Chapman Takes Lead of the Alabama River Charge
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May 10th, 2013 by OutdoorsFIRST
Modified May 10th, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Today’s weigh-in at the Bassmaster Elite Series event on the Alabama River out of Montgomery, Alabama kicked off with the biggest bags of the tournament. After Day 2 the reigning Bassmaster Angler of the Year, Brent Chapman from Lake Quivira, Kansas jumped into the lead. Chapman’s limit came in at 23 pounds 5 ounces for a two-day total of 41 pounds 1 ounce. Former Bassmaster Classic Champ, Alton Jones of Waco, Texas, brought in the second heaviest limit for the tourney at 20 pounds 4 ounces for a two-day total of 36 pounds 10 ounces.
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| Brent Chapman takes the lead on Day Two. (Photo BassFIRST) |
Rounding out the Top 5 are Edwin Evers of Talala, Oklahoma, Paul Elias of Laurel, Mississippi and Bobby Lane of Lakeland, Florida.
Chapman credits another angler.
“I felt truly blessed today,” said Chapman. “I have to say I would not have caught these fish without the help of Randy Howell. He told me about a little spot in practice and clued me in to what is going on here.
“I’m fishing in a pretty treacherous area. I hope I can get up there the next few days. The spot I am fishing is usually very popular among kayakers. I’m going to go up there, pray and hopefully catch some big ones.”
Jones nothing magical.
“Yesterday I had three good ones, today I had all good ones,” said Jones. “This is the best fishing I’ve seen anywhere, a lot of big ones. I don’t have any magic spot. I’m just fishing around an area and got 12 bites today.
“My last keeper weighed over four pounds, almost came off. I went to swing it into the boat and hit my windshield. Instead of bouncing off it bounced into the boat and I tackled it.”
Evers consistent.
“It was more of a struggle for me today,” said Evers. “It’s a 4-day event, so you have to keep fishing. If I can weigh 17-to 18-pounds each day, I think it’s gonna come out okay.”
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| Edwin Evers continues to lead the Angler of the Year race. (Photo BassFIRST) |
Evers weighed 17 pounds 12 ounces today. On Day 1, he brought in 17 pounds 15 ounces.
Elias struggled.
“I didn’t catch anything where I caught 16 pounds yesterday,” said Elias. “It was harder today. I started to fish other practice spots today. I pitched into a spot where I caught a 5-pounder during practice. Had about 12 feet of line out. The fish thunked it and I set the hook. Ended up being a 15-pound catfish. It brought me to my knees.”
Lane is a newbie.
“This spotted bass fishing is new to me,” said Lane. “We don’t have this in Florida. I lost a big one on my first cast. Other than that, I fished clean all day.”
