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Weathered California Pro Takes First Bass Win
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JASPER, Ala. - Even the sun came out to watch Sunday's final round of the CITGO Bassmaster Tour stop on Smith Lake, its first appearance during the four-day event.
  It shone with extra warmth on California's Charlie Weyer, who brought home 8 pounds of hard-won bass to win his first BASS event. His four day total of 32 pounds 10 ounces put him comfortably above the rest of the field, with a margin of 4-3 over second-place finisher Mark Tucker of Missouri.
  Weyer, who has been fishing with BASS since 1997, was overwhelmed with excitement about the victory.
  "I'm so excited," Weyer said. "I can't believe all these people want my autograph. It's unbelievable. I don't know what to say."
  To earn the $100,000 winner's purse, Weyer stuck to his strategy from Day 3, Carolina rigging a Fred Head shaky head worm on 10-pound test line in backwater areas still swollen from Thursday's torrential rainstorms.
  "These were some of the toughest conditions I've seen in a tournament," Weyer said. "I thought if I could at least catch three fish a day, I could possibly make the top 12. Today, at 12 o'clock I didn't have a fish and I ran to a spot where I caught three fish yesterday and I got three fish in two hours.
  "I knew with the weather and the lake coming up, that the run-ins were going to be the key in this tournament. The water came up about 10 or 12 feet in the tournament. Friday, I found two of them and those couple of creeks are where I caught all of my fish."
  Weyers picked up an extra $1,000 when his 8-pound sack proved to be the largest of the day, making him Sunday's Busch Heavyweight. If that 8-pound sack winds up being one of the top 10 heaviest sacks of the Tour and Elite 50 events, Weyer will go on to a mystery lake on Sept. 18 to compete in the first Busch Shootout Tournament.
  Mark Tucker came into the final day of competition in the third spot, but brought in 5-2 to give him second place with a four-day total of 28-7. Tucker had been fishing deep for most of the first three days, and although his water was muddy, decided to stick with it for day four.
  "For the fish I broke off this week and the fish that I lost, it's amazing that I'm still here," he said. "It was tough fishing. This morning I fished for two hours and had to engage my reel with my thumb. It wouldn't work, it was froze up and the water just kept coming up too much. I couldn't visualize where I've been catching my fish the last two days. All I needed was one of those big bites today and I might have had a chance."
  Alabama favorite Gerald Swindle ended the tournament with 22-6, putting him in fifth. Swindle said he was thrilled with a top six finish, but is hungry for his first BASS win.
  "It's pretty awesome to see everybody here," he said. "You want to do better. When I go to Guntersville, I've got to win, man. That's all there is to it. I have to come back and make the cut. The fire is going to burn deeper and deeper every day, and hotter and hotter."
  Sunday's Purolator Big Bass went to Weyer, who reeled in a 3-pound, 12-ounce lunker that earned him $1,000. Tucker added an extra $1,000 to his tournament earnings when his 6-11 Big Bass from Friday's round proved to be the Purolator Big Bass of the Tournament.
  The CITGO Bassmaster Tour heads to Lake Guntersville in two weeks for the third event on the 2004 Tour, Feb. 26-29.
  Fans can catch a telecast of the Smith Lake tournament on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 10:30 a.m. ET/9:30 a.m. CT on ESPN2.
  Thousands of fans were on hand Sunday afternoon to take part in the highly interactive and family friendly BASS Sponsor Expo area. Sponsors presented interactive exhibits and provided a fun family experience for all ages.
  Sponsors of the CITGO Bassmaster Tournament Trail presented by Busch Beer include CITGO Petroleum Corp., Busch Beer, Purolator, Triton Boats, Skeeter Boats, Mercury Marine, Yamaha Outboards, BBerkley, Abu Garcia, Lowrance Electronics, Flowmaster Exhaust Systems, MotorGuide, Bass Pro Shops, and BankOne.
  Associate Sponsors include G3 Boats and Bryant Heating and Air Conditioning.
  Local Sponsors include the Chamber of Commerce of Walker County

