RODBENDERS July 07 Newsletter
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Our anglers ventured over to good ole Lake
Fork this past June 30th for a
weigh in tournament. The consistent June
rains kept the area cooler than usual, so
the normal hot Texas weather wasn’t the
order of the day. No one was able to bust
the 24” upper slot length, although Tony and
Jeff reported coming very close. Several
solid slot fish were caught along with some
decent under 16” fish. Martin Kralik and
John Duhon managed to get 7 keepers that
weighed 8.55 for first place. They barely
stayed ahead of the second place finish from
Riley Hamilton and Cody Spoerl, who had 7
fish weighing in at 8.24 pounds. Third place
went to the team of Wayne Kralik and Darrel
Thompson, who had 9 fish weighing in at 7.69
pounds. Twenty competitors brought in 55
fish at a total of 50.28 pounds, a 0.91
pound average. Big Bass of the tourney was
a tie within the same boat!!! Mike
Millender and Michael Kurys caught identical
weight 2.11 pound fish. Thanks to everyone
for participating and congratulations to the
winners. We hope to see everyone next month
at Lake Lavon on August 4th.
Only two tournaments are left in this 2006-2007 season, with several members needing to fish one or both of these events to qualify for the Rodbenders Classic. In the Angler of the Year competition, Jason Hill continues his stranglehold on the competition and time will tell if he has enough points to pull it off when everything gets shaved down to the best 10 tournaments. Jason is having a fantastic season, coming in with quality stringers event after event. Good job, Jason! |
July 07 - Lake Fork
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Place |
Anglers |
Fish |
Weight |
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1st |
Martin Kralik & John Duhon |
7 |
8.55 |
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2nd |
Riley Hamilton & Cody Spoerl |
7 |
8.24 |
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3rd |
Wayne Kralik & Darrel Thompson |
9 |
7.69 |
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Big Bass |
(tie) Mike Millender & Michael Kurys |
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2.11 |
Congratulations to all winners!
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RODBENDERS BIG BASS of the YEAR for 2007:8.06 lbs - JASON HILL, Lake Tyler, May 2007. |
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NEXT TOURNAMENT:
* LAKE LAVON > * SATURDAY, AUGUST 4TH, 2007 * WEIGH IN SITE: TBD, WILL BE VOTED ON AT MEETING, DUE TO DROPPING WATER LEVELS. * FISHING TIMES: TBD, WILL BE VOTED ON AT MEETING AND EMAIL BROADCAST AND WEB SITE UPDATE WILL FOLLOW. * SIZE LIMITS - 5 FISH PER PERSON, 14 inch minimum largemouth, smallmouth, or Kentucky bass. |
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RODBENDERS 2007 CLASSIC:
The following anglers have either qualified for this year’s
Rodbenders Classic tournament in October or are on the
bubble:
Qualified: Jason Hill, Tim Hall, Jerry Vaughan, James Cannon, Mike Millender, and Daniel Depew. On the bubble: Martin Kralik, John Duhon, Jeff Cade, Darrel Thompson, Riley Hamilton, Cody Spoerl, Tony South, Wayne Kralik, Ken Cecil, Mark Depew, Jeff Flovin, and Scotty Scott. |
NEXT MEETING: TUESDAY, JULY 31ST, 2007, TIN0'S TOO,
AVE K BETWEEN PARK & 18TH STREET, PLANO 7:00 PM
Good luck to everyone at Lake Lavon
OFFICERS FOR 2007-2008
PRESIDENT
JOHN DUHON
VICE PRESIDENT
WAYNE KRALIK
TREASURER TIM HALL SECRETARY MARTIN KRALIK TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR MIKE MILLENDER