Skeeter Bass Champs Central Region held their second bass fishing event in their 2006 season at Lake Belton on March 4th. Over 200 teams participated, enjoying a 115% payback of $60,775.00 in cash and prizes. There were 85 limits brought to the scales, but it was the father & son team of Jim and Austin Edwards that topped them all with 15.38 lbs.
Austin excitedly told about their winning day he enjoyed with his dad. "We started out running up river, racing other boats to get to our spot. When we got there, there was a guy sitting on it catching crappie. We started fishing nearby, and caught a few. The wind started picking up and after a while we were able to go back to the tree we wanted to fish by. We caught some, but started going down the bank trying to catch more. We had three in the boat at that point, but we had to find a limit. We started throwing spinnerbaits and finished out a limit. After that we started flipping a June bug craw worm, and caught a 3½ pounder. We high-fived each other, and started hootin' and hollering. We decided to go check out some clearer water. There were a lot of boats there and we didn't like it. We needed one more good fish, so we headed back to muddy water. We caught one that weighed over five pounds and we were so excited. Then it was time to get back to the weigh in, and when we got there we were hearing that it would take about 15 pounds to win. That was us, and this is great!" They were presented with the 1st place package of a Skeeter SX190 powered by a Yamaha 150 motor valued at over $30,000.
Gary Weimer and David Barnard won 2nd place with 14.28 lbs. During practice, they found a couple of good spots that panned out for them at the tournament. Throwing chartreuse / white spinnerbaits all day, they hit the banks with them and also caught a few up the river by the bridge. "It seemed like they bit better when it was sunny, so for us the afternoon bite was much better" stated Weimer. Their 2nd place winning check was for $2,500.
3rd place was won by lone angler Richard Broxton with 14.12 lbs. "I caught all of my fish early at the upper end of the lake. My technique was pretty simple, just throwing a green pumpkin jig with a matching trailer in the mouths of creeks around lay-downs. The bass were in water 4'-6' deep, and I caught 8 keepers. I lost two big fish, and it cost me." Broxton was presented a check for $1,600.
Travis and his brother Jason Jones had a real good day, winning 4th place with 13.92 lbs and Big Bass honors with their 6.90 lb kicker. Jason landed the big bass around 1:00, catching her on a Texas rigged green pumpkin Wave Worm Tiki stick. Travis said he caught her near the marina in about 35'. "She didn't slam it or anything, she just picked it up and started swimming off. We got her in the boat without a problem, but I thought she was bigger. The rest of our fish were caught in the Leon River on jigs. We only caught those five, but we had a lot of fun!" They have a Keel Shield on their boat, and as part of the Bass Champs sponsor incentives, as Big Bass Winners they will receive a free entry into the next tournament. In addition, they won $1,300 for 4th place and a $1,000 check for Big Bass.
