And here's the full day 1 results from the website
May 18-23 — Flaming Gorge Reservoir
Buckboard Marina — Green River, WY
Place | Name City, State |
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Total | ||||
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Fish | lbs-ozs | Fish | lbs-ozs | Fish | lbs-ozs | Fish | lbs-ozs | ||
1 | KYLE GELLES PINGREE, ID |
5 | 18-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 18-4 |
2 | BUBBA ONEIL EVANSTON, WY |
5 | 15-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 15-7 |
3 | JOSH POLFER NAMPA, ID |
5 | 15-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 15-4 |
4 | JOSH RAGAN RATHDRUM, ID |
5 | 14-12 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 14-12 |
5 | KASEY THOMAS GREEN RIVER, WY |
5 | 14-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 14-8 |
5 | WES WEZENBERG OLYMPIA, WA |
5 | 14-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 14-8 |
7 | TONY SHUYLER EAGLE, ID |
5 | 14-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 14-5 |
8 | ROBBY SEVERE VERNAL, UT |
5 | 13-10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 13-10 |
9 | KEN ELVSAAS SNOQUALMIE, WA |
5 | 13-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 13-3 |
10 | JARED LORD KUNA, ID |
5 | 13-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 13-2 |
11 | EDWARD CHIN GRESHAM, OR |
4 | 12-13 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 | 12-13 |
12 | BRANDON CRANER BUHL, ID |
5 | 12-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 12-7 |
13 | DAN CANTRELL BIG TIMBER, MT |
4 | 12-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 | 12-3 |
14 | KENNEY OLDHAM COALVILLE, UT |
4 | 11-15 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 | 11-15 |
14 | MARK MADEROS MAPLE VALLEY, WA |
4 | 11-15 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 | 11-15 |
16 | TOM MELOWITZ GRAND COULEE, WA |
5 | 11-13 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 11-13 |
17 | CHAD KAISER HAYDEN, ID |
5 | 11-11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 11-11 |
18 | LEVI PLOYHAR KALISPELL, MT |
4 | 11-9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 | 11-9 |
19 | RYAN GATES ROY, WA |
5 | 11-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 11-7 |
20 | MEL MARCHESE GRANITE FALLS, WA |
5 | 11-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 11-5 |
21 | DAVID DAVIS BIG PINEY, WY |
4 | 11-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 | 11-5 |
22 | JAMES WOOD TROUT CREEK, MT |
3 | 11-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 | 11-0 |
23 | KEVIN FORD EUGENE, OR |
5 | 10-14 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 10-14 |
24 | RANDY DECKER YACOLT, WA |
5 | 10-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 10-6 |
25 | MICHAEL FREE MILTON, WA |
4 | 10-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 | 10-5 |
26 | DANNY STAMPER EUREKA, MT |
4 | 9-9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 | 9-9 |
27 | DANIEL BOYD CRESWELL, OR |
5 | 9-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 9-0 |
28 | LARRY AUSTIN LYNNWOOD, WA |
3 | 9-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 | 9-0 |
29 | JOHN MCHENRY ISSAQUAH, WA |
3 | 8-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 | 8-8 |
30 | RYAN FURNO ALOHA, OR |
3 | 8-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 | 8-3 |
31 | CHRIS DUSTIN HILLSBORO, OR |
5 | 8-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 8-2 |
32 | TORY THOMAS ROCK SPRINGS, WY |
3 | 7-10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 | 7-10 |
33 | ZACK LUGIBIHL EVANSTON, WY |
3 | 7-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 | 7-4 |
34 | DAVID ASHTON BOISE, ID |
2 | 7-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 7-4 |
35 | STAN FISHER TROUT CREEK, MT |
2 | 6-13 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 6-13 |
35 | CARY COOPER SPRINGFIELD, OR |
2 | 6-13 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 6-13 |
37 | BENNY WILES HARDIN, MT |
3 | 6-10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 | 6-10 |
38 | MARK HILYER LIBBY, MT |
2 | 5-12 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 5-12 |
39 | LARRY WILKINS GREENRIVER, WY |
2 | 5-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 5-5 |
40 | JON BIAL WOODLAND, WA |
2 | 5-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 5-1 |
41 | JOSH GOFF BILLINGS, MT |
