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JORDON FLIPS TO VICTORY ON POTOMAC
Reese a Close Second; Angler of the Year
Race Tightens Up
Auust 13, 2006 - CHARLES COUNTY, Md. Kelly
Jordon had caught a limit of small fish Sunday morning and was
ready to make a run to a spot with bigger bass when he made just
a few more flips.
When he landed a 4-pounder, he decided to stay.
Then he caught two more big bass that gave him the heaviest limit
of the day with 17 pounds, 15 ounces, and a narrow victory in
the Capitol Clash presented by BUSCH Beer on the Potomac River.
Fishing fans can watch the exciting conclusion
on The CITGO Bassmasters Saturday, Aug. 19 on ESPN2 at
10 a.m. ET.
The personable pro from Mineola, Texas, had a four-day
total of 19 fish weighing 60 pounds, 9 ounces to claim his fourth
BASS title and the $100,000 first prize. Skeet Reese of Auburn,
Calif., was second with 18 fish weighing 60-2.
Steve Kennedy of Auburn, Ala., who is locked in
a battle with Mike Iaconelli for the CITGO Bassmaster Angler
of the Year title, finished third with 57-8. Iaconelli, of Runnemede,
N.J., was fourth with 55-6 and now has a 45-point lead over Kennedy
in the point standings going into the final CITGO Bassmaster
Elite Series tournament next month on Missouri,s Table Rock Lake-
The Rock presented by TheraSeed.
Day 3 leader Rick Morris of Virginia Beach, Va.,
who had a 2-ounce lead over Iaconelli going into the final day,
slipped to fifth with 54-12.
Jordon, who was third after Day 1 and then tumbled
to sixth after Day 2, began Sunday in fourth place, 6 ounces
ahead of Reese, who was fifth. He started fishing in a creek
with a buzzbait and had two fish miss the lure, but he followed
up both times with a Senko and caught both bass.
When the topwater bite slowed, Jordon pitched to
holes in the grass in the creek, but he didn,t get any bites.
"I did that until 9 o,clock, Jordon said.
"Then I said it was time to flip mats, because that,s how
I was catching them all week.
The Texan, who has amassed more than $800,000 in
career earnings, said the only problem was that there were no
mats visible unless the tide was low. The outgoing tide
was happening later and later in the day as the tournament went
on.
"So I ran to where I knew there were
some big mats in the main river, Jordon said. "I planned
on catching a small limit.
Jordon had caught some small fish from those mats
during practice. Flipping the thickest mats he could find in
3 to 4 feet of water using a 7-foot, 9-inch Fenwick rod, a new
Abu Garcia REVO STX reel spooled with 65-pound SpiderWire, a
1-ounce Lake Fork Tackle tungsten Mega-Weight and either a Lake
Fork Tackle Craw Tube or a Kicker Craw, he got a bunch of bites
and quickly had a limit weighing about 7 pounds.
"Then I caught a 4-pounder, he said. "Then
another 4-pounder. Then a 5-7. I caught them all from 11 to 12
o,clock and never got another bite.
Those fish gave Jordon the BUSCH Heavyweight Bag
of the Day, but until he weighed in, he said he was sure Reese
had him beat with his limit weighing 17-14.
Reese, who led after the second day and caught
the majority of his fish flipping a Berkley Power Hawg around
fallen trees, was done in by a tough day Saturday when he brought
only three fish weighing 8-15 to the scales at Smallwood State
Park.
"I had a great day today, said Reese, who
has now had finishes of second, third and fourth on the Potomac
in BASS events. "I,m pleased with what I caught, but obviously
I,m extremely disappointed I didn,t get a win. The reason I didn,t
was yesterday. I didn,t execute. I should have had at least 15
pounds, but I had fish come undone or break off because of the
barnacles. It hurts.
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Day 4 Purolator Big Bass
Kevin Short, Mayflower, Ark., 5-15
Day 4 Busch Heavyweight
Kelly Jordon, Mineola, Texas, 17-15
Final Standings
Angler
Hometown
No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Kelly Jordon
Mineola, Texas 19
60-09 305 $102,000.00
Day 1: 5 17-09
Day 2: 5 12-03 Day 3: 4
12-14 Day 4: 5 17-15
2. Skeet Reese
Auburn, Calif.
18 60-02 300 $30,000.00
Day 1: 5 16-05
Day 2: 5 17-00 Day 3: 3
8-15 Day 4: 5 17-14
3. Steve Kennedy
Auburn, Ala.
20 57-08 290 $25,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-15
Day 2: 5 13-05 Day 3: 5
13-14 Day 4: 5 14-06
4. Michael Iaconelli
Runnemede, N.J. 20
55-06 285 $18,000.00
Day 1: 5 11-00
Day 2: 5 16-03 Day 3: 5
16-05 Day 4: 5 11-14
5. Rick Morris
Virginia Beach, Va. 20 54-12 285
$17,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-06
Day 2: 5 13-10 Day 3: 5
16-10 Day 4: 5 11-02
6. Kevin Short
Mayflower, Ark. 20
54-11 276 $17,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-05
Day 2: 5 14-11 Day 3: 5
10-05 Day 4: 5 15-06
7. Gerald Swindle
Warrior, Ala.
