Bass Masters Elite Series March 14-17

[mat]

There are a lot of great events for the next week associated with this event.

http://www.kogt.com/bass%20sched.htm

http://www.orangetexaschamber.org/



BASS WEEK

Schedule of Events

Thursday, March 14, 2013-
6:30am – Daily Launch at City of Orange Boat Ramp

2:00pm – 10:00pm - Orange County Riverfront Festival

3:15- B.A.S.S Weigh In

5:00pm – 7:00pm – Musical Entertainment: Three Legged Dog

9:00am – 5:00pm- Stark Museum of Art: Mastering Fish, American Natural
History Illustrations
9:00am – 5:00pm – Stark Museum of Art: Drop in Scavenger Hunt on Gone Fishing

9:00am – 5:00pm – Shangri La Botanical Gardens: Groundwater Awareness Week

Friday-, March 15, 2013 -
6:30am – Daily Launch at City of Orange Boat Ramp

11am – 11pm - Orange County Riverfront Festival

11am to B.A.S.S Weigh in – Kids Catch and Release Fish Tank

3:15- B.A.S.S Weigh In

5:00 pm – 7:30 pm- Kids Catch and Release Fish Tank

5:30-6:15 pm – Musical Entertainment: Shane Jones

6:15- 7:00 pm- Musical Entertainment: Bretten Low

9:00 – 11:00pm – Musical Entertainment: Scott Desormeaux

9:00am – 5:00pm- Stark Museum of Art: Mastering Fish, American Natural History Illustrations
9:00am – 5:00pm – Stark Museum of Art: Drop in Scavenger Hunt on Gone Fishing

9:00am – 5:00pm – Shangri La Botanical Gardens: Groundwater Awareness Week

8:00 pm – Lutcher Theater presents Laser Spectacles to the music of Queen & Pink Floyd

Saturday, March 16, 2013 -
6:30am - Daily Launch at City of Orange Boat Ramp

11am – 11pm - Orange County Riverfront Festival
Family Friendly expo with B.A.S.S sponsor interactive displays
Buy official Bassmaster Elite Series merchandise at the B.A.S.S booth
Hooked Up! From Toyota Hooked Up! Stage

11am to B.A.S.S Weigh in – Kids Catch and Release Fish Tank

11am – 12:15pm – Musical Entertainment: Justin Judalet Band

12:45 pm – 2:00pm – Musical Entertainment: Jake Hughes and Poor Boy Shuffle Band

3:15- B.A.S.S Weigh In

5:00pm - FREE Neal McCoy Concert

Spectacular Firework Show (immediately following concert)

9:00am – 4:00pm – Art in the Park located at Stark Park

9:00am – 5:00pm- Stark Museum of Art: Mastering Fish, American Natural History Illustrations
9:00am – 5:00pm – Stark Museum of Art: Drop in Scavenger Hunt on Gone Fishing

9:00am – 5:00pm – Shangri La Botanical Gardens: Groundwater Awareness Week

9:00am – 5:00pm – Stark Museum of Art: Wild Beauty, The New Mexico Setting

9:00am – 3:30pm – $2 first floor tours at The W.H. Stark House

9:30am – 10:30am – Shangri La Botanical Gardens Adventure Series: Ladybugs and Aphids: Garden Combat

Sunday, March 17, 2013 -
6:30am – Daily Launch at City of Orange Boat Ramp

11am – 6pm – Orange County Riverfront Festival
Family Friendly expo with B.A.S.S sponsor interactive displays
Buy official Bassmaster Elite Series merchandise at the B.A.S.S booth
Hooked Up! From Toyota Hooked Up! Stage

1:30pm – 2:00pm – Musical Entertainment: Cowboy Church Band

3:15- B.A.S.S FINAL Weigh In

On the water demos featuring:
Experience Mercury ProXS Demo Tour, Nitro Boats Demo Tour, Skeeter Performance Boats Demo Tour, 2013 Triton Demo Tour, Yamaha’s 2013 Discover VMAX SHO Demo Tour
Visit the Membership Booth for opportunities to join B.A.S.S
Bassmaster High School Elite Experience















 
   
   
       

[bullets13]

should be fun... but i'm kinda curious what kind of stringer is actually gonna win this?

[tvc184]

[quote name="bullets13" post="1383429" timestamp="1362684197"]
should be fun... but i'm kinda curious what kind of stringer is actually gonna win this?
[/quote]

A five fish stringer of 3.8 pounds.

[bullets13]

[quote name="tvc" post="1383453" timestamp="1362687636"]
[quote author=bullets13 link=topic=110075.msg1383429#msg1383429 date=1362684197]
should be fun... but i'm kinda curious what kind of stringer is actually gonna win this?
[/quote]

A five fish stringer of 3.8 pounds.
[/quote]

i was kinda thinking maybe a 2 fish stringer of 2.1 lbs

[tvc184]

Maybe they will surprise us. There are bound to be some really big bass in there hiding under some logs and in creeks.

