NEW WEBSITE LINK

We now have a new website that will be maintained by Kris Jackson.  He has done a wonderful job getting the website set up, and it looks great.  Please click the following address to access our new website:

www.jacksoncountybassclub.com

This blog that we have used for the last 3 or 4 years will no longer be used.  Also, this is a reminder that we will have a meeting on Tuesday, January 10th at IberiaBank (6:00).  There is a really good chance that we will have raffle tickets that people can start selling sometime next week.

Thanks
BK

MEETING!!!

We will have a meeting at Iberiabank (next door to Wal-Mart) at 6:30pm on Tuesday, December 13th.  This meeting will be held to discuss ideas for the upcoming season.  We will not set the fishing schedule.  This meeting could be very important for the future of our club.  If you have any ideas on how we should handle our tournaments or club going forward, PLEASE SHOW UP!!!  If you don't come, then you don't have the right to complain.  Anyway, RATT said to be there, so be there!

2011 CLASSIC RESULTS

Congratulations to Ricky and Bobby Gates for winning the 2011 Jackson County Bass Club Classic Tournament!!! Their victory propelled them to the Anglers of the Year Championship as well. They were able to surpass Brad Lewis and Dustin Roddy by 6.01 points. We had another wonderful year, and I look forward to having another great year next year! I talked to Ratt and the plan right now is to have a meeting in the next few weeks to decide everything for next year.

CHAMPIONS
Ricky and Bobby Gates
5 bass---11.41lbs
Big Bass---3.89 lbs
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2nd
Brad Lewis and Dustin Roddy
5 bass---10.63 lbs
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3rd
Marvin Ross and Raymond Bradley
4 bass---8.79 lbs
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4th
Bill Wooten and Ken Youngblood
5 bass---8.39 lbs
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5th
Marvin Thaxton and Bobby Teal
5 bass---8.03 lbs
2nd Big Bass---3.87 lbs
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The final AOY top 15 standings
1st---200.95---Ricky and Bobby Gates
2nd---194.94---Brad Lewis and Dustin Roddy
3rd---139.08---Brad Kieffner and Billy Keedy
4th---119.81---Bill Wooten and Ken Youngblood
5th---119.36---Doug Cockrill and Dennis Browning
6th---115.50---Marvin Ross and Raymond Bradley
7th---111.08---Kenneth Haney
8th---107.05---Jordan Walker and Jerry Walker
9th---76.61---Chris Clark and Mark Watson
10th--74.07---Michael Brand and Justin Doyle
11th---71.09---Jason Gates and Jason Walker
12th---69.58---Marvin Thaxton and Bobby Teal
13th---66.88---Calvin Ward and Jerry Burgess
14th---58.67---Kenzie Houston and Adam Haile
15th---51.41---Mike Warren and Terry Moore

I would like to thank everybody for the participation again. I really hope that next year we can keep the numbers up like they were this year. We averaged 17.83 boats per tournament. The most boats we had a tournament this year was 23 and the least was 14. We had 17 boats or more in 8 of the 12 tournaments.

The competitiveness of our club is great, too! This is the second year in a row that our AOY has been decided by less than 10 points. Out of 12 tournaments, we had 9 different boats win at least one tournament for the year.

FYI: If you are interested in fishing another local tournament this Saturday (Nov 4th), Rick Sampson called me to invite anybody from our club to fish at Tulot (7:30 am Saturday).

I hope that fishing with the Jackson County Bass Club has been as much fun the last few years for you guys (and gals) as it has for me!!!
BK

CLASSIC TIME!!!

It is time for the 2011 Jackson County Bass Club CLASSIC!!! We will launch from the Hill Creek ramp at 6:50-7:00 Saturday morning. Please make sure to be there at around 6:30, so we can make sure we get out on time. It is possible that we could leave the ramp at 6:50 or so if the weather permits so we can beat the large tournament out.

The order we will launch has been determined by the AOY standings. It will cost $10/person to fish the classic. Listed below is what will be rewarded on Saturday:

AOY will receive $200 ($100/man) and bragging rights!

Classic finish per boat
place-$$$$$---AOY points
1st---$600----40 points
2nd--$300----30 points
3rd--$200-----20 points
4th--$150-----10 points
5th--$100-----5 points
BigBass-$150--10 points
2ndBig---$50--5 points

We will pay for the top two big bass. This is biggest bass per boat. One boat can NOT win both Big Bass and 2nd Big Bass. In case of a very disappointing tournament in which only one or two boats catch keepers (unlikely), a boat can only collect on one place of prize money. For example, if one boat catches one keeper and everybody else zeroes, that boat would receive $600 for 1st and $150 for big bass. The rest would remain club money. Again, this is very unlikely, but you never know....haha!

