Collins wins at Sam Rayburn: Lewis wins co-angler title




Albert Collins of Nacogdoches, Texas, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 22 pounds, 2 ounces Saturday to win the third Walmart Bass Fishing League Cowboy Division tournament of 2015 on Sam Rayburn Reservoir. For his victory, Collins earned $5,271.

“I spent a lot of time practicing for this tournament so to start the week off with a little more money in my pocket is great,” said Collins.

The Texas angler said he targeted postspawn bass that were pulled back in front of bushes near mid-lake points.

“They congregated near where the shad were spawning,” said Collins. “I was getting a lot of bites but most of them were too small. In fact, I never caught multiple good-sized fish in one spot so I ended up running to a lot of different points.”

Collins said nearly every fish he caught came on a California Love-colored Missile Baits D Stroyer.

“I focused on two different depth ranges - 9 to 12 feet, and 18 feet. In those depths, the D Stroyer worked really well,” said Collins. “I caught around 20 keepers throughout the day so it was very productive.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st: Albert Collins, Nacogdoches, Texas, five bass, 22-2, $4,271 + $1,000 Mercury Bonus
2nd: Cody Martin, Goldonna, La., five bass, 19-14, $2,136
3rd: Charles Hammack, New Caney, Texas, five bass, 16-6, $1,424
4th: Clint Lipham, Conroe, Texas, five bass, 16-2, $997
5th: Chris McCall, Brookeland, Texas, five bass, 15-13, $854
6th: Cole Garrett, Winnfield, La., five bass, 15-12, $783
7th: Blake Schroeder, Whitehouse, Texas, five bass, 15-9, $712
8th: Kevin Lasyone, Dry Prong, La., five bass, 15-5, $641
9th: Colt Farris, Joshua, Texas, five bass, 14-7, $569
10th: Craig Frilot, Breaux Bridge, La., five bass, 14-2, $498

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Martin caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division, a fish weighing 7 pounds, 6 ounces and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $595.

Russell Lewis of Pineville, Louisiana, weighed in a five-bass limit totaling 17 pounds, 7 ounces Saturday to win $2,064 in the co-angler division.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st: Russell Lewis, Pineville, La., five bass, 17-7, $2,064
2nd: Steve Phillips, Huntington, Texas, five bass, 13-10, $1,032
3rd: Jose Santana, Diboll, Texas, five bass, 13-8, $688
4th: Joshua Dupree, Haughton, La., five bass, 13-5, $482
5th: Clay Phillips, Huntington, Texas, five bass, 12-15, $413
6th: Cody Canerday, Welsh, La., five bass, 12-12, $378
7th: Henry Trotty, Kountze, Texas, five bass, 12-9, $344
8th: Brian Tolley, Katy, Texas, five bass, 11-12, $310
9th: Steve Lee, Conroe, Texas, five bass, 11-1, $275
10th: Larry Corley, Bentley, La., five bass, 10-15, $241

Kyle Guidry of Opelousas, Louisiana, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $287.

 




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GOOD. Water stained; 62 degrees; 5.44 feet below pool. Bass are in the grass lines in 4-15 feet of water biting soft plastics and spin baits. Some can be caught in the drains with crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are transitioning to the pockets to spawn. White bass are up the river. Catfish are in the creeks hitting cut bait off the bottom. The water is stained and water levels are low, so navigate with caution watching for sand bars. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service. The bite bass bite has been fantastic! Large waves and groups of fish shallow from 10-15 feet deep as well as large numbers of fish shallow 1-7 feet deep. Primarily fishing a Carolina rig, medium diving crankbait, and Texas rig in 10-15 feet. Cast rattletraps, chatterbaits, and lightweight Carolina rigs up shallow. Report by Captain Hank Harrison, Double H Precision Fishing.

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