[mat]

There's a fair amount of 3 - 6 lb fish caught in this area every year. I think they can travel 90 miles too so there's no telling where they'll end up in Texas or Louisiana. I think (hope) the stringers surprise us. I know the City of Orange has pulled out all the stops to make this memorable event.

[mat]

Dean Rojas shows the crowd on the stage, and the big screen, his Day One leading catch at the Sabine River Challenge. Rojas also had the big bass of the day with a 5-15.  Thirteen fishermen did not weigh in a fish, including 4 time Classic Champ Rick Clunn. But that is not a record.  The record is 20 set in 2006 in Missouri.  16 turned in five fish limits, 27 turned in only one fish.

Place Name Day 1 Total Fish Total Weight
Fish Weight
1  Dean Rojas        5 15-10    5 15-10
2  Mark Davis        5 13-13    5 13-13
3  Cliff Crochet      5 13- 0      5 13- 0
4  Hank Cherry      5 12-11      5 12-11
5  Greg Hackney    5 11-13      5 11-13
6  Ishama Monroe  5 11- 3      5 11- 3
7  Jeff Kriet          5 10-13      5 10-13
7  Matt Reed        5 10-13      5 10-13
9  Casey Ashley    5 10- 9      5 10- 9
10  Todd Faircloth  5 10- 7      5 10- 7

Other notables:

15  Skeet Reese      5 9- 1      5 9- 1
19  Kevin VanDam    3 8- 2    3 8- 2
22  Cliff Pace          4 7-11    4 7-11
39  Shaw E Grigsby  3 5- 9    3 5- 9
51  Michael Iaconelli 2 4- 3    2 4- 3
54  Brent Chapman  2 3-13    2 3-13

http://www.kogt.com/kogt_sports.htm

[liltex]

Some tuff luck for 6 anglers on day 1.Heard 6 boats lost lower units early.Probably causing 1/2 of the 13 w/o a fish.

[vhs]

[quote name="liltex" post="1385724" timestamp="1363351917"]
Some tuff luck for 6 anglers on day 1.Heard 6 boats lost lower units early.Probably causing 1/2 of the 13 w/o a fish.
[/quote]
I can see that..you really have to know what you are up against  around here.  Lots of areas where you can leave the ship channel and be in 1-2 ft of water in no time.  Not to mention all the logs in the creeks, bayous, and rivers.

[mat]

Jasper's Todd Faircloth vaulted into the lead Friday with the biggest stringer so far at 16-8.  Kevin VanDam did the same and is in the Top 10 with just 7 keepers.  Terry Scroggins caught the big fish of the day 6-1.  After boat trouble on Day One, Dennis Tietje battled back to make the top 50, which guarantees the Elites at least a $10,000 paycheck.  Mike Iaconelli ran his boat into the woods after hitting something in the water and did not weigh-in.

Place Name              Day 1        Day 2        Total Fish Total Weight
                              Fish Weight Fish Weight
1  Todd Faircloth        5 10- 7      5 16- 8            10 26-15
2  Dean Rojas            5 15-10      5 10-14            10 26- 8
3  Cliff Crochet          5 13- 0      5 12- 0            10 25- 0
4  Terry Scroggins      3 9-11        5 14-10            8 24- 5
5  Mark Davis            5 13-13      4 8- 6              9 22- 3
6  Ishama Monroe      5 11- 3      5 10- 9          10 21-12
7  Jeff Kriet                5 10-13      5 10- 9          10 21- 6
8  Kevin VanDam          3 8- 2        4 12- 4          7 20- 6
9  Mike McClelland        5 9- 6      4 8-14            9 18- 4
10  Bill Lowen              5 9- 0        5 9- 4            10 18- 4

Other notables:

18  Dennis Tietje        1 2-14        5 13- 5        6 16- 3
19  Shaw E Grigsby    3 5- 9 5      10- 1            8 15-10
20  Brent Chapman      2 3-13        4 11- 9          6 15- 6


http://www.kogt.com/kogt_sports.htm

[mat]

Check out Ike

http://www.bassmaster.com/slideshow/ikes-crash-landing

[ST413]

Thes guys did have to launch in Orange, right?  Looking at their tracker they are as far away as north of Lake Charles and Houston.

[tvc184]

[quote name="ST413" post="1386094" timestamp="1363456277"]
Thes guys did have to launch in Orange, right?  Looking at their tracker they are as far away as north of Lake Charles and Houston.
[/quote]

Yes. They launch from the city dock and have to come back to the same place. They can run anywhere they can get to from that spot which technically (since they can hit the Intracoastal Canal from there) is from Brownsville to Florida. I have heard that they have a 100 mile limit but not sure if that was true.

[ST413]

I think I read 90 miles but will have to look at a map to see some of the routes to those places.

