2014 Kingston Canadian Open - Final Results - My first win

This past weekend marked the 5th annual Kingston Canadian Open, held, you guessed it, right here in Kingston Ontario. Many of you are use to me providing daily updates during this event, as well as tons of pictures, but this year things were a bit different as I was no longer on the sidelines but an actual participant.

The Kingston Open is a Pro/Am event pairing Pro's with a different amateur angler each day of the 3-day event with each angler taking their combined weight onto the next day. After 2 days there was a cut and only 29 of the 58 teams moved on to the final day of fishing.. I was lucky enough to not only make the cut to be able to fish day 3, but I was sitting in 2nd place overall and in good position to win the event on the amateur side.. but before I get into that storey, I will congratulate the Open winner on the Pro Side Jeff Coble.

Coble fished this event in 2013 placing second, this year he was sitting in 2nd going into the final day where his 24.15lb bag gave him the edge over Day2 leader Doug Brownridge for the title.

Coble finished the event with a record 3-day total weight of 72.05lbs.. and of course a check for $20,000

Below you will find the top 15 Pro's all of which took home a check during the event. The Big fish for this years event was a 6.25lb smallie brought to the scales by Wayne Izumi.

Ok, on to my weekend. I will start of by saying that this event was a blast to fish, and whether your a smallie fisherman or not, it is worth your time and money to spend 3 days on the water with some of the best Canada has to offer.. and the odd american like Jeff Coble and  JVD (Jonathan VanDam). I had amazing draws and was partnered with Cory Johnston, John Whyte and Mike Deforges.

Not wanting to give away their spots, techniques or fishing styles, I will keep this part of my recap to a high level. Over the course of the 3-days I got the chance to fish Shallow (under 7feet) medium (8-15ft) and deep (17-35ft). Each day was a whole new crash course on smallie fishing as each angler had their own pace, style and choice of techniques.

On Day 1, Cory and I weighed in 24.65lbs for an average fish weight of 4.93lbs. We had the majority of this fairly early and spend most of the day continuing to catch 4+ lb fish and having to put each one back since it would not help our total weight, I have never landed so many big fish in one outing as I did on Day1, i can't even put it into words

My learning's from Cory were patience, at times spending 20-30 minutes trying to get a single fish to bite, power, meaning that power fishing techniques can and will work on smallies and finally planning, Cory had a plan in mind and he stuck to it all while watching the time and our bag size

on Day 2, I got to spend some quality time with John Whyte, I had never met John before but had had some on-line chats and conversations with him over the years. He was very relaxed on the water and his laid back demeanour made the day fun while we battled high winds and rough water.

John and I weighed in 21.09lbs for an average fish size of 4.2lbs. We did not catch as many fish as I did on day 1, but each fish mattered and help us get to our end result. On Day 2 I finished in 2nd place being knocked out of first by 0.10lbs by another local angler Shawn Stenson.

My learning's from John were:  Be Different, John was throwing a bait I had never seem used on smallies, not only was it working, but it was out producing any other traditional baits we were throwing (no I won't tell you what it was). Relax and Enjoy, John seemed to enjoy ever minute he had on the water, he was able to quickly shake of a lost fish, and was laughing about it. His demeanour relaxed me, and made for a great day on the water. Admit/Learn from Mistakes, we attempted to fish a few spots that were high risk due to the weather, both sports were nearly un-fishable when we reached them costing us precious time. John was not afraid to look at the spot admit it was a mistake and turn around where others may have attempted to fish the sport anyway causing more lost time and possible injury or damage to the boat (and or fish)

Day3 I was paired up with Mike Deforges, an angler I have been watching at this event the past three years and who quietly racks up big fish day in and day out. Knowing we were in for a long day on a windy lake Mike made changes to his game plan and put us on fish all day long.. even caught some monster walleye along the way

Mike and I weighed in 24.5lbs for the day (the biggest total bag for day 3), sealing first place for me, and bumping him up from 8th to 4th place. 

