Two weekends ago all three local bass clubs ended our tournament years at Jackson Lake. Saturday the Potato Creek Bassmasters fished from 7:00 – 3:30 and on Sunday the Flint River Bass Club and Spalding County Sportsman Club fished our annual two-club tournament from 7:30 – 3:30.

Saturday 21 of us weighed in 42 keeper bass weighing about 59 pounds. There were three five-bass limits and eight people didn’t catch a keeper.

Lee Hancock won with five bass weighing 7.35 pounds, Tom Tanner placed second with five at 5.53 pounds, Mitchell Cardell had four weighing 5.37 pounds for third and Mike Cox placed fourth with five weighing 5.15 pounds. Sport Hulon had a 4.08-pound largemouth for big fish.

On Sunday, ten members of the two clubs landed 31 keeper bass weighing about 41 pounds. There were three five fish limits and one person zeroed.

My five weighing 6.51 pounds was first, Niles Murray had four at 6.10 pounds for second, third was Don Gober with three weighing 5.69 pounds and fourth went to Jay Gerson with five at 5.64 pounds. Raymond
English had big fish with a 2.89 pound largemouth.

Fishing seemed much better Sunday with a lot fewer boats on the lake. Saturday was crowded with other fishermen, pleasure boaters and even skidoos. Weather both days was about the same, with cool cloudy weather and water temperatures in the mid-50s.