in Texas freshwater; a sh unchanged for more than

100-million years and unlike anything that swims.

The long, cylindrical sh fought powerfully for a bit longer, thrashing and jumping until I worked it to the

side of the boat where it tried a nal escape maneuver unique to this one-of-a-kind species.

The bown began rolling on the surface, doing its best to twist the hook from its mouth.

“That’s what they do; they’ll roll like an alligator,”Todd Driscoll, Jasper-based district biologist for Texas Parks

and Wildlife Department’s inland sheries division,said of the bowns’epic efforts to shed itself of a hook.

That move and the sh’s incredibly powerful jaws, studded with rows of needle-sharp teeth,can so mangle a

hook or lure designed for much less savage sh that the hooks break or bend and lose their purchase.

“They will just destroy a spinnerbait,” Driscoll said.

The 1/0 worm hook held until I slipped a landing net under the sh and lifted it aboard. The hook, its shank now bent almost 90 degrees,fell out.

The sh was a wonderful specimen. It was an average-size adult male, perhaps 5 or 6 pounds,and “lit up”in

spawning colors. Its six ventral ns,the edges of its mouth, its throat and part of its belly were a neon turquoise/

green. Its namesake long dorsal n was rimmed in scarlet, as was its broad, round tail which also was tinted in

neon turquoise and sported a black “eye spot” rimmed with bright orange.

Few freshwater sh more spectacularly colored than a spawning male bown.

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But bown have plenty of other qualities that make them one of the

most interesting sh an angler can encounter.

Many Texans and others have never heard a bown called a “bown.”

They’re “grinnel”or “grinners”to most in East Texas. Some call them

“cypress trout”or “mudsh”or “dogsh.”

In Louisiana, they’re “choupique.” And in other states they’re“black

sh”or “cotton sh” or “beaver sh,”describing, respectively,the sh’s

color,hideous culinary quality,and wide tail.

Scientically,they’re Amia calva,and the only surviving member of the

Amiidae family of shes.And they have been here for a long time.Fossil

records of bown indicate the sh have been around in very nearly their

present form for about 150-million years.

Physiologically unchanged for more than 100 million years,bown are

unlike any other sh. While they absorb dissolved oxygen through their

gills like other sh, bown have a swim bladder that functions like a very

inefcient lung, allowing bown to “gulp” air, absorbing oxygen into their

bloodstream.

They can’t live solely on gulped air. But the additional way of breathingmeans they can survive in water that often is low on dissolved oxygen.

And such places are where bown live.

Bown are found only in the eastern half of North America. Texas is

the southwestern edge of their range,and they are found only east of the

Colorado River.

They are most common in the watersheds of generally slow-moving

rivers such as the San Jacinto, Trinity, Neches and Sabine, and particularly

in shallow oxbows and sloughs and other areas with little or no current

and a good supply of aquatic vegetat ion or other cover.

“They are a backwater sh; that’s their preferred habitat,” Driscoll said.

Bown are an uncommon common sh. While they are found in many waters of eastern Texas, nowhere are they found in high densities.

Relatively little scientic research has aimed at bown, so much

remains unknown about these sh. But their low density may be partly a

function of bowns’ position near the top of the piscatorial food chain and

their natural history.

The sh are savage and efcient predators; that mouth lled with

conical teeth voraciously devours smaller sh as well as crawsh, snails,

snakes and just about anything else they can grab and swallow. And top-

end predators typically have low population densities.

It also appears bown population densities are naturally low because

the sh are slow to mature, taking three or more years to reach reproduc-

tive age, and don’t produce huge numbers of young.

“I’ve never caught a small,ngerling bown in seines,and nobody else

I’ve talked with has,”Driscoll said.“You just don’t see them.”

Young bowns also appear to suffer very high mortality.And that may

come from the behavior after they are born.

Bowns begin spawning in spring, when water temperature climbs

near 60 degrees. The female lays her eggs in a dished bed in the shallows,

the male fertilizes them, and the female leaves.

The male bown is a devoted parent, guarding the nest until the eggs

hatch, then shadowing and defending the cloud of fry as they develop into

ngerlings.

But the young bowns remain in very tight groups as they grow to 2

and even 3 inches.Even with the male aggressively defending them, these

schools of baby bown are very vulnerable to predation.

Largemouth bass appear to be a major predator on baby bown. And

that may be why bown don’t do well in large reservoirs.

“I’ve been here 12 years and I sh Rayburn a lot - 80 to 100 days a

year,”Driscoll said. “I’ve probably caught only six or seven bowns overall that time.”

But in the backwaters - the sloughs and bayous and oxbows and other

shallow,still, dark waters where bowns have lived for millions of years -

the sh can be, if not common,at least not uncommon.

Anglers stand their best shot at catching bown during spring, when

the sh sometimes gather in small concentrations to spawn among the

roots of a line of cypress trees or other cover and are even more aggressive

than usual.

Bown aren’t especially particular about what they will attack.The

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Bown are the perfect reection of the places they live - wild,

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April 3, 2011. The event hosted thirteen anglers who showed up to sh for the $1245.00 purse. This 4th event

of 2011 was started as a trailering event because of very high winds predicted for the day. The anglers were

allowed to travel to a ramp of their choice and leave at 6:45 am. The weigh in time was conducted at 3:15 pm.

Lake Sam Rayburn’s water was in good shape at about 7.60 feet below normal pool level with water temps

running 64-66 degrees. The weather at takeoff was a windy 64 degrees with a warming to 81 degrees by weigh

in time. The sh catching continued to be very good on Big Sam as there were 11 bagged limits brought to

the scales, for a total of 55 bass at 144.38 lbs making the average bass brought to the scales on Sunday weigh

2.62 lb.

Tommy Hill from Kountze, Tx ran his Bullet/Mercury bass rig to various grassy southern lake areas andcaught his bass with his line tipped with Bill Lewis Rattle Traps in 3-5 ft of water. Hill managed to cull several

times during his day to nish in rst place with 21.01 lbs that made him $750.00 for his day on the water.

Joe Layton from Jasper, Tx ran his bass rig to mid-lake points over grassy areas to catch his bass throwing

small cranks & traps in 4-7 ft of water. Layton managed to catch several keepers to nish in second place with

his best ve at 17.53 lbs and netted him $300.00 for his day of shing.

Mike Dorcz from Humble, Tx ran his Bullet/Mercury bass rig to areas on the south end of the lake and

nished his day in 3rd with 5 bass at 15.28 lbs. Danny Cross from Lufkin, Tx nished in 4th with ve bass at

14.49 lbs, with one at 7.51 lbs landing him the Big Bass title.

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OPTIONS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT by Pro Guide Joe Joslin

Hello, Anglers. Like most anglers who have spent a lot of time

on the water this year, we have battled almost constant winds

with numerous days of winds over 20 mph and some even 30

mph. This windy, drought-type weather conditions have made

shing much more difcult and has made me realize even more

the importance of certain boat features that have not always

been available to us. I’m going to talk about three features on

the front of my 21 Skeeter FX that makes my day much easier asI have logged well over 200 days a year on the water for the past

12 years.

The rst is the recessed area for the trolling motor foot con-

trol. Wow!! I don’t know who came

up with that idea but I owe them

a hug...or a hand shake if you are

not condent of your man-hood.

Like many anglers, I stand up

99% of the time and having that

foot control pedal at deck level is

simply awesome. What a back and

leg-saving device not to mention

being able to keep your balance

when being tossed around in

rough water. I shed in a guy’s

boat a few weeks ago that did not

have the recessed pedal and could

hardly stand up and sh. It is

amazing how quickly we become

accustom to features that make

things more convenient. Another is the gas-cylinder

assist lift on my Minn Kota Fortrex

trolling motor. This is another

major labor saving device as it absorbs half the effort to raise and

lower the big 36 volt 101 pound thrust electric trolling motor.

There is no telling how many times I raise/lower the trolling

motor each week and to have that weight cut in half is a huge

factor. Without that option I might have to opt for the smaller 24

volt system and not have the staying power of the bigger unit. I

looked in to the electric auto lift that came out a few years ago

and was not impressed at the engineering and reliability.The third and nal feature is not as technical or costly but

still a very neat feature.....padded carpet on the bow area. This is

only about a $100 ad-on option but it too makes a mega differ-

ence at the end of the shing day when you have been standing

for 8 hours. The padding is not thick and does not alter the

‘snag-proof’ characteristics of the boat carpet. The three features

mentioned are all on the front/bow of the boat but that is where

boat owners/anglers spend the most time. If I could only have

only one of the three it would be the recessed foot control for

the trolling motor followed by the assist lift and then the padded

carpet. However, after having these features and experiencing

how comfortable and efcient they make the bow of my boat, the

word ‘options’ just might not be appropriate as I now depend on

these features for me to perform my work as a guide and tourna-

ment angler. Finally....please pray for rain!

God Bless.

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 [email protected].

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Over $50,000 was won by Bass Champs East

Texas Region anglers April 9, 2011. Nearly 200

teams got their workout trying to get a chunk of

it, battling each other and Mother Nature too.

Dallas Cole and Chris Clemens came out on top

winning over $20,000.

Tournament angling is an athletic sport. It is

a full day of operating a boat, hundreds of casts,

trying to outwit sh and competing against other

anglers. When Mother Nature wants to play too,

it just makes it that much more challenging. The

air temp was well within toleration, in the mid to

upper 80’s. There was no rain. The wind, however,

made up for the lack of the other elements

making traveling difcult, casting challenging to

say the least, feeling bites was rather tricky, and

trolling motors were put to the test. Trailering was

allowed on this excessively windy day so anglerscould launch closer to their shing areas.

As anglers began trickling in to the weigh in,

many weights in the upper teens were registered.

Darrell and Dylan Lyons brought in the rst exact

weight of the day, having an opportunity to win

the Skeeter Dealer sponsor incentive.“The rst

team that brings in an exact even weight can

win $100 if they have a business card from any

Skeeter Dealer on them,”Chad Potts explained. He

asked them“Do you have one?” Dylan smiled and

produced the business card winning the bonus.

Their ofcial 19.00 lbs took the lead at that

time, but fell in the standings as more teams

came in.

Hot dogs fresh off the grill is served at every

Bass Champs tournament for anyone present to

enjoy. Hungry anglers and spectators lined up

to get them, also buying chances to win several

draw prizes including Abu Garcia Reels, Conti-

nental batteries, Academy Gift Cards and more.

Weights over the 20 pound mark started

showing up on the leader board, and once

the scales were closed Dallas Cole and Chris

Clemens were declared the winners with their

24.54 lb limit.

They didn’t have the luxury of nding sh in

protected areas from the wind.“We stayed right

in the wind all day on main lake points, but were able to at least tie off to a stump in some

areas to give us and our trolling motor a break.

We tried a smorgasbord of baits, but most of our

sh were caught on a Carolina rigged uke.” They

were casting their baits into the wind, causing

several backlashes. “I can’t say we felt all of our

bites, but we caught all the ones we did feel.” They

had started out with topwater baits in the early

part of the morning and lost one before switching

to other lures. They put together a limit, then

culled six times before days end to complete their

24.54 lb winning limit.“I’m glad we nally did

it! We’ve been bumped to 2nd a few times, this is

our rst 1st place win.” Bass Champs presented

them with the guaranteed $20,000 check and for

using the Sure Life Please Release Me product in

their livewell they additionally received that bonus

of $200.

