April 24, 2004 Guntersville,
AL
Knott
And Smith Win Guntersville
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1ST PLACE: Ricky Knott of Albertville who has his own
Plumbing and Electric Business and his son-in-law, Steven
Smith of Guntersville who is a Diesel Mechanic with
Kennarmer Brothers brought to the scales a beautiful
limit of fish that averaged about 5 pounds each and
weighed in at 21.33 pounds to take home $1260.
They started their morning with a spinnerbait and was
able to put a quick limit in the boat with ease. They
then switched up to a Rat L Trap and was able to better
their limit, but ultimately went to a 3/8 oz. Stalker
Black & Blue Jig with a Zoom Black Big Salty Chunk
where they were able to cull every fish they had caught
earlier. The Team was sitting on the edge of the hydrilla
in 8 - 10 foot and fishing in 4 - 5 foot. Knott and
Smith were fishing post spawn fish that had just come
off the beds and were starting to head out to the rivers
edge.
2nd PLACE: Bryan Douglas
and Todd Cantrell both of Hazel Green and also work
together as drivers for UPS brought their limit in that
weighed 18.78 pounds to take home a check of $590. They
started in South Sauty and worked their way to Seibold
fishing the points and humps with millfoil. The team
slow rolled a ½ oz Terminator and a ½
oz Booyah Spinnerbait keeping it in contact with the
grass and watching for the shad to follow it. They would
stop at a place and make ½ dozen casts and if
there were no shad to follow the spinnerbait, they would
move on to the next place.
3rd PLACE: Bill Anglin
and Sam Benson both from Dawsonville Georgia and both
have their own Masonry and Stone Business took home
a check of $400 for their limit weighing 18.73 pounds.
Their morning did not get off to a very good start loosing
3 fish at the boat in the 5 pound range. They got it
together and stayed with their pattern using a ¼
oz Georgia Jig with a Gary Yamamotto twin tail. They
also were fishing post spawn bass, starting on the points
of coves and working half way back in the pocket.
Mike Rains and Jamie Smith
of Albertville caught the Big Bass on a Rat L Trap that
weighed 6.74 lbs. Mike and Jamie now hold the Rat L
Trap Super Pack Award which will be given away at the
end of the year, lets see if they hold on to it. Mike
and Jamie also won the drawing for a set each of the
Frog Togg Rain Suits.
Several of the teams also
won a Super nice bag of Strike King Lures thanks to
our new Sponsor of the Carl Black GMC Teams of Guntersville,
N. E. Alabama and the Neely Henry Super Teams for Anglers
Choice.
Coming up next is Guntersville
Teams at Waterfront on May 8, N. E. Alabama Teams at
Neely Henry on May 29th and the Neely Henry Super Teams
that has a Guarantee 1st Place of $5000 Hosted by Gadsden
Parks and Recreation. The two day event will add 2 tournaments
to your points for the Championship on Oct 6th thru
the 9th on Neely Henry.
Thanks and appreciation
to our Sponsors Carl Black GMC of Kennesaw Georgia,
Gadsden Parks & Recreation, Jim Shank Krystal Restaurants
and Krystal Fishing Team, Will Fowler and Frog Toggs,
First Choice Marble, Al's Top Shop, Johnson's Food Giant
& Buffalo Rock, Weiss Lake Landing, Strike King
Lures, Rat L Trap, Guntersville Boat Mart & Hampton
Inns of Guntersville and Joe and Doug Campbell of Waterfront
for the Host Marina for Guntersville Teams. Many thanks
to Joey Couvillion the Bass Dr. with Bass Medics one
of our National Sponsors for Anglers who participated
in the tournament and handled the fish for us and made
sure they were put back in good shape with our 100%
release on Saturday.
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