Johnny and Jolyne George fish for a MEMORIAL DAY WIN on Sam Rayburn!!!
C.A.S.T. Southeast opened up a beautiful Memorial Day weekend with their fifth regional tournament of the season on May 24, 2008 out of Jackson Hill Marina on Lake Sam Rayburn. John and Jennifer Anderson greeted C.A.S.T. Southeast couples at Jackson Hill Marina for registration and breakfast provided by the great staff of Jackson Hill.
Twenty eight teams left Jackson Hill Marina and were greeted with overcast skies which would clear up in the middle day to blue bird skies and HOT. C.A.S.T. anglers raced to their spots to try to pick up a few quality Rayburn bass before having to work with boaters and jet skiers out on the water. C.A.S.T. anglers found many different patterns to be productive. Fish were caught in shallow grass, lily pads, outside grass edges, and deep water offshore structure.
Many of our C.A.S.T. anglers utilized their Just Keepers weigh in bag from www.duncanbags.com to bring their limits of fish to the scales.
The winning couple, Johnny and Jolyne George, brought in a nice limit of Sam Rayburn bass with a total weight of 19.95 lbs. They started the day off shallow and were able to pick up four fish quick before the jet skiers and wake boat crowd shut them down. Johnny and Jolyne did not let the traffic stop them. They decided to move out to the outside edge of the deeper grass lines and were able to pick up their fifth fish which was a "KICKER" that weighed 8.39 lbs. Congratulations to this successful team for a great WIN!
Second Place team, Landan and Anne Ware, brought in a limit of Sam Rayburn bass that weighed 17.96 lbs. Landan and Anne Ware are a mother / son team that fish real well together. Landan had to fish solo this weekend but did not let that stop him from establishing a pattern. Landan started out fishing buck brush and was not able to catch any fish with size to them. Landan decided to back out to the shallow grass and lily pads and still was not able to produce any fish with size to weigh in. Landan's next move was utilizing his big Lowrance Sonar / GPS unit to take him to offshore structure where he was able to establish a deep water pattern. Congratulations on this team's second place finish.
Third Place team with a total weight of 16.94 lbs went to Capital Regions own Dean Perkins and Debbie Peden. Dean and Debbie have a lake house on beautiful Sam Rayburn. Dean and Debbie fished shallow all day and were able to cull all day long. They said that their fish were located in a small area and did not move much through out the day. Congratulations to this great team on their finish.
Big Bass award goes to a team that is no stranger to catching BIG BASS. Nick and Sharon Albus came in with big bass of the day with a 9.83 lb. HOG. Nick and Sharon prefished the day before and hooked this fish on the third cast during practice. Nick said the fish looked to be 8 lbs and after jumping a few times the fish came off. Nick decided to go back during the tournament and on the second cast was able to get into a great fight with this BIG FISH. Within minutes Nick and Sharon had their big fish in the boat for the BIG BASS award. Congratulations to this team on their catch.
Top Six as of May 2008 is:
C.A.S.T. Southeast would like to thank Terry and Connie Sympson of Jackson Hill Marina for their great hospitality, home cooking, and great weigh in facility. Also a special thanks to Gary, Mary, and all the great staff at Jackson Hill.
C.A.S.T. Southeast would like to thank all of our sponsors that make our tournaments possible:
Dawson Marine is a proud sponsor of C.A.S.T. Southeast. Dawson Marine located at www.dawsonmarine.com offers boats for all activities, a great service department, and an excellent staff to help you with all your boating needs. Dawson Marine service vouchers were won by Larry and Joyce Coleman, Don and Sandy Jeane, and Neil and Becky Herline. Dawson Marine has three locations located in Jasper, Beaumont, and South Houston to serve you.
E2baits bait packages were won by Bob and Ginger Metz, Jesse and Gwen McClelland, and Yarri and Wendy Schreibvogel. E2baits website is www.e2baits.com They provide and excellent quality of baits made right here in the U.S.A. and offer great service and shipping. E2baits is located out of Evadale, Texas.
Castaway Rods located at www.castawayrods.com provided great rods that were won by Billy and Mary Ingram, and Edwin and Julie Loitz. Castaway Rods strive to make a rod that is more RELIABLE and STRONGER than any rod manufacture out there.
Academy Outdoors at www.academy.com provided great gift cards that were won by Nick and Sharon Albus, and Craig and Elizabeth Marsh. Utilize Academy Sports and Outdoors for all your fishing, hunting, and camping needs.
Strike King products were won by Donnie and Ruby Parker, Johnny and Jolyne George, Don and Sherry Fennel, Johnny and Crystal Fountain, Larry and Carol McMinimy, Les Brown and Peggy Schaffner, Mark and Morna Lane, and Don Perkins and Debbie Peden. Stike King makes a great swimbait that will be enticing for those big bass on Lake Amistad for the Classic.
C.A.S.T. Southeast would also like to extend a special thanks to Kick N Bass Pro Staff Team Member Sandy Jeane for providing us with Kick N Bass garlic and crawfish scented fish attractant. Kick N Bass located at www.kicknbass.com is home to the strongest fish attractants in the world. Tell them Sandy Jeane and C.A.S.T. sent you.
C.A.S.T. Southeast would like to recognize: Skeeter Boats, Yamaha Outboards, Kevin and Rhonda with UCRwraps, Strike King, Doug Hannon's WaveCast fishing reel, The Lakecaster, fishingworld.com, Genesis Homecare and Hospice, and Save Phace. Please support all of our sponsors...
John and Jennifer Anderson, directors of C.A.S.T. Southeast, would like to thank Carol McMinimy for helping with pictures at the weigh in.
