This time the weather predictions were correct. High winds were predicted for Saturday on Choke Canyon and we got ’em. One of the anglers checked during the day….sustained 35 with gusts to 51 mph. Because of the high winds, trailering was allowed and all teams got off the water safely! It was tough fishing for everybody. Only 3 limits came to the scales.
Randy Knight and Michael Curtsinger with The Bass Club took first place with a five fish limit of 21.84 lbs. That stringer included an awesome kicker…..a 10.08 lb hoss and netted them a check for $1000. Michael gets the credit for that one!! They proved once again that big fish can be caught in winter weather conditions. Randy and Michael motored to the East end to get back to fish they had located the day before, and only speared a couple waves in the process.
Second place, and the early favorite, was the team of Colby Bryant and Wesley Baxley also with The Bass Club, posting a five fish limit that weighed 19.94 lbs. They had a nice kicker that went 6.14 lbs. Launching at Calliham they started across the lake and rounded the point. All they could see were whitecaps and trees, thought better of it and stayed in the Calliham area until it got to be better light. Then they made it across the lake to the North side to their fish and It paid off with a $500 check for their efforts.
Third place went to the team of Brian Jones and Matt Russell with The Bass Club. Their five fish limit weighed 13.8 lbs. Brian and Matt launched and fished up the river. Brian and Matt placed 6th at the 2021 National Team Championship event on Lake Eufala out of 199 teams from across the country.
Our next Qualifying Event will be on O.H. Ivie, February 12th launching out of the Kennedy Park Ramp near the dam. Join us for another tournament in our hunt for big bass this year.
Brent Stafford
Team Director
