| | Texas Walleye Association
Ute Lake Tournament Results
| Place |
Partner 1 |
Partner 2 |
# Fish |
Weight |
Added Prizes |
| 1 |
Donnie Bell |
Arvin Cowan |
5 |
12.42 |
$520 Big Fish $130 |
| 2 |
Kevin Audrain |
Kalin Audrain |
5 |
9.93 |
$325 |
| 3 |
Jim Welch |
James Welch |
5 |
9.14 |
$195 |
| 4 |
Hank McWilliams |
Hunter McWilliams |
5 |
8.72 |
|
| 5 |
Robert Reining |
Merle Meaker |
5 |
8.70 |
|
| 6 |
John McWilliams |
Kenneth Sibley |
5 |
8.38 |
|
| 7 |
Jeff Cooper |
Scott Manske |
5 |
7.80 |
|
| 8 |
David Wilkinson |
Russell Wilkinson |
5 |
7.50 |
|
| 9 |
Bryan Garrison |
Kenneth Garrison |
5 |
7.22 |
|
| 10 |
Dale Miller |
Pat Miller |
5 |
6.91 |
|
Teams from Texas, Kansas, and New Mexico gathered at Ute Lake on Saturday, April 28 for the first tournament of the Spring Season. Eleven of the teams were able to bring 5 fish limits to the scales. All fish were successfully released back into the lake. The bite was very good early in the day and tapered off as the day wore on. Fish were taken in various depths ranging from 15 all the way to 50 foot deep. Carolina rigging, vertical jigging, and blades were the methods that brought in most of the fish.
Donnie Bell and Arvin Cowan of Fritch won the 1st place prize of $ 520 with 5 fish weighing 12.42 lbs. They also took the big fish pot of $130 with a 3 lb walleye. Kevin and Kalin Audrain of Fritch took 2nd and $325 with 5 fish weighing 9.93 lbs. The father and son team of Jim and James Welch from Fritch,Tx and Albuquerque, NM grabbed 3rd and $195 with 5 fish weighing 9.14 lbs.
The rest of a very closely spaced top ten were: 4th Hank and Hunter McWilliams of Fritch with 8.72 lbs; 5th Robert Reining and Merle Meaker of Panhandle with 8.70 lbs; 6th John McWilliams and Kenneth Sibley of Borger with 8.38 lbs; 7th Jeff Cooper and Scott Manske of Amarillo with 7.80 lbs; 8th David and Russell Wilkinson of Fritch and Amarillo with 7.50 lbs; 9th Bryan and Kenneth Garrison of Kismet, Kansas with 7.22 lbs; and 10th Dale and Pat Miller of Hobbs, NM with 6.91 lbs.
The next tournament will be on Saturday, May 19 at Lake Meredith. All indications point to an excellent tournament at Meredith. For more information on the Texas Walleye Association and this tournament contact either: Donnie Bell at 857-2250 fishinbell123@#yahoo.com or Dan Turner at 935-3176 dnturner@valornet.com |
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