20 54-07 272 $15,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-09
Day 2: 5 12-14 Day 3: 5
12-05 Day 4: 5 13-11
8. Mike McClelland
Bella Vista, Ark. 20 52-12
268 $15,500.00
Day 1: 5 16-10
Day 2: 5 15-12 Day 3: 5
9-03 Day 4: 5 11-03
9. Stephen Browning
Hot Springs, Ark. 20 52-04
264 $14,000.00
Day 1: 5 11-14
Day 2: 5 14-12 Day 3: 5
12-09 Day 4: 5 13-01
10. Brian Snowden
Reeds Spring, Mo. 19 50-13
260 $14,500.00
Day 1: 4 7-09
Day 2: 5 14-11 Day 3: 5
19-14 Day 4: 5 8-11
11. Jeremy Starks
Charleston, W.Va. 19 48-01
257 $12,500.00
Day 1: 5 15-13
Day 2: 5 11-12 Day 3: 5
11-06 Day 4: 4 9-02
12. Greg Hackney
Gonzales, La.
19 45-09 254 $12,300.00
Day 1: 5 17-06
Day 2: 5 13-03 Day 3: 5
10-06 Day 4: 4 4-10
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Purolator Big Bass
Day
1 Kelly Jordon
Mineola, Texas
5-12 $1,000.00
2 Grant Goldbeck
Gaithersburg, Md.
5-15 $1,000.00
3 Mike McClelland
Bella Vista, Ark.
5-01 $1,000.00
4 Kevin Short
Mayflower, Ark.
5-15 $1,000.00
Purolator Big Bass of Tournament
Kevin Short
Mayflower, Ark.
5-15 $500.00
Grant Goldbeck
Gaithersburg, Md.
5-15 $500.00
Busch Heavyweight
Day
1 Kevin Langill
Terrell, N.C.
18-01 $1,000.00
2 Frank Scalish
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
17-11 $1,000.00
3 Brian Snowden
Reeds Spring, Mo.
19-14 $1,000.00
4 Kelly Jordon
Mineola, Texas
17-15 $1,000.00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish
Weight
1 72
443 994-15
2 74
439 966-07
3 32
214 469-14
4 10
58 148-15
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2006 Charles County, MD - Capitol Clash Pro Points
