Okeechobee, Fla. - In an unexpectedly tight finish, 31-year-old Alabama pro Tim Horton fought off a final round charge by Louisiana's Greg Hackney to take the Southern Open at Lake Okeechobee. Horton entered the final round with a seemingly insurmountable 11-pound, four-ounce lead over Hackney, only to struggle on the small patch of water the two shared for three days of competition.
In the end, Horton's final round catch of six pounds, 10 ounces gave him a total of 65 pounds, 14 ounces - just enough to hold off Hackney's final tally of 62 pounds, two ounces.
Ironically, there were more 20-plus pound catches in the final round than there were earlier in the competition, when Horton and Hackney were both scoring big. When asked what happened to their fish, Horton had a theory.
"I think Greg and I just caught 'em all," the affable angler said. "Our spot was only about 50 yards square and we never left it for three days."
Their super-spot, located in the South Bay area of Okeechobee, produced an amazing 128 pounds of bass over three tournament days for the top two finishers. Both Horton and Hackney agree that it was so productive because it's choked with several types of vegetation. In addition to what the lake provided through regular growth, the hurricanes of recent months contributed additional vegetation that was blown in and then became matted in a green labyrinth that Big O's bass clearly love.
Horton never set his flipping stick down for three days. He pitched a four-inch black neon Yum Vibra King tube to the matted vegetation and penetrated the grass and pads with the aid of a 1 1/2-ounce tungsten slip sinker.
Hackney worked the area over with several baits, but had most of his success with Wave Worm's Tiki-Crawdude. His said that his fish would hit other baits, but seemed to want the Crawdude more, and that made it easier to get a good hook-set, according to the 2004 Rookie of the Year.
Hackney's second-place finish at Okeechobee was enough to give him the points championship on the Southern Open trail. Horton's win moved him into fifth place in the overall standings.
David Walker of Tennessee finished in third place at Okeechobee with 57 pounds, six ounces. Like Horton and Hackney, he flipped up most of his better fish, but unlike the top two finishers, Walker used other techniques to take the smaller bass that made up the core of his catch.
"I fished both ends of the lake," Walker said. "I caught fish flipping and pitching a black and blue craw, but also caught them casting worms, Rat-L-Traps and a spinnerbait. I had my chances," Walker added. "I got as many bites today [Saturday] as any other day; I just didn't capitalize on enough of them."
The top finisher from Florida was Prattville's Chris Lane, who used his final round catch of 15 pounds, eight ounces to take fourth place. The big mover on the final day was Georgia's Michael Johnson, who brought 21 pounds, six ounces to the scales, including the Big Bass of Day Three, which weighed a hefty eight pounds, three ounces. Johnson's catch carried him from 18th place all the way to fifth.
On the non-boater side, Don Carpenter of Ohatchee, Alabama, was never lower then second in the standings and finished in the top spot with 31 pounds, 15 ounces, besting North Carolina's Terry Chapman by one pound and ten ounces. Carpenter credited his winning catch to a Paca Craw soft plastic lure manufactured by Net Bait Company and the selfless efforts of his professional partners.
"Chuck Economou, Charlie Hartley and Duke McCardell were great to fish with," Carpenter said. "They all worked hard to help put me on fish and were real gentlemen. It was a fantastic experience.
Terry Chapman jumped from 44th place after Day Two all the way into second on the strength of the biggest bass caught in the tournament by a non-boater. His eight pound, nine ounce lunker fell to a black and blue creature bait that he was flipping and pitching into heavy vegetation.
