Johnny Johnson Takes Angler of the Year.. Two years in a row
Television host Johnny Johnson takes home the Angler of the Year award two years in a row, solidifying his crown after a 1st place win at Willow Springs Lake on Sept. 15th. Johnson ended up with 165.54 points after two 1st place, one 2nd place, and three third place finishes on the year. Way to go Johnny!
Nathan Koreny (Nate) takes home the Angler of the Year award for the amateur division, ending with 167.07 points after three 1st place, one 2nd place, and two 3rd place finishes. Great job by Nathan!
Each angler recieved an original sketch from John Johnson Sr., to whom we are greatful for the many hours of work that he obviously put into them. Thanks a bunch John!
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Championship Tournament
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Stan Culling managed to to combine 17.19 lbs. of fish in the two-day championship bonus tournament to take first place and both of the Big Fish awards on the second day at Fool Hollow Lake. Stan and amateur partner Larry Kress had an outstanding day while most of the other anglers found a tough day of fishing. What was his secret?... He wouldn't say.
Stan Culling and Larry Kress
1st Place
2nd place goes to Pro Doug Coplan (right) and amateur Kenny Donaldson. Doug ended up with a combined weight of 10.02 lbs over two days and Kenny brought in 8.07 lbs for the amateur division.
Johnny Johnson takes 3rd in the Pro division bringing in 6.21 lbs. Johnny has not placed below 3rd place in any tournament this year.
Nathan Koreny takes 3rd in the amateur division with a two-day weight of 7.68 lbs. Nathun has also not placed lower than third place in any tournament this year.
Big Fish- Stan Culling 3.25 lbs
View Last Month's Top Ten Tournament
Final standings 2002:
Pro Division
| 1st | Johnny Johnson |
165.54
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| 2nd | Doug Coplan |
145.17
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| 3rd | Stan Culling |
137.30
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| 4th | Bob Swanson |
122.74
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| 5th | Mike Cachero |
88.83
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| 6th | Don Kliefgen |
83.63
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| 7th | Bill Bishop |
45.16
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| 8th | Manny Verdugo |
26.58
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| 9th | Brad Savrage |
23.94
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| 10th | Tony Martins |
15.41
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Amateur Division
| 1st | Nathan Koreny |
167.07
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| 2nd | Kenny Donaldson |
129.87
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| 3rd | Reese Simpson |
111.32
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| 4th | Larry Kress |
107.30
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| 5th | Doug Coplan Jr. |
99.78
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| 6th | Brad Savrage |
58.55
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| 7th | Luke Reidhead |
22.78
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| 8th | Bill Dupee |
21.58
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| 9th | Teree Rhodes |
19.55
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| 10th | Dwayne Jacques |
19.45
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Special Thanks to The White Mountain Bass Club Top Ten sponsors:
Sterling Fence
Charlie Clarks
Pinetop Sporting Goods
Body Works
Running Bear Mobile Resort
Rainbow Lake tournament on June 23rd was cancelled due to the Rodeo-Chedeski fire and will not be rescheduled.
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 1 PM | Willow Springs |
| Aug. 25th safelite to 1 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 Fool Hollow Lake and October 6th at Rainbow 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 the 2001 Top Ten season HERE
* based on ten teams