Shelby County Team Wins Junior Series Tournament On Lay Lake

June 26, 2021
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SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. — The Shelby County Junior Anglers team of Aiden King and Dillyn Dill defended their home-lake advantage by winning the Bassmaster Junior Series tournament on Lay Lake Saturday afternoon with 10 pounds, 15 ounces. The Saraland Junior team of Colby Onderdonk and Dalton Kelly finished second with 9-13, and the Riverside Junior Bass team of Lainie Holbert and Sarah Swindle, who won last week's Junior Series tournament at Saginaw Bay, took third with 8-6.

King and Dill anchored their bag with a 3-7 largemouth they caught first thing in the morning. The duo only caught five fish throughout the day on their home lake, but they ended up being the right five bites to win the tournament. King said winning a tournament on their home lake was a special opportunity.

“I really like Lay,” King said. “I’ve been here my whole life and fished it my whole life. Having an opportunity to fish in these tournaments is amazing.”

Dill said they caught all of their fish using some of their favorite techniques; frogging and throwing a swim jig. Boat captain Shannon King said that while the fish didn’t bite like he thought they would, he was proud of the effort from the two anglers.

“It has been like that all year,” he said. “They have had good tournaments and some rough ones. They caught two good fish to start with. The spots didn’t bite like I thought they would. It got tough.

“When they got the fourth one, they perked up a little bit. When they got the fifth one, they said ‘We don’t care if we win or not, we’ve got five.’ That was the goal for them.”

Parker Batts and Brody Jones from Jefferson County landed the Big Bass of the Tournament, earning $100 with their 3-11 largemouth.

2021 Bassmaster Junior Series tournament at Lay Lake 6/26-6/26
Lay Lake, Columbiana  AL.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

Angler                                       Club/School                       Pts

1.  Aiden King - Dillyn Dill                     Shelby County Jr Anglers              0
  Day 1: 5   10-15   Total:   5  10-15
2.  Colby Onderdonk - Dalton Kelly               Saraland                              0
  Day 1: 5   09-13   Total:   5  09-13
3.  Lainie Holbert - Sarah Swindle               Riverside Bass Team                   0
  Day 1: 5   08-06   Total:   5  08-06
4.  Easton Morris - Hunter Thrash                Jemison Middle School                 0
  Day 1: 5   08-02   Total:   5  08-02
5.  Parker Batts - Brody Jones                   Jefferson County Patriots             0
  Day 1: 5   08-00   Total:   5  08-00
6.  Camden Randall - Peyton Davidson             Mt Pleasant Junior Bass (297)         0
  Day 1: 5   07-15   Total:   5  07-15
7.  Jackie Hatfield -                            Alcoa Fishing Team (244)              0
  Day 1: 5   07-10   Total:   5  07-10
8.  Carter Pjesky - Jd Mcbroom                   Off the Hook Bassmasters              0
  Day 1: 5   07-04   Total:   5  07-04
9.  Tristan Stewart - DJ Johnson                 Mt. Pleasant High School (357)        0
  Day 1: 4   06-15   Total:   4  06-15
10. Brady Mccormick - Parker Jackson             Briarwood Christian                   0
  Day 1: 4   06-10   Total:   4  06-10
11. Matthew Venable - Elijah Edmonds             Skyline High School                   0
  Day 1: 4   06-02   Total:   4  06-02
12. Landon Pierce - Korbin Neat                  Casey County                          0
  Day 1: 5   06-01   Total:   5  06-01
13. Hannah Hollis - Brooklyn Isbell              Odenville Middle School               0
  Day 1: 5   05-13   Total:   5  05-13
14. Carson Howell - Colton Howell                mount pleasant high school (200)      0
  Day 1: 5   05-06   Total:   5  05-06
15. Cullen Howell - Talen Ashworth               MOUNT PLEASANT high school (268)      0
  Day 1: 3   05-03   Total:   3  05-03
16. Matthew Fontenot - Cole Billiot              Lafourche Jr. Bassmasters (617)       0
  Day 1: 3   05-02   Total:   3  05-02
17. Lando Parker - Jake Watson                   DeWitt                                0
  Day 1: 3   05-02   Total:   3  05-02
18. Kayden Waller - Michael Harris               Mt. Juliet high school (263)          0
  Day 1: 4   05-00   Total:   4  05-00
19. Jaxson Pierce - Tucker Larrance              Jefferson County Patriots (410)       0
  Day 1: 4   04-13   Total:   4  04-13
20. David Campbell - Carter Fountain             Briarwood Christian School            0
  Day 1: 3   04-08   Total:   3  04-08
21. Brody Beninger - Landon Rousseau             Skyline High School (463)             0
  Day 1: 3   04-03   Total:   3  04-03
22. Jack Myers -                                  Nassau Christian                     0
  Day 1: 4   04-02   Total:   4  04-02
23. Mason Carden - Dawson Bryant                 Shelby County Jr Anglers (484)        0
  Day 1: 2   04-00   Total:   2  04-00
24. Owen Ray -                                   Rhea County Eagle Anglers             0
  Day 1: 3   03-14   Total:   3  03-14
25. Daniel Ingram - Morgan Carden                Shelby County Jr Anglers (496)        0
  Day 1: 3   03-13   Total:   3  03-13
26. Ethan Rose - Grant Arnold                    Jefferson County Patriot Anglers      0
  Day 1: 3   03-10   Total:   3  03-10
27. Wyatt Downs - Brayden Huddleston             Upperman (198)                        0
  Day 1: 2   02-11   Total:   2  02-11
28. Jackson Leath - Hudson Clark                 MT.JULIET FISHING                     0
  Day 1: 2   02-04   Total:   2  02-04
29. Jack Pickett - Kenneth Pickett               Skyline High School                   0
  Day 1: 2   02-03   Total:   2  02-03
30. Jase Crumpler - Brady Stanley                SWLA JR ANGLERS                       0
  Day 1: 2   02-01   Total:   2  02-01
31. Walker Larue - Jason Bennett                 Alcoa Middle School (219)             0
  Day 1: 2   02-00   Total:   2  02-00
32. Jacob Baugh - Scott York                                                           0
  Day 1: 2   01-14   Total:   2  01-14
33. Aubrey Hicks - Jamison Watson                Mt Juliet Fishing                     0
  Day 1: 2   01-13   Total:   2  01-13
34. Trip Nelson - Will Harrington                Scottsboro High School BassCats       0
  Day 1: 1   00-12   Total:   1  00-12
35. Miles Allen -                                Holy Trinity                          0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
35. Cole Drawdy - Carter Rouse                   Mckeel Fishing team (225)             0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
35. Luke Duncan - Jake Duncan                    Crescent                              0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
35. Jess Goggans - Drake Dooley                  Scottsboro High School BassCats       0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        11       120       174-00
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          11       120       174-00