Learning's from Mike: Adapting, Mike had a game plan that had been working for him all weekend long, but the weather did not co-operate at all, so plan B kicked in, and Mike had us back in the game (there was also a Plan C). Eliminating Water, Mike would quickly decipher if the area we were fishing was actually holding fish and how active the fish were, this aided in his decisions on how long we stayed on one spot verses moving on. Repeat, repeat whats working for you, and stop doing what isn't, this goes for baits, techniques and spots

This pic I took while on stage sitting in the hot seat, waiting to get knocked out of first. Thankfully that time never came and I finished my first Pro/Am in top spot. I'm very proud of what I accomplished on the water, but know it would not have been possible without the incredibly skilled Pro's that I fished with every day. I want to thank them all for their time, teachings and support.

Special thanks also goes out to Eikon Device, for helping make this possible.

Weapons of Choice:

As mentioned since this is a pro/am no baits will be disclosed but here are the rods, reels and line that helped me out this weekend

Dobyns DX744 w/ Daiwa Zillion - Toray Finesse Braid
Dobyns DX742SF w/ Daiwa Lexa - Toray Finesse Braid - Soloram Superhard Leader
Dobyns DX703sf w/ Dawia Lexa - Toray Finesse Braid - Soloram Superhard Leader


here are some more pics from the event….

Scratch one off the bucket list: The Kingston Canadian Open..my papers are filed!

Im about to scratch a pretty big item off my bucket list, or as I like to call it my "bucket-mouth list" and in all honesty I'm a mix of excited and nervous all at the same time.

Fishing the Kingston Canadian open has been on my to-do list for a while now, not only is this event in my own backyard, but it is loaded with an impressive collection of some of Canada's most well know anglers (and a few american ones too). Not to mention this event is by far the biggest test I have set for my self when it comes to tournament fishing

As a small town angler who grew up fishing the Kawarthas, and then later honed my skills on the various lakes sounding the kingston and the Bancroft area, Ive never really spent much time focusing on big water, so this in itself will be a new challenge for me, combine that with the fact that this event draws in the highest level of competition and you have the recipe for an event that I just can't pass up.. so I didn't

Thanks goes out to those anglers who have previously fished this event and have have already offered their support and advice... I may just have to take you up on those offers.. now the preparation begins (insert Rocky theme music here)

If your looking to join the field for the 2014 Kingston Canadian open, click HERE to find the rules and registration form, and if fishing in the open is not for you, don't forget about the opportunity to sponsor a solider portion of the event HERE

As always special thanks I could not have done this without the support I get from my various sponsors including: Eikon Device tattoo Supply, Dobyns Rods, Daiwa Reels, BlackWater/Toray Fishing line, Optimum Baits, El Grande Lures and the VRX line of products

Fear & Loathing on the BBTS: Weslemkoon 2013

This past weekend Dustin and I fished our first BBTS event of the 2013 season on Weslemkoon Lake. This year we are splitting our tournament time between BBTS, Top bass and the Quinte Bass Champs. On the BBTS side we choose Weslemkoon and Jacks Lake in Apsley, as they are events we have historically enjoyed even if we have not had the best results... so far 2013 is no different

Weslemkoon lake showed us again just how tuff a lake it can be and how drastically the fishing can change from one day to the next. This years event was won by Justin Patterson and Chris Bayne with a bag of 21.16lbs.. nice job boys!

second place winners Shane Crumb and Derrick Tomkins (pictured below) are enjoying some sucess on the CSFL circuit and really tamed the koon with a 18.68lb bag. Third place was Mark Dunford and Terry Lucas with 18.02lbs after that the weights really started to drop off and teams in 8th thru 19th place were all under 10lbs and teams 20-25th place all weighed in 0.00 so yes it was a tuff bite for many

Dustin and I has some success and finished up in 9th place with a 9.29lb bag.  Any time you make the top 10 no matter your weigh it is a good day. I just wish we could have found that 6.5lber that Dustin hooked during pre-fish a couple weeks back

The Weather was very interesting this year, as the temps took a nasty drop over the last week or so, and some rain and thunderstorms hit the area 48 hours prior to blast off. The below pic is what the day looked like at 7am, but within 20 minutes the sky became heavily cloud covered for the remainder of the day and we stayed suited up in our rain suits to keep warm. Our shallow water spots held plenty of small fish, but no lunkers to be found.

