2005 Boot'Legg Results

"TOURNAMENT RESULTS"

BOOT'LEGG EVENT
Western Branch
27 February 2005

Tournament Report

The first Tournament of the season for the Boot'Legg Trail was held on the Southside and the weather that came with it was cold and windy for those that showed. The turnout was great, the Season opener brought out 25 teams, which consisted of 46 total anglers who couldn't wait any longer for the season to start.

The weather that morning was brisk and cold, but with little to no wind starting out. Unfortunately for the anglers, the wind picked up and it got bitter out on the water. It was pretty much cloudy all day and the air temps didn't get much over 45-degrees, which seemed typical for this time of year with the winds coming out of the North. The water temps weren't any better, ranging from 43- to 46-degrees at best and the water clarity was fairly clear.

Some of the old veterans showed up and those who finished in the Top 5 are no surprises to anyone. Everyone knows that on most days, a few well-known anglers are the ones to beat on the Southside lakes and this day was no exception. It was reported that there weren't any TRUE patterns for the day other than fish as hard as you can. Most anglers fortunate to catch fish seemed to have success fishing Crankbaits from what I gathered; focusing around main lake structure; points, flats and creek channels. Basically, anglers were targeting staging fish that are looking for an early spawn, with nearby access to deeper waters during those quick drops in temps. I am not sure, but I don't believe any of the fish were caught in the coves.

Many anglers had to sift thru an lot of pickeral on this day. No one was short of a pickeral story in this tournament, which seemed to be the only action that the majority of anglers had all day. There was only two known reports of a missed fish that was a for sure bass, everything else that bit was caught. Strangley enough, no one really lost any pickeral either; not like that's a good thing.

Our congrats goes out to the team of Bobby Kinsey and Randy Broughman for their 1^st Place finish which was anchored by a 7.12lb kicker. Unfortunately, for Bobby and Randy, Dallas "Bubba" Eure and Charles Goff were not to be outdone and brought in the Lunker of the day at 7.24lbs.