2004 Florida Bassmaster Open BO 11/18-11/20 Lake Okeechobee, Okeechobee City Fla. (BOATER) Standings Day 3 Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$ 1. Tim Horton Tuscumbia, Ala. 15 65-14 315 $52,000.00 Day 1: 5 33-10 Day 2: 5 25-10 Day 3: 5 6-10 2. Greg Hackney Gonzales, La. 15 62-02 295 $40,000.00 Day 1: 5 21-03 Day 2: 5 26-13 Day 3: 5 14-02 3. David Walker Sevierville, Tenn. 15 57-06 290 $15,300.00 Day 1: 5 22-04 Day 2: 5 23-00 Day 3: 5 12-02 4. Chris Lane Winter Haven, Fla. 15 46-12 285 $12,600.00 Day 1: 5 16-01 Day 2: 5 15-03 Day 3: 5 15-08 5. Michael Johnson Talking Rock, Ga. 15 46-06 280 $9,000.00 Day 1: 5 16-15 Day 2: 5 8-01 Day 3: 5 21-06 6. Preston Clark Palatka, Fla. 15 46-05 276 $7,000.00 Day 1: 5 9-11 Day 2: 5 15-08 Day 3: 5 21-02 7. Charlie Hartley Grove City, Ohio 15 45-04 272 $6,000.00 Day 1: 5 11-02 Day 2: 5 18-08 Day 3: 5 15-10 8. Chad Morgenthaler Coulterville, Ill. 15 44-05 268 $5,500.00 Day 1: 5 8-15 Day 2: 5 14-07 Day 3: 5 20-15 9. John Crews Jetersville, Va. 15 42-10 264 $4,500.00 Day 1: 5 16-02 Day 2: 5 8-02 Day 3: 5 18-06 10. Ray Sedgwick Cross, S.C. 15 41-04 260 $4,000.00 Day 1: 5 18-15 Day 2: 5 9-03 Day 3: 5 13-02 11. Stephen Browning Hot Springs, Ark. 15 40-05 257 $3,500.00 Day 1: 5 14-04 Day 2: 5 10-12 Day 3: 5 15-05 12. Stephen Kennedy Auburn, Ala. 15 38-15 254 $3,000.00 Day 1: 5 17-05 Day 2: 5 10-09 Day 3: 5 11-01 13. Gregory MacLean Okeechobee, Fla. 15 38-09 251 $2,500.00 Day 1: 5 15-14 Day 2: 5 12-12 Day 3: 5 9-15 14. Greg Pugh Cullman, Ala. 15 37-13 248 $2,400.00 Day 1: 5 11-03 Day 2: 5 10-12 Day 3: 5 15-14 15. Randy Howell Springville, Ala. 15 36-10 245 $2,300.00 Day 1: 5 11-02 Day 2: 5 15-09 Day 3: 5 9-15 16. Rick Clunn Ava, Mo. 15 36-07 243 $2,200.00 Day 1: 5 12-11 Day 2: 5 15-05 Day 3: 5 8-07 17. Paul Elias Pachuta, Miss. 15 35-07 241 $2,200.00 Day 1: 5 10-04 Day 2: 5 14-14 Day 3: 5 10-05 17. Roger Schofield Killen, Ala. 15 35-07 241 $2,200.00 Day 1: 5 12-13 Day 2: 5 11-09 Day 3: 5 11-01 19. David Cooke Mooresville, N.C. 14 35-06 237 $2,200.00 Day 1: 4 9-05 Day 2: 5 11-12 Day 3: 5 14-05 20. Michael Goodman Nebo, N.C. 15 35-05 235 $2,200.00 Day 1: 5 8-15 Day 2: 5 12-13 Day 3: 5 13-09 21. Terry Segraves Kissimmee, Fla. 15 35-04 233 $2,100.00 Day 1: 5 8-15 Day 2: 5 13-15 Day 3: 5 12-06 22. Tommy Stiles Mc Minnville, Tenn. 15 35-00 231 $2,100.00 Day 1: 5 15-14 Day 2: 5 11-02 Day 3: 5 8-00 23. Steve Naas Inverness, Fla. 12 34-12 229 $2,100.00 Day 1: 5 10-11 Day 2: 5 22-00 Day 3: 2 2-01 24. Tony Hogan Pensacola, Fla. 15 34-11 227 $2,100.00 Day 1: 5 7-04 Day 2: 5 18-10 Day 3: 5 8-13 25. Mark Rose Marion, Ark. 15 34-09 225 $2,100.00 Day 1: 5 10-11 Day 2: 5 14-13 Day 3: 5 9-01 26. Koby Kreiger Okeechobee, Fla. 15 34-06 223 $1,700.00 Day 1: 5 10-14 Day 2: 5 13-11 Day 3: 5 9-13 27. Russell Lane Prattville, Ala. 15 32-08 221 $1,700.00 Day 1: 5 13-07 Day 2: 5 9-10 Day 3: 5 9-07 28. Bernie Schultz Gainesville, Fla. 15 32-02 219 $1,700.00 Day 1: 5 13-11 Day 2: 5 10-00 Day 3: 5 8-07 29. Mark Menendez Paducah, Ky. 15 31-04 217 $1,700.00 Day 1: 5 7-02 Day 2: 5 12-03 Day 3: 5 11-15 30. Mike Cox Huntsville, Ala. 15 31-01 215 $1,700.00 Day 1: 5 11-11 Day 2: 5 