Choo Choo Division – Watts Bar Lake, Colorado River Division – Lake Martinez & Cowboy Division – Toledo Bend Reservoir - Major League Fishing

Choo Choo Division – Watts Bar Lake, Colorado River Division – Lake Martinez & Cowboy Division – Toledo Bend Reservoir

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The Abu Garcia Big Bass Award went to Chris Boone of Bishop, CA, who caught this 9 pound, 9 ounce bass. Photo by Gary Mortenson.
March 3, 2000 • MLF • Archives

Baumann wins Red Man bass event on Watts Bar

SPRING CITY, Tenn., – Rookie, Daniel Baumann, 39, of Huntsville, Ala., out fished 134 competitors Saturday to earn $4,614 and 50 CITGO Challenge Points on the boater side of the Red Man Tournament Trail Choo Choo Division opener on Watts Bar Lake.

Baumann, a massage therapist fishing his first Red Man tournament, caught five largemouth bass weighing 12 pounds during the one-day event to top Sonny Lee of Knoxville, Tenn., who finished with a five-bass catch of 11-9 worth $2,307. Baumann caught his limit fishing shallow banks littered with rocks and wood above the Kingston River using a chartreuse and blue crankbait.

Paul Redwine of Crab Orchard, Tenn., took third place and collected $1,154 for five bass weighing 11-0. Carlton Post of Friendsville, Tenn., placed fourth and earned $1,000 for five bass weighing 10-13, while Terry Bolton of Paducah, Ky., placed fifth and earned $923 for five bass weighing 10-11.

Randy Verboon, 35, of Harvest, Ala., won the Abu Garcia Big Bass Award of $675 in the Boater Division for a 6-3 largemouth he caught on a chartreuse jerkbait.

First place in the Co-Angler Division and $2,307 went to Rusty Elmore of Danville, Ky., for five bass weighing 11-13. Second place in the Co-Angler Division and $1,154 went to Russ Ritter of Lexington, Ala., for five bass weighing 9-12, while Chuck Brady of Talladega, Ala., took third place and $577 with three bass weighing 8-8.

John DeBakker, 52, of Oak Ridge, Tenn., won the co-angler Abu Garcia Big Bass Award of $337 for a 6-pound, 1-ounce largemouth he caught off a flat in the Kingston River on a chartreuse crankbait.

Kevin Powers of Unicoi, Tenn., won the Berkley Power Bait award, a package of baits valued at $200, for the heaviest overall catch on Power Bait or Frenzy lures in either division. He caught four bass weighing 4-10.

Lute wins Red Man bass event on Lake Martinez

YUMA, Ariz., – Keith Lute, 52, of Yuma, Ariz., out fished 67 competitors Saturday to earn $3,003 and 50 CITGO Challenge Points on the boater side of the Red Man Tournament Trail Colorado River Division event on Lake Martinez.

Lute caught five bass weighing 18 pounds, 13 ounces during the one-day event to top James Savoini of Prescott, Ariz., who finished with a five-bass catch of 15-9 worth $1,501. Lute caught his limit fishing banks with brown and purple tube jigs.
Bobby Horn of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., took third place and collected $750 for five bass weighing 15-6. Ricky Shehan of Brawley, Calif., placed fourth and earned $651 for five bass weighing 14-2, while Michael Bunch of Lake Elsinore, Calif., placed fifth and earned $600 for five bass weighing 13-15.

Chris Boone, 54, of Bishop, Calif., won the Abu Garcia Big Bass Award of $340 in the Boater Division for a 9-9 largemouth he caught pitching a Berkley Power Crawl.
First place in the Co-Angler Division and $1,435 went to Mike Harris of Riverside, Calif., for five bass weighing 15-6. Second place in the Co-Angler Division and $717 went to Shane Moline of Kingman, Ariz., for three bass weighing 12-5. Moline, 29, also won the co-angler Abu Garcia Big Bass Award of $162 for a 7-pound, 15-ounce smallmouth he caught on a jig and pig. Simon Apodaca of Yuma, Ariz., took third place and $359 with five bass weighing 11-6.

John Sneed of Poway, Calif., won the Berkley Power Bait award, a package of baits valued at $200, for the heaviest overall catch on Power Bait or Frenzy lures in either division. He caught four bass weighing 7-14.

Burgay wins Red Man bass event on Toledo Bend

MANY, La., – Stan Burgay of Timpson, Texas, out fished 161 competitors Saturday to earn $5,192 and 50 CITGO Challenge Points on the boater side of the Red Man Tournament Trail Cowboy Division event on Toledo Bend Reservoir.

Burgay caught five largemouth bass weighing 20 pounds, 11 ounces during the one-day event to top David Matheny of Troup, Texas, who finished with a five-bass catch of 19-6 worth $2,596. Burgay caught his limit out of wood and grass on the north end of the lake in 5 to 6 feet of water.

David Truax of Beaumont, Texas, took third place and collected $1,298 for five bass weighing 19-4. Dalton Robbins of Tyler, Texas, placed fourth and earned $1,125 for five bass weighing 18-7. Robbins also won the Abu Garcia Big Bass Award of $810 in the Boater Division for a 7-1 largemouth he caught out of Hurricane Creek on a gold rogue. Ken Hayes of Leesville, La., placed fifth and earned $1,039 for five bass weighing 17-12.

First place in the Co-Angler Division and $2,596 went to Matt Cannon of Troy, Texas, for five bass weighing 17-5. Second place in the Co-Angler Division and $1,298 went to Andy Ginn of Tyler, Texas, for five bass weighing 15-9, while Glenn Hardin of Brookeland, Texas, took third place and $649 with five bass weighing 14-8.
Mark Milward of Lexington, Texas, won the co-angler Abu Garcia Big Bass Award of $405 for a 6-pound, 8-ounce largemouth.