The Skeeter Bonus went to the 5th place team of Charles Whited & Jason Buchanan, doubling their $1,200 win to a $2,400 finish for being the highest finishing qualified Skeeter boat owner team.
Place Boat Angler 1 Angler 2 Fish Big Bass Weight 1 JIM EDWARDS AUSTIN EDWARDS 5 5.46 15.38 2 GARY WEIMER DAVID BARNARD 5 0 14.28 3 RICHARD BROXTON 5 5.00 14.12 4 TRAVIS JONES JR JASON JONES 5 6.90 13.92 5 CHARLES WHITED JASON BUCHANAN 5 0 13.42 6 ALLEN SHELTON STRIDER BROWNING 5 0 13.00 7 FLINT FISHER STEVE MAGNELIA 5 0 12.96 8 JESUS CRUZ ROGER JACOBY 5 5.04 12.76 9 DAVID LANDRY PHIL WARREN 5 0 12.48 10 MIKE KERNAN DAVID WEBER 5 0 12.36 11 SCOTT GOVER KEVIN STUART 5 4.22 12.14 12 KELLY MAULDIN TOM CANTWELL 5 0 11.94 13 MATT MCCLENDON KRIS MCCLENDON 5 0 11.86 14 MONTY MITCHELL CLINTON ROBERTSON 5 0 11.68 15 BRAD WILLIAMS JASON DEWALD 5 0 11.52 16 JAMES STEPHENS JOHNNY HOMANN 5 0 11.26 17 KEN WILKINS BRAD HASS 5 0 11.12 18 CHARLES REAGAN JACK POWE 5 0 11.08 19 STEVE WILSON RAYMOND CANTU 5 0 11.02 20 TORREY AIKEN BRANDON KING 5 0 10.88 21 RANDY TAWATER BO BERRY 5 0 10.80 21 KEITH COMBS SISTO SALINAS 5 0 10.80 23 TERRRY ADAIR RAY SHELTON 5 0 10.78 24 FLOYD HILL JOE SIERRA 5 0 10.76 25 PAUL LAM BOBBY THRASHER 5 0 10.68 26 G.T. CANTRELL JASON RAMM 5 0 10.66 26 CHANS MARTIN STERLING MARTIN 5 0 10.66 28 DAVID HOGGE RICK KEAGLE 5 0 10.62 29 TROY JENKINS LLOYD WARD 5 0 10.46 30 LANCE DILLARD LEE BEUERSHAUSON 5 0 10.40 31 BILLY BREWER JOHNNY SNYDER 5 0 10.36 32 SAM KOEBCKE DENNIS TREPANIER 5 0 10.32 33 TERRY VALENTINO TRAVIS THOMAS 5 0 10.24 34 WEBB FRY JOEL TOMMY FERGESON 5 0 10.22 35 GARY WAFFORD JEREMIAH WAFFORD 5 0 10.08 36 KEN MCKEE ROD BORJA 5 0 9.90 37 RICK HAMILTON RODNEY JOHNSON 5 0 9.86 38 GREG JOINER BLAKE ARAPIS 5 0 9.84 38 TERRY KIRCUS GUY NORRIS 5 0 9.84 40 JOE COLE SR DEREK COLE 5 0 9.68 40 JAMES SCOGIN ROLAND LOERA 5 0 9.68 42 MARTIN JAKUBOWSKY JOE COLE JR 5 0 9.60 43 JACK FOUNTAIN HARRELL SPINKS 5 0 9.58 44 STEWART HERRIDON JERRY TAYLOR 5 0 9.56 45 PAUL STOKES DARREN SEBEK 5 0 9.54 45 EDDIE PELFREY RICKY MAYNARD 5 0 9.54 47 BILLY RAY WILLIAMS JOE ANDERSON 5 0 9.24 48 STAN LAWING SCOTT DEAN 5 0 9.22 49 MIKE GRIMES TRAVIS OWEN 5 0 9.10 50 TIMOTHY GRIMM DEAN MEINKE 4 0 9.06 50 DONNIE HUGHES NORM WILSON 5 0 9.06 52 BILLY HIRSCHMANN WILLIAM VICKERS 5 0 9.02 53 BYRON ALBRECHT LOWELL BENNETT 5 0 9.00 53 ALLEN HOFFMAN KENNY CLIFTON 5 0 9.00 53 GERALD GOFF ED MATTHEWS 5 0 9.00 56 MICHAEL WAGNER ADAM CLARK 5 0 8.96 57 ROGER BOLING JERRAL BOLING 5 0 8.88 58 RUSSELL PARRISH DON BRINSON 5 0 8.80 