Pro Team Tournament Trails (PTTT) Ranger/Mercury sponsored Texas “OPEN” Team circuit held it’s second event Saturday, May 3st on Lake Lewisville in Lewisville, Texas. Weather for tournament day was nice with winds out of the South and temperatures into the mid 80’s. Several sponsors provided product and information to the fishermen at Fridays registration at Travis Boating Center and then at the weigh-in.
The event was held out of Lewisville Lake Park. Reports were that the bass were working towards the end of the spawn and that the bites were getting tough, although several teams reported good (5) bass limits the weekend prior. There were 156 dedicated fishermen who competed in the event.
Scott Key of Ft. Worth and Kevin Lowery from Grapevine would be two happy guys when the final team weighed. They managed to put together a nice (5) bass limit that weighed 17.70 lbs and was good for the $35,000 2003 Ranger 519SVS w/ Mercury 200EFI. Scott and Kevin told the crowd, “we caught our limit by about 9:00 AM fishing carolina rigged soft plastics off main lake points in 3′ 20′ of water.” Congratulation to Scott and Kevin for a great win.
Second place went to Calvin Rogers of Valley View and Richard Williams of Valley View with another nice (5) bass limit 16.70 lbs , they took home a check for $500.00. Third went to the team of Brian Thompson from Flowermound and Rick Morgan from Mesquite with a (5) limit that weighed 15.81 lbs and good for $400.00. Big Bass honors went the team of Rod Ramick and Nathan Lintner both from Lewisville with beautiful bass that weighed 9.18 lbs and good for $250.00. (See Results)
Fourth place overall and Ranger Cup Bonus award money ($500.00) went to Robbie Chenault of Richardson and Bart Westbrook of Garland. They had a (5) bass limit that weighed 13.76 lbs and earned a total of $800.00 for the event. Jeff Grimes from Azle and Greg Prinz from Ben Wheeler finished in fifth place with a (5) bass limit that weighed 13.71 lbs and $250.00.
Other prizes such as a $450.00 installed Hamby’s Keel protector and $400.00 Buff & Wax were awarded on behalf on North Texas Fiberglass. Special thanks to Michael Bristow owner of North Texas Fiberglass in Denton and he does take of the fishermen. There was also a $200.00 Waterloo Rod awarded and a $250.00 Buzzy Rod awarded.
Thanks to George Ghilarducci of Doc Waters Lures for providing lures and demonstrations to the fishermen both at registration and weigh-in. Doc Waters Lures produces some very new an innovative lures, so be sure and visit his web site. Also, thanks to Richard Burton of Bass Medics for proving samples to all the fishermen. Bass Medics is a “NEW” and innovative product that keeps fish alive. Buzzy Rod also provided a demonstration and gave away one of their new Buzzy Rods.
There were 19 (5) bass limits brought to the scales with a total of 199 bass weighing 487 lbs. That’s a 2.45 lb. average per bass. All fishermen are to be commended for taking such good care of their catches. All bass were treated with Bass Medics and released back in Lake Lewisville alive. Conservation of bass is a priority of PTTT. Special thanks to Steve Karlik with the “Live Release Tank”, Woody, B.J., Billy, LaWanna and James for getting those bass released quickly and safely.
Special Thanks to: Lewisville Lake Park, Travis Boating Center (registration) and the Lewisville Days Inn.
Sponsors for PTTT: Ranger Boats, Mercury Motors, Fishing & Hunting Texas, Fox Sports Southwest, Travis Boating Center, ProTeamMarine.Com, Minn Kota Troll Motors, Garmin Electronics, FishingWorld.Com, North Texas Fiberglass, Pro Rule, B&B Propeller, Waterloo Rod Company, Doc Waters Lures, Buzzy Rods, Bass Medics and most of all you “The Anglers”!
Hope to see you all at:
NEXT “OPEN” TEAM EVENT
June 21, CEDAR CREEK
ALL FISHERMEN & FISHERWOMEN WELCOME, ALL BRANDS OF BOATS WELCOME !
FOR QUESTIONS CONTACT PTTT AT 866.232.1366 TOLL FREE
FOR INFORMATION GO TO www.proteamtournaments.comBy: John Nichols, Pro Team Staff