Day 2 Standings
1. — Brent Chapman — Lake Quivira, KS — 10, 41-01 — 100
Day 1: 5, 17-12 — Day 2: 5, 23-05
2. — Alton Jones — Lorena, TX — 10, 36-10 — 99
Day 1: 5, 16-06 — Day 2: 5, 20-04
3. — Edwin Evers — Talala, OK — 10, 35-11 — 98
Day 1: 5, 17-15 — Day 2: 5, 17-12
4. — Paul Elias — Laurel, MS — 10, 34-05 — 97
Day 1: 5, 18-04 — Day 2: 5, 16-01
5. — Bobby Lane — Lakeland, FL — 10, 34-03 — 96
Day 1: 5, 17-15 — Day 2: 5, 16-04
6. — John Murray — Phoenix, AZ — 10, 32-10 — 95
Day 1: 5, 18-09 — Day 2: 5, 14-01
7. — Scott Ashmore — Broken Arrow, OK — 10, 32-08 — 94
Day 1: 5, 15-00 — Day 2: 5, 17-08
8. — Randy Howell — Springville, AL — 10, 31-14 — 93
Day 1: 5, 17-00 — Day 2: 5, 14-14
9. — Steve Kennedy — Auburn, AL — 10, 31-13 — 92
Day 1: 5, 15-12 — Day 2: 5, 16-01
10. Greg Vinson — Wetumpka, AL — 10, 31-12 — 91
Day 1: 5, 13-15 — Day 2: 5, 17-13
11. Davy Hite — Ninety Six, SC — 10, 31-07 — 90
Day 1: 5, 15-14 — Day 2: 5, 15-09
12. David Walker — Sevierville, TN — 10, 30-09 — 89
Day 1: 5, 14-00 — Day 2: 5, 16-09
13. Dean Rojas — Lake Havasu City, AZ — 10, 30-06 — 88
Day 1: 5, 16-02 — Day 2: 5, 14-04
14. Hank Cherry — Maiden, NC — 10, 30-02 — 87
Day 1: 5, 15-02 — Day 2: 5, 15-00
15. Jared Miller — Norman, OK — 10, 29-15 — 86
Day 1: 5, 13-03 — Day 2: 5, 16-12
16. Shaw E Grigsby Jr. — Gainesville, FL — 10, 29-00 — 85
Day 1: 5, 17-07 — Day 2: 5, 11-09
17. John Crews — Salem, VA — 10, 28-09 — 84
Day 1: 5, 12-03 — Day 2: 5, 16-06
18. Jami Fralick — Martin, SD — 10, 28-08 — 83
Day 1: 5, 14-07 — Day 2: 5, 14-01
19. Aaron Martens — Leeds, AL — 10, 28-04 — 82
Day 1: 5, 15-15 — Day 2: 5, 12-05
20. Marty Robinson — Lyman, SC — 10, 28-01 — 81
Day 1: 5, 13-14 — Day 2: 5, 14-03
21. Tommy Biffle — Wagoner, OK — 10, 27-15 — 80
Day 1: 5, 11-09 — Day 2: 5, 16-06
22. Jason Williamson — Aiken, SC — 10, 27-14 — 79
Day 1: 5, 18-04 — Day 2: 5, 09-10
23. Michael Iaconelli — Pitts Grove, NJ — 10, 27-10 — 78
Day 1: 5, 17-05 — Day 2: 5, 10-05
24. Matt Reed — Madisonville, TX — 10, 27-07 — 77
Day 1: 5, 14-11 — Day 2: 5, 12-12
25. Keith Combs — Huntington, TX — 10, 27-04 — 76
Day 1: 5, 15-01 — Day 2: 5, 12-03
26. Skeet Reese — Auburn, CA — 10, 27-03 — 75
Day 1: 5, 15-04 — Day 2: 5, 11-15
27. Jamie Horton — Centerville, AL — 10, 27-02 — 74
Day 1: 5, 11-06 — Day 2: 5, 15-12
28. Yusuke Miyazaki — Forney, TX — 10, 26-14 — 73
Day 1: 5, 15-09 — Day 2: 5, 11-05
29. Kenyon Hill — Norman, OK — 10, 26-12 — 72
Day 1: 5, 09-06 — Day 2: 5, 17-06
30. Kevin VanDam — Kalamazoo, MI — 10, 26-12 — 71
Day 1: 5, 12-07 — Day 2: 5, 14-05
31. Ish Monroe — Hughson, CA — 10, 26-09 — 70
Day 1: 5, 12-14 — Day 2: 5, 13-11
32. Chris Lane — Guntersville, AL — 10, 26-08 — 69
Day 1: 5, 13-06 — Day 2: 5, 13-02
33. Terry Scroggins — San Mateo, FL — 10, 26-07 — 68
Day 1: 5, 15-11 — Day 2: 5, 10-12
34. Billy McCaghren — Mayflower, AR — 10, 26-06 — 67
Day 1: 5, 13-04 — Day 2: 5, 13-02
