October 2003
Can you say... "THREE-PEAT"?
Angler of the Year
Congrats to television host Johnny Johnson on winning the 2003 Angler of the Year award!
The name of the game is CONSISTENCY!
This is the third year in a row that Johnny has taken home the most coveted award of all, stacking up 149.26 total points in the 2003 season, garnering one 1st place, two 2nd place and one 3rd place finish for the year. Johnny also had one 2nd Big Fish award. Johnny might have ended up with another 1st place win at Rainbow Lake if he had not inadvertently hit the power switch for his livewell, turning the aerator off, and killing an entire limit of bass. But, that's part of the sport, and you have to play by the rules which deduct points for dead fish. Despite what Johnny deems as a major disappointment in that tournament, he went on to have a fine year none the less!
Johnny's Stats:
2001: 4 first place, 2 second place, 2 big fish, 2 2nd Big Fish *Angler of the Year*
2002: 2 first place, 1 second place, 4 thirds , 1 Big Fish, 1 2nd Big Fish *Angler of the Year*
2003: 1 first place, 2 second place, 1 third, 1 2nd Big Fish *Angler of the Year*
Amateur Angler of the Year
Congratulations to Nathun Korney on his "TWO-PEAT" for Angler of the Year in the amateur division!
That's right, Nathun has been with the club for two years and has managed the award handily in both. It may be time for Nathun to make the jump to the Pro Division. We'll see what happens next year!
Nathun's Stats:
2002: 3 firsts, 1 second, 3 thirds, 1 Fig Fish *Amateur Angler of the Year*
2003: 2 firsts, 1 second, 2 thirds, 2 second Fig Fish *Amateur Angler of the Year*
Horne Auto Battle of the Champions
2003 Championship Tournament Results
Doug Coplan Comes out on Top
Fighting a fall turnover, the bite at Fool Hollow Lake was tough both days, with anglers fighting the mental exhaustion and humbling hours of very poor fishing. In the end, it took only five fish to win the bonus Horne Auto Battle of the Champions Tournament. Perseverance was the name of the game.
1st place went to Pro Doug Coplan with 7.39 lbs., including Big Fish at 2.58 lbs.
Doug managed a 1st place win at Fool Hollow Lake Aug. 3rd with a total of 13.14 lbs. Good Job!
2nd place went to Pro Stan Culling, bringing in 6.47 lbs. Stan managed to win a couple of tournaments this year but couldn't quite keep up with Johnny Johnson in the points race, earning him 2nd place for Angler of the Year, and a great year overall.
3rd place went to Pro Johnny Johnson with 5.21 lbs.
Johnny had a great year again by staying consistent and managed to take home the Angler of the Year award for the third year in a row.
Amateur Division
Nathun Korney ends up in 1st place in the Amateur division with 6.61 pounds and 2nd Big fish, a 2.56 pound lunker. Nathun also took home the Angler of the Year award in the amateur division of the club.
2nd Place
>>2nd Place went to Jerry McAnnally with 5.10 pounds<<
(sorry, no picture)
3rd Place
3rd place went to Luke Riedhead with 4.48 pounds.
Final Points Standings
Top 5 are automatically entered in the Championship Tournament
Congratulations Johnny Johnson! Angler of the Year for the third year in a row! Awesome!
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Position
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Pro Division
Combined total points |
Points |
Position
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Amateur Division
Combined total points |
Points
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1.
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Johnny Johnson |
149.26
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1.
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Nathun Korney |
140.09
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2.
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Stan Culling |
139.57
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2.
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Jerry McAnnally |
122.17
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3.
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Guy Hartman |
127.91
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3.
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Reese Simpson |
115.10
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4.
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Doug Coplan |
123.60
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4.
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Walt Coplan |
113.02
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5.
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John Browning |
120.81
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5.
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Luke Reidhead |
109.09
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6.
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Kenny Donaldson |
82.49
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6.
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Jon Coplan |
97.44
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7.
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Bob Swanson |
53.49
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7.
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Steve Lopez |
76.89
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8.
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Chris Simpson |
28.66
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8.
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Larry Kress |
72.30
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9.
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Tony Martins |
23.72
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9.
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Larry Richards |
21.08
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10.
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David Kemper |
10.00
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N/A
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N/A |
N/A
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View Last Months tournament HERE
Contestants will be posted as they are entered.
Sign up now to secure your spot!
Click HERE for instructions to sign up.
The next tournament is at Rainbow Lake May 2nd 2004 9:30 - 5:30
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Pro Division
Currently signed up |
Amateur Division
Currently signed up |
| Johnny Johnson | Scott Wentzloff |
| Kenny Donaldson | Reese Simpson |
| Guy Hartman | Jerry McAnnally |
| Nathun Korney | Larry Kress |
Entry Fee for Pro is $125.00 and Entry Fee for Am is $75.00
Bass Club membership is $25.00 a year.
ALL AMATEURS MUST SIGN IN WITH A PRO AT EACH TOURNAMENT.
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE PAYED IN CASH AT THE PARTNER PAIRING.
THERE WILL BE NO LATE SIGN INS ALLOWED.
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Pairing for Sept. 7th Willow Springs Lake Tournament
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Pro Division
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Amateur Division
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| Johnny Johnson | Jon Coplan |
| Stan Culling | Steve Lopez |
| John Browning | Reese Simpson |
| Doug Coplan | Larry Kress |
| Guy Hartman | Luke Reidhead |
| Kenny Donaldson | Jerry McAnnlly |
| Open | Nathun Korney & Walt Coplan |
| Open | Open |
| Open | Open |
| Open | Open |
Special Thanks to The White Mountain Bass Club Top Ten sponsors who make these tournaments possible:
J&L Glass
Mountain Tool & Supply
Heart of the Mountain Kennels
2004 Schedule
Tournament schedule is as follows:
| May 2nd 9:30AM - 5:30PM | Rainbow Lake |
| May 23rd safelite to 2 PM | Fool Hollow Lake |
| June 13th safelite to 2 PM | Rainbow Lake |
| July 11th safelite to 2 PM | Willow Springs |
| August 1st safelite to 2 PM | Fool Hollow Lake |
| August 29th safelite to 2 PM | Willow Springs |
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The Top 10 Championship
October 2nd Willow Springs Lake Safe Lite to 2pm. October 3rd Fool Hollow Lake Safe Lite to 2pm. |
Willow Springs &
Fool Hollow Lake |
Top 5 Anglers in each division out of 6 tournaments will automatically be entered into a two day Championship tournament to be held October 2nd and October 3rd at Willow Springs/Fool Hollow Lake. Safe-Light to 2PM.
*Pay-Out is as follows:
Combined weight format.
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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
|
$250
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1st Big Fish is $350
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2nd Place
|
$300
|
$150
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2nd Big Fish is $150
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3rd Place
|
$200
|
$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 Since 2001
Biggest Limit:
Pro Stan Culling and Am Brad Savrage 15.53 (5 fish)
Biggest Fish:
Don Kliefgen 7.58 Largemouth
Most wins: (2002)
ProDiv Johnny Johnson (4) of 7 --- AmDiv James Guin and Nathun Koruny (3) of 7
Most Points for a season:
ProDiv-- 181.98 Johnny Johnson - AmDiv-- Nathun Koruny at 167.07
Check out the 2002 Top Ten season HERE
Check out the 2001 Top Ten season HERE
* based on ten teams