Danny & Michael Bennett beat out 640 anglers at Bass Champs

Danny & Michael Bennett topped out as the winners at the Sam Rayburn Bass Champs Tournament.

Kevin Wolford and Michael “Shane” Dorsey set the standard for the tournament with an early weigh-in of 33.57 pounds.

Justin Morton and Randy Turner surpassed Wolford's and Dorsey's weight with 33.64 total. They caught their limit on Stanley Jigs in 4-6 feet of water.

Kenneth Cates and Delia Degnan set the tournament weigh-in crowd cheering with a 9.70 beauty that ultimately won Big Bass category. their total weight of 31.38 pounds put them in fourth place.

Danny & Michael Bennett's catch totaled 35.23 pounds, winning the tournament by nearly a two pound margin. The Bennetts used crank baits, jigs and Carolina rigs

The team took home $20,000. Adding in their sponsor bonuses, they finished with close to $26,000.

Three out of four of the tournaments for the East Region are now in the books. Boulware and Collins were the points leaders coming into this event, and are leading the Angler of the Year race.

The final regular season East Region tournament will be held on Toledo Bend at Cypress Bend Marina on May 12.

For a complete list of the finishers, please check www.basschamps.com

Author: Tom Behrens

Tom Behrens has over 50 years experience in fishing and hunting across the United States. Much of this time was spent in Oklahoma and Texas where he became very familiar with the outdoor opportunities in these states. You may contact him by email at: [email protected]

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GOOD. Water slightly stained; 70 degrees; 5.19 feet below pool. Navigate with caution to avoid sandbars and stumps. Bass are on points and drains in shallow water spawning, and some are in a post spawn biting crankbaits and Carolina rigs. Some topwater along the grass edges. Crappie are fair in the shallows near stumps and fair on the brush piles. Some crappie are spawning near cypress trees, wade anglers can target these. White bass are schooling on main lake points but not surfacing yet. Catch some with jigs, minnows, crankbaits and jigging spoons. Catfish are slowly moving back to the points. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service. Shad spawn is in full swing. Bass are good keying on hard clay points, grass edges and flooded timber with swim jigs, chatterbaits, topwater spooks or pop-r’s. Offshore bite is 10-20 feet on hard spots and flats, points and creek channel swings using crankbaits, Carolina rigs, shaky heads and dropshots. Crappie have finished spawning in 12-20 feet of water on brush piles and standing timber. Report by Captain Hank Harrison, Double H Precision Fishing.

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