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[quote name="mytwocents" post="1388341" timestamp="1364081797"] [quote author=ozens fastest@1906 link=topic=109826.msg1388332#msg1388332 date=1364079606] Well what makes it not ligit is that fact that he ran a hand held time, which if it was a TRUE 10.4 he would be ranked number 1 in the state of texas, and the 2nd place finisher would be in the top 10 in state as well with a high 10.57.. the odds of these times being considered ligit are very slim because the number ranked highschool sprinter in the nation cameron burrel won TSU Relays with an FAT 10.3 [/quote] Thank you. [/quote] ..so you're saying only combine times should be listed on this thread because meet times aren't legit?  ::) VARSITY BOYS    100M Dash              Janice WOS          10.43  Hervey WB          10.56  Fontenot WOS      10.74  McBride WB          10.89  Wilkerson WB      10.90  King HF                11.2 [Hidden Content]

Nice! No info?

8 - 22 record the past three years

Interesting. Keep us posted

There were just a few lower units damaged but several got stuck in the shallows. ...and yes, it's all about money.

A lot of miles covered by many but Ish Monroe took fourth catching a five fish limit all four days fishing Cow Bayou.

Do you thihnk they'll be back? 8) (from KOGT) Attendance Records For Bassmaster Elite Series Set In Orange   ORANGE, Texas — So many fans of the Bassmaster Elite Series turned out in Orange, Texas, for the March 14-17 Sabine River Challenge presented by STARK Cultural Venues, attendance records were not only broken, they were smashed. Over four days, 33,650 people came to the season opener of the Elite Series, beating the previous four-day record by 15,730, B.A.S.S. announced today. The broken high mark of 17,920 was set in 2011 at the Bassmaster Elite Series Dixie Duel in Decatur, Ala. The Orange event also reset the one-day Elite attendance record. The Sabine River Challenge drew 14,950 fans on Saturday, March 16. The previous one-day attendance record was 14,050 at the Dixie Duel. “This is the biggest thing we’ve ever had in our community,” said Ida Schossow, president of the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce, the event’s local sponsor. “The size of the crowds was far above that of any event we’ve had — and we’ve had quite a few. We’re very excited.” Bruce Akin, CEO of B.A.S.S., which owns the Elite Series, applauded the efforts of the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce, the STARK Cultural Venues and other partners to make the Sabine River Challenge a record-setter. “We can’t say enough about how the chamber and the Stark Foundation got behind this event and worked to make it such a great success,” Akin said. “We deeply appreciate the hospitality shown to us, not only by members of the chamber and its partner organizations, but also by business owners and individuals of the community. We were welcomed with open arms.” Schossow said that a pre-event study pegged the economic impact of an Elite Series tournament in Orange at $1.4 million. She expects a post-event analysis will show an even greater return. “We’re going to surpass that $1.4 million, no doubt,” she said. Promotion and advertising helped bring in the crowds, but one factor that boosted attendance was the attraction that a pro-level bass tournament has for people who live in and around Orange, she pointed out. People in southeastern Texas love the outdoors. “I would say that 75 to 80 percent of residents hunt and fish,” Schossow said. “Anytime you come out, you’ll see our rivers full of boats.” Fans arrived before dawn each day at the City of Orange Boat Ramp and Park on the Sabine River to watch as many as 100 Elite Series pros launch their boats and begin the day’s competition. Many fans remained at the park for demo boat rides provided by Elite sponsors Yamaha, Mercury, Nitro, Triton and Skeeter. Early afternoon attractions included the Bassmaster Elite Series sponsor exhibits, a carnival, food vendors and live music. By 3:15, a sea of fans assembled in front of the Bassmaster stage to watch the pros weigh their daily catches. Saturday night after the weigh-in, fans stuck around for a free concert by country singer Neal McCoy and fireworks presented by local sponsors. Schossow said that since the Elite Series came to town, she’s been getting nothing but positive feedback from the Orange community. “It is the buzz around town that we want Bassmaster back,” she said. “I can’t tell you how many times people have walked up to me and asked, ‘Are we getting this back, are we getting this back?’ We at the chamber want that, and our whole community wants to see the Elite Series return. STARK Cultural Venues, the title sponsor, is so excited and happy, and they want it back as well.” The success of the event was topped off with a win by native son Todd Faircloth. From nearby Jasper, Texas, Faircloth weighed 49 pounds, 6 ounces of bass in four days to claim the first prize of $100,000 and an instant entry in the 2014 Bassmaster Classic. Complete coverage, including photos of the huge crowds, is available at Bassmaster.com

Nice to know someone was able to get some fishing in during spring break. Hopefully things will slow down for me in the next couple of weeks.