After Potomac River, Charles County, Md. Ending 08-13-2006,
Day 4
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Place Name
St
Pts
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1 Michael Iaconelli
N.J. 2455
2 Steve Kennedy
Ala. 2410
3 Dean Rojas
Ariz. 2344
4 Kevin VanDam
Mich. 2331
5 Aaron Martens
Ala. 2324
6 Kevin Wirth
Ky. 2263
7 Greg Hackney
La. 2193
8 Gerald Swindle
Ala. 2192
9 Skeet Reese
Calif. 2191
10 Kelly Jordon
Texas 2177
11 Edwin Evers
Okla. 2159
12 Jason Quinn
S.C. 2158
13 Tommy Biffle
Okla. 2152
14 Denny Brauer
Mo. 2102
15 Russ Lane
Ala. 2099
16 John Crews
Va. 2094
17 Matt Reed
Texas 2056
18 Alton Jones Texas
2052
19 Mike Wurm
Ark. 2047
20 Jared Lintner
Calif. 2003
21 John Murray
Ariz. 2002
22 Davy Hite
S.C. 1994
23 Timmy Horton
Ala. 1991
24 Peter Thliveros
Fla. 1985
25 Jeff Reynolds
Okla. 1979
26 Zell Rowland
Texas 1958
27 Randy Howell
Ala. 1936
28 Mike McClelland
Ark. 1929
29 Gary Klein
Texas 1903
30 Rick Clunn
Mo. 1892
31 Mark Tucker
Mo. 1874
32 Jeff Kriet
Okla. 1869
33 Lee Bailey
Ala. 1868
34 Terry Scroggins
Fla. 1865
35 Todd Faircloth
Texas 1852
36 Bill Lowen
Ohio 1844
37 Brent Chapman
Kan. 1831
38 Takahiro Omori
Texas 1817
39 Kenyon Hill
Okla. 1812
40 Terry Butcher
Okla. 1792
41 Paul Elias
Miss. 1785
42 Stephen Browning
Ark. 1784
43 Greg Gutierrez
Calif. 1780
44 Dave Wolak
Pa. 1772
44 Kotaro Kiriyama
Ala. 1772
46 Shaw Grigsby, Jr
Fla. 1753
47 Mark Tyler
Ariz. 1746
48 Ishama Monroe
Calif. 1743
49 Yusuke Miyazaki
Texas 1729
50 Bradley Hallman
Okla. 1728
51 Chad Brauer
Mo. 1724
52 Morizo Shimizu
Calif. 1717
53 Scott Rook Ark.
1716
54 Jeremy Starks
W.Va. 1711
55 Bernie Schultz
Fla. 1702
56 Ray Sedgwick
S.C. 1691
57 Darrin Schwenkbeck Md.
1687
58 Chris Lane
Fla. 1673
59 Ken Cook
Okla. 1670
60 Steve Daniel
Fla. 1658
61 Marty Stone
N.C. 1631
62 Jami Fralick
S.D. 1628
63 Jimmy Mize
Ark. 1621
64 William Smith, Jr
Ky. 1609
65 Fred Roumbanis
Calif. 1608
66 Jeff Connella
La. 1599
67 Brian Snowden
Mo. 1597
68 Mark Menendez
Ky. 1549
69 Dave Smith
Okla. 1537
70 Charlie Youngers
Fla. 1524
71 Kevin Langill
N.C. 1521
72 Mike Reynolds
Calif. 1495
73 Preston Clark
Fla. 1484
74 Jon Bondy
Canada 1482
75 Paul Hirosky
Pa. 1477
76 Charlie Hartley
Ohio 1476
77 Keith Phillips
Ala. 1474
78 Pete Ponds
Miss. 1465
79 Britt Myers
N.C. 1461
80 Kurt Dove
Va. 1458
81 Frank Scalish
Ohio 1456
82 Elton Luce Jr Texas
1446
83 Rick Morris
Va. 1440
84 Terry Segraves
Fla. 1435
85 Bradley Stringer
Texas 1425
86 Kevin Short
Ark. 1423
87 David Gliebe
Ky. 1405
88 Mike O'Shea
Calif. 1391
89 Joe Thomas
Ohio 1388
89 Grant Goldbeck
Md. 1388
91 Jarrett Edwards
Ariz. 1379
92 Vince Hurtado
Calif. 1373
93 Guy Eaker
N.C. 1344
94 Byron Velvick
Nev. 1339
95 Bink Desaro
Idaho 1297
96 Doc Merkin
Ill. 1241
97 Charlie Weyer
Calif. 1234
98 Ken Brodeur
Conn. 1192
99 Rick Ash
Pa. 1177
100 Mark Rogers
Fla. 1170
101 Brooks Rogers
Texas 1031
102 Randy Yarnall
Pa. 1027
103 Jimmy Houston
Okla. 969
104 Robert Hamilton Jr Tenn.
551
105 Conrad Picou
La. 390
106 Dustin Wilks
N.C. 151
BASSMASTER ELITE SERIES POWER INDEX
After Charles County, MD ending 08-13-2006, Day
4
Rank Name
Total Weight
Average Weight
Power Index (Avg. Weight)
1 Iaconelli,
Michael 600 lbs
7 ozs
50 lbs 1 ozs
100.00 %
2 Kennedy,
Stephen
584 lbs 12 ozs
48 lbs 12 ozs
97.38 %
3 VanDam,
Kevin
579 lbs 10 ozs
48 lbs 5 ozs
96.50 %
4 Rojas, Dean
568 lbs 7 ozs
47 lbs 6 ozs
94.63 %
5 Hackney,
Greg
553 lbs 8 ozs
46 lbs 2 ozs
92.13 %
6 Reese, Skeet
540 lbs 4 ozs
45 lbs 0 ozs
89.89 %
7 Swindle,
Gerald
530 lbs 11 ozs
44 lbs 4 ozs
88.39 %
8 Crews, John
526 lbs 7 ozs
43 lbs 14 ozs
87.64 %
9 Martens,
Aaron
520 lbs 1 ozs
43 lbs 5 ozs
86.52 %
10 Jordon, Kelly
516 lbs 7 ozs
43 lbs 1 ozs
86.02 %
11 Wirth, Kevin
505 lbs 7 ozs
42 lbs 2 ozs
84.14 %
12 Brauer, Denny
499 lbs 13 ozs
41 lbs 10 ozs
83.15 %
13 Evers, Edwin
499 lbs 4 ozs
41 lbs 10 ozs
83.15 %
14 Wurm, Mike
494 lbs 13 ozs
41 lbs 4 ozs
82.40 %
15 Quinn, Jason
487 lbs 15 ozs
40 lbs 11 ozs
81.27 %
16 Reed, Matt
478 lbs 12 ozs
39 lbs 14 ozs
79.65 %
17 Lane, Russell
475 lbs 15 ozs
39 lbs 11 ozs
79.28 %
18 Biffle, Tommy
470 lbs 10 ozs
39 lbs 4 ozs
78.40 %
19 Jones, Alton
451 lbs 7 ozs
37 lbs 10 ozs 75.16
%
20 Horton, Timmy
451 lbs 4 ozs
37 lbs 10 ozs
75.16 %