PL ANGLER NAME(S) TOTAL
FISH FISH
ALIVE PENALTY TOTAL
WEIGHT BIG
FISH POINTS

1. Bobby Kinsey
Randy Broughman 3 3 14.32 7.12 200

2. Todd Thompson
Tim Langdon 2 2 9.22 5.08 199

3. Dallas "Bubba" Eure
Charles Goff 1 1 7.24 **7.24** 198

4. Rick Williams
Bubba Driscoll 2 2 5.84 197

5. Russ Hall
Sam North 1 1 3.88 3.88 196

6. Ron Turley
Oscar Reynolds 1 1 3.32 3.32 195

7. Robby Frame
Cab Beedie 1 1 3.08 3.08 194

8. James Williams
Gene North 1 1 2.54 2.54 193

9. Mark Barnes
Stan Stockton 1 1 2.42 2.42 192

10. Red Edwards
Brian Edwards 1 1 2.40 2.40 191

11. Neal Robinson 50

11. Steve "Lone Wolf" Sexton 50

11. Parish Malone 50

11. Gary Kinsey
Brian Kinsey 50

11. Bob Bullen
John Federico 50

11. Mark Jones
Joe Diesman 50

11. David Williams
Herman Meredith 50

11. Lenny Shane 50

11. Brian Hollis
Jeff Valentine 50

11. Jerry Patterson
John "Rebel" Plyler 50

11. James Brown
Larry Phelps 50

11. Joey Hollis
Nate Hollis 50

11. Daniel "Griff Dogg" Griffin
Chris Pride 50

11. Zane Pendry
Jimmy Norville 50

11. Brad Webb
Chris Campbell 50

25 TOTALS 14 14 0 54.26 7.24

Tournament Photos by Bob Bullen

1^st Place
Bobby Kinsey
Randy Broughman

2^nd Place
Todd Thompson
Tim Langdon

3^rd Place
Dallas "Bubba" Eure
Charles Goff
Big Fish Honors - 7.24lbs

4^th Place
Bubba Driscoll
Rick Williams

5^th Place
Sam North
Russ Hall

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Tournament Directors:
James Williams at (757) 503-2210
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Tournament Report
The first Tournament of the season for the Boot'Legg Trail was held on the Southside and the weather that came with it was cold and windy for those that showed. The turnout was great, the Season opener brought out 25 teams, which consisted of 46 total anglers who couldn't wait any longer for the season to start. The weather that morning was brisk and cold, but with little to no wind starting out. Unfortunately for the anglers, the wind picked up and it got bitter out on the water. It was pretty much cloudy all day and the air temps didn't get much over 45-degrees, which seemed typical for this time of year with the winds coming out of the North. The water temps weren't any better, ranging from 43- to 46-degrees at best and the water clarity was fairly clear. Some of the old veterans showed up and those who finished in the Top 5 are no surprises to anyone. Everyone knows that on most days, a few well-known anglers are the ones to beat on the Southside lakes and this day was no exception. It was reported that there weren't any TRUE patterns for the day other than fish as hard as you can. Most anglers fortunate to catch fish seemed to have success fishing Crankbaits from what I gathered; focusing around main lake structure; points, flats and creek channels. Basically, anglers were targeting staging fish that are looking for an early spawn, with nearby access to deeper waters during those quick drops in temps. I am not sure, but I don't believe any of the fish were caught in the coves. Many anglers had to sift thru an lot of pickeral on this day. No one was short of a pickeral story in this tournament, which seemed to be the only action that the majority of anglers had all day. There was only two known reports of a missed fish that was a for sure bass, everything else that bit was caught. Strangley enough, no one really lost any pickeral either; not like that's a good thing. Our congrats goes out to the team of Bobby Kinsey and Randy Broughman for their 1^st Place finish which was anchored by a 7.12lb kicker. Unfortunately, for Bobby and Randy, Dallas "Bubba" Eure and Charles Goff were not to be outdone and brought in the Lunker of the day at 7.24lbs.
PL	ANGLER NAME(S)	TOTAL FISH	FISH ALIVE	PENALTY	TOTAL WEIGHT	BIG FISH	POINTS
1.	Bobby Kinsey Randy Broughman	3	3		14.32	7.12	200
2.	Todd Thompson Tim Langdon	2	2		9.22	5.08	199
3.	Dallas "Bubba" Eure Charles Goff	1	1		7.24	7.24	198
4.	Rick Williams Bubba Driscoll	2	2		5.84		197
5.	Russ Hall Sam North	1	1		3.88	3.88	196
6.	Ron Turley Oscar Reynolds	1	1		3.32	3.32	195
7.	Robby Frame Cab Beedie	1	1		3.08	3.08	194
8.	James Williams Gene North	1	1		2.54	2.54	193
9.	Mark Barnes Stan Stockton	1	1		2.42	2.42	192
10.	Red Edwards Brian Edwards	1	1		2.40	2.40	191
11.	Neal Robinson						50
11.	Steve "Lone Wolf" Sexton						50
11.	Parish Malone						50
11.	Gary Kinsey Brian Kinsey						50
11.	Bob Bullen John Federico						50
11.	Mark Jones Joe Diesman						50
11.	David Williams Herman Meredith						50
11.	Lenny Shane						50
11.	Brian Hollis Jeff Valentine						50
11.	Jerry Patterson John "Rebel" Plyler						50
11.	James Brown Larry Phelps						50
11.	Joey Hollis Nate Hollis						50
11.	Daniel "Griff Dogg" Griffin Chris Pride						50
11.	Zane Pendry Jimmy Norville						50
11.	Brad Webb Chris Campbell						50
25	TOTALS	14	14	0	54.26	7.24

Tournament Photos by Bob Bullen
1^st Place Bobby Kinsey Randy Broughman	2^nd Place Todd Thompson Tim Langdon	3^rd Place Dallas "Bubba" Eure Charles Goff Big Fish Honors - 7.24lbs
4^th Place Bubba Driscoll Rick Williams	5^th Place Sam North Russ Hall