We also looked for smallmouths in some open areas on the lake, but the high winds made it tuff to stay put and we ending up running for cover. Like the rest of our events this year we were left looking for that one big bite to move us up into the money.

Full Results:

Im thinking I may have given us a bit of a jinx, the below pic was taken the day prior to the event when I took the wife to a small back lake for a relaxing day of fishing.  I hooked into these beast.. and I believe I may have used up my big fish mojo for the week. that'll teach me to try to have fun when I should be focused on a tournament !

2013 Kingston Canadian Open - What you may have missed!

The Kingston Canadian Open held it's fourth annual event this past weekend in beautiful down town Kingston, Ontario. As usual this event drew some of the biggest names in Canadian fishing (and a few American ones). Like with any major tournament the events success is measured by the quality of the anglers in the field and of course the quantity and quality of the fish they catch, but to me, this is not what makes the Kingston Canadian open great.. here are a few things you may have missed if you just focused on the fish

Fishing is a family Sport:

A good portion of the crowd taking in the Open this year consisted of families. families out enjoying a nice day along the Kingston water front, families of the anglers cheering on their husband, wife, father or mother, and of course Canada's first family of fishing was also in the house, with Bob Izumi, brother Wayne and son Darren all competing in the Open. (Bob's wife was also on hand as well as his niece and WFN host Mariko Izumi)

On top of all the families in the crowd, some anglers also took this opportunity to bring their kids up on stage with them. Anglers such as Barry Graves (above) and Josh Myers (below) allowed their kids to share in some of their success and pose for the cameras. Angler Mike Brown's son stole the show when he showed off his comedic talent by taking the mic and shouting gibberish for as long as they would let him.. you can tell he has some of that Russell Peters blood in his veins (for those who don't get the reference Mike and Russell are cousins) 

Sportsmanship is alive & well

One of the awesome things I took away from the 2013 open is the level of sportsmanship and respect these anglers show to one another. Each time top spot on the leader board changed up, the anglers would go out of their way to congratulate the new leader, (even if you were the one he replaced). Guys would shake hands and say good luck, maybe offer some good natured ribbing. But one thing was certain, they like and respect each other, and what they have accomplished. It was fun to watch when an angler waiting in line to weigh in had a large bag of fish as you would actually see other anglers gather around to pat him on the back or stare in awe at his/her collection of fish. 

One of the best moments for me was watching Pro Erny Janzen celebrating this day-3 (19.10lbs) bag, by jumping, shouting and hugging his partner, not because it helped him personally, but because it propelled his partner Cal Climpson into the top spot on the Am side. Erny himself was well out of contention as a pro but his excitement around helping his partner was truly contagious, and something I will never forget

(Cal Climpson and Corey Ruttan shake hands after Cal knocks Corey out of first place)

The Women of the Canadian Open

Back in 2012 I watched Jennifer Fullard take the stage as the only female angler  participating in the Open. She definitely held her own in the male dominated field (of 80) and it appears she may even have been a bit of an inspiration as two more ladies signed on for 2013.. Yvonne Brown and Dina Emery joined Jennifer this year in representing Canadian women on the water. All three of them performed extremely well, Yvonne took home 5th place, Dina 13th and Jennifer 28th

Nice job ladies, lets hope the trend continues and we see 7 (or more) women competing in the 2014 event

(Jennifer Fullard was paired up with fellow Dobyns Rods team member Ryan Susanna on day 3)

For the Kids:

I touched on this a bit last year, but I feel it needs to be mentioned again. The Kingston Canadian open is a very kid friendly event, and an awesome way to get kids into fishing at an early age.

