Howden Leads Everstart Series Bass Fishing Tournament on Lake Roosevelt
PAYSON, Ariz. (Feb. 18, 2011) – Ken Howden of Mesa, Ariz., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 20 pounds, 2 ounces Friday for a total of 10 bass, 34-6 to take the lead day two of the EverStart Series bass fishing tournament on Lake Roosevelt. Howden holds a massive 8-pound, 4-ounce lead going into the final day of competition. The final weigh-in will be Saturday at the Cholla Recreation Site located five miles northwest of the Roosevelt Dam on Highway 188 in Roosevelt.
The top 10 pros advancing to the final day of competition are:
2nd: Mark Kile, Payson, Ariz., 10 bass, 26-2
3rd: Young Yang, Los Angeles, Calif., 10 bass, 24-10
4th: Clay Lippincott, Goodear, Ariz., 10 bass, 24-6
5th: Dean Kreuzer, Mesa, Ariz., 10 bass, 24-6
6th: Kevin Stewart, Elk Grove, Calif., 10 bass, 23-11
7th: Andy Manahl, Mesa, Ariz., 10 bass, 23-10
8th: Rick Mason, Glendale, Ariz., 10 bass, 23-8
9th: John Murray, Phoenix, Ariz., 10 bass, 23-7
10th: Keith Espe, New River, Ariz., 10 bass, 23-5
Rounding out the top 25 pros are:
11th: Josh Bertrand, Mesa, Ariz., 10 bass, 23-4, $1,881
12th: Chris Kremer, Gilbert, Ariz., 10 bass, 23-1, $1,881
13th: Joe Uribe Jr., Lake Forest, Calif., 10 bass, 22-9, $1,881
14th: Jeff Michels, Lakehead, Calif., 10 bass, 22-6, $1,881
15th: Richard Dobyns, Yuba City, Calif., 10 bass, 22-6, $1,881
16th: Jeff Allen, Flagstaff, Ariz., 10 bass, 21-12, $1,411
17th: John Wick, San Diego, Calif., 10 bass, 21-10, $1,411
18th: Zack Thompson, Alameda, Calif., 10 bass, 21-9, $1,411
19th: Ronald Hobbs Jr., Orting, Wash., 10 bass, 21-08, $1,411
20th: Mike Lavallee, Sandy, Utah, 10 bass, 21-2, $1,411
21st: Clifford Pirch, Payson, Ariz., 10 bass, 21-1, $1,317
22nd: Earl Dalton, Jackson, Calif., 10 bass, 20-13, $1,317
23rd: Nicholas Fitzsimmons, Lyle, Wash., 10 bass, 20-13, $1,317
24th: Don McBride, Roosevelt, Ariz., 10 bass, 20-11, $1,317
25th: Eric Norlin, Corona, Calif., 10 bass, 20-10, $1,317
Ken Howden caught the EverStart Series Big Bass weighing 6-9 on the pro side to win $274. Mike Rychard of Anderson, Calif., leads the Co-angler Division with eight bass weighing 24-8.
The top 10 co-anglers advancing to the final day of competition are:
2nd: Mike Powell, Heber City, Utah, 10 bass, 21-2
3rd: Bryant Smith, Castro Valley, Calif., 10 bass, 20-11
4th: Christopher Irigoyen, Henderson, Nev., seven bass, 20-4
5th: Lester Albury, Temecula, Calif., 10 bass, 19-9
6th: Pat Wilson, Petaluma, Calif., 10 bass, 19-2
7th: Matthew Nadeau, Grass Valley, Calif., 10 bass, 19
8th: Justin Arellano, Isleton, Calif., 10 bass, 18-14
9th: Shannon Henry, Phoenix, Ariz., 10 bass, 18-10
10th: Roy Desmangles Jr., Lincoln, Calif., 10 bass, 18-8
Christopher Irigoyen caught the EverStart Series Big Bass weighing 7-9 on the co-angler side to win $182.