35. Casey Scanlon — Lenexa, KS — 10, 26-05 — 66
Day 1: 5, 16-05 — Day 2: 5, 10-00
36. Mike McClelland — Bella Vista, AR — 10, 26-04 — 65
Day 1: 5, 16-11 — Day 2: 5, 09-09
37. Jonathon VanDam — Kalamazoo, MI — 10, 26-03 — 64
Day 1: 5, 15-02 — Day 2: 5, 11-01
38. Britt Myers — Lake Wylie, SC — 10, 26-02 — 63
Day 1: 5, 16-10 — Day 2: 5, 09-08
39. Jason Quinn — Lake Wylie, SC — 10, 26-02 — 62
Day 1: 5, 10-01 — Day 2: 5, 16-01
40. Andy Montgomery — Blacksburg, SC — 10, 26-02 — 61
Day 1: 5, 10-07 — Day 2: 5, 15-11
41. Chris Zaldain — San Jose, CA — 10, 26-01 — 60
Day 1: 5, 14-09 — Day 2: 5, 11-08
42. J Todd Tucker — Moultrie, GA — 10, 25-13 — 59
Day 1: 5, 17-00 — Day 2: 5, 08-13
43. Cliff Crochet — Pierre Part, LA — 10, 25-13 — 58
Day 1: 5, 14-09 — Day 2: 5, 11-04
44. Boyd Duckett — Demopolis, AL — 10, 25-13 — 57
Day 1: 5, 13-02 — Day 2: 5, 12-11
45. Clark Reehm — Shreveport, LA — 10, 25-11 — 56
Day 1: 5, 08-09 — Day 2: 5, 17-02
46. Bernie Schultz — Gainesville, FL — 10, 25-09 — 55
Day 1: 5, 10-10 — Day 2: 5, 14-15
47. Matt Herren — Trussville, AL — 10, 25-09 — 54
Day 1: 5, 14-02 — Day 2: 5, 11-07
48. Jeremy Starks — Scott Depot, WV — 10, 25-09 — 53
Day 1: 5, 12-08 — Day 2: 5, 13-01
49. Russ Lane — Prattville, AL — 10, 25-07 — 52
Day 1: 5, 13-12 — Day 2: 5, 11-11
50. Chad Pipkens — Holt, MI — 10, 25-02 — 51
Day 1: 5, 12-10 — Day 2: 5, 12-08
The following anglers did not make the cut and will not fish on day 3.
51. Rick Morris — Lake Gaston, VA — 10, 24-14 — 50
Day 1: 5, 12-01 — Day 2: 5, 12-13
52. Greg Hackney — Gonzales, LA — 10, 24-13 — 49
Day 1: 5, 15-11 — Day 2: 5, 09-02
53. Gerald Swindle — Warrior, AL — 10, 24-12 — 48
Day 1: 5, 13-10 — Day 2: 5, 11-02
54. Todd Faircloth — Jasper, TX — 10, 24-11 — 47
Day 1: 5, 13-06 — Day 2: 5, 11-05
55. Morizo Shimizu — Osaka, Japan — 10, 24-11 — 46
Day 1: 5, 12-14 — Day 2: 5, 11-13
56. Derek Remitz — Grant, AL — 10, 24-01 — 45
Day 1: 5, 16-00 — Day 2: 5, 08-01
57. Brian Snowden — Reeds Spring, MO — 10, 23-15 — 44
Day 1: 5, 10-08 — Day 2: 5, 13-07
58. Jeff Kriet — Ardmore, OK — 10, 23-14 — 43
Day 1: 5, 09-02 — Day 2: 5, 14-12
59. Dennis Tietje — Roanoke, LA — 10, 23-13 — 42
Day 1: 5, 08-03 — Day 2: 5, 15-10
60. Kevin Ledoux — Choctaw, OK — 10, 23-09 — 41
Day 1: 5, 16-06 — Day 2: 5, 07-03
61. Takahiro Omori — Emory, TX — 10, 23-09 — 40
Day 1: 5, 13-02 — Day 2: 5, 10-07
62. Ott DeFoe — Knoxville, TN — 10, 23-08 — 39
Day 1: 5, 05-15 — Day 2: 5, 17-09
63. Gary Klein — Weatherford, TX — 10, 23-08 — 38
Day 1: 5, 08-06 — Day 2: 5, 15-02
64. Kelly Jordon — Palestine, TX — 10, 23-04 — 37
Day 1: 5, 13-00 — Day 2: 5, 10-04
65. Stephen Browning — Hot Springs, AR — 10, 23-03 — 36
Day 1: 5, 08-07 — Day 2: 5, 14-12
66. Cliff Prince — Palatka, FL — 10, 23-03 — 35
Day 1: 5, 10-04 — Day 2: 5, 12-15
67. Rick Clunn — Ava, MO — 10, 23-02 — 34
Day 1: 5, 11-14 — Day 2: 5, 11-04