Big Jim McLaughlin MC'd the event again this year, he is great at filling in the voids left between anglers taking the stage and even better at keeping the kids active.. you can tell they just know he is going to be tossing out more prizes so they always have one eye on him at all times.

For the bigger kids who may not be into the prize side of things, there is always the anglers themselves. TV personalities like Bob Izumi and JP Derose fish this event and always take time afterward to meet with the kids, have photos taken and of course sign some autographs. being a big kid myself Im still in awe of Bob Izumi who I believe is the reason most men in my generation became fisherman

Hey I'm on TV

for the first time in the Open's history a crew from WFN was on site all three days taking photos, and posting to various social media sites about the results and the fun being had.  On Day 3 a WFN film crew was on hand to film the action on and off the water. So check your local listing and watch for an air date, because if your like me and took in the final weigh in, hey, you might just be on TV!

WFN also ran a cool contest called "Playing Hookie with a Pro" the winner (Jeff Buck) got to participate in the open as a co-angler. After Day 1 he and his partner were in first place, that has to be a thrill.

So that's that, you are now up to speed on what you need to know about the 2013Kingston Canadian open, maybe Ill see ya there in 2014

2013 Kingston Canadian Open of Fishing - Final Results & Photos

Here they are the Fianl results from the 2013 Kingston Canadian Open.. it was a nail biter right to the end and an American was very close to being crowned the Canadian champ, only be the sqweaked out by one of those Johnston boys (from my home town of Peterborough)

Congrats to Chris Johnston: 3 day weight of 69.30lbs and he wallet is now $20,000 heavier

The Kingston Canadian Open is a 3 day Pro/Am event with the Amateurs switching Pro each of the 3 days. This years field consists of 56 Pro's paired with 48 co-anglers and 8 members of the Canadian Military as part of their sponsor a Soldier program

Top Prize on the Pro side is $20,000 cash (10K for second) and on the Amateur side it is a $10,000 boat package. This 3 day event is an accumulative weight event, here are the results after day 2

Top Pros

1st Place: Chrsi Johnston 69.30lbs

(3rd Place Am Darren Izum and Top Pro Chris Johnston)

 2nd Place: Jeff Coble 67.10lbs

3rd Place: Mike Deforges 66.75lbs

4th Place:  Josh Myers 66.15lbs

 

5th Place: Joe Fronze 65.65lbs

Big Fish Results:

Day 3 Big Fish: 5.95lbs by Jeff Cobal

Day 2 Big Fish: 7.0lbs by Jeff Cobal

Day 1 Big Fish: Josh Myers weighed in the days big fish a 6.10lbs Largemouth!

Top Amateurs

1) Cal Climpson 65.10lbs

2) Casey Ruttan 64.90lbs

3) Darren Izumi 64.85lbs

4) Andy Soan 64.75lbs

5) Yonne Brown 61.15lbs

Full results can be found: HERE

You can check out all 89 of my photos:  HERE

2013 Kingston Canadian Open of Fishing - Day 2 Results

Day 2 of the Kingston Canadian has come to a close, Check out the updated leader board below


The Kingston Canadian Open is a 3 day Pro/Am event with the Amateurs switching Pro each of the 3 days. This years field consists of 56 Pro's paired with 48 co-anglers and 8 members of the Canadian Military as part of their sponsor a Soldier program

Top Prize on the Pro side is $20,000 cash (10K for second) and on the Amateur side it is a $10,000 boat package. This 3 day event is an accumulative weight event, here are the results after day 2

Top Pros

1) Dereck Strub  47.4lbs
2) Neil Farlow 46.15lbs
3) Matt Holland 45.00lbs
4) Josh Myers 44.90lbs
5) Mike Deforges 43.95lbs

Day 2 Big Fish: 7.0lbs by Jeff Cobal & Andy Sloan
Day 1 Big Fish: Josh Myers weighed in the days big fish a 6.10lbs Largemouth!

