Bush Light Buddy Bass Tournament Update

--UPDATE--

The river isn't looking like it will be cooperating with us for the Busch Lite Buddy Bass Tournament next weekend (June 3rd) so we have decided to postpone it to a later date. The tournament date will now be set for September 9th, everything will stay the same other than the date! WE WILL STILL DRAW FOR THE ROD AND SHIRTS ON JUNE 3RD!

Diaz Scrap Metal AOY Standings

120.84 Blake Anschultz/Mike Anschultz

91.34 Andy Latting/BJ Green

75.94 Nicky Gates/Jesse Cordell

74.77 Rick Sampson/Bart Gaskin

73.61 Bob Hardin/Sawyer Floyd

61.67 Mitch Brannon/Clint Brannon

53.83 Steve Westmoreland/Dillon Pigue

48.11 Darrell Fletcher/Ron Mounts

43.85 Bill Wooten/Bill Elliot

43.52 Doug Cockrill/Mike Shipman

38.36 Jason Rath/Chad Day

31.18 Shay Taylor/Scott Baskins

27.3 Joe Barker/Ron Hill

26.58 Butch Brown/Bo Freeman

22.29 Brad Kieffner/Billy Keedy

18.19 Jason Walker/Bobby Gates

15.34 Michael Bruner/Chris Bruner

14.15 Ricky Gates/Jason Gates

13.34 Tony Gore

11.79 Eugene Zuber/Marvin Ross

11.12 Brad Lewis/Larry Lewis

9.8 Steve Hastings

9.77 Jackson Walker/Dale G.

7.07 Travis Hopkins/Shane Lindsey

6.11 Marvin Ross/Raymond Bradley

5.64 Mike Warren/Billy Max Warren

5.37 Mike Warren/Bill Hollandsworth

4 Kenny Pearle/Jeremy Sampson

2 Dennis Jarrett/Charlie Jarrett

1 Zach Shipman

Greenway Equipment's Greers Ferry Grind Results

Greenway Equipment Greers Ferry Grind Champions

Brad Kieffner and Billy Keedy

5 Bass - 10.29 lbs.

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Second Place

Bill Wooten and Bill Elliot

5 Bass - 8.71 lbs.

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Third Place

Andy Latting and BJ Green

5 Bass - 7.49 lbs.

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Fourth Place

Blake and Mike Anschultz

5 Bass - 7.23 lbs.

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Fifth Place and Denali Rods Big Bass

Darrell Fletcher and Ron Mounts

3 Bass - 6.80 lbs.

Big Bass - 4.61 lbs.

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At our half way mark on the year we rolled into Hill Creek to meet high water, high skies, and some tough post front conditions for an already irritable Greers Ferry.  We had 17 boats show up with only four limits crossing the scales with a total tournament weight of 85.61 pounds from 48 fish.  Congratulations to the top 5 for their efforts and thanks to everyone for the participation.  Our next regular season event will be at Lake Peckerwood on June 24th I will post take off times and the boat launch closer to that time. 

On the other hand, in about 3 weeks (June 3rd) we will be hosting the Busch/Busch Light Buddy Bass Tournament on White River at Jacksonport.  AS LONG AS THE RAMP IS OPEN WE WILL FISH.  We would greatly appreciate the support and participation from our local members on this one.

On to the next note.  With the Denali Rod Sponsorship we will be giving out rods at the end of the year!  As of now, we will be paying out 5 places for AOY and 5 places at the Black River Transportation Classic on Bull Shoals.  

The rods will be earned as listed...

AOY 6th Place 

AOY 7th Place 

Day 1 Classic Big Bass 

Day 2 Classic Big Bass

Overall Second Big Bass

Big Bass Of The Year

We also will be awarding 8th. 9th, and 10th places in AOY with some prize packages this year so keep that in mind!  

As always, thank you for the sponsorship!

Diaz Scrap Metal

Denali Rods

Black River Transportation

Greenway Equipment

George Kell Motors

Under The Rainbow

Weldon Flying Service

SBT Foods

UNICO Bank

Woodbriar

Stella Rehab

Martin Industrial Supplies

Helena Chemical

C&C Distributors

The Outdoorzman Tackle Shop

JACO Construction

Harris Ford

White River Beverage Co.

