(Sep. 27, 2004 - Arkansas River, North Little Rock, Ar)... The sixth tournament for Arkansas’s Couples opened with a sunny day with temperatures in the high 80’s. The 41 couples caught 89 fish weighing 157.68.13 lbs with 4/5 fish limits.
Father and daughter couple of Gary and Kylie Morrison used Smoke-red Tubes and 300 series black Bandit crank baits to weigh 4 bass at 12.20 lbs to win the final regular session Arkansas Couples Tournament. This earned them $900 and a wild card spot in the championship.
Second were Steve and Karen Reddin, they used a Carolina Rig off the ends of jetties to weigh 9.62 and a $500 check.
Third were Steve and Malinda Powell with 9.13 lbs. They also had lunker of 4.21 to earn them a total of $565.
The 2004 Angler’s of the Year were Aubrey Johnson and Joan Craig.
The next Arkansas Couples tournament will be the Championship the site will be announced at the couples banquet October 30 at river Front Park in North Little Rock.
For more information on Arkansas Couples tournaments call: Vince Miller (501) 834-5733 or (501) 758-1940 or (501) 607-3475 e-mail; vmxxx@aol.com
Arkansas Couples sponsors include Fish’N Stuff, Norman Lures, Right Bite Baits, Riser Ford, Arkansas Marine, Robs Transmissions, Sherwood R V, Wild Cat Marine Cleaner, Alltel, Fishingworld.com and Hoggs Meat Market.
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 Top 3 Couples Teams, 1st -Gary and Kylie Morrison; 2nd -Steve and Karen Reddin; 3rd-Steve and Malinda Powell
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 2004 Angler’s of the Year were Aubrey Johnson and Joan Craig.
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