59 JEFFERY MARKERT MALCOLM MIDDLEBROOK 5 0 8.78 60 PERRY SPEAKER LAWRENCE BEST 5 0 8.74 61 LARRY OWENS JIM BLAIR 5 0 8.70 62 JAMES HESTER CHET SUTTON 5 0 8.68 62 KYLE ROWE TOM GRIDLEY 5 0 8.68 64 ROB HOFFMAN TODD BELL 5 0 8.64 65 BRIAN ANDERSON KELLY HUDSON 5 0 8.62 66 JOHN MARSHALL KEITH MULDER 5 0 8.56 67 DALE READ PAUL CARMAN 5 0 8.50 67 KENNETH CUMMINS BRIAN MATER 4 0 8.50 69 BENNIE WHITLEY JOHNNY HULL 4 0 8.40 70 LINO GUTTEREZ RUBEN RIBERA 5 0 8.38 71 DAN TAYLOR JASON GAGLIANO 4 0 8.36 72 LEE M. BENTON ANDREW ANDEL 5 0 8.26 73 JAMIE WARD JESSE FISHER JR 5 0 8.24 74 RAY POLLOCK DAVID GANDY 5 0 8.20 75 DON GORDON JASON PATUREAU 4 0 8.10 76 GLENN WILSON JR JIMMY CHAPMAN 3 0 8.08 77 CRAIG EXNER HEATH SIEGMOND 4 0 8.00 78 ROBERT TRUE ROBERT DOC BOWEN 5 0 7.96 79 MICHAEL HARMAN CARL CLARDY 5 0 7.90 80 SAM DOWDY DAN DOWDY 4 0 7.88 80 EVERETT MOORE RICKY DURMON 5 0 7.88 82 RANDY JACOBY SHAWN BRANNAN 4 0 7.82 83 JOE LOER TONY OCHOA 5 0 7.78 84 JAMES CANTWELL RANDELL CANTWELL 5 0 7.76 85 JOHN MARTIN DANNY LOE 5 0 7.72 85 DAMON ROSS SCOTT ROSS 5 0 7.72 87 SAMUEL SMITH STEVE BETHEA 5 0 7.66 88 BUD TATSCH JOSHUA INGE 5 0 7.58 89 JEFF PARKER JAMES GOODE 5 0 7.56 90 RONNY MAYNARD EDDY MAYNARD 5 0 7.44 91 TIM SCHILLER TODD SCHILLER 2 0 7.34 92 RANDY HIBLER RANDALL CHRISTIAN 2 5.90 7.32 93 JOEL TAYLOR MICHAEL FISHER 5 0 7.30 94 BRAD STEWART WAYNE ORENDER 5 0 7.28 95 LINDEN WALDEN JAMES GARY FLINT 5 0 7.26 96 RANDY BAINS TROY BAINS 4 0 7.24 97 MIKE HASTINGS BRIAN WENDEBORN 3 0 7.20 97 TREY WEBB TANNER SHEPARD 5 0 7.20 99 WESLEY HORNER COLT THOMPSON 4 0 7.10 100 TRAVIS DAUGHERTY CHARLES MERRIDETH 5 0 7.00 101 STEVE THIEL BRIAN TATE 4 0 6.72 102 JEFF PITRUCHA SCOTT DYER 3 0 6.70 103 BRIAN HOLMES JODY DAUGHERTY 4 0 6.66 104 THOMAS DOYLE DUSTIN DOYLE 5 0 6.56 105 MIKE TENNANT BRIAN WASHBURN 4 0 6.52 106 ADAM WILHITE DARREN EVERETT 4 0 6.48 107 DAVID KING GARY KING 4 0 6.44 108 RANCE ROGERS MIKE ROGERS 4 0 6.32 109 JASON WINDHAM JERRY L WEST 4 0 6.24 109 BRIAN WINBURNE BOBBY KRIEG 4 0 6.24 111 LEONARD PHILLIPP ROBERT JENKINS III 4 0 6.12 112 GREG SHIFFLET STACY WEBB 4 0 6.08 113 NEVADA BEDWELL ANIBAL GUZMAN 2 4.46 5.94 114 TRACY CRAYTOR RON CHAMBERS 2 0 5.92 115 CARL WENGENROTH VINCE MARTIN 3 0 5.82 116 MATT CANNON STEVE CANNON 3 0 5.74 116 L.J. CASTILLO 3 0 5.74 118 TERRAL ROBERTS MICHAEL ROBERTS 4 0 5.56 119 TREY GROCE GARY GROCE 3 0 5.42 120 CURTIS PELKY BOB BUCHANON 3 0 5.32 121 HERMAN LARKIN GERY BRENT TRUITT 3 0 5.20 122 DANIEL BARNES DAVID O'NEAL 3 0 5.14 123 RANDY GROUNDS KEN EVERETT 5 0 5.00 124 DWAYNE KINLEY EARL CLARKE 3 0 4.94 125 DEREK MCFARLAND CHRISTOPHER WHITED 4 0 4.86 126 KEN TEINERT COREY CAHILL 3 0 4.78 127 ANDY WHITEHEAD CANNON ELKINS 3 0 4.74 128 TRAVIS WINKLER ANDREW TREDEMEYER 3 0 4.64 129 MIKE ONJANOW ADRIAN SANCHEZ 3 0 4.62 130 PAUL LANDRETH RICHIE LAND 3 0 4.54 131 TODD GARRETT RAYMOND GLASS 3 0 4.52 