12-10 Day 3: 5 6-12 31. Evan Boutwell Ashburn, Ga. 15 31-00 213 $1,500.00 Day 1: 5 15-01 Day 2: 5 7-03 Day 3: 5 8-12 31. Jason Quinn Lake Wylie, S.C. 15 31-00 213 $1,500.00 Day 1: 5 11-07 Day 2: 5 10-05 Day 3: 5 9-04 33. Chuck Economou Redington Shores, Fla. 15 30-15 209 $1,500.00 Day 1: 5 14-13 Day 2: 5 8-09 Day 3: 5 7-09 34. Charlie Youngers Oviedo, Fla. 15 30-12 207 $2,500.00 Day 1: 5 8-01 Day 2: 5 15-07 Day 3: 5 7-04 35. Scott Martin Clewiston, Fla. 15 30-11 205 $1,500.00 Day 1: 5 13-10 Day 2: 5 8-15 Day 3: 5 8-02 36. Chet Douthit Clewiston, Fla. 13 30-10 203 $1,300.00 Day 1: 3 8-12 Day 2: 5 10-09 Day 3: 5 11-05 37. Mark Shepard Labelle, Fla. 15 30-09 201 $1,300.00 Day 1: 5 9-00 Day 2: 5 12-09 Day 3: 5 9-00 38. Brannon Jones Montgomery, Ala. 9 30-04 199 $1,300.00 Day 1: 5 24-06 Day 2: 1 1-01 Day 3: 3 4-13 39. Mark Rogers Naples, Fla. 15 29-13 197 $1,300.00 Day 1: 5 7-06 Day 2: 5 12-12 Day 3: 5 9-11 40. Marty Stone Linden, N.C. 15 29-02 195 $1,300.00 Day 1: 5 11-09 Day 2: 5 10-07 Day 3: 5 7-02 41. Charles Pippin Orlando, Fla. 15 28-13 193 $1,200.00 Day 1: 5 12-05 Day 2: 5 6-15 Day 3: 5 9-09 42. Jim Murray Arabi, Ga. 15 28-02 191 $1,200.00 Day 1: 5 7-12 Day 2: 5 13-02 Day 3: 5 7-04 43. Shane Meers Rome, Ga. 15 27-13 189 $1,200.00 Day 1: 5 11-10 Day 2: 5 7-13 Day 3: 5 8-06 44. David Pollard Carrollton, Ga. 15 27-11 187 $1,200.00 Day 1: 5 10-05 Day 2: 5 10-01 Day 3: 5 7-05 45. Paul Keltner Columbia, Tenn. 15 27-10 185 $1,200.00 Day 1: 5 10-12 Day 2: 5 12-06 Day 3: 5 4-08 46. Guy Eaker Cherryville, N.C. 15 26-15 183 $1,100.00 Day 1: 5 10-15 Day 2: 5 8-14 Day 3: 5 7-02 47. Jody Cordell Norcross, Ga. 10 26-11 181 $1,100.00 Day 1: 3 6-11 Day 2: 5 13-00 Day 3: 2 7-00 48. Jeromey Mason Columbiana, Ala. 13 25-09 179 $1,100.00 Day 1: 5 7-10 Day 2: 5 13-06 Day 3: 3 4-09 49. Jeremy Starks Charleston, W.Va. 14 23-10 177 $1,100.00 Day 1: 5 9-13 Day 2: 5 9-09 Day 3: 4 4-04 50. Curtis Lewis West Palm Beach, Fla. 12 22-08 175 $1,100.00 Day 1: 5 9-00 Day 2: 5 10-12 Day 3: 2 2-12 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Purolator Big Bass Day 1 Tim Horton Tuscumbia, Ala. 8-15 $1,000.00 2 Charlie Youngers Oviedo, Fla. 8-07 $1,000.00 3 Michael Johnson Talking Rock, Ga. 8-03 $1,000.00 Tim Horton Tuscumbia, Ala. 8-15 $1,000.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals Day #Limits #Fish Weight 1 150 837 1625-10 2 132 775 1488-15 3 44 236 511-00 ---------------------------------- 326 1848 3625-092004 Florida CITGO Bassmaster Open NB 11/18-11/20 Lake Okeechobee, Okeechobee City Fla. (NON-BOATER) Standings Day 3 Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$ 1. Don Carpenter Ohatchee, Ala. 14 31-15 310 $24,000.00 Day 1: 5 15-10 Day 2: 4 6-10 Day 3: 5 9-11 2. Terry Chapman Cornelius, N.C. 13 30-05 295 $8,400.00 Day 1: 5 7-05 Day 2: 5 7-01 Day 3: 3 15-15 3. Richard Johnson Pisgah Forest, N.C. 15 28-08 290 $5,000.00 Day 1: 5 8-11 Day 2: 5 11-05 Day 3: 5 8-08 4. Todd Wagman Winter Garden, Fla. 13 27-15 290 $4,500.00 Day 1: 5 16-03 Day 2: 5 5-15 Day 3: 3 5-13 5. Judith Israel Clewiston, Fla. 14 27-07 280 $4,000.00 Day 1: 4 8-07 Day 2: 5 6-02 Day 3: 5 12-14 6. Chuck Thurlow Auburn, Ala. 15 