“FINALLY!” Dallas Cole & Chris Clemens win over $20,000 at

Bass Champs on Sam Rayburn By Patty Lenderman / Lakecaster

Dallas Cole and Chris Clemens stayed on top to

win over $20,000 with their 24.54 lb limit. Firstword: FINALLY!

Holding up the best to of the bunch that won 2nd place with

a total weight of 22.15 lbs was Chris Russell, who teamedwith Mike Power to win 2nd place overall Brian Branum and KeithWhite caught an all chunk l imit totaling 20.72 lbs to win 3rd place overall

Tournament statistics:

Total Entries: 196 TeamsTotal Collected: $50,960Total Payback (C&P): $52,500Payback Percentage: 103%Total Fish: 630Total Weight: 1716.37 lbs

Average Weight: 2.72 lbsNumber of limits: 120

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Chris Russell & Mike Power won 2nd place with their 22.15 lb

limit. “We were mostly cranking, in windy coves at the backs of

creeks.” Targeting water 6’-8’ deep, they used shallow diving crank baits, diving to 2’ under the surface in shad colors. “We were run-

ning them just outside the grass edges.” Only hitting a couple of

spots, they boated 12 keepers throughout the day to cull from. “We

lost a few that could have made a difference for us, but that’s how it

goes!”The team was presented $4,000 for their 2nd place win.

3rd place was won by Keith White and Brian Branum with a

total of 20.72 lbs. “The morning went really well for us, the bite

was fast and furious.” Possibly a little superstitious, they feel it is

generally bad luck to catch a sh on the rst cast. Therefore, they

started out by each casting short – about 10’.“We didn’t want to

catch anything on our rst casts, so just put our baits out a short

distance. We caught sh anyway!” They went after post spawn sh

in the backs of coves. “The sh were biting really well until the wind

picked up, then it tapered off until after lunch.” They were using

Santone Swim jigs with Gambler Flappy trailers in shallow water.

“We ran into problems with our trolling motor around 10am. It just

quit. Luckily, we had a spare in the boat and had it installed within

30 minutes and got back to shing.”They estimate catching 70 bassthroughout the day to win $2,000. They would like to thank Fun

N Sun Boating Center, the Tackle Monkey, Santone Lures, Gambler

Baits, Skeeter, Yamaha “and a special thanks to R-1 Bass. Ray

(owner of R-1 Bass) xed our spare trolling motor keeping us going

on the water.”

Casey Sobczak shed with his dad Gary and latched on to the

biggest bass of the day weighing 7.75 lbs.“I caught her while shing

a point with scattered grass with a 6th Sense square bill crank bait

around 8am.” The team won $1,000 for that catch which anchored

their 25th place overall nish that paid $600. They also won the

Costa bonus for wearing their sunglasses while weighing the big sh

for another $200.

With only one tournament left to go in the East Texas Region, the

Angler of the Year race is stacked. The team with the highest points

at the conclusion of the nal event will be declared Anglers of the

Year for that region and receive free entries into the 2012 season.

Top 5 points leaders:

823 pts Brian Shook & Cody Goodman801 pts Ricky Newman & Shannon Hale

791 pts Ben Vaughan & Michael Latham

782 pts Jonathan Garrie & Keith Morris

771 pts Alan Moore & Robert Davis

The nal event for the East Texas Region will be held June 18th

at the Umphrey Family Pavilion. All Bass Champs events are open

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These Top 5 teams proved to be awesome athletes!

(Front) 1st- Dallas Cole & Chris Clemens; (L-R) 2nd- ChrisRussell & Mike Power; 3rd-KeithWhite & Brian Branum;4th-Nathan Stroup & Eric Adams; 5th-Rusty Harvey & ChrisHarvey; Big Bass-Casey Sobczak & Gary Sobczak

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Being Fire Wise

By Robert Baker, TPWD

During this time of extreme re danger there are stories of

wildres burning all over Texas.Some people are wondering what

they can do to protect themselves and their property. There are

some very important things that can be done to accomplish this.

The Texas Forest Service has a “re Wise”program that outlines

much of this information. In this article I will break it down

into 2 sections which include your burning activities and those

pertaining to your property.

First thing before any outdoor burning (trash,brush, leaves,

etc.) is done a person should check and see if there is a county

burn ban in effect. This can be done at the following web site www.

tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildres/decban.png . At the time when I wrote

this article (Mid April) burn bans were in effect in Jasper, Sabine,

San Augustine, Newton,Tyler, Angelina, and Shelby Counties to

name some around the lakes area.

When it is legal to burn there are some basic things that will

help to keep res from getting out of control.Many res start as

trash or brush res.

• Clear the ground of anything combustible for a large area

around the burn area (this can include things such as grass,

limbs, leaves, and other debris).

• Do not leave your re unattended.

• Have hand tools and a water hose close by and ready to go.

• When burning trash use a barrel with a mesh cover to keep

embers from leaving the barrel.

• Postpone burning until vegetation around the burn area has

“greened up”.

When protecting your house and property from re, the

following tips should be utilized.

• Create defensible space (area that does not have combustible

fuels) around all structures. At least 30 feet is preferable.

• Establish re breaks around the boundary of your property.

• Clear roof regularly to remove buildup of leaves and other

debris.

• Ensure that emergency vehicles can access your property.

• Place connected garden hoses on all sides of your house.

• Place phone numbers for the re department and other

emergency agencies near the phone.

• Make sure that family members know emergency exits from

your home and neighborhood

• Do not stack combustibles such as re wood, lumber, wooden picnic tables etc.against any structure.

• Place LPG tanks far enough away from structures so that

valves can be shut off in the event of re and maintain clear

areas around the tank.

Using these simple tips and common sense will make a person

“Fire Wise”. During these times of extreme re danger this can

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Lake level informationupdated daily at

www.lakecaster.com

Lake level as of 04/26/11

(156.13)Normal pool level(164.40’)

For lake level updatesand generation schedules,

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Fishing Forecast

Lynn Atkinsoncell 979-220-0251

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May 2011, should be a little differentas the lake has been low since last yearand the grass has been on the thin sidein a lot of places. So far we haven’t hadany rain to speak of. This means a lotless water for the sh to hide in. Also,a lot of humps that are normally underthe water by several feet are now justunder the surface by a few inches. Thismakes for some very tricky running. Itcan be done. Remember you’ve got tostay on your toes and go easy till you getused to the areas you’re going to be in.

The topwater bite will be early inthe morning and late in the afternoon.Break out your Yellow Magic and Ribbit,

they are the baits to start with. Thelily pads and some of the grass will bebreaking the surface. They make forsome great shing as the sh get intothe summer pattern. This is when youget to watch your bait as you work itacross the surface of the water - waitingfor that Big Ole’Bass to come up, clobberit and try to make a meal of it!! It’s themost exciting time of the year for some.Make sure you’ve got good line on as youmay have to haul her out of some pretty

thick stuff.Some sh will slide off to deeper

water and set up off points and humps.That can be cool fun and a chance touse lots of different baits. Drag out thecrankbaits and Carolina rigs. We’ve beenusing some new Strike Pro crankbaitsand been doing pretty good off the mainlake points. Don’t overlook the Stanley Football Jigs around some of the ledgesand creek channels. There’s one thingthat you really need to look at when working this kind of bait. That’s the rod you’re using. If you don’t feel the bite, you’re not going to set the hook. Thatsounds simple. The bite can get so light

that you won’t feel her pick up the bait.A big sh is like a big vacuum, it can suck a ½ oz jig off the bottom of the lake and you can hardly feel it. What most peoplefeel is the sh spiting it out and you feelit as it drops to the bottom. Bottom line,don’t cut yourself short here, a good rodand sensitive line is a must. The TeamSeries Rod from American Rodsmiths isone that will get the job done. These rodshave the sensitivity that you need to feelthese light bites. Remember these bites

can be very light and the sh will nothold on long. When you rst feel thatlittle tap you’ve got to set the hook, don’t wait to feel the weight. This will changesome so you have to be on your toes tokeep up.

The Crappie will be starting to setupon the brush piles and can stir up a lot of excitement. The new pontoon has beendoing great with lots of room and fun foreveryone.Gatherup yourshing buddiesand give mea call toget your tripbookedfor the summer.

I want to thank my sponsors andmany friends that have helped makethis a great year. Stanley Jigs, American

Rodsmiths, E2 Bait Company, Terry andConnie at Jackson Hill Park and Marina, Jerry and Glenda at Bass Strike Tackle,Knupps Corner Store and Larry at TriLake Tackle. I hope everyone has a greattime out there and please be safe on the water.

Wind and no rain seems to be theforecast for us, we ain’t had a goodrain in so long the little sh haven’tlearned to swim yet! Surely we will getsome rain soon. All in all the shing

has beengood though, we are catchinggood numbers of bass and crappiealready and it’s sure early in the year.

With gas prices like they are we stillhad a good turn out for the Big BassSPLASH. As usual, The Sealy Crew dida good job and everyone had a greattime. Congrats to all the winners. We

would like to thank everyone thatcame to sh, shop and stay with usduring the tournament. We hope youall had a good stay and will come back to see us real soon.

If you came out this way I hope youtook time to look around at all thegoings on around Rayburn Country.The new country club is coming

along real nicely, the swimming poolis getting a face lift and new signsare going up everywhere. The new entrance sign is started and everythingjust seems to be taking shape nicely.

Now let’s Fish!!!! The bass areeverywhere! One day you catch ‘em ona swim jig, the next on a crank bait,could be a big worm or a Carolina rig

you just don’t know with the waterlevel changing just about daily. Aboutall I can tell you is go shing, becareful and take lots of stuff with youto sh with.

Now on the other hand, the Crappieare totally lost. The low water leveland early warm weather has these shreally messed up. On the north end of the lake they are still on the grass, youcan catch some on road runners in2 – 5 ft of water. I have been tippinga roadrunner head with a Big Bite jig

tail in black and chartreuse as wellas with my old stand by the Stanley

Wedge Tail minnow – there are 6 or7new colors in the stores now. On thesouth end there ain’t no grass, so do

the best you can. I think I would look at your old brush piles

Won’t be long until the Bream willbe moving in, a few crickets and some

worms should do the trick That’s about it for now, one more

thing please be careful on the water. We don’t want anyone hurt this year.Give us a call about our new programcalled Bass And Birdies we are mixingshing and golf, I think you will likethis. You all come see us at The TigerCreek Lodge too, and remember if wecan help just call.

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BassMaster Elite Battle on the



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Most all of us shermen dream of sharing the boat with a leading

bass pro and learning rst-hand what they do to win a tourna-

ment. Well in April I had just that opportunity when to served as a

Marshall in the Bassmaster Elite Series TroKar Battle on the

Bayou on beautiful Toledo Bend Lake. Hopefully the information you read in this article will not only help your shing but also serve

as a guide if you plan to participate in one of these future events.

