On the Dock with Rick Smith

14. Sep, 2010 2 Comments

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Tuff Man Qualifier #1 on Lake Waco

High water conditions due to recent flooding did not dampen the spirits of over 200 fishermen on Lake Waco Saturday as 109 teams attempted to qualify for the 11th Annual TuffMan Trail Bass Championship. Lake Waco had risen almost eight feet bringing large amounts of debris down river. The flood gates were open at the dam which was bringing the water level down, but the lake was still five feet above normal. Tournament officials had to move the headquarters from Airport Beach to Twin Bridges due to the high water.
The top 12 teams are now qualified to fish against 49 other teams for prize money of $10,000 at the championship on January 8, 2011 on Lake Belton. The weigh-in will be at the Bell County Exposition Center in Belton during the Central Texas Boat Show.

Altogether the fishermen caught 244 keepers (14 inches or longer) for a total weight of 538.9 pounds giving an average weight of 2.21 pounds and a team average of just over 2 fish. The largest largemouth was 7.77 pounds caught by David Bueche and Patrick Anderson. They caught a total of 3 fish weighing in at 10.6 pounds and finished in 13th place, just one out of qualifying. They won $642 for their efforts. Second largest fish was a 7.33 pounder caught by the team of Garrett Henning and Jeff Smith who caught a total of 5 fish for 13.79 pounds and they finished in eighth place and won $928. The tournament was won by the team of David Underwood and Denny Copeland with 5 fish totaling 20.04 pounds earning them $2,500. Second place went to Johnny Snyder and Denis Schmedthorst with 5 fish at 19.27 pounds earning $1,700. Third place was the team of Billy Freeman and Dennis Garner with 5 fish weighing 17.41 pounds winning them $1,500. A total of 11 places plus 2 big bass were paid to the participants.

The top 12 teams are as follows:

TUFF MAN LAKE WACO

# Fish Total Lbs. Points Cash Big Fish

DAVID UNDERWOOD / DENNY COPELAND 5 20.04 200 $2500

JOHNNY SNYDER / DENIS SCHMEDTHORST 5 19.27 199 1700

BILLY FREEMAN / DENNIS GARNER 5 17.41 198 1500

MIKE HYDE / JOE CONTRERAS 5 17.23 197 1200

ERIC WENDEBORN / CLINT CLOVER 5 16.94 196 1000

GRANT SCHNABEL / TOM LORDEN 5 16.87 195 800

JOSEPH PILLER / NEIL RAGSDALE 5 15.75 194 600

GARRETT HENNING / JEFF SMITH 5 13.79 193 928 7.33

RODNEY THOMPSON / DEAN THOMPSON 5 13.41 192 500

LANDON GLASS / BRIAN BOOKER 5 12.35 191 400

BILLY GARRETT / JOSH LESSMAN 5 11.47 190 400

CHRIS NORS / DEAN JONES 5 11.44 189 0

The next TuffMan qualifier will be on Lake Limestone on October 16. For complete details go to  HYPERLINK “http://www.tuffmantournaments.com” www.tuffmantournaments.com.

Temple Area Builders Open Tournament

If you missed TuffMan last Saturday you may wish to fish the Temple Area Builders Association tournament on Lake Belton this Saturday the 18th. Only $120 to enter and you’ll get breakfast and a chance to win a guaranteed $1,000 for first place plus one place paid for each 10 teams plus $500 minimum for big bass. See  HYPERLINK “http://www.onthedock.biz” www.onthedock.biz for registration information or call Cheryl Hunka at 254-773-0445.

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2 Responses to “On the Dock with Rick Smith”

  1. Bill.Foster 15. Sep, 2010 at 7:57 pm

    God, yoiu look like you been fishin for 10 years//John

  2. Bill.Foster 15. Sep, 2010 at 7:58 pm

    Wish I knw how to fish.
    Charlie Pack

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