If you happen to be one of the lucky ones that will win something Saturday, it is very likely I will mail you a check the week after the tourney. Please call with any questions! 512-9400

Thanks and Good Luck!!!
BK

East Lake #2 RESULTS (and other info)

CHAMPIONS
Bobby Gates and Ricky Gates
5 bass---12.12 lbs
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2nd Place
Brad Kieffner and Billy Keedy
5 bass---12.03 lbs
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3rd Place
Bill Wooten and Ken Youngblood
5 bass---11.53 lbs
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4th Place and Big Bass
Dustin Roddy
5 bass---11.38 lbs
Big Bass---4.89 lbs
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Congratulations to Bobby Gates and Ricky Gates! On a day when everybody caught fish, they were fortunate to catch the best sack. They beat Brad Kieffner and Billy Keedy by .09 lbs to get their first win of the year. Third place went to Bill Wooten and Ken Youngblood with 11.53 lbs. Dustin Roddy took fourth place with help from the biggest bass of the day (4.89lbs). His finish helped Brad and Dustin keep their lead in the AOY standings going into the classic.
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Tourney Stats
15 boats
27 fishermen
70 bass weighed
134.15 lbs of bass
14 of 15 boats weighed a five fish limit (Rob and Ratt threw their fish back before the weigh-in)
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I want to thank everybody again for a wonderful season of fishing. Because of the wonderful participation by so many people, we averaged over 18 boats per tournament. We have fished from February through October, and to average 18 boats per tourney is awesome!
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We voted to have the classic at Greers Ferry Lake (Hill Creek Ramp) October 29th.
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AOY Standings
Lewis-Roddy----------------154.31
RGates-BGates--------------139.54
Kieffner-Keedy--------------131.43
Cockrill-Browning------------113.16
Haney-----------------------103.48
Wooten-Youngblood---------101.42
JWalker-JWalker------------100.69
Ross-Bradley----------------86.71
Clark-Watson----------------76.61
Brand-Doyle-----------------68.23
Ward-Burgess---------------66.88
Gates-Walker----------------65.05
Houston-Haile----------------58.67
Teal-Thaxton----------------51.55
Warren-Moore---------------51.41
Simpson----------------------44.85
Rob-Ratt---------------------42.13
JGates-SGates---------------39.65
Jackson-Steele---------------37.08
Youngblood-Cordell----------36.46
Matthews-Beyer-------------28.29
Schmidt----------------------15.35
Remember, this is the order that we will use to take off to start the Classic. Also Remember that the Classic points are doubled for the AOY race. Winner gets 40, 2nd 30, 3rd 20, 4th 10.

East Lake #2

It is time to finish up the regular season. Saturday will be our final tournament before the year-end Classic. We will launch at East Lake at 7:00 Saturday morning. We had a wonderful tournament there a few weeks back, so hopefully a lot of fish will be caught again. I hope to see you there at about 6:30 Saturday. The weather is forecast to be wonderful!!!

White River Results

CHAMPIONS:
Bill Wooten and Ken Youngblood
5 bass---7.69 lbs
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2nd Place
Chris and Andy Clark
5 bass---7.47 lbs
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3rd Place
Ricky Gates and Bobby Gates
5 bass---7.23 lbs
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4th Place
Brad Kieffner and Billy Keedy
5 bass---6.71 lbs
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Big Bass
Calvin Ward and Kyler Grissom
3.26 lbs
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Congratulations to Bill Wooten and Ken Youngblood! They battled the tough bite the best of all and had 7.69 pounds to squeak out the win by only about 4 ounces. Chris Clark brought a youngster along to help him catch fish and they were able to bring in 7.47 pounds to take second place. Third place went to Ricky and Bobby Gates. They had a nice sack of over 7 pounds as well. Fourth went to Brad Kieffner and myself with 6.71 pounds. The big bass was weighed in by Calvin Ward and another youngster, Kyler Grissom. They brought in a 3.26 pounder that was easily the big fish of the day. It is great to have these young guys fish with us!
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AOY standings (Remember each team drops its two lowest totals of the year)
1---Lewis-Roddy-------132.93
2---RGates-BGates-----107.42
3---Kieffner-Keedy-----104.40
4---Cockrill-Browning---104.35
5---Haney---------------95.41
6---JWalker-JWalker----91.21
7---Wooten-Hubbard----79.89
8---Ross-Bradley--------78.20
9---Clark-Watson--------74.67
10--Ward-Burgess-------59.23
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As you can see, Lewis and Roddy have a pretty good lead, but behind them it is pretty tight for the next 5 spots. Still one more tournament to make a move and then the all-important Classic, which is worth double points! We decided to delay our decision on the location of our classic. We will fish at East Lake on the 8th and decide at that time. Please feel free to call me to discuss options for the Classic. 512-9400

White River Tournament (Jacksonport)

We will leave from the Jacksonport ramp at 6:30 and fish until 2:30. It looks like the weather is supposed to be cool, so you might want to bring a long sleeve shirt and an umbrella just in case!

