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BASS Northern finale.....Smith Mtn Lake

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Just back from the weigh-in,almost every fisherman claimed that it was a real tough bite today.Air temp at blast off was 24 degrees.119 boats,13 limits.Kotaro Kiriyama had a monster that won him big bass of the day.(And most likely the whole tournament).....the beast weighed 7-15.

Notable that blanked today: IKE......didnt even show his face near the stage.

CITGO Bassmaster Northern Tour

Smith Mountain Lake, Moneta, Va.

Standings Day 1

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

1. Chris Dillow       Waynesboro, Va.       5 15-10 305

Day 1: 5 15-10

2. Kenny Reynolds       Danville, Va.       5 13-09 295

Day 1: 5 13-09

3. Art Ferguson       Saint Clair Shores, Mi 5 13-06 290

Day 1: 5 13-06

4. Kotaro Kiriyama       Moody, Ala.             4 12-13 285 $1,000.00

Day 1: 4 12-13

5. Robert Hoyt, Jr       Harrisonburg, Va.       5 12-10 280

Day 1: 5 12-10

6. Terry Baksay       Monroe, Conn.       5 12-09 276

Day 1: 5 12-09

7. Monty Fralick       Martin, S.D.            5 10-15 272

Day 1: 5 10-15

8. Kevin Long             Berkley, Mich.       5 10-13 268

Day 1: 5 10-13

9. Robert Hoyt            Wirtz, Va.             5 10-11 264

Day 1: 5 10-11

10. Dale Wilson            Huddleston, Va.       5 10-08 260

Day 1: 5 10-08

11. David Dudley       Lynchburg, Va.       5 10-00 257

Day 1: 5 10-00

12. David Barnes, Sr.      Weeks Mills, Maine      4 9-11 254

Day 1: 4 9-11

13. Bradley Hallman       Norman, Okla.       3 9-09 251

Day 1: 3 9-09

14. James Charlesworth Saint Cloud, Fla.       3 9-03 248

Day 1: 3 9-03

15. Monte Atkins       Greenville, Va.       5 9-00 244

Day 1: 5 9-00

15. Raymond Lloyd       Monroe, Va.             4 9-00 244

Day 1: 4 9-00

17. Dave Parsons       Yantis, Texas       5 8-13 241

Day 1: 5 8-13

18. Darrin Schwenkbeck Silver Spring, Md.      5 8-11 239

Day 1: 5 8-11

19. Brandon Reynolds       Callands, Va.       4 8-07 236

Day 1: 4 8-07

19. Gregory scott       Rocky Mount, Va.       2 8-07 236

Day 1: 2 8-07

21. Lawren Wetzel       Sharon, Canada       3 8-03 233

Day 1: 3 8-03

22. Scott Campbell       Springfield, Mo.       4 8-01 231

Day 1: 4 8-01

23. Sam Lashlee            Camden, Tenn.       3 7-10 229

Day 1: 3 7-10

24. Jon Moss             Danville, Va.       2 7-09 227

Day 1: 2 7-09

25. Jeff Camp             Wht Sphr Spgs, W.Va. 3 7-07 225

Day 1: 3 7-07

26. Anre' De Villiers      Goodwood, South Africa 4 7-00 223

Day 1: 4 7-00

27. Jason Williamson       Aiken, S.C.             3 6-15 221

Day 1: 3 6-15

28. Woo Daves             Spring Grove, Va.       4 6-12 219

Day 1: 4 6-12

29. Craig Dowling       Many, La.             3 6-09 217

Day 1: 3 6-09

30. Brandon Stanley       Johnson City, Tenn. 3 6-03 214

Day 1: 3 6-03

30. David Hovanec       Unionville, N.Y.       2 6-03 214

Day 1: 2 6-03

32. Kenneth Acornley       Larksville, Pa.       3 5-12 211

Day 1: 3 5-12

33. Ramon Deisher       Covington, Va.       3 5-11 209

Day 1: 3 5-11

34. Emery Grosvenor       Forest, Va.             3 5-07 207

Day 1: 3 5-07

35. Otto David             Jefferson Valley, N.Y. 2 5-05 205

Day 1: 2 5-05

36. Matthew Terry       Moneta, Va.             3 5-02 203

Day 1: 3 5-02

37. Cleve Easome       Callands, Va.       2 4-08 201

Day 1: 2 4-08

38. Brent Broderick       Oregonia, Ohio       2 4-06 198

Day 1: 2 4-06

38. Bill Horne             Penhook, Va.            2 4-06 198

Day 1: 2 4-06