21 Scroggins, Terry
450 lbs 4 ozs
37 lbs 8 ozs
74.91 %
22 Reynolds, Jeff
448 lbs 7 ozs 37
lbs 6 ozs
74.66 %
23 Rowland, Zell
447 lbs 13 ozs
37 lbs 5 ozs
74.53 %
24 Klein, Gary
444 lbs 1 ozs
37 lbs 0 ozs
73.91 %
25 Thliveros, Peter
443 lbs 8 ozs
36 lbs 15 ozs
73.78 %
26 McClelland, Mike
442 lbs 7 ozs
36 lbs 14 ozs
73.66 %
27 Wolak, David
441 lbs 0 ozs
36 lbs 12 ozs
73.41 %
28 Bailey, Lee
437 lbs 1 ozs
36 lbs 7 ozs
72.78 %
29 Omori, Takahiro
435 lbs 4 ozs
36 lbs 4 ozs
72.41 %
30 Murray, John
426 lbs 9 ozs
35 lbs 9 ozs
71.04 %
31 Howell, Randy
422 lbs 7 ozs
35 lbs 3 ozs
70.29 %
32 Faircloth, Todd
421 lbs 1 ozs
35 lbs 1 ozs
70.04 %
33 Hite, Davy
418 lbs 8 ozs
34 lbs 14 ozs
69.66 %
34 Monroe, Ishama
404 lbs 11 ozs
33 lbs 12 ozs
67.42 %
35 Clunn, Rick
401 lbs 13 ozs
33 lbs 8 ozs
66.92 %
36 Chapman, Brent
396 lbs 0 ozs
33 lbs 0 ozs
65.92 %
37 Kriet, Jeff
393 lbs 9 ozs
32 lbs 13 ozs
65.54 %
38 Butcher, Terry
382 lbs 14 ozs
31 lbs 15 ozs
63.80 %
39 Cook, Ken
379 lbs 12 ozs
31 lbs 10 ozs
63.17 %
40 Tucker, Mark
378 lbs 14 ozs
31 lbs 9 ozs
63.05 %
41 Browning, Stephen
376 lbs 9 ozs
31 lbs 6 ozs
62.67 %
42 Schultz, Bernie
375 lbs 1 ozs
31 lbs 4 ozs
62.42 %
43 Elias, Paul
374 lbs 14 ozs
31 lbs 4 ozs
62.42 %
44 Menendez, Mark
373 lbs 7 ozs
31 lbs 2 ozs
62.17 %
45 Mize, Jimmy
373 lbs 0 ozs
31 lbs 1 ozs
62.05 %
46 Shimizu, Morizo
362 lbs 5 ozs
30 lbs 3 ozs 60.30
%
47 Clark, Preston
358 lbs 15 ozs
29 lbs 15 ozs
59.80 %
48 Grigsby, Jr,
Shaw 358 lbs
8 ozs
29 lbs 14 ozs
59.68 %
48 Hill, Kenyon
358 lbs 8 ozs
29 lbs 14 ozs
59.68 %
50 Kiriyama, Kotaro
352 lbs 2 ozs
29 lbs 6 ozs
58.68 %
51 Tyler, Mark
350 lbs 15 ozs
29 lbs 4 ozs
58.43 %
52 Sedgwick, Ray
348 lbs 9 ozs
29 lbs 1 ozs
58.05 %
53 Gutierrez, Greg
348 lbs 8 ozs
29 lbs 1 ozs
58.05 %
54 Miyazaki, Yusuke
348 lbs 0 ozs
29 lbs 0 ozs
57.93 %
55 Roumbanis, Fred
344 lbs 3 ozs
28 lbs 11 ozs
57.30 %
56 Rook, Scott
344 lbs 0 ozs
28 lbs 11 ozs
57.30 %
57 Ponds, Pete
343 lbs 2 ozs 28
lbs 10 ozs
57.18 %
58 Reynolds, Mike
334 lbs 1 ozs
27 lbs 13 ozs
55.56 %
59 Morris, Rick
331 lbs 13 ozs
27 lbs 10 ozs
55.18 %
60 Snowden, Brian
330 lbs
6 ozs
27 lbs 9 ozs
55.06 %
61 Brauer, Chad
329 lbs 10 ozs
27 lbs 8 ozs
54.93 %
62 Stone, Marty
323 lbs 3 ozs
26 lbs 15 ozs
53.81 %
63 Edwards, Jarrett
316 lbs 3 ozs
26 lbs 6 ozs
52.68 %
64 Daniel, Stephen
316 lbs 1 ozs
26 lbs 5 ozs
52.56 %
65 Segraves, Terry
305 lbs 6 ozs
25 lbs 7 ozs
50.81 %
66 Short, Kevin
304 lbs 12 ozs
25 lbs 6 ozs
50.69 %
67 Youngers, Charlie
296 lbs 1 ozs
24 lbs 11 ozs
49.31 %
68 Hartley, Charlie
294 lbs 15 ozs
24 lbs 9 ozs
49.06 %
69 O'Shea, Mike
293 lbs 7 ozs
24 lbs 7 ozs
48.81 %
70 Luce Jr, Elton
288 lbs 4 ozs
24 lbs 0 ozs
47.94 %
71 Scalish, Frank
286 lbs 9 ozs
23 lbs 14 ozs
47.69 %
72 Desaro, Bink
285 lbs 3 ozs
23 lbs 12 ozs
47.44 %
73 Hamilton Jr,
Robert 283 lbs
9 ozs
23 lbs 10 ozs
47.19 %
74 Stringer, Bradley
273 lbs 5 ozs
22 lbs 12 ozs
45.44 %
75 Thomas, Joe
272 lbs 3 ozs
22 lbs 11 ozs
45.32 %
76 Rogers, Brooks
272 lbs 1 ozs
22 lbs 11 ozs
45.32 %
77 Weyer, Charlie
263 lbs 0 ozs
21 lbs 15 ozs
43.82 %
78 Gliebe, David
260 lbs 11 ozs
21 lbs 12 ozs
43.45 %
79 Goldbeck, Grant
259 lbs 1 ozs
21 lbs 9 ozs
43.07 %
80 Eaker, Guy
254 lbs 11 ozs
21 lbs 4 ozs
42.45 %
81 Velvick, Byron
254 lbs 6 ozs
21 lbs 3 ozs 42.32
%
82 Rogers, Mark
243 lbs 8 ozs
20 lbs 5 ozs
40.57 %
83 Wilks, Dustin
231 lbs 3 ozs
19 lbs 4 ozs
38.45 %
84 Yarnall, Randy
190 lbs 3 ozs 15
lbs 14 ozs
31.71 %
85 Houston, Jimmy
189 lbs 15 ozs
15 lbs 13 ozs
31.59 %
*** Lintner, Jared
*** Lowen, Bill
*** Schwenkbeck, Darrin
*** Hallman, Bradley
*** Starks, Jeremy
*** Lane, Chris
*** Fralick, Jami
*** Smith, Jr, William
*** Connella, Jeff
*** Langill, Kevin
*** Hirosky, Paul
*** Phillips, Keith
*** Smith, Dave
*** Bondy, Jon
*** Myers, Britt
*** Dove, Kurt
*** Hurtado, Vince
*** Merkin, Doc
*** Brodeur, Ken
*** Ash, Rick
*** Picou, Conrad
***An angler must have fished 12 qualifying events
during the last two seasons for his weight to appear. A qualifying
event is a Bassmaster Tour tournament, an Elite 50 tournament
or Bassmaster Classic. In 2006 and beyond, a qualifying event
is defined as a CITGO Bassmaster Elite Series tournament, a Bassmaster
Major and a CITGO Bassmaster Classic.
