2006 Kentucky Lake Open Tournament
On Saturday, July 22, 2006 the Kentucky Lake Open Tournament was held at Birdsong Resort, Marina and Campground. The bass tournament hours were from safe light to 3 p.m. when the weigh-in took place. A total of 76 boats were entered into the tournament for a total of 145 fishermen. The fishermen enjoyed a bright sunny day of fishing and caught plenty of large fish. The 1st place $456 Big Fish Pot winners were: Keith Himes and Kevin Tidwell who caught a 6.07 lb. large mouth bass. The 2nd place $304 Big Fish Pot winners were: Mike Terry and Gordon Fox who caught a 5.91 lb. bass. The Stratos Tournament winners were $200 3rd place: Jay Corbitt and Scott Mansfield, $300 2nd place: Mike Terry and Gordon Fox, $500 1st place: Sam Lashlee and Mike Ward. A total of 20 places were awarded at the tournament and are listed below. Sam Lashlee and Mike Ward were the overall winners and caught a total of 5 fish amounting to 20.82 lbs. of fish for a $2,500 cash prize. The winning fish were caught using Strike King Series 6 football headed jigs, and the Strike King Brazier Worms said, Sam Lashlee.
* 1st place: Sam Lashlee and Mike Ward, 20.82 lbs.
* 2nd place: Keith Singleton and Brian Choate, 19.88 lbs.
* 3rd place: Gary Singleton and Bill Schmidt, 18.81 lbs.
* 4th place: Gordon Fox and Mike Terry, 18.26 lbs.
* 5th place: Keith Himes and Kevin Tidwell, 18.20 lbs.
* 6th place: Jay Corbitt and Scott Mansfield, 17.21 lbs.
* 7th place: Karl Dellinger and Woody Woodside, 16.68 lbs.
* 8th place: Larry Harris and Phillip Harris, 16.34 lbs.
* 9th place: Jerry Denton and Gary Bennett, 15.98 lbs.
* 10th place: Barry Arnold and Larry Frazier, 15.42 lbs.
* 11th place: Bill Bona and Deslonde Collins, 15.16 lbs.
* 12th place: Kenneth Griggs and Jeff Griggs, 15.15 lbs.
* 13th place: Eric Law and Weic Shelton, 14.70 lbs.
* 14th place: Stan Chumney and Robert Chumney, 14.63 lbs.
* 15th place: Phil Cannady and Jim Story, 14.58 lbs.
* 16th place: Jimmy French and Bryant Baurum, 13.52 lbs.
* 17th place: Matt Nix and Kevin Woodside, 13.43 lbs.
* 18th place: Pat Robinson and Erick Robinson, 13.37 lbs.
* 19th place: Jason Martindale and Bobby Kilzer, 13.29 lbs.
* 20th place: Homer and Ricky Collins, 13.14 lbs.
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