Ray Luttrell	Big Bass
Results

Written by Steve Jennings
The weather was the big issue of the day. With the weathermen calling for rain, wind gusting up to 40 MPH and highs in the 40's only the bravest anglers ventured out to test their skills against Mother Nature.

Ray Luttrell of Knoxville, Tennessee defeated Mother Nature and ran his Mercury powered boat to the middle section of Fort Loudoun. There he single-handedly landed an impressive 18.41 lb. of bass to take first place in the U.S. Angler's Choice season opener. Ray reported catching his fish on several different Pradco Lures including 6A Bomber. A Largemouth that hit the scales at 6.15 lb anchored his bag.

Second place went to Shawn Galyon of Athens Tennessee and Jim Scruggs of Sweetwater, Tennessee. This talented team known for catching big fish weighted in 13.86 lb. of bass anchored by a beautiful 6.20 lb. lunker. The team was tighted lipped as to where and how they caught their fish.

Third place went to Ricky Robinson and Carl Post with 13.83 lb. of bass. Ricky reported running his Mercury powered Triton up Tellico Lake to catch their mixed bag of Smallmouth and Largemouth Bass. Carl stated that they caught their fish on several different lures including crankbait and jigs.

Fourth place went to George Galyon Jr. and George Galyon III with 11.99 lb. This awesome team weighted in a beautiful Smallmouth that tipped the scales to 5.82 lb.

U.S. Angler's Choice would like to thank all the dedicated anglers that showed up to fish. U.S. Angler's Choice would also like to thank Dr. Gregg Cook of Appalachian Dentistry for his continued support. Also a very special thanks to Tim Kimsey and his crew for all the help. Our next tournament will be on Cherokee Lake on April 27 for more information call Steve or Traci Jennings at (865) 984-2903 or e-mail fishac@earthlink.net or go to U.S. Angler's Choice web site at www.usanglerschoice.net.

U.S. Angler's Choice would like to thank all our sponsors for making this all possible. National sponsors include Bass Cat Boats, Mercury Outboards, Motorguide Trolling Motors, Pure Fishing, Hamby's, Lowrance, Keep Alive and Sure Life Labs.