Casey Scanlon of Lenexa weighs in biggest stringer of the day to come within 11 ounces of the winner in BASS Central Open on Lewisville
Mark Tucker wins after late start
Feb. 26, 2011 - LEWISVILLE, Texas — In a squeaker on Texas’ Lewisville Lake, Mark Tucker of St. Louis found 12 pounds and an ounce worth of bass to take home his first B.A.S.S. win, $10,000, a Skeeter/Yamaha boat-and-motor package and a berth in the 2012 Bassmaster Classic. His total after three days was 45-15.
“I’ve got to thank the Lord big time. This is all thanks to Him. This has been a long time coming, and to finally get it feels great. You strive to be the best, and when something like this happens, there’s nothing like it,” he said. “This is an awesome lake and it’s great to be here.”
However, Tucker almost didn’t make it out of the gate this morning. An expired insurance policy on his BassCat meant he had to be held at the dock until an updated policy was shown to B.A.S.S. staff. The ordeal cost him 15 minutes and a lot of stress.
Tucker feels that he was the only one employing the pattern that he did. He was slowly working a Smithwick Rogue jerkbait over 8 to 10 feet of water along rocky points. The keys, he says, were his line, patience and cold water. He searched for the coldest water that he could find.
“They wouldn’t hit it if it fell down, so I used Trilene XT monofilament so it would rise a bit,” he said. “I’d slowly twitch it, and then they’d load up on it.”
Tucker’s jerkbait pattern triggered a flurry of Kentucky (spotted) bass activity, but the big ones wouldn’t stay buttoned up. He lost what would have been the biggest fish of the tournament at his boat. Tucker estimated it to be in the 9-pound range. If he had fished flawlessly, Tucker said he would’ve had 25 pounds in his first hour on the lake. What’s more, the big fish that he lost took his Rogue that was working. So, he scrounged around his boat, found a similar color pattern and modified it to look like the one that was working.
“I know these guys in the top 12 are awesome fishermen, and with the fish on the bank I thought the weights would skyrocket,” he said.
Per his statement yesterday, Tucker plans on heading to Shreveport, La. — the sight of the 2012 Classic, his eighth — to practice right away.
Eleven ounces behind Tucker is Casey Scanlon of Lenexa, Kan., with 45-4. Scanlon weighed in 19-1 today, the heaviest stringer of the tournament, for a total of 45-4. His bag was anchored by a 6-14 big bass.
“The key for me was to fish slow,” he said. “I had about an hour that was awesome where I really caught ‘em good.”
In third place is Chris Ford who added 15-7 to his total for a cumulative weight of 35-4. In fourth place is Billy Cline of Grapevine, Texas, who could only manage two keepers that went 3-15, giving him a total of 33-15. Rounding out the top 5 is Kevin Ledoux of Choctaw, Okla., whose three fish went 6-1, giving him a total of 23-1.
Also notable is aspiring Elite angler Janet Parker, who finished sixth. She wound up with a total of 22-10.
Despite the heaviest bag of the tournament crossing the stage today at Bass Pro Shops in Grapevine, Texas, weights were down significantly. Two of the final-day pros and four co-anglers failed to register any keeper bass. There wasn’t a single three-fish co-angler limit brought to the scales today. Warm, windy conditions had Lewisville’s prespawn bass in a tailspin.
On the co-angler side, Clayton Coppin of Wagoner, Okla., took home a brand new Skeeter/Yamaha rig valued at $35,000 for his winning weight of 18-8, more than 4 pounds ahead of second place.
“This is not easy to do; there’s some tough competition out there,” Coppin said. “The way that things were going this morning, I thought we were going to whack ‘em. We didn’t, but I got enough to win and that’s all that matters.”
In second place is Michael Curbow whose two bass that weighed 3-0 brought his total up to 14-7. In third is Wade Garcia of Alma, Ark., who didn’t register a bass today, but wound up with 13-13. In fourth is Darryl Hanks who also blanked today but had 12-2, and in fifth place is John Englund, who added a 1-11 bass to his total for 12-0.
The next Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open is on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Mo., April 28-30, where another 2012 Bassmaster Classic berth will be awarded. After the final event on the Arkansas River in Muskogee, Okla., set for Sept. 8-11, the third and final Classic berth will be handed out, and the top five anglers in the points race will be offered a spot in the 2012 Bassmaster Elite Series.
