Sweet Redemption!
Last month at Rainbow lake, Bob Swanson lived through every tournament fisherman's nightmare.. He got skunked. It happens to the best and Bob is no exception. Redemption came at Willow Lake on May 19th with a vengeance. Bob and amateur partner Nathun Koreny weighed in 5 fish for a total of 12.22 lbs., with Nathun taking home the Big Fish award in the process. With a cold front moving in and a bazillion Mph wind blowing in their faces, Bob and Nathun resorted to jigging around the dam and following the bank toward the inlet where Nathun managed to reel in the big fish of the day weighing 4.02 lbs. Bob also managed to pull in the 2nd Big Fish weighing 2.99 lbs. Bob complimented Nathun by announcing that he wishes he could draw him every tournament. Nathun placed 3rd in the amateur division at Rainbow last month and now sits in 1st. Congratulations to both on a great showing!
2nd place went to Don Kleifgen weighing in 4 fish at 6.27 lbs. Don's partner didn't show up so he was forced to fish alone. Don was fishing the trees but didn't mention what he was using. Don won the Championship tournament last year at Willow Springs/Fool Holoow lake. Congratulations on a fine finish during a tough day of fishing.
3rd place went to television host Johnny Johnson who brought in 3 fish at 5.02 lbs. Brad Savrage was Johnny's partner and finished 2nd in the amateur division due to Don Kleifgen's partner not showing up. This will put Johnny about a point and a half behind 1st place overall Stan Culling, who brought in a huge stringer to win at Rainbow Lake last month. Johnny finished 1st overall last year and is already nipping at Stan's heels. The consistant echo of footsteps I mentioned last month have become a little louder.
View Last Month's Top Ten Tournament
Standings after One Tournament:
Pro Division
| 1st | Stan Culling | 54.98 |
| 2nd | Johnny Johnson | 53.60 |
| 3rd | Doug Coplan | 45.37 |
| 4th | Don Kleifgen | 42.31 |
| 5th | Bob Swanson | 37.22 |
| 6th | Mike Cachero | 34.33 |
| 7th | Manny Verdugo | 26.58 |
| 8th | Bill Bishop | 25.15 |
| 9th | Tony Martins | 15.41 |
Amateur Division
| 1st | Nathun Koreny | 60.00 |
| 2nd | Brad Savrage | 58.55 |
| 3rd | Doug Coplan Jr. | 35.58 |
| 4th | Kenny Donaldson | 34.63 |
| 5th | Reese Simpson | 31.19 |
| 6th | Bill Dupee | 21.58 |
| 7th | Teree Rhodes | 18.55 |
| 8th | Jamie Sluey | 5.00 |
| 9th | Larry Kress | 5.00 |
Special Thanks to The White Mountain Bass Club Top Ten sponsors:
Sterling Fence
Charlie Clarks
Pinetop Sporting Goods
Body Works
Running Bear Mobile Resort
Tournament schedule is as follows:
| April 28th 9:30AM - 5PM | Rainbow Lake |
| May 19th safelite to 2 PM | Willow Springs |
| June 23rd safelite to 2 PM | Rainbow Lake !!CANCELED!! |
| July 14th safelite to 2 PM | Fool Hollow Lake |
| Aug. 4th safelite to 2 PM | Willow Springs |
| Aug. 25th safelite to 2 PM | Fool Hollow Lake |
| Sept. 15th safelite to 2 PM | Willow Springs |
Top 5 Anglers in each division out of 7 tournaments will automatically be entered into a two day Championship tournament to be held October 5th at Willow Springs and October 6th at Fool Hollow Lake Safe-Light to 2PM.
Pay-Out is as follows:
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Pro
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Amateur
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Big Fish
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1st Place
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$500
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$250
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1st Big Fish is $350
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2nd Place
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$300
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$150
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2nd Big Fish is $150
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3rd Place
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$200
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$50
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Total Pay-Out is over $14,000 for the year!
The White Mountain Bass Club Top Ten Single Season Records 2001
Biggest Limit 12.04 (5 fish)---------Johnny Johnson - Dino Felkins
Biggest Fish 4.79 -------------------Fred Deifenbaugh
Most wins Pro-- Johnny Johnson (4) Am-- James Guin (3)
Most Points for a season Pro-- 181.98 Johnny Johnson Am 148.96 James Guin
Check out last year's Top Ten season HERE