The Bassmaster Elite Series Marshal Program was designed

to allow B.A.S.S. members to share the boat with an Elite Series pro

during competition. The program replaced the co-angler division at

Elite tournaments. The purpose of a Marshal was to (1) Observe the

pro and make sure that all tournament rules were followed and (2)

If selected on day 3 and 4, to operate BASSTrakk, a cell phone based

scoring technology developed by ESPN that broadcasts up-to-date

data throughout the day to Bassmaster.com fans through the use

of BASSCast, an onboard camera developed by ESPN Technology.Marshall’s are not allowed in any way to share information with the

pro’s that could help them locate or catch sh.

The Marshall entry fee for this event was $100. I signed up in

early February (www.Bassmaster.com/Marshals) , and was then

placed on a waiting list. A few weeks before the event I was notied

by B.A.S.S. that I had been selected, and soon received an informa-

tion package that included the Marshall schedule. I might mention

that entry fees are refundable if you are not selected from the wait-

ing list. For the $100 there is a guarantee of two days on the water

with two randomly selected pros, with the potential of participating

a third day with the Top 50. The fourth and last day would be a

contest between the 12 pros that made the nal cut, with six B.A.S.S.cameramen and six selected Marshall’s participating.

At tournament time the water level on Toledo Bend was about 7

½-feet low.The lake was drawn down last September to complete

a dam repair project, and the rainfall that was expected to help ll

it back up just never happened. The shing at Toledo Bend for the

past month has been outstanding but as with all tournaments, the

weather could be the deciding factor.

The journey began at the beautiful Cypress Bend Resort and

Conference Center where each of the Marshalls were given an of-

cial jersey and cap to be worn while on the water, along with a ditty

bag of assorted items. Next there was the Fellowship of Christian Anglers (FOCAS)group meeting where an excellent message was de-

livered by Chaplin Chris Webb. From there it was to a Marshall brief-

ing where we were all advised of the rules and given the opportunity

to ask any questions we might have. Immediately after this meeting

we were paired with our pro for the rst day. I could not have more

pleased as I was teamed with pro angler Stephen Browning of Hot

Springs, Arkansas. Browning is 45 years old, has appeared in seven

Classics and certainly knows what to do to put bass in the boat.

After the pre-tournament meeting we were treated to a wonder-

ful dinner and a reception hosted by the Sabine Parish Tourist

Commission, which also sponsored the Saturday and Sunday fan

activities at the park. What a great meal and a great bunch of folks.There are a few important items that need to be addressed before

tournament morning. Make sure that you know the exact time

and place that you and your pro partner are going to meet.Also

exchange cell phone numbers, just in case there is a change in

plans. Be sure that you know what type and color vehicle he will be

driving and the color and brand of his boat. Things get pretty con-

fusing early in the morning with many boats and other Marshall’s

milling around trying to nd each other. Items you will need in the

boat should include raingear, a life jacket if you have special needs,

sunscreen, drinks and snacks, prescribed medication, sunglasses and

your camera (still pictures only).Day one –

I met Browning at the Cypress Bend Park launching area about

7am. We were boat #2 in the rst ight.It was a beautiful morning

with slightly overcast skies as the National Anthem music drifted out

across the pavilion area. When boat #2 was called we idled past the

tournament committee for the live-well check and then Browning

put the hammer down and we headed south.Our rst stop was in

BassMaster Elite Battle on theBayou – A Marshall’s PerspectiveBy Jim Binns

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the McGee Flats area where a Carolina-rigged uke was cast to a

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that is not always a good sign.Eight more bass were caught from

this area and a few of these were keepers, but Browning chose not

to put them in the livewell since he had caught many this size while

pre-shing and needed more weight if he was going to make it to

the nals. At 8:30 we moved to a sharp drop-off and the C-rig and a

green-shad pattern crankbait went to work. Three more bass came

into the boat but none were“keepers”.The wind was starting to pick up about 9am as we motored to another ridge in the same general

area. At 9:30 a solid 3-pounder came into the boat. Now we were

cooking! By 10:25 there were three solid bass in the livewell and we

made a run to Mill Creek. Browning was somewhat frustrated since

he was catching a number of “spots” in areas that he had previously

been catching quality bass. After shing three more locations and

catching small bass, we headed back to the spot where Browning

had caught the 3-pounder and there he nished out his limit. Now

it was time to go looking for a heavyweight. Browning gured he

had about 11+-pounds of bass and denitely needed a“kicker” so

we headed to Indian Mounds.More bass were caught but Browning was only able to cull one sh. At weigh-in his ve bass limit weighed

a respectable 12-pounds 2-ounces, and that placed him in 66th

place. For me it was a great day and I learned quite a bit more about

an area of the lake that I actually sh quite often.

At the end of the rst days weigh-in, partners were posted for the

next day.I was paired with Jeff Connella of Bentley, Louisiana, a pro

angler who had weighed in 14-6 and was in 39th place.

Day two –

At 6:15am the next morning I met Connella at Toledo Tackle

and we headed to the launch site. When they called out boat #33 we

headed north, went under the Pendleton Bridge, and shut it down

in a cove near the entrance of Patroon Bayou. Connella’s“go to

bait” is a watermelon colored wacky worm and he shes it well. His

rst bass weighed about 2+-pounds and was caught at 8am. This

was followed by two more 2-pounders in the following hour.At one

point a huge sh hit his small plastic speed craw and I thought the

sh of the tournament was getting ready to be landed.The “bass”

turned out to be a Grinnell and both of us were very disappointed.

After catching a few more

short sh Connella landed

bass number four at 9:25am. At 10:15 the fth bass was

landed and the pressure was

off. The wind was really star-

ing to be an issue, especially

trying to feel a bite on the

wacky worm rig. Three sh

were culled and we estimated

that there was a solid 14-

pounds of bass in the livewell.

More sh were caught but

Connella was never able tocull his smallest bass that

weighed 2-09.

At one point as the wind

really started to blow, I com-

mented that it wasn’t right

to see “dust storms”on the

shoreline of Toledo Bend. At

4 pm we headed for a 4:15 pm weigh-in.I f you have ever seen an

angry ocean, that is exactly what Toledo Bend looked like when we

crossed under the Pendleton Bridge.Whitecaps were everywhere and

the wind was howling. Connella is a good boat driver and we were

never in any danger, however, the ride was a roller-coaster and most

of the participants got soaking wet from either taking a wave over

the front or from wind blown spray.We made it to the weigh-in site

with one minute to spare. At this point it was general chaos since

the wind was howling and anglers were trying to nd places to

temporarily park their boats in the shallow water area to get their

sh bagged and weighed in. I am sure that some of the Marshall’s

had some exciting tales to tell their friends about the boat ride in to

weigh-in.

My name was not drawn as a Marshall for Saturday, but I under-

stand that a few of the Marshall’s had seen enough of windy Toledo

Bend and alternates were selected.

Participating as a Marshal was a very unique and fun experience

that cannot help but increase an anglers shing knowledge and

skills. It is basically a personal seminar on shing techniques and a

great opportunity to rub elbows with some of the nest shermen in

the world. I would do it again in a heartbeat. My congratulations to

B.A.S.S. for coming up with such a quality program.

Good Fishing – JB

(Both Browning and Connella wound up shing in Satur-

day’s event but did not make Sundays cut. Browning nished

21st with 44-1 and Connella nished 42nd with 37-5. Both of

these gentlemen were class acts and I enjoyed sharing the boat

with them.)

Pro angler Jeff Connella with ne bass caught on a wacky worm

Jim Binns with pro angler Stephen Browning

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Area Club UpdatesShelby County Bass Anglers Sabine Bass Club



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Boyd Sanders is the Many Bass Clubs’ Angler

of the Year for 2010.

Annually the Angler of theYear Award is given

to the Many Bass Club’s angler who accumulates

the most points by sh weight and club

participation. Sanders, one of the Toledo Bend’s

best bass shermen, combined his shing

skills and competitive nature to win the Many

Bass Club 2010Angler of the Year honor. A rst

time winner of this prestigious award, Sanders

consistently produced winning tournamentresults throughout the twelve monthly club

tournaments of the 2010 year. Sanders tenacity

combined with his shing skills and dedication to

his sport, is proof that hard work and persistence

will ultimately produce winning results.

The 2010Angler of the Year Award winner

has assumed the Many Bass Club Top-Six Team

Leader responsibilities and will represent the City

of Many and the surrounding area in the annual

Bayou Bassmasters Top-Six Bass Tournament.

Clay Ivy won the annual Tournament of

Champions for 2010 with a three sh limit

weighing 14.40 lbs.The Tournament of

Champions is a three sh tournament conducted

each fall on Toledo Bend Reservoir and is

restricted to club members only. Harvey Coward

won both the Big Stringer of the Year award witha ve sh limit weighing 21.95 lbs and Big Bass

of the Year Award with an 8.07 lb lunker.

Brenda Cobb won Lady Angler of the Year

Award!Twice annually, the Many Bass Club

conducts a joint tournament where members

participate with their spouses and guests.

Shelby County Bass Anglers Sabine Bass Club

The TOP SIX standingsWayne Moran 57.31

Tim Braud 38.05

Keith Jenschke 30.67

Layne LaCaze 26.92

Tammy Davis 25.31

Randy Pennington 24.38

Wayne Moran won our March tournament with a 18.56 lb stringer. His guest partner this month

was Wayne Segre, he nished 2nd with 11.05 lbs. Ty Cobbs came in 3rd with 9.82 lbs. Mike

Thaxton, who shed as a guest this month had the big bass of the tournament which was a 6.69

pound lunker.

The Sabine Bass Club nished 3rd in the LA Top 6 tournament held on March 26th out of San

Miguel.There were 35 clubs that competed in this annual tournament. The Sabine Bass Club

weighed in 9 sh that came to a total of 36.34 lbs. Layne LaCaze had the big bass of our club with

a 6.60 lb lunker. Representing the Sabine Bass Club this year were; Wayne Moran, Keith Jenschke,

Tammy Davis, Layne LaCaze, Ty Cobbs and Dave Laborde.

The Sabine Bass Club shes the last 2 weekends of each month. Anyone wanting moreinformation about the club can contact Ty Cobbs at 318-471-1391, or log in to sabinebassclub.com

for more information.

Many Bass Club Awards Banquet

Pictured from left to right- LayneLaCaze, Ty Cobbs,Dave Laborde,

Keith Kenschke,Wayne Moran, andTammy Davis.

Layne LaCaze with the6.60 pounder which won the

Big Bass for our club.

1. Boyd Sanders

2. Harvey Coward

3. Jim Campbell

4. Bob Self

5. Bobby Munlin

6. Richard Pesson

7. Jimmy Campbell (Alternate)

8. Wayne Moran (Alternate)

Top-Six Award Honors

Harvey Coward Club

President & Boyd Sanders -

Angler of the Year

Clay Ivy Tournament of Champions,Lexie Ivy (Clay’s

Daughter), Boyd SandersAngler of the Year, Brenda

Cobb Lady Angler of theYear & Harvey Coward

Largest Stringer and Big Bass of the Year.

The Shelby County Bass Anglers held their

rst tournament of the year on Sam Rayburn out

of Jackson Hill Marina on Feb 26-27.The teams

started the year off with some huge bags of sh.