Dillinger Funeral Home

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Tournament Stats

17 Boats

48 Fish

85.61 Total Lbs.

Over $800 in prize money awarded

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Sawyer Floyd

Doug Cockrill

Blast off!

Jason Walker and Bobby Gates

Greenway Equipment's Greers Ferry Grind

We will be fishing Greers Ferry this Saturday (May 13th) blasting off from Hill Creek. Take off time is at 6:00 AM and we will weigh in at 3:00 PM! We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Diaz Scrap Metal AOY

104.61 Blake Anschultz/Mike Anschultz
73.85 Andy Latting/BJ Green
69.2 Rick Sampson/Bart Gaskin
62.65 Nicky Gates/Jesse Cordell
61.64 Bob Hardin/Sawyer Floyd
53.83 Steve Westmoreland/Dillon Pigue
52.56 Mitch Brannon/Clint Brannon
36.73 Doug Cockrill/Mike Shipman
32.98 Jason Rath/Chad Day
28.12 Darrell Fletcher/Ron Mounts
27.47 Shay Taylor/Scott Baskins
26.58 Butch Brown/Bo Freeman
25.14 Bill Wooten/Bill Elliot
21.11 Joe Barker/Ron Hill
13.99 Steve Hastings
15.34 Michael Bruner/Chris Bruner
14.15 Ricky Gates/Jason Gates
13.34 Tony Gore
11.79 Eugene Zuber/Marvin Ross
7.07 Travis Hopkins/Shane Lindsey
6.11 Marvin Ross/Raymond Bradley
6 Jason Walker/Bobby Gates
5.64 Mike Warren/Billy Max Warren
5.37 Mike Warren/Bill Hollandsworth
2 Dennis Jarrett/Charlie Jarrett
2 Kenny Pearle/Jeremy Sampson
1 Zach Shipman

Helena Chemical Lake Norfork Knockout

Helena Chemical's Norfork Knockout Champions

Blake and Mike Anschultz

5 Bass - 11.57 lbs.

Second Place

Darrell Fletcher and Ron Mounts

5 Bass - 11.51 lbs.

Third Place

Nicky Gates and Jesse Cordell

5 Bass - 10.68 lbs.

Fourth Place

Rick Sampson and Bart Gaskin

5 Bass - 10.54 lbs.

Fifth Place and Denali Rods Big Bass

Bob Hardin and Sawyer Floyd

3 Bass - 7.07 lbs.

Big Bass - 3.44 lbs.

Our fourth stop of the year was met with rising water, and the threat of storms all day.  We only had 5 limits cross the scale today, but at least the storms held off until we started weighing fish and the day actually wasn't terrible having some sun and very little rain.  The red hot father-son duo of Mike and Blake Anschultz came in with the heaviest 5 bass limit, and the close second went to Darrel Fletcher and Ron Mounts.  Third place went to Nicky Gates and Jesse Cordell, fourth was Rick Sampson and Bart Gaskin, and rounding out the top 5 with the Denali Rods big bass paycheck weighing in at 3.44 pounds was Bob Hardin and Sawyer Floyd.  Our next stop will be on May 13th at Greers Ferry, we will take off from Hill Creek.  Congratulations to the top 5!

I am placing an order for shirts, the pre-order is over and I will have a few extras to sale if anyone decides to get some!

Tournament Stats
11 Boats
33 Fish 
67.81 lbs.
$500 in prize money

As always a special thanks to our sponsors for backing us this year!  

Diaz Scrap Metal

Denali Rods

Black River Transportation

Greenway Equipment

George Kell Motors

Under The Rainbow

Weldon Flying Service

SBT Foods

UNICO Bank

Woodbriar

Stella Rehab

Martin Industrial Supplies

Helena Chemical

C&C Distributors

The Outdoorzman Tackle Shop

JACO Construction

Harris Ford

White River Beverage Co.

Dillinger Funeral Home