2006 Kentucky Lake Open Tournament

lashlee-ward 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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