RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - Pro angler Sheri Glasgow of Muskogee, Okla., scored her first Women's Bassmaster Tour bass fishing tournament win Saturday on Arkansas' Lake Dardanelle in style: wire-to-wire, with more than 46 pounds, and almost two pounds in front of second-place finisher Lynda Gessner of Foristell, Mo.
Glasgow won with consistency as she posted a third consecutive five-fish limit on the final day and finished with a total of 46 pounds, 1 ounce. She collected the top prize of a Triton/Mercury boat rig valued at $50,000.
In third was Tami Kashiwabara of Japan with 42-7, who had a five-fish limit on the final day to push her up from sixth on Friday. Finishing fourth with 41-12 was the winner of the season-opening WBT event on Texas' Lake Amistad, Juanita Robinson of Highlands, Texas.
Pam Martin-Wells of Bainbridge, Ga., fell from second on Friday to finish fifth with 41 pounds, 9 ounces. Glasgow and Martin-Wells were head-to-head for the first two days of competition, but the Bainbridge, Ga., pro came up one short of a five-fish limit on the final day.
"I'm going to lose the nickname 'deuce' now," said Glasgow, who has been the runner-up or within arm's reach of a win five times on the WBT circuit, including being second to Martin-Wells in the 2006 WBT Championship in February on Alabama's Lake Mitchel l. "It was OK to be second, but of course you always want to win, and maybe now I won't be called 'bridesmaid' anymore."
A 40-year-old rep and designer for a custom cabinet shop when she isn't competing in WBT events, Glasgow said she used 20-pound Berkley Big Game line to work her shallow pattern around stumps for spawning bass. Her go-to baits were a watermelon Zoom Fluke and a Texas-rigged green-pumpkin Zoom Baby Brush Hog.
At 15-12, Gessner's final-day limit outweighed the Saturday catch of any other pro. She also brought in the day's big bass, a 5-10 she hooked on a 6-inch Yum Dinger in watermelon red-flake color. She said she worked lily-pad stems that were in less than two feet of water.
A technical publications specialist for an aircraft manufacturer, Gessner said her second-place finish on Dardanelle is the best of her fishing career.
"I started fishing because I like being able to challenge myself," she said. "It's like putting a puzzle together."
The outcome of the Dardanelle event changed up the Toyota Tundra WBT Angler of the Year points race. Glasgow improved her position from third to first. Robinson dropped from first to second, and Martin-Wells from second to third. Full standings are below.
The winner at the end of the five-event season takes home a prize package of a fully rigged Toyota Tundra truck.
The winner of the co-angler division and the first prize of $1,000 cash and a Triton/Mercury boat rig valued at $24,000 was Laura Elkins of Amarillo, Texas, who shot up to first from 11th place on the final day, thanks to her five-fish limit of 12 pounds. Her three-day total was 24 pounds, 4 ounces.
An industrial illustrator, Elkins, 50, finished fourth at the WBT event on Lake Dardanelle last August in the inaugural season of the WBT. Debbie Pegoli of Loveland, Ohio, was second in the co-angler division with 23-12. She was the co-angler winner on Texas' Lake Lewisville at the second event of the 2006 WBT season.
The third-place co-angler was Day 2 leader Bertha Cavakis of Amity, Ark., with 23-8. Fourth was Kala Wright of Pocola, Okla., with 20-2, and fifth was Vicki Henderson of Ashtown, Ark., with 20-0.