The rst event of the year was won by Deuce

Wulf and Ryan Pinkston with a 5 sh limit of26.71 lbs. The team also carried away Big Bass

honors with a nice 9.22 pounder that was caught

by Ryan while shing a lipless crankbait. They

reported an all day bite on lipless crankbaits and

senkos.

Darren and Jarred Wiggins came in 2nd with

a 23.98 lb. bag caught cranking and on soft

plastics. This team also held 2nd place Big Bass

with a 8.46 lb. sow.Coming in 3rd was Jason

and BradyWells with a 22.70 pound bag. Ricky

Sims and Greg McDonald came in 4th with a22.23 pound limit. Taking the 3rd place Big Bass

was Andre Cartwright and Chris Cartwright with

a nice 8.08 lb. toad. We had 49 teams that shed

our rst tournament of the year for the SCBA.

Anglers caught 197 sh for a total weight of

554.04 pounds.

Our second event was held at Toledo Bend

out of Holly Park on March 26-27.There were

47 teams that shed the event with 153 sh

that were caught for a total of 439.04 pounds.

Most teams reported a good all day bite. Coming

in 1st was the team of James and Philip Crelia

with a winning weight of 21.75 lbs. Their bag

also included the 2nd place Big Bass of the

tournament that weighed 8.46 lbs.caught byPhilip. The team stated that they had an all day

bite on plastics and frogs.

The 2nd place honors went to another father

and son team of Scooter and Brett Clark. This

team put together a 5 sh limit of 21.55 pounds

on Texas rigged worms and also had 3rd place

Big Bass honors with a nice 7.80 pounder. The

team of Deuce Wulf and Ryan Pinkston came in

3rd with a 20.63 pound bag with the help of a

8.84 pounder that won them Big Bass honors. It

was caught by Ryan on a crankbait.This teamcaught their sh on Texas rigged lizards,senkos

and Jewel Jigs. The team of Darren and Jarred

Wiggins nished 4th with a solid 19.24 lb. bag

caught on a variety of crankbaits and Carolina

rigs.

Anyone interested in joining the Shelby County

Bass Anglers should call 936-598-5547 or come

to the next meeting April 26 at the Shelby county

Court House.

Many Bass Club’sTop Six Team Top row:Wayne Moran,Harvey

Coward,Jim Campbell & Jimmy Campbell.Bottom row: Bobby

Munlin & Richard Pesson

Outdistancing all other competitors, Brenda will reign as the

2010 Lady Angler of the Year.

The Top-Six Team will represent Many and the Toledo Bend

area in the 2011 annual Top-SixTournament held on ToledoBend Reservoir in March. Sponsored by Bayou Bass Masters

of Alexandria,the Many Bass Club is a multiple winner of this

event. Each of our members would like to give special thanks

to Toledo Town Tackle,Toledo Fiberglass, Johnny Jenkins

Logging, Nichols Discount, Bo Dowden Real Estate & Big Star.

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Many Bass ClubBoyd Sanders, the Club’s 2010 Angler of theYear, won the Many Bass Clubs’April

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the Texas side of Toledo Bend Reservoir. Frank Davis nished in second place with a ve

sh limit weighing 10.38 lbs and Clay Ivey was the third place winner with a ve sh limit

weighing 10.25 lbs. Big Bass honor went to Lynn Oxley with a 5.86 lb lunker.

A total of 59 sh were caught weighing 129 lbs for an average sh weight of 2.20 lbs.

Tina Moran won the Lady Angler side of the tournament with a very respectful ve sh

limit weighing 16.37 lbs with Tesa Adams following in second place with 6.46 lbs. April and

October are the two annual tournaments where the Lady Anglers and guests can participate

in a club tournament. Congratulations on a job well done.

Port Arthur Refnery Bass ClubThese are the results from the April 6th and 9th tournaments.

George and Hunter Aucoin faced a rough and windy day on the water

Saturday, but utilized their new Power Pole to hold them on their spot

and claimed rst place, putting a 13.80# sack together on rattletraps.

Their bag included Hunter’s big bass of the tournament which was a

5.42 pounder. Garry Osborn pulled a 13.55# stringer in on Wednesday,

which included 2nd big bass of the tournament, a nice 5.31 pounder.

David Burke and Cliff Callender ran their Champion from Mill Creek tothe Caney area to put together their 3rd place stringer of 13.31 lbs. on

ukes. Their bag included a solid 3.47# bass contributed by David.

Other lures that produced on Saturday were watermelon red soft

plastics, chatterbaits, and spinnerbaits.

The Top Six standings got shaken up a little, with Stephen Ensign

surging ahead to take a place all alone in the 30# club (32.54#). Leslie

Woodall is a 3.33# sh behind him, with 29.21#. Chester follows Leslie

with 27.86#, then James Carlton, Mike Goodman, and Huey Martin

round out the Top Six with 25.99#, 25.39#, and 23.96#, respectively.

Many Bass Clubs Top Ten 2011 Standings

Har vey Coward 60.40

Bob Self 50.65

Boyd Sanders 44.64

Jimmy Campbel l 39.69

Paul Hammontree 38.63

Clay Ivey 37.73

Frank Davis 37.59

Tim Oxley 35.82

Bill Ligon 35.46

Mike Price 35.42

Boyd Sanders won tournament with

a ve sh limit weighing 13.34 lbs.

Frank Davis nished in second place with

a ve sh limit weighing 10.38 lbs

Clay Ivey was the third place

winner with a ve sh limit

weighing 10.25 lbs.

Big Bass honors went

to Lynn Oxley with a

5.86 lb lunker.

Tina Moran won the Lady Angler side of the tournamentwith a very respectful ve sh

limit weighing 16.37 lbs.

Beaumont Bass Anglers

Great job to Phillip McCumber for the win at

stop #4 on April 9th out of Six Mile on Toledo

Bend with his bag of sh that weighed 14.26

lbs. Issac Randle won big bass honors with his

monster bass that weighed 9.25lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our Next club meeting will be at Gander

Mountain on 5/16/11. Our next tournament is

on Rayburn out of Caney Creek on 5/21/11.

For more information contact Jon Erb at

[email protected]

The TOP SIX standings

Wolfgang, Nathan 39. 72

Moore, James 37.76

Hudgins, Sam 33.88

Randle, Isaac 32.79

Thompson, Leon 30.75

George and Hunter Aucoin won 1st place with their bag ofsh that weighed 13.80 lbs. It included the big bass of thetournament that was caught by Hunter, a nice 5.42 pounder.

Garry Osborn pulled a 13.55# stringer in to win 2nd

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winds gusting over 20 mph, conditions more conducive for sailing than shing.

Some anglers were forced to tie off to stumps to be able to stay on their shing

hole. Despite the tough conditions some nice sacks were brought to the scales.

There were 95 sh brought to the scales with a total weight of 196.05 lbs

yielding a 2.06 lb average per sh. Most anglers reported catching their sh onCarolina and Texas rigged soft plastics with a baby brush hog being the most

popular bait in 3 to 8 ft of water.

First place went to Butch Rymes and Jason Burge with a nice 15.64 lb sack

anchored by Jason’s 5.70 lb kicker, which also took home top big bass honors.

The husband and wife team of Bubba and Cheri Courts heaved 15.17 lbs to the

scales to give them a 2nd place nish. Marcus Van Horn and Steven Desormeaux

came in 3rd with 14.26 lbs and 14.03 lbs was enough to give Tony Ikner and

Stephanie Seals a 4th place nish.

The 409 Bass Club would like to thank R1-Bass, Bass Kandi, and Simon

Outtters for their continuing support. Our next tournament will be held on Lake

Sam Rayburn out of San Augustine Park on May 18th and 21st.

The TOP SIX standings

Eric Van Horn 30.72lbs

Cody Comeaux 30.23lbs

Tony Ikner 30.01lbs

Steven Desormeaux 29.84lbs

Troy Luce 29.38lbs

Bubba Courts 27.69lbs.

Butch Rymes and Jason Burge won

tournament with a nice 15.64 lb sack

anchored by Jason’s 5.70 lb kicker, which

also took home top big bass honors.

Bubba and Cheri Courts

heaved 15.17 lbs to the

scales to give them a 2nd

place nish.

Louis Rouleau caught the big bass

of the tournament weighing

in at 8.10 pounds.

Tournament winners are pictured

left to right: 1st place - Louis Rouleau

20.11 pounds, 2nd place - Brad Lewing

13.83 pounds, 3rd place - J.D. Milstead12.69 pounds.

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4 V & M/Cyclone Baits Team Tournament Fin & Feather

8 (409) Bass Club Six Mile

11 (409) Bass Club Six Mile

11 SWCD Fish Fest Cypress Bend

11 Up & Coming Outdoors Night Tournament Cypress Bend

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14 Get Reel Bass Club Six Mile

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25 Bassmaster Weekend Series - SE TX Fin & FeatherJuly 2011

9 Bass N Bucks-Summer Series Cypress Bend

9 Sportsman Bass Club (Night) Cypress Bend

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16 Sportsman’s Bass Club of Southwest LA TBA

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30 Up & Coming Outdoors Night Tournament Cypress Bend august 2011

10 (409) Bass Club (Night) Six Mile

13 (409) Bass Club (Night) Six Mile

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FISHINGREPORT

Lake level informationupdated daily at

www.lakecaster.com

Lake Level – as of 04/26/11(163.94)Normal pool level

(172.00')

For lake level updatesand generation schedules,

call 318-256-4114.

www.toledobendguide.com • [email protected] • 936.368.7151Going into May the lake

is about 8ft below high pool

and it looks like unless wehave a real gully washer it

will continue to drop. In thesummer we can lose a half-

inch or more through evaporation a day plus the amount of water that is released at the dam. No telling how low the lakemayget.

The black bass will be in transition, heading back to deep water.

Early morning and late evening we’ll work the shallow ats close to deep water and main and secondary points withbuzzbaits,stickbaits,swimming frogs,spinnerbaits,topwaterplugs, shallow diving cranks, nesse and soft plastics until

the sun gets over head. Once the sun gets overhead and the

shallow bite slows down, we’ll back out to deeper water andconcentrate in the bends of the creeks with crank baits andTexas or Carolina rigged soft plastics. Later in the month asthe water continues warming and the lake is usually falling,

the main lake points, river channel ledges, ridges and humps will become more productive. If you can nd the structure

and cover holding bait -sh you will usually nd the bass.Schooling activity will start increasing as the water continues

warmingsokeepashallowdivingcrankbait,liplesscrankbaitandtop water plughandy forschooling bass.

It’s time for the bream to be moving into shallows tospawn.An ultra lite spinning rig,jigging pole, y rod or just abamboo pole you can cut off the side of the road can be usedto catch these feisty sh.You can use a clip on cork, slip cork,or straightline castinga small insect typelure (beetle spin, in-

line spinner or small jigs) but the most popular baits are livebaits- crickets,or worms (redwigglers,catalpa,or meal).

The simplest way to locate the beds is to look for honeycone circles along the bank. The beds will extend out from

the shoreline in a semi circle. Some say they can locate a

bed by the strong “shy” odor emitted from the bed. Usually,if you nd one bed there will be more beds relatively close.However, some bream will bed up in deeper water as much as10ft. Dragginga small beetle spinon the bottom will helpyou

locate thedeeper beds. Whenyoustartshingthebed,targettheoutsideedgesofthe

bed rst and work inward. If you pick off the shallow sh rstthehookedbreamwillrunthroughthebed scatteringthe othersh.If yourcatchstartsslowingup,moveontoanother bedandlet that one rest. The bream will move back onto the bed if not

disturbed. Bream shing will denitely get a kid “Hooked onFishing”-plentyof action,a lotof funand “Good Eats”!

