Weldon Flying Service's Old Town Throwdown

We will be fishing Old Town Lake this Saturday (March 4th), fishing from 7:00 to 3:00. If anyone has any questions feel free to give me a call!

Updated AOY Standings

26.82	Andy Latting/BJ Green
25.21	Blake Anschultz/Blake Anschultz
21.89	Jason Rath/Chad Day
19.65	Bob Hardin/Sawyer Floyd
18.18	Mitch Brannon/Clint Brannon
13.34	Michael Bruner
13.34	Tony Gore
12.23	Rick Sampson/Bart Gaskin
11.81	Nicky Gates/Jesse Cordell
9.45	Steve Westmoreland/Dillon Pigue
9.05	Shay Taylor/Scott Baskins
7.23	Darrell Fletcher/Steve Hastings
3.64	Mike Warren/Billy Max Warren
2	Mike Shipman/Zach Shipman
2	Joe Barker/Ron Hill
2	Jason Walker/Bobby Gates

UPDATED SCHEDULE

Due to some complications, we have decided to change a few things on the schedule.  There is another tournament going out of Horseshoe Lake on April 1st and they will be bringing 40-50 boats. With that amount it was in our best interest to move the tournament, we have settled on Arkansas River/Merrisach and will take off at the Pendleton bridge. 

Maddox Bay now does not have a public boat ramp.  The one we used last year has been shut down and is now private property, and the tournament at Hurricane being on muzzle loading season has forced us to move Hurricane to August 19th, and we have replaced it with the back-up lake; Dardanelle on October 21st.  

The remaining schedule will be as listed...

March 4^th – Old Town

April 1^st – Arkansas River/Merrisach - Pendleton Bridge

April 29^th – Norfork - Jordan

May 13^th – Greers – Hill Creek

June 24^th – Peckerwood

July 22^nd – Conway

August 19^th – Hurricane

September 23^rd – East Lake

October 21^st – Dardanelle - Highway 64 launch

Classic – November 4^th – Bull Shoals (2 Day Classic 2^nd day will weigh in at 1:00 o’clock)

Sorry for the confusion and hopefully we wont run into any other complications throughout the year.  I know it is very early to be thinking about, but I would like to have somewhat of an idea on how many guys are expecting to qualify for the classic.  This will determine the launch site for the tournament and I am going to try to find a place that will be able to handle the lodging for all of us.  

Thanks!
-AL

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

REMINDER

I need everyone on the executive committee to be at US Pizza this Thursday night (February 16th) at 5 o'clock to discuss a few things that need to be brought to attention.

George Kell 2017 Kickoff at Bull Shoals

George Kell Kickoff Champions

Andy Latting and BJ Green

5 Bass - 14.89 lbs.

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Second Place

Blake and Mike Anschultz

5 Bass - 14.21 lbs.

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Third Place and Big Bass

Michael Bruner and Tony Gore

5 Bass - 13.69 lbs.

Denali Rods Big Bass - 4.32 lbs.

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Fourth Place

Jason Rath and Chad Day

5 Bass - 12.89 lbs.

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Fifth Place

Bob Hardin and Sawyer Floyd

5 Bass - 11.65 lbs.

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We kicked off our year at Bull Shoals and this being the first time our club has been there we were met with some pretty tough conditions.  The weather slapped us with a 25 degree blast off and didnt allow for much of a warm-up throughout the day; however, there were some nice sacks of fish brought to the scales.  First place winners Andy Latting and BJ Green brought in a little under 15 pounds to take the win, followed closely by the father son duo of Blake and Mike Anschultz.  Third went to Michael Bruner and Tony Gore who also brought in some brown sugar for the big bass of the tournament.  A scale tipping 4.32 lb small mouth, which dating back is the largest small jaw weighed in club history.  Fourth was Jason Rath and Chad day and fifth place went to Bob Hardin and Sawyer Floyd.  Thanks for everyone coming out to face the tough weather and congratulations to the top 5!

Our next showing will be at Old Town lake on March 4th.  I will post more about this closer to the time of the tournament.  If anyone has any sponsorship opportunities I need to get these done so we can start the t-shirt design hopefully by mid April-May. 

2017 Sponsors (as of now)

Greenway Equipment

Under The Rainbow

Black River Transportation

Diaz Scrap Metal

George Kell Motors

Weldon Flying Service

Dillinger's Funeral Home

Harris Ford

White River Beverage Co.

Diaz Scrap Metal AOY Standings

 26.82 Andy Latting/BJ Green

26.69 Michael Bruner/Tony Gore

25.21 Mike Anschultz/Blake Anschultz

21.89 Jason Rath/Chad Day

19.65 Bob Hardin/Sawyer Floyd

18.18 Mitch Brannon/Clint Brannon

12.23 Rick Sampson/Bart Gaskin

11.81 Nicky Gates/Jesse Cordell

9.45 Steve Westmoreland/Dillon Pigue

9.05 Shay Taylor

7.23 Darrell Fletcher/Steve Hastings

3.64 Mike Warren/Billy Max Warren

2 Jason Walker/Bobby Gates

2 Mike Shipman/Zach Shipman

2 Joe Barker/Ron Hill

Tournament Stats

15 Boats

43 Fish

106.83 lbs.

Over $700 in prize money 

Bull Shoals Update

We are going to be changing the location for take off to the Bull Shoals Boat Dock.  The Lakeview launch is gates off and closed.  The ramp is on the point, not actually at the boat dock location.  You will follow the road around through the boat dock area and it will lead you there.  Give me a call if you have any questions.  I am posting a screenshot of where it is located.