East Lake Results

CHAMPIONS:
Brad Kieffner and Billy Keedy
5 fish---14.17 lbs
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2nd
Bobby Gates and Ricky Gates
5 fish---12.79 lbs
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3rd
Chip Youngblood and Jesse Cordell
5 fish---10.30 lbs
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4th
Bill Wooten and Ken Youngblood
5 fish---9.49 lbs
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Big Bass
Jerry Walker and Jordan Walker
3.59 lbs
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Congratulations to Brad Kieffner and Billy Keedy. On a day when many fish were caught, they were able to haul in the largest sack of bass. Second place went to Bobby Gates and Ricky Gates...they continued their string of good finishes. Third place went to newcomers Chip Youngblood and Jesse Cordell. They finished in the money to make their presence known. Fourth place went to Bill Wooten and Ken Youngblood with a solid bag of fish just under 10 pounds. The big bass was weighed in by Jerry and Jordan Walker to help them in the AOY point standings.
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Tournament Stats
14 boats
26 fishermen
57 bass weighed
104.9 lbs of bass
10 five fish limits were weighed out of 14 boats
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After the tournament, it was decided that we will fish our last regular tournament of the year back at East Lake.
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September 17---White River at Jacksonport
October 8-------East Lake
October 29------Classic (will be voted on at the Jacksonport weigh-in)
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AOY top 5 (Please keep in mind each team drops their two worst totals for the year.)
1---Lewis-Roddy---128.27
2---Cockrill-Browing---102.41
3---Haney---97.55
4---Kieffner-Keedy---96.19
5---RGates-BGates---95.94

East Lake Tournament

We are going to launch from the South ramp at 6:00. Please be there by about 5:45. If you need directions, feel free to call. I hope to see you all there.
BK
512-9400

Pendleton Results

Champions:
Brad Lewis and Dustin Roddy
5 fish---12.33 lbs
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2nd
Kenzie Houston and Brandon Cook
4 fish---9.82 lbs
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3rd
Jason Walker and Jason Gates
3 fish---9.21 lbs
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4th
Ricky Gates and Bobby Gates
4 fish---6.65 lbs
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Big Bass
Doug Cockrill and Dennis Browning
4.87 lbs
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Congrats to Brad Lewis and Dustin Roddy! They brought the only 5 fish limit to the scales to win the JCBC Arkansas River tournament at Pendleton. Second went to Kenzie Houston and Brandon Cook. They had 4 solid bass that nearly reached 10 pounds. Third belonged to Jason Walker and Jason Gates. Two of their three keepers were very solid fish and helped propel them into the money. Ricky and Bobby Gates had 4 keepers that went 6.65 to gain them some AOY points. Thanks to everybody for making the long trip and I look forward to seeing you all at East Lake.
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Tourney Stats
14 boats
26 fishermen
26 fish weighed
64.01 lbs of fish
1 limit of 5 bass
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I will try to post AOY standings soon. I can say that Lewis and Roddy are out to a large lead with Cockrill-Browning in second and Haney is right behind them in third.

Arkansas River (Pendleton)

We will launch from the Pendleton Ramp (right below the Hwy 165 bridge) at 5:45 a.m. Saturday morning. Please be there by 5:30 to ensure we get out on time. We will probably fish until 1:30 or so, so be prepared to be there for a while. I don't think many people are going to want to drive down there that far and only fish 6 hours. If you disagree with this, please feel free to call me.

I would also ask that you contact me in the next few days to let me know if you plan to fish, so I will have an approximate number in mind to be looking for on Saturday. Good luck to everybody and please be very careful driving down (and dodging gators while fishing!)!

