All 19 boats got in the water on O.H. Ivie with 55 degrees and no wind before safe light. And then the rain started….with an accompaning wind. Yes, it got kinda miserable for the guys real quick. The rain didnt stop until around 1 pm. And on queue, the wind kicked up to 15 mph just before weigh-in. Thanks Texas.
There was only one five fish limit in the field that day. The Team of Patrick Fairchild & Wyatt Wimberley from Broaddus, TX (Sam Rayburn) had a 19.12 lb sack to take first place. That bag earned them a check for $1688. It took them a couple days to figure something out on a lake Patrick had never been on and Wyatt hadnt been on since the water gin clear. They found the right ones on bluffs using their electonics from The BassTank. Their lure of choice was a NetBait watermelon red lizard flavored with Bait Fuel. The cast had to be just right or they wouldnt take it according to Wyatt. Their Halo rods helped them put it where it counted. Congratulations!
Second place went to the team of Mason Bryan & Jason Gaston. Their four fish bag weighed in at 14.04 lbs and included the big bass of the day at 5.12 lbs. Their second place check netted them $800 and Jason’s big bass check was $190. Great job gentlemen!!
Third place, and another four fish bag, went to the Team of Randy Formby & Austin Hammon that weighed 11.71 lbs. Third place paid $400 and got their entry fee and some gas money.
Thanks to all the TEams for fishing with the Texas BASS Nation Team Division and look forward to seeing you in March at Lake Buchannon.
Brent Stafford
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