Another great DNR event. Congratulations to all the winners and all that helped us raise funds for the benefit of our Striped Bass fishery.
1st Gizz-R-Done Keith, Kevin and Charles Morse
2nd Hard of Herring Riff and Mike Browning
3rd Hardcore Rick Kellemeyer, Gary Heichelbeck, James Lindler
Big Fish Gizz-R-Done
4th Reel Guys
5th Garheart
6th Shipwreck
7th Stoneage
8th Landlocked
9th Cassell Brothers
10th Pitt Crew
11th Catchall
12th Rocky Bottom
13th Wildman
14th Free Spool
15th Cat-Chin-Any
16th Even Kreel
17th Catch 22
18th Three eyes Down
19th Shad up and Fish
20th Overtime
21st striper amigos
22nd Knot IV Shore
Four teams did not weigh in fish.
Joby
Congrats to all the top finishers in both tournaments. It’s great to see the tournament won with big fish and encourages us all to keep at it!
Thanks to all the sponsors that made the tournament a success once again!!! Finally, thanks to everyone that volunteered time to help plan/run the event. Without your assistance we couldn’t pull this off year after year. Now it’s time for team Gar-Heart to start working on a better fishing plan for 2016…
My fishing plan for the remainder of this year and next year is to catch more fish 
. Now, if the fish will just cooperate…
-The size of a fish is directly proportional to the time between when it’s lost and the story is told. - Me
-What’s the best eating fish, you ask? I’ve found that for a lot people, its the ones that they happen to be able to catch, clean, and cook. - My Dad
-Until you have loved a dog, part of your soul remains unawakened. Anatole France (paraphrased)
-RIP my “Puppy Dog” 10/15/2004 - 1/14/2013. I’ll never forget him. What a special friend he was.
Very nice weather day, the fish just shut off a little earlier than I wish they would have…Congrats to the top finishers!
Thanks again to my sponsors. If you guys visit or use their business, PLEASE thank them for their contributions.
(1) Maurice’s Gourmet BBQ - Lloyd Bessinger, (2) Local Boy Outfitters - Patrick Stamps (3) Busy Bee Lawn Care and Sprinkler Svc - Ashley Brooks.
I was running short on my goal…so my wife was nice enough to make some cakes to benefit the tournament and some friends on facebook placed bids and she was able to raise $200.
Bottom line…the fishing in Murray is improving and for good reason - Continued hatchery and conservation efforts. We’re seeing bigger fish more often and what a great turnaround from 6 or 7 years ago. The 5 and done rule is probably already having a positive impact too. It’s exciting to see 19 and 20lb fish at the scales on a fairly routine basis now. Some really nice fish have been caught this year.
Clark’s Hill? Who? - ok, maybe not at that point yet, but definitely heading the right direction.
Billy
USCG Licensed Captain
—Team Pitt Crew–
Sailfish 236CC
F225 Yamaha
I was asked what it would take to win this past weekend As I have been asked the last few tx’s. I said you better have 30# to win. I have been with in 2-3# on my guess each tx this year. It’s been a LONG time since we seen numbers like we are seeing. Very excited for our fishery.
Would love to see Murray rival the hill…it’s coming…but I will say after hartwell fish kill last year Murray is Def running close with hartwell now which we couldn’t say just a couple years ago. And another couple years without a kill we could surpass hartwell…
Good things are to come…
“All fisherman lie. And if they say otherwise, then they’re lying”
“Sea~N~Stripes”
21’ Hewes Craft Custom
115 Evinrude
Chip, I think I was a little closer with my guess… I was right on the weight, just wrong on where to catch it lol
Team Shad Up & Fish
If you’ve had fun catching fish on the transom bait, you are welcome…
I’ve spent about 85% of my life’s wages on fishing, the rest I just wasted…
U said 25 I said 30. Winner had 27.27. So I guess u win by .23#…lol… but I bet those fish weighed closer to 30 when they were alive…just giving u a hard time…
“All fisherman lie. And if they say otherwise, then they’re lying”
“Sea~N~Stripes”
21’ Hewes Craft Custom
115 Evinrude
quote:
Originally posted by Murrymaker
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Would love to see Murray rival the hill…it’s coming…but I will say after hartwell fish kill last year Murray is Def running close with hartwell now which we couldn’t say just a couple years ago. And another couple years without a kill we could surpass hartwell…
Good things are to come…
“All fisherman lie. And if they say otherwise, then they’re lying”
“Sea~N~Stripes”
21’ Hewes Craft Custom
115 Evinrude
Chip, wouldn’t I love to have a lake like Clark’s Hill in my backyard?!
-The size of a fish is directly proportional to the time between when it’s lost and the story is told. - Me
-What’s the best eating fish, you ask? I’ve found that for a lot people, its the ones that they happen to be able to catch, clean, and cook. - My Dad
-Until you have loved a dog, part of your soul remains unawakened. Anatole France (paraphrased)
-RIP my “Puppy Dog” 10/15/2004 - 1/14/2013. I’ll never forget him. What a special friend he was.
nope, the DNR open winner had 25.56…i thought i said 26-27 lbs though…I guess we’ll have to write them down next time and have a weight guessin side pot…lol
Team Shad Up & Fish
If you’ve had fun catching fish on the transom bait, you are welcome…
I’ve spent about 85% of my life’s wages on fishing, the rest I just wasted…