27-04 276 $3,000.00 Day 1: 5 8-13 Day 2: 5 8-09 Day 3: 5 9-14 7. Richard Held Lake Worth, Fla. 15 26-13 272 $2,500.00 Day 1: 5 9-06 Day 2: 5 9-12 Day 3: 5 7-11 8. Tommy Swindle Cleveland, Ala. 15 26-04 268 $2,000.00 Day 1: 5 8-15 Day 2: 5 9-06 Day 3: 5 7-15 9. James Blount Dothan, Ala. 15 26-01 264 $1,800.00 Day 1: 5 8-14 Day 2: 5 8-15 Day 3: 5 8-04 10. John Pate Grant, Ala. 15 25-14 260 $1,500.00 Day 1: 5 5-15 Day 2: 5 12-10 Day 3: 5 7-05 10. F W Woodley Kissimmee, Fla. 14 25-14 260 $1,500.00 Day 1: 5 11-11 Day 2: 5 8-15 Day 3: 4 5-04 12. David Kilgore Jasper, Ala. 15 25-03 254 $1,300.00 Day 1: 5 9-01 Day 2: 5 7-14 Day 3: 5 8-04 13. Wade Grooms Bonneau, S.C. 15 24-12 251 $1,200.00 Day 1: 5 7-00 Day 2: 5 7-02 Day 3: 5 10-10 14. Larry Cundiff Dunnville, Ky. 15 24-11 248 $1,100.00 Day 1: 5 9-01 Day 2: 5 8-13 Day 3: 5 6-13 15. Keith Philips Calera, Ala. 15 23-11 245 $1,000.00 Day 1: 5 11-02 Day 2: 5 6-01 Day 3: 5 6-08 16. Kenneth Crumpler Marianna, Fla. 15 23-10 243 $800.00 Day 1: 5 9-10 Day 2: 5 6-06 Day 3: 5 7-10 16. Joel Warwick Beaufort, S.C. 14 23-10 243 $800.00 Day 1: 5 10-14 Day 2: 4 6-05 Day 3: 5 6-07 16. Clint Sterling Oakland, Fla. 14 23-10 243 $800.00 Day 1: 5 9-15 Day 2: 4 7-00 Day 3: 5 6-11 19. Larry Bryant Goodlettsville, Tenn. 14 23-06 237 $800.00 Day 1: 5 6-10 Day 2: 4 10-08 Day 3: 5 6-04 20. George Lambeth Thomasville, N.C. 14 23-03 235 $800.00 Day 1: 5 9-02 Day 2: 5 6-08 Day 3: 4 7-09 21. Winston Pinkney Atlanta, Ga. 11 22-14 233 $700.00 Day 1: 5 12-10 Day 2: 1 1-11 Day 3: 5 8-09 22. Louis Manata Columbia, Miss. 10 22-11 231 $700.00 Day 1: 5 14-01 Day 2: 2 4-05 Day 3: 3 4-05 23. Billy Yelverton Baton Rouge, La. 13 22-09 229 $700.00 Day 1: 5 9-02 Day 2: 5 8-10 Day 3: 3 4-13 24. Robert Slaton Marietta, Ga. 15 22-05 227 $700.00 Day 1: 5 7-06 Day 2: 5 6-14 Day 3: 5 8-01 25. Billy Schwach Charleston, S.C. 15 22-02 225 $700.00 Day 1: 5 8-12 Day 2: 5 7-03 Day 3: 5 6-03 26. Matthew Leavell Vicksburg, Miss. 15 21-15 223 $600.00 Day 1: 5 11-05 Day 2: 5 4-11 Day 3: 5 5-15 27. T R Fuller Auburn, Ala. 15 21-14 221 $600.00 Day 1: 5 7-07 Day 2: 5 7-12 Day 3: 5 6-11 28. Howard Stephens Chapin, S.C. 14 21-12 219 $600.00 Day 1: 5 11-02 Day 2: 5 5-10 Day 3: 4 5-00 29. Wayne Pomeroy West Palm Beach, Fla. 13 21-07 217 $600.00 Day 1: 5 8-10 Day 2: 5 5-14 Day 3: 3 6-15 30. Jeff Crosby Brooksville, Fla. 13 21-06 215 $600.00 Day 1: 5 8-04 Day 2: 5 6-15 Day 3: 3 6-03 31. Leo Keating Bethel, Conn. 15 21-05 213 $550.00 Day 1: 5 5-08 Day 2: 5 8-11 Day 3: 5 7-02 31. John Davis Atmore, Ala. 13 21-05 213 $550.00 Day 1: 4 5-10 Day 2: 5 10-04 Day 3: 4 5-07 33. Jeff Sullivan Frostproof, Fla. 13 20-14 209 $550.00 Day 1: 5 7-00 Day 2: 5 10-14 Day 3: 3 3-00 34. R G Rose Knoxville, Tenn. 14 20-13 207 $550.00 Day 1: 5 8-06 Day 2: 5 6-07 Day 3: 4 6-00 35. Ed Burnett Louisville, Ky. 15 20-04 205 $550.00 Day 1: 5 5-15 Day 2: 5 8-03 Day 3: 5 6-02 36. Jeffrey Graham Augusta, Ga. 13 20-02 203 $500.00 Day 1: 4 7-08 Day 2: 5 6-11 Day 3: 4 5-15 37. James Lamb Greenwood, Ind. 15 19-12 201 $500.00 Day 1: 5 7-05 Day 2: 5 7-02 Day 3: 5 5-05 38. Dennis Wood Port Saint Lucie, Fla. 14 19-09 199 $500.00 Day 1: 5 9-11 Day 2: 5 6-00 Day 