Top Amateurs

1) Cal Climpson 46.00lbs
2) Casey Ruttan 45.05lbs
3) Terry Wilson 44.55lbs
4) Andy Soan 42.85lbs
5) Dina Emery 42.35lbs


Full results can be found HERE

You can follow my twitter feed for up to the minute results on all three days (HERE)
for those parked in from of a computer this event can be seen  live streamed at: http://csfl.ca/?p=2211

Kingston Canadian Open of Fishing 2013 - Day 1 results

Today marks day 1 of the Kingston Canadian open of fishing. As always this is a Pro/Am event with the Amateurs switching Pro each of the 3 days. This years field consists of 56 Pro paired with 48 co-anglers and 8 members of the Canadian Military as part of their sponsor a Soldier program

Top Prize on the Pro side is $20,000 cash (10K for second) and on the Amateur side it is a $10,000 boat package. This 3 day event is an accumulative weight event, here are the results after day 1

Top Pros

1) Dereck Strub  25.30lbs
2) Josh Myers 24.34lbs
3) Matt Holland 24.00lbs
4) Neil Farlow 24.00lbs
5) Bob Izumi 23.60lbs

Josh Myers weighed in the days big fish a 6.10lbs Largemouth!

Top Amateurs

1) Jeff Buck 25.30lbs
2) Kevin Sullivan 24.35lbs
3) Jake Mulrooney 24.00lbs (tie for third)


Full results are now posted, check out the CSFL site: Day 1 Results


You can follow my twitter feed for up to the minute results on all three days (HERE)
for thos parked in from of a computer this event is live streamed at: http://csfl.ca/?p=2211

Fear & Loathing on the Top Bass Tournament Trail: Rice Lake 2013

This past weekend event #3 and #4 of the Top Bass Tournament season were held on Rice Lake, Ontario Canada. Although at first glance this may look like a two day event, it is in fact two separate one day tournaments with none of the weights carrying over from one day to the next. Day one of saw 130 boats competing for a top prize of $6,000

Congrats goes out to Blair Wraight and Stuart Carrick for taking home top spot on day 1!

here is your top 15.. to find out how Dustin and I faired.. keep reading

(For Full results)

If you would have asked me 8 years ago what Lake I considered to be my home lake, I would have stated Rice Lake. I grew up not 20 minutes from multiple launch sites, and as I grew as an angler I was taught how to  tournament fish on Rice Lake. It was home to my first ever fishing tournament ( I was a last minute fill-in when a friends partner had to pull out). But as the years went by and my career and life moved me all over Ontario Rice lake kinda got lost in the mix.. when I pre-fished for this event last week it was officially my first time on Rice in 6 years.. and needless to say I was a little rusty

Tournament Day:

With a field of 130 boats I wanted to get to the lake early, launch and find a decent parking spot. I left the house just after 4am and was greeted with high winds and pouring rain. The result of weeks on end of temp in the 40's the weather had finally decided to turn, and thus moved the fish around quit a bit

Come launch time the rains had stopped, and we managed to stay dry all day long (a nice turn of events after the Scugog drowning we took). The wind itself never backed off and actually picked up as the day went on, leaving many middle portions of the lake with white caps. We stuck to our original game plan from pre-fish and it was nice to not be doing a lot of needless running around.

On Rice we made a conscious effort to transition from out usual game plan.. get your 5, then look for a big fish. This time we focused on big fish areas first, and once we had a few we would move to areas we knew we could fill out the remainder of the bag with smaller fish.. this plan started out well as first two fish I boated were both sitting at the 3lb mark.. one just over and one slightly under. This put us at 6lb for 2 fish and we were smiling.