ThisyearwiththelowlakelevelalotoftheWhiteBassdidn’tmigratetotheriverproperandspawnedonthemainlakesandbars. Usually this time of year the Whites are migrating from

theriverto themainlake.Since theyspawned inthe mainlakethis year, they are starting move further south earlier thannormal and are moving into a summer pattern. The Whites

will be following the shad and the schooling activity will be

pickingup.

The Crappie will be moving back from their shallow spawning ats into deeper water. Work shiners and jigs overcover in 15 to 25ft of water at the mouth of the creeks andpockets leading to the mainlake.

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BASS ~ Excellent.Most sh are comingon inside grass linesor around shoreline

vegetation in 2 ft to 8 ft.Use a minnow jerk baitinsmokin’greencoloror

a 3:16Lure Company’s MissionMinnowswim baitin basscolor . On slow days drop out to 12 ft to 20 ft and throw a Carolina rigged Motel Minnow in smokin’ green or ashad colored Strike Pro 6 XD crank bait on a 7’ medium

TFO rod and 30# Windtamer braid for the crank baitsrig them on a 7’6” medium light TFO rod and FINS 8/30

Windtamer braid for max diving depths on crank baits.Remember tosprayallyourbaitswithKICKN BASS.

BREAM~Excellent.Alongbanksin2’-6’ofwateroncrickets and Berkley power maggots.

CRAPPIE ~ Good. Being caught in 10’- 18’ of waterover grass on Strike King Rage Tail crappie grub riggedon a 1/16 oz. jig head in bubble gum color and black/ chartreuse.

CATFISH ~ Excellent. In 2’ to 8’ of water on inside

grass lines on ats use cut liver and live carp .STRIPERS ~ Excellent. Moving in the old river. Use

electronics to locate bait sh in 20’- 45’ of water. Use 1oz. rattle traps and buck tail jigs. On slow days use live

carp or trotline minnows. WHITEBASS~Excellent!beingcaughtonhumdinger

tail spinners in gold color and slab baby spoons in Luck of the Irish color or yellow/black back on sandy pointsin 12ft to 22ft .

Remember to take a kid shing!! And “When it tugson the line...SET THE HOOK!!!”

Mid Lake and South End

South Toledo FishingBy Pro Guide Joe Joslin, 30 Years Experience on Toledo Bend

[email protected] • Pg 337-463-3838 • 409-565-1288

LAKE CONDITIONS:

The lake level is 164.19feet and without amiracle or a tropicalstorm, the lake willremain low for months.

Dry winds continue to blow and numerous days withsmall craft advisories have been the normal. Hopefully,May will see this improve. Water conditions are goodall over the lake with some staining due to high windsblowing across ridges and points. The south end of the

lake remains very clear with the north having slightlystained conditions. Water temps are running from 73-75degrees andthismonthwe will seewater tempsreachthe upper 70s to low 80s.

FISHING REPORTS/BASS: There are severalpatterns catching bass including the Carolina rig whichallows the angler to maintain contact with the bait in

high winds and still make a natural presentation tothe bass. Some of the favorite plastics on Carolina rigsincludeBerkley‘s 6 inch PowerLizards,Stanley‘s WedgeHogs, Swimming Senkos and Flukes. I continue tosteadily catch bass using a light weighted Texas rig withBerkley Wacky Crawlers, 7 and 10 inch Power Worms,

Wedge Hogs and Trick worms.Stanley’s Y-Nots rigged with weighted weedless hooks

arealsocatchingbassontoughdaysandI liketo rigthemon Stanley’s T-wacky hooks which are weedless and arealso weighted and come with Mustad hooks. The Y-Not

are also great on jigs as jig trailers, especially the Y-Not3.5inchversions.The neat thingabouta Y-Notis that thetwolegswantto oat andstand almoststraight up.

We are also having good success on Berkley ‘s new Havoc swimbait, the Grass Pig. Basically, we have beenshingit Texas-weedless/weightless as well aswell as ona very light Carolina rig on windy points and ridges.

The wackyrigis alsogettingbites in6 to14 feetearlyand late when the wind dies down as well as all day

when we have minimal wind.The Texas rig and a shortCarolina rig are doing well on main points in feedercreeks as well as main lake points.

CRAPPIE AND BREAM: The crappie are movingdeeper and anglers are starting to nd good numbersin baited brush in 15 to 25 feet on live shiners and jigs.They also are being caught “strolling” with electrictrolling motor alongthe outsideedgeof thegrassin 8 to15feetwithcrappie jigs, BeetleSpins andRoadRunners.

Bream are moving into shallow water in large numbersand should move on to beds very soon.

AUTHOR INFO: Joe Joslin is a syndicated outdoorcolumnist, tournament angler and pro guide on Toledoand Sam Rayburn. Contact him at 337-463-3848 [email protected] . and WEBSITE www.joejoslinoutdoors.com

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BL Team tournament on Sam Rayburn

Mere ounces, sometimes less separated many of the top weights April 10, 2011 at the Bud Light Trail Team

tournament. The band of warriors that braved Sam Rayburn were quite weary after battling 30+ mph winds

all day.Very few tried to hide from the howling wind and waves, but squared off with it to meet the challenge.

Trailering was allowed to more safely reach their destinations on the water. Brian Branum & Ken Smith won

1st place by a margin of two ounces.

Mother Nature seems to have her timing a little off. The temperatures have been wonderful, spring-like in

the 80’s.However, it is April and as most of us remember it, March is known for its wind. April is known for

its rain. May is known for its owers – right? We seem to be getting all of March’s wind and none of April’s

showers.And the wind was brutal.

Fishing back to back tournaments, and having done well the prior day, Keith & Brian stated that they had

done exactly the same thing for this tournament. “We went back to the same area we shed before, and thesh were still there. They went after post spawn sh in the backs of coves using Santone Swim jigs with Gam-

bler Flappy trailers in shallow water.Another angler shing near them described the action he witnessed as

quite a show.“They just kept catching sh! Probably one out of three casts they would reel one in.”Their

limit weighed 20.98 lbs, winning 1st place. They would like to thank Fun N Sun Boating Center, the Tackle

Monkey, Santone Lures, Gambler Baits, Skeeter, Yamaha“and a special thanks to R-1 Bass. Ray (owner of

R-1 Bass) xed our spare trolling motor keeping us going on the water.”

Chris McCall and Clayton Boulware, “Team Tackle Monkey”, won 2nd place with their 20.84 lb stringer.

“Man, was it WINDY!”Chris began. “We went to the same spot we won another tournament in a few weeks

ago. It is a pocket with a tricky little creek channel bend in it that has been stacked with sh.”Their day

started out well, catching one over 3 lbs and another over 5. “We were using V&M green pumpkin worms

with a Gene Larew Bife Bug hard head. When the bite slowed down, we moved to another spot and nishedour limit.”They switched to a swim jig for a while, and caught sh but couldn’t cull any with them. “After

1:00 we went back to our rst spot and caught our two best sh of the day to wrap it up.”The team would

like to acknowledge the Tackle Monkey, and each of their sponsors: (McCall) Ranger, Evinrude, Abu Garcia,

Berkley, Gambler, Santone, and Tour Star Rods. (Boulware) Nitro, Mercury, Stanley, V&M, H & H rods, Strike

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3rd place was won by Daniel Chambers and Todd Littleton with a total weight of 20.23 lbs. These guys

have been best friends since college and are business partners in Precision Builders of Shreveport.“We

Tournamentwinners BrianBranum andKenSmith hada great kickerin their

bagweighing7.61 lbsthat anchord their 1stplace nishwith 20.98 lbs

Clayton Boulware& ChrisMcCall only missed

1stplace by 2 ounces, ultimately winning 2ndplacewith 20.84 lbs

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biggest stringer of thedayweighing20.23 lbs.

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caught three good ones early, shing the grass in 4’-5’ of water.”They were using Carolina rigged Bass Kan-

di Brush Busters and chatter baits. “There was a long lull when the sh just wouldn’t bite until around 1:30.

We moved, hitting another spot and caught two more good sh. Our last cull was to exchange a 4# for a 2#.”

That last cull cinched their 3rd place win. The team would like to thank H&W Marine for their support.

The points leaders are tightly stacked after three events for the Rayburn Premier Team division of theBud Light Tour. The team with the highest points at the conclusion of the fth and nal event before the

championship will have earned Anglers of the Year status. This status honors them with free entries into the

2012 season for their region.

Points leaders after event #3 of 5:

63.03 pts Glen Freeman & Jeff Rice

61.74 pts Michael Tripkosh & Jeff Fisher

60.93 pts Jason Wells & Vic Cooper

60.11 pts Clayton Boulware & Chris McCall

59.33 pts Cory Rambo & Rusty Clark

The next event for this region will be May 22nd, then wrapping up on June 26th both at the Umphrey

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The Big Bass of the tournament

weighed 7.89 lbs, brought in byMichael Tripkosh & Jeff Fisherwho took 4th place overall

2nd - 20.84 lbs

Chris McCall & Clayton Boulware

3rd - 20.23 lbs

Daniel Chambers & Todd Littleton

4th - 19.80 lbs Michael Tripkosh & Jeff Fisher

5th - 18.82 lbs

Cory Rambo & Rusty Clark

7th - 18.45 lbs

Kenny Jones & Perry Hooks

8th - 18.03 lbs

Dicky Newberry-Clint Goodeaux

9th - 18.03 lbs Bradley Drake & Michael Herron

10th - 17.54 lbs

Todd Castledine & Andrew Upshaw

Big Bass - 7.89 lbs

Michael Tripkosh & Jeff Fisher

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All the way to Sam Rayburn from Denver Colorado was Ryder Hoey, Great Nephew of Mike Driscoll and cousin to Todd Driscoll,TPWD District Fisheries Biologist. He had fun catching a variety of sh, and learned to catch and release when it came to bass!

Colton Sonnier of Kountze killed a Big Tom at Wiergate Hunting Club. It had a 12” beard and 11/4”spurs. His dad called him in.

Tommy Jacks, of Broaddus, and Buddy Brucia,of Hemphill, caught this 46 lb. catsh, on Rayburn,while camping at San Augustine Park. They also caught their limit with a rod and reel, but theives decided to take their sh before they cleaned them! The next day was better, though; limited again, and cleaned them before the thieves could get to the sh!

Della Sympson did a catch and release with this nice 8 lb bass on her rst visit to Sam Rayburn.Great Job! From Jackson Hill Marina

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The 56th Annual Texas State Bass Tournament started on Saturday April 9 and nished on

Sunday April 10 with tough conditions including wind, heat, and low water on Toledo Bend.

The Annual Texas State Bass Tournament is thought of as a reunion for anglers that all come

together every year to sh the event. The event is heralded as the “oldest bass tournament in the

world” as well as the rst of its kind.