3: 4 3-14 39. Joe Powell Huntsville, Ala. 14 19-00 197 $500.00 Day 1: 5 6-07 Day 2: 5 8-08 Day 3: 4 4-01 40. Richard Persson Miami, Fla. 11 18-11 195 $500.00 Day 1: 5 8-11 Day 2: 4 7-10 Day 3: 2 2-06 41. Donnie Dodd Guntersville, Ala. 11 18-09 193 $650.00 Day 1: 5 5-08 Day 2: 3 9-08 Day 3: 3 3-09 42. Alex Daniel Fuquay Varina, N.C. 9 18-08 191 $450.00 Day 1: 4 5-08 Day 2: 5 13-00 Day 3: 0 0-00 43. David Hagens Bradenton, Fla. 11 18-05 189 $450.00 Day 1: 5 10-14 Day 2: 4 5-03 Day 3: 2 2-04 44. Johnny Stambaugh Vero Beach, Fla. 10 17-09 187 $450.00 Day 1: 5 7-13 Day 2: 5 9-12 Day 3: 0 0-00 45. John Pollard Eclectic, Ala. 10 17-07 185 $450.00 Day 1: 5 8-07 Day 2: 5 9-00 Day 3: 0 0-00 46. Robert Stafford Okeechobee, Fla. 10 17-02 183 $400.00 Day 1: 4 5-07 Day 2: 5 10-12 Day 3: 1 0-15 47. Ray Lewis Summerfield, Fla. 9 16-14 181 $400.00 Day 1: 5 10-15 Day 2: 3 5-04 Day 3: 1 0-11 48. James Walker Andalusia, Ala. 10 16-00 179 $400.00 Day 1: 5 6-08 Day 2: 5 9-08 Day 3: 0 0-00 49. Kevin Blanch Muncie, Ind. 9 14-14 177 $400.00 Day 1: 4 6-14 Day 2: 5 8-00 Day 3: 0 0-00 50. Craig Parker Tallahassee, Fla. 10 14-11 175 $400.00 Day 1: 5 7-14 Day 2: 5 6-13 Day 3: 0 0-00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Purolator Big Bass Day 1 Abbie Israel Clewiston, Fla. 8-08 $400.00 2 John Wells Nashville, Tenn. 6-03 $200.00 2 Donnie Dodd Guntersville, Ala. 6-03 $200.00 3 Terry Chapman Cornelius, N.C. 8-09 $400.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals Day #Limits #Fish Weight 1 106 685 1124-02 2 77 607 930-10 3 24 182 285-04 ---------------------------------- 207 1474 2340-00 no, Calif. 13 22-14 237 $560.00 Day 1: 4 6-07 Day 2: 4 7-04 Day 3: 5 9-03 20. Marvin Dixon Willits, Calif. 13 22-10 235 $560.00 Day 1: 3 5-00 Day 2: 5 6-13 Day 3: 5 10-13 21. Izz Byrd San Jose, Calif. 11 22-09 233 $490.00 Day 1: 1 1-03 Day 2: 5 9-03 Day 3: 5 12-03 22. Glenn Thomas Shingle Springs, Calif 10 21-13 231 $490.00 Day 1: 3 7-09 Day 2: 2 3-15 Day 3: 5 10-05 23. Garry Wilson Tracy, Calif. 14 21-09 229 $490.00 Day 1: 4 6-03 Day 2: 5 6-02 Day 3: 5 9-04 23. Douglas Engh Valencia, Calif. 10 21-09 229 $490.00 Day 1: 1 1-06 Day 2: 4 5-14 Day 3: 5 14-05 25. Mark Brown Ekiah, Calif. 11 21-05 225 $490.00 Day 1: 4 10-02 Day 2: 5 7-11 Day 3: 2 3-08 26. Kim Bain Queensland 4054, Austr 13 20-09 223 $420.00 Day 1: 5 8-08 Day 2: 5 7-04 Day 3: 3 4-13 27. Sean Richards Carson City, Nev. 14 20-05 221 $420.00 Day 1: 5 7-11 Day 2: 4 5-14 Day 3: 5 6-12 28. Russell Schmidt Martinez, Calif. 13 20-00 219 $420.00 Day 1: 3 6-04 Day 2: 5 7-03 Day 3: 5 6-09 28. Joseph Opalecky Searcy, Ark. 12 20-00 219 $420.00 Day 1: 3 5-00 Day 2: 5 8-02 Day 3: 4 6-14 30. David Bryning Paradise, Calif. 8 19-15 215 $420.00 Day 1: 3 9-10 Day 2: 5 10-05 Day 3: 0 0-00 31. Ronald Rushing Sacramento, Calif. 13 19-11 213 $385.00 Day 1: 5 7-04 Day 2: 5 7-05 Day 3: 3 5-02 32. Scott Head Knightsen, Calif. 10 19-06 211 $385.00 Day 1: 4 9-05 Day 2: 5 8-00 Day 3: 1 2-01 33. Jason Bradshaw Fresno, Calif. 9 18-15 209 $385.00 Day 1: 3 6-03 Day 2: 2 4-11 Day 3: 4 8-01 34. Grant Olguin San Ramon, Calif. 10 18-14 207 $385.00 Day 1: 4 10-03 Day 2: 5 7-08 Day 3: 1 1-03 35. Clarence Pinkerton Lakehead, Calif. 