Busch Heavy-Weight
After Charles County, MD ending 08-13-2006, Day
4
Joe Conway
2006 BASS Federation Championship, 15-7
Preston Clark
2006 CITGO Bassmaster Classic, 29-01
Mike McClelland
CITGO Bassmaster Open Championship, 17-12
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Place Name
Body Of Water
Day lbs-Ozs
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Ishama Monroe
Lake Amistad, Texas
3 34-01
2 Aaron Martens
Santee Cooper Reservoir, 4
32-10
3 Mike Wurm
Santee Cooper Reservoir, 3
32-04
4 Kevin Wirth
Santee Cooper Reservoir, 2
31-15
5 Jimmy Mize
Lake Amistad, Texas
2 31-14
6 Ken Cook
Lake Amistad, Texas
1 31-10
7 Fred Roumbanis
Lake Amistad, Texas
4 28-01
8 Denny Brauer
Lake Champlain, N.Y.
4 23-04
9 Greg Hackney
Lake Sam Rayburn, Texas 1
22-02
10 Michael Iaconelli
Lake Guntersville, Ala. 2
22-01
2006 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
After Potomac Ricer, Charles County, MD ending
08-13-2006, Day 4
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Place Name
St
Pts
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1 Steve Kennedy
Ala. 2410
2 Jared Lintner
Calif. 2003
3 Bill Lowen
Ohio
1844
4 Bradley Hallman
Okla. 1728
5 Jeremy Starks
W.Va. 1711
6 Darrin Schwenkbeck Md.
1687
7 Chris Lane
Fla. 1673
8 Jami Fralick
S.D. 1628
9 William Smith, Jr
Ky. 1609
10 Jeff Connella
La. 1599
11 Kevin Langill
N.C. 1521
12 Jon Bondy
Canada 1482
13 Paul Hirosky
Pa. 1477
14 Keith Phillips
Ala. 1474
15 Britt Myers
N.C. 1461
16 Kurt Dove
Va. 1458
17 Vince Hurtado
Calif. 1373
18 Doc Merkin
Ill. 1241
19 Ken Brodeur
Conn. 1192
20 Rick Ash
Pa. 1177
21 Conrad Picou
La.
390
2006 Horizon Award
After Charles County, MD ending 08-13-2006, Day
4
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Place Name
2005 Finish 2006 Standings
---------------------------------------------------------
1 Denny Brauer
113
14
2 Stephen Daniel
147
60
3 Alton Jones
98
18
4 Matt Reed
96
17
5 John Murray
92 21
6 Yusuke Miyazaki
118
49
7 Fred Roumbanis
133
65
8 Ray Sedgwick
123
56
9 Bradley Stringer
151
85
10 Dean Rojas
67
3
11 Grant Goldbeck
152
89
12 Kelly Jordon
66
10
12 Gary Klein
85
29
14 Peter E Thliveros
79
24
15 Bink Desaro
149
95
16 Elton Luce Jr
135
82
17 Ken Cook
110
59
18 Shaw E Grigsby, Jr
95
46
19 Randy Howell
74
27
20 Gerald Swindle
53
8
21 Mike McClelland
68
28
22 Randy Yarnall
141
102
22 Chad Brauer
90
51
22 Mike O'Shea
127
88
25 Zell Rowland
63
26
26 Pete Ponds
112
78
27 Davy Hite
54
22
28 Jason Quinn
43
12
29 Byron Velvick
124
94
30 Paul Elias
70
41
31 Russell Lane
41
15
32 Charlie Weyer
122
97
33 Kotaro Kiriyama
65
44
33 Morizo Shimizu
73
52
35 Joe Thomas
109
89
35 Terry Butcher
60
40
37 Kenyon Hill
57
39
38 Stephen Browning
57
42
39 Jimmy Houston
117
103
39 Lee Bailey
47
33
41 Mike Wurm
32
19
41 Tommy Biffle
26
13
43 Kevin Wirth
14 6
44 Michael Iaconelli
8
1
44 Todd Faircloth
42
35
46 John Crews
19
16
46 Brent Chapman
40
37
46 Kevin VanDam
7
4
Kansan Ron Chapman in 10th on
Co-angler side, up from 23rd on day 2
Virginia Angler Morris Seeking First BASS
Win
Top Two in Angler on the Year Standings
Right Behind
Aug. 12, 2006 - CHARLES COUNTY, Md. Rick
Morris has always done well in Bassmaster tournaments on the
Potomac River.
After catching yet another solid limit Saturday
on the third day of the Capitol Clash presented by BUSCH Beer,
Morris is poised for his best finish ever.
The Virginia Beach, Va., pro brought five bass
weighing 16 pounds, 10 ounces to the scales at Smallwood State
Park for a three-day total of 43-10 and a 2-ounce lead over 2003
CITGO Bassmaster Classic champion Mike Iaconelli.
Alabama,s Steve Kennedy, who is second behind Iaconelli
in the CITGO Bassmaster Angler of the Year point standings, was
6 ounces behind Iaconelli in third place with 43-2. Texan Kelly
Jordon with 42-10 and Californian Skeet Reese with 42-4 rounded
out the top five. The top angler Sunday wins $100,000.