The notoriety of the tournament and its members could be seen easily by any spectator as anglers

weighed in their catch for the day and made their rounds in the pavilion to different groups to

compare their days as well as showing their support for those still coming to weigh in.

It seemed that the tournament functioned as an “anglers family reunion” rather than a com-

year of tradition on Toledo Bend By Staff Writer Jodie Warner

Jim Moroski of Hemphill took home rst

overall after the two day event with a totalweight of 18.74 lbs.

TOP 10 TEAM CHAMPIONS

1st 32.11 lbs. John Barns & William Barns

2nd 28.38 lbs. Dale Rabe & Charles McFarland

3rd 26.65 lbs. Mike McBurney & Gary Baldwin

4th 26.18 lbs. Larry Crist & Trait Crist

5th 24.68 lbs. Richard O McGehee & Richard Bryan McGehee

6th 24.08 lbs. Charles Wright & Kevin Nowell

7th 23.92 lbs. M.C. (Marvin) Sims & Bill Sims

8th 22.29 lbs. Dennis Exum & Christopher Scott

9th 22.19 lbs. Robert Thompson, Jr. & Blake Thompson

10th 21.85 lbs. Dan Davis (Alexander, AR) & Chris Lester (Mayower, AR)

Arthur Miller and Emily Hamilton display

their rst day’s catch, they landed insecond place in the Adult/Girl competitionwith 16.73 lbs

Derek and Nic Hirsch of San Augustine,Tx yielded

a good rst day with 12.33 lbs but fell short on thesecond, landing them in third overall.

Mike Murski & Jackie Serbus took home rst place in the

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petition with several weighing in and being announced as shing the tournament

for many years. One angler had made this his 39th year at the event while several

others followed with their 30th, 20th, 10th, etc…and all in between years involved

in this yearly event.

The tournament was open to all former and current Texas residents, young and

Top 10 IndIvIdual

1st 18.74 lbs. J im Moroski

2nd 16.58 lbs. Jeff LeBlanc

3rd 16.50 lbs. J im Masters

Top 10 Couples

1st 29.13 lbs. Mike Murski & Jackie Serbus

2nd 25.90 lbs. John Boutte’ & Emma Boutte’

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old, individuals or teams or even couples. It was founded in 1955 by Earl Golding,

an Outdoor Writer and had 73 participants with the grand prize being a day on the

lake, new friends, and bragging rights. According to sources the creation of this

tournament lead to the beginning of other inventions and innovations in the sh-ing world including the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society.

Since its creation the Texas State Bass Tournament has created a trail with

footsteps hard to ll for other tournament trails, even those offering large payouts;

when it comes to this tournament I guess you just can’t trade tradition for any-

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4th 14.76 lbs. Bobby Smith Sr.

5th 13.77 lbs. Cecil B. Dressendorfer

6th 13.03 lbs. Tom Hateld

7th 11.67 lbs. David Holder8th 9.05 lbs. Ricky Blake

9th 8.69 lbs. James Vincent

10th 4.91 lbs. Tim Cunningham

4th 24.49 lbs. Bill Wilcox & Barbara Potts

5th 23.94 lbs. John Lewis, Sr. & Liz Lewis

6th 23.60 lbs. Allen Hendrickson & Ruby Hendrickson

7th 17.06 lbs. Robert Moore & Sherry Moore8th 14.72 lbs. Ronnie Poe & Donna Poe

9th 14.63 lbs. Terry Tanner & Marilyn Tanner

10th 13.78 lbs. Gene Winchester & Ronna Winchester

Top senIor Teams

1st 30.34 lbs. William Polster & Anna Polster

2nd 21.54 lbs. Jim McDonald & Charles “Stan” Verret

3rd 20.77 lbs. Bill Boyd & Hoyt Fincher

Top adulT/Boy ChampIons

1st 25.68 lbs. William Muncrief & Hunter Muncrief

2nd 15.71 lbs. D. Keith Stevenson & Cody Stevenson

3rd 14.76 lbs. Derek Hirsch & Nic Hirsch

4th 13.43 lbs. Corey Kizer Sr. & Corey Kizer Jr.

5th 12.21 lbs. Mike G. Davis & Matthew Davis

Top adulT/GIrl ChampIons

1st 21.36 lbs. Ed Klobas & Sarah Klobas

2nd 16.73 lbs. Arthur Miller & Emily Hamilton

3rd 13.61 lbs. John A. Hamilton & Erin Hamilton4th 11.82 lbs. Mark Wych & Natalie Wych

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Cody Moreno brings in Big Sack

of 16.61lbs to take Rayburn YFL!!



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By Jim Brockman

of 16.61lbs to take Rayburn YFL!!

Mason Hoffpauir has Big Bass of 7.15lbs!

The Ignition Bass Youth Fishing League held its third 2011 event at Jackson Hill Marina on Sam

Rayburn April 9th. These young anglers brought a lot of bass to the scales as they competed in their

divisions.

Ignition Bass Youth Fishing League provides a competitive bass shing format for youth ages 6-18.

The organization is open to new members and participants.

- Regular Season tournament awards will include plaques and prizes. The Championship will have

monetary prizes. IE scholarships, bonds, CD’s

- All cash received (less any expenses that a sponsor doesn’t cover) will go to the Championship.

- Not a “Team” format - adult or guardian will not add sh to the youth angler’s creel.

- Each angler competes against other anglers of his or her own division, points and prizes are on aper division basis.

Divisions: (Age as of January 1st of Tournament Year)

Little League: Ages 6, 7, 8 and 9

Minor League: Ages 10, 11 and 12

Major League: Ages 13, 14 and 15

All Stars: Ages 16, 17 and 18

Remainder of YFL Ignition Bass 2011 Schedule:

April 30, Lake Summerville

May 21 Sam Rayburn

June 17 Livingston

Championship September 18 - Location to be announcedFor more information contact Tournament Director Jim Brockman at (281) 433-8360 or visit their

website at http://y.ignitionbass.com

Ist overall and All Star - Cody Moreno

1st Major League - TylerWilkerson

1st Minor League - Tanner Moreno 1st Little League - Hunter Nash

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LITTLE LEAGUE (6-9)

PLACE ANGLER TOWN BIG BASS WEIGHT1 Hunter Nash Leesville, LA 5.32 2.522 Jacob Compton Magnolia, TX 7.313 Jackson Wilkerson The Woodlands, TX 6.914 Cade Lipham Conroe, TX 5.31

MINOR LEAGUE (10-12)

PLACE ANGLER TOWN BIG BASS WEIGHT1 Tyler Wilkerson The Woodlands, TX 13.312 Dustin Moreno Shepherd, TX 9.323 Matthew Bowden Spring, TX 9.244 Dillon Harrell Porter, TX 8.29



M 4 Cade Lipham Conroe, TX 5.315 Kylee Jinks Montgomery, TX 0.00

MINOR LEAGUE (10-12)

PLACE ANGLER TOWN BIG BASS WEIGHT1 Tannor Moreno Shepherd, TX 12.472 Jackson Carrell Anderson, TX 12.323 Shane Bomnskie Hockley, TX 10.584 Cauy Overton Conroe, TX 5.49 9.545 Justin Faterkowski Montgomery, TX 9.076 Dylan Jebousek Cypress, TX 7.937 Michael Sustaita Lufkin, TX 0.00

, 95 Bo McGraw Conroe, TX 7.446 Joshua Perrin Houston, TX 3.867 Tylor Renne Katy, TX 3.48

8 Cole Jones Magnolia, TX 0.00

ALL-STARS (16-18)

PLACE ANGLER TOWN BIG BASS WEIGHT1 Cody Moreno Shepherd, TX 16.612 Colby Stump Spring, TX 11.143 Mason Hoffpauir Spring, TX 7.15 10.644 Jared Jebousek Cypress, TX 7.645 Trevor Fox Leesville, LA 0.00

Little League 2nd

Jacob ComptonMinor League 2nd Jackson Carrell Major League 2nd Dustin Moreno All Star 2nd Colby Stump

The Big

Bass of theday wascaughtby MasonHoffpauirweighing7.15lbs

All of the contestants did a great job

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Current Lake Records All-tackle records for Sam RayburnSpecies Wt. Date Angler MethodBass, Largemouth 16.80 5-31-97 Tommy Shelton Rod & ReelBass, Palmetto 11.58 4-06-05 John Olive Rod & ReelBass, Spotted 5.50 2-14-87 Curt E. Smith Rod & ReelBass, White 4.75 7-17-10 Marc Shaw Rod & ReelBass, Yellow 1.24 4-19-07 Randall Bradeld Rod & ReelBluegill 0.75 4-28-08 Robert Biskamp Sr. Pole & LineBown 10.13 10-23-95 Lewis Byers Rod & ReelBuffalo Bigmouth 65 00 8 02 05 Keith Riehn Bow & Arrow

9th Annual Thunderon The Bend Rally by Cindy Hutchins



Buffalo, Bigmouth 65.00 8-02-05 Keith Riehn Bow & ArrowBuffalo, Smallmouth 84.00 8-17-05 Kevin LaForge Bow & ArrowBullhead, Black 1.46 2-17-07 Randall Bradeld Rod & ReelBullhead, Yellow 2.51 5-27-97 Willis Francis Jr. TrotlineCarp, Common 27.00 4-18-04 Jim Welborn Rod & Reel

Carp, Grass 84.00 5-08-08 Scott Henslee Bow & ArrowCatsh, Blue 83.50 1-15-01 Michael Crochet TrotlineCatsh, Channel 12.32 6-13-05 Gary Ritnour TrotlineCatsh, Flathead 84.06 3-17-03 Donald Latham TrotlineCrappie, Black 2.15 5-01-07 Ricky Ethridge Rod & ReelCrappie, White 2.94 3-28-95 Paul Burleson Rod & ReelDrum, Freshwater 6.20 3-24-07 Randall Bradeld Rod & ReelGar, Alligator 244.50 8-04-05 Keith Riehn Bow & ArrowGar, Longnose 41.00 6-01-02 Robbie Woods Bow & ArrowPickerel, Redn 0.55 4-06-09 Douglas Wright Rod & ReelShad, Gizzard 0.24 6-02-06 Randall Bradeld Rod & ReelShiner, Blacktail 0.04 5-07-06 Randall Bradeld Rod & ReelShiner, Golden 0.07 5-07-06 Randall Bradeld Rod & ReelSunsh, Longear 0.30 6-04-02 Kenneth Thyssen Fly RodSunsh, Orangespotted .01 6-05-06 Randall Br adeld Rod & ReelSunsh, Other Hybrid 0.34 6-17-06 Randall Br adeld Rod & ReelSunsh, Redbreast 0.57 4-10-05 Randall Bradeld Rod & ReelSunsh, Redear 0.60 3-05-06 Randall Bradeld Rod & Reel