BASS PRO SHOPS BASSMASTER CENTRAL OPEN- PRO- FINAL
2011 Central Open 1 - Lake Lewisville BO 02/24-02/26 Lake Lewisville, Lewisville Texas
(BOATER) Standings Day 3
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Mark Tucker Saint Louis, Mo. 15 45-15 315 $55,600.00
Day 1: 5 16-10 Day 2: 5 17-04 Day 3: 5 12-01
2. Casey Scanlon Lenexa, Kan. 15 45-04 295 $15,900.00
Day 1: 5 12-09 Day 2: 5 13-10 Day 3: 5 19-01
3. Chris Ford Kennedale, Texas 14 35-04 290 $13,250.00
Day 1: 4 6-10 Day 2: 5 13-03 Day 3: 5 15-07
4. Billy Cline Keller, Texas 12 33-15 285 $10,600.00
Day 1: 5 16-05 Day 2: 5 13-11 Day 3: 2 3-15
5. Kevin Ledoux Choctaw, Okla. 10 23-01 280 $9,540.00
Day 1: 3 7-01 Day 2: 4 9-15 Day 3: 3 6-01
6. Janet Parker Little Elm, Texas 8 22-10 276 $8,480.00
Day 1: 5 13-11 Day 2: 1 4-12 Day 3: 2 4-03
7. Chris Zaldain San Jose, Calif. 8 22-02 272 $7,420.00
Day 1: 5 12-08 Day 2: 3 9-10 Day 3: 0 0-00
8. Jared Miller Norman, Okla. 8 20-09 268 $6,360.00
Day 1: 5 14-04 Day 2: 1 2-02 Day 3: 2 4-03
9. Sammy Burks Joplin, Mo. 8 19-11 264 $5,300.00
Day 1: 5 12-04 Day 2: 1 3-00 Day 3: 2 4-07
10. Tommy Durham Whitney, Texas 9 18-09 260 $4,770.00
Day 1: 5 10-09 Day 2: 3 6-05 Day 3: 1 1-11
11. Jerry Dolezal Bullard, Texas 7 17-12 257 $4,240.00
Day 1: 3 7-08 Day 2: 4 10-04 Day 3: 0 0-00
12. Jimmy Johnson Ganado, Texas 8 17-09 254 $3,710.00
Day 1: 5 9-10 Day 2: 2 5-10 Day 3: 1 2-05
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 12 244 588-04
2 4 170 415-14
3 3 28 73-06
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19 442 1077-08
BASS PRO SHOPS BASSMASTER CENTRAL OPEN- CO-ANGLER- FINAL
2011 Central Open 1 - Lake Lewisville NB 02/24-02/26 Lake Lewisville, Lewisville Texas
(NON-BOATER) Standings Day 3
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Clayton Coppin Wagoner, Okla. 6 18-08 310 $35,000.00
Day 1: 3 8-05 Day 2: 2 6-07 Day 3: 1 3-12
2. Michael Curbow Frisco, Texas 6 14-07 300 $4,240.00
Day 1: 3 9-11 Day 2: 1 1-12 Day 3: 2 3-00
3. Wade Garcia Alma, Ark. 3 13-13 290 $3,180.00
Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 3 13-13 Day 3: 0 0-00
4. Darryl Hanks Pineville, Mo. 4 12-02 285 $2,385.00
Day 1: 2 6-10 Day 2: 2 5-08 Day 3: 0 0-00
5. Jon Englund Farwell, Minn. 4 12-00 280 $1,882.00
Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 3 10-05 Day 3: 1 1-11
6. Farrell Coppin Muskogee, Okla. 4 11-05 276 $1,590.00
Day 1: 2 5-11 Day 2: 2 5-10 Day 3: 0 0-00
7. Eric Allen Highland Village, Texa 4 11-04 272 $1,325.00
Day 1: 2 5-02 Day 2: 1 4-12 Day 3: 1 1-06
8. Justin Ketteringham Terry, Miss. 6 10-07 268 $1,272.00
Day 1: 2 3-06 Day 2: 3 4-12 Day 3: 1 2-05
9. Chris Mclain Denton, Texas 5 10-00 264 $1,166.00
Day 1: 3 5-08 Day 2: 1 3-01 Day 3: 1 1-07
10. Robert Reddell Justin, Texas 4 8-07 260 $1,060.00
Day 1: 1 1-13 Day 2: 2 5-00 Day 3: 1 1-10
11. Matt Jackson Bixby, Okla. 4 8-06 257 $954.00
Day 1: 3 6-15 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 1 1-07
12. Shawn Temple Lewisville, Texas 3 7-11 254 $848.00