2007 Women's Bassmaster Tour Stop 2 BO 03/29-03/31 Lake Dardanelle, Russellville Ark. (BOATER) Standings Day 3 Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$ 1. Sheri Glasgow Muskogee, Okla. 15 46-01 315 $50,000.00 Day 1: 5 20-00 Day 2: 5 13-03 Day 3: 5 12-14 2. Lynda Gessner Foristell, Mo. 15 44-03 295 $6,200.00 Day 1: 5 16-05 Day 2: 5 12-02 Day 3: 5 15-12 3. Tami Kashiwabara Nagano-Shi, Japan 15 42-07 290 $3,680.00 Day 1: 5 12-00 Day 2: 5 15-06 Day 3: 5 15-01 4. Juanita Robinson Highlands, Texas 14 41-12 285 $2,180.00 Day 1: 5 15-02 Day 2: 5 13-04 Day 3: 4 13-06 5. Pam Martin-Wells Bainbridge, Ga. 14 41-09 280 $1,930.00 Day 1: 5 16-07 Day 2: 5 15-02 Day 3: 4 10-00 6. Judy Wong Many, La. 14 38-14 276 $1,700.00 Day 1: 5 14-09 Day 2: 5 12-02 Day 3: 4 12-03 7. Penny Berryman Hot Springs, Ark. 15 37-03 272 $1,600.00 Day 1: 5 12-01 Day 2: 5 12-06 Day 3: 5 12-12 8. Audrey McQueen Canon City, Colo. 14 36-04 266 $1,525.00 Day 1: 5 13-05 Day 2: 4 11-07 Day 3: 5 11-08 8. Angie Douthit Clewiston, Fla. 14 36-04 266 $1,525.00 Day 1: 5 13-03 Day 2: 5 12-11 Day 3: 4 10-06 10. Secret York Benton, Ky. 14 36-00 260 $1,450.00 Day 1: 5 13-13 Day 2: 4 8-04 Day 3: 5 13-15 11. Joan Craig London, Ark. 13 35-11 257 $1,400.00 Day 1: 5 13-04 Day 2: 5 15-07 Day 3: 3 7-00 12. Sue Parrish Indianapolis, Ind. 12 33-10 254 $1,350.00 Day 1: 4 13-04 Day 2: 5 14-02 Day 3: 3 6-04 13. Ann Wells Danville, Ill. 11 31-07 251 $1,300.00 Day 1: 4 13-15 Day 2: 3 7-14 Day 3: 4 9-10 14. Christiana Bradley Bealeton, Va. 13 31-05 248 $1,200.00 Day 1: 5 11-13 Day 2: 4 9-13 Day 3: 4 9-11 15. Christie Thomas Reform, Ala. 12 30-06 245 $1,150.00 Day 1: 2 6-01 Day 2: 5 13-00 Day 3: 5 11-05 16. Cindy Van Horn Fort Worth, Texas 11 29-07 243 $1,100.00 Day 1: 5 12-11 Day 2: 2 5-12 Day 3: 4 11-00 17. Dianna Clark Bumpus Mills , Tenn. 8 29-00 241 $1,050.00 Day 1: 5 16-05 Day 2: 2 8-14 Day 3: 1 3-13 18. Marcia Rubin Chagrin Falls, Ohio 12 28-14 239 $1,000.00 Day 1: 3 7-00 Day 2: 5 11-15 Day 3: 4 9-15 19. Patti Campbell Waxahachie, Texas 11 28-11 237 $950.00 Day 1: 5 14-03 Day 2: 2 3-14 Day 3: 4 10-10 20. Tammy Richardson Amity, Ark. 11 27-04 235 $900.00 Day 1: 5 12-13 Day 2: 3 8-10 Day 3: 3 5-13 21. Lisa Craig Tyler, Texas 10 26-05 233 $1,850.00 Day 1: 4 11-11 Day 2: 3 6-13 Day 3: 3 7-13 22. Madeline Smith Hot Springs Village, A 8 23-15 231 $800.00 Day 1: 3 8-03 Day 2: 4 12-03 Day 3: 1 3-09 23. Danalee Lofton Little Rock, Ark. 9 23-11 229 $750.00 Day 1: 5 15-02 Day 2: 3 6-06 Day 3: 1 2-03 24. Marsha Gipson Bigelow, Ark. 7 21-08 227 $1,700.00 Day 1: 2 4-14 Day 2: 4 13-15 Day 3: 1 2-11 25. Debra Hengst San Antonio, Texas 8 20-15 225 $650.00 Day 1: 3 7-02 Day 2: 5 13-13 Day 3: 0 0-00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Big Bass Day 1 Lisa Craig Tyler, Texas 0-00 $1,000.00 2 Marsha Gipson Bigelow, Ark. 6-10 $1,000.00 3 Lynda Gessner Foristell, Mo. 5-10 $1,000.