May 25, 2002 Gunterville,
AL
Coots And Gray Take
1st On Guntersville
1ST PLACE : Greg Coots of
Fyffe and David Gray of Section bring to the scales a
limit of fish weighing 24.64 and his bag also held the
Big Bass of the tournament which weighed 6.86. They took
home a total paycheck of $1970.
Coots and Gray found their fish down river busting and
feeding on shad between a creek bed and a hump. The team
fished in 5 to 8 feet of water and used an Erratic 3/4oz
Spinnerbait.
2nd PLACE: Billy Ledbetter
of Grant and Ed Gettys of Stevenson was edged out of the
lead by 24/100 of an ounce to finish behind Coots and
Gray. Ledbetter and Gettys had a limit that weighed 24.40lbs
and awarded a check of $720.
Early the team fished the grass in 4-6 ft with a Pro Vibe
1/2oz Spinnerbait. Later in the day the moved out to the
deeper hydrilla ledges in 8-14, where the Ledbetter and
Gettys team is well know for their deep crankin a Pearl
DD22 and it showed at the scales.
3rd PLACE: H. F. Crossley
of Guntersville and Roger Bryant of Scottsboro also weighed
in a limit of 20.35 and took home a check of $$635. They
fished in the Goose Pond area. Early they found fish using
a Spitn Image top water bait, later they used a ½oz
double willow leaf Spinnerbait made by Waterfront Tackle
and a Carolina rigged June Bug Lizzard.
Thanks again for the support
from our N. E. Alabama Team Sponsors: Jim Shank &
Krystal Restauants, Doug Campbell - Waterfront Tackle,
Lee Pitts & The Gaylesville Pitt Stop, ZOOM Bait Co.,
Ottis Toney - Rainbow Marina & Pasquales Pizza, Tony
Lane - The Hawg's Den.