07-14-2010, 04:10 PM
ATHENS, Ala. - Hitting the brush put money in the pockets of anglers fishing the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series, operated by American Bass Anglers, Texas Southeast Division 10 tournament, held July 10, 2010 on Lake Sam Rayburn.
Clifford McCarty, 45 of Longview came away with the win in the Boater Division. He pulled five keepers weighing 17.08 pounds from the 144,000-acre lake near Jasper to win $2,702 plus a bonus from Toyota Tundra.
"I fished brush piles in the mid-lake area in 20 to 25 feet of water," McCarty explained. "I threw a junebug Old Monster worm or a jig. The fish were biting funny. They just weren't taking it. I had to feed the bait to the fish and set the hook when I thought it was ready. I lost the first four fish because they pulled off."
In second during the 62-boat event, Matt Byrd of Kingwood caught a five-bass tournament limit weighing 16.22 pounds. He anchored that bag with a 4.67-pounder.
Tommy Rascoe, 39, of Converse, La., took third with four bass going 15.40 pounds. He slowly pulled Texas-rigged Zoom Old Monster worms through deep brush piles. He earned $902 for the effort, but didn't look like he'd collect anything for most of the day.
"At 1 p.m., I didn't have a bite," Rascoe admitted. "We went to a brush pile that my co-angler put out. On the first cast, I caught a 6-pounder. A few casts later, I caught a 5. I only caught four keepers."
Charles Dicky Newberry of Houston placed fourth among the boaters with five bass for 15.10 pounds. Larry Ludlow of Monroe, La., landed five bass weighing 15.83 pounds, good enough for third place, but penalties knocked him back to an official weight of 14.33 pounds. Donald Littleton of Benton, La., brought in three keepers going 14.16 pounds for sixth place, but landed the division lunker, a 7.88-pound bucketmouth.
In the Co-Angler Division, Andrew McClusky, 21, of Silsbee caught three bass going 14.78 pounds, but finished with an official weight of 14.28 pounds after the penalty. He landed a total of seven keepers and anchored his bag with a 7.71-pounder. For the win, he earned $1,351, enough to buy a new rod to replace the one he lost to a big fish.
"We started fishing on top, but didn't get any action," McClusky said. "This time of year on Rayburn, we have to fish deep. The rest of the day, we bounced around from brush pile to brush pile fishing in 20 to 25 feet of water. We threw big Zoom Old Monster worms in plum or junebug. The bite was really finicky. They weren't just taking it. It was almost like a bream bite. I'd just let them nibble a bit and then set the hook when they pulled the rod down."
Finishing second for the co-anglers, Rick Barns of Broaddus caught the tournament lunker, an 8.81-pounder. He ended with three bass weighing 13.88 pounds.
Chris Sparks of Orange took third with a division limit of three bass for 10.92 pounds, followed by David J Brown of DeRidder, La., with 9.77 pounds. Brown actually caught three bass weighing 10.27 pounds before the penalty. Rounding out the top five non-boaters, Ronnie Gibson of Huntsville landed three bass weighing 9.70 pounds.
About American Bass Anglers: The Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series provides weekend anglers a professionally operated competitive tour with a path the world championship of bass fishing the Bassmaster Classic. American Bass Anglers commitment is to provide low cost, close to home tournaments for the weekend angler and at the same time offer each competitor an upward path for individual angler progression. For more information about American Bass Anglers and the American Fishing Tour, The Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series, The American 150 Series or the American Couples Series, visit www.americanbassanglers.com.
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Clifford McCarty, 45 of Longview came away with the win in the Boater Division. He pulled five keepers weighing 17.08 pounds from the 144,000-acre lake near Jasper to win $2,702 plus a bonus from Toyota Tundra.
"I fished brush piles in the mid-lake area in 20 to 25 feet of water," McCarty explained. "I threw a junebug Old Monster worm or a jig. The fish were biting funny. They just weren't taking it. I had to feed the bait to the fish and set the hook when I thought it was ready. I lost the first four fish because they pulled off."
In second during the 62-boat event, Matt Byrd of Kingwood caught a five-bass tournament limit weighing 16.22 pounds. He anchored that bag with a 4.67-pounder.
Tommy Rascoe, 39, of Converse, La., took third with four bass going 15.40 pounds. He slowly pulled Texas-rigged Zoom Old Monster worms through deep brush piles. He earned $902 for the effort, but didn't look like he'd collect anything for most of the day.
"At 1 p.m., I didn't have a bite," Rascoe admitted. "We went to a brush pile that my co-angler put out. On the first cast, I caught a 6-pounder. A few casts later, I caught a 5. I only caught four keepers."
Charles Dicky Newberry of Houston placed fourth among the boaters with five bass for 15.10 pounds. Larry Ludlow of Monroe, La., landed five bass weighing 15.83 pounds, good enough for third place, but penalties knocked him back to an official weight of 14.33 pounds. Donald Littleton of Benton, La., brought in three keepers going 14.16 pounds for sixth place, but landed the division lunker, a 7.88-pound bucketmouth.
In the Co-Angler Division, Andrew McClusky, 21, of Silsbee caught three bass going 14.78 pounds, but finished with an official weight of 14.28 pounds after the penalty. He landed a total of seven keepers and anchored his bag with a 7.71-pounder. For the win, he earned $1,351, enough to buy a new rod to replace the one he lost to a big fish.
"We started fishing on top, but didn't get any action," McClusky said. "This time of year on Rayburn, we have to fish deep. The rest of the day, we bounced around from brush pile to brush pile fishing in 20 to 25 feet of water. We threw big Zoom Old Monster worms in plum or junebug. The bite was really finicky. They weren't just taking it. It was almost like a bream bite. I'd just let them nibble a bit and then set the hook when they pulled the rod down."
Finishing second for the co-anglers, Rick Barns of Broaddus caught the tournament lunker, an 8.81-pounder. He ended with three bass weighing 13.88 pounds.
Chris Sparks of Orange took third with a division limit of three bass for 10.92 pounds, followed by David J Brown of DeRidder, La., with 9.77 pounds. Brown actually caught three bass weighing 10.27 pounds before the penalty. Rounding out the top five non-boaters, Ronnie Gibson of Huntsville landed three bass weighing 9.70 pounds.
About American Bass Anglers: The Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series provides weekend anglers a professionally operated competitive tour with a path the world championship of bass fishing the Bassmaster Classic. American Bass Anglers commitment is to provide low cost, close to home tournaments for the weekend angler and at the same time offer each competitor an upward path for individual angler progression. For more information about American Bass Anglers and the American Fishing Tour, The Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series, The American 150 Series or the American Couples Series, visit www.americanbassanglers.com.
Media Contact
David Hagood (888) 203-6222