Format – This was a team tournament for qualifying members, where all Bass 10 inches and over counted towards total weight scored.
There were qualifying 28 members formed into 14 team that fished today. A total of 141 bass were caught and released, including one lunker over 5 lbs. Many members waited out the 7:00 am start of the tournament until most of the lightning and thunder activity had passed, but it remained a wet start to the tournament until the skies finally cleared around 9:30 am. Wind play a deciding factor in where team fished and how successful they were with team total catches ranging from 2 bass to 24 bass. The big bass of the day, weighing 6.17 lbs., was caught by Galen Smith, who matched the 6.17 bass he caught in last week’s Hard Core tournament.
Winning Teams
1. Galen Smith (angler) and Tom Whitrock (co-angler) with 14 Bass @ 26.74 lbs.
2. Herb Powell (angler) and Matt Scotch (co-angler) with 24 Bass @ 21.92 lbs.
3. Jack White (angler) and Ken Kielbas) with 24 Bass @ 21.52 lbs.
Big Bass: Galen Smith @ 6.17 lbs.
Winning Co-Anglers
1. Ken Chapman with 8 Bass @ 12.82 lbs.
2. C.J. Riffle with 6 Bass @ 7.44 lbs.
- Tom Black with 7 Bass @ 6.52 lbs.
Big Bass: Ken Chapman @ 3.87 lbs.
The Lake Fork Anglers (LFA) tournaments are two-person catch and release tournaments held every Thursday with an angler and a co-angler per boat. Anglers compete against anglers and Co-Anglers compete against co-anglers.
Two club tournament formats are rotated weekly.
- LFA – best 5 Bass over 10”
- Hard Core – all Bass over 10”
Members are mostly seniors, with membership open to all persons who are physically able to fish and function independently. Information about club membership can be obtained by sending an email to [email protected].