2004 Alabama CITGO Bassmaster Tour Pro 02/05-02/08
Smith Lake, Jasper  Ala.
(PRO Division) Standings Day 4

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

1.  Charlie Weyer          West Hills, Calif.     11   32-10  310 
$101,000.00
  Day 1: 3    8-01    Day 2: 2    9-07    Day 3: 3    7-02    Day 4: 3   
  8-00   
2.  Mark Tucker            Saint Louis, Mo.        9   28-07  295  
$39,000.00
  Day 1: 2    5-06    Day 2: 3   11-12    Day 3: 2    6-03    Day 4: 2   
  5-02   
3.  Lee Bailey             Hebron, Conn.           9   26-15  295  
$23,000.00
  Day 1: 5   14-02    Day 2: 1    4-06    Day 3: 1    4-06    Day 4: 2   
  4-01   
4.  Edwin Evers            Mannsville, Okla.      11   26-01  285  
$20,000.00
  Day 1: 4   10-08    Day 2: 2    4-13    Day 3: 4    8-05    Day 4: 1   
  2-07   
5.  Gerald Swindle         Hayden, Ala.            8   22-06  280  
$15,000.00
  Day 1: 1    2-06    Day 2: 4   12-01    Day 3: 3    7-15    Day 4: 0   
  0-00   
6.  Rick Morris            Virginia Beach, Va.     8   21-06  276  
$14,000.00
  Day 1: 3    8-00    Day 2: 3    9-00    Day 3: 1    2-08    Day 4: 1   
  1-14   
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Purolator Big Bass Day
 1   Robert Hamilton Jr      Hattiesburg, Miss.         5-03  $1,000.00 2 
  Mark Tucker             Saint Louis, Mo.           6-11  $1,000.00 3  
 Ben Matsubu             Mineola, Texas             5-08  $1,000.00 4  
 Charlie Weyer           West Hills, Calif.         3-12  $1,000.00
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Totals Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        3       177       444-06
 2        2       153       407-08
 3        0        18        49-12
 4        0         9        21-08
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          5       357       923-02