Sunsh, Spotted 0.06 6-09-07 Randall Bradeld Rod & ReelWarmouth 0.40 3-28-08 Blane Morrow Rod & Reel All-Tackle Records for Toledo BendSpecies Wt. Date Angler MethodBass, Largemouth 15.32 7-03-00 Eric Weems Rod & ReelBass, Palmetto 15.81 5-25-87 Johnny Pritchett Rod & ReelBass, Spotted 3.40 2-07-09 Larry Upshaw Rod & ReelBass, Striped 33.22 2-08-80 James Kent Jr. Rod & ReelBass, White 4.40 6-19-10 Lisle Brook Rod & ReelBass, White x Yellow 0.22 5-17-01 Billy Autery Fly RodBass, Yellow 1.66 6-24-09 Carl Gantt Rod & Reel\ Bluegill 0.86 4-30-07 Robert Kinberger Rod & ReelBown 19.00 1-03-75 George E. Lord TrotlineBuffalo, Bigmouth 75.00 8-07-85 Joe Walker TrotlineBuffalo, Smallmouth 84.76 9-09-06 Miles McDaniel Bow & ArrowCarp, Common 26.81 7-26-09 Steven Sallee Bow & ArrowCarp, Grass 53.50 8-02-06 Tontie Pennock Rod & ReelCatsh, Blue 84.00 4-13-07 Thomas Allcorn Trotline

Catsh, Channel 7.94 4-25-09 Clint Walker Rod & ReelCatsh, Flathead 97.50 5-24-91 Otis L. Pleasant TrotlineCrappie, Black 4.00 12-05-02 Hazel Bolton Cane PoleCrappie, White 2.88 3-13-98 Geneva Daniels Rod & ReelDrum, Freshwater 31.50 3-03-95 Freddie Keel Rod & ReelGar, Alligator 181.00 7-27-09 Michael Hughes Bow & ArrowGar, Spotted 8.00 4-11-04 Larry McDowell Jr. Float LinePickerel, Redn 0.66 2-10-09 Bill Ritzell Rod & ReelSunsh, Longear 0.33 6-05-02 Kenneth Thyssen Fly RodSunsh, Other Hybrid 0.75 7-05-10 Gage Shepherd Rod & ReelSunsh, Redbreast 0.88 7-04-10 Gage Shepherd Rod & ReelSunsh, Redear 0.80 9-05-08 Robert Prejean Rod & ReelWarmouth 1.09 4-14-95 William Tawney Rod & ReelJunior Angler Records for Sam RayburnSpecies Wt. Date Angler MethodBass, Largemouth 11.57 4-23-05 Brandon Adams Rod & ReelBass, Palmetto 2.95 6-21-07 Nicholas Montano Rod & ReelBass, Spotted 4.10 9-18-10 Tanner Moreno Rod & ReelBass, White 2.18 4-20-08 Hunter Muncrief Rod & ReelBass, Yellow 0.71 7-09-10 Logan O’Dell Rod & ReelBluegill 0.71 6-14-07 Tyler Hutchison Rod & ReelCatsh, Channel 1.63 8-08-07 Hunter Muncrief Rod & ReelCrappie, Black 2.12 5-30-09 Ross Brusenhan Rod & ReelCrappie, White 1.58 4-10-10 Jordan Stoyanov Rod & ReelDrum, Freshwater 0.89 7-18-09 Hunter Muncrief Rod & ReelGar, Alligator 192.00 4-21-07 Ariel Drewery Rod & ReelSunsh, Longear 0.10 7-02-03 Travis Ellington Rod & ReelSunsh, Redbreast 0.45 6-14-08 Hunter Muncrief Rod & ReelWarmouth 0.40 3-28-08 Blane Morrow Rod & ReelJunior Angler Records for Toledo BendSpecies Wt. Date Angler MethodBass, Largemouth 11.48 3-06-07 Dylan Lyons Rod & ReelBass, White 2.24 5-12-08 Dylan Lyons Rod & ReelBass, Yellow 0.82 11-25-07 Dylan Lyons Rod & ReelBluegill 0.85 4-10-06 Kevin Johnson Rod & Reel

Buffalo, Smallmouth 49.84 7-14-09 Heather Taylor Bow & ArrowCarp, Common 23.87 3-21-08 Ben Rumery Bow & ArrowCatsh, Blue 20.0 11-07-10 Caleb Anderson Rod & ReelCatsh, Channel 2.44 7-01-10 Gage Shepherd Rod & ReelCrappie, Black 1.94 2-28-08 Dylan Lyons Rod & ReelCrappie, White 2.02 8-18-07 Nicholas Hirsch Rod & ReelSunsh, Other Hybrid 0.75 7-05-10 Gage Shepherd Rod & ReelSunsh, Redbreast 0.88 7-04-10 Gage Shepherd Rod & ReelWarmouth 0.68 5-21-10 Holly Berry Rod & ReelRecords are kept and provided by Texas Parks & Wildlife in a newly formed cooperative relationship with Louisiana Parks& Wildlife.These records may change over the next several months as this cooperative effort evolves. The Lakecaster willstrive to keep the most updated information available in each publication.

Jackson Hill Park Marina 936-872-9266

American Angler 936-872-3451

Powell Park 409-584-2624

Shirley Creek 936-854-2233

Sam Rayburn Marina 409-698-2696

Piney Point Store 409-698-2309

Tx Parks & Wildlife 409-384-9572

Brookeland/SamRayburnKOA 409-698-3422

Lowe’s Creek Park 409-787-2600

Mid Lake Kampground 409-625-4611

Holly Park 409-625-4424

Pendleton Harbor Marina 409-625-4912Pleasure Bend Store 409-579-2203

Toledo Tackle 318-256-5613

Fin & Feather Resort 409-579-2056

Bass Haven Resort 318-286-9239

Pirates Cove 318-565-4467

Huxley Bay Marina 936-368-2494

Newell’s Fishing World 409-625-4928

Newell’s (night) 936-332-4399

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The 9th Annual Thunder on the Bend Motorcycle

Rally is set for Fri-Sat-Sun,May 13-15th and will

take place on Harvey’s Landing-Huxley Bay Marina.

Gates will open at 12 noon on Friday and close at

noon on Sunday.This year’s event will feature the

Monco Motors Fun Run with grand prize of $1500

as registered riders tour the backroads of Shelby

County and meet back on the banks of Toledo Bend

for a fun-lled event. Registration for the Fun Run is$30 and includes 3-day pass to rally,Biker Ball, rally

pin,rafe tickets, and breakfast. Bikers can register

either at the lake or at Walmart in Center on Sat, May

14, from 8:30-10 am.General gate admission is $5

for walk-ins (under 17 free) and $10 for ride-ins on

motorcycles.

The professional freestyle motorcycle stunt team

“Stunt Team”will be performing for the crowd on

Sat and Sun. Biker Ball will feature live entertain-

ment by “Loose Gravel”on Friday night and“The

Pack of Strays”on Saturday night.There will be

both Bike Show and Car/Truck Show. There will

also be live auction, rafe prizes, vendors, t-shirts,

bike games, military salute and $300 prize to group

with most registered riders.The kids area has been

expanded and will feature a bounce house,blow-up

Water Slide and several other activities just for them.

It will be open on Sat. from 10-6 pm only.

This rally is being dedicated to a fabulous young

woman, Destiny Bellamy from Tenaha,Texas. Destinyis currently serving in the US Air Force and has

graciously agreed to tell some of her“story” to the

crowd at the rally.Destiny received services at the

Children’s Advocacy Center and has overcome incred-

ible obstacles in her life.

Thunder on the Bend is sponsored by Monco Mo-

tors and proceeds benets the Shelby Co.Children’s

Advocacy Center.For more information about the

rally, vendor spaces,sponsorships, or lodging please

call 936-590-9864, email [email protected]

or visit Thunder on the Bend on facebook.

by Cindy Hutchins

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BassMaster Elite Battle on the Bayou



Who would think that way back in 1967 when 106 shermen

competed in Ray Scott’s rst event that shing bass tournaments could

obtain such elite status in the sporting world.When the “Classic” was

held on Lake Mead near Las Vegas, Nevada, rst prize in that “winner

take all” battle was $10,000 and only a handful of spectators cheered

them on.The winner of the TroKar Battle on the Bayou at Toledo

Bend Lake took home $100,000 and the Cypress Bend Park pavilion

was packed with cheering fans all four days of competition. It was one of

the most exciting events to ever come to the Texas/Louisiana area and

here is what took place.

Day One - The tournament started with a slightly overcast sky, scat-tered rain and the forecast of w-i-n-d, possibly in the 20+mph range.

Toledo Bend’s water level may be almost 8-feet low but that did not put

a damper on the enthusiasm of the 99 Pro Elite anglers as they took off

for all parts of this great shery in search of a big bag of bass.

Dean Rojas had 16 pounds of bass in his livewell by 10 am, and that

really had to be an awesome feeling. This Arizona pro then went looking

for the big spawning bass and caught a 7-1 followed by a 5-pounder that

gave him a total of 23-1 to take the rst day lead. Rojas spent most of his

time sight shing and rumor had it that the majority of his sh came

on a Big Bite Baits Warmouth, the same lure he used on the St. Johns

River in Florida a month before.Fred Roumbanis from Oklahoma brought in 21-3 and was in second

place.He was catching “cruising” bass that were suspended about 6-feet

off the bottom. Roumbanis was tight-lipped about the bait he was using

but said the wind helped his shing. Third place went to rookie Brandon

Palaniuk who had 20-6 and stated that he was sight shing.He caught

his biggest bass that weighed 7-4, about 15 minutes before he had to

come to weigh-in. Local favorite Todd Faircloth nished in fourth place

with 20-4 and Steve Kennedy with 20-0. Big bass of the day was a 7-14

caught by pro angler Chris Lane.

Day Two – Heavy clouds and worrisome lightning greeted anglers,

but by the time the rst ight was scheduled to leave the only problem

was a forecast calling for winds in the 15 to 20 mph range - with

higher gusts during the afternoon. By noon the wind was starting to be

a real problem for most anglers but not for Rojas who had relocated

his shing to a fairly protected area.He continued to stroke the sh

as he wound up with a bag that weighed 19-13, and 42-14 for the two

days of shing.He caught a lunker that weighed 7-15 about 1 pm, and

that really helped in allowing him to cull up and keep his lead in the

tournament.

Aaron Martens, one of the most consistent anglers on the circuit,

rallied from 13th to second place with a 21-13 bag of bass which was

one of the day’s best weights. Martens was ghting not only the windbut also a u bug that had him feeling pretty bad. Randy Howell moved

into third place with a bag weighing 19-0, and a two day total of 37-11.

Fourth was David Walker who had the biggest bag of the day with 24-0,

two day total of 37-6, and it moved him from 53rd place. Rounding out

the top-ve was Gerald Swindle with 16-12, two day total of 36-5. Big

bass of the day was a lunker weighing 10-15 caught by Ish Monroe. He

was ipping a Berkley 6-inch watermelon lizard to what he thought was

a submerged bridge structure.

The wind forecast was denitely an understatement. I was on the

water and the wind was in the 20-25mph range with gusts reaching

40mph. I have never seen dust storms like that on the shoreline of To-ledo Bend. The surface of the lake was a mixture of churning whitecaps,

deep swells and most of the anglers returning to the weigh-in site had

a relieved look on their faces and water dripping from their raingear.

Ohio pro Brody Broderick broke his trolling motor off its mount and

California pro Ish Monroe had about $10,000 worth of rods and reels go

overboard when a wave crashed over the bow of his boat.

