The top six boaters and the top six non boaters of 2011 went at it for the title of CLASSIC WINNERS at the First Annual Believers Bassmen Classic. The rest of us paired up and fished a ‘fruit jar’ style tournament. At 3:00 o’clock we topped off this historic day by having our families meet us at Brown’s Landing Park for a cookout and lots of fellowship and fun.
Ross Barnett Reservoir Fishing Report
It was a beautiful, but hot day to go out and catch some bass ! ! ! The top classic team was Jeff Hankins and David Martin with 10 fish that weighed 27lbs 7oz. The second place team was James Allen and Mark Shepard with 8 fish that weighed 19lbs 12oz. The Big Bass was caught by Jamie Allen that weighed 4lbs 4oz. The man with the top weight for the Classic was Jeff Hankins with 5 fish that went 15lbs 2ozs.
The Fruit Jar part of this memorable day was won by none other than Luie (Lazarus) Caldwell and Mike Allen catching 10 fish that weighed 23lbs 4oz. Mike also caught the Big Bass that weighed 4lbs 12 oz. The second place team was Ronnie Cook and Sonny Murray with 7 fish that weighed 13lbs 13oz. Almost everyone fishing today caught fish. Great job men.
The festivities for the day started out a little slow, but with everyone pitching in we ended up having some good food and fellowship. Special thanks goes out to all the wives and families that showed up for support and a good time at this special event. I thank the Lord for getting to be part of such a great bunch of Christian men.
-Jimmy
| Believers Classic – Team Results | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Boater | # Fish | Weight | Co-angler | # Fish | Weight | Total |
| 1 | Jeff Hankins | 5 | 15-2 | David Martin | 5 | 12-5 | 27-7 |
| 2 | James Allen | 5 | 11-4 | Mark Shepard | 3 | 8-8 | 19-12 |
| 3 | Jamie Allen | 4 | 10-5 | Ronnie Newton | 4 | 4-8 | 14-13 |
| 4 | Ricky Blakeney | 4 | 7-15 | Robbie Robbins | 1 | 0-13 | 8-12 |
| 5 | Bob Goff | 4 | 4-3 | Larry Davis | 2 | 3-13 | 8-0 |
| 6 | Doug Scott | 3 | 3-3 | Larry Coleman | 1 | 3-9 | 6-12 |
| Big Bass – Jamie Allen 4 lbs 4 oz | |||||||
| Fruit Jar Tournament – Team Results | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Boater | # Fish | Weight | Co-angler | # Fish | Weight | Total |
| 1 | Luie Caldwell | 5 | 5-8 | Mike Allen | 5 | 17-2 | 23-4 |
| 2 | Ronnie Cook | 3 | 5-14 | Sonny Murray | 4 | 7-15 | 13-13 |
| 3 | Jimmy Cain | 5 | 8-7 | Jeff Mason | 2 | 2-4 | 10-11 |
| 4 | Pat Drew | 5 | 7-5 | Frank Riley | 2 | 3-3 | 10-8 |
| 5 | Jim Hallman | 3 | 2-10 | Wayne Mitchell | 1 | 2-9 | 5-3 |
| 6 | Steve Britt | 0 | 0-0 | Steve Britt, Jr. | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Big Bass – Mike Allen 4 lbs 12 oz | |||||||
