DENISON, Texas - Mike Pharr of Shreveport, La., capitalized on some key slip-ups at the top of the leaderboard to claim his first BASS win at the final stop of the 2010 Bassmaster Central Opens on Lake Texoma. He added 10 pounds, 13 ounces, Saturday to build his three-day total to 27 pounds, 4 ounces.
"This is unreal, I don't know what I'm going to do," the firefighter said. "To win without catching a single limit is pretty wild."
Pharr relied on a slew of baits to catch all nine of the bass he weighed in. With fishing ultra-tough on Texoma, Pharr made his bites count. An Omega football jig, Omega Revelation swimming jig, a Tru-Trac spinnerbait and what he called an LSU crankbait (it's purple and chartreuse) ultimately snagged the right fish and earned Pharr more than $42,000.
"I call that crankbait the Les Miles (LSU's head football coach) crankbait, because it can pull a win out of nowhere," Pharr said.
Pharr has been borrowing boats from friends recently to fish tournaments because his has a blown engine so he will look to invest in some hefty repairs with his winnings.
Former Elite Series pro Brian Clark of Haltom City, Texas made a big run at the lead the final day. Clark registered the heaviest single-day of the tournament, a 13-11 limit (one of five today) that bumped him up to a 26-10 total, which was within 1 pound but ultimately wasn't enough. In third was Keith Combs of Del Rio, Texas, who totaled 26 pounds, 0 ounces.
With the strong performance at Texoma, Combs ended up winning the Central Open points standings. That distinction earned him a coveted 2011 Classic berth. He was second in the standings heading into the tournament and though he faced an uphill battle for the lead, Craig Schuff of Watauga, Texas, faltered at Texoma, opening the door.
And with Schuff posting a disappointing 48th here, Clark Reehm of Lufkin, Texas, took advantage, snaring the second Classic berth via the Opens. With 24 pounds, 11 ounces, the Elite pro scored a fifth place here and edged out Schuff by a mere three points. The full standings of both the Texoma event and the Central Open points can be found below.
On the co-angler side, Matt Crawford of Little Elm, Texas, earned a brand-new Skeeter FX190 with a 150-horsepower Yamaha motor for a three-day catch that weighed 13-7.
"You have no idea how great this is," he said. "I didn't think I had enough to win, but then I caught my (only fish of the day) with an hour left. This is great."
In second was JC Thompson of Calera, Okla., with 12-4 while Bo Rhodes of Carrollton, Texas, was third with 11-12.
With the completion of the Central Opens circuit, Combs and Reehm are Classic-bound and five other pros are invited to fish the 2011 Elite Series. They are: Craig Schuff of Watauga, Texas; Lee Sisson of Winter Haven, Fla.; Dean Alexander of Florence, Texas; Aaron Johnson of Bossier City, La., and James Stricklin of Jasper, Texas.