BK
870-512-9400

UPDATED SCHEDULE

Due to membership interest in the Batesville tournament on August 13th, we will change the next tournament to August 20th. Here is the remaining schedule:

August 20: Arkansas River (Pendleton)
September 3: East Lake
September 17: White River (Jacksonport)
October 8: TBD
October 29: CLASSIC (TBD)

Champions: Calvin and Lois Ward---5 bass---13.75 lbs
2nd: Brad Lewis and Dustin Roddy---5 bass---11.94 lbs
3rd and Big Bass: Brad Kieffner and Billy Keedy---5 bass---9.13 lbs (4.25 lbs)
4th: Marvin Ross and Raymond Bradley---4 bass---7.13 lbs
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Congratulations to Calvin and Lois Ward! On a slow day for most, they brought in a whopping 13.75 lbs of largemouth. Second went to Lewis and Roddy. They had a consistent sack of just under 12 pounds. Third place and Big Bass went to Kieffner and Keedy. Their sack of 9 pounds was anchored by a 4.25 lb largemouth. Finishing fourth was Ross and Bradley at 7.13 pounds.
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Tournament Stats
17 boats (Avg 19.9 boats/tournament)
33 fishermen
51 bass weighed
88.72 lbs of bass
6 limits of 5 fish

Tournament Saturday July 23 (Hurricane)

We will be meeting at Mitchell's Corner early Saturday morning. We will leave the big parking lot at 5:30 to head to each destination. Please try to be there by 5:00 or so, because it takes a while to get everybody lined up down there. Remember, this year the river is available to fish. Please feel free to call with any questions.
BK
512-9400

Peckerwood Results

Peckerwood Champions

Kenzie Houston and Nick Drake

5 bass---12.61 lbs

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2nd Place

Kenneth Haney

4 bass---7.82 lbs

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3rd Place

Bobby Gates and Ricky Gates

3 bass---7.81 lbs

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4th Place

Doug Cockrill

3 bass---7.17 lbs

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Big Bass

Michael Brand and Justin Doyle

5.61 lbs

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Congratulations to Kenzie and Nick! They brought in the only 5 fish limit on a tough day of fishing. According to Kenzie, they had 5 bites and caught 5 bass. Sometimes that is all it takes....especially if it is the right 5 bites!!! Second narrowly went to Kenneth Haney with 7.82 lbs. By one hundredth of a pound, he was able to hold on over Bobby and Ricky Gates. They brought in three fish for 7.81 lbs. Doug Cockrill had a respectable 7.17 lbs to finish fourth. It was a difficult day as only 2 boats out of 17 had over 3 fish.

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Tourney Stats

17 boats

32 fishermen

35 bass weighed

71.75 lbs

1 limit

12 of 17 boats weighed less than 3 fish

Peckerwood Tournament

Here we go again. We will be fishing out of the Red Barn landing at Peckerwood Lake this Saturday. We will launch at 6:00 and will probably fish until about 1:00. Please call with any questions. I look forward to seeing everybody there.
BK
(512-9400)

OPEN TOURNAMENT THIS SATURDAY!!!

The Jackson County Bass Club is going to host an open tournament this Saturday at Lake Conway. We will put in at Palarm Creek Landing and start fishing at 6:00 and plan to weigh in at 2:00. To ensure we have enough people going, I would appreciate each of you contacting me to let me know if you plan to attend. If you know of others that are going also, please let me know.

We will pay out based on how many people show up. It will cost $25 per man. There are no points that will be awarded for our AOY standings. Non-members are welcome and will not count as a guest as far as the club season goes. Remember, if you plan to be there, please let me know. Call or text (870) 512-9400.

Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you.
BK

AOY Standings

The current top 10 AOY standings after 5 tournaments

1-----N Gates /F Gates -----95.98
2-----Cockrill / Browning-----87.66
3-----Lewis / Roddy-----82.02
4-----J Walker / J Walker-----79.24
5-----Kenneth Haney-----68.52
6-----Teal / Thaxton-----59.46
7-----Ross / Bradley-----58.81
8-----Brand / Doyle-----55.49
9-----Wooten / Hubbard-----50.38
10----Clark / Watson-----48.33

It gets pretty bunched up after this. There are 19 boats with more than 30 points. Remember, each team drops their two lowest totals from the season. I believe that, so far, there are 14 boats that have fished in every tournament. That is great!

Conway #2 Results

Lake Conway #2 Champions

Doug Cockrill and Dennis Browning

5 bass---18.87 lbs

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2nd Place

Nicky Gates and Fuzzy Gates

5 bass---17.62 lbs

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3rd Place

Marvin Thaxton and Eugene Zuber

5 bass---15.51 lbs

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4th Place

Dustin Roddy

5 bass---13.02 lbs

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Big Bass

Jason Walker and Jason Gates

5.92 lbs

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Congratulations to Doug Cockrill and Dennis Browning! They caught a 5 fish limit of a whopping 18.87 lbs. Second place went to Nicky Gates and Fuzzy Gates with 17.62 lbs. Third place was Thaxton and Zuber with 15.51 lbs. You know it is tough when you bring in 13.02 lbs and finish 4th. That was Dustin Roddy. Big Bass went to Jason Walker and Jason Gates (5.92 lb monster)!

