Thursday, 09 February 2012 22:32 | Written by Larry Morris | | Print | | E-mail
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Lady Bass Anglers Association Announces Signing of Bass Kandi to Sponsorship Deal
The Lady Bass Anglers Association (LBAA) recognizes and appreciates the dedication of their members and desires to assist them in continuing to pursue their passion of fishing during tough economic times. Recent trends in gas prices have and will continue to influence the ability of anglers to travel the distances necessary to participate in tour events. These trends are expected to continue and the LBAA is responding by lowering entry fees for the 2012 tournament season by one third in each division.
Our professional division entry fee will now be $400 per event, and our co-angler division entry fee will now be $200. This reduction in fees will allow ladies to spend those dollars on travel expenses such as gas, lodging and meals.
Martin-Wells Leads 2011 LBAA Lady Bass Classic by .04 Ounce
Thursday, 06 October 2011 22:05 | Written by Larry Morris | | Print | | E-mail
Pam Martin-Wells Day 1 Leader - Pro Division
(Gilbertsville, KY) – Legendary professional angler and Bainbridge, Georgia resident Pam Martin-Wells brought a five fish limit to the scales at Fisherman’s Headquarters in Draffenville, Kentucky to take a slim .04-ounce lead in the inaugural Lady Bass Anglers Association (LBAA) 2011 Lady Bass Classic today on Kentucky Lake.
Martin-Wells fish were small and only weighed 9.05 pounds but they were enough to allow her to lay claim to the day one lead. Following closely in second is Cheryl Bowden with, 9.01 pounds. “I’m tickled to have those five,” Martin-Wells exclaimed at the conclusion of today’s weigh-in. “You had to put your head down and grind it out. It was not rocket science it was just grind it out fishing. I am planning to do the same thing tomorrow and I hope can get the bigger ones to bite. They are there.”
“I had a pattern I had found in pre-fishing,” the second place Bowden stated, moving baits such as spinnerbaits, Rat L Traps, and crankbaits were the big baits for today. “ Bowden, of Plano, Texas, added that when catching her fish she was fishing in multiple water depths -- from the bank all the way out to where the boat was sitting in 20-25 feet of water. “The big smallmouth I caught hit my Rat L Trap and skyrocketed out of the water, and I was thinking oh God I can’t lose this fish.”
Cheryl Bowden 2nd Place- Pro Division
Sulpher, Louisiana’s Jennifer Stelly sits in third with 7.02 pounds. Following Stelly in fourth is Kiln, Mississippi’s Susan Gregory with 6.77 pounds, and Cheryl Lalumandier of Harvester, Missouri rests in fifth with 6.11 pounds.
Hermitage, Tennessee’s Teri Cindric is sixth with 5.68 and behind her in seventh is Sylva, North Carolina’s Heather Broom with 5.63 pounds. Eighth in the pro angler top ten is Mt. Juliet, Tennessee’s Emily Shaffer with 5.45.
Dayton, Tennessee’s Jenny Nevans is in ninth place with 4.16, and Nevans brought up a theme that was resounded by many anglers pro and co alike in the 2011 LBAA Lady Bass Classic field – short fish. “I had no problem catching short fish. To have a fish that is 14”- 14 ½” that weights two pounds and you have to toss that fish back it is very frustrating. In addition, to add to that you know that the big fish are there and you cannot get them to hit your stuff adds to the frustration,” Nevans commented.
Rounding out the LBAA Pro division top ten is Emory, Texas resident Debbie Kemp brought 3.81 pounds of bass to the scales.
Brandi Frasier Day 1 Leader - Co-Angler
On the co-angler side of the Lady Bass Classic Hanson, Kentucky’s Brandi Frasier’s three fish limit that weighed 7.36 pounds put her atop the co-angler leader board on day one.
“I started out fishing a lot of Rat L Traps, went to seven inch worms and then went to ten inch worms,” Frasier said. “Then I went back to the seven inch worm because it was the only one I could get a bite on. We caught three big keepers on the shallow flats shortly after 9 o’clock when the sun came out, and after that it slowed down for me.”
Renee Key-Johnston of Beaumont, Texas is in second with 4.47 pounds and she is followed in third by Alpine, Alabama’s Kim Giddens with 3.64. Fourth and fifth respectively are Snohomish, Washington resident Bonnie Ward with 3.20 and Vicki Henderson of Ashdown, Alabama with 2.34. Regina Pierpaoli from Gallatin, Tennessee is in sixth with 2.08 and Jan Bruner from Cedar Hill, Texas is in seventh with 2.06. Eighth is Diane Smith of Fayetteville, Georgia with 1.67 and Donna Newberry from Van Buren, Arkansas is ninth with 1.10 pounds.