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BUSCH HEAVYWEIGHTS
Place	Angler		Weight
1	David Wharton	26-7
2	Jason Quinn		24-14 	
3	Greg Hackney	16-0
4	Marty Stone		15-13
5	Scott Suggs		13-12
6	Bud Pruitt		13-10
7 	Edwin Evers		8-5
8	Charlie Weyer	8-0
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2004 Angler of the Year
After Jasper, Ala.  Ending 02-08-2004
-------------------------------------------
Place  Name               St            Pts
-------------------------------------------
  1 Scott Suggs           Ark.          521
  2 Chris Baumgardner     N.C.          495
  3 Kelly Jordon          Texas         482
  4 Marty Stone           N.C.          476
  5 Edwin Evers           Okla.         466
  6 Gerald Swindle        Ala.          437
  6 Kevin Short           Ark.          437
  8 Mark Kile             Ariz.         436
  9 Tim Horton            Ala.          428
 10 Jason Quinn           S.C.          420
 11 Brian Snowden         Mo.           412
 12 Tommy Martin          Texas         409
 13 Bernie Schultz        Fla.          408
 13 Skeet Reese           Calif.        408
 15 Randy Blaukat         Mo.           406
 16 Davy Hite             S.C.          402
 17 Kotaro Kiriyama       Ala.          400
 18 Peter E Thliveros     Fla.          398
 18 Tom Biffle            Okla.         398
 20 Ishama Monroe         Calif.        394
 21 Mike Reynolds         Calif.        392
 21 Lee Bailey            Conn.         392
 23 Takahiro Omori        Texas         391
 24 Brooks Rogers         Texas         386
 24 Chad Brauer           Mo.           386
 26 Gary Klein            Texas         380
 26 Jay Yelas             Texas         380
 28 Brent Chapman         Kan.          379
 29 Dean Rojas            Texas         378
 30 Bud Pruitt            Texas         375
 31 O T Fears III         Okla.         374
 32 Aaron Martens         Calif.        372
 33 Michael Iaconelli     N.J.          371
 34 Dustin Wilks          N.C.          364
 35 Larry Nixon           Ark.          354
 36 Jimmy D Mize          Ark.          348
 37 Rick Morris           Va.           342
 38 Scott Rook            Ark.          341
 39 Charlie Weyer         Calif.        339
 40 Greg Hackney          La.           337
 41 Mark Tucker           Mo.           332
 42 Luke Clausen          Wash.         330
 43 Alton Jones           Texas         323
 44 Kevin Wirth           Ky.           322
 45 David Walker          Tenn.         320
 45 Jack L Wade           Tenn.         320
 47 Matt Reed             Texas         318
 48 Steve Daniel          Fla.          316
 49 Brett Hite            Ariz.         312
 50 Tim Loper             Miss.         308
 51 Rick Clunn            Mo.           304
 52 Harold Allen          Texas         303
 52 David Wharton         Texas         303
 54 Ben Matsubu           Texas         302
 55 Byron Velvick         Nev.          299
 56 Chad Morgenthaler     Ill.          296
 57 John Murray           Ariz.         295
 58 Kyle Mabrey           Ala.          292
 59 Terry Scroggins       Fla.          291
 60 Terry Baksay          Conn.         289
 61 Jeff Reynolds         Okla.         288
 61 Jack A Gadlage        Ky.           288
 63 Todd Auten            S.C.          287
 64 Morizo Shimizu        Calif.        286
 65 Jim Bitter            Ind.          284
 66 Charlie Hartley       Ohio          282
 67 Ray Sedgwick          S.C.          279
 68 Mike Auten            Ky.           275
 69 Mike McClelland       Ark.          274
 69 Darryl Burkhardt      Ore.          274
 71 Danny Correia         Mass.         273
 72 Joe Thomas            Ohio          271
 73 Tom Burns             Ill.          268
 74 Dennis Kolender       Nev.          265
 75 Jason Reyes           Texas         262
 75 Mark Shepard          Fla.          262
 77 Chuck Economou        Fla.          260
 77 R J Bennett           Calif.        260
 79 Stacey D King         Mo.           258
 80 Randy Yarnall         Pa.           254
 80 Kevin VanDam          Mich.         254
 80 Mike Hicks            Va.           254
 83 Curt Lytle            Va.           251
 84 John Crews            Va.           250
 85 Art Ferguson III      Mich.         248
 85 Kenyon Hill           Okla.         248
 87 Mark Davis            Ark.          246
 88 Randy Howell          Ala.          245
 89 David Mansue          N.J.          241
 89 Mark Rizk             Ala.          241
 91 Mike Wurm             Ark.          237
 92 Guy H Eaker           N.C.          228
 93 Chris Price           Md.           227
 94 Steve Sennikoff       Texas         226
 95 Sean Hoernke          Texas         224
 95 Bink Desaro           Idaho         224
 97 Robert Hamilton Jr    Miss.         223
 98 Woo Daves             Va.           221
 99 Elton Luce Jr         Texas         220
100 Koby Kreiger          Fla.          219
101 Todd Faircloth        Texas         217
102 Coby Carden           Ala.          215
103 Jimmy Mason           Ala.          213
104 Gerald Gostenik       Mich.         212
105 Shaw E Grigsby, Jr    Fla.          211
106 Doug Garrett          Ark.          209
107 Marcel Veenstra       Mich.         208
108 Randall R Romig       Pa.           191
108 Mark Rogers           Fla.          191
110 Scott A Nielsen       Utah          189
111 Johnny Lesesne        Ga.           187
112 Frank Scalish         Ohio          186
112 Jeff Kriet            Okla.         186
112 George Cochran        Ark.          186
115 Chris Daves           Va.           185
116 Robert Lee            Calif.        183
117 Jordan Paullo         Conn.         181
118 Denny Brauer          Mo.           180
119 Zell Rowland          Texas         173
120 Tommy Stiles          Tenn.         170
120 Randy Dearman         Texas         170
122 Gary Yamamoto         Texas         165
123 Frank Ippoliti        Md.           164
123 Yusuke Miyazaki       Texas         164
125 Roland Martin         Fla.          161
126 Cody Bird             Texas         159
127 Tom Mann, Jr          Ga.           154
128 Danny White           Ga.           150
128 Ken Cook              Okla.         150
130 Dalton Bobo           Ala.          140
131 Roger Boler           La.           137
132 Ron Shuffield         Ark.          135
132 Casey Iwai            Ariz.         135
134 Charles Hammack       Texas         134
135 Mark Menendez         Ky.           133
136 Eric Nethery          Ga.           132
137 Jay Kendrick          Ga.           126
138 David Fritts          N.C.          121
139 Charles Ingram        Tenn.         118
140 Tim Carroll           Okla.         114
141 Thomas O'Bryant       Tenn.         111
142 Mark Tyler            Calif.        108
143 J T Kenney            Md.           104
144 Jody Cordell          Ga.           103
144 Robert Duke McCardle  Ga.           103
144 Paul L Elias          Miss.         103
147 Stephen Browning      Ark.          101
148 Jason Barber          Texas         100
149 Mike O'Shea           Calif.         94
150 Pete Ponds            Miss.          93
151 Jarrett Edwards       Colo.          91
152 Homer Humphreys, Jr   La.            89
152 Jimmy Houston         Okla.          89
154 Terry Segraves        Fla.           87
154 Norio Tanabe          Japan          87
156 Pete Gluszek          N.J.           79
157 Jeff Magee            Miss.          78
158 Lance Vick            Texas          68