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Tournament Stats

19 boats

35 people

16 limits weighed

89 fish

211.64 lbs

Sorry for the delay on the update!

BK

CONWAY UPDATE

We are going to launch at 6:00 tomorrow morning. Try to be there at around 5:45 or so. Please call someone and let them know this. I posted this info a couple of days ago, but for some reason it wasn't showing up. We will be able to go out of Palarm Creek landing again and I expect to have another good crowd. I am sorry that the original post was removed, but I plan to fish until 2:30 or 3:00 tomorrow.

The weather is supposed to be great! I hope to see you there.
Call with any questions (870) 512-9400.

BK

Conway #2 Tournament

We will launch from the Palarm Creek Ramp this Saturday at 6:00. Please try to be there and on the water at 5:45. The water level is fine and the weather is supposed to be nice Saturday. I look forward to seeing you all there again! Let me know if you have any questions.
BK

SCHEDULE CHANGE----May 14th Tournament

Due to current water level issues at Peckerwood and the wonderful results at Lake Conway, and after consulting with numerous club members, I have made the "executive decision" to change the location of the May 14th tournament from Peckerwood to Lake Conway again. On May 14th we will go out of Palarm Creek Landing again and hope the club slaughters the bass like what occurred earlier today. We have an open date at the end of the season, so we will consider Peckerwood for that tournament.

Please try to spread the word that the May 14 location has changed to Lake Conway. If you have any questions, please give me a call. If you have complaints about this, please contact Nicky Gates and obviously you weren't at today's weigh-in.

Conway Results

Lake Conway Champions

Aaron Simpson and Josh Stokes

5 bass---15.77 lbs

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2nd Place

Marvin Ross and Raymond Bradley

5 bass---13.90 lbs

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3rd Place

Brad Lewis and Dustin Roddy

5 bass---12.60 lbs

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4th Place

Chris Clark and Mark Watson

5 bass---12.26 lbs

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Big Bass

Bobby Teal and Marvin Thaxton

5.13 lbs

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Congratulations to Aaron and Josh! On a day with many fish caught, they caught the right fish. A very nice sack of bass that weighed 15.77 lbs. Welcome back to the club guys! Second place went to Marvin Ross and Raymond Bradley. They got their 2011 season on track with a 13.90 lb bag of largemouth. Third went to Brad Lewis and Dustin Roddy. Their third place finish has put them right in the running for AOY. They are currently in second place in the standings. Fourth place belonged to Chris Clark and Mark Watson. Their bag was just big enough to hold off numerous boats that had double digit bags as well.

Nobody got lost too bad (Nicky), the scales worked, we didn't get too wet (except Jordan Walker when he fell in), and a whole lot of fish were brought to the weigh-in. It was a wonderful tournament and I think we all look forward to doing it again!

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Tournament Stats

23 boats

43 fishermen

104 bass weighed (best total in years....probably ever...I don't go back that far)

213.63 lbs of bass weighed (best total in years....probably ever)

18 of 23 boats weighed a limit of 5 bass

9.29 (avg weight per boat)

6 new club members (total of 59 now)

Conway---Thursday UPDATE

From what I understand, there were some people from our club that fished at Conway yesterday. It sounds like we might have to take a different route to get there, but that will be fine. I have been told that if you turn left on Hwy 107 right when you get to the Vilonia School there is a way to get there easily.

I will try to update again tomorrow, but I feel pretty confident in saying that we are fishing Saturday. Let me know if you hear anything crazy or helpful!

Thanks
BK

Lake Conway Update

I just want to let everybody know that the Lake Conway tournament scheduled for this Saturday is currently still ON! We have somebody monitoring the water level there and it seems like we should be fine. If that changes for some reason, I will update the website. Please check the website periodically over the next couple of days for any changes.

As of right now, the plan is to fish out of Palarm Creek Landing. We will leave out at 6:30 and probably weigh-in at 3:00. This will allow 8 hours of fishing and 30 minutes to motor (SLOWLY) to and from where you are going to fish. It looks like the next couple of days are going to bring dry weather, so hopefully that will allow the lake level to drop a little more and everything will be fine. Again, we are still scheduled to fish and unless something drastic changes, I don't see that changing. PLEASE STAY TUNED!