Day 1: 3 7-11 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 0 0-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 0 106 226-11
2 0 74 178-09
3 0 9 16-10
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0 189 421-14
BASS PRO SHOPS BASSMASTER CENTRAL OPEN POINTS- PRO
2011 BASS PRO SHOPS CENTRAL OPEN - LAKE LEWISVILLE - Central Open 1 - Lake Lewisville Boater Points After Lake Lewisville, Lewisville, Texas Ending 02-26-2011, Day 3
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Place Name St Pts
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1 Tony Chachere La. 385
2 Dave Mansue Texas 340
3 Roy Sanford Texas 338
4 Keith Caka Texas 332
5 Frank Jordan JR Ga. 329
6 Mark Tucker Mo. 315
7 Teb Jones Miss. 306
8 Brian Clark Texas 296
9 Casey Scanlon Kan. 295
10 Chris Ford Texas 290
11 Billy Cline Texas 285
12 Kevin Ledoux Okla. 280
13 Janet Parker Texas 276
14 Chris Zaldain Calif. 272
15 Jared Miller Okla. 268
16 Sammy Burks Mo. 264
17 Tommy Durham Texas 260
18 Jerry Dolezal Texas 257
19 Jimmy Johnson Texas 254
20 Ken Iyobe Japan 251
21 Logan Sherrer Texas 245
22 James Biggs Texas 243
23 Rick Clunn Mo. 241
24 Jim Culp Okla. 239
25 Mark Tyler Okla. 237
26 James Niggemeyer Texas 235
27 Tommy Martin Texas 233
28 Tim Webb Kan. 231
29 Jeff Cloud Texas 229
30 Trevor Romans Texas 227
31 Ricky D Scott Ark. 225
32 Homer Humphreys La. 223
33 Lendell Martin Texas 221
34 Ryan Lovelace Texas 219
35 Sean Hoernke Texas 218
36 Jami Fralick S.D. 217
37 Cecil Kingsley Kan. 215
38 Lisa Sternard Tenn. 213
39 Jeff Kriet Okla. 211
40 Todd Faircloth Texas 209
41 Todd Castledine Texas 207
42 Keith Surber Texas 205
43 Scott Dean Texas 203
44 Clark Reehm Texas 201
45 Matt Michel La. 199
46 Denny Malone Mo. 197
47 Colt Farris Texas 195
48 Chris Wilkerson Texas 193
49 Christopher Lee La. 191
50 Dale Jackson Texas 189
51 Dale Hightower Okla. 187
52 Mark Smith La. 185
53 Travis Gray La. 183
54 Jimmy Mize Ark. 181
55 Randy Cisler Texas 179
56 Luis Sevilla N.M. 177
57 Dustin Lester Calif. 175
57 Jason Lieblong Ark. 175
59 Peter Daniels La. 171
60 Chad Griffin Texas 169
61 Gary Riffle Texas 167
62 Dewayne French Ark. 165
63 Randy Allen La. 164
64 Brandon Mosley Okla. 163
65 OT Fears Okla. 161
66 Luke Roberts Texas 159
67 Cade Alsbury Ark. 157
68 Rick Hanna Texas 155
69 Brady Winans Texas 153
70 Rob Burns Texas 149
71 Clint Alford Okla. 147
72 Ronald Rogers Texas 145
73 Jacky Hawthorne Texas 143
74 Thomas McMillan La. 141
75 John Johnson Mo. 139
76 Keith Williams Ark. 137
77 Scott Ashmore Okla. 135
78 Charles Bebber Texas 133
79 Porter Trimble La. 131
80 Marvin Ettredge La. 129
81 Mike Pharr La. 125
82 Paul Ferguson Texas 123
83 Chris Jones Okla. 121
84 Mark Goines Okla. 119
85 Brad Smith Ark. 115
86 J.C. Worley Okla. 111
87 Roger Hughes Okla. 109
88 Vince Fulks Okla. 105
89 Aaron Johnson La. 103
89 Douglas Jones Okla. 103
91 Stephen Mitchell La. 99
92 Andy Gaia Texas 97
93 David Sherrer La. 95
94 Joseph Sestak S.D. 91
94 Scott Mcgehee Miss. 91