"I,ve probably fished 10 BASS events here
over the past 15 years, said Morris, who finished third in the
2003 Bassmaster Northern Open, third in the 2002 Bassmaster Eastern
Open and fourth in the 1998 Bassmaster Top 150- all on the Potomac.
"Before that, I used to fish Federation Nation tournaments
on the Potomac, so I,ve got 20 years experience here.
That experience has helped Morris, whose best finish
this year was a second in the Bassmaster Classic on Lake Tohopekaliga
in February, stay focused on fishing a creek south of the launch
site that several of the other athletes who made the top 12 cut
Saturday have been fishing.
While some of those anglers struggled to catch
five keepers and left to check out some other areas, Morris stayed
in the creek and waited for a late bite, keyed by a falling tide,
to happen.
"I had five bites today and that was after
everybody left, said Morris, who was in 20th place Thursday and
moved up to 15th Friday before jumping into the lead. "It
gets better late in the day.
Iaconelli, of Runnemede, N.J., a five-time BASS
winner who won the Southern Challenge presented by Berkley on
Lake Guntersville in April, went from 14th place to second with
a limit weighing 16-5 for a total weight of 43-8. After placing
41st the first day of the tournament, Iaconelli moved to an area
with three grass beds and caught all of his fish Friday from
the second of the beds.
"I started out fishing at that bed today and
stayed there, Iaconelli said.
Kennedy, of Auburn, Ala., moved from seventh place
into third with a limit weighing 13-14. He caught one keeper
in the morning, then went through a dry spell until he pulled
up on a patch of grass that he,d found during practice, but hadn,t
fished during the tournament.
"I caught all but one of my fish [that he
weighed] from that spot in less than an hour, said Kennedy, who
is 50 points behind Iaconelli in the AOY standings. "Then
the tide dropped out and I never got another bite.
Brian Snowden of Reeds Spring , Mo., had the BUSCH
Heavyweight stringer of the day- a 19-14 limit- to jump from
33rd to sixth at 42-2. Mike McClelland of Bella Vista, Ark.,
had the Purolator Big Bass of 5-1. McClelland sits in seventh
with 41-9.
Mike Frazier of Orlando, Fla., held onto his lead
in the co-angler division to finish with nine bass weighing 22-5
and win a Triton boat package valued at $45,000. Shawn Huwar
was second at 20-10 and fellow Virginian Mark Letosky was third
at 20-3.
Day 3 Purolator Big Bass
Angler: Mike McClelland, Bella Vista, Ark., 5-1
Co-angler: Harry Parten, Columbiana, Ala., 4-1
Day 3 Busch Heavyweight
Brian Snowden, Reeds Spring, Mo., 19-14
2006 Capitol Clash Pro 08/10-08/13
Potomac River, Charles County Md.
(PRO Division) Standings Day 3
Angler
Hometown
No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Rick Morris
Virginia Beach, Va. 15 43-10 305
Day 1: 5 13-06
Day 2: 5 13-10 Day 3: 5
16-10
2. Michael Iaconelli
Runnemede, N.J. 15
43-08 295
Day 1: 5 11-00
Day 2: 5 16-03 Day 3: 5
16-05
3. Steve Kennedy
Auburn, Ala.
15 43-02 290
Day 1: 5 15-15
Day 2: 5 13-05 Day 3: 5
13-14
4. Kelly Jordon
Mineola, Texas
14 42-10 285 $1,000.00
Day 1: 5 17-09
Day 2: 5 12-03 Day 3: 4
12-14
5. Skeet Reese
Auburn, Calif.
13 42-04 285
Day 1: 5 16-05
Day 2: 5 17-00 Day 3: 3
8-15
6. Brian Snowden
Reeds Spring, Mo. 14 42-02
276 $1,000.00
Day 1: 4 7-09
Day 2: 5 14-11 Day 3: 5
19-14
7. Mike McClelland
Bella Vista, Ark. 15 41-09
272 $1,000.00
Day 1: 5 16-10
Day 2: 5 15-12 Day 3: 5
9-03
8. Greg Hackney
Gonzales, La.
15 40-15 268
Day 1: 5 17-06
Day 2: 5 13-03 Day 3: 5
10-06
9. Gerald Swindle
Warrior, Ala.
15 40-12 264
Day 1: 5 15-09
Day 2: 5 12-14 Day 3: 5
12-05
10. Kevin Short
Mayflower, Ark. 15
39-05 260
Day 1: 5 14-05
Day 2: 5 14-11 Day 3: 5
10-05
11. Stephen Browning
Hot Springs, Ark. 15 39-03
257
Day 1: 5 11-14
Day 2: 5 14-12 Day 3: 5
12-09
12. Jeremy Starks
Charleston, W.Va. 15 38-15
254
Day 1: 5 15-13
Day 2: 5 11-12 Day 3: 5
11-06
13. Aaron Martens
Leeds, Ala.
15 38-08 251 $10,800.00
Day 1: 5 12-09
Day 2: 5 14-04 Day 3: 5
11-11
14. Randy Howell
Springville, Ala. 15 38-04
246 $10,650.00
Day 1: 5 13-03
Day 2: 5 11-15 Day 3: 5
13-02
14. Rick Clunn
Ava, Mo.
14 38-04 246 $10,650.00
Day 1: 5 16-13
Day 2: 5 15-06 Day 3: 4
6-01
16. Grant Goldbeck
Gaithersburg, Md. 12 38-02
243 $11,500.00
Day 1: 5 13-10
Day 2: 4 14-05 Day 3: 3
10-03
17. Alton Jones
Waco, Texas
15 37-08 241 $10,500.00
Day 1: 5 12-03
Day 2: 5 17-13 Day 3: 5
7-08
18. John Murray
Phoenix, Ariz.