[quote name="bullets13" post="1386233" timestamp="1363567593"] I wonder if that was a record for lowest winning bag. [/quote] I think it was the second lowest.

Todd Faircloth wins tourney. Anglers covered a lot of area in the last week. At weigh in today a couple of the fisherman said they put over 1100 mile on their boats this week. One said he went 120 miles one way today. He said he fished a lake off of Galveston Bay. Another said he was 80 miles into Louisiana. One thing’s for sure, the support for the event was outstanding. Attendance was through the roof. Initial indications are BASS would like to return, however I don’t know if many of the anglers would agree. Place Name        Day 1    Day 2    Day 3    Day 4      Total Fish Total Weight                         Fish Weight  Fish Weight    Fish Weight      Fish Weight 1  Todd Faircloth      5 10- 7      5 16- 8          4 7-14        5 14- 9      19 49- 6 2  Dean Rojas          5 15-10    5 10-14        5 11-14        1 4- 6        16 42-12 3  T. Scroggins        3 9-11      5 14-10        3 7- 1          3 9-11      14 41- 1 4  Ish Monroe          5 11- 3      5 10- 9        5 9-15          5 8- 5        20 40- 0 5  Bill Lowen            5 9- 0      5 9- 4          5 9- 1            5 10-14    20 38- 3 6  Bobby Lane          5 9-15      4 7- 0          5 9-13          5 8- 7        19 35- 3 7  Jeff Kriet              5 10-13    5 10- 9        5 9- 0            2 4-10        17 35- 0 8  Alton Jones          5 7-10      5 10- 0        5 11- 9          2 3- 6        17 32- 9 9  Mark Davis          5 13-13    4 8- 6          5 8- 0            1 2- 3        15 32- 6 10  Brandon Card    5 8- 6        5 9- 1          5 9-10          1 4- 9        16 31-10 11  MMcClelland      5 9- 6        4 8-14        4 9-11          2 3- 9        15 31- 8 12  Dennis Tietje    1 2-14 5    13- 5          5 11- 8          2 3-10        13 31- 5 [Hidden Content]

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Jasper's Todd Faircloth vaulted into the lead Friday with the biggest stringer so far at 16-8.  Kevin VanDam did the same and is in the Top 10 with just 7 keepers.  Terry Scroggins caught the big fish of the day 6-1.  After boat trouble on Day One, Dennis Tietje battled back to make the top 50, which guarantees the Elites at least a $10,000 paycheck.  Mike Iaconelli ran his boat into the woods after hitting something in the water and did not weigh-in. Place Name              Day 1        Day 2        Total Fish Total Weight                               Fish Weight Fish Weight 1  Todd Faircloth        5 10- 7      5 16- 8            10 26-15 2  Dean Rojas            5 15-10      5 10-14            10 26- 8 3  Cliff Crochet          5 13- 0      5 12- 0            10 25- 0 4  Terry Scroggins      3 9-11        5 14-10            8 24- 5 5  Mark Davis            5 13-13      4 8- 6              9 22- 3 6  Ishama Monroe      5 11- 3      5 10- 9          10 21-12 7  Jeff Kriet                5 10-13      5 10- 9          10 21- 6 8  Kevin VanDam          3 8- 2        4 12- 4          7 20- 6 9  Mike McClelland        5 9- 6      4 8-14            9 18- 4 10  Bill Lowen              5 9- 0        5 9- 4            10 18- 4 Other notables: 18  Dennis Tietje        1 2-14        5 13- 5        6 16- 3 19  Shaw E Grigsby    3 5- 9 5      10- 1            8 15-10 20  Brent Chapman      2 3-13        4 11- 9          6 15- 6 [Hidden Content]

