MEYER LEADS ROUND ONE OF EVERSTART SERIES EVENT
ON LAKE HAVASU
January 27, 2005
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (Jan. 27, 2005) – Pro
Clayton Meyer of San Diego, Calif., caught a two-day total of 10 bass
weighing 31 pounds to lead round one of the EverStart Series Western
Division event on Lake Havasu present by Yamaha. The field of 165
boats was cut to 10 for the final round. Weights are zeroed for the
two-day final round where pros compete for a top award of nearly $50,000
in cash and prizes.
Wednesday’s weather conditions were cool and rainy – strange
for the Lake Havasu area. The rain stopped on Thursday, but temperatures
remained very cool with partly cloudy skies. At weigh-in time, the
temperature was in the high 40s, while the average high temperature
for the area in January is in the high 60s. The bite got tougher for
most on Thursday as the sun came out for much of the day. Bass are
in the early prespawn stage and still fairly deep. Water temperatures
are in the low 50s, and several patterns are being utilized by anglers.
“I’m on the same pattern today as I was yesterday,”
Meyer said, “but the bite was actually easier for me today. The
sun came up, and my fish seemed to come up shallower when the sun
came out. I’m throwing plastics in 5-15 feet of water. I quit
fishing in the morning with three keepers and just went looking around
for more areas and caught a couple more. The forecast is calling for
more sun, so I should be in good shape for the final two days.”
Rounding out the top-five pros are Richard Smith of Santa Clarita,
Calif. (10 bass, 25 pounds, 14 ounces); Gary Dobyns of Yuba City,
Calif. (10 bass, 25 pounds, 11 ounces); Paul Hodges of Glendale (10
bass, 25 pounds, 8 ounces); and Tim Klinger of Boulder City, Nev.
(10 bass, 25 pounds, 4 ounces).
Smith also caught a 5-pound, 11-ounce bass to earn the day’s
$575 Snickers Big Bass award for the Pro Division.
Jim Wickham of Marristown caught nine bass weighing 19 pounds, 7 ounces
to lead round one in the Co-angler Division.
“I’m catching all my fish of a drop-shot,” Wickham
said. “It was a tougher bite for me today. I caught three early,
but as soon as the sun came out, it got tough. I’m catching my
fish 15-25 feet deep.”
Rounding out the top-five co-anglers are Greg Pishkur of Flagstaff
(five bass, 15 pounds, 3 ounces); Trent Stewart of Palmdale, Calif.
(seven bass, 14 pounds, 15 ounces); Michael Kirk of Redding, Calif.
(six bass, 14 pounds, 10 ounces); and Matt Russ of Peoria (four bass,
12 pounds, 4 ounces).
Tom Phegley of Lake Havasu City earned $215 for catching the day’s
Snickers Big Bass in the Co-angler Division – a 5-pound, 13-ounce
bass.
EverStart Series tournaments are four-day events consisting of two
rounds. The entire field competes Wednesday and Thursday, and the
top 10 pros and co-anglers – based on two-day accumulated weights
– advance to the final round. Anglers start at zero Friday, and
pro and co-angler winners are determined Saturday based on two-day
accumulated weights.
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