ABA tourney results-Result IDA anglers dominate!

  • bassbaron
    eldridge, ia
    Posts: 709
    May 26, 2005 at 1:12 am #1325284

    The next District 46 ABA tourney is Sunday June 5th at Loud Thunder ramp on Mississippi River pool 16. This is an “Advantage” Tournament which results in a payout of $1000 with just under 30 entries. Draw tourney, you can fish boater or non-boater for the same prize pool. The ABA national website is

    http://www.americanbassanglers.com

    or you can contact the director Chris Devries at [email protected]

    Pm or email me at [email protected] for more details if you are interested.

    bassbaron
    eldridge, ia
    Posts: 709
    June 7, 2005 at 4:00 am #366667

    Well, it was a very windy day for the tournament on sunday- IDA members claimed the top 3 spots and big bass.

    1st Ken Warren- Ken claimed first by staying in pool 16 and fishing in the Andalusia slough area close to the ramp. He reported catching all 4 keepers of his winning weight before 630 am. Ken caught all of his fish on a custom River FINatic 7/16oz spinnerbait from
    Strictly Bass Lures.
    2nd- JJ Patton- I locked down to 17 to catch 3 keepers from pool 17. 2 of them came on a strictly bass River FINatic 5/16 spinnerbait, the other on a sweet #%$^^ from reaction innovations(name witheld to protect the innocent). My first keeper didnt come until about 1030 and I had to come back through the lock at noon due to heavy barge traffic.
    3) JT Bagwell- caught big bass on a yamamoto bait in pool 16

    Overall, the wind gusts to 35 mph limited travel and made casting and strike detection difficult. I personally tested the flotation of my tr 20 by spearing a wave on the way home. There was 10-12 inches of water in my console area but we bailed/bilged it out and got back in time for weigh in. Scary incident to say the least. Another boat who locked down lost 3 rods from his deck after spearing a wave.

    For those interested, ABA is a draw trail open to boaters and non-boaters with districts all over the country. If you are interested the website is http://www.americanbassanglers.com and you can click on your state to find a nearby district or districts. You can earn points toward your national ranking and win money in any district and at nationals 3 triton boats are given away yearly. You can also PM or email me or Ken Warren for more details.

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