In our second spot I hooked into our third fish of the day (just over 2lbs). When I removed my spinner bait I noticed he was bleeding, at this time I made the decision to release him as i felt he has a better chance of surviving in the water and out of my live well.. this can be debated, but to me it was the right decision.

As the day wore on the bite became tougher and tougher. We managed a few more fish all of which although fat, were under the 13 inch minimum required to weigh in. By 3pm our bag still sat at 2 fish for 6lbs and we made the decision to release the fish and call it a day. Knowing Rice lake I knew it would take a 20lb bag to win the event and something in the mid to high teens to cash a cheque. as you can see from the above I was right.

This was our last Top Bass Event for 2013, not it is back to the BBTS and Weslemkoon on August 5th

Weapons of Choice

Ganns Hummer Jig  - on a Dobyns Savvy SSM704c paired with a Daiwa Advantage 100

War Eagle Spinnerbait - on a Dobyns DX744 paired with a Daiwa Zillion

El Grande Hatch Match Stick (wacky) - on a Dobyns DX703sf paired with a Daiwa Procyon

Zoom Ultra Vibe Craw- on a Dobyns DX795 paired with a Daiwa Lexa 300

Fear & Loathing on the Top Bass Tournament Trail: Lake Scugog 2012

This past weekend Dustin and I participated in our first ever  Top Bass event. For those of you not aware, Top Bass is the longest running bass tournament series in Ontario (Since 1993). It consists of 9 events held on 7 prestigious Ontario fisheries. This is not only the most competitive level Dustin and I have competed on, but it is also the largest (team event) with 107 boats hitting the water

At the end of the day we finished in 71st place with 8.79lbs. This stung a bit, but watching the weight in we quickly noticed that many anglers we respect (including a TV personality) finished up with very similar results. This really is a game of ounces.. one more pound would have put us in the Top 50 (our goal) and 5 pounds would have put us in the money (Top 15)

Congrats to: Dean Jarrod and Gerard Cocks for taking home 1st place and $5,500 with a 19.26lb bag

(Click HERE for a full list of results)

I had only fished Scugog Lake once in my life and that was close to 9 years ago. But due to work obligations Dustin and I had no time to pre-fish other then the day prior to the event. So we deadened up some hooks and went out looking for some big bites.. we found them and and marked out a game plan for the Sunday event.

Unlike our gorgeous pre-fish day, tournament day was wet and windy and very dark. We got off to a nice start and had our 5 fish in the boat prior to 10am.. things were looking up and we began the search for one or two big bites.. but although we were able to cull a few small fish we had a hard time finding anything above the 2lb mark.. other than a musky that came to play late in the afternoon (my first).

By 3pm we were still under the 10lb mark and thoroughly soaked to the bone. We made the long run down the lake to weigh in our bag and fingers crossed we would make it into the top 50.. no such luck

Weapons of Choice

War Eagle Screaming Eagle Spinnerbait on a Dobyns DX744 paired with a Daiwa Zillion

El Grande Flipping Tube on a Dobyns 734c paired with a Daiwa Lexa 100

SnagProof Ish Popping Phattie on a Dobyns 736c paired with a Daiwa Lexa 300

Special Thanks: New Roads  Chevrolet, Cadillac Buick  GMC for their support in all of our 2013 tournaments. Please head on over to their facebook page and give a 'like" to a company supporting anglers!

Next Up: Top Bass on Rice Lake, Ontario July 20th

Quinte Bass Champs 2013 Results

The 2nd Annual Quinte Bass Champs event took place this past weekend on the great Bay of Quinte, and as in 2012 the event the organizers out did themselves by once again bringing a well organized, highly competitive, and fun event to the anglers of Ontario. Over 170 teams took to the water looking to cash in on one of the hourly $1000 big fish prizes.