15 36-11 239 $10,500.00
Day 1: 5 7-11
Day 2: 5 13-04 Day 3: 5
15-12
19. Kotaro Kiriyama
Moody, Ala.
14 36-09 237 $10,500.00
Day 1: 5 15-01
Day 2: 5 13-06 Day 3: 4
8-02
20. Jared Lintner
Arroyo Grande, Calif. 15 36-03 235
$10,500.00
Day 1: 5 13-06
Day 2: 5 9-06 Day 3: 5
13-07
21. Tommy Biffle
Wagoner, Okla.
15 35-13 233 $10,250.00
Day 1: 5 17-13
Day 2: 5 8-12 Day 3: 5
9-04
22. Jason Quinn
York, S.C.
15 35-12 231 $10,250.00
Day 1: 5 11-11
Day 2: 5 11-00 Day 3: 5
13-01
23. Shaw E Grigsby, Jr
Gainesville, Fla. 15 35-08
229 $10,250.00
Day 1: 5 11-11
Day 2: 5 10-06 Day 3: 5
13-07
24. Dean Rojas
Lake Havasu, Ariz. 15 35-06
227 $10,250.00
Day 1: 5 12-04
Day 2: 5 8-15 Day 3: 5
14-03
25. Jami Fralick
Martin, S.D.
14 34-14 225 $10,250.00
Day 1: 4 7-15
Day 2: 5 17-10 Day 3: 5
9-05
26. Charlie Weyer
West Hills, Calif. 15 34-02
223 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 6-10
Day 2: 5 15-07 Day 3: 5
12-01
27. Davy Hite
Ninety Six, S.C. 15
33-08 221 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-05
Day 2: 5 11-02 Day 3: 5
10-01
28. Marty Stone
Linden, N.C.
13 32-03 219 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-12
Day 2: 5 13-11 Day 3: 3
4-12
29. Elton Luce Jr
Brookeland, Texas 14 31-15
217 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 8-01
Day 2: 5 13-07 Day 3: 4
10-07
30. Kevin VanDam
Kalamazoo, Mich. 12
31-09 215 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-03
Day 2: 5 12-09 Day 3: 2
6-13
31. Edwin Evers
Talala, Okla.
15 31-03 213 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-10
Day 2: 5 9-04 Day 3: 5
8-05
32. Doc Merkin
Downers Grove, Ill. 13 31-00 211
$10,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-14
Day 2: 5 10-11 Day 3: 3
7-07
33. Frank Scalish
Cleveland Heights, Ohi 11 30-07 209 $11,000.00
Day 1: 3 5-09
Day 2: 5 17-11 Day 3: 3
7-03
34. Russ Lane
Prattville, Ala. 14
30-02 207 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-06
Day 2: 5 8-15 Day 3: 4
6-13
35. Ken Brodeur
Niantic, Conn.
15 29-15 205 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 11-12 Day
2: 5 10-02 Day 3: 5
8-01
36. Ishama Monroe
Hughson, Calif. 15
29-14 203 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-08
Day 2: 5 6-02 Day 3: 5
9-04
37. Chad Brauer
Osage Beach, Mo. 13
29-12 201 $10,000.00
Day 1: 3 7-02
Day 2: 5 13-12 Day 3: 5
8-14
38. Fred Roumbanis
Auburn, Calif.
15 29-11 199 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-07
Day 2: 5 8-12 Day 3: 5
8-08
39. Steve Daniel
Clewiston, Fla. 14
28-13 197 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-05
Day 2: 5 10-09 Day 3: 4
5-15
40. Todd Faircloth
Jasper, Texas
15 28-12 195 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 11-08
Day 2: 5 10-03 Day 3: 5
7-01
41. Dave Wolak
Warrior Run, Pa. 15
28-10 193 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 9-00
Day 2: 5 11-00 Day 3: 5
8-10
42. Zell Rowland
Montgomery, Texas 13 28-05
191 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 10-07
Day 2: 5 12-04 Day 3: 3
5-10
43. Mark Menendez
Paducah, Ky.
15 27-14 189 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 8-13
Day 2: 5 12-08 Day 3: 5
6-09
44. Mike O'Shea
Westlake Village, Cali 13 27-08 187 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 10-12
Day 2: 5 12-08 Day 3: 3
4-04
45. Bradley Stringer
Huntington, Texas 11 26-06
185 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 11-06
Day 2: 5 13-00 Day 3: 1
2-00
46. Charlie Youngers
Geneva, Fla.
14 25-15 183 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-01
Day 2: 5 7-14 Day 3: 4
6-00
47. Britt Myers
Mt. Holly, N.C. 15
25-13 181 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 7-01
Day 2: 5 12-11 Day 3: 5
6-01
48. Lee Bailey
Boaz, Ala.
15 25-11 179 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 9-08
Day 2: 5 10-04 Day 3: 5
5-15
49. Denny Brauer
Camdenton, Mo.
11 23-00 177 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 9-02
Day 2: 5 11-02 Day 3: 1
2-12
50. Kevin Langill
Terrell, N.C. 8
22-13 180 $11,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-01
Day 2: 2 4-00 Day 3: 1
0-12
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Purolator Big Bass
Day
1 Kelly Jordon
Mineola, Texas
5-12 $1,000.00
2 Grant Goldbeck
Gaithersburg, Md.
