TUG VALLEY BASS ANGLERS

"Tug Valley Bass Anglers Cave Run Lake Tournament

Presented by Borders Sporting Goods"

On June 14th the Tug Valley Bass Anglers held its fourth tournament of the 2009 season on Cave Run Lake.

Cave Run was in good shape this weekend. Rains the week before the tournament had the lake up about 1 1/2 feet above summer pool. The Corps of Engineers started dropping the lake Saturday night.

The water temperature was in the 80's and clear.

Weather for the tournament was good with mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the 80's.

The fish were in their summer patterns. Fish were on the grass beds but with the higher water it made the grass bite a little tough. The higher water did have a lot of fish up roaming the banks.

The main pattern for this tournament was to fish small soft plastics in the grass or around wood cover near the banks.

The top finishers are as follows.

1st-- Brandon Staten --- (5 fish) 6.01 lbs.

2nd--MO--- (2 fish) 4.66 lbs.

3rd--Austin Adkins --- (4 fish) 4.39 lbs.

4th--POP --- (5 fish) 4.11 lbs.

5th--Kevin Runyon --- (5 fish) 3.36 lbs.

6th-- Keith Pacific --- (5 fish) 3.30 lbs.

7th--Greg Maynard --- (5 fish) 3.27 lbs.

8th--Mitch Salmons--- (5 fish) 3.05 lbs.

9th--Johnny Webb--- (2 fish) 2.82 lbs.

10th--Brad May --- (5 fish) 2.51 lbs.

Thanks to our sponsors Gander Mountain, TMK Security and Personnel, Borders Sporting Goods, Elliott Supply & glass, Perry Distributors, Don's Street Machine, Extreme Sounds, Pigeon Creek Log Company, Appalachian Wireless and Thoroughbred Steakhouse.

Sorry, no pictures. Cameraman was MIA.