Anglers Quest 2010 Sam Rayburn Weekend Team Series #7 out of Mill Creek Park in Brookeland, TX began this event with 76 teamed anglers showing up to fish for the $5150.00 purse. After the playing of the National Anthem this event was started at 5:55 am. The anglers had to be in line to weigh by 3:15 pm. This Rayburn Weekend Team Series after all 9 events will provide the Team Anglers of the year with free entries to all 2011 Rayburn Weekend Team Series events.
FLASH All A/Q lake series championships have been reinstated for 2010 and will be done on home series lakes. The Top 25 anglers entering a minimum of 5 Rayburn Weekend Team series events will automatically qualify for the 1-day Sam Rayburn Weekend Team Championship in October. Any angler making the cut to any A/Q Championship will also be eligible for the “Tournament of Champions” at Lake Palestine in November.
Sam Rayburn water was in good shape and about 1 1/2 ft below normal pool level with water temps running 78-80 degrees. The weather at takeoff was a calm 74 degrees with a warming to 94 degrees by weigh in time. The fish catching was pretty good on Big Sam today as there were 26 limits brought to the scales, for a total of 144 bass at 430.11 lbs making the average bass brought to the scales today weigh 2.98 lb.
The team of Keith Ray from Nederland, Tx & Stephen West from Beaumont, Tx ran Keith’s Nitro/Mercury bass rig to various sauth lake area brush piles in 15′ water to catch their 5 bass limit on Falcon rods/Plueger reels tipped with tx rigged worms. The team weighed in at 1:30 to avoid any of their fish dying. Keith & Stephen had 23.34 lbs making them a $1800.00 payday for a 1st place finish.
The team of Steve Evans & Dennis Oates from Lufkin, Tx ran Steve’s Ranger/Rude bass rig to mid main lake areas to catch their bass. They managed to cull up to their best 5 keepers late in the day to finish in 2nd place with 22.41 lbs and collect$1000.00 for their day on the water.
Cory Stanley from Deweyville, Tx & Gary Wilkerson from Warren, Tx ran Cory’s Champion/Yamaha bass rig to mid main lake on a milk ran to various places throughout the day to finish in 3rd place with a total of 5 bass at 19.94 lbs fishing with cranks & tx rigged worms around scattered grass. They took home $775.00 for their day on the water.
The team of Josh Guy & Bobby Martin Guy from Texarkana, Tx ran Josh’s Nitro/Tracker bass rig to Bear Creek lake areas to finish in 4th with their best 5 bass, caught using their American Rodsmiths rods tipped with frogs around shallow grass that tipped the scales at 19.11 lbs. They had a limit in the boat by 7 am and then culled several more times throughout the day. Their day on the lake payed back $500.00 for their efforts.
The team of John Salamone from Jasper, Tx & Ray Beck from Beaumont, Tx ran John’s Legend/Mercury bass rig to mid main lake areas to catch their bass using their American Rodsmiths Rods tipped with cranks & tx rigged worms. They managed to catch 5 keepers by late in the day to finish in 5th place with 18.30 lbs and took home $300.00 for their day on the water.
The team of Ty Quick from Jasper, Tx & Ronnie Bickham from Brookeland, Tx ran Ty’s Ranger/Mercury bass rig to main lake points with grass to catch their bass with their rods tipped with cranks & C-rigged worms in 15-20 ft of water. They had a limit of keepers in the boat by 10 am and culled several times by 3 pm to finish in 6th place with a sack of 17.62 lbs and collected $250.00 for their day on the water.
The team of James Laramore & Brandon Bearden from Vidor, Tx ran James’s BassCat/Mercury bass rig to the south lake areas to finish in 7th place with their best 5 bass, caught using their rods tipped with craw worms & small cranks around grass beds that tipped the scales at 17.49 lbs. They had a limit in the boat by 11 am and then culled several times throughout the day. Their day on the lake payed back $160.00 for their efforts.
The first place out of the money team was 8th place Alan Moore & Clint Teutsch, they were not present at the awards ceremony so the Santone & ZZ Lures gift certificates were awarded to the next team present which was the 14th place team of Mike Needham & Todd Gualandri for their catch of 5 bass at 15.16 lbs. Mike & Todd also had the Big Bass of the event at 7.52 lbs to collect $150.00 for that 1 bite. 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, Bass Guard culling systems, Bowden Marine, Santone Lures, ZZ Custom Lures and PAA Payday. Please read the qualifications for these great incentives on our Anglers Quest website.
On July 10th & 11th Anglers Quest will be at Kickapoo Bait & Tackle on Lake Livingston for the 7th of 9 Livingston Weekend Team & Individual Series events. And then to Lake Conroe at El Dorado Jack’s for the 7th of 9 Conroe Individual & Weekend Team Series events on July 17th & 18th. Then on July 24th & 25th A/Q is back to Lake Houston at Lake Houston Marina for the 7th Weekend Team & Individual events.
Anglers Quest is now accepting Credit Cards. Call Mr Bill or Barbara Long at 281-852-8842 for any information or entry. Be sure and get your entry in as early as possible as boat take off #’s are issued when you sign up for every series except the Tuesday and Wednesday series which draw #’s at sign up.
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, PAA Payday, 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