40. William Hayes       Roanoke, Va.            2 4-05 195

Day 1: 2 4-05

41. Rocky Cummings       Emmet, Ark.             2 4-04 193

Day 1: 2 4-04

42. John Kolinski       Greenville, Wisc.       2 4-03 191

Day 1: 2 4-03

43. Lucy Mize             Ben Lomond, Ark.       1 4-02 189

Day 1: 1 4-02

44. Paul Noechel       Lost Creek, W.Va.       1 3-13 187

Day 1: 1 3-13

45. Derek Remitz       Hemphill, Texas       2 3-12 185

Day 1: 2 3-12

46. Pat Golden             High Point, N.C.       2 3-11 182

Day 1: 2 3-11

46. Jason Welch            Royse City, Texas       1 3-11 182

Day 1: 1 3-11

48. Rogne Brown            Kimball, Tenn.       1 3-05 179

Day 1: 1 3-05

49. Thomas Wooten       Huddleston, Va.       2 3-04 177

Day 1: 2 3-04

50. Mark Hicks             Millfield, Ohio       1 3-03 175

Day 1: 1 3-03

51. Steven Bunt            Wallkill, N.Y.       1 3-02 172

Day 1: 1 3-02

51. Paul Mazzitelli       Pittston, Pa.       1 3-02 172

Day 1: 1 3-02

53. Ron Wheaton            Columbia, Tenn.       2 3-00 169

Day 1: 2 3-00

54. Daryl Biron            South Windsor, Conn. 2 2-15 167

Day 1: 2 2-15

55. Greg Roth             Cambridge, Canada       1 2-13 165

Day 1: 1 2-13

56. Mark Fields            Moneta, Va.             1 2-12 163

Day 1: 1 2-12

57. Chris Daves            Hopewell, Va.       1 2-09 160

Day 1: 1 2-09

57. James Garrett       Buena Vista, Va.       1 2-09 160

Day 1: 1 2-09

59. John Cox             Debary, Fla.            2 2-07 156

Day 1: 2 2-07

59. Monte Boogie Atkins Greenville, Va.       1 2-07 156

Day 1: 1 2-07

61. Ken Baumgardner       Monongahela, Pa.       1 2-06 151

Day 1: 1 2-06

61. Boyd Duckett       Demopolis, Ala.       1 2-06 151

Day 1: 1 2-06

61. J Todd Tucker       Moultrie, Ga.       1 2-06 151

Day 1: 1 2-06

64. Micah Sepko            Greer, S.C.             1 2-05 147

Day 1: 1 2-05

65. Mark Clingenpeel       Boones Mill, Va.       1 2-04 145

Day 1: 1 2-04

66. Jami Fralick       Martin, S.D.            1 2-01 143

Day 1: 1 2-01

67. Ray Brazier            Lawrenceburg, Tenn. 1 2-00 141

Day 1: 1 2-00

68. Kip Bodkin             Rhome, Texas            1 1-15 137

Day 1: 1 1-15

68. John Crews             Salem, Va.             1 1-15 137

Day 1: 1 1-15

68. Rick Tilley            Moneta, Va.             1 1-15 137

Day 1: 1 1-15

71. Travis Rulle       Huntsville, Ala.       1 1-14 133

Day 1: 1 1-14

72. Mike Bryant            Chatham, Va.            1 1-12 131

Day 1: 1 1-12

73. Robert Mullins       Vinton, Va.             1 1-11 129

Day 1: 1 1-11

74. Calvin Bates       Evington, Va.       1 1-10 126

Day 1: 1 1-10

74. Davis Murphy       Blue Ridge, Va.       1 1-10 126

Day 1: 1 1-10

76. John Cole             Buena Vista, Va.       1 1-09 121

Day 1: 1 1-09

76. Aaron Lee Jakub       Lincoln, Neb.       1 1-09 121

Day 1: 1 1-09

76. William Ward       Salem, Va.             1 1-09 121

Day 1: 1 1-09

79. Tim Newman             Goode, Va.             1 1-08 116

Day 1: 1 1-08

79. Burley Warf            Moneta, Va.             1 1-08 116

Day 1: 1 1-08

81. Justin Riley       Woodbine, Md.       1 1-06 112

Day 1: 1 1-06

81. Jeff Stoner            Wellsville, Pa.       1 1-06 112

Day 1: 1 1-06

83. Jeff Caruthers       Scott Depot, W.Va.      1 1-05 109

Day 1: 1 1-05

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    Today was definitely a better day at the weigh-in stand."Cheeseburger" made a big jump after a ZERO yesterday,he brought 17-15 to the scales today,anchored by a 7+ pounder.Ike also had a ZERO yesterday but brought a limit today.The leader,Hoyt Jr is on some good fish and most of all,he's able to get them to bite.He's got a 2.5 lead on Dudley as it sits now.I talked with a co-angler and he says Dudley is throwing the biggest jig he's ever seen.