Day Three – A brisk wind and cooler temperatures greeted the

anglers and the forecast was for sunny skies and light winds of about 6

mph.That was great to hear. At the end of the shing day Dean Rojas

once again held off all challengers by weighing in 14-9, making his total

for the three days 57-7.This gave him a lead of more than four pounds

over second place pro David Walker, who had 53-6. Rojas continued to

target spawning sh, moving to new areas each day.

Gerald Swindle improved two places Saturday, from fth to third

with 52-0 and stated that he was chunking square-lipped crankbaits,

jerkbaits, chatterbaits, and covering a lot of water.He offered that most

of his better spots were on windblown points. Aaron Martens still had u

symptoms but took fourth place with 51-10.Close behind in fth place

was Chris Lane with 51-6.

Day Four – What a beautiful morning! Clear skies and calm waters

greeted the anglers as they motored away from the launching area.

Water temperature was in the high 60’s and it was obvious that the bass

Gerald Swindle

weighes in a bigbag on Sunday

Dean Rojas wins the tournament

Rojas is the big winner

1 Dean Rojas 57- 72 David Walker 53- 63 Gerald Swindle 52- 04 Aaron Martens 51-105 Chris Lane 51- 66 Fred Roumbanis 50- 87 Steve Kennedy 50- 78 Andy Montgomery 50- 29 James Stricklin 47-15

10 Greg Vinson 47- 611 Randy Howell 46-1412 Ish Monroe 46- 4

Only the top 12 listed below competed Sundayfor the trophy and Big Bucks:

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the grass and working his bait through them. I asked Rojas about shing a frog since he is well known for his

“froggin”. He stated that the frog produced smaller bass in practice so he just stayed with the Popper.

Gerald Swindle is a class act and I am not sure I could have handled the one ounce defeat so well.He shed

his heart out for four solid days and left nothing on the table. On the nal day Swindle used a variety of baits

but his “go to lure” was a Lucky Craft Pointer 112 in a shad pattern. He kept his boat in 12- to 15-feet of water

and shed the bait with a jerk/jerk/stop rhythm in about 6-feet of water. He looked for indentation areas that

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All eyes are on the scale as

Swindle and Rojas look on



in Toledo Bend were in all stages of the spawn. As reports came in from the lake, there were some big bass be-

ing caught but it was still anyone’s tournament to win.Families were enjoying all of the activities sponsored by

the Sabine Parish Tourist Commission and the air was lled with excitement. As the pavilion area lled

with people anxious to see the nal weigh-in it was obvious that you don’t have to be in a large metropolitan

area to pack in the crowds when you have great fans like those in the Texas/Louisiana area.

Each of the 12 pros that shed Sunday were brought to the weigh-in stage in their boats to weigh their bags

of bass. At the end only Dean Rojas was left to knock Gerald Swindle out of the winners “hot seat”. Swindle had

weighed in 18-14 for a total of 70-14 and everyone knew that it was going to be close.Rojas placed his bass on

the scales and needed 13-8 to take the win. Unbelievably the scales stopped at 13-8 and Rojas had taken the

win by one ounce with a tournament total of 70-15. The crowd let out a massive roar and it was one of those

magic moments you will remember forever.It was a wire-to-wire win for Rojas, his second Bassmaster Elite Series win, his fourth Bassmaster career win

– and one of those previous wins was in 2001 on Toledo Bend.

It was a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for Rojas as he took home $100,000, an automatic entry into

the 2012 Bassmaster Classic, and he also jumped 23 points in the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year

points race.

Rojas had a simple plan for this event that involved chunking a topwater bait and sight-shing. His topwater

bait was a natural shad SPRO Hydro-Pop shed with Sunline monolament line along the edges of the grass.

All of his sight-shing was done with a Warmouth plastic bait that he designed for Big Bite Baits. The 3.5-inch

bait resembles a bluegill feeding on its side with its tail uttering and was rigged with a 3/16-ounce Tungsten

weight shed with 22-pound Sunline Shooter line. Rojas was keying on areas where shad were spawning in

had a drop in depth but the key was making sure that the wind was also blowing onto the spot.On the nal

day he culled about 10 bass and caught 40-50 keepers.

David Walker had a solid tournament and nished third with 70-2, Chris Lane nished fourth with 67-3

and Fred Roumbanis nished fth with 67-1.

My congratulations to all of the Pro Elite anglers and to B.A.S.S. ofcials for bringing such a prestigious

event to our Texas/Louisiana area. And a special congratulations to Linda-Curtis-Sparks, Director of the

Sabine Parish Tourist Commission, and all of her staff, the cooks that put together those wonderful meals for

the participants, security personnel and to the group of golf cart drivers that were there in the early morning

hours and late in the evening to assist folks in getting to all of the many activities and then back to their

vehicles. Complete standings can be found at Bassmaster.com

Berkley Big Bass of the Tournament - Ish Monroe Hughson, Calif. 10-15Toyota Tundra Angler of the Year Leader - Alton Jones Waco, Texas

Totals For The Tournament

Day #Limits #Fish Weight

1 96 491 1365-07

2 91 479 1261-123 44 239 608-144 10 56 162-08

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Zona interview legend Bo Dowden 6) WeighMaster Trip Weldon w/fan 7) Big Bass are everywhere at Toledo Bend Lake

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10.74 lbs wins the 27th Annual McDonald’s Big Bass Splash on Sam Rayburn



By Lakecaster Managing Editor Patty Lenderman

AND THE WINNER IS…

ROBERT LAIRD OF LIVINGSTON, TEXAS

His rst day sh weighing 10.74 lbs outlasted all others over the 3 days.

As the third and nal day began you could feel the excitement and anticipa-

tion in the air building with over $500,000 in cash and prizes on the line. Spirits

were high as volunteers, vendors, sherman and an ever growing crowd waited

to see who would be crowned champion. Another cool morning did not deter the

sherman from starting early and weighing in during the rst hour. As in the past

two days the rst hour has shown the lowest weights to win the hourly cash prizes

by placing in the top 12.

Over 3,000 contestants came from 31 states and 3 countries,some as far as

Belize. “I would like to thank all of the service men and women in our military,

past and present, for affording us the freedoms we enjoy today. This tournament is

ofcially dedicated to them!”– Bob Sealy.

Casey Ashley started the nal ceremonies by singing the National Anthem.

Let’s look at what happened over the weekend.

Recap Day 1: Robert Laird had weighed his sh during the 9:00-10:00 hour

Friday, the rst day of the tournament. Taking an early lead, he had two and a half

long days to wait and see if anyone else caught one bigger.No stranger to catch-

ing big bass, Robert currently holds the lake record on Livingston for his 13.19

Sharelunker catch. So how did he do it on Sam Rayburn? On a Carolina rigged

watermelon red brush hog in 6’ of water.In the 1:00-2:00 hour the rst exact weight was brought in. 3.00 locked in on

the scales for Jerry Williams II of Silsbee,Texas to win $5,000.

Recap Day 2: Another double digit sow was brought in by Joe Kirbow of Congratulations to the top winners of the 2011 Sam Rayburn Big Bass Splash (Front) Robert Laird hoists the crowning trophy as

champion of the event. (Back, L-R) 2nd – Joe Kirbow; 3rd – Tommy Hammons; 4th – Russell Spacek; 5th – Bob Simms

Livingston,TX angler Robert Laird brought in his 10.74 lb catch on

the rst day of the tournament. It was three long nervous days to waitto be crowned champion of the 2011 McDonald’s Big Bass Splash.

Joe Kirbow of Beaumont,

TX won 2nd place with hiscatch of a lifetime weighing10.36 lbs

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Russell Spacek

of Dimebox, TXcaught this 9.52 lbbass winning 4thplace overall in thestandings



Beaumont, Texas. The excited angler sprinted all the way to the tanks

and collapsed, catching his breath there.“It’s the biggest sh I’ve ever

caught in my life!”The weight locked in at 10.36 lbs, winning $1,000

for that hour and ultimately winning 2nd place in the overall stand-

ings.

Two exact weight sh were brought in winning $5,000 each on Sat-

urday.Ricky Ware of Woodville, Texas brought in the rst one weighing

4.00 during the 8-9:00 hour, and Phil Sikes of College Station won the

second exact weight prize with his 3.00 lb catch.The overall top 5 drastically shufed with more big bass brought in.

Recap Day 3: Anglers were markedly tired after ghting high

winds and waves for days. Many healthy chunks were brought in to

win thousands of dollars, but no change to the top 5 leaderboard.Mark

Stevens of Youngsville, LA brought in the only exact weight bass at 3.00

lbs to win $5,000.

The overall top 5 standings did not change from day 2.Those anglers

received additional prizes over and above their hourly winnings:

Overall Top 5: 1st - 10.74 lbs, Robert Laird,Livingston,TX

Sportsman Package – 2011 Dodge Truck, Triton Bass Boat powered

by Mercury, equipped with Minn Kota, Lowrance, Navionics and PowerPole plus a Stealth 4x4.

2nd - 10.36 lbs, Joe Kirbow,Beaumont,TX

Sportsman Duo – Dodge Truck from Weaver Motors of Kirbyville,

Texas, Legend Bass Boat powered by Mercury, equipped with Minn Kota,

Lowrance and Power Pole

3rd - 9.73 lbs, Tommy Hammons, Jacksonville,TX

Legend Bass Boat powered by Mercury,equipped with Minn Kota &

Lowrance

4th - 9.52 lbs, Russell Spacek,Dime Box,TX

Dodge Truck from Weaver Motors of Kirbyville, Texas

5th - 8.98 lbs, Bob Simms,Orange, TX Stealth ATV from Stealth Manufacturing

Each day of the tournament $5,000 prizes were available for the

rst 3.00, 4.00 and 5.00 pound sh brought in. Over the course of three

days, ve of them were left unclaimed and so every entry was put into a

contestant drawing for a total of $25,000 in prizes. In addition,Legend

Boats,Navionics, Rayburn Country and Stealth ATV’s had big draw

prizes for the contestants and the crowd.

The arena was rocking with the

live music of Tim Sealy and his

band all the way in from Arizona.

There was a beauty pageant, KidsZone, food and product vendors

and a big bass display tank for

the vast crowd to enjoy.

The 2010 Sam Rayburn Big Bass Splash winner Brad Myer received

an exact replica of his 10.60 lb winning catch.

Over the yearsthis tournament has raisedmillions of dollars forthe

Ronald McDonaldHouse.“It’s the house thatlove built,”explained Sealy.

“Our heartsare touched whenpeoplecontactus that have been able to

usethisfacility, free of charge,whentheirfamily members arein the

hospital.Thisyearwe areproud to present them with another checkfor

$16,290.”“It ain’t over yet!” announced Bob Sealy.“On our 30th Annual Big

Bass Splash on Sam Rayburn we are going to have another million dol-

lar event. There is going to be a lot of other changes and you’re really

going to like this. You don’t want to miss it!”

The next Big Bass Splash will be on Toledo Bend at Cypress Bend Ma-

rina May 20-21-22.Call (409) 698-2591 or visit www.sealyoutdoors.com

for more information.

Nearly reaching the double digit mark,

Tommy Hammons of Jacksonville, TX caughtthis 9.73 lb bass winning 3rd place overall

Bob Simms of Orange,TX latched on to this big

8.98 lb bass to win the last of the overall prizesawarded to the top 5.

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