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals Day #Limits #Fish Weight 1 24 263 714-15 2 15 216 570-04 3 7 87 229-02 ---------------------------------- 46 566 1514-05 2007 Women's Bassmaster Tour Stop 2 NB 03/29-03/31 Lake Dardanelle, Russellville Ark. (NON-BOATER) Standings Day 3 Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$ 1. Laura Elkins Amarillo, Texas 10 24-04 305 $26,000.00 Day 1: 4 9-04 Day 2: 1 3-00 Day 3: 5 12-00 2. Debbie Pegoli Loveland, Ohio 8 23-12 295 $3,200.00 Day 1: 3 10-06 Day 2: 2 5-04 Day 3: 3 8-02 3. Bertha Cavakis Amity, Ark. 8 23-08 295 $2,680.00 Day 1: 3 8-04 Day 2: 4 12-05 Day 3: 1 2-15 4. Kala Wright Pocola, Okla. 7 20-02 285 $1,680.00 Day 1: 4 11-01 Day 2: 2 3-15 Day 3: 1 5-02 5. Vicki Henderson Ashtown, Ark. 5 20-00 280 $1,680.00 Day 1: 3 10-07 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 2 9-09 6. Charlotte Frazier Dallas, Texas 8 19-12 276 $900.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 5 11-10 Day 3: 3 8-02 7. Kimberly Martin Clayton, Ind. 8 19-05 272 $850.00 Day 1: 5 13-04 Day 2: 1 2-03 Day 3: 2 3-14 8. Sharon Rushton Kimberling City, Mo. 7 19-02 268 $800.00 Day 1: 2 3-09 Day 2: 2 7-00 Day 3: 3 8-09 9. Patsy Mcdaniel Gordo, Ala. 8 19-01 264 $775.00 Day 1: 2 4-04 Day 2: 4 9-04 Day 3: 2 5-09 10. Jan Hudson Harrison, Ark. 7 16-12 260 $750.00 Day 1: 5 10-15 Day 2: 1 3-04 Day 3: 1 2-09 11. Denese Freeman Lawton, Okla. 6 16-10 257 $725.00 Day 1: 1 3-10 Day 2: 2 5-07 Day 3: 3 7-09 12. Becky Burt Eureka Springs, Ark. 7 16-02 254 $700.00 Day 1: 2 4-03 Day 2: 5 11-15 Day 3: 0 0-00 13. Angie Everitt Livingston, Texas 5 15-15 256 $1,175.00 Day 1: 4 14-00 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 1 1-15 14. Cheryl Holloway Pollock, La. 6 15-03 248 $650.00 Day 1: 2 4-07 Day 2: 2 5-03 Day 3: 2 5-09 15. Mary James Russellville , Ark. 6 13-15 245 $625.00 Day 1: 1 3-04 Day 2: 3 5-15 Day 3: 2 4-12 16. Diane Smith Fayetteville, Ga. 6 13-10 243 $600.00 Day 1: 5 10-04 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 1 3-06 17. Jennifer Helgren Park City, Ill. 5 13-07 241 $575.00 Day 1: 2 5-07 Day 2: 2 3-15 Day 3: 1 4-01 18. Teresa Morris Moscow, Tenn. 6 13-05 239 $550.00 Day 1: 3 6-13 Day 2: 3 6-08 Day 3: 0 0-00 19. Dianne Kegley Norphlet, Ark. 4 12-08 237 $525.00 Day 1: 3 10-03 Day 2: 1 2-05 Day 3: 0 0-00 20. Brenda Reeves Arlington, Texas 5 12-03 234 $487.50 Day 1: 5 12-03 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 0 0-00 20. Elizabeth Sanders Brandon, Miss. 4 12-03 234 $487.50 Day 1: 2 6-10 Day 2: 1 3-03 Day 3: 1 2-06 22. Sherry Melton Monterey, Tenn. 5 11-14 231 $450.00 Day 1: 3 7-07 Day 2: 1 2-09 Day 3: 1 1-14 23. Kim Stapp Ringgold, Ga. 4 10-15 229 $425.00 Day 1: 3 9-02 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 1 1-13 24. Linda Owens Brandon, Miss. 4 10-01 227 $400.00 Day 1: 1 2-02 Day 2: 3 7-15 Day 3: 0 0-00 25. Colleen McKay Worcester, Mass. 3 9-14 225 $350.00 Day 1: 3 9-14 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 0 0-00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Big Bass Day 1 Angela Everitt Livingston, Texas 0-00 $500.00 2 Bertha Cavakis Amity, Ark. 5-05 $500.00 3 Vicki Henderson Ashtown, Ark. 6-14 $500.