Jeremy Waltrip and Josh Linscomb were pleased to have young Bradon Wood along with them as he earned their team a $500 check for big redfish honors with an 8.65-pound fish. Selman told the weigh-in crowd that his son, Trey, also contributed to their five fish total both days.
The Frederick-McElduff duo took home $3500 for first followed by James-Hommel with $2,000 and Selman-Sparrow-Selman with $1000. Aside from a pile of door prizes that were drawn for, Scot Bandy and the Orange Chapter of the CCA were on hand as usual signing up new members and hosting a drawing for everything from high tech fishing rods to customized wading packs.
Almost every team brought in a bonus red which was pretty much expected, but the number of trout caught was a surprise. James told the crowd that he and Hommel probably went through a 100 trout Sunday and at least two other teams said they caught a lot of fish under the birds on the south end of the lake. The trout were caught on everything from Topwaters to Corkies.