This tournament has quickly become my favourite event of the tournament season, and although highly disappointed that I had to pull out due to work obligations, I would be remiss by not sharing the final results with the masses. Here is a recap of the prize break down and the hourly winners:

The Payout:

This event is simple, hourly cash prizes are given for the big fish. The biggest fish each hour is worth $1,000 with second place being worth $500 and 3rd place worth $250. The turn out was so good in 2013 that 4th and 5th place prizes were also added.. Not to mention a "Lunker Boat" prize for the  biggest fish of the day. This years winners were the father and son team of Jim and Zack Van Ryn with an hour 2 lunker that weighed in at 5.47lbs.  Congrats to both of them, and all the winners

 Hour 1 (7am-8am)

1st: 3.62lbs Chris Bridgen & Andy Brison
3rd: 3.39lbs Brandon Bellis & Brad Boldrick
4th: 3.33lbs  Paul McTaggart
5th: 3.17lbs  Mark & Wes Donaldson

Hour 2 (8am-9am)

1st:  5.47lbs Jim & Zac Van Ryn
2nd: 3.94lbs Jeff Kerr & Unknown
3rd:  3.75lbs Brian Hadley & Terry Longstaff
4th:  3.71lbs Peter Tuz & Crystal Rielly
5th:  3.64lbs Murray Henderson

Hour 3 (9am-10am)

1st: 4.61lbs Rob Kennedy & Nick Monger
2nd: 4.49lbs Yu Zhang & Rob Patrico
3rd: 4.45lbs Peter Garnier & Robbie Lafleur
4th: 4.30lbs Ron Ellery & Troy Davis
5th: 4.22lbs  Steve Churman and Bob Young

Hour 4 (10am-11am)

1st: 4.87lbs Lionel Dwyer
2nd: 4.65lbs Tony Lauzon & Bill Landman
3rd: 4.06lbs Yu Zhang & Rob Patrico (this is their 2nd money fish of the day)
4th: 3.87lbs Randy Cronkwright
5th: 3.74lbs Joshua Gilford & TJ McIntosh

Hour 5 (11am-12pm)

1st: 4.93lbs Team 178 (Unknown)
2nd: 4.87lbs Kevin Weir & Mike Laterno
3rd: 4.29lbs Randy Cronkwright (this is Randy's second money fish of the day)
4th: 4.16lbs Mike Tebo & Mike Veryzer
5th: 3.81lbs Ian Patton & Chris Wilson

Hour 6 (12pm-1pm)

1st:  4.67lbs Mike Blair & Bill Shephard
2nd: 4.15lbs Jaimie Walker & Steve Knapp
3rd: 4.07lbs Ted Walker & Josh Rath
4th: 4.05lbs Wally Adams and Paul Shultis
5th: 3.95lbs Mark Stoushton & John Lamour

Hour 7 (1pm-2pm)

1st:  4.51lbs Team 178 (Unknown) - This is Team 178's second $1,000 fish of the day
2nd: 4.31lbs Dan Bisson & Dave Walsh
3rd: 4.20lbs Nick and Konstantinos Christou
4th: 3.94lbs Fab Marchese & Tony Chimirri
5th: 3.91lbs Team 166 - Unknown

Hour 8 (2pm-3pm)

1st:  4.56lbs Team 176 Unknown
2nd: 4.56lbs Jay Martin & Brad Arnot
3rd: 4.51lbs Jeff Toppings & Dave Chong
4th: 4.30lbs Matt Torlee & Terrance Conroy
5th: 4.19lbs Team 172 - Unknown



For those of you trying to do the math, let me break it down for ya.. this year all the winner weights combined for a total of 166.49lbs, and that does not include all the weights that got knocked out, and did not go to the scales at all. The Average hourly weight you needed to hit to place in the money was 4.16lbs, and if your a strategist you may notice that the early hours held the smaller fish, meaning if you have a 4lber early, there is a good chance it would be worth some cash.

Now the long wait till the 2014 Quinte bass champs event, be sure to put it in your calendar as this 170+ team event is getting bigger and better every year