[mat]

Todd Faircloth wins tourney.
Anglers covered a lot of area in the last week. At weigh in today a couple of the fisherman said they put over 1100 mile on their boats this week. One said he went 120 miles one way today. He said he fished a lake off of Galveston Bay. Another said he was 80 miles into Louisiana. One thing’s for sure, the support for the event was outstanding. Attendance was through the roof. Initial indications are BASS would like to return, however I don’t know if many of the anglers would agree.

Place Name        Day 1    Day 2    Day 3    Day 4      Total Fish Total Weight
                        Fish Weight  Fish Weight    Fish Weight      Fish Weight
1  Todd Faircloth      5 10- 7      5 16- 8          4 7-14        5 14- 9      19 49- 6
2  Dean Rojas          5 15-10    5 10-14        5 11-14        1 4- 6        16 42-12
3  T. Scroggins        3 9-11      5 14-10        3 7- 1          3 9-11      14 41- 1
4  Ish Monroe          5 11- 3      5 10- 9        5 9-15          5 8- 5        20 40- 0
5  Bill Lowen            5 9- 0      5 9- 4          5 9- 1            5 10-14    20 38- 3
6  Bobby Lane          5 9-15      4 7- 0          5 9-13          5 8- 7        19 35- 3
7  Jeff Kriet              5 10-13    5 10- 9        5 9- 0            2 4-10        17 35- 0
8  Alton Jones          5 7-10      5 10- 0        5 11- 9          2 3- 6        17 32- 9
9  Mark Davis          5 13-13    4 8- 6          5 8- 0            1 2- 3        15 32- 6
10  Brandon Card    5 8- 6        5 9- 1          5 9-10          1 4- 9        16 31-10
11  MMcClelland      5 9- 6        4 8-14        4 9-11          2 3- 9        15 31- 8
12  Dennis Tietje    1 2-14 5    13- 5          5 11- 8          2 3-10        13 31- 5


http://www.kogt.com/index.htm

[bullets13]

I wonder if that was a record for lowest winning bag.

[vhs]

I would love to see a map of the area covered by the pros this week.

[mat]

[quote name="bullets13" post="1386233" timestamp="1363567593"]
I wonder if that was a record for lowest winning bag.
[/quote]
I think it was the second lowest.

[ST413]

[quote name="vhs" post="1386234" timestamp="1363568399"]
I would love to see a map of the area covered by the pros this week.
[/quote]

From Friendswood to Lake Arthur a very large area.

[AggiesAreWe]

[quote name="ST413" post="1386528" timestamp="1363658357"]
[quote author=vhs link=topic=110075.msg1386234#msg1386234 date=1363568399]
I would love to see a map of the area covered by the pros this week.
[/quote]

From Friendswood to Lake Arthur a very large area.
[/quote]


Huh??

Didn't they all have to launch from Orange on Sabine River?

[bullets13]

[quote name="AggiesAreWe" post="1386535" timestamp="1363659373"]
[quote author=ST413 link=topic=110075.msg1386528#msg1386528 date=1363658357]
[quote author=vhs link=topic=110075.msg1386234#msg1386234 date=1363568399]
I would love to see a map of the area covered by the pros this week.
[/quote]

From Friendswood to Lake Arthur a very large area.
[/quote]


Huh??

Didn't they all have to launch from Orange on Sabine River?
[/quote]
Yes, but they had free reign on the Sabine River system.

[AggiesAreWe]

[quote name="bullets13" post="1386557" timestamp="1363662985"]
[quote author=AggiesAreWe link=topic=110075.msg1386535#msg1386535 date=1363659373]
[quote author=ST413 link=topic=110075.msg1386528#msg1386528 date=1363658357]
[quote author=vhs link=topic=110075.msg1386234#msg1386234 date=1363568399]
I would love to see a map of the area covered by the pros this week.
[/quote]

From Friendswood to Lake Arthur a very large area.
[/quote]


Huh??

Didn't they all have to launch from Orange on Sabine River?
[/quote]
Yes, but they had free reign on the Sabine River system.
[/quote]


Where does the Sabine River come anywhere near Friendswood and Lake Arthur?

[ST413]

Go to the bassmaster link in an above post and scan the blog one angler said he put over 1000 miles on his boat during the week.  They ran the intercoastal, through galveston bay, and east bay.  I would like to know how you know you are going to fish out of orange and select a spot around Lake Charles or Lake Arthur. 

[ST413]

I will text you a screenshot of the trakker they had on saturday of some of the boats on a map.  It shows where some were saturday morning I nscreen captured it on my phone. It doesn't show the two furtherest but I saw them on there as well.

[tvc184]

[quote name="AggiesAreWe" post="1386564" timestamp="1363665490"]

Where does the Sabine River come anywhere near Friendswood and Lake Arthur?

[/quote]

Not near but you can get there by water from the Orange boat ramp. Lake Arthur is by far the closest and about a 30-40 minute run by boat.