"TOURNAMENT RESULTS"

BOOT'LEGG EVENT
Lake Prince
26 June 2005

Tournament Report
by Neal Robinson

Lake Prince was drawn today by the previous Boot’Legg winners, James Williams & Gene North. Our lowest showing for the year on the Southside (and on record), there were only 19 teams that showed consisting of 35 Anglers. With only 19 boats participating, only 4 places were paid out.

Pretty much as usual, the Weatherman was inaccurate again. It was supposed to reach in the lower 80’s and comfortable, with rains late in the evening. It never reached the 80’s, which made fishing nice and it was pretty cloudy all day… with drizzle. It allowed for cool conditions though. The Water Temps pretty much stayed around 80-degrees, +/- degree or two.

The time of the year and the conditions called for a Topwater bite; so anglers thought. So far this year, the Topwater bite has been non-existent. One report was brought in of a bedding fish, but was never caught; hooked, but not caught. Most anglers figured with the conditions given, this would be a numbers game; catching fish after fish and sorting out the smaller fish for a better bag. All the anglers fishing today struggled to catch fish and to catch good fish. The primary technique and pattern for the day came from anglers tossing Senko’s & 4” plastics near wood and tree tops.

Surprisingly, there was a good sack brought in by Mark Barnes & Doug Roberts, who brought in just over 17lbs and nearly a 5lb kicker fish. About 7lbs back, Orece & Neal Robinson placed in 2nd and they had Big Fish for the day going better than 5lbs. Gary & Kenny Kinsey took 3rd Place and had 2 fish going just over 4lbs each. The 4th Place spot went to Lenny Shane, making 3 Top 5 finishes in a row. Taking 5th Place was Matt Whitwell & Matt McKinney. Of the 19 boats, there were only 5 limits caught…TOUGH FISHING!!!

Special Thanks:
Thanks to Orece Robinson for assisting at the Weigh In and taking photos. Several other anglers assisted with miscellaneous duties during the Weigh In process; Jesse Munden, Jesse Pearce, Corey Hamilton, Jason Sawyer, John “Rebel” Plyler and Danny “Griff Dog” Griffin. It’s good to know that many people are quick to assist with matters to ensure a smooth and quick weigh in. Thanks!!!

PL ANGLER NAME(S) TOTAL
FISH
FISH
ALIVE
PENALTY TOTAL
WEIGHT
BIG
FISH
POINTS
 1.  Mark Barnes
 Doug Roberts
5 5   17.52 4.70 199
 2.  Orece Robinson
 Neal Robinson
4 4   10.44 **5.16** 198
 3.  Gary Kinsey
 Kenny Kinsey
3 3   10.06 4.08 197
 4.  Lenny Shane 5 5   9.66   196
 5.  Matt Whitwell
 Matt McKinney
5 5   9.38   195
 6.  Brad Webb
 Chris Campbell
5 5   9.36   194
 7.  John "Rebel" Plyler
 Jerry Patterson
5 5   8.94 3.58 193
 8.  Jason Sawyer
 Corey Hamilton
4 4   8.58   192
 9.  Mike Crescini
 Jim Crescini
3 3   7.28   191
 10.   Cab Beedie
 Rob Frame
4 4   6.66   190
 11.   Paul Styron
 Louis Beasley
4 4   6.38   189
 12.   Danny "Griff Dog" Griffin
 Rob Jones
4 3 .25 6.15   188
 13.   Tim Langdon
 Todd Thompson
3 3   5.96   187
 14.   James Williams
 Gene North
3 3   4.56   186
 15.   Jim "Chopper" Brown -- --   --   50
 15.   Jesse Munden
 Jesse Pearce
-- --   --   50
 15.   Mike Kinsey
 CJ Griffin
-- --   --   50
 15.   Curtis Ridley -- --   --   50
 15.   Parish Malone
 Phil Schuyler
-- --   --   50
19 TOTALS 57 56 .25 120.93 5.16  


Tournament Photos
by Orece Robinson


  1st Place
Doug Roberts
Mark Barnes




  2nd Place
Big Fish Honors
Neal Robinson
(Not Shown)
Orece Robinson



  3rd Place
Kenny Kinsey
(Not Shown)
Gary Kinsey


For more information about the Boot'Legg Open Tournaments, contact...

Tournament Directors:
James Williams at (757) 503-2210
Neal Robinson at (757) 870-5431