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El Dorado Anglers finish 14th and 22nd out of 135 non-boaters
Happy Birthday to Me: Danny Smith Wins Bassmaster Central Open at Red River

June 16, 2007 - SHREVEPORT, La. Danny Smith, of Monterey, La., turned 47 on Friday. And he celebrated in grand style Saturday, winning the Bassmaster Central Open on the Red River.

His birthday haul? A new Triton TR20X2 boat/trailer combination powered by a 200 horsepower Mercury OptiMax engine, and $6,000 cash. 

Smith's total bag weight Saturday of 13 pounds, 15 ounces. While it wasn,t the biggest bag of the day, it was enough to give him a three-day weight of 42-6 and his first Bassmaster tournament win.

Hometown angler Marvin Ettredge, the leader at the start of the day, finished second.

In the co-angler division, 25-year-old Ryan Evans from Grapevine, Texas, scored his first victory with a three-day total of 29 pounds. Scott Rebholz and Todd McClure, both of El Dorado finished 14th and 22nd.

After Thursday's heat and humidity and Friday's rain, the top 30 anglers who made the cut were greeted Saturday with cloud cover and cooler temperatures. The rain held off during tournament hours, letting loose just as the first boats returned.

The changing weather and the changing conditions along the river had many in the field changing their tactics, but in the end the winner said he used a consistent strategy throughout the three-day event.

 "I just stayed with what I was doing, Smith said. "Fishing a jig in maybe 5 foot of water around the bridges. I just stayed in two areas and went back and forth.

Smith's tactic is one he has used in the past.

"If you can get fish biting a jig they usually don,t change very much, Smith said. "The topwater patterns and stuff like that are too undependable, I've found over the years. You can go to a place and annihilate them on topwater and go back the next day and they won,t even look at it.

And while Smith's tactic helped him win the tournament, there was another key to his success.

"Me being confident in what I was using and what I was doing, Smith said, "and not letting other people control what I thought or what I did. I found some fish in an area and stuck with what I like to do, and that's throw a jig. I just stuck with it.

For second-place finisher Ettredge, the key to success was knowing the river and reading the currents.

"Current is what helps us to catch fish, Ettredge said. "When the current gets moving the shad get more active. Of course you,ve got to have the right water, the right drop and the right cover and have the bait fish, and if you have that you have the big fish.

"I've never fished current like this in June, it's always in the spring. It was definitely different but once I found them and got onto to the current pattern it kind of got easy.

In the pro division, Ryan Brown from LaPlace, La., was third. Brian Clark was fourth and Mike Pedroza rounded out the top five.

Keith Morris, of Nacogdoches, Texas, was second in the co-angler division.

Kevin Hanson from Pineville, La., took home the Purolator Big Bass trophy with a 7-pound, 4-ounce fish he landed on the first day of the tournament. 

In the Bassmaster Central Division Points, Brian Clark maintains his lead. The Central Open Series heads to Lake Amistad in Texas,  Sept. 27-29.

Location and Field
Bassmaster Central Open

Red River - Shreveport, La. - June 14-16, 2007

(BOATER) Standings Day 3

   Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Danny Smith            Monterey, LA            15  42-06  305  $56,000.00