10 18-12 205 $385.00 Day 1: 5 8-08 Day 2: 4 7-15 Day 3: 1 2-05 36. Mike Forslund Canoga Park, Calif. 12 18-11 203 $350.00 Day 1: 5 7-11 Day 2: 2 4-02 Day 3: 5 6-14 36. Joe Kopp Redwood City, Calif. 9 18-11 203 $350.00 Day 1: 2 2-15 Day 2: 2 2-14 Day 3: 5 12-14 38. Brandon Craner Buhl, Idaho 11 18-04 199 $350.00 Day 1: 1 1-02 Day 2: 5 5-11 Day 3: 5 11-07 39. Jim Sall Pasco, Wash. 12 18-00 197 $350.00 Day 1: 5 6-12 Day 2: 5 8-04 Day 3: 2 3-00 39. Michael Marlowe Bakersfield, Calif. 8 18-00 197 $350.00 Day 1: 3 6-11 Day 2: 2 4-14 Day 3: 3 6-07 41. Mike Campbell Oak View, Calif. 10 17-15 193 $315.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 5 9-04 Day 3: 5 8-11 42. Brad Wellman Brentwood, Calif. 7 17-13 191 $315.00 Day 1: 2 3-03 Day 2: 4 13-06 Day 3: 1 1-04 43. Frank Brewer Chico, Calif. 8 17-12 189 $315.00 Day 1: 3 6-12 Day 2: 5 11-00 Day 3: 0 0-00 44. Mike Cagle Napa, Calif. 8 17-11 187 $315.00 Day 1: 1 1-08 Day 2: 5 13-09 Day 3: 2 2-10 45. Robert Higgins Clearlake Oaks, Calif. 9 17-06 185 $315.00 Day 1: 4 7-07 Day 2: 5 9-15 Day 3: 0 0-00 46. Blaine Ruddy Mesa, Ariz. 11 16-04 183 $280.00 Day 1: 1 1-11 Day 2: 5 6-14 Day 3: 5 7-11 47. Michael Rak Vancouver, Wash. 10 16-00 181 $280.00 Day 1: 3 5-06 Day 2: 5 7-01 Day 3: 2 3-09 48. Kirk Lizama Riverbank, Calif. 9 15-11 179 $280.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 4 7-01 Day 3: 5 8-10 49. George Bates Kelseyville, Calif. 8 15-04 177 $280.00 Day 1: 3 4-01 Day 2: 5 11-03 Day 3: 0 0-00 50. David Bush Sonoma, Calif. 11 15-02 175 $280.00 Day 1: 5 7-02 Day 2: 3 4-04 Day 3: 3 3-12 51. Robert Cagle Yuba City, Calif. 10 15-00 173 Day 1: 2 3-08 Day 2: 3 4-13 Day 3: 5 6-11 51. Bob Pauer Spring Park, Minn. 8 15-00 173 Day 1: 1 1-10 Day 2: 4 9-08 Day 3: 3 3-14 53. Terry Arnold Sacramento, Calif. 9 14-15 169 Day 1: 4 7-02 Day 2: 3 4-03 Day 3: 2 3-10 54. Chris Dabbs Ukiah, Calif. 6 14-13 167 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 4 7-06 Day 3: 2 7-07 55. Darrel Startin Spokane, Wash. 6 14-11 165 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 4 8-06 Day 3: 2 6-05 56. Lewis Southard Chandler, Ariz. 7 14-09 163 Day 1: 2 4-05 Day 2: 2 3-09 Day 3: 3 6-11 56. Toby Farkas Woodland, Calif. 6 14-09 163 Day 1: 3 8-10 Day 2: 3 5-15 Day 3: 0 0-00 58. Tracy Patton Oakdale, Calif. 10 14-06 159 Day 1: 2 2-13 Day 2: 5 8-05 Day 3: 3 3-04 59. Don Shimatsu Glen Ellen, Calif. 9 14-00 157 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 5 7-12 Day 3: 4 6-04 59. Gary Bass Chula Vista, Calif. 8 14-00 157 Day 1: 2 3-08 Day 2: 4 6-09 Day 3: 2 3-15 61. Robert Polinder Burnsville, Minn. 8 13-14 153 Day 1: 1 1-01 Day 2: 3 6-12 Day 3: 4 6-01 61. Mick Karshner Fresno, Calif. 8 13-14 153 Day 1: 2 3-02 Day 2: 3 4-11 Day 3: 3 6-01 63. Brian Stafford Fairfield, Calif. 7 13-13 149 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 4 8-03 Day 3: 3 5-10 64. Craig Stewart Forestville, Calif. 8 13-11 147 Day 1: 1 3-08 Day 2: 3 4-05 Day 3: 4 5-14 65. Eddie Fletcher Elk Grove, Calif. 10 13-10 145 Day 1: 5 6-15 Day 2: 4 6-12 Day 3: 1 0--01 66. Nick Welton Galt, Calif. 6 13-02 143 Day 1: 3 7-10 Day 2: 1 2-02 Day 3: 2 3-06 67. Jody Rice Watsonville, Calif. 