96 Kevin Walker Texas 89
97 Kelly Lee Idaho 87
98 Gene Rasco Texas 85
99 Spencer Grace Ark. 83
100 Bart Gardner Texas 81
100 Chris Franks Calif. 81
102 Mitch Kistner Ariz. 77
103 Randy Qualls Ark. 76
104 Adam Kaltenbach Mo. 75
104 Jeff Jordan Okla. 75
106 Gary Vining La. 73
107 Steve Schiele Texas 72
108 Terry Bollom Texas 71
109 Clint Farris Texas 70
110 Jan Heavener Ark. 69
111 Johnny Grice Texas 68
112 Doug Vahrenberg Mo. 67
112 Kenny Rooke Texas 67
114 Billy McCaghren Ark. 65
114 Monty Kirby Texas 65
114 Quincy Houchin Ark. 65
117 Cody Malone Texas 62
117 Brannon Long Texas 62
119 Alan Kelly Mo. 59
120 Zach Bandy Okla. 57
120 Ed Whaley Texas 57
120 Chris Dombkowski Texas 57
120 Dave Parsons Texas 57
124 Ken Phillips Calif. 53
124 Preston Henson Calif. 53
124 Jeffery Lemoine La. 53
127 Nick Aber Okla. 50
128 Joey Nania Wash. 49
129 Shane Williams La. 48
130 Mike Haggerty Tenn. 3
131 Stephen Browning Ark. 0
131 James Baldwin N.M. 0
131 Shaun Williamson Texas 0
131 Robert Hill Texas 0
131 Steve Hayden Texas 0
131 Craig Hatchel Texas 0
131 Michael Randolph Texas 0
131 Perry Powell Texas 0
131 Jay Fuller Okla. 0
131 Yoshikazu Sato Japan 0
131 Sabrina Thompson Texas 0
131 Bill Dowding Okla. 0
131 Gene Eisenmann Texas 0
131 Mike Shadowens Okla. 0
131 Jr Howard Texas 0
131 Gene Spears La. 0
131 Kent Cella La. 0
131 Wayne Fowler Miss. 0
131 Michael Yoder Ark. 0
131 Ricky Campbell Texas 0
131 Nathan Kawlewski Wisc. 0
131 Michael Moore Okla. 0
131 Debra Hengst Texas 0
131 Robert Byrd Texas 0
131 Jason Baggett Ark. 0
131 Chip Porche Okla. 0
131 Billy Hines Calif. 0
131 Darrell Newman Texas 0
131 Mike Kernan Texas 0
BASS PRO SHOPS BASSMASTER CENTRAL OPEN POINTS- CO-ANGLER
2011 BASS PRO SHOPS CENTRAL OPEN - LAKE LEWISVILLE - Central Open 1 - Lake Lewisville Non-Boater Points After Lake Lewisville, Lewisville, Texas Ending 02-26-2011, Day 3
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Place Name St Pts
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1 John Avalos Fla. 403
2 Clayton Coppin Okla. 310
3 Michael Curbow Texas 300
4 Wade Garcia Ark. 290
5 Darryl Hanks Mo. 285
6 Jon Englund Minn. 280
7 Farrell Coppin Okla. 276
8 Eric Allen Texas 272
9 Justin Ketteringham Miss. 268
10 Chris Mclain Texas 264
11 Robert Reddell Texas 260
12 Matt Jackson Okla. 257
13 Shawn Temple Texas 254
14 Robert Parkison Texas 251
15 Charles Heavener Ark. 248
16 Tom Bever Colo. 245
17 Jared Allen Ark. 243
18 Jason Bloxom La. 241
19 Jerry Shipe Texas 239
20 Robert Richardson Texas 237
21 Craig Paine Okla. 235
22 Vincent Borrego Ariz. 233
22 Joshua Mc Daniel Iowa 233
24 Ryan Kelley La. 229
25 Bryan Welborn Texas 227
26 Rick Parker Texas 225
27 Brian Tolley Texas 223
28 Jason Harper Texas 221
29 Wendell Prothow Texas 219
30 John Hayen Texas 217
31 Brandon McDade Kan. 215
32 Dan Boche Minn. 213
33 Britney Lequieu Texas 211
34 David Cortinas Texas 209
35 Clint Estein La. 207
36 Jeff Nolte Kan. 205
37 Mark Walker Ariz. 203
38 Darrin Hannah Iowa 201
