Anglers Quest Rayburn Saturday 1st Series #1
Anglers Quest 2012 Sam Rayburn Saturday 1st Series #1 out of The Umphrey Pavilion at Sam Rayburn, Tx began this event with 122 teamed anglers showing up to fish for the $8045.00 purse. Any team entering 6 of the 1st & 2nd series of Sam Rayburn Saturday Series events will automatically qualify for the 2-day Rayburn Championship. The top team in points after both series will be declared the Team Anglers of the Year and will be awarded free entries to all 2013 Rayburn Saturday Series events. The teams entering all 8 Rayburn Saturday 1st & 2nd series events will automatically qualify for all 3 of the Lakes Saturday Series 2-day Championships. Any team qualifying for any A/Q Championship will be allowed to enter the “Tournament of Champions” on October 20-21 at Lake Falcon.
This 1st event of 2012 was started at 6:50 am. Sam Rayburn water was in good shape and 12.07 feet below normal pool level with water temps running 53-56 degrees. The weather at takeoff was a calm 52 degrees with a warming to 79 degrees by weigh in time. The fish catching was good on Big Sam today as there were 37 limits brought to the scales, for a total of 207 bass at 497.95 lbs making the average bass brought to the scales today weigh 2.40 lb.
The team of Ricky Guy from Humble, Tx & Larry Cotton from Huffman, Tx ran Larry’s Skeeter/Evinrude bass rig to Harvey creek areas over grass to catch their bass throwing rattle traps and swim baits in 2-6 ft of water using their H & H Rods & Shimano reels. They managed to cull numerous times to finish with 23.58 lbs. This win made them $2200.00 for their day on the water. Larry also collected the Power Pole “Captains Cash” for winning with his new Power Pole purchase.
The team of Todd Castledine from Nacogdoches, Tx & Jason Bonds from Lufkin, Tx run Todd’s Legend/Mercury bass rig to north lake creek areas to probe the ditches, drains & points with grass using Dobyns rods & Shimano reels tipped with Strike Pro flap jacks, Combat jigs & Kicker Fish Baits Kicker Craws to bring 21.01 lbs to the scales. Todd & Jason finished in 2nd and collected $1100.00 and caught over 80 fish on the day. They wanted to also thank Power Pole, Sun Dog sunglasses & Hydrowave for their support.
The AOY team of Rusty Clark from Sam Rayburn, Tx & Cory Rambo from Orange, Tx finished in 3rd with 18.23 lbs. The team of Clint Kirby & Robert Kesler from Lufkin, Tx finished in 4th and collected $800.00. Shelby Shaw & Chris Schultea finished in 5th with 17.22 lbs and collected $600.00.
There were 12 places paid in this event. The entire results from this and all A/Q events put on by Anglers Quest can be viewed at www.anglers-quest.com
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, Power Pole “Captains Cash”, Solar Bat Sunglasses, Martel’s Rhino Bed Liners, Buster McNutty’s Gift Cards and PAA membership bonus. Please read the qualifications for these great incentives on our Anglers Quest website.
On January 21st & 22nd Anglers Quest will be at Lake Houston Marina on Lake Houston for the 1st of 8 Houston Saturday & Individual Series events. Anglers Quest will be at Kickapoo Bait & Tackle on Lake Livingston on February 4th & 5th for the 2nd of 8 Lake Livingston Saturday & Individual Series events. On February 11th & 12th Anglers Quest will be back at Sam Rayburn for the 2nd of 8 Saturday & Individual Series events. Anglers Quest is now accepting Credit Cards. Pre enter any event and you DO NOT have to report to the A/Q bus the morning of the events. Call Mr Bill or Barbara Long at 281-852-8842 for any information or entry. 2012 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: Automated Mailing Solutions, Bowden Marine Sales & Service, Buster McNuttys, Check-It Stik, City of Jasper, Tx-Chamber, Custom Built Awards, D&S Mobil RV Repair, Executive Security Integrators, Experience Lake Livingston, FishingWorld, Foster Fence Ltd, Humble Sign Co, Jasper Economic Development District #1, J&C Carts, Kickapoo Bait & Tackle, Lake Houston Marina, Lone Star Buffet, Martel’s Welding Works, Power Pole, Rayburn Country Resort, Royal Purple Synthetic Oil, Santone Lures, Solar Bat Sunglasses, Superior Paint Works Inc., The Stump Restaurant & Club, Tiremax Fishing, Tri County Construction Co., Vincent Turf Farms, Zapata Chamber of Commerce
God Bless & Good Fishing to All….
Anglers Quest, Mr Bill & Barbara Long
By: Bill & Barbara Long, Anglers Quest