Call with any questions.
BK
870-512-9400

Greers Ferry #2 CHAMPIONS

Brad Lewis and Larry Lewis

5 bass---8.38 lbs

2nd place

Kenneth Haney

4 bass---8.16 lbs

3rd place

Jerry and Jordan Walker

3 bass---7.16 lbs

Big Bass 3.51 lbs

4th Place

Not Pictured (Greg Latting)

5 bass---6.84 lbs

Greers Ferry #2 Results

Greers Ferry #2 Champions

Brad and Larry Lewis

5 bass---8.38 lbs

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2nd Place

Kenneth Haney

4 bass---8.16 lbs

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3rd Place

Jordan and Jerry Walker

3 bass---7.16 lbs

Big Bass---3.51 lbs

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4th Place

Greg Latting

5 bass---6.84 lbs

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Congratulations to Brad and Larry Lewis!!! They overcame the tough bite and windy conditions to bring 8.38lbs of bass to the (jacked up) scales. Their majority smallmouth sack squeaked by for the win. Second place went to Kenneth Haney. He caught 4 largemouth that weighed 8.16 lbs to put him in the top 4 for the second straight tournament. Third went to Jordan and Jerry Walker. They followed up their previous Greers Ferry 2nd place finish with a 3rd place finish that was aided by the days big bass of 3.51lbs. Newcomer Greg Latting had a good opening appearance with a limit of bass that weighed 6.84 lbs to finish 4th. Welcome to the club! I want to apologize for the delay with the scales. We couldn't get it to convert from kgs to lbs, so we had to manually compute the difference. In the end, it didn't matter because we got the correct weights, but I hate that everybody had to wait. Thanks to Rob Hill and Mike Warren for trying to help figure it out. We have now figured out how to get it to work and should get them weighed in a timely manner from now on!

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Tournament Stats

23 boats

44 fishermen

42 bass weighed

63.87 lbs of bass

Only 2 limits of 5 bass

Only 7 out of 23 boats brought at least 3 fish to the scales

17 boats out of 23 weighed fish

7 new members (currently 53 total)

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Thanks again for coming out. Welcome to all the new guys. Our next tourament will be at Lake Conway on April 30th. We will plan to launch from the Palarm Creek landing at 6:30 am. Please be sure to check the website a day or two before each tournament to check launch time or if there have been any changes. Look forward to seeing you all again later this month! BK

Norfork Winners Pics

Norfork Champions

Ken Youngblood and Bill Wooten

5 bass---11.31 lbs

2nd Place

Doug Cockrill and Dennis Browning

5 bass---9.63 lbs

3rd Place

Justin Doyle and Michael Brand

5 bass---8.94 lbs

4th Place

Kenneth Haney

4 bass---8.01 lbs

Big Bass

Kris Jackson and Kevin Jackson

4.19 lbs

Norfork Extra Pics

Chris Clark (wet after falling in the lake)

But he did retrieve his rod and reel!!!

Shawn Gates Terry Moore and Mike Warren

Raymond Bradley and Marvin Ross

Jason Gates and Jason Walker

Idiot

Jason Matthews and Barrett Beyer

Greers Ferry #2

We will launch from Devils Fork this Saturday morning for our third tournament of the season and our second on Greers Ferry. We will leave the ramp at 6:30, so please try to have your boat on the water by 6:15. I still hope to have the pictures from the last tournament loaded soon, but we have had some technical difficulties. Spread the word that we are fishing Saturday and it is supposed to be a beautiful 85 degrees! I hope to see 20+ boats again! BK

Norfork Results

NORFORK CHAMPIONS

Bill Wooten and Kenneth Youngblood

5 bass---11.31 lbs

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2nd Place

Doug Cockrill and Dennis Browning

5 bass---9.63 lbs

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3rd Place

Michael Brand and Justin Doyle

5 bass---8.94 lbs

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4th Place

Kenneth Haney

4 bass---8.01 lbs

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Big Bass

Kris and Kevin Jackson

4.19 lbs

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Congratulations to Bill Wooten and Kenneth Youngblood!!! They were the only pair that brought a double-digit sack to the scales. Their 5 fish that weighed 11.31 beat the field and secured the Norfork title for them. Second Place went to Doug Cockrill and Dennis Browning. They braved the weather for a near double-digit sack and held on for a second place finish. Michael Brand and Justin Doyle binked their way to a third place finish with 5 fish that weighed just under 9 pounds. Kenneth Haney brought 4 largemouth to the scales that averaged 2 pounds apiece to take 4th. The monster fish of the day went to Kris and Kevin Jackson. During a tough day on the water, they were able to bring a 4.19lb largemouth to the scales. Congrats to all of you!