8 12-09 141 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 3 3-05 Day 3: 5 9-04 68. Alan Bongio Eureka, Calif. 9 12-08 139 Day 1: 1 1-07 Day 2: 3 2-07 Day 3: 5 8-10 69. Robert Nicholson Grand Terrace, Calif. 5 12-06 137 Day 1: 1 1-06 Day 2: 1 2-01 Day 3: 3 8-15 70. Terry Petty Nampa, Idaho 6 12-05 135 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 5 11-00 Day 3: 1 1-05 71. Jonas Lowery Anderson, Calif. 8 12-04 133 Day 1: 1 1-15 Day 2: 3 5-13 Day 3: 4 4-08 72. Lawrence Sifert Scottsdale, Ariz. 8 12-02 131 Day 1: 1 1-01 Day 2: 5 8-10 Day 3: 2 2-07 73. Andrew Parsons Santa Rosa, Calif. 5 11-12 129 Day 1: 1 1-04 Day 2: 3 6-08 Day 3: 1 4-00 74. Byron Stone Paradise, Calif. 7 11-10 127 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 3 5-08 Day 3: 4 6-02 75. Dale Howard Las Vegas, Nev. 7 11-09 125 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 4 8-01 Day 3: 3 3-08 76. William Adams Exeter, Calif. 7 11-08 123 Day 1: 3 5-12 Day 2: 3 4-07 Day 3: 1 1-05 77. James Scott Carson, Calif. 8 11-04 121 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 3 3-07 Day 3: 5 7-13 78. Carl Limbrick San Diego, Calif. 7 11-03 119 Day 1: 2 2-12 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 5 8-07 79. Kyle Porter Acampo, Calif. 6 10-14 117 Day 1: 1 1-14 Day 2: 1 1-09 Day 3: 4 7-07 80. Russell Stansbury Santa Rosa, Calif. 7 10-13 115 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 2 3-00 Day 3: 5 7-13 81. Keith Bryan Novato, Calif. 5 10-12 113 Day 1: 1 1-11 Day 2: 3 7-06 Day 3: 1 1-11 82. Katrina Dehaven Los Angeles, Calif. 5 10-09 111 Day 1: 3 5-13 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 2 4-12 83. Russ Greenlee Sacramento, Calif. 9 10-04 109 Day 1: 2 2-08 Day 2: 2 2-05 Day 3: 5 5-07 83. Todd Iwamoto San Jose, Calif. 6 10-04 109 Day 1: 1 1-11 Day 2: 2 2-11 Day 3: 3 5-14 85. Patrick Cassi Marysville, Calif. 7 10-00 105 Day 1: 3 4-09 Day 2: 2 2-13 Day 3: 2 2-10 86. Ralph Harkins Galt, Calif. 6 9-10 103 Day 1: 2 4-05 Day 2: 4 5-05 Day 3: 0 0-00 87. Don Meyerett Castle Rock, Colo. 5 9-08 101 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 5 9-08 Day 3: 0 0-00 88. Dink Mendez Campbell, Calif. 6 9-07 99 Day 1: 1 1-13 Day 2: 3 5-08 Day 3: 2 2-02 89. Christopher Ricci Bend, Ore. 6 9-06 97 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 1 2-01 Day 3: 5 7-05 89. John Pate Rohnert Park, Calif. 5 9-06 97 Day 1: 1 1-12 Day 2: 3 4-03 Day 3: 1 3-07 91. Ray Beck Eureka, Calif. 5 9-01 93 Day 1: 2 2-13 Day 2: 2 3-08 Day 3: 1 2-12 92. Bill Gibbs John Day, Ore. 4 9-00 91 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 3 6-15 Day 3: 1 2-01 93. William Standridge Bakersfield, Calif. 3 8-12 89 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 1 6-03 Day 3: 2 2-09 94. Brian Piazza Sacramento, Calif. 6 8-10 87 Day 1: 2 2-02 Day 2: 2 3-01 Day 3: 2 3-07 95. Barry McCoy Castro Valley, Calif. 6 8-09 85 Day 1: 2 2-10 Day 2: 3 4-06 Day 3: 1 1-09 96. Don Moore Land O Lakes, Fla. 6 8-08 83 Day 1: 1 1-03 Day 2: 2 2-11 Day 3: 3 4-10 97. John Lancaster Kimberly, Idaho 6 8-06 81 Day 1: 1 1-08 Day 2: 4 4-06 Day 3: 1 2-08 98. Jason Pardini Pleasanton, Calif. 