(Jan. 28, 2008 - April Plaza Marina/Lake Conroe, TX)... The 2008 season kick off tournament started in high gear for the Conroe Series with a limit of fish weighing over 31 lbs, claiming the 1st Place position. It took nearly 18 lbs to get a check, paying out 10 places, along with Big Bass and the Top 3 highest finishers for the Ranger Cup Award. There were many new faces showing up to compete with Ranger Boats being the new title sponsor for the Bass N Bucks Tournament Trail. The Ranger boats and clothing were quite impressive at this event. Bob Brown with American Rodsmiths provided product to some of the anglers who finished in the top spots, along with Howard Etue, owner of E2Baits, who provided handouts for all of the anglers in the tournament. Matt Ogrodowicz, our 1st place winner brought in 31.76 lbs, which included the Big Bass of the event, a 9.84. Matt, also, claimed the 1st place highest finisher for the Ranger Cup Bonus, bringing his total payday to $6,800.00. He caught his limit on crankbaits and jigs in 12’ to 14’ of water. Matt stated, he had his limit in the boat by 1:00 p.m. He would like to give a special "Thanks"to his sponsors, Geneva Enterprises and Castaway Rods.
Our 2nd Place team, Jake & Jody Goodrum weighed in their 5 fish limit at 25.86 lbs. They were fishing in 10’ of water with grass using Carolina rigs. Jake stated they had their limit by 10:00 a.m. The 2nd place finish earned them $2,000.
The team of Tom Nolan and John Ohlenburg claimed our 3rd place spot. They had 5 fish weighing 25.38 lbs. They were fishing with Carolina rigged plastics in 6 to 12 ft of water. Fishing in the grass earned them a pay check for $1,500.00.
Top Teams:
| 1st | $4,000 + $300 Big Bass | Matt Ogrodowicz |
| 2nd | $2,000 | Jake & Jody Goodrum |
| 3rd | $1,500 | Tom Nolan & John Ohlenburg |
| 4th | $1,100 | Kris Wilson & Russell Cecil |
| 5th | $1,000 | Eddy Thomas & Michael Parsons |
| 6th | $700 | Mike Phillips & Wes Schubert |
| 7th | $600 | Bob Brown & Billy Smith |
| 8th | $600 | Charles Bebber & Keith Caka |
| 9th | $500 | Jimmy Vann & Jim Fortenberry |
| 10th | $500 | Trea Luedke & Ronnie Wagner |
....and that’s not the end of the payouts! Ranger Boats sponsors three more checks every tournament for the top 3 finishing qualified Ranger Cup Awards.
| 1st | $2,500 | Matt Ogrodowicz |
| 2nd | $2,000 | Russell Cecil |
| 3rd | $1,000 | Mike Phillips |
We would like to thank Texas Marine for bringing the Ranger display boats for everyone to check out and to answer any questions about becoming a proud owner of a New Ranger Boat! We have several bonus incentives for the Bass N Bucks anglers this year provided by, Texas Marine, Terry’s Marine and Tiremax. Please check out our website www.bassnbucks for complete details. Our next Conroe event will be February 23, 2008. Sign up and join the fun, with the opportunity to win some Big Bass’n Bucks!
The 2008 Bass-N-Bucks Sponsors are RANGER BOATS, MERCURY "#1 On The Water", LOWRANCE, MINN KOTA, AMERICAN RODSMITHS, WULF OUTDOOR SPORTS, POWER PRO, SNAG PROOF, TIREMAX, E2 BAITS, PRO RULE and BASSMEDICS.
For more information, click to the Bass N Bucks website or call 409-727-8941.