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
2004 Tournament Year

Place  Angler Name           City                State  Total Points
    1  Scott Suggs           Alexander           Ark.        521
    2  Kevin Short           Mayflower           Ark.        437
    3  Greg Hackney          Gonzales            La.         337
    4  Jason Reyes           Humble              Texas       262
    4  Mark Shepard          Labelle             Fla.        262
    6  R J Bennett           Grass Valley        Calif.      260
    7  Bink Desaro           Boise               Idaho       224
    8  Jimmy Mason           Rogersville         Ala.        213
    9  Marcel Veenstra       Brighton            Mich.       208
   10  Scott A Nielsen       Salt Lake City      Utah        189
   11  Jordan Paullo         Coventry            Conn.       181
   12  Thomas O'Bryant       Drummonds           Tenn.       111

HORIZON AWARD STANDINGS
After Jasper, AL

Difference	Angler			2003	2004
147		Davy Hite			163	16
115		Aaron Martens		147	32
105		Tommy Martin		117	12
101		Lee Bailey			122	21
97		Mark Tucker			138	41
93		Jason Quinn			103	10
91		Scott Rook			129	38
85		Larry Nixon			120	35
82		Chuck Economou		159	77
81		Bernie Schultz		94	13
80		Art Ferguson III		165	85
79		Steve Sennikoff		173	94
75		Tom Biffle			93	18
74		Marty Stone			78	4
73		John Crews			157	84
72		Brooks Rogers		96	24
69		Michael Iaconelli		102	33
68		Rick Clunn			119	51
68		Chad Brauer			92	24
67		Kotaro Kiriyama		84	17
51		Coby Carden			153	102
50		Morizo Shimizu		114	64
46		Randy Yarnall		126	80
46		Brian Snowden		57	11
43		Danny White			171	128
41		Dean Rojas			70	29
40		Charlie Hartley		106	66
38		Mike Hicks			118	80
38		Charlie Weyer		77	39
36		Byron Velvick		91	55
36		Rick Morris			73	37
36		Danny Correia		107	71
33		Gerald Swindle		39	6
33		O T Fears III		64	31
32		Todd Auten			95	63
30		Doug Garrett		136	106
25		Kyle Mabrey			83	58
24		Randy Dearman		144	120
23		David Mansue		112	89
23		Chris Price			116	93
23		Edwin Evers			28	5
23		Tim Horton			32	9
22		Brett Hite			71	49
21		Luke Clausen		63	42
19		Chris Daves			134	115
17		Takahiro Omori		40	23
15		Sean Hoernke		110	95
14		Johnny Lesesne		125	111
13		Ray Sedgwick		80	67
13		Tim Carroll			153	140
12		Tim Loper			62	50
8		Peter E Thliveros		26	18
8		Jimmy D Mize		44	36
7		Gerald Gostenik		111	104
6		Homer Humphreys, Jr	158	152
5		Jeff Magee			162	157
5		Kelly Jordon		8	3
4		Mark Kile			12	8
2		Frank Scalish		114	112
2		Ben Matsubu			56	54
1		Mark Rizk			90	89


