TUG VALLEY BASS ANGLERS

"Tug Valley Bass Anglers Cave Run Tournament

Presented by Kermit Western Auto"

Well folks, as summer winds down into fall the Tug Valley Bass Anglers just fished our 7th

tournament of the year at Cave Run Lake in Morehead Ky. As always, something exciting usually happens during our excursions and on this occasion one of our members nearly choked on a bite of

t-bone steak prepared by his buddy for dinner! I'm sure he had not planned on spending the pre-tournament evening in the emergency room having his dinner tamped on down into his stomach! This is not the first time we have had medical issues in our group either. In the past, other than everyday hook removals and gouges, we have had pacemaker batteries go dead, people passing out from exhaustion, heat strokes and assorted medical problems, so much so that we are considering instituting a first-aid class into our monthly meetings!

However, the excitement did not extend into the fishing. With beautiful weather, cool mornings, 80-degree water temps, low humidity, and slight breezes we were expecting fishing to be great but the fish didn't seem to want to co-operate. Other than the lone 4 lb'er weighed in, the majority of caught fish were in deeper water on slow-moving baits. Still, the club weighed in nearly 40 lbs. of slot fish. AND WE STILL HAD FUN!!!

The top finishers are as follows:

1st- Lynn Fields - 5.22

2nd- Brandon Staten - 3.79

3rd- James Marcum - 3.55

4th- Don Taylor - 3.46

5th- Gary Varney - 3.33

6th- Kevin Marcum - 3.28

7th- Keith Pacific - 3.23

8th- Kevin Caudill - 2.77

9th- Greg Maynard - 2.76

10th- Steve Cullop - 2.41