  Day 1: 5   15-11     Day 2: 5   12-12     Day 3: 5   13-15  

2.  Marvin Ettredge        Shreveport, LA          10  34-05  300  $16,000.00

  Day 1: 5   15-06     Day 2: 4   16-02     Day 3: 1   02-13  

3.  Ryan Brown             La Place, LA            12  34-03  290  $12,000.00

  Day 1: 5   15-05     Day 2: 5   15-06     Day 3: 2   03-08  

4.  Brian Clark            Haltom , TX             15  34-01  290  $10,000.00

  Day 1: 5   17-15     Day 2: 5   08-13     Day 3: 5   07-05  

5.  Mike Pedroza           Sibley, LA              15  32-15  280   $9,000.00

  Day 1: 5   12-03     Day 2: 5   10-00     Day 3: 5   10-12  

6.  Jacky Hawthorne        Greenville, TX          11  32-04  276   $8,000.00

  Day 1: 5   15-01     Day 2: 2   10-00     Day 3: 4   07-03  

7.  Jeff Stevens           Flower Mound, TX        15  30-14  272   $7,000.00

  Day 1: 5   10-10     Day 2: 5   08-08     Day 3: 5   11-12  

8.  Ed Whaley              Montgomery, TX          15  28-15  268   $6,000.00

  Day 1: 5   08-10     Day 2: 5   12-01     Day 3: 5   08-04  

9.  Gary Giudice           Norman, OK              14  28-13  264   $5,000.00

  Day 1: 4   07-10     Day 2: 5   10-05     Day 3: 5   10-14  

10. Clark Reehm            Russellville, AR        12  28-09  260   $4,000.00

  Day 1: 5   14-08     Day 2: 5   09-05     Day 3: 2   04-12  

11. Dave Wolak             Wake Forest, NC         13  27-00  257   $3,500.00

  Day 1: 5   09-14     Day 2: 5   11-01     Day 3: 3   06-01  

12. Dave Parsons           Yantis, TX              11  26-12  254   $3,000.00

  Day 1: 5   13-05     Day 2: 4   04-08     Day 3: 2   08-15  

13. Pat Golden             High Point, NC          11  26-09  251   $3,500.00

  Day 1: 2   04-11     Day 2: 5   12-11     Day 3: 4   09-03  

14. Billy Graves           Montgomery, LA          14  26-03  248   $2,000.00

  Day 1: 5   08-13     Day 2: 4   07-14     Day 3: 5   09-08  

15. Ross Watkins           Carriere, MS            15  25-14  245   $1,750.00

  Day 1: 5   09-11     Day 2: 5   08-05     Day 3: 5   07-14  

16. Brandon Collins        Haughton, LA            14  25-10  243   $1,500.00

  Day 1: 5   12-02     Day 2: 5   08-15     Day 3: 4   04-09  

17. Benjamin Jackson       Broken Arrow, OK        15  23-13  240   $1,500.00

  Day 1: 5   08-14     Day 2: 5   07-10     Day 3: 5   07-05  

17. Shawn Johnson          Middleburg, FL          11  23-13  240   $1,500.00

  Day 1: 5   11-04     Day 2: 4   10-03     Day 3: 2   02-06  

19. Jay Fuller             Kingston, OK            12  23-11  237   $1,500.00

  Day 1: 3   06-15     Day 2: 4   10-02     Day 3: 5   06-10  

20. Arron DAVE Lance       Boyce, LA               15  23-09  235   $1,500.00

  Day 1: 5   07-07     Day 2: 5   09-01     Day 3: 5   07-01  

21. Aaron Martin           KIMBERLING CITY, MO      9  23-06  233   $1,200.00

  Day 1: 5   15-02     Day 2: 3   04-08     Day 3: 1   03-12  

22. Bradley Hallman        Norman, OK              12  22-14  231   $2,200.00

  Day 1: 5   10-12     Day 2: 4   06-09     Day 3: 3   05-09  

23. Joe Pope               Robinson, TX            12  22-10  229   $1,200.00

  Day 1: 4   07-09     Day 2: 5   10-09     Day 3: 3   04-08  

24. Logan Sherrer          Shongaloo, LA           10  21-08  227   $1,200.00

  Day 1: 5   14-00     Day 2: 4   04-11     Day 3: 1   02-13  

25. Rob Lee                Deatsville, AL           9  21-07  225   $1,200.00

  Day 1: 1   02-04     Day 2: 5   14-04     Day 3: 3   04-15  

26. Chip Hawkins           White Hall, AR           8  20-09  223   $1,000.00

  Day 1: 2   07-11     Day 2: 4   08-11     Day 3: 2   04-03  

27. Dale Jackson           Troup, TX               13  20-05  221   $1,000.00

  Day 1: 5   06-08     Day 2: 5   09-15     Day 3: 3   03-14  

28. Billy McCaghren Jr.    Mayflower, AR            9  18-14  219   $1,000.00

  Day 1: 5   10-08     Day 2: 3   05-12     Day 3: 1   02-10  

29. Robert Byrd            Dallas, TX               8  18-05  217   $1,000.00

  Day 1: 4   09-06     Day 2: 4   08-15     Day 3: 0   00-00  

30. Steven Bunt            Wallkill, NY             9  17-11  215   $1,000.00

  Day 1: 4   10-05     Day 2: 4   06-04     Day 3: 1   01-02  

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PUROLATOR BIG BASS

Day

 1   Bradley Hallman          Norman, OK          05-02      $1,000.00

 2   Marvin Ettredge          Shreveport, LA      05-10      $1,000.00

 3   Pat Golden               High Point, NC      05-10      $1,000.00

 

PUROLATOR BIG BASS OF TOURN

     Kevin Hanson             Pineville, LA       07-04      $1,000.00

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Totals

Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight

 1        47       454       911-14

 2        32       399       744-08

 3        11        97       184-00

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          90       950      1840-06

2007 Shreveport, LA 6/14-6/16

Red River, Shreveport  LA.

(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 3

 

   Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

 

