GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (Feb. 24, 2011) – Robert Boyd of Russellville, Ala., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 29 pounds, 3 ounces Thursday to lead day one of the EverStart Series Southeast Division bass fishing tournament on Lake Guntersville. Boyd holds a 5-pound, 4-ounce lead going into the second day of competition. The weigh-in Friday will be at Lake Guntersville State Park and start at 3 p.m. The final weigh-in on Saturday will be at Walmartat located at 11697 US Highway 431 in Guntersville and start at 4 p.m.
Rounding out the top 25 pros are:
2nd: Rick Williams, Decatur, Ala., five bass, 23-15
3rd: Clark Smith Jr., Pell City, Ala., five bass, 23-9
4th: Casey Martin, Huntsville, Ala., five bass, 23-6
5th: Jake Morris, McKee, Ky., five bass, 23-2
6th: Straight Talk pro JT Kenney, Palm Bay, Fla., five bass, 21-3
7th: Marty Giddens, Alpine, Ala., five bass, 20-15
8th: Yancy Windham, Reform, Ala., five bass, 20-7
9th: Kelley Jaye, Dadeville, Ala., five bass, 20-5
10th: Arnie Lane, Lakeland, Fla., five bass, 19-10
10th: Bobby Lane, Lakeland, Fla., five bass, 19-10
12th: Brent Anderson, Kingston Springs, Tenn., five bass, 19-5
13th: Donny Bass, Fort Myers, Fla., five bass, 19-4
13th: Jared Haas, Hixson, Tenn., five bass, 19-4
15th: Jason Counsil, Casselberry, Fla., five bass, 19-2
16th: Monte Knight, Quitman, Miss., five bass, 19
17th: Brandon McMillan, Belle Glade, Fla., five bass, 18-15
18th: Clent Davis, Montevallo, Ala., five bass, 18-12
19th: Scott Mansfield, McKenzie, Tenn., five bass, 18-11
20th: Anthony Goggins, Auburn, Ala., five bass, 18-7
21st: Scott Browning, Franklin, N.C., five bass, 18
22nd: Adam Brown, Attalla, Ala., five bass, 17-9
23rd: Daniel Welch, New Martinsville, W.Va., five bass, 17-8
24th: Chad Aaron, Ethridge, Tenn., five bass, 17-6
25th: Greg Schultz, Wayzata, Minn., five bass, 17-5
Clark Smith Jr., caught the EverStart Series Big Bass weighing 8-4 on the pro side to win $300. Steve Keller Jr., leads the Co-angler Division with five bass weighing 24-14.
Rounding out the top 25 co-anglers are:
2nd: Alex Posey, Roswell, Ga., five bass, 22-15
3rd: Marty Denton, Hampton Cove, Ala., five bass, 19-14
4th: Frank Mackin, New Port Richey, Fla., five bass, 19-1
5th: Darren Jeter, Marshall, N.C., five bass, 18-6
6th: Stephen Thrower, Buchanan, Ga., five bass, 18-4
7th: Rodney Davis, Hazard, Ky., five bass, 18-1
8th: Mike Gipson, Niceville, Fla., five bass, 17-13
9th: Larry Hipps, Cary, N.C., five bass, 16-13
10th: Steve Seiter, Wappapello, Mo., five bass, 16-11
10th: Jeffrey Ware, Rixeyville, Va., three bass, 16-11
12th: Mitch Reynolds, Petal, Miss., five bass, 15-14
13th: Justin Jones, Apex, N.C., five bass, 15-12
13th: Perry Kennedy, Florence, Ala., five bass, 15-12
15th: Stephen Kocell, Waxhaw, N.C., five bass, 15-9
16th: Jason Atkins, Section, Ala., five bass, 14-11
17th: Mark Sullivan, Collinsville, Miss., five bass, 14-10
18th: Coulby Lewis, Macon, Ga., five bass, 14-9
19th: Shane Robertson, Gadsden, Ala., five bass, 14-8
20th: Richard Peek, Centre Ala., five bass, 14-6
21st: Jamie Muench, Alexandria, Ky., three bass, 14-4
22nd: Keith Burden, Seminole, Fla., five bass, 14-3
23rd: Bob Slaton, Marietta, Ga., five bass, 14-2
24th: Lonnie Seawood, Hamtramck, Mich., four bass, 14-1
25th: James Sharp, Leesburg, Ga., five bass, 13-9
Steve Keller Jr., caught the EverStart Series Big Bass weighing 10-3 on the co-angler side to win $200.