SuddenLink Open Bass Tournament

The SuddenLink Open Bass Tournament was held March 6th at Ivie. Weather was a little windy with highs in the low to mid 60s. The overcast clouds and light chop favored the fishermen. Water was surprisingly warm with some parts of the lake registering 53-55 degrees compared to the 48 from a few weeks past. Well, see for yourself.








Corey Peddy took a moment to talk with us about the turnout for this year's participants.









Not long after I got there, I hooked up with Romero Galvan, the photographer for the SL tournament. He really knows his stuff. we planned to go to the dock to beg someone to take us out for some pics. Lo and behold, Dean's Marina was there with the Skeeter Texas Demo Team to save us the humiliation and took us out to get some pics.

Kenny Rooke (left) drew the short straw, but was gracious to Romero (right) and I. He even tried to help us toss our cookies on the demo ride by showing how well the new Skeeters turn. I have to admit, this is an amazing boat!

Weigh-In loomed so we heading in but not before we got a chance to get some pictures of the fishermen.

Tad Box and Shane Lemoine were working the shore over. Shane was fishing the Junior BassMaster Federation as well as the Suddenlink tourney.








Anticipation grew as the results were being tabulated.

Finally, the wait was over!

The Teen Division was announced first.

Winners were:

Shane Lemoin took 3rd. Andy Ortega squeaked 2nd. Gareth Fulks won the division.

Next, the Adult division was announced.

Bandy Watkins walked away with 10th with stringer if 14.20.


Dale Dixon snagged 9th with a stringer of 15.15.

Richard Seals came in 8th with a weight of 15.40.

Bob Ellison won 7th with 16.26. You may recognize him.

Tanner Wood came in 6th with 2 fish. Weight was 16.95.

James Vance snared 5th with a bag of 18.99.

Joshua Goode got 4th with 21.03. What a day!

Brian Bollinger cranked it to 3rd place with a weight of 22.37.

Randy Porter came in 2nd with a huge stringer of 24.50.

And the Winner was .......
(Drum roll please)

J. R. Howard of Del Rio with a winning weight of 28.19. The 2 9-pounders were great to see!

Bob Ellison had the Big Bass, just shy of being a Share Lunker, at 12.23. What a wonderful fish!



Big shout out to the folks at Sudden Link for their hard work putting this event on for the guys. The proceeds went to Hospice of San Angelo in memory of Tony Gibson. Family and friends were participating and their hard work contributed to the success of the tournament as well as spread the word of what a great man Tony was.

I want to personally thank the participants who took time to talk to me. It is because of them that I am able to do any of this.

Thanks for taking the time to check out this blog. I hope you enjoyed it!

SuddenLink Open Preview

Hi Guys!

I'm working on the write-up for the SuddenLink Open that took place yesterday, 3-6-10, on Ivie.

Here are some of the Hogs caught.

J.R. Howard caught 2 9-pounders. Wow!

Bob Ellisor caught this 12.23. Biggest fish I ever laid eyes on!

Tanner Wood caught this 11-pounder on a crank bait. He said he knew he was in trouble immediately. What a fish!

James Vance caught this monster 11.

Like you, I have kept hearing about the big fish on this lake, but MAN! It is a little different to see it in person!

I'll hopefully have the write up soon!

SuddenLink Open

Hi Fellow Fishing Jerks!

I'm covering the tourney on Ivie March 6th. If you have great stories or just want to say "Hi", just look for the bald yo-yo in the WTJB gray shirt!

Hope I meet you and see you there!

Jay