TUG VALLEY BASS ANGLERS

"Tug Valley Bass Anglers Paintsville Lake Tournament

Presented by The Elliott Companies"

On August 13th the Tug Valley Bass Anglers held its sixth tournament of the 2011 season on Paintsville Lake in Johnson County Kentucky. 22 anglers competed in the event. This is the club's one and only night tournament and it was a 12 hour all night event running from 8pm to 8am.

Paintsville was at normal pool with clear water conditions on most of the lake which is perfect for night fishing.

Weather for most of the tournament was good with partly cloudy skies and light winds. The other part of the night however was miserable with heavy rain and lots of wind.

The fishing for whatever reason was a little tough. It was typical night time fishing, the fish were mostly on the main lake and were from 5 to 15 feet deep.

The main pattern for this tournament was to fish top water and finesse baits before dark and early the next morning. As night settled in switch to crawfish imitations, plastic worms and buzzbaits worked on steep main lake banks. The top finishers are as follows.

1st --Johnny Webb --- (5 fish) 7.27 lbs.

2nd --Mitch Salmons --- (5 fish) 4.41 lbs.

3rd--Michael Salyer --- (5 fish) 3.91 lbs.

4th --Trent Ramey--- (5 fish) 3.87 lbs.

5th --Adam Cook --- (5 fish) 3.66 lbs.

6th--Lynn Fields --- (5 fish) 3.62 lbs.

7th--MO --- (5 fish) 2.85 lbs.

8th --Kevin Runyon --- (5 fish) 2.71 lbs.

9th--Timmy Robinson --- (5 fish) 2.40 lbs.

10th --Keith Pacific --- (5 fish) 2.39 lbs.

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