| Angler\'s Quest Scott David & Harold Moore WIN!!  A/Q Livingston Saturday Series Championship |  |
| by Bill & Barbara Long / Anglers Quest |
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The weather was cloudy on Saturday and clear on Sunday with mid 60’s at daybreak to low 90’s during the day with a light southerly breeze for both days of the event on Lake Livingston. As Day 1 got underway with the 30 qualified teams taking off into the dim morning light from their choice of launch ramps around the lake at 6:50 am. The anglers were all going for the $19,210.00 purse that was the payback by Anglers Quest at this Championship event. The water at Lake Livingston was changing to muddy water conditions from all the recent rains and was at approximately 1/2 ft above normal pool level. On day 1 the 30 teams brought in 21 limits of bass, 131 fish that totaled 316.62 lbs with a 2.41 avg. Day 2 produced 17 limits 115 fish-285.22 lbs and a 2.48 avg. After both days were complete there were 246 total bass caught with 38 limits-601.84 lbs and a 2.44 overall average weight. On Day 1 the V.I.P./Mercury one-man team of Curtis Jordan from Baytown came to the scales with 5 bass that weighed 17.26 lbs to hold down the 1st spot. He also had the heaviest bass on Day 1, a fine 4.70 lber. Curtis reported catching his bass flipping Tx rigged sweet beavers into very shallow cover behind a very productive spinner bait bite in a south lake cut. A local Big Dogs team, Wade Ellis from Onalaska & Toby Hartsell from Livingston ran Toby’s Ranger/Yamaha to Kickapoo & Pennwaugh creek areas to bring in 5 bass on day 1 at 15.99 lbs to hold down the 2nd spot. They reported catching their bass on Aikins Jigs/Kicker craws in 3-6 ft water around piers & docks. The team of Jimmy Emmons Jr from Humble & Jeff Stanley from Houston ran Jimmy’s Champion/Yamaha to Pennwaugh creek piers & docks in 1-6 ft water to bring in the third heaviest 5 bass limit on day 1 at 15.35 lbs. The fourth heaviest stringer to come to the scales on day 1 was the new 2009 AOY team of Morgan Burton from Livingston & Randy McAdams from Cleveland, they came to the scales with a limit of 5 bass at 14.44 lbs. They reported catching their bass in mid lake areas north & south of the 190 bridge on spinner baits & Tx rigged plastics. The Astro/Mercury one man team of Johnny Clawson from Onalaska held down 5th on day 1 with 5 bass that tipped the scales at 14.11 lbs. He reported a good bite later in the day on jigs with no trailer and spinner baits. The team of Jeremy Strong & Steve Strong from Livingston ran their Champion/Yamaha to undisclosed lake areas to bring in 5 bass on day 1 at 13.51 lbs to hold down the 6th spot. It is always a good day when you can get a free meal, and that’s exactly what was on the order for day 2 weigh in on Sunday at Kickapoo Bait & Tackle. Eugene West, chief cook & President of the Lake Livingston Area Tourism Council fed everyone in attendance all the sausage roll-ups and potato salad they wanted, all the anglers appreciated it. Day 2 weigh-in was very exciting as the entire field still had a shot at collecting a great check for fishing in this event. Sunday morning after boat check at Kickapoo Bait & Tackle the anglers all trailered to their choice of launch ramps again on Lake Livingston and began fishing at 6:50 am. The Superior Paint Works team of Wayne Miller & Tommy Swonke from Houston brought in the 2nd Biggest Bass on Day 2, a fine 5.18 lber that did hold up the entire event for a nice check of $600.00. Wayne caught the big bass on an American Rodsmiths rod tipped with a Santone lures spinner bait in a creek north of the 190 bridge. Morgan Burton & Randy McAdams brought in another 5 bass on day 2 at 13.08 lbs for a 10 bass limit to boost their 2-day total to 27.52 lbs and claim 6th place and $385.00. The brothers team from David Filla from Baytown & Robert Filla from Sugarland ran their Ranger/Mercury all over lake Livingston and came to the scales with limits both days at 13.28 & 14.26 lbs to give them a 2 day total of 10 bass at 27.54 lbs. The Filla’s did purchase their team in the Calcutta auction for $110.00 and laid claim to $1305.00 for their 5th place finish. The team of Randy Valderez from Livingston & Joey Rowe from Trinity brought in two 5 bass limits at 13.30 & 15.29 to give them 10 bass for the 2 days and a total of 28.59 lbs and claim 4th place and $925.00. Randy & Joey did purchase their team in the Calcutta auction for $230.00 and received another check for $1225.00 making them a weekend paycheck of $2150.00.. The team of Ellis & Hartsell brought in another 5 bass at 12.98 to give them 10 bass for the 2 days and a total of 28.97 lbs and claim 3rd place and $1275.00. Wade & Toby did purchase their team in the Calcutta auction for $330.00 and received another check for $1540.00 making them a weekend paycheck of $2815.00. The one man team of Curtis Jordan brought another 5 bass limit to the scales at 11.84 lbs to give him a 2 day total of 10 bass at 29.10 lbs to finish in 2nd place and collect $2545.00. Curtis failed to buy his team in the Calcutta, but Gene Pegoda purchased him for $110.00 and collected a check for $1850.00. The Big Dogs team of Scott David from Goodrich & Harold Moore from College Station ran Harold’s Ranger/Yamaha to mid lake areas in 1-6 ft water with wood & rocks put together two nice limits of 12.78 lbs on day 1 & 17.71 lbs on day 2 to give them a 10 bass limit for 2 days that tipped the scales at 30.49 lbs to finish 1st in this event. They caught all their bass on cranks & c-rigs. Scott & Harold was able to have a fine 6.67 lber on day 2 to garner 1st Big Bass honors also and collect $900.00 for that one bite. For their 1st place finish they received $3815.00 and they pocketed $4715.00. Larry Cotten bought the Big Dogs team at the Calcutta auction and took home $2540.00 for his $250.00 purchase. As the winners of this Livingston Championship event, Scott & Harold gained a spot to go to the Tournament of Champions in November at Lake Bob Sandlin.?not bad for a weekend of fishin, Good Job Guys!! Anglers Quest 2010 Schedules are now available online at the Anglers-Quest website. The 1st events for the 2010 season will be the Saturday Series Team event on Sam Rayburn, January 2, & the Individual event on January 3, 2010. Entry and sign up can be done online by credit card or at the Anglers Quest bus the morning of the event at Mill Creek Park. For any info contact Mr Bill at 281-852-8842. Anglers Quest wants to thank all the Anglers that have participated in any A/Q events and also Thanks to all the A/Q Staff & Sponsors. All A/Q events in 2010 will be conducted on Lakes Conroe, Houston, Livingston and Sam Rayburn. Anglers Quest suggest the use of products & services from these sponsors: American Rodsmiths, Antex Roofing, Automated Mailing Solutions, Bill Lewis Rattle Traps, Big State Fabrication, 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 Livingston Area Tourism Council, Lone Star Buffet, Mill Creek Grocery, MSD Building Corporation, Power Pole, Rayburn Country Resort, Royal Purple Synthetic Oil, Santone Lures, Sign Designs Now, Stratos 2X Bonus, StyleTile, 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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