Missouri Angler Speaks on Classic; LBAA Returns to its Roots
Sunday, 02 October 2011 22:13 | Written by Larry Morris | | Print | | E-mail
(Gilbertsville, KY) --
Missouri Pro Lynda Gessner
Foristell, Missouri angling veteran Lynda Gessner is heading into the 2011 Lady Bass Anglers Association (LBAA) Lady Bass Classic in a “state of knowing.” She knows how she got here, she knows whom the favorites on Kentucky Lake will be, and she knows how she will have to fish to score a victory.
“I think the reason why I did pretty good this year (fourth place in the pro Angler of the Year race) is the help I received from all my friends and fellow anglers, as well as having had some history on some of the lakes we visited this year,” Gessner stated.
“Pam (Martin-Wells) and Kim (Bain-Moore) of course are the favorites, but Secret (York) and Deb Warner have a good shot, since it is their home lake,” Gessner went on to say.
“Folks are saying the fish are still out on the ledges -- you just have to know which ones. It’s a big lake with lots of ledges,” she went on to say. “Additionally, since they are drawing down for winter pool I don't think the fish are going to be in the very backs of the coves yet, maybe secondary points starting to move back. It just depends on the weather. I am going to try to see if I can get them deep and if not, I will start moving back into the creeks to try to find them.”
October 6-8 are the dates for the inaugural Lady Bass Classic on Kentucky Lake and this is a homecoming of sorts for the LBAA, as it has its roots in the Land Between the Lakes region of western Kentucky.
LBAA Begins Second Year by Partnering with Legend Boats
Thursday, 09 February 2012 20:49 | Written by Larry Morris | | Print | | E-mail
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2012 LBAA Legend Boats Big Bass Award and Kick`n Bass Increasing Their 2012 Sponsorship
The inaugural year is behind the Lady Bass Anglers Association (LBAA) and it is now time for a new year, a new tournament schedule, signing returning sponsors, and introducing new sponsors.
The LBAA would like to welcome Legend Boats to the LBAA sponsor family. Legend Boats of Midway, Arkansas has came aboard by agreeing to sponsor the 2012 LBAA Legend Boats Big Bass Award, and by becoming one of the LBAA premier boater contingency plans for 2012.
Local Favorite Says "It's That Time of Year on Kentucky Lake"
Thursday, 06 October 2011 14:15 | Written by Larry Morris | | Print | | E-mail
Deb Warner Murray, Kentucky
(Gilbertsville, KY) – Murray, Kentucky’s Deb Warner should know better than anyone the ins and outs of Kentucky Lake -- she has lived here all her life, her dad was a commercial “cat” angler on the lake, she lives on the lake, and has fished it thousands of times.
With all these years of experience, Warner does know when her local lake is transitioning, and she says Kentucky Lake is definitely starting its fall transition- right now!
“Kentucky Lake’s fall transition means fishing can be really good, or hit or miss. The fish are moving. The water levels and temperatures have been yo-yoing,” Warner commented.
“I love this lake, but at this time of the year it is usually tough, and during our practice we have had bluebird skies and no wind. I’ve been on fish a couple of times and I’ve not found them a few times too,” Warner went on to say.
“Under the circumstances we have right now -- I absolutely believe it's anyone’s tournament to win. It isn’t that farfetched to believe that there are 21 of us that could get lucky – given the right circumstances,” Warner concluded.
The 2011 LBAA Lady Bass Classic has 42 total competitors, 21 that will compete in the pro division and 21 that will compete in the co-angler division. The competitors earned a berth in the 2011 LBAA Lady Bass Classic by their finishes earned in the four 2011 regular season tournaments. Each regular season finish had an accompanying number of points that anglers accumulated as the year progressed.
Harris and Gooch Win LBAA Homesafe Charity Tournament
Saturday, 03 September 2011 13:15 | Written by Larry Morris | | Print | | E-mail
(Gallatin, TN.) – Local anglers Johnny Harris and Raphus Gooch brought a limit of bass to the scales today weighing 9.58 pounds to claim the victory in today’s Lady Bass Anglers Association Homesafe Charity tournament on Old Hickory Lake. Harris and Gooch won $1,000 for their efforts.
Ruphus Gooch and Johnny Harris Win HomeSafe Charity Tournament!
“It was a tough day out there,” stated Harris. “We caught most of our fish on a swimming jig, and some on some soft plastics. We had seven keepers and culled two fish.”
Second place went to the team of Mike Culberson and Jesse Gloaves who were a mere 0.07 ounces behind the winners with 9.51 pounds. Third place went to Stephen and Tracy Whitehead who weighed in 9.42 pounds. The Whitehead’s were also awarded an extra $200 cash incentive for today’s tournament as they were the highest finishing team with a female team member.
The tournament's highest finishing team with a child 12 or under as a member was Tim Parker and Peyton Hutcherson. The team of Parker and Hutcherson claimed the $200 cash incentive for that category.
The teamof Dave Rigsby nad Richard Clemmons who brought a 5.87 pound bass to the scales took big bass of the day award.
