2005 Beaver Dam
"Big Bash"
Tournament Results
Beaver Dam Swamp
2005 CLASSIC EVENT
15 Oct 2005
| Tournament Results by Neal Robinson |
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| The 2005 Beaver Dam “Big Bash” Classic Event was held on October 15, which was probably one of the mildest Classic Events held; weather wise. It was rather cool starting off, running in the low 60’s and later it rose into the mid- to upper 70’s. Water temps started out at 64-degrees and reached no more than 69-degrees on most of the lake. You would think it was spring time, the way the conditions were, to include the gin clear water. There were 18 qualifying teams for this event, consisting of 34 anglers in all. The technique/pattern for this Classic was to hope for the kicker to hit; a kicker being not much more than 3lbs or so. With the exception of last year’s 13lb+ Classic weight, this was the 2nd highest winning weight for a Big Bash Classic Event. For whatever reason, October weights on this lake are always low. Strangely enough, 4 dinks and a kicker is a money sack here during the October Classic. There were plenty of fish to be caught, but they were too small to make a difference. Plastics were the main choice, used with a variety of techniques. Of the 18 boats, over half of the field brought limits into the scales and a total of 64 fish caught, tipping the total tournament weight to only 99.40lbs (Avg of 1.55lbs per fish). Tommy Clarke & Robert Jensen fished out in open water structure to pull off their Classic win. Jimmy Reed & Jerry Hogge took 2nd Place with the only other double digit weight in the tournament. Rounding out the Top 3 was the team of Kevin Johnson & Alan Gallagher, anchored with a 4.55lb kicker fish. Big Fish for the day came from Todd Godfrey, teamed up with Zabdyr Waclaw. Here is the entire Classic field of anglers and their results... |
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| PL | ANGLER NAME(S) | TOTAL FISH |
BIG FISH |
TOTAL WEIGHT |
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| 1st | Tommy Clarke Robert Jensen |
5 | 10.35 | ||||
| 2nd | Jimmy Reed Jerry Hogge |
5 | 10.20 | ||||
| 3rd | Kevin Johnson Alan Gallagher |
5 | 4.55 | 8.25 | |||
| 4th | Chris Eckstein Brian Eckstein |
5 | 8.00 | ||||
| 5th | Clarence Jenkins JC DeBose |
5 | 7.35 | ||||
| 6th | Jason Carlton Dennis Mitchell |
5 | 6.70 | ||||
| 7th | John Permeila Todd Taylor |
5 | 6.25 | ||||
| 8th | Gerald Gentry James West |
5 | 6.10 | ||||
| 9th | Fred Seminario Ron Hanke |
4 | 5.70 | ||||
| 10th | Orece Robinson Neal Robinson |
5 | 5.60 | ||||
| 10th | Lonnie Childress Kevin Childress |
3 | 3.10 | 5.60 | |||
| 12th | Quillie Countiss Robert Countiss |
5 | 5.40 | ||||
| 13th | Ron Denton | 3 | 5.00 | ||||
| 14th | Todd Godfrey Zabdyr Waclaw |
1 | **4.60** | 4.60 | |||
| 15th | James Williams Jack Worton |
2 | 2.70 | ||||
| 16th | David Woolard John Woolard |
1 | 1.60 | ||||
| 17th | Richard Thurston | -- | -- | ||||
| 17th | Ricky West Jerry Jenkins |
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| 18 | TOTALS | 64 | 4.60 | 99.40 | |||
| Tournament Photos by Neal Robinson |
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 2005 Classic Winners Robert Jensen (Richmond) Thomas Clarke (Richmond) |  Couple of Good Fish Thomas Clarke |
 2nd Place Jimmy Reed (Gloucester) Jerry Hogge (Gloucester) |
 3rd Place Kevin Johnson (N. Carolina) Alan Gallagher (Yorktown) |  **Big Fish Honors** Todd Godfrey (Newport News) Zabdyr Waclaw (Williamsburg) |
 **2005 Team of the Year** Quillie Countiss (Gloucester) Robert Counstiss (Gloucester) |
For more information about the Beaver Dam "Big Bash" Opens, contact...
Tournament Director:
Roy Moon at (804) 694-5562
Chuck Hyde at (804) 693-2107
Chuck Hyde can also be reached at the
following email address: chyde@gloucesterva.info
For more information about the Boot'Legg Open Tournaments, contact...
Tournament Directors:
James Williams at (757) 503-2210
Neal Robinson at (757) 870-5431