It was a terrible day for fishing, but there were a number of fish caught. We had a motor that wouldn't start, a person falling in the lake, a carp in a boat, numerous rain showers, many numb fingers, and one wild looking pair of boots (Raymond Bradley)! Again, thanks to everyone for toughing it out at Norfork. It says a lot for the club when 18 boats will show up and fish knowing the weather is going to be bad. See you soon!

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Tournament Stats

18 boats

34 fishermen

49 bass weighed

85.89 lbs of bass

4 full limits of 5 bass

10 boats weighed at least 3 bass

14 out of 18 boats weighed fish

Norfork (Jordan Landing)

We will launch at 7:00 Saturday morning from Jordan. Please try to be there by 6:30 or 6:40 so we can get out right at 7:00. Be prepared with warm and dry clothes because it looks like we may get some showers Saturday. Sorry I am posting the launch time so late. I totally forgot to update the website. I hope this didn't inconvenience anybody! See you all Saturday.
BK

Greers Winners Pics

Greers Ferry Champions

Nicky and Fuzzy Gates

5 bass---11.76 lbs

2nd Place

Jerry Walker and Jordan Walker

4 bass---10.82 lbs

Big Bass---5.65 lbs

3rd Place

Dewight Jackson (Ratt!) and Rob Hill

3 bass---9.76 lbs

4th Place

Ricky Gates and Bobby Gates

5 bass---6.46 lbs

Greers Extra Pics

The tent

WOW!!!

Boaters getting ready to take off

Chris Clark and Mark Watson

Shawn Gates and Jerry Gates

Wade Jackson and Eric Jackson

Calvin Ward

Jason Matthews and Barret Beyer

Kenneth Haney

Terry Moore

J D

Ricky Gates and Bobby Gates

Greers Ferry Results

GREERS FERRY CHAMPIONS

Nicky Gates and Fuzzy Gates

5 bass---11.76 lbs

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2nd Place

Jordan Walker and Jerry Walker

4 bass---10.82

Big Bass---5.65 lbs

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3rd Place

Rob Hill and Dewight Jackson (RATT)

3 bass---9.76 lbs

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4th Place

Bobby Gates and Ricky Gates

5 bass---6.46 lbs

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Congratulations to Nicky and Fuzzy Gates! With 22 boats leaving the ramp this morning, it was going to take a nice sack of fish to win. Nicky and Fuzzy brought that nice sack to the weigh-in! Their 11.76 pounds were good enough to hold off Jordan and Jerry Walker. The Walkers had 4 fish that included the big bass of the day.....a 5.65 lb largemouth. Third place went to Rob and Ratt. Their 9.76 pound sack was aided by a healthy 5.38 lb largemouth. Bobby and Ricky Gates didn't bring a 5 pounder to the scales, but they did bring the only other 5 fish limit which was good enough for fourth.

We had a tremendous turnout today for a February tournament, and there were some nice fish brought to the scales. I would like to, again, say welcome back to everybody and welcome aboard to a few of you knew guys that fished with us. We already have 44 members, and I am sure we will continue to add new members in the next few upcoming tournaments. Pictures should be posted in the next few days. Hopefully there will be numerous other pics added to our Facebook page (Jackson County Bass Club) as well.

Thanks for participating and please pass the word on about our club. It looks like we have another good year ahead of us!

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Tournament Stats

22 boats

41 fishermen

35 bass weighed

73.47 pounds of bass

16 out of 22 boats weighed fish

22 new members (44 total)

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It's Time to Start the 2011 Season!!!

We are only 3 days away from starting the 2011 season. Please remember that pre-fishing is now off limits for the Greers tournament this Saturday. We are going to put in at Devils Fork and launch at 8:00am. We will tentatively plan to weigh in at 4:00pm. I have already received a few calls about the tournament and the season. I expect to have a pretty good crowd Saturday and for the season. Please remind past club members and future members of the tournament.

I would really appreciate everybody trying to be there at around 7:15 or so. That will give us time to get members paid and signed up and also take tournament fees. Remember, at least one boater must be a paid member, so it will be easier if everybody just pays up their membership fee this week. The membership fee is now $25 per person and the tournament fee is $25 per person as well. If you would like to pay your membership before the tournament, just come see me.

If you would like to keep up with our club another way, please follow us on Facebook (Jackson County Bass Club). It looks like the weather should be nice, so I hope to see many people there Saturday morning!