1 | 3-11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3-11 |
42 | BURT ROBERTS BOISE, ID |
1 | 3-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3-3 |
43 | LEVI SAMZ GREENRIVER, WY |
1 | 3-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3-1 |
43 | DILLON THOMAS GREEN RIVER, WY |
1 | 3-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3-1 |
45 | CHUCK CABA MERIDIAN, ID |
1 | 2-13 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2-13 |
46 | GEORGE RIEDEL COLSTRIP, MT |
1 | 2-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2-7 |
47 | PATRICK GOLLEN TROUT CREEK, MT |
1 | 1-14 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1-14 |
48 | DAVANH SENGSOURINHO KUNA, ID |
0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
48 | ETHAN PETERSON POST FALLS, ID |
0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
48 | REID SMITH BOZEMAN, MT |
0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
48 | KIM PFAFF DEER LODGE, MT |
0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
48 | THOMAS HARTSHORN VANCOUVER, WA |
0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
48 | AURTHER FERREIRA EUGENE, OR |
0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
48 | TYLER WALCKER BOTHELL, WA |
0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
48 | BRIAN MERLINI MAPLE VALLEY, WA |
0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
48 | JOHN DAVIS RENTON, WA |
0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
48 | ROCKY ROCHFORD ROCK SPRING, WY |
0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
48 | TIM ROBERTS GREEN RIVER, WY |
0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Day 2 Results are posted:
May 18-23 — Flaming Gorge Reservoir
Buckboard Marina — Green River, WY
Place | Name City, State |
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fish | lbs-ozs | Fish | lbs-ozs | Fish | lbs-ozs | Fish | lbs-ozs | ||
1 | KYLE GELLES PINGREE, ID |
5 | 18-4 | 5 | 15-9 | 0 | 0-0 | 10 | 33-13 |
2 | JOSH POLFER NAMPA, ID |
5 | 15-4 | 5 | 15-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 10 | 30-8 |
3 | BUBBA ONEIL EVANSTON, WY |
5 | 15-7 | 5 | 13-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 10 | 28-11 |
4 | JOSH RAGAN RATHDRUM, ID |
5 | 14-12 | 5 | 13-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 10 | 27-15 |
5 | EDWARD CHIN GRESHAM, OR |
4 | 12-13 | 5 | 13-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 9 | 26-3 |
6 | WES WEZENBERG OLYMPIA, WA |
5 | 14-8 | 5 | 11-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 10 | 25-14 |
7 | JAMES WOOD TROUT CREEK, MT |
3 | 11-0 | 5 | 14-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 8 | 25-3 |
8 | TONY SHUYLER EAGLE, ID |
5 | 14-5 | 5 | 10-11 | 0 | 0-0 | 10 | 25-0 |
9 | MARK MADEROS MAPLE VALLEY, WA |
4 | 11-15 | 5 | 13-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 9 | 25-0 |
10 | CHAD KAISER HAYDEN, ID |
5 | 11-11 | 5 | 12-13 | 0 | 0-0 | 10 | 24-8 |
11 | ROBBY SEVERE VERNAL, UT |
5 | 13-10 | 3 | 8-11 | 0 | 0-0 | 8 | 22-5 |
12 | TORY THOMAS ROCK SPRINGS, WY |
3 | 7-10 | 4 | 13-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 7 | 21-1 |
13 | DANNY STAMPER EUREKA, MT |
4 | 9-9 | 5 | 11-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 9 | 21-0 |
14 | ZACK LUGIBIHL EVANSTON, WY |
3 | 7-4 | 5 | 13-12 | 0 | 0-0 | 8 | 21-0 |
15 | LARRY WILKINS GREENRIVER, WY |
2 | 5-5 | 5 | 15-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 7 | 20-13 |
16 | KEVIN FORD EUGENE, OR |
5 | 10-14 | 5 | 9-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 10 | 20-5 |
17 | KASEY THOMAS GREEN RIVER, WY |
5 | 14-8 | 2 | 5-12 | 0 | 0-0 | 7 | 20-4 |
18 | MICHAEL FREE MILTON, WA |
4 | 10-5 | 4 | 9-12 | 0 | 0-0 | 8 | 20-1 |
19 | KEN ELVSAAS SNOQUALMIE, WA |
5 | 13-3 | 2 | 6-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 7 | 19-9 |
20 | LEVI PLOYHAR KALISPELL, MT |
4 | 11-9 | 3 | 7-14 | 0 | 0-0 | 7 | 19-7 |
21 | CHRIS DUSTIN HILLSBORO, OR |
5 | 8-2 | 5 | 10-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 10 | 18-8 |
22 | STAN FISHER TROUT CREEK, MT |
2 | 6-13 | 4 | 11-9 | 0 | 0-0 | 6 | 18-6 |
23 | BRANDON CRANER BUHL, ID |
5 | 12-7 | 3 | 5-10 | 0 | 0-0 | 8 | 18-1 |
24 | RANDY DECKER YACOLT, WA |
5 | 10-6 | 3 | 7-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 8 | 17-13 |
25 | DANIEL BOYD CRESWELL, OR |
5 | 9-0 | 5 | 7-13 | 0 | 0-0 | 10 | 16-13 |
26 | MARK HILYER LIBBY, MT |
2 | 5-12 | 5 | 10-12 | 0 | 0-0 | 7 | 16-8 |
27 | AURTHER FERREIRA EUGENE, OR |
