CALLIHAM, Texas (Jan. 20, 2011) – Kelly Owens of Cowley, La., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 25 pounds, 1 ounce Thursday to lead day one of the EverStart Series bass fishing tournament on Choke Canyon. Owens holds a 7-pound, 2-ounce lead going into the second day of competition. The weigh-in Friday will be at Choke Canyon State Park in Calliham, Texas, and start at 3 p.m. The final weigh-in on Saturday will be at Choke Canyon State Park and start at 3 p.m.
Rounding out the top 25 pros are:
2nd: Jeremy Guidry, Opelousas, La., five bass, 17-15
3rd: Russell Cecil, Willis, Texas, five bass, 17-06
4th: Richard Cathey, San Antonio, Texas, four bass, 16-15
5th: Charles Bebber, Willis, Texas, five bass, 16-12
6th: Kevin Lasyone, Dry Prong, La., four bass, 16-07
7th: Todd Castledine, Nacogdoches, Texas, five bass, 16-01
8th: Alton Wilhoit, Harrah, Okla. , five bass, 15-03
9th: Robert Byrd, Dallas, Texas, five bass, 15-01
10th: Cody Bird, Granbury, Texas, five bass, 14-02
11th: David Curtis, Trinity, Texas, four bass, 14-00
12th: Chip Porche', Bixby, Okla., five bass, 13-14
13th: Andy Gaia, Tomball, Texas, three bass, 12-15
14th: Cody Malone, Morgan, Texas, five bass, 11-15
15th: Ricky D. Scott, Van Buren, Ark., five bass, 11-13
16th: David Mullins, Coppell, Texas, four bass, 11-10
17th: Michael Harman, Bastrop, Texas, five bass, 11-09
18th: Don Williams, Keithville, La., four bass, 11-01
19th: Bob Ramsdell, Sour Lake, Texas, two bass, 11-00
20th: Dicky Newberry, Houston, Texas, four bass, 10-12
21st: Lendell Martin Jr., Nacogdoches, Texas, five bass, 10-07
22nd: Darin Deatherage, Shawnee, Okla., four bass, 10-02
23rd: Ernie Paul, Longview, Texas, three bass, 10-01
24th: Michael Herron, Paris, Texas, five bass, 9-15
24th: Tommy Martin, Hemphill, Texas, three bass, 9-15
Andy Gaia caught the big bass weighing 8-12 on the pro side to win $236. Keith Hawkins of Missouri City, Texas, leads the Co-angler Division with five bass weighing 16-10.
Rounding out the top 25 co-anglers are:
2nd: Dan Wilson, Pilot Point, Texas, five bass, 15-09
3rd: Brent Broussard, Nacogdoches, Texas, three bass, 13-03
4th: Tommy Hagler, Abilene, Texas, two bass, 13-01
5th: Trevor Rogge, San Antonio, Texas, four bass, 11-14
6th: Clinton McNiel, George West, Texas, four bass, 10-02
7th: Allan Morgan, Stephenville, Texas, five bass, 10-01
8th: Matt Crawford, Little Elm, Texas, three bass, 9-08
9th: Joseph Brozak, Orange, Texas, four bass, 8-10
10th: Patrick McNutt, San Antonio, Texas, three bass, 8-09
11th: Bill Spence, St. Albans, Vt., three bass, 8-07
12th: Ralph Logan Sr., Magnolia, Texas, two bass, 6-15
13th: Keith Honeycutt, Temple, Texas, three bass, 6-07
14th: Brian Liles, Texarkana, Ark., three bass, 6-05
15th: Carl Fox, Belton, Texas, two bass, 6-04
16th: Mitchell Nezat , Kilgore, Texas, three bass, 6-03
17th: Bryan Duke, Okemah, Okla., two bass, 5-13
18th: Will Withers, Kirbyville, Texas, two bass, 5-09
19th: Buddy Hicks, Port Neches, Texas, three bass, 5-07
20th: Mark Howard, Mesquite, Texas, two bass, 5-06
21st: Robert Patton, Cedar Park, Texas, two bass, 5-03
22nd: Don N. Brown, Rio Vista, Texas, three bass, 5-01
23rd: Garret Nies, Zapata, Texas, two bass, 5-00
24th: Kevin Rich, Cushing, Okla., two bass, 4-15
24th: Patrick Wilbricht, San Antonio, Texas, two bass, 4-15
Tommy Hagler caught the big bass weighing 9-13 on the co-angler side to win $157.