In the Sportsman Club Classic, 11 members fished for eight hours to land 33 keepers weighing about 67 pounds. There were three five-fish limits and one person zeroed.
Kwong Yu won with five at 14.03 pounds and had a 5.78 pound largemouth for big fish. Niles Murray placed second with five at 9.03, my five at 8.45 pounds was third, fourth went to Raymond English with four at 7.98 pounds and George Roberts placed fifth with four weighing 6.69 pounds.
At Martin we pay back each day like they were one day tournaments. We had 37 fishermen and we landed 291 keepers weighing 354.81 pounds in 17 hours. Two people didn’t weigh in a fish but there were 46 five bass limits.
On Saturday I won with five at 10.54 pounds and Kwong Yu was second with five at 9.96 and had big fish with a 3.10-pound spot. Tom Tanner had five at 9.95 for third and Doug Acree placed fourth with five weighing 8.36 pounds.
On Sunday Tom Tanner won with five at 9.65 pounds and Kwong Yu, on roll, placed second with five at 9.47 and had big fish with a nice 4.16-pound spot. Lee Hancock was third with five at 8.08 and Billy Roberts was fourth with five at 7.37 pounds.
I should have gambled and made the long run! My five weighed 5.87 pounds and did not place.
Overall, Tom Tanner won with ten weighing 19.60 pounds and Kwong Yu had ten at 19.43 pounds for second and big fish of 4.16 pounds. My ten weighing 16.41 pounds was third, Lee Hancock’s ten at 14.22 pounds was fourth, Sam Smith placed fifth with ten at 13.64 pounds and Raymond English came in sixth with ten at 13.12 pounds.
We are already looking forward to the Martin trip next year!