Volunteer Crappie Club's Kentucky Lake "Fat Cat" Tournament
"A Pearl of A Tour"
Carroll County Team Lands First Place With 113.54 lbs. Of "Fat Cat"

Hunt for the prize-winning "Fat Cat" began at 7:00 a.m. with twenty-six in competition for the purse. Tropical storm Arlene was pushing heavy rains and high winds north, but held off until the evening leaving for a beautiful tournament day on Birdsong Creek and the Tennessee River. The Volunteer Crappie Club's annual Kentucky Lake "Fat Cat" open catfish tournament was held out of Birdsong Resort, Marina and Campground in Camden, Saturday, June 12. PHOTO: 113.54 LBS. OF FAT CAT – The team of Del Clark and Richard Akin hauled in first place the Annual Volunteer Crappie Club's Kentucky Lake Fat Cat open catfish tournament on Saturday, June 12 held at Birdsong Resort, Marina and Campground in Camden.)

Weigh-in commenced promptly at 5:00 p.m. The Carroll County team of Del Clark, Lavina, and Richard Akin, Huntingdon, landed first place with 113.54 lbs. Taking second position was the team of Chris Eubanks, Trenton, and Lance Reasons, Humboldt, with 81.83 lbs. Thomas Allen, McKenzie and William Allen, McKenzie took third with 64.94 lbs. Fourth position was Joe Travis, Trezevant, and Marvin Gilliam, McKenzie with 58.14 lbs., and fifth place was taken with 48.99 lbs. by Gary Baker, McKenzie, and Charlotte Harrington, Bradford.

The "Fat Cat" Tournament was a qualifier for the Bass Pro Shop's Big Cat Quest catfish tournament trail with the top 4 places becoming eligible to compete. The trail begins June 25 in Eufaula, AL; moves to Pickwick, TN for the historical National Catfish Derby (now part of the Big Cat Quest trail); then to Fort Madison, IA; Gilbertsville (KY Lake/KY Dam), KY; and finalizes with the 2-day championship at Birdsong Resort, Marina and Campground in Camden, TN. For more information on Bass Pro Shop's Big Cat Quest, visit www.KenFreemanOutdoorPromotions.com.

The Volunteer Crappie Club would like to thank tournament sponsors Birdsong Resort, Marina and Campground, Camden; Super Drugs Pharmacy, McKenzie; Maddox Insurance, Huntingdon, Camden, Bruceton, and McKenzie; McKenzie Banking Company, McKenzie, Paris and Alamo; Blaylock Maytag, McKenzie; and Big Daddy's, Camden.

Story, standings and photo gallery from the Volunteer Crappie Club's Kentucky Lake "Fat Cat" tournament are online at www.BirdsongResort.com under photo gallery special events. For more information about Birdsong Resort, Marina and Campground located in the heart of Kentucky Lake in Camden, Tennessee, visit the website at www.BirdsongResort.com or call 731-584-7880 or 800-225-7469.

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