39 John Soukup Okla. 199
40 Terry Petchinsky Texas 197
41 George Salov Mo. 195
42 Chris Nunnelee Texas 193
42 David Easley Texas 193
44 Jacob Greenwell Texas 189
45 Rick Rickman Texas 187
45 Richard Vallis Ark. 187
47 Matt Crawford Texas 183
48 Chris Berry Texas 181
49 Travis Tunnell Kan. 179
50 Jeff Snyder Texas 177
51 Christopher Mccoy Ill. 173
52 Randy Rhoades Texas 171
53 Keith Bryan Texas 169
54 Chad McClendon Texas 167
55 Brandon Dillard Texas 165
56 Randall Ellis Texas 163
56 Brian Hope La. 163
58 Dan Wilson Texas 159
59 Ronald Miller Texas 157
59 James Slocum Texas 157
61 Dan Stevens La. 153
62 Wess Larabee Wyo. 151
63 Bob Howard Colo. 149
63 Miguel Valdez Texas 149
65 Keith Bettis Texas 145
66 Keith Johnson Okla. 143
67 Jerry Mooney Texas 141
68 Jim Nelson Ill. 139
68 Dustin Abel Texas 139
70 Eugene Morris La. 135
71 Nathan Lintner Texas 133
72 John Silberbauer Texas 131
72 Darin Comstock Texas 131
74 Bruce Jones Texas 127
75 David Counts Mo. 125
76 Lee Boutwell Ga. 123
76 Bo Rhodes Texas 123
76 Carlos Pacheco Texas 123
76 Jay Moore Texas 123
76 Dennis Bush Texas 123
76 David Fanning Texas 123
82 Brandon Curtis Mo. 111
82 Dylan Forney Texas 111
84 Jack Giles La. 107
84 JD Myers N.M. 107
86 Michael Huss Texas 103
86 Nicholas Tislau Wisc. 103
86 Matt Mcmillan Texas 103
89 Brad Friloux La. 97
90 Jeff Stevens Texas 95
91 Masanari Ota Japan 93
92 Dan Jolly Texas 65
93 Lynn Roller Texas 0
93 Brian Pierce Colo. 0
93 Daniel Price Calif. 0
93 David Reifsteck Okla. 0
93 Michael Hesson Ark. 0
93 Michael Savage Mo. 0
93 Stanley Grice La. 0
93 David Fuller Texas 0
93 Kc Raper Kan. 0
93 Kevin Lindesmith Okla. 0
93 Tom Wilkins Minn. 0
93 Matt Richardson Texas 0
93 Keith Faber Iowa 0
93 Paul Bosco Texas 0
93 Noe Aguilar Texas 0
93 John Roberts Mo. 0
93 Robb Line Okla. 0
93 Scott Simpson Texas 0
93 Aaron Towner Texas 0
93 Chris Digino Texas 0
93 James Biggerstaff Texas 0
93 Clint Greenwell Okla. 0
93 Chris Black Texas 0
93 Jubal Cannon Texas 0
93 Steve Fuller Okla. 0
93 Jerry Biggs Texas 0
93 Randall Payne Ark. 0
93 Adrian Smiley La. 0
93 Mark Hanson Minn. 0
93 Don Brown Texas 0
93 Donald Bartlett Texas 0
93 Seth Leblanc La. 0
93 Brian Dickirson Okla. 0
93 Rodney Bunge Iowa 0
93 Jack Byers Okla. 0
93 Michael Johnston Texas 0
93 Walter Ward Texas 0
93 Joey Deans Texas 0
93 John Taylor Ark. 0
93 Charles Pratt Texas 0
93 Art Acuff Wash. 0
93 Henry Baker Okla. 0
93 Kelly Kennedy Okla. 0
93 Jesse Lee Minn. 0
93 John Aikens Texas 0
93 Aaron Kerchner Colo. 0
93 Joel Porter Kan. 0
93 Patti Campbell Texas 0
93 Leonard Baudino Texas 0
93 Daniel Richman Texas 0
93 Mark Vos Texas 0
93 Carl Gould Mo. 0
93 Danny Montgomery Texas 0
93 Keith Glasby Texas 0
93 Randy Reehm Ark. 0
93 Dan Hamdorf Iowa 0
93 Kirk Smith Okla. 0
93 Gary Tongate Texas 0
93 John Hobson Texas 0
93 Steve Shultz Utah 0
93 Claude Rabb La. 0
93 John Moon Texas 0
93 Bill Ferguson Texas 0
93 Steven Schmidt Neb. 0
93 Lloyd Parker Texas 0
93 Bennie Anderson Texas 0
93 William Hindman Okla. 0