2010 BPS Bassmaster Central Open Tour 3 - Denison, TX - Central Open 3 - Denison, TX Boater Points After Lake Texoma, Ending 10-23-2010, Day 3 ------------------------------------------- Place Name St Pts ------------------------------------------- 1 Keith Combs Texas 840 2 Clark Reehm Texas 782 3 Craig Schuff Texas 779 4 Lee Sisson Fla. 741 5 Dean Alexander Texas 727 6 Aaron Johnson La. 711 7 James Stricklin Texas 688 8 Bo Middleton Okla. 684 9 Russell Parrish Texas 671 10 Randy Allen La. 657 11 Mike Kernan Texas 641 12 Tim Skelton Okla. 639 13 Jimmy Johnson Texas 633 14 Jared Miller Okla. 630 15 Clark Wendlandt Texas 629 16 Scott Dean Texas 615 16 Brian Clark Texas 615 18 Ricky Campbell Texas 612 19 Trent Huckaby Texas 602 20 Cody Bird Texas 589 21 Frank Scalish Ohio 580 22 Spencer Mcalester Texas 563 22 Scott Mcgehee Miss. 563 24 James Biggs Texas 562 25 Ray Hanselman Texas 561 26 Bob Weaver Okla. 555 27 Chris Burnham La. 529 28 Lance Vick Texas 526 29 Tommy Martin Texas 525 30 Jimmy Mize Ark. 523 31 Ray Brazier Tenn. 518 32 Rob Burns Texas 514 33 Todd Castledine Texas 510 34 Lisa Sternard Tenn. 503 35 Dewayne French Ark. 498 36 Kenta Kimura Texas 491 37 Dave Mansue Texas 478 38 OT Fears Okla. 469 39 Jami Fralick S.D. 466 40 Tommy Durham Texas 465 41 Matt Michel La. 457 42 Jim Dillard Ark. 456 43 Craig Hatchel Texas 455 44 Chris McCall Texas 451 45 Jerry Dolezal Texas 449 46 Chris Wilkerson Texas 445 47 Monty Fralick S.D. 424 48 Dianna Clark Tenn. 421 49 Chad Griffin Texas 420 50 Dillon Lee Texas 418 51 Timmy Reneau Texas 411 52 Derick Kuyrkendall Texas 410 53 Chad Brauer Mo. 404 54 Myron Beachy Texas 398 55 Darrell Newman Texas 396 56 Jacky Hawthorne Texas 395 57 Pam Martin-Wells Ga. 393 58 Preston Johnson Wisc. 392 59 Brandon Mosley Okla. 391 59 Brian Kanke Texas 391 61 Dicky Newberry Texas 390 62 Lendell Martin Texas 376 63 Dave Parsons Texas 374 63 Homer Humphreys La. 374 65 Jay Fuller Okla. 373 65 Wayne Brown Okla. 373 67 Charles Hammack Texas 372 68 Michael Yoder Ark. 369 69 Dustin Lester Calif. 363 70 Logan Sherrer Texas 361 71 Janet Parker Texas 357 72 Stephen Johnston Texas 354 73 Roger Boler La. 352 74 Joey Nania Wash. 344 75 Mike Pharr La. 340 76 Josh Bertrand Ariz. 339 77 Bill Lee Texas 334 78 Ed Whaley Texas 329 79 Chris Weaver Okla. 327 80 Arnie Lane Fla. 321 81 Billy Hurt Tenn. 317 82 Zack Gagnard La. 316 83 Mike Burns Texas 307 83 Mark Kirkpatrick Kan. 307 85 Mark Smith La. 302 86 Bryan Schmidt Texas 301 87 Ryan Lovelace Texas 300 88 Ronald Rogers Texas 298 89 Porter Trimble La. 293 90 Quinn Peacock Texas 291 91 Chad Martin Calif. 290 92 Austin Terry Texas 289 93 Chris Ford Texas 285 94 Robbie Latuso La. 284 95 Mike Edwards Texas 283 96 Teb Jones Miss. 267 97 Ryan Piersdorf Minn. 264 98 Thomas Redington Texas 262 99 Randy Pitre La. 259 100 Ernest Smoak La. 256 100 David Cooper La. 256 102 Dru Smith Okla. 251 102 Jeff Reynolds Okla. 251 104 Wade Leblanc La. 249 105 Gary Vining La. 245 106 Larry Byrd La. 244 107 Paul Ferguson Texas 241 108 Don McFarlin Texas 239 109 Don Merki Texas 237 110 Bob Sealy Texas 232 110 Brent Broussard La. 232 110 Ken Iyobe Japan 232 113 Mark Pack Texas 231 114 Marvin Ettredge La. 227 114 Scott Burkett Okla. 227 116 Trent Durst Texas 226 116 Mike Bates Texas 226 118 Andy Gaia Texas 222 119 Jim Culp Okla. 220 120 Clint Alford Okla. 219 121 Robert Gann La. 217 121 Judy Wong La. 217 123 Patrick Pierce Fla. 215 124 Ryan Dupriest Texas 212 124 Jamie Narramore Ark. 212 126 Mark Goines Okla. 211 127 Josh