    Should be interesting tomorrow,supposed to be real heavy winds.Hoyt Jr may be hard to beat,he's got a solid pattern going......but you cant count out Dudley,he's in 2nd right now,he knows the lake as well as anybody and he won the last BASS Northern here in October, 2 years ago,with terrible conditions then also.

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    Just back from final weigh in......Hoyt Jr won it by 1 oz over Dudley.He took home about $30 grand cash and a fully rigged Triton worth $45,000.Both guys had limits today,Dudley claimed to have "sandbagged too much" the first day.

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    im not a tournament fisherman but was interested in a few things.  when i was reading the results i saw how hoyt jr's father had left a key spot to let his son round out his limit.  is this common?  obv. it is considered legal to help your friends in this way but i guess im just interested in the ethics involved.  im certainly not trying to say that anyone did anything wrong, i just wonder how big of an advantage it is to know a lot of people on the tours.  if it is common to have good spots handed over down the stretch i would imagine it is a major advantage.

    just curious and forgive my naivete,

    matt

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    I agree about the advantage factor.A few people at the weigh-in were wondering the same thing as you but it is legal.His dad let him in an area,not just a certain hole or dock.I heard some say that "dad" was back there guarding that stretch from other anglers coming in before Jr got there but there would be no way to prove that really.Jr had 4 and went way back in Gills to try for his fifth,his dad happened to be there.They talked,dad wasnt in contention to win so he pulled out and let Jr fish down that stretch.Its not like dad gave him a fish from his livewell......Jr still had to make the fish bite,fight the fish and boat the fish.However,I do think things would've been different if it had been some other angler in there instead of his dad.

    I'm sure it happens some on every tour and at every level.....its really no different than talking to other contestants at the hotel.They share certain info and lots of them are good friends off the water.I bet it happens in alot of tournaments actually.

    Hoyt Jr did a whale of a job all 3 days.He caught a limit each day under very tough conditions.Day 1 was 24 degrees at blast off plus rain late in the day,Day 2 was steady rain ALL DAY,Day 3 was high sun and unbearable winds.Congrats to him.

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    he absolutely did a great job and deserves every bit of credit hes getting.  my question was more general than directed at this situation in specific (although this situation is what made me wonder about it).  i would imagine its a tremendous advantage to have a lot of friends on the tour that you are fishing.  if people are willing to let you have a few areas when they are out of contention that has got to help you round out a limit.  i guess thats just one of those things that exist in any sport, and are unavoidable (and not necesarily bad).

    hoyt jr. did a heck of a job and i in no way meant to imply that i thought otherwise in my post.

    matt

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