(Guntersville, AL.)

Legendary angler Pam Martin-Wells of Bainbridge, Georgia is leading the pack as the Lady Bass Anglers Association’s (LBAA) third tournament of the 2011 tournament season with a five fish limit weighing 17.67 pounds.

“I hit a whole bunch of spots,” Martin-Wells stated. “Our practice was not the best in the world, so I did a lot of things today. I fished from one foot deep to 30-feet deep hitting many different areas trying to figure out what the fish were wanting. I finally got on something and I am hoping it will hold out tomorrow. But you know these fish – they have fins and they will swim. I would have been confident up until practice started,” Martin-Wells continued, “but we only pre-practiced for two days and had a good practice. Then when we came back it was totally different. If the lake gets right, then yes I can do this again, but can I really answer that question – no,” she continued. "I went out on the lake today with 20 rods on the deck and a full tank of gas and came back with 20 rods on the deck of my boat and no gas the tank,” Martin-Wells concluded.

Martin-Wells also feels the key to her bag of bass on day one at Guntersville was being flexible and not becoming stuck doing one thing, fishing one depth of water, and covering a lot of water. Following Martin-Wells in the LBAA Guntersville “Super Seven” in the pro angler division:

2nd Place - 14.73 - Heather Broom of Sylva, North Carolina
3rd Place - 14.52 - Lynda Gessner of Foristell, Missouri
4th Place - 13.32 - Kathy Wommack of Trussville, Alabama
5th Place - 13.14 - Connie Buckner of Scottsboro, Alabama
6th Place - 10.34 - Cheryl Bowden of Plano, Texas
7th Place - 10.04 - Debbie Kemp of Texas 

In the LBAA Co-angler division’s Super Seven:

1st Place - 9.37 -  Virginia Buckner of Scottsboro, Alabama
2nd Place - 6.31 - Vicki Henderson of Ashdown, Arkansas
3rd Place - 6.08 - Kim Giddens of Alpine, Alabama
4th Place - 5.27 - Martha Goodfellow of Simpsonville, South Carolina
5th Place - 4.65 - Bonnie Ward of Snohomish, Washington
6th Place - 4.06 - Jada Tidmore of Alpine, Alabama
7th Place - 2.52 - Cassie Hall 

Vincent, Alabama’s Dana Davis caught the big bass for the day in the pro division and it tipped the scales at 5.34 pounds. Co-angler leader Virginia Buckner also caught the big bass on day one on the co-angler side and her big bass weighed in at 3.49 pounds.

The LBAA Lake Guntersville ProAm will conclude Friday, July 8th.

On Saturday, July 9, the LBAA will host the Lake Guntersville Alabama Tornado Relief Charity Tournament. Entry fee is $100 per team with a guaranteed payout of $1,000 to first place. The highest finishing team with a female team member and the highest finishing team with a child age 12 or under will receive a $200 bonus. Membership in the LBAA is not required to fish this charity event. At the conclusion of the weigh-in, drawings for raffle items will take place adding another level of support that will go to help with tornado relief in Alabama. Numerous national and local organizations have donated raffle items for this event.

Both the LBAA Guntersville ProAm and the LBAA Alabama Tornado Relief Charity Tournament will launch anglers at “safe light’ and weigh-ins will start at 2 p.m. at the Val Monte Resort and Marina at 7001 Val Monte Drive Guntersville. 1-256-582-3348. The Marshall County Convention and Visitors Bureau is hosting host the LBAA Guntersville Tour Stop. Visit them on the World Wide Web at http://www.marshallcountycvb.com/ Tournament headquarters and lodging for the 2011 LBAA Lake Guntersville event is at the aforementioned Val Monte Resort and Marina. Additional lodging is at the Days Inn of Guntersville which is located at 14040 US Hwy 431 South in Guntersville and their number is 1-256-582-3200. Sponsors of the 2011 Lady Bass Anglers Association Tour are: Wilkins Brothers Outdoors, Pro Tournament Scales, Todali Tackle, Dawn Outdoors, Red Dirt Bait Company, FINS Superlines, Rayjus Outdoors, Reactions Innovations, Kick `n Bass, Castaway Graphite Rods, Vickie’s Threadworks, Necessity Jigs, West Kentucky LED, SureLife, Arkansas Tournament Fishing (ATF), Fleck’s Hand Poured Baits, Ray Barga and Associates Inc., Nite Owl Productions, and River Runner Baits. The LBAA 2011 Contingency Programs are Phoenix First Flight, Skeeter Real Money, the Legend Advantage Program, BassCat Quest, and Triton Gold.

For more information on the LBAA contact co-founder Cheryl Bowden @ 1-214-738-7518 co-founder Secret York @ 1-270-748-9041, or media specialist Larry Morris @ 1-540-239-7902 The LBAA has a presence on the World Wide Web, on Facebook http://www.ladybassanglers.com/ 774 Sugar Creek Road Grand River, Ky. 42045 •• Phone 1-214-738-7518 •• 1-270-748-9041 Facebook •• Lady Bass Anglers Association

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Standings Day 1

Pro Angler:
1^st Place                Pam Martin-Wells            17.67
2nd Place             Heather Broom                 14.73
3^rd Place               Lynda Gessner                 14.52
4^th Place               Kathy Womack                  13.82
5^th Place               Connie Buckner                13.14
6^th Place               Cheryl Bowden                 10.34
7^th Place               Debbie Kemp                    10.04
8^th Place               Christiana Bradley            9.86
9^th Place               Jenny Nevans                    8.89
10^th Place             Kim-Bain-Moore                8.54
11^th Place             Secret York                         7.62
12^th Place             Pam Ridgle                        7.45
13^th Place             Torica Whitty                       6.53
14^th Place             Emily Shaffer                      6.13
15^th Place             Dana Davis                         5.34
16^th Place             Jennifer Stelly                     4.59
17^th Place             Cheryl Lalumandier          4.28
18^th Place             Susan Gregory                   3.83
19^th Place             Sue Crochet                       3.37
20^th Place             Robbie Hartline                 2.78
21^st Place             Jo Dee Cash                      2.52
22^nd Place            Diana Phillips                    1.63
23^rd Place             Teri Cindric                         0.00
23^rd Place             Leslie Anderson                0.00
23^rd Place             Lisa Johnson                     0.00

Co Angler:

1^st Place               Virginia Buckner                9.37
2^nd Place              Vickie Henderson             6.31
3^rd Place               Kim Giddens                     6.08
4^th Place               Martha Goodfellow           5.27
5^th Place               Bonnie Ward                     4.65
6^th Place               Jada Tidmore                    4.05
7^th Place               Cassie Hall                        3.02
8^th Place               Sharon Lawson                 2.00
9^th Place               Regina Pierpaoli               1.92
10^th Place             Barbara Harris                  1.72
11^th Place             Tonya Anderson               1.60
12^th Place             Nancy Rainer                     1.52
13^th Place             Pam Rodden                     0.00
13^th Place             Diane Smith                       0.00
13^th Place             Brandi Frasier                    0.00
13^th Place             Vicky Bracken                     0.00
13^th Place             Diana Montgomery           0.00
13^th Place             Judy Skibinsky                   0.00
13^th Place             Jan Bruner                          0.00
13^th Place             Diana Ubelhack                 0.00
13^th Place             Nancy Oliver                        0.00
13^th Place             Elizabeth Sanders             0.00
13^th Place             Renee Key-Johnston        0.00
13^th Place             Charlotte Frazier                0.00
13^th Place             Gail Wood                           0.00
13^th Place             Donne Newberry                0.00