Dean Rojas shows the crowd on the stage, and the big screen, his Day One leading catch at the Sabine River Challenge. Rojas also had the big bass of the day with a 5-15.  Thirteen fishermen did not weigh in a fish, including 4 time Classic Champ Rick Clunn. But that is not a record.  The record is 20 set in 2006 in Missouri.  16 turned in five fish limits, 27 turned in only one fish. Place Name Day 1 Total Fish Total Weight Fish Weight 1  Dean Rojas        5 15-10    5 15-10 2  Mark Davis        5 13-13    5 13-13 3  Cliff Crochet      5 13- 0      5 13- 0 4  Hank Cherry      5 12-11      5 12-11 5  Greg Hackney    5 11-13      5 11-13 6  Ishama Monroe  5 11- 3      5 11- 3 7  Jeff Kriet          5 10-13      5 10-13 7  Matt Reed        5 10-13      5 10-13 9  Casey Ashley    5 10- 9      5 10- 9 10  Todd Faircloth  5 10- 7      5 10- 7 Other notables: 15  Skeet Reese      5 9- 1      5 9- 1 19  Kevin VanDam    3 8- 2    3 8- 2 22  Cliff Pace          4 7-11    4 7-11 39  Shaw E Grigsby  3 5- 9    3 5- 9 51  Michael Iaconelli 2 4- 3    2 4- 3 54  Brent Chapman  2 3-13    2 3-13 [Hidden Content]

[quote name="WeedBegone" post="1385449" timestamp="1363232616"] I did catch a couple of keeper flounder and released one.  Also reeled in about a 7 inch whiting trying to mate with a 4 inch plastic. Gonna try the coast tomorrow. [/quote] Glad you were able to get out. Where'd you catchum? Webcam shows a great looking surf.

[quote name="bullets13" post="1384693" timestamp="1363039970"] go out to the neches and fish.  the pros are out there pre-fishing right now.  we got to stop and talk to a couple of them for a few minutes, which was pretty cool.  of course, it's the neches, so the fishing isn't very good. [/quote] It really is pretty cool. They are all over the place here in Orange. The boat ramp is staging up. I saw this one and many others in the lot yesturday. [Hidden Content]

I've also heard of Flounder being caught along the Pleasure Island steps

There's a fair amount of 3 - 6 lb fish caught in this area every year. I think they can travel 90 miles too so there's no telling where they'll end up in Texas or Louisiana. I think (hope) the stringers surprise us. I know the City of Orange has pulled out all the stops to make this memorable event.

