4-25-09 PABC Monthly Tourney: Twin Buttes

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OK! Not my best intro!

Truth is that it was a great tourney! We had 16 fishermen heading out to take on the wind and great green monsters! This is a great bunch of guys and they have been infinitely patient with my foolishness. Also, I record the weights and keep the records.

Besides the usual suspects, we had some guests who promised to make this an interesting tourney. Wendell Ramsey, a veteran tournament participant and Outdoors Writer for the Standard Times, was invited by yours truly for this event. Dave Snyder, another tournament vet and heck of a nice guy, was fishing with us and Bud Swafford who had the dubious honor of being one of Wendell's roll models and use to take him fishing when Wendell was a boy. How cool!

We met up at 6 AM and it was a cool sight.

The weather was windy with gusts up to 25 MPH. Water temp was 69 and it was expected to be overcast for the better part of the day. I kinda thought we would see a great day of fishing.

We saw many fishermen flogging the water and we caught a lot of fish. At the end of the day, the standings came out.

1. Ramsey, Wendell 4 15/16, 2 10/16, and 3 12/16 for a total of 11 5/16 (Big Bass)
2. Snyder, Dave 3 3/16, 3 5/16, and 4 5/16 for a total of 10 13/16
3. Minor, Scott 2 10/16, 3 4/16, and 4 4/16 for a total of 10 2/16
4. Dorman, Mike 3 8/16, 2 2/16, and 2 8/16 for a total of 8 2/16
5. Palko, Chip 2 2/16, 1 14/16, and 4 1/16 for a total of 8 1/16
6. Leeper, Jay 2 15/16, 2 1/16, and 2 6/16 for a total of 7 6/16
7. Morris, Jeff 1 13/16, 2 1/16, and 2 4/16 for a total of 6 2/16
8. Cavenass, Roy 1 13/16, 2, and 2, for a total of 5 13/16
9. Lucas, Jesse 1 5/16 and 3 14/16 for a total of 5 3/16
10. Swafford, Bud 1 8/16, 1 11/16, and 1 11/16 for a total of 4 14/16
11. Witt, Bob 1 7/16, 1 13/16, and 1 5/16 for a total of 4 9/16
12. Day, Jim 2 and 1 8/16 for a total of 3 8/16
13. Gagliano. Scott 3 6/16 for a total of 3 6/16
14. Dorman, Bryan 3 5/16 for a total of 3 5/16
15. Carter, Randy 1 10/16 for a total of 1 10/16
16. Cavaness, Stephen 1 5/16 for a total of 1 5/16

We had a great time and a lot of fun. Thanks to the PABC for letting me cover the event.

Remember, "Cast straight, cast often, and keep your wake small for the guys in the plastic boats."