PAYSON, Ariz. (Feb. 17, 2011) – Kevin Stewart of Elk Grove, Calif., brought a five-bass limit weighing 15 pounds, 6 ounces to the scales on Thursday to take the lead on day one of the three day EverStart Series bass fishing tournament on Lake Roosevelt. Anglers are competing for top awards up to $35,000 plus a Ranger boat with an Evinrude or Mercury outboard for the pro and a Ranger boat with an Evinrude or Mercury outboard plus $5,000 for the co-angler. The 137 boat field will be cut after Friday’s weigh-in to the top-10 pros and cos for Saturday’s final day of competition.
Rounding out the top 25 pros are:
2nd: Ken Howden, Mesa, Ariz., five bass, 14-4
3rd: Chris Kremer, Gilbert, Ariz., five bass, 13-13
4th: Keith Espe, New River, Ariz., five bass, 13-11
5th: Andy Manahl, Mesa, Ariz., five bass, 13-2
6th: Dean Kreuzer, Mesa, Ariz., five bass, 12-14
7th: Benjamin Byrd, Moab, Utah, five bass, 12-4
8th: John Murray, Phoenix, Ariz., five bass, 12-3
9th: Jeff Michels, Lakehead, Calif., five bass, 12
10th: Young Yang, Los Angeles, Calif., five bass, 11-14
11th: Richard Dobyns, Yuba City, Calif., five bass, 11-5
12th: Joe Uribe, Lake Forest, Calif., five bass, 11-1
12th: Nicholas Fitzsimmons, Lyle, Wash., five bass, 11-1
14th: Don McBride, Roosevelt, Ariz., five bass, 11
14th: Douglas Pingree, Apache Junction, five bass, 11
16th: Clay Lippincott, Goodear, Ariz., five bass, 10-15
17th: Rob Riehl, Tracy, Calif., five bass, 10-14
17th: Jeff Allen, Flagstaff, Ariz., five bass, 10-14
19th: Johnny Johnson, Lakeside, Calif., five bass, 10-12
20th: Denny Goldston, Gardnerville, Nev., five bass, 10-11
20th: Mark Kile, Payson, Ariz., five bass, 10-11
22nd: Brian Evans, Ojai, Calif., five bass, 10-10
23rd: Steve Geffs, Antelope, Calif., five bass, 10-6
23rd: David Kemper, Tempe, Ariz., five bass, 10-6
23rd: RI Nay, Tucson, Ariz., five bass, 10-6
Richard Coffey of Pasco, Wash., leads the Co-angler Division with five bass weighing 12-4.
Rounding out the top 25 co-anglers are:
2nd: Mike Powell, Heber City, Utah, five bass, 11-5
3rd: Carl Limbrick Jr., San Diego, Calif., five bass, 11-2
4th: Pat Wilson, Petaluma, Calif., five bass, 10-12
5th: Gary Haraguchi, San Jose, Calif., five bass, 10-5
6th: Steven Latino, Hemet, Calif., five bass, 10-4
7th: Bryant Smith, Castro Valley, Calif., five bass, 10-1
8th: Michael “Chip” Gilbert, San Marcos, Calif., five bass, 10
9th: Roy Desmangles Jr., Lincoln, Calif., five bass, 9-10
9th: Justin Arellano, Isleton, Calif., five bass, 9-10
9th: Keith Hunsinger, Payson, Ariz., five bass, 9-10
12th: Steven Cook, Phoenix, Ariz., five bass, 9-9
13th: Lester Albury, Temecula, Calif., five bass, 9-4
14th: Matthew Nadeau, Grass Valley, Calif., five bass, 8-15
15th: Tami Jennings, Kemah, Texas, five bass, 8-14
15th: John Weir, Vail, Ariz., five bass, 8-14
17th: Sean Kimball, San Ramon, Calif., five bass, 8-13
17th: Kyle Gelles, Pingree, Idaho, five bass, 8-13
19th: Kirk Beardsley, Huntington Beach, Calif., five bass, 8-12
19th: Jimmy Zanotelli, Redding, Calif., five bass, 8-12
21st: Adam Cartwright, Citrus Heights, Calif., five bass, 8-10
21st: Tommie Goldston, Gardnerville, Nev., five bass, 8-10
23rd: Oneal Martin, Roseville, Calif., five bass, 8-9
24th: Chester Baxter, Glendale, Ariz., five bass, 8-8
24th: Mike Crothers, Chandler, Ariz., five bass, 8-8