Two Nebraska anglers proved they were very capable of the pressure and improved their second
place finish on day one to capture the top spot in the 2010 Bass Cat Owners Invitational today.
Doug Osmera and Pat Hayes of Omaha, NB weighted in a total 29.13lbs. to claim a new Bass Cat
Pantera II rigged with a Mercury 200 OptiMax.
Challenging a field of 481 teams from across the nation proved trying for many of the anglers
with unstable weather conditions … challenging to say the least. Second place award of a new
2010 Bass Cat Skiff Cat went to Dan Brown and Darren McFarland of Mountain Home, AR with
a total weight of 27.37 lbs.
Overall Big Bass winners for the two days weighed 5.70 and was brought to the scales by the
winning team of Doug Osmera and Pat Hayes of Omaha, NB … that put a big stack of cash into
a pocket.
Bass Cat Owner Darrell Stuart of Salem, Arkansas was the lucky owner left standing in the
“draw” to take home a beautiful 2010 Bass Cat Sabre at the banquet Thursday night. Needless
to say the 13th was a lucky day for him.
A total of 1381 fish were caught that weighed in at 3,058.86 pounds.
As a side “fun” pot … the largest Striper weighed in at 22.22 lbs. by Sam and Fred Gicinto of
Camdenton, MO.
Big Walleye for the tournament was a 5.27 lbs. by James Southard, and Lewis Moody of Jordan, AR.
Special thanks, and a big bow to Strike King Lures, and Mercury Outboards, without them and
other sponsors the Owners Invitational sure wouldn’t the same great event!By: Gary Gould
