(Feb. 09, 2009 - Lake Hamilton, AR.)... Danny Waldo and Nick Ruffin topped 45 teams fishing the first Super Team tournament of 2009 by catching 5 bass that tipped the scales at 10.38 pounds. As usual at Hamilton, this tournament was a limit fest with twenty-two 5 bass limits brought to the scales. The next Super Team event will be March 1st at Lake Ouachita. For more details call Vince Miller @(501) 607-3475. Here’s how the top 3 teams caught their fish: | 1st | Danny Waldo and Nick Ruffin | 5 bass | 10.38 pounds | $2,500.00 |
Danny and Nick focused on the middle section of the lake, where they threw jerkbaits (Megabass 110; custom painted) around brushpiles to catch their fish. Their sack also included the day’s big bass, a 4.18 pounder, which earned them an additional $500.00
| 2nd | Tracy Harmon/Dennis Bean | 5 bass | 9.91 pounds | $1,000.00 |
Tracy and Dennis fished a JewelEakins’ Jig (Black/Blue; 7/16 oz.) in15 - 18 feet of water to catch their bag.
| 3rd | Duke Gunnell/Brandon Rhoden | 5 bass | 9.21 pounds | $860.00 |
Duke and Brandon started their day throwing Carolina-rigged soft plastics on a road bed, which produced 3 keepers. Mid-morning they started fishing spinnerbaits in the backs of pockets, which also produced several keepers. They went back to the c-rig in the afternoon, which again produced several keepers. They caught 15 or 16 keepers on the day.
Here’s the rest of the top 10:
| 4th | Hoyt Akins/Doug Thompson | 5 bass | 9.20 pounds | $600.00 |
| 5th | Grant Jordon/Timmy Poe | 5 bass | 9.10 pounds | $400.00 |
| 6th | Jason Keen/Andrew Smith | 5 bass | 8.61 pounds | $400.00 |
| 7th | Greg Grandt/Gary Scott | 5 bass | 8.39 pounds | $400.00 |
| 8th | Aubrey Johnson/Jason Linderman | 5 bass | 8.36 pounds - $400.00 |
| 9th | Eddie and Essix Hawkins | 5 bass | 8.34 pounds |
| 10th | Dean and Lloyd Jackson | 5 bass | 7.91 pounds |
| 1st Big Bass | Danny Waldo/Nick Ruffin | $500.00 |
| 2nd Big Bass | Grant Jordan/Timmy Poe | $320.00 |