ELITE 50			
After Jasper, AL ending 02-08-2004			
2/8/2004 7:02			

Top 20 All Time Money			
Place	Angler Name			Winnings
1	Denny Brauer		$1,715,664.21 
2	Rick Clunn			$1,532,419.53 
3	Larry Nixon			$1,527,133.58 
4	Jay Yelas			$1,248,432.00 
5	Shaw E Grigsby, Jr	$1,210,555.23 
6	Kevin VanDam		$1,175,683.33 
7	Gary Klein			$1,159,568.97 
8	Ron Shuffield		$969,996.00 
9	Roland Martin		$967,142.16 
10	George Cochran		$864,501.45 
11	Davy Hite			$842,800.00 
12	Mark Davis			$842,771.30 
13	David Fritts		$824,805.00 
14	Zell Rowland		$768,190.90 
15	Tom Biffle			$740,978.80 
16	Jim Bitter			$727,018.60 
17	David Wharton		$705,030.80 
18	Randy Blaukat		$678,792.70 
19	Alton Jones			$671,916.67 
20	Peter E Thliveros		$671,654.00 


Top 27 2003, 2003, 2004 Points			
Place	Angler Name			Points
1	Bud Pruitt			1811
2	Edwin Evers			1785
3	Kelly Jordon		1781
4	Brent Chapman		1749
5	Tim Horton			1725
6	Dustin Wilks		1684
7	John Murray			1660
8	Mike Wurm			1601
9	Skeet Reese			1570
10	Kevin Wirth			1550
11	Bernie Schultz		1524
12	Ishama Monroe		1506
12	Elton Luce Jr		1506
14	Brian Snowden		1477
15	O T Fears III		1469
16	Randy Howell		1458
17	Todd Faircloth		1457
18	Gerald Swindle		1455
19	Tommy Martin		1430
20	Kotaro Kiriyama		1426
21	Todd Auten			1421
22	Mike Auten			1370
23	Kenyon Hill			1365
24	Tom Mann, Jr		1347
25	Scott Rook			1328
26	Ben Matsubu			1327
27	Roger Boler			1311


Top 10 on Bubble for Money 			
Place	Angler Name			Winnings
1	Ken Cook			$640,067.20 
2	Woo Daves			$538,210.80 
3	Stacey D King		$510,676.00 
4	Paul L Elias		$462,114.73 
5	Takahiro Omori		$439,625.00 
6	Dean Rojas			$439,248.31 
7	Guy H Eaker			$404,647.40 
8	Harold Allen		$380,468.69 
9	Joe Thomas			$365,048.47 
10	Aaron Martens		$361,022.33 

Top 10 on Bubble for Points			
Place	Angler Name			Points
1	Jeff Kriet			1308
2	Dean Rojas			1301
3	Marty Stone			1299
4	Gary Yamamoto		1290
5	Jack L Wade			1276
6	Takahiro Omori		1274
7	Mark Menendez		1266
8	Jack A Gadlage		1265
9	Chad Brauer			1255
10	Guy H Eaker			1247


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