There are a lot of great events for the next week associated with this event. [Hidden Content] [Hidden Content] BASS WEEK Schedule of Events Thursday, March 14, 2013- 6:30am – Daily Launch at City of Orange Boat Ramp 2:00pm – 10:00pm - Orange County Riverfront Festival 3:15- B.A.S.S Weigh In 5:00pm – 7:00pm – Musical Entertainment: Three Legged Dog 9:00am – 5:00pm- Stark Museum of Art: Mastering Fish, American Natural History Illustrations 9:00am – 5:00pm – Stark Museum of Art: Drop in Scavenger Hunt on Gone Fishing 9:00am – 5:00pm – Shangri La Botanical Gardens: Groundwater Awareness Week Friday-, March 15, 2013 - 6:30am – Daily Launch at City of Orange Boat Ramp 11am – 11pm - Orange County Riverfront Festival 11am to B.A.S.S Weigh in – Kids Catch and Release Fish Tank 3:15- B.A.S.S Weigh In 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm- Kids Catch and Release Fish Tank 5:30-6:15 pm – Musical Entertainment: Shane Jones 6:15- 7:00 pm- Musical Entertainment: Bretten Low 9:00 – 11:00pm – Musical Entertainment: Scott Desormeaux 9:00am – 5:00pm- Stark Museum of Art: Mastering Fish, American Natural History Illustrations 9:00am – 5:00pm – Stark Museum of Art: Drop in Scavenger Hunt on Gone Fishing 9:00am – 5:00pm – Shangri La Botanical Gardens: Groundwater Awareness Week 8:00 pm – Lutcher Theater presents Laser Spectacles to the music of Queen & Pink Floyd Saturday, March 16, 2013 - 6:30am - Daily Launch at City of Orange Boat Ramp 11am – 11pm - Orange County Riverfront Festival Family Friendly expo with B.A.S.S sponsor interactive displays Buy official Bassmaster Elite Series merchandise at the B.A.S.S booth Hooked Up! From Toyota Hooked Up! Stage 11am to B.A.S.S Weigh in – Kids Catch and Release Fish Tank 11am – 12:15pm – Musical Entertainment: Justin Judalet Band 12:45 pm – 2:00pm – Musical Entertainment: Jake Hughes and Poor Boy Shuffle Band 3:15- B.A.S.S Weigh In 5:00pm - FREE Neal McCoy Concert Spectacular Firework Show (immediately following concert) 9:00am – 4:00pm – Art in the Park located at Stark Park 9:00am – 5:00pm- Stark Museum of Art: Mastering Fish, American Natural History Illustrations 9:00am – 5:00pm – Stark Museum of Art: Drop in Scavenger Hunt on Gone Fishing 9:00am – 5:00pm – Shangri La Botanical Gardens: Groundwater Awareness Week 9:00am – 5:00pm – Stark Museum of Art: Wild Beauty, The New Mexico Setting 9:00am – 3:30pm – $2 first floor tours at The W.H. Stark House 9:30am – 10:30am – Shangri La Botanical Gardens Adventure Series: Ladybugs and Aphids: Garden Combat Sunday, March 17, 2013 - 6:30am – Daily Launch at City of Orange Boat Ramp 11am – 6pm – Orange County Riverfront Festival Family Friendly expo with B.A.S.S sponsor interactive displays Buy official Bassmaster Elite Series merchandise at the B.A.S.S booth Hooked Up! From Toyota Hooked Up! Stage 1:30pm – 2:00pm – Musical Entertainment: Cowboy Church Band 3:15- B.A.S.S FINAL Weigh In On the water demos featuring: Experience Mercury ProXS Demo Tour, Nitro Boats Demo Tour, Skeeter Performance Boats Demo Tour, 2013 Triton Demo Tour, Yamaha’s 2013 Discover VMAX SHO Demo Tour Visit the Membership Booth for opportunities to join B.A.S.S Bassmaster High School Elite Experience                  

I haven’t been this year so I don’t have any personal experience to offer. (But no one else has offered anything). The weather is looking great for most of next week with possible lower winds towards the end of week. (it's too early to really know) It may be a good opportunity to hit the lake. If I were going and the lower winds hold true I would consider the beach for whiting, but I like fishing the surf.

[quote name="Buccaneer#3" post="1375679" timestamp="1361242133"] [url=[Hidden Content]] Had to do it this way because I cannot figure out how to post the pics on here [/quote] Thanks for posting

[quote name="Frozen Baby" post="1372645" timestamp="1360615354"] Go to an antique shop and look for a hand-cranked telephone.  Buy 30 feet of copper wire, connect both ends to an old TV antenna.  Go to a river with slightly moving water, find a deep hole, drop the antenna over, and crank like heck......  OK, better not do that, but it works. [/quote] Is that how you do it in Alaska?

[quote name="tvc" post="1370131" timestamp="1360087426"] [quote author=mat link=topic=77929.msg1370017#msg1370017 date=1360072441] A really popular carry weapon these days is [b]the Ruger LCP. It's a small light weight 9MM.[/b] My wife has a hammerless light weight 38 special that I really like. I really don't carry so I don't have a personal preference. [/quote] The LCP is a .380. The LC9 is the 9mm and is slightly larger than the LCP. Those are examples of what I was talking about of having no decockers, no external safeties and having the same trigger pull each time. The LCP can usually be tossed in the back pocket and not be noticed. The LC9 being slightly larger isn't always so good for that option but can easily be concealed other ways. [/quote] thanks

A really popular carry weapon these days is the Ruger LCP. It's a small light weight 9MM. My wife has a hammerless light weight 38 special that I really like. I really don't carry so I don't have a personal preference.

Biggio not getting in is a disgrace

[quote name="bullets13" post="1359557" timestamp="1356828676"] I just watched a 145-150 class 8 point for 30 minutes at between 60-100 yards. [/quote] ? ? ? ?