TUG VALLEY BASS ANGLERS

"Tug Valley Bass Anglers Club Classic Tournament

Presented by Trey K Electric"

On November 5th & 6th the Tug Valley Bass Anglers held its Club Classic which is the ninth and final tournament of the 2011 season on Douglas Lake in Tennessee. 21 anglers competed in the event.

Douglas Lake was being drawn down and was about 30 feet below summer pool with a water

temperature in the mid to high 50's.

Weather for the tournament was good with mostly sunny skies and an air temperature in the mid 60's.

Fridays practice day was cloudy, windy and the fish were feeding. On Saturday, the first day of the tournament the skies cleared and the wind was calm and the mood of the fish had changed. The fish weren't very active and they were difficult to catch. Sunday was a carbon copy of Saturday and the fish were even more difficult to catch.

The main pattern for this tournament was to fish small crankbaits in the creeks and pockets in 2 to 6 feet of water were shad was present. Some fish were also caught on topwater baits in the morning and with soft plastics fished deeper on steep banks later in the day.

The top finishers are as follows.

1st --Kevin Runyon --- (Sat 5 fish - 15.59 lbs) (Sun 5 fish - 8.95 lbs) 24.54 lbs. Big Fish -7.21 lbs.

2nd --Brandon Staten--- (Sat 5 fish - 11.58 lbs) (Sun 2 fish - 2.90 lbs) 14.48 lbs.

3rd--Joe Collins --- (Sat 5 fish - 8.28 lbs) (Sun 4 fish - 4.35 lbs) 12.63 lbs.

4th --Michael Salyer --- (Sat 2 fish - 7.92 lbs) (Sun 1 fish - .83 lbs) 8.75 lbs.

5th --Johnny Webb --- (Sat 3 fish - 7.09 lbs) (Sun 1 fish - .83 lbs) 7.92 lbs.

6th-- Jason May --- (Sat 5 fish - 7.02 lbs) (Sun 0 fish) 7.02 lbs.

7th--Keith Pacific --- (Sat 3 fish - 4.48 lbs) (Sun 2 fish - 1.87 lbs) 6.35 lbs.

8th -- Bryan Fields --- (Sat 2 fish - 5.19 lbs) (Sun 1 fish - .99 lbs) 6.18 lbs.

9th -- Lynn Fields --- (Sat 2 fish - 2.55 lbs) (Sun 1 fish - 2.99 lbs) 5.54 lbs.

10th -- Greg Maynard --- (Sat 4 fish - 4.52 lbs) (Sun 1 fish - .95 lbs) 5.47 lbs.

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