(Jul. 27, 2009 - Lake Sam Rayburn, Brookeland, TX)... Anglers Quest 2009 Super Team Series #7 blasted off after the playing of the national anthem at 6:05 am on Sam Rayburn with 26 teamed anglers showing up to go for the all cash purse of $2600.00. This Series will provide the "Team Anglers of the Year" with free entries to all 2010 Sam Rayburn Individual & Sam Rayburn Saturday Series events. In 2010 Anglers Quest is replacing the Super Team Series with an all Sam Rayburn Individual Series. This Super Team Series Championship will be a 2-day event held on Sam Rayburn for the Top 25 in points or any team, which entered all 7 events. The championship will take place on September 12-13, 2009 on Sam Rayburn. Top 5 and the Championship winning team from this Series will advance to the "Tournament of Champions" on Lake Bob Sandlin on November 14-15, 2009, which will have a maximum of 38 teams from all Anglers Quest series, go to an exciting TOC event. All Anglers Quest Championships include Calcutta auctions which builds the Championship purse to some very nice $$ to compete for.
The air temp at takeoff was 76 degrees with a warming to 96 degrees at weigh in time. The water was at approximately 2 ft below normal pool level with water temps running 88-90 degrees in the main lake. The catching was pretty good on Big Sam today as 10 limits were brought to the scales for a total of 56 bass at 151.47 lbs making the average bass brought to the scales today weigh 2.70 lb.
The Skeeter/Yamaha team of Todd Castledine from Nacogdoches, Tx & Justin Buchholz from Beaumont, Tx used Strike Pro swim baits in the mid lake area in 10-12 ft water and gathered up their 5 bass that tipped the scales at 21.87 lbs to finish in 1st place and collect $1500.00 and the A/Q Goal Post. They also had a fine kicker bass that tipped the scales at 8.39 lbs to also give them the Big Bass honors and a total payday worth $1630.00.
Chris McCall from Jasper & Pete Shivers from Kirbyville, Tx ran Chris’s Ranger/ Rude to mid lake grass beds to catch their limit of 5 bass pitching Santone jigs in 8-12 ft deep grass edges using their American Rodsmiths with Garcia reels and ended up with 18.32 lbs to finish in 2nd place and collect $700.00. Chris wanted to thank his other sponsors, Santone Lures, Terry’s Marine, Gambler & Berkley baits. Chris & Pete amassed enough pounds during the 2009 season to secure the Anglers of the Year and will receive paid entries in 2010 to all A/Q Rayburn series events.
The team of David Ozio & Mike Michalec came to the scales with 5 bass that weighed 16.10 lbs to garner 3rd place and collect $205.00.
Anglers Quest will be on Lake Livingston on August 1st for #9 of 9 Livingston Saturday Series events. A/Q will be on Sam Rayburn on August 15th for #8 of the 9 Rayburn Saturday Series events. On August 22nd A/Q will be back at El Dorado Jack’s on Conroe for # 8 of 9 Conroe Saturday Series events. For any info call Anglers Quest at 281-852-8842. Anglers Quest 2009 Rules & Schedules are now posted on our Anglers Quest website.
We also want to let all anglers know that A/Q is now a distributor of 2 new products, The T/A Lure Retriever & Team Marine USA bass fizzing tool available through Anglers Quest, direct from the manufacturer or from Kickapoo Bait & Tackle in Onalaska, Tx. Please help out all of our sponsors by using their products.
Anglers Quest wants to Thank all the anglers that participate in any A/Q events and also suggest the use of these sponsors products & services from: American Rodsmiths, Antex Roofing, Automated Mailing Solutions, Big State Fabrication, Bill Lewis Rattle Traps, Bowden Marine Sales & Service, Custom Built Awards, Check-It Stik, City of Jasper, Tx-Chamber of Commerce, City of Mount Pleasant/Titus County-Chamber of Commerce, Double ZZ Custom Lures, El Dorado Jacks, Executive Security Integrators, Extreme Sounds 4 ATVs, FishingWorld, Gullo Yamaha Motorsports, Kickapoo Bait & Tackle, Lake Houston Marina, Lake Livingston Area Tourism Council, Lone Star Buffet, Mill Creek Grocery, MSD Building Corporation, Rayburn Country Resort, Royal Purple Synthetic Oil, Santone Lures, Stratos 2X Bonus, StyleTile, Sign Designs Now, Superior Paint Works Inc., T/A Lure Retrievers, Team Marine USA, The Stump Restaurant & Club, TIREMAX of North America, Vincent Turf Farms God Bless & Good Fishing to all... Anglers Quest, Mr Bill & Barbara Long
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