1.  Ryan Evans             Grapevine, TX           11  29-00  305  $34,300.00

  Day 1: 5   09-15     Day 2: 1   01-09     Day 3: 5   17-08  

2.  Keith Morris           Nacogdoches, TX         14  26-06  300   $5,000.00

  Day 1: 5   09-08     Day 2: 5   10-02     Day 3: 4   06-12  

3.  Travis Gray            Princeton, LA           13  25-02  290   $4,000.00

  Day 1: 5   09-09     Day 2: 3   07-00     Day 3: 5   08-09  

4.  John Moon              Brookeland, TX          13  22-07  285   $3,000.00

  Day 1: 5   06-05     Day 2: 4   11-00     Day 3: 4   05-02  

5.  Matt Michel            Gonzales, LA            11  22-06  285   $2,500.00

  Day 1: 5   12-07     Day 2: 1   01-10     Day 3: 5   08-05  

6.  Dennis Mitchell        Castor, LA              10  21-11  276   $2,250.00

  Day 1: 3   03-08     Day 2: 5   14-09     Day 3: 2   03-10  

7.  Mark Halpain           Lavon, TX                8  21-01  272   $2,000.00

  Day 1: 2   04-02     Day 2: 2   07-15     Day 3: 4   09-00  

8.  David Cortinas         North Richland Hill, TX 11  19-06  268   $1,750.00

  Day 1: 3   06-08     Day 2: 4   05-15     Day 3: 4   06-15  

9.  Russell Lohman         Pineville, LA           12  18-15  264   $1,500.00

  Day 1: 4   04-02     Day 2: 5   09-15     Day 3: 3   04-14  

10. Craig  (Steven) Schmidt Columbus, NE             9  18-00  260   $1,250.00

  Day 1: 5   09-01     Day 2: 2   05-05     Day 3: 2   03-10  

11. Don Dickerson          Pineville, LA           10  17-14  257   $1,000.00

  Day 1: 5   06-00     Day 2: 3   05-12     Day 3: 2   06-02  

12. Randy Hicks            Lumberton, TX           11  17-12  254     $900.00

  Day 1: 5   08-02     Day 2: 3   04-00     Day 3: 3   05-10  

13. Mark Lewis             Ballwin, MO              9  17-10  251     $800.00

  Day 1: 4   04-11     Day 2: 2   05-10     Day 3: 3   07-05  

14. Scott Rebholz          El Dorado, KS           10  17-02  248     $700.00

  Day 1: 3   06-03     Day 2: 5   08-03     Day 3: 2   02-12  

15. Kevin Hanson           Pineville, LA            6  15-13  245   $1,950.00

  Day 1: 1   07-00     Day 2: 4   06-11     Day 3: 1   02-02  

16. Bill Bonner            Natchitoches, LA         8  14-13  243     $600.00

  Day 1: 5   09-03     Day 2: 2   03-06     Day 3: 1   02-04  

17. Joe Lee                Desoto, TX               9  14-07  241     $600.00

  Day 1: 3   04-04     Day 2: 3   05-10     Day 3: 3   04-09  

18. Jerry Morgan           New Caney, TX            9  13-14  239     $600.00

  Day 1: 5   09-11     Day 2: 2   02-01     Day 3: 2   02-02  

19. E Koserog              West Monroe, LA          7  13-12  237     $600.00

  Day 1: 2   06-13     Day 2: 5   06-15     Day 3: 0   00-00  

20. Ron Hooker             Texarkana, AR            5  13-07  235     $600.00

  Day 1: 3   07-00     Day 2: 2   06-07     Day 3: 0   00-00  

21. Kevin Pulsifer         Cocoa, FL                8  13-05  233     $500.00

  Day 1: 5   07-04     Day 2: 2   03-13     Day 3: 1   02-04  

22. Todd McClure           El Dorado, KS            6  13-03  231     $500.00

  Day 1: 1   01-07     Day 2: 4   10-05     Day 3: 1   01-07  

23. James Mckeithen        Baton Rouge, LA          8  12-12  229     $500.00

  Day 1: 2   03-13     Day 2: 4   06-03     Day 3: 2   02-12  

24. Donnie Reynolds        Gladewater, TX           9  12-05  227     $500.00

  Day 1: 3   04-08     Day 2: 4   05-00     Day 3: 2   02-13  

25. Morris Hymel           Covington, LA            8  12-03  225     $500.00

  Day 1: 5   08-12     Day 2: 1   01-03     Day 3: 2   02-04  

26. Pam Pope               Robinson, TX             6  12-02  223     $400.00

  Day 1: 4   07-15     Day 2: 1   03-03     Day 3: 1   01-00  

27. Matthew Mertens        Alexandria, LA           6  11-10  221     $400.00

  Day 1: 4   06-00     Day 2: 2   05-10     Day 3: 0   00-00  

28. Eric Sheley            Longmont, CO             3  09-09  219     $700.00

  Day 1: 1   02-03     Day 2: 2   07-06     Day 3: 0   00-00  

29. John Hobson            Grapeland, TX            5  09-02  216     $400.00

  Day 1: 2   02-00     Day 2: 3   07-02     Day 3: 0   00-00  

29. Billy Glascock         Kingston, OK             4  09-02  216     $400.00

  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 4   09-02     Day 3: 0   00-00  

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PUROLATOR BIG BASS

Day

 1   Kevin Hanson             Pineville, LA       07-04        $300.00

 2   Eric Sheley              Longmont, CO        05-11        $300.00

 3   Ryan Evans               Grapevine, TX       05-12        $300.00

 

PUROLATOR BIG BASS OF TOURN

     Kevin Hanson             Pineville, LA       07-04      $1,000.00

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Totals

Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight

 1        12       234       408-06

 2         6       235       430-00

 3         3        64       119-11

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          21       533       958-01

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