| Couples Association of Sport Tournaments(C.A.S.T.) Johnny and Jolyne George fish for a MEMORIAL DAY WIN on Sam Rayburn!!! |  |
| by John and Jennifer Anderson |
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The tournament began with overcast skies but would clear up in the middle part of the day changing to blue bird skies and HOT. C.A.S.T. couples raced to their spots to try and catch a few quality Sam Rayburn bass before having to work around other boaters and some jet skiers out on the water. Our couples found many different patterns to be productive. Fish were caught in shallow grass, lily pads, outside grass edges, and deep water offshore structure. Many of the C.A.S.T. couples utilized their new "Just Keepers" weigh in bags from Duncan Enterprises, www.duncanbags.com, to bring their limit of fish to the scales. The winning couple, Johnny & Jolyne George, brought in a nice limit of Sam Rayburn bass with a total weight of 19.95 lbs. They started the day off shallow and were able to pick up four fish quick before the jet skiers and wake board crowd shut them down. Johnny & Jolyne did not let the heavy lake traffic stop them. They decided to move out to the outside edge of the deeper grass lines and were able to pick up their fifth fish; a real nice "KICKER" that weighed 8.39 lbs. Congratulations to this successful team on a great WIN! The 2nd Place team of Landan & Anne Ware, brought in a limit of Sam Rayburn bass weighing 17.96 lbs. Landan & Anne are a mother/son team who fish very well together. Landan had to fish solo this weekend but didn’t let that stop him from establishing a pattern. He started out fishing buck brush but was unable to catch fish with any real size to them. He decided to back out to the shallow grass and lily pads but was still unable to find fish with enough size to weigh in. Landan’s next move was to use his big Lowrance Sonar/GPS unit taking him to offshore structure where he was able to establish a deep water pattern. Congratulations on figuring out how to catch ’em! Finishing in 3rd Place with a total weight of 16.94 lbs. was one of CAST Capital Region’s own couples, Dean Perkins & Debbie Peden. Dean & Debbie have a lake house on beautiful Sam Rayburn. Their strategy was to fish shallow all day. This strategy enabled them to cull all day long also. Dean & Debbie said their fish were located in a small area and did not move much through out the day. Congratulations to this great couple on their finish. The Big Bass award went to a couple who are not strangers to catching really BIG BASS. Nick & Sharon Albus came in with the big fish of the day, a 9.83 lb. HOG of a bass! Nick & Sharon pre-fished the day before and hooked this fish on the third cast of practice. Nick said the fish looked to be 8 lbs and after jumping a few times the fish came off. They decided to go back to this fish during the tournament and on the second cast were able to get into a great fight with this BIG FISH. Within minutes Nick & Sharon had their big fish in the boat capturing the BIG BASS award. Congratulations to this couple on their catch. Top Six Couples as of May 2008 are: C.A.S.T. Southeast would like to thank Terry & Connie Sympson of Jackson Hill Marina for their great hospitality, home cooking, and excellent weigh in facility. Also a special thanks to Gary, Mary, and all the rest of the staff at Jackson Hill. C.A.S.T. Southeast would like to thank all of our sponsors who make our tournaments possible: Dawson Marine, a proud sponsor of C.A.S.T. Southeast. Dawson Marine offers boats for all activities, a great service department, and an excellent staff to help you with all your boating needs. Dawson Marine service vouchers were won by Larry & Joyce Coleman, Don & Sandy Jeane, and Neil & Becky Herline. Dawson Marine has three locations; Jasper, Beaumont, and South Houston to serve you. E2 Baits tackle packages were won by Bob & Ginger Metz, Jesse & Gwen McClelland, and Yarri & Wendy Schreibvogel. They provide excellent quality baits made right here in the U.S.A. besides offering great service and quick shipping. E2 Baits is located in Evadale, Texas. Castaway Custom Rods, provided quality fishing rods won by Billy & Mary Ingram, and Edwin & Julie Loitz. Castaway Custom Rods strive to make rods that are the most RELIABLE and STRONGEST fishing rods you can buy. Academy Sports + Outdoors, provided gift cards won by Nick & Sharon Albus, and Craig & Elizabeth Marsh. Visit Academy Sports + Outdoors for all your fishing, hunting, and camping needs. Strike King lure packages were won by Donnie & Ruby Parker, Johnny & Jolyne George, Don & Sherry Fennel, Johnny & Crystal Fountain, Larry & Carol McMinimy, Les Brown & Peggy Schaffner, Mark & Morna Lane, and Don Perkins & Debbie Peden. Strike King Lures, make a great swimbait that will be extremely enticing for those big bass on Lake Amistad during the 2008 CAST Classic. C.A.S.T. Southeast would like to extend a special thanks to Kick N Bass Pro Staff Team Member Sandy Jeane for providing us with Kick N Bass garlic and crawfish scented fish attractant. Kick N Bass, is home to the strongest fish attractants in the world. Tell them Sandy Jeane and C.A.S.T. sent you. C.A.S.T. Southeast would like to recognize: Skeeter Boats, Yamaha Outboards, Kevin and Rhonda with UCR Graphics, Strike King Lures, Doug Hannon’s WaveSpin fishing reel, The Lakecaster, Fishingworld, Genesis Homecare and Hospice, and Save Phace for their outstanding contributions. Please support all of our sponsors..... John and Jennifer Anderson, directors of C.A.S.T. Southeast, would like to thank Carol McMinimy for helping with pictures at the weigh in. NEXT TOURNAMENT INFORMATION Our next tournament will be on Lake Somerville on June 21st from Overlook Park. Registration will be at the tournament site first thing in the morning at campground RV sites #20 and #21. Registration will be between 4:30AM and 6:00AM and take off and tournament start time will be determined the morning of registration. We will also allow trailering for the tournament. For your lodging needs contact Overlook Park at 979-289-2321 and they can also help with directions to the tournament site. There is a Super 8 Motel in Somerville. The Super 8 number is 979-596-3884. If you need more information please call tournament directors John and Jennifer Anderson at 832-514-0449/281-731-7302 or you can email us at johnandjen2@msn.com
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