Guess Fla. 208 128 Stephen Fatherree Texas 207 129 Luke Palmer Okla. 205 130 Debra Hengst Texas 201 131 Jonathan Brown La. 199 131 Terry Peacock Texas 199 131 Michael Randolph Texas 199 134 Eddy May Kan. 196 135 Gilbert Coats Texas 190 136 Tony Chachere La. 189 136 Rick Kelley Okla. 189 138 Harold Allen Texas 186 139 Randy Qualls Ark. 180 140 Jamie Laiche La. 178 141 David Sherrer La. 177 142 Cliff Crowder Ark. 176 143 Richard Crozier Texas 171 144 Robert Byrd Texas 170 145 Nick Aber Okla. 159 146 Rob Medders Texas 153 147 Austin Banks Miss. 149 147 Yoshikazu Sato Japan 149 149 Kathy Crowder Ark. 147 150 Reed Sartin Texas 145 151 Mark Peiser Ind. 141 152 Lisa Johnson Ala. 140 152 Tim Webb Kan. 140 154 J.C. Worley Okla. 139 155 Mark Child Texas 137 156 Michael Hubbard Colo. 136 157 Paul Pagnato Va. 135 158 Bink Desaro Nev. 129 159 Robert Chandler La. 127 159 Doug Vahrenberg Mo. 127 161 Jerry Barnett La. 125 161 Cody Malone Texas 125 163 David Mullins Texas 124 164 Ryan Brown La. 121 165 Brannon Long Texas 115 166 Darrell West Ark. 112 166 Darold Gleason La. 112 168 Blake Foret La. 109 168 Jeff Jordan Okla. 109 170 Rick Hanna Texas 108 171 Jeff Cloud Texas 107 171 Helen Gordon Texas 107 173 Buck Carraway Texas 101 173 Tim Harp Texas 101 175 Kevin Ledoux Okla. 93 176 Ben Rude Okla. 91 177 Meta Burrell Texas 89 178 Kyle Fox Fla. 88 179 Sandi Karnes Texas 85 180 Vincent Parello Texas 82 181 Tim Blanchette Texas 81 182 Kenny Rooke Texas 73 182 Jeff Blankenship Ill. 73 184 Gary Key Ariz. 72 185 John Strong Texas 71 186 Shane Hilton La. 70 187 Cheryl Spencer Okla. 69 188 T. Isaacs Okla. 67 189 Perry Powell Texas 66 190 Keith Bryan Calif. 64 191 Mike Hawkes Texas 62 192 Dale Jackson Texas 60 193 Gary Johnson Texas 59 194 Joseph Lancaster Texas 58 195 Claude Rabb La. 57 196 Chad Vosburg La. 55 197 Jason Berg Minn. 54 198 Scott Suggs Ark. 47 198 Bradley Hallman Okla. 47 200 Barry Bennett Texas 46 201 Chuck Moore Texas 45 202 Monty Kirby Texas 44 202 Johnny Grice Texas 44 202 Craig Workman Texas 44 205 Jeff Wade Ark. 41 206 Johnny Graham Okla. 37 206 Christiana Bradley Va. 37 208 Bobby Bolton La. 29 209 Mike Bakutis Ill. 28 210 Charles Thompson La. 25 211 Larry Triplett Colo. 24 212 Sandy Gaudet La. 18 213 Yukinari Uchiyama Texas 13 214 Trey Cloud La. 9 215 Wade Middleton Texas 8 216 Douglas Watkins Ark. 6 217 Dustin Cotten Texas 3 218 Sammy Burks Mo. 0 218 Chris Brimager Kan. 0 218 Bill Watts Texas 0 218 Steven Lynam Texas 0 218 Brandon Collins La. 0 218 Theron Caldwell Texas 0 218 Kevin Ricks La. 0 218 Steve Hayden Texas 0 218 Jerrel Pringle Texas 0 218 Dwight Dickerson Texas 0 218 Gary Riffle Texas 0 218 Joe Papa La. 0 218 Tim Ezell Fla. 0 218 Greg Gleason La. 0 218 Harley Brigman Texas 0 218 Gene Eisenmann Texas 0 BASS PRO SHOPS BASSMASTER CENTRAL OPEN- FINALSTANDINGS- PRO 2010 BPS Bassmaster Central Open Tour 3 - Denison, TX BO 10/21-10/23 Lake Texoma, Denison Texas (BOATER) Standings Day 3 Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$ 1. Mike Pharr Shreveport, La. 9 27-04 305 $42,171.00 Day 1: 3 9-13 Day 2: 2 6-10 Day 3: 4 10-13 2. Brian Clark Haltom City, Texas 11 26-10 295 $18,743.00 Day 1: 4 8-04 Day 2: 2 4-11 Day 3: 5 13-11 3. Keith Combs Del