5-15 $1,000.00
3 Mike McClelland
Bella Vista, Ark.
5-01 $1,000.00
Busch Heavyweight
Day
1 Kevin Langill
Terrell, N.C.
18-01 $1,000.00
2 Frank Scalish
Cleveland Heights, Ohio 17-11 $1,000.00
3 Brian Snowden
Reeds Spring, Mo.
19-14 $1,000.00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish
Weight
1 72
443 994-15
2 74
439 966-07
3 32
214 469-14
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1096 2431-04
2006 Capitol Clash NB 08/10-08/13
Potomac Ricer, Charles County Md.
(CO-ANGLER) Standings Day 3
Angler
Hometown
No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Mike Frazier
Orlando, Fla.
9 22-05 0 $45,000.00
Day 1: 3 9-14
Day 2: 3 6-09 Day 3: 3
5-14
2. Shawn Huwar Fredericksburg,
Va. 8 20-10 0
$25,500.00
Day 1: 2 1-09
Day 2: 3 9-10 Day 3: 3
9-07
3. Mark Letosky
Warrenton, Va.
7 20-03 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 3 10-11
Day 2: 1 1-03 Day 3: 3
8-05
4. Chad Hicks
Rockville, Va.
8 19-12 0 $5,000.00
Day 1: 3 6-06
Day 2: 3 9-06 Day 3: 2
4-00
5. Mike Acord
Lancaster, Pa.
9 19-07 0 $4,000.00
Day 1: 3 6-13
Day 2: 3 9-00 Day 3: 3
3-10
6. Tony Fraser
Woodbridge, Va.
9 19-02 0 $3,000.00
Day 1: 3 4-05
Day 2: 3 8-13 Day 3: 3
6-00
7. Michael Schmeltzer
Akron, Ohio
8 18-10 0 $2,500.00
Day 1: 3 7-11
Day 2: 2 3-08 Day 3: 3
7-07
8. Tommy Swindle
Cleveland, Ala.
9 18-08 0 $2,000.00
Day 1: 3 6-04
Day 2: 3 6-09 Day 3: 3
5-11
9. Marty Scoggins
Trion, Ga.
9 17-08 0 $1,800.00
Day 1: 3 9-11
Day 2: 3 2-13 Day 3: 3
5-00
10. Ron Chapman
Lake Quivira, Kan. 8 17-05
0 $1,600.00
Day 1: 3 7-05
Day 2: 2 3-05 Day 3: 3
6-11
11. James Hill
Ozark, Ala. 7
17-03 0 $1,400.00
Day 1: 3 7-09
Day 2: 1 0-15 Day 3: 3
8-11
12. Donald Muir
Nottingham, Md.
7 17-02 0 $1,300.00
Day 1: 3 8-09
Day 2: 3 7-11 Day 3: 1
0-14
13. Andy Montgomery
Grover, N.C.
7 17-01 0 $1,200.00
Day 1: 3 7-04
Day 2: 3 7-13 Day 3: 1
2-00
14. Steven Brinster
Highland Lakes, N.J. 7 16-14
0 $1,100.00
Day 1: 1 1-14
Day 2: 3 6-15 Day 3: 3
8-01
15. James Funk
Portsmouth, Va.
7 16-10 0 $1,000.00
Day 1: 3 9-02
Day 2: 1 1-00 Day 3: 3
6-08
16. Josh Kolbinsky
Lawrenceburg, Ind. 8 16-09
0 $1,000.00
Day 1: 3 8-14
Day 2: 2 3-12 Day 3: 3
3-15
16. David Woodall
Angier, N.C.
8 16-09 0 $1,000.00
Day 1: 2 3-05
Day 2: 3 6-11 Day 3: 3
6-09
18. Richard Roselle
La Plata, Md.
8 16-05 0 $1,000.00
Day 1: 3 8-06
Day 2: 3 4-10 Day 3: 2
3-05
19. Mike Phillips
Clayton, Del.
9 16-04 0 $1,000.00
Day 1: 3 4-15
Day 2: 3 4-01 Day 3: 3
7-04
20. Ian Dunevant
Baltimore, Md.
6 16-02 0 $1,000.00
Day 1: 3 8-10
Day 2: 3 7-08 Day 3: 0
0-00
21. Harry Parten
Columbiana, Ala. 8
15-14 0 $1,400.00
Day 1: 3 6-04
Day 2: 3 4-06 Day 3: 2
5-04
22. Vic Hofer
Chesapeake, Va.
8 15-10 0
$900.00
Day 1: 3 6-02
Day 2: 2 4-11 Day 3: 3
4-13
23. Wade Grooms
Bonneau, S.C.
9 15-05 0
$900.00
Day 1: 3 2-13
Day 2: 3 5-01 Day 3: 3
7-07
23. Craig Townsend
Mount Holly, N.J. 8
15-05 0 $900.00
Day 1: 3 5-10
Day 2: 2 3-05 Day 3: 3
6-06
25. Allan Engelmeyer
Severn, Md.
9 15-00 0
$300.00
Day 1: 3 4-12
Day 2: 3 4-03 Day 3: 3
6-01
25. Steve Tosh
Modesto, Calif.
8 15-00 0
$300.00
Day 1: 3 4-06
Day 2: 3 7-12 Day 3: 2
2-14
25. David Printz
Bryans Road, Md. 8
15-00 0 $300.00
Day 1: 2 5-06
Day 2: 3 4-13 Day 3: 3
4-13
28. Frank Mealer
Irondale, Ala.
6 14-07 0
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