5 8-04 79 Day 1: 1 1-03 Day 2: 4 7-01 Day 3: 0 0-00 99. David Mayo Sacramento, Calif. 5 8-00 77 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 2 3-03 Day 3: 3 4-13 99. Brian Boadwine Vancouver, Wash. 4 8-00 77 Day 1: 2 5-03 Day 2: 1 1-07 Day 3: 1 1-06 101.Paul Reutlinger West Jordan, Utah 3 7-14 75 Day 1: 1 2-13 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 2 5-01 102.Rusty Berry Bakersfield, Calif. 5 7-09 74 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 3 4-13 Day 3: 2 2-12 103.Maurice Miller Cerritos, Calif. 4 7-08 73 Day 1: 1 2-09 Day 2: 2 3-02 Day 3: 1 1-13 104.William Huntington Sitka, Alaska 3 7-05 72 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 1 1-06 Day 3: 2 5-15 105.Gary Morris Tracy, Calif. 6 7-03 71 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 3 3-06 Day 3: 3 3-13 106.Wade Caperton Leoma, Tenn. 4 7-01 70 Day 1: 3 5-02 Day 2: 1 1-15 Day 3: 0 0-00 107.Greig Sniffen Campbell, Calif. 4 6-00 69 Day 1: 3 4-05 Day 2: 1 1-11 Day 3: 0 0-00 108.Rommel Bagay Pleasant Hill, Calif. 3 5-09 68 Day 1: 1 2-02 Day 2: 1 1-08 Day 3: 1 1-15 109.John Martinez Rio Linda, Calif. 4 5-04 67 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 3 4-02 Day 3: 1 1-02 110.William Vick Vacaville, Calif. 3 4-14 66 Day 1: 3 4-14 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 0 0-00 111.Ryan Lozano Dixon, Calif. 2 4-05 65 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 1 1-07 Day 3: 1 2-14 112.Eric Martin Yuba City, Calif. 2 2-15 64 Day 1: 2 2-15 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 0 0-00 113.Greg Becker Entiat, Wash. 2 2-14 63 Day 1: 1 1-12 Day 2: 1 1-02 Day 3: 0 0-00 114.Ted Kimball Yuba City, Calif. 2 2-13 62 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 2 2-13 Day 3: 0 0-00 115.Glenn Haupt Highlands Ranch, Colo. 1 1-13 61 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 1 1-13 115.Rich Caro Santa Rosa, Calif. 1 1-13 61 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 1 1-13 Day 3: 0 0-00 117.Terry Cherney Monte Rio, Calif. 1 1-06 59 Day 1: 1 1-06 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 0 0-00 118.Ronald Mukai Clovis, Calif. 1 1-05 58 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 1 1-05 Day 3: 0 0-00 119.Samuel Bell Byron, Calif. 0 0-00 0 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 0 0-00 119.George Fedor Yucaipa, Calif. 0 0-00 0 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 0 0-00 119.William Landers Concord, Calif. 0 0-00 0 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 0 0-00 119.Peter Ochoa Elk Grove, Calif. 0 0-00 0 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 0 0-00 119.Tony Olanio Byron, Calif. 0 0-00 0 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 0 0-00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Purolator Big Bass Day 1 John Bitting Westminster, Calif. 7-00 $400.00 2 George Thiel Banning, Calif. 8-10 $400.00 3 Sieg Taylor Fresno, Calif. 7-02 $400.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals Day #Limits #Fish Weight 1 16 239 447-08 2 41 389 741-05 3 34 320 604-09 ---------------------------------- 91 948 1793-06