132 KRIS BOETTCHER KEVIN PIERCE 3 0 4.48 133 LYNN PIERCE LYNN WOOD PIERCE 3 0 4.38 133 LARRY LAWSON MIKE HELLO 2 0 4.38 135 MICHAEL BRALEY CARL WEISS 3 0 4.36 136 DAVID STEPHENS JASON MCCAFFERY 2 0 4.34 137 FLOYD LESIKER VICKIE LESIKER 3 0 4.22 138 STAN KAMINSKI TIM SEYMOUR 3 0 4.16 139 JOHN PENNY DONALD MERRITT 3 0 4.12 140 ROY SMITH JIM ROBINSON 3 0 4.10 141 MATT HILL PHILLIP WALKER 3 0 4.04 142 JOE BRAY JAY FRAZIER 3 0 3.98 143 ROBBY THOMAS BILLY GARNNER 3 0 3.94 144 RICHARD WITTHOUSE DON BLUMRICH 2 0 3.92 145 MEL BARKER ROY DUNMAN 1 3.84 3.84 146 RANDY FREDERICK 2 0 3.80 146 SHANE HOLMES BRANDON HATCH 2 0 3.80 148 DOMINGO SOLIS FRED HOLBROOK 2 0 3.74 149 JIM HARRISON DONNIE ROSS 2 0 3.70 150 BILLY FREEMAN FRED FREEMAN 2 0 3.56 151 RICK SCOTT ROY ELLISON 2 0 3.50 152 BOBBY AMIDON BRAD PAYTON 2 0 3.46 153 TYLER MAY STEVE WADE 2 0 3.34 154 CHAD MILLER TYE HEINNEMAN 2 0 3.32 155 JACKIE VOLEK COLTER GASWINT 2 0 3.30 156 RYAN BECK ALLEN BARTOSH 2 0 3.18 157 PETE ALBARADO PATRICK ANDERSON 1 0 3.14 158 ROBERT JACKSON KENNETH BRIANT JR 2 0 3.06 159 CHARLES HICE DAVID MCGUFFEY 2 0 3.04 160 GROVER CHAMBLISS JUAN LOPEZ 1 0 2.94 161 JOHN RATLIFF CODY BRISTOW 2 0 2.92 162 JACK WALDROP SR MICHAEL WALDROP 5 0 2.30 163 CHRIS BRASHER CHUCK ALEKSINES 1 0 1.82 164 ALLEN KING RICK NEELY 1 0 1.72 165 MARK PEEVEY TAL SPRINKLES 1 0 1.70 166 ARNOLD GRUPE TERRY SPARKMAN 1 0 1.68 167 DAVID STEWART DON HISLE 1 0 1.64 168 BRYAN COTTER TOM PURSELL 1 0 1.52 169 DAVID SMITH MICHAEL HITT 1 0 1.50 170 MICHAEL BASS LILA BASS 1 1.48 1.48 171 MIKE CLARK LES BOWLES 0 0 0.00 171 BRUCE STOKES 0 0 0.00 171 ROY REID ROBERT REID 0 0 0.00 171 MIKE RICHARDSON PETE HUGHEY 0 0 0.00 171 TIM DIXON JEFF EPLING 0 0 0.00 171 SAM JONES LLOYD HOELSCHER 0 0 0.00 171 BILL GUZMAN DEAN TAYLOR 0 0 0.00 171 GARY RAESZ KEITH RUSSON 0 0 0.00 171 FIDEL BEN BENTURA RICK MICKAN 0 0 0.00 171 RICHARD CONE BILLY JESCHKE 0 0 0.00 171 KEVIN THRESS FRED THRESS 0 0 0.00 171 ROGER VON ROSENBERG STEVE FRANKLIN 0 0 0.00 171 JIMMY JOHNSON DERICK KUYRKENDAL 0 0 0.00 171 SCOTT STAGNER DAN ROSS 0 0 0.00 171 ANTHONY GOODSON JOE LACERTE 0 0 0.00 171 RANDELL CROSS NICHOLAS CROSS 0 0 0.00 171 BRYON CHAPMAN D.W. SHIRLEY 0 0 0.00 171 JAMES WHITED THOMAS WHITED 0 0 0.00 171 ANDREW CRABTREE LOUIS BOURAY 0 0 0.00 171 MARK HUBBARD JOHN KRAEMER 0 0 0.00 171 RALPH ANDERSON BOBBY KRAMER 0 0 0.00 171 BJ CAROTHERS TIM VEACH 0 0 0.00 171 ERIC WASHBURN PAT WASHBURN 0 0 0.00 171 COREY COSTELLO RAY CRAIN JR 0 0 0.00 171 TOM LORDEN OSBERTO AGUIRIE 0 0 0.00 171 BUTCH PATTON JASON CARTER 0 0 0.00 171 PAUL BROWN MIKE PARKER 0 0 0.00 171 RANDALL KIRKES KYLE KIRKES 0 0 0.00 171 RONNIE TROWER BRET STAFFORD 0 0 0.00 171 LARRY W HALL KEITH R HALL 0 0 0.00 171 DAVID SCHWERTNER JAMES LANE 0 0 0.00 171 BRANDON TINGEY TERRY TINGEY 0 0 0.00 171 DOUG KENNEMER KELLY KENNEMER 0 0 0.00 171 DERRICK CONE TOM WILKINSON 0 0 0.00