0 | 0-0 | 5 | 16-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 16-6 |
28 | MEL MARCHESE GRANITE FALLS, WA |
5 | 11-5 | 3 | 5-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 8 | 16-5 |
29 | KENNEY OLDHAM COALVILLE, UT |
4 | 11-15 | 1 | 4-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 16-4 |
30 | JARED LORD KUNA, ID |
5 | 13-2 | 1 | 2-10 | 0 | 0-0 | 6 | 15-12 |
31 | TOM MELOWITZ GRAND COULEE, WA |
5 | 11-13 | 1 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 6 | 15-2 |
32 | LARRY AUSTIN LYNNWOOD, WA |
3 | 9-0 | 2 | 6-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 15-2 |
33 | BRIAN MERLINI MAPLE VALLEY, WA |
0 | 0-0 | 5 | 14-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 14-3 |
34 | THOMAS HARTSHORN VANCOUVER, WA |
0 | 0-0 | 5 | 14-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 14-2 |
35 | JOHN MCHENRY ISSAQUAH, WA |
3 | 8-8 | 2 | 5-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 13-13 |
36 | DAVID DAVIS BIG PINEY, WY |
4 | 11-5 | 1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 13-7 |
37 | DAN CANTRELL BIG TIMBER, MT |
4 | 12-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 | 12-3 |
38 | RYAN GATES ROY, WA |
5 | 11-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 11-7 |
39 | DAVID ASHTON BOISE, ID |
2 | 7-4 | 1 | 3-15 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 | 11-3 |
40 | JON BIAL WOODLAND, WA |
2 | 5-1 | 3 | 6-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 11-2 |
41 | RYAN FURNO ALOHA, OR |
3 | 8-3 | 1 | 2-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 | 10-11 |
42 | GEORGE RIEDEL COLSTRIP, MT |
1 | 2-7 | 4 | 8-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 10-7 |
43 | JOSH GOFF BILLINGS, MT |
1 | 3-11 | 4 | 6-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 | 10-2 |
44 | BENNY WILES HARDIN, MT |
3 | 6-10 | 1 | 3-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 | 10-2 |
45 | CARY COOPER SPRINGFIELD, OR |
2 | 6-13 | 1 | 3-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 | 9-14 |
46 | LEVI SAMZ GREENRIVER, WY |
1 | 3-1 | 2 | 6-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 | 9-9 |
47 | CHUCK CABA MERIDIAN, ID |
1 | 2-13 | 1 | 3-13 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 6-10 |
48 | KIM PFAFF DEER LODGE, MT |
0 | 0-0 | 3 | 6-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 | 6-4 |
49 | TIM ROBERTS GREEN RIVER, WY |
0 | 0-0 | 2 | 6-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 6-2 |
50 | DILLON THOMAS GREEN RIVER, WY |
1 | 3-1 | 1 | 3-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 6-1 |
51 | DAVANH SENGSOURINHO KUNA, ID |
0 | 0-0 | 3 | 5-11 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 | 5-11 |
52 | ETHAN PETERSON POST FALLS, ID |
0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3-9 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3-9 |
53 | BURT ROBERTS BOISE, ID |
1 | 3-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3-3 |
54 | JOHN DAVIS RENTON, WA |
0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2-1 |
55 | PATRICK GOLLEN TROUT CREEK, MT |
1 | 1-14 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1-14 |
56 | ROCKY ROCHFORD ROCK SPRING, WY |
0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
56 | TYLER WALCKER BOTHELL, WA |
0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
56 | REID SMITH BOZEMAN, MT |
0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
The results are now posted at the TBF website.
We hit this lake at it's absolute prime. Flaming Gorge has been notorious for smaller bags as previous qualifiers had been held at later dates and smaller fish were abundant.
No small fish here, as the BIG girls were up in force in prime time pre spawn feeding. Most of the big bags on day one and two were taken from the bay by Antlelope Point launch in Utah. There was a prime point that was a staging area for the smallies before they moved on to spawn. It included a 5+ smallie from the leader and eventual winner. Kyle Gelles.
Myself and Brian Merlini were concentrating on an area around Anvil Pit Bays. There were numerous deep water reefs holding alot of 3lb fish. Imagine my surprise on the first day to be 3rd from last boat out and to drive down to my area and find absolutely NO ONE, fishing these reefs. I had my 5th fish on twice that day and had one break off my jerkbait and one come off half way to the boat. The prime pattern day one was jerkbaits in various colors and depths. At least