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals Day #Limits #Fish Weight 1 12 126 330-10 2 4 100 253-15 3 4 36 99-12 ---------------------------------- 20 262 684-05 2007 Womens Bassmaster Tour Stop 2 Non-Boater Points After Lake Dardanelle, Russellville, Ark. Ending 03-31-2007, Day 3 ------------------------------------------- Place Name St Pts ------------------------------------------- 1 Laura Elkins Texas 562 2 Kimberly Martin Ind. 544 3 Cheryl Holloway La. 533 4 Angie Everitt Texas 524 5 Kala Wright Okla. 518 6 Jan Hudson Ark. 511 7 Vicki Henderson Ark. 505 8 Colleen McKay Mass. 485 9 Lesa Brown Ark. 469 10 Debbie Pegoli Ohio 468 11 Sharon Rushton Mo. 464 12 Barbara Gaskins Va. 451 13 Denese Freeman Okla. 442 14 Bonnie Ward Wash. 439 15 Kim Stapp Ga. 433 16 Heather Sullivan Ala. 432 17 Brenda Reeves Texas 423 18 Donna Prado Texas 419 19 Brenda Bates Texas 417 20 KAROL WHITEHURST Texas 414 21 Bertha Cavakis Ark. 412 22 LORA SIMISON Ind. 411 23 Nancy Oliver La. 401 24 Linda Thomas Okla. 400 24 Marsha Betz Texas 400 26 Sharon McEwen Pa. 398 27 Sherry Melton Tenn. 390 27 Gail Wood Ark. 390 29 Dianne Kegley Ark. 386 30 Sharon Withers Texas 376 30 Robertina Filburn Ky. 376 32 Angela Mitchell Canada 370 33 Maggie Robledo Texas 368 33 Susan Dameron Tenn. 368 35 Sarah Busby La. 362 35 VICKIE LESIKER Texas 362 37 Diane Smith Ga. 360 38 Linda Berry N.C. 358 39 Marilu Ives Ark. 354 40 Cheryl Bowden Texas 353 41 BJ Carson Okla. 350 42 Kim McGuffey Texas 347 43 Barbie Hagler Texas 341 44 Patricia Atkinson Mass. 337 45 Susan Wild D.C. 334 46 Tammie Ply Ark. 332 47 Robin Kolton Texas 329 48 Monica Altman N.C. 323 49 Vickie Jeffries Ohio 322 50 Dianna Fanning Ark. 309 51 Julie Shivers Texas 305 51 Kim Tucker Ala. 305 53 JADA TIDMORE Ala. 303 54 Robbie Hartline Mo. 298 55 Carilyn Hill Okla. 297 56 Bridget Allen Pa. 296 57 Crystal Langston Ala. 290 58 Julie Garriety Texas 282 59 Charlotte Frazier Texas 276 60 Mary Lipka Mo. 275 61 Patsy Mcdaniel Ala. 264 62 Toni Mode Ore. 254 62 Becky Burt Ark. 254 64 Mary James Ark. 245 65 Karen Williams Mo. 244 66 Jennifer Helgren Ill. 241 67 Tina Newman Tenn. 239 67 Teresa Morris Tenn. 239 67 Tracy Doty Texas 239 70 Esther Turner Tenn. 237 71 Kris Hunter Texas 235 72 Elizabeth Sanders Miss. 234 73 Linda Owens Miss. 227 74 Holly Tuyls Mich. 219 75 Linda Keithley Mo. 213 76 Barbara Ferge Tenn. 209 77 Judith Hart Texas 196 78 Angela Dechau Mo. 195 79 Pamela Rodden Texas 193 80 Lisa Skelley Tenn. 191 81 Sandra Dillon Ark. 189 82 Kim Stevenson Mo. 179 83 Kay Harmon Texas 175 84 Tracy Pace Texas 173 85 Sandy Jeane Texas 170 86 Lillian Gutierrez Texas 167 87 Shawn Conner Ind. 166 88 Shirley Jordan Ark. 162 89 Jeannette Thompson Texas 161 90 Kim Petrowski Texas 158 91 Darla Mcintosh Fla. 157 92 Beverly Dickson Ark. 154 93 Summer Stephens Ga. 151 94 Brenda Botica La. 149 95 Carolyn Voyles Texas 142 95 SHERETTA SWEENEY Texas 142 95 Renee Brisendine N.C. 142 98 Kristy Darby Ark. 139 99 EDWINA HARPER Texas 135 99 Mary Miday Fla. 135 101 Carol Boykin Ind. 125 102 Linda Bald Texas 123 103 De Lynn Montez Mo. 119 104 Sharon Lawson Tenn. 117 105 LEANNE SNOWDEN Mich. 115 106 Sharon Gentry Mo. 113 107 Janet Frerich Texas 111 108 TRACY BAILEY Texas 107 109 Keri Schieber Ga. 0 109 Mary Croft Va. 0 109 Lila Bass Texas 0 109 Vicki Hester Ala. 0 109 Sylvia Hudson Fla. 0 109 Melissa Bond N.M. 0 109 Andrea Studensky-Berr Texas 0 109 APRIL LACY Texas 0 109 Nora Finks S.C. 0 109 Trish Levitt N.M. 0 109 Sabrina