Please feel free to call with any questions! (870-512-9400)
Thanks
BK

Upcoming Tournament Notes

I just wanted to let everybody know that I have heard from a few people that there is another tournament going out of Devils Fork the same day we are fishing. After thinking about it and checking into things, I think we are just going to go ahead and go out of Devils Fork at 8:00am. The other tournament is supposed to take off at safe light, so they should be out of our way, and the parking lot should be plenty big enough.

Also, I have been informed that there is going to be an OPEN fishing tournament this Saturday(Feb 19) at Poinsett in Harrisburg. The tournament will be from 8:00 until 2:00. $50 per boat and 5 fish limit. For any other details contact Rick Sampson at 501-940-7986.

2011 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

February 26---Greers Ferry (Ramp To Be Announced)---8:00-4:00
March 26------Norfork (Jordan)
April 9---------Greers Ferry (Devils Fork)
April 30--------Conway (Palarm Creek)
May 14---------Peckerwood
June 18---------Hurricane
July 23---------East Lake
August 13------Arkansas River (Pendleton)
September 3---Tulot
September 17--White River (Jacksonport)
October 8------TBD
October 29-----CLASSIC TBD

2011 TOURNAMENT RULES

Rules Violations could result in any of the following: weight deductions, Tournament Disqualification, or Removal from the Club!

5 bass limit (for weigh in and amount in boat at any given time)

All living bass must be 12 inches in length (unless lake rules dictate otherwise).

The weight of any short fish will not be allowed.

Dead fish cause a one pound deduction from total weight. Dead fish will be included in Big Bass pool, but the 1 pound will be deducted for that weight as well. Only one dead fish may be weighed per boat.

All fish weighed become property of the club.

Only artificial lures may be used.

Boats late to weigh-in will have one pound per minute deducted up to 5 minutes....over 5 minutes results in DQ.

Fishing is only permitted from the boat.

The boat is not allowed to be pulled, pushed or dragged over any levee, dam or embankment.

Trolling as a method of fishing is prohibited, but drift fishing is allowed.

Participants can only use one rod at a time.

All boats must meet Game and Fish regulations.

Prior to tournament your boat and/or livewell will be inspected.

The upcoming tournament site may not be pre-fished by any competitor after Wednesday night the week of the tournament.

Prior to tournament, numbers will be drawn to determine take-off positions.

Prior to each tournament (not including the classic), the length of fishing time will be determined for that day.

Do not fish within 50 yards of another competitor-PLEASE USE PROPER FISHING ETIQUETTE!

2011 CLUB RULES

Executive Committee
Billy Keedy----870-512-9400
Mike Warren--870-217-2330
Marvin Ross---870-503-0378
Bobby Teal
Brad Kieffner

Prior to the first tournament, the active members will meet and vote to discuss the calendar and decide site locations.

Any rule violation could result in disqualification. Rulings will be decided by the executive committee.

Any member that shows up late for a scheduled tournament must launch his boat and immediately find one of the executive committee members to pay their fee and have an inspection on their livewell.

In the event of a tie, the boats that are tied would split the corresponding points and prizes.

Membership fee is $25 per person. These funds will be used to finance the classic tournament at the end of the season.

Tournament fees are $25 per person (including $5 Big Bass). Classic Fee is $10/person.

Tournament Payouts:

If less than 10 people....1st place only and Big Bass
If 10-19 people....1st (70%) and 2nd (30%) and Big Bass.
20-39 people....1st (50%), 2nd (30%) and 3rd (20%) and Big Bass.
40+ people....1st (50%), 2nd (30%), 3rd (15%) and 4th (5%) and Big Bass.

Point Standings (no matter how many people in each tourney):
1st---20 points
2nd--15 points
3rd--10 points
4th--5 points
Big Bass--5 points

Points will determine the launch order of the Classic.

Two of the regularly scheduled tournaments may be dropped (as long as all scheduled tournaments are fished). The classic results must be used.

Any guest can fish 1 tournament without paying a membership fee (as long as they are fishing with a member), but they must pay the tournament fee. A competitor may fish by himself. Each boat must have a member present to fish.

If a team splits up during the season, the club will split their current point totals (both types of points).

If two members of opposite teams fish together in a tournament, they will split both points and weight for standing purposes.

If two teammates fish in the same tournament but with separate partners, the team will be rewarded the number of pounds and points from the boat of the partner that finished worse in that tournament.

MEETING TIME!!!!!!!

We are going to meet at IberiaBank (next door to Wal-Mart) in Newport.

MONDAY, JANUARY 24th at 6:00. If you have any questions, please call:

me-Billy Keedy at 870-512-9400 or
Brad Kieffner at 870-217-2078