(Aug. 28, 2006 - Waco, TX)... The Seventh Annual TuffMan Tournament Trail started Sunday the 20th on Lake Waco. The tournament lived up to its name as temperatures reached over 100 degrees. Lake levels were low by almost 7 1/2 feet. The fishermen reported good fishing up to about 8:30 AM with fishing slow down until about 3:00 PM. Several fishermen were able to qualify with only minutes to spare due to the fact the tournament had a staggered start and weigh in with the fourth flight at 3:45 PM. The top 15 teams qualified to fish the Championship, January 13th, being held at the Central Texas Boat Show located at the Bell County Expo in Belton, Texas.
There were 81 teams that fished the tournament with 60 teams weighing in 234 fish totaling 519.42 lbs. The standings are as follows:
| 1st | Chris Smith and Jerry Richard | 5 fish | 17.55 lbs |
| 2nd | Kevin Bearden and Steve Bearden | 5 fish | 17.15 lbs |
| 3rd | Billy Brewer and Lowell Bennett | 5 fish | 16.81 lbs | Big Bass | 6.58 lbs |
| 4th | Jack Morse and Pat Grimm | 5 fish | 15.70 lbs |
| 5th | Will Hammonds and Mike Montanez | 5 fish 1 | 5.27 lbs | 2nd Big Bass | 6.54 lbs |
| 6th | Terry Williams and Terry Brown | 5 fish | 14.65 lbs |
| 7th | Cody Martin and Charles Simmons | 5 fish | 14.58 lbs |
| 8th | Justin Allison and Coby Burns | 5 fish | 14.48 lbs |
| 9th | Darek Sebek and Eric Keitzer | 5 fish | 13.35 lbs |
| 10th | Jay Bray and Michael Swallow | 5 fish | 12.57 lbs |
| 11th | Randy Qualls and Ricky Rachall | 5 fish | 12.42 lbs |
| 12th | Joe Pope, Jr. and Pam Pope | 5 fish | 12.11 lbs |
| 13th | Eric White and Skip White | 5 fish | 11.93 lbs |
| 14th | Clint Clover and Bill Lee | 5 fish | 11.66 lbs |
| 15th | Tom Flannery, Jr.- Rooster Robinson | 5 fish | 11.61 lbs |
The tournament results were certified by weighmaster Steve Karlick.
The next tournament will be held on Lake Limestone on Saturday, September the 16th. For more information on the Seventh Annual TuffMan Tournament Trail you can contact Pat Wendeborn at 254/865-5211 or RickSmith at 254/773-9931. Full details may be viewed at Marine Outlet or Fishingworld.
This Trail is sponsored by Central Texas Marine of Waco, Gary’s Marine of Gatesville, Marine Outlet of Temple and Texas Boat World of Harker Heights. Other sponsors include Reel Grip, Fishingworld.com, Continental Batteries, Triton, BassCat, Ranger, Legend, Champion bass boats, Mercury, Evinrude, MotorGuide and Yamaha motors.
Anyone interested in a sponsorship please contact Rick Smith at rick@marineoutlet.com or Pat Wendeborn at garymarine@htcomp.net.