Sivley Ala. 0 2007 Womens Bassmaster Tour Stop 2 Boater Points After Lake Dardanelle, Russellville, Ark. Ending 03-31-2007, Day 3 ------------------------------------------- Place Name St Pts ------------------------------------------- 1 Sheri Glasgow Okla. 605 2 Juanita Robinson Texas 590 3 Pam Martin-Wells Ga. 575 4 Lynda Gessner Mo. 530 5 Secret York Ky. 520 6 Penny Berryman Ark. 509 7 Dianna Clark Tenn. 505 8 Christie Thomas Ala. 496 9 Patti Campbell Texas 482 10 Christiana Bradley Va. 481 11 DEBRA HENGST Texas 479 12 Tammy Richardson Ark. 476 13 Lucy Mize Ark. 474 14 Audrey McQueen Colo. 469 15 Judy Wong La. 467 16 Lisa Johnson Ga. 464 17 Karla Bullard Texas 461 18 Tami Kashiwabara Japan 447 19 Robinette Fox Ark. 445 20 Mary Hencken N.C. 443 21 Cindy Hill Tenn. 428 22 Robin McFarlane Texas 423 23 Laura Moore Texas 422 24 Tammie Muse Ark. 418 25 Cindy Van Horn Texas 414 26 Pam Pope Texas 410 27 Teri Neal Ga. 409 28 Kathi Hurst Miss. 406 29 Kelley Shepherd Colo. 394 30 Jamie Patrick Ga. 390 31 Jan Heavener Ark. 386 32 Ann Wells Ill. 378 33 Emily Shaffer Tenn. 376 34 Lisa Sternard Tenn. 373 35 Joan Davis Ind. 372 36 Betty Stahl Ala. 371 36 Bonnie Johnson Texas 371 38 Sarah Augustine La. 369 39 Kay Pennington La. 364 40 Kathy Womack Ala. 363 41 Kris McClendon Texas 359 41 Mary DiVincenti La. 359 43 Laura Gober Ga. 358 44 Marsha Gipson Ark. 357 45 Linda Sands Ala. 353 46 Kandie Candelaria Texas 350 47 Cindy Caperton Tenn. 343 48 Kathy Cater Texas 342 49 Sue Parrish Ind. 341 50 Deanie Tate Ark. 339 51 Marcia Rubin Ohio 336 52 Tanya Kreuzer Ariz. 334 53 Melanie Rockey Ga. 330 54 Laura Heflin Kan. 324 55 Robin Babb Texas 318 56 Madeline Smith Ark. 316 57 Cheryl Allen Texas 307 58 Michelle Armstrong N.C. 306 59 Rose Ellis Ala. 298 60 Debra Petrowski Texas 295 61 Kali Weatherford Texas 292 62 Cheryl LaLumandier Mo. 288 63 Pat White Texas 282 64 Susan Gregory Miss. 281 65 Debbie Kemp Texas 278 65 Sandi Karnes Texas 278 67 Angie Douthit Fla. 266 67 Rhonda Usery Ark. 266 69 Helen Gordon Texas 260 70 Linda Redford Mo. 258 71 Joan Craig Ark. 257 72 Christena Baugh Ark. 256 73 Jo Dee Bucki Ala. 255 74 Jennifer Stelly La. 252 75 Darla Bardelli Ariz. 236 76 Kellie Skelton N.M. 235 77 Lisa Craig Texas 233 78 Gail Criswell Texas 229 78 Danalee Lofton Ark. 229 80 Robin Lefler Va. 223 81 Becky McKinney Fla. 222 82 Mickie Wolfinbarger Mo. 219 83 Diane Phillips Texas 212 84 Kathy Magers Texas 209 85 Lori Masters Tenn. 199 86 Billie Jaynes Texas 196 87 Sharon Waldo Ark. 191 88 Sandy Sherred Pa. 189 89 Donna Newberry Ark. 186 90 Rhonda Pope Ga. 177 91 Janet Parker Texas 175 92 Keri Schieber Ga. 173 93 Linda Walker Ark. 167 93 Pam Ridgle Texas 167 95 Cheryl Spencer Okla. 165 96 Kathy Riley Miss. 153 97 Wanda Malmsbury Mo. 147 98 Mary Croft Va. 141 99 Debra Cunningham Ariz. 139 100 Jen Carroll Texas 133 101 Kristy Darby Ark. 131 102 Judy Vancanneyt Ala. 130 103 Lila Bass Texas 123 104 Carolyn Poole Fla. 117 105 Violette Sesco Fla. 114 106 Cheryl Crafton Ky. 113 107 Paula Alexander Ga. 109 108 Kimberlee Striker Ala. 105 109 Julie Jacobson Wisc. 99 110 Robyn Gist Tenn. 89 111 Karen Roberts Ala. 83 112 Toni Corpe Calif. 0 112 Sharri Brazzel Ariz. 0