Rio, Texas 12 26-00 295 $13,120.00 Day 1: 4 8-12 Day 2: 5 11-10 Day 3: 3 5-10 4. Chris Ford Kennedale, Texas 10 25-06 285 $9,371.00 Day 1: 2 5-02 Day 2: 3 7-03 Day 3: 5 13-01 5. Clark Reehm Lufkin, Texas 12 24-11 280 $8,434.00 Day 1: 4 7-14 Day 2: 3 6-13 Day 3: 5 10-00 6. Lee Sisson Winter Haven, Fla. 12 24-04 281 $7,497.00 Day 1: 5 10-10 Day 2: 4 8-03 Day 3: 3 5-07 7. Chris Wilkerson Conroe, Texas 11 22-15 272 $6,560.00 Day 1: 2 4-04 Day 2: 4 9-02 Day 3: 5 9-09 8. Bo Middleton Elgin, Okla. 12 22-06 268 $5,623.00 Day 1: 5 8-07 Day 2: 4 7-00 Day 3: 3 6-15 9. Lance Vick Mineola, Texas 10 22-05 264 $4,686.00 Day 1: 3 8-00 Day 2: 3 6-07 Day 3: 4 7-14 10. Jay Fuller Newcastle, Okla. 9 22-01 260 $4,217.00 Day 1: 3 9-12 Day 2: 4 9-07 Day 3: 2 2-14 11. Aaron Johnson Bossier City, La. 10 21-03 257 $3,749.00 Day 1: 4 9-04 Day 2: 1 1-15 Day 3: 5 10-00 12. Scott Dean Terrell, Texas 9 19-14 254 $3,280.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 4 11-08 Day 3: 5 8-06 13. Jeff Reynolds Calera, Okla. 9 19-04 251 $2,811.00 Day 1: 4 6-13 Day 2: 5 12-07 Day 3: 0 0-00 14. Ray Brazier Lawrenceburg, Tenn. 8 18-12 248 $2,343.00 Day 1: 3 6-05 Day 2: 5 12-07 Day 3: 0 0-00 15. Dewayne French Mammoth Spring, Ark. 9 18-11 245 $2,109.00 Day 1: 4 7-13 Day 2: 3 5-10 Day 3: 2 5-04 16. Dean Alexander Florence, Texas 9 18-01 243 $1,874.00 Day 1: 4 8-14 Day 2: 1 2-00 Day 3: 4 7-03 17. Paul Ferguson Whitehouse, Texas 9 17-15 241 $1,781.00 Day 1: 4 6-12 Day 2: 3 7-14 Day 3: 2 3-05 18. Don McFarlin Gordonville, Texas 9 17-10 239 $1,687.00 Day 1: 2 3-08 Day 2: 5 10-05 Day 3: 2 3-13 19. Don Merki Denton, Texas 9 17-10 237 $1,593.00 Day 1: 3 8-07 Day 2: 4 6-09 Day 3: 2 2-10 20. Jimmy Johnson Ganado, Texas 9 16-15 235 $1,499.00 Day 1: 2 3-00 Day 2: 4 8-03 Day 3: 3 5-12 21. Dave Mansue Hemphill, Texas 9 16-13 233 $1,359.00 Day 1: 3 4-02 Day 2: 3 6-14 Day 3: 3 5-13 22. Bob Weaver Lawton, Okla. 6 15-11 231 $1,312.00 Day 1: 2 4-14 Day 2: 2 6-06 Day 3: 2 4-07 23. Tim Skelton Sallisaw, Okla. 7 15-09 229 $1,265.00 Day 1: 3 7-07 Day 2: 2 3-00 Day 3: 2 5-02 24. Scott Burkett Durant, Okla. 8 14-03 227 $1,218.00 Day 1: 2 4-06 Day 2: 5 8-11 Day 3: 1 1-02 25. Jerry Dolezal Bullard, Texas 6 13-11 225 $1,171.00 Day 1: 2 5-09 Day 2: 2 4-11 Day 3: 2 3-07 26. Janet Parker Little Elm, Texas 5 11-09 223 $1,125.00 Day 1: 2 3-07 Day 2: 3 8-02 Day 3: 0 0-00 27. Spencer Mcalester Denison, Texas 6 11-03 221 $1,078.00 Day 1: 3 4-08 Day 2: 3 6-11 Day 3: 0 0-00 28. Clint Alford Atoka, Okla. 6 11-01 219 $1,031.00 Day 1: 2 3-14 Day 2: 4 7-03 Day 3: 0 0-00 29. Russell Parrish Riesel, Texas 5 10-11 217 $984.00 Day 1: 4 8-04 Day 2: 1 2-07 Day 3: 0 0-00 30. Ronald Rogers Rockwall, Texas 5 10-04 215 $937.00 Day 1: 1 1-12 Day 2: 4 8-08 Day 3: 0 0-00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals Day #Limits #Fish Weight 1 3 256 522-12 2 5 222 460-14 3 6 74 152-02 ---------------------------------- 14 552 1135-12 BASS PRO SHOPS BASSMASTER CENTRAL OPEN- LAKE TEXOMA- FINAL STANDINGS- CO-ANGLER 2010 BPS Bassmaster Central Open Tour 3 - Denison, TX NB 10/21-10/23 Lake Texoma, Denison Texas (NON-BOATER) Standings Day 3 Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$ 1. Matt Crawford Little Elm, Texas 5 13-07 310 $34,000.00 Day 1: 1 1-13 Day 2: 3 10-03 Day 3: 1 1-07 2. JC Thompson Calera, Okla. 5 12-04 295 $4,686.00 Day 1: 3 7-11 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 2 4-09 3. Bo Rhodes Carrollton, Texas 5 11-12 290 $3,749.00 Day 1: 1 2-12 Day 2: 1 2-06 Day 3: 3 6-10 4. Travis Gray Princeton, La. 5 11-11 290 $2,811.00 Day 1: 3 8-05 Day 2: 1 1-14 Day 3: 1 1-08 5. Aaron Towner Anna, Texas 5 11-11 280 $2,343.00 Day 1: 2 4-15 Day 2: 1 1-15 Day 3: 2 4-13 6. Patti Campbell Waxahachie, Texas 4 10-14 276 $2,109.00 Day 1: 1 1-05 Day 2: 3 9-09 Day 3: 0 0-00 7. Dennis Bush Plano, Texas 5 10-03 272 $1,874.00 Day 1: 2 2-09 Day 2: 1 3-08 Day 3: 2 4-02 8. Scott Landon Katy, Texas 5 10-02 268 $1,781.00 Day 1: 3 7-08 Day 2: 1 1-06 Day 3: 1 1-04 9. James Biggerstaff Odessa, Texas 5 10-00 264 $1,593.00 Day 1: 1 1-03 Day 2: 2 4-14 Day 3: 2 3-15 10. Ed Klobas Arlington, Texas 6 9-07 260 $1,218.00 Day 1: 2 2-12 Day 2: 2 3-00 Day 3: 2 3-11 11. Randy Albright Gordonville, Texas 4 9-07 257 $1,031.00 Day 1: 2 2-10 Day 2: 2 6-13 Day 3: 0 0-00 12. Donald Bartlett Frisco, Texas 5 9-01 254 $937.00 Day 1: 3 5-07 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 2 3-10 13. Chad McClendon Fort Worth, Texas 4 9-00 251 $843.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 3 7-06 Day 3: 1 1-10 14. Jerry Harvin Texarkana, Ark. 5 8-12 248 $750.00 Day 1: 1 1-07 Day 2: 3 5-11 Day 3: 1 1-10 15. Russell Lohman Pineville, La. 4 8-12 245 $656.00 Day 1: 1 1-07 Day 2: 2 3-14 Day 3: 1 3-07 16. Kenneth Moser Alba, Texas 6 8-08 243 $633.00 Day 1: 2 3-06 Day 2: 3 3-10 Day 3: 1 1-08 17. Rick Rickman Gainesville, Texas 4 8-01 241 $609.00 Day 1: 3 5-10 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 1 2-07 18. Allen Wares Austin, Texas 5 8-00 239 $586.00 Day 1: 3 5-03 Day 2: 1 1-03 Day 3: 1 1-10 19. Darin Comstock Denison, Texas 2 7-09 237 $562.00 Day 1: 2 7-09 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 0 0-00 20. Chet Peterson Saint Amant, La. 4 7-08 235 $539.00 Day 1: 3 5-06 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 1 2-02 21. Gilbert Herald Pittsburg, Texas 4 7-08 233 $515.00 Day 1: 1 2-04 Day 2: 2 4-01 Day 3: 1 1-03 22. Thomas Martens Austin, Texas 3 7-04 231 $469.00 Day 1: 1 1-15 Day 2: 2 5-05 Day 3: 0 0-00 23. Clint Greenwell Oklahoma City, Okla. 4 7-03 229 $445.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 3 5-12 Day 3: 1 1-07 24. Jerry Biggs Euless, Texas 4 5-13 227 $422.00 Day 1: 2 2-13 Day 2: 1 1-11 Day 3: 1 1-05 25. Chris Dombkowski Cibolo, Texas 3 5-10 225 $398.00 Day 1: 1 1-06 Day 2: 2 4-04 Day 3: 0 0-00 26. Bob Howard Colorado Springs, Colo 3 5-10 223 $375.00 Day 1: 1 2-02 Day 2: 2 3-08 Day 3: 0 0-00 27. Justin Holder Denison, Texas 3 5-07 221 $351.00 Day 1: 2 3-05 Day 2: 1 2-02 Day 3: 0 0-00 28. Susan Gregory Kiln, Miss. 3 5-03 219 $328.00 Day 1: 1 2-00 Day 2: 2 3-03 Day 3: 0 0-00 29. Matt Greenblatt Palm Beach Gardens, Fl 2 5-02 217 $305.00 Day 1: 1 1-10 Day 2: 1 3-08 Day 3: 0 0-00 30. Seth Leblanc Sorrento, La. 2 4-11 215 $281.00 Day 1: 1 1-12 Day 2: 1 2-15 Day 3: 0 0-00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals Day #Limits #Fish Weight 1 0 94 175-02 2 0 103 202-14 3 0 28 53-14 ---------------------------------- 0 225 431-14