68. Mark Davis — Mount Ida, AR — 10, 23-02 — 33
Day 1: 5, 11-08 — Day 2: 5, 11-10
69. Timmy Horton — Muscle Shoals, AL — 10, 23-01 — 32
Day 1: 5, 10-04 — Day 2: 5, 12-13
70. Keith Poche — Pike Road, AL — 10, 22-13 — 31
Day 1: 5, 14-03 — Day 2: 5, 08-10
71. Kevin Short — Mayflower, AR — 10, 22-07 — 30
Day 1: 5, 09-08 — Day 2: 5, 12-15
72. Bill Lowen — Brookville, IN — 9, 22-04 — 29
Day 1: 5, 16-03 — Day 2: 4, 06-01
73. Fred Roumbanis — Bixby, OK — 10, 22-03 — 28
Day 1: 5, 10-04 — Day 2: 5, 11-15
74. Casey D Ashley — Donalds, SC — 10, 22-00 — 27
Day 1: 5, 12-03 — Day 2: 5, 09-13
75. Kotaro Kiriyama — Moody, AL — 9, 21-01 — 26
Day 1: 4, 07-03 — Day 2: 5, 13-14
76. Kelley Jaye — Dadeville, AL — 7, 20-12 — 25
Day 1: 5, 17-07 — Day 2: 2, 03-05
77. Kevin Hawk — Guntersville, AL — 10, 20-12 — 24
Day 1: 5, 12-02 — Day 2: 5, 08-10
78. Scott Rook — Little Rock, AR — 8, 20-10 — 23
Day 1: 3, 07-11 — Day 2: 5, 12-15
79. Brandon Palaniuk — Rathdrum, ID — 10, 19-15 — 22
Day 1: 5, 08-06 — Day 2: 5, 11-09
80. Bradley Roy — Lancaster, KY — 10, 19-08 — 21
Day 1: 5, 08-10 — Day 2: 5, 10-14
81. James Niggemeyer — Van, TX — 10, 19-07 — 20
Day 1: 5, 10-05 — Day 2: 5, 09-02
82. Jared Lintner — Arroyo Grande, CA — 8, 19-05 — 19
Day 1: 3, 04-15 — Day 2: 5, 14-06
83. Chip Porche — Bixby, OK — 9, 18-15 — 18
Day 1: 4, 06-13 — Day 2: 5, 12-02
84. Michael Simonton — Fremont, OH — 9, 17-15 — 17
Day 1: 5, 10-08 — Day 2: 4, 07-07
85. Matt Greenblatt — Port St Lucie, FL — 10, 17-14 — 16
Day 1: 5, 10-14 — Day 2: 5, 07-00
86. Charlie Hartley — Grove City, OH — 9, 17-12 — 15
Day 1: 4, 04-07 — Day 2: 5, 13-05
87. Zell Rowland — Montgomery, TX — 9, 17-05 — 14
Day 1: 5, 11-02 — Day 2: 4, 06-03
88. Kurt Dove — Del Rio, TX — 8, 17-03 — 13
Day 1: 5, 12-03 — Day 2: 3, 05-00
89. Fletcher Shryock — Newcomerstown, OH — 10, 17-00 — 12
Day 1: 5, 09-05 — Day 2: 5, 07-11
90. Nate Wellman — Newaygo, MI — 10, 16-15 — 11
Day 1: 5, 09-04 — Day 2: 5, 07-11
91. James Elam — Tulsa, OK — 8, 16-03 — 10
Day 1: 3, 05-07 — Day 2: 5, 10-12
92. Jason Christie — Park Hill, OK — 10, 16-01 — 9
Day 1: 5, 10-04 — Day 2: 5, 05-13
93. Brandon Card — Caryville, TN — 10, 15-09 — 8
Day 1: 5, 08-09 — Day 2: 5, 07-00
94. Clifford Pirch — Payson, AZ — 9, 15-07 — 7
Day 1: 5, 11-07 — Day 2: 4, 04-00
95. Cliff Pace — Petal, MS — 10, 15-04 — 6
Day 1: 5, 09-10 — Day 2: 5, 05-10
96. Pete Ponds — Madison, MS — 10, 15-02 — 5
Day 1: 5, 05-00 — Day 2: 5, 10-02
97. BJ Haseotes — Centerville, MA — 6, 10-12 — 4
Day 1: 1, 02-04 — Day 2: 5, 08-08
98. Josh Bertrand — Gilbert, AZ — 6, 09-12 — 3
Day 1: 3, 06-10 — Day 2: 3, 03-02
99. Grant Goldbeck — Boerne, TX — 6, 08-07 — 2
Day 1: 3, 03-08 — Day 2: 3, 04-15
100. David Smith — Del City, OK — 0, 00-00 — 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 — Day 2: 0, 00-00
Big Bass
Day 2: Brent Chapman — 5-11
Day 1: Kelly Jordon — 6-04