Anglers Quest 2010 Houston Weekend Team Series #9 out of Lake Houston Marina in Huffman, TX began this event with 40 teamed anglers showing up to fish for the $2725.00 purse. This event got started at 6:45 am after the playing of the National Anthem. The weigh in was conducted at 3:15 pm. This Houston Weekend Team Series after all 9 events will provide Tony Hawk & Jeremy Murray with the Team Anglers of the Year award with free entries to all 2011 Houston Weekend Team Series events.
The teams qualifying for any championship will automatically qualify for all 4 lake series Championships. Top 25 in pounds from any Weekend Team with 5 events entered will also qualify for championships. If your team qualified for any A/Q Championship you will also qualify to go to the 2-day “Tournament of Champions” on November 13-14 on Lake Palestine.
Lake Houston water was in good shape and at about normal pool level with water temps ranning 86-88 degrees. The weather at takeoff was a very calm 71 degrees with a warming to 92 degrees by weigh in time. The fish catching was very good on Lake Mud today as there were 13 limits brought to the scales, for a total of 74 bass at 173.14 lbs making the average bass brought to the scales today weigh 2.33 lb.
The team leading for “Angler of the Year”, Tony Hawk & Jeremy Murray held off the final charge of Dean Coleman & Jimmy Emmons Jr and will receive the free entries to the Lake Houston Saturday Team Series in 2011.
The Team of Chris DiBerardino from Huffman & Albert White from Houston ran Chris’s Bass Guard wrapped BassCat/Mercury bass rig north & south to creek areas with laydowns & brush to catch their bass flipping jigs and throwing small cranks in 1-6 ft of water. Chris & Albert managed to catch 10-12 keepers to finish in 1st place with the best 5 that tipped the scales at 16.30 lbs. They made $1200.00 for their day on the water.
The Tiremax team of Larry Cotten from Huffman & Ricky Guy from Humble ran Ricky’s Tiremax wrapped BassCat/Evinrude bass rig to north lake areas to probe shallow brush with their American Rodsmiths & H & H rods & Shimano reels to catch their bass flipping tx rigged worms and throwing small cranks and spinner baits in 1-6 ft of water. They managed to catch a couple of limits of keepers to finish in 2nd place with the best 5 that tipped the scales at 14.70 lbs. Their day on the water paid them $700.00.
The one man team of Chuck McClurkin ran his Triton/Mercury bass rig to north lake docks & piers with brush to finish in 3rd with his best 5 bass, caught with a variety of lures that weighed in at 14.38 lbs. He also had the Big Bass of the event at 4.63 lbs. Chuck’s day on the lake payed back $500.00 for his efforts.
Chuck also owned one of the Bass Guard culling systems and collected an additional $25.00 for his Big Bass.
The new Angler of the Year team of Tony Hawk & Jeremy Murray ran their bass rig to north & south lake docks & piers to finish in 4th with their best 5 bass, caught on their American Rodsmiths rods & reels tipped with a variety of lures that weighed in at 12.09 lbs. Their day on the lake payed back $200.00 for their efforts.
The team of David Wheaton & Tansley Bynog Sr would have received the 1st place out of the money Santone & ZZ Lures Gift Certificates with 5 bass at 11.76 lbs but they were not present at the awards ceremony…..sooo they were awarded to James Chandler & Sandro Alfaro for their catch of 11.63 lbs. The entire results from this and all A/Q events put on by Anglers Quest can be viewed at the anglers-quest website.
A/Q would like to give a special thanks to our sponsors who offer the Incentive Bonus dollars for our anglers in the Anglers Quest Tournament Trail, Tiremax, Bowden Marine, Santone Lures, ZZ Custom Lures, Bass Guard Culling Systems & the PAA Payday program. Please read the qualifications for these great incentives on our Anglers Quest website.
On October 1st A/Q will be at Buster McNutty’s at 7 pm for the Lake Livingston Team & Individual Meeting & Calcutta Auction. If you have not paid your entry yet for the Livingston Team Championship on Oct 2 & the Individual on Oct 3?it needs to be done by the end of the day on September 27th. On October 8th A/Q will be at The Stump at 7 pm for the Sam Rayburn Team & Individual Meeting & Calcutta Auction. If you have not paid your entry yet for the Sam Rayburn Team Championship on Oct 9th & the Individual on Oct 10th…it needs to be done by the end of the day on Oct 4th.
Anglers Quest is now accepting Credit Cards for entries. Call Mr Bill or Barbara Long at 281-852-8842 for any information. 2010 schedules & results for all Anglers Quest series events are now available online at the anglers-quest website.
Anglers Quest suggest the use of these sponsors products & services: American Rodsmiths, Antex Roofing, Automated Mailing Solutions, Bass Guard Culling Systems, Big State Fabrication, Bill Lewis Lures, Bowden Marine Sales & Service, Custom Built Awards, Check-It Stik, City of Jasper, Tx-Chamber, Don McGill Toyota of Katy, Double ZZ Custom Lures, El Dorado Jacks, Executive Security Integrators, FishingWorld, Gullo Yamaha Motorsports, Kickapoo Bait & Tackle, Lake Houston Marina, Lake Livingston Area Tourism Council, Lake Palestine Area Chamber/Tourism, Lone Star Buffet, Mill Creek Grocery, MSD Building Corporation, Rayburn Country Resort, Royal Purple Synthetic Oil, Santone Lures, StyleTile, Sign Designs Now, Superior Paint Works Inc., The Stump Restaurant & Club, TIREMAX of North America, Vincent Turf Farms
God Bless & Good Fishing to All…..
Anglers Quest, Mr Bill & Barbara LongBy: Bill & Barbara Long / Anglers Quest
