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Arkansas Couples Tournaments
Kevin and Kerry Short win First Arkansas Couples Championship at Lake Chicot

by Vince Miller
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2004 Arkansas Couples Champions - Kevin and Kerry Short weighed 31.48 lbs to take win.
Photo by Vince Miller

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2nd Place - Stan and Judy Jacks who anchored their two-day total of 30.08 lbs with a 7.09 lb Big Bass.
Photo by Vince Miller
(Nov. 09, 2004 - Lake Chicot, Lake Village, Ar)... The first championship for Arkansas’s Couples saw sunny days with temperatures in the 60’s .The 27 qualifiers caught 197 fish weighing 516.46 lbs with 6/10 fish two-day limits. Lake Chicot was 6 feet down for a winter draw down and day one every one caught fish.

Kevin and Kerry Short of Mayflower used a Norman and EWC crank baits in shallow water to net their 31.48 lbs they lead from the first day with the largest string of the tournament on day one of 16.50 lbs.They used chartreuse colored crank baits on shallow sand keying on where the shad were located to earn their $2400 pay day.

Second were Stan and Judy Jacks who anchored their two-day total of 30.08 with big bass of the event weighing in at 7.09 lbs. They were also using crank baits around docks to earn a total of $1610.

Third were Michael and Tonya Johnson of Hot Springs who had the largest second day total of 16.36 moving them to 3rd with 28.20 lbs. They used several colors of Bandit 200 series crank baits to win $800.

Ron and Jan Means of Van Buren were 4th using spinner bait around docks to weigh 27.64. and earn $520.

Steve and Malinda Powell of Cabot were in the same area of the lake also using spinner bait to take $400 for fifth.

Big bass for day one was Jeremy Blaylock and Samantha Martindale who’s 4.91 earned the couple $300.

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, War Eagle Spinner baits, Right Bite Baits, Riser Ford, Arkansas Marine, Robs Transmissions, Sherwood R V, Wild Cat Marine Cleaner, Alltel, and Hoggs Meat Market.


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3rd Place - Michael and Tonya Johnson weighed in 28.20 lbs.
Photo by Vince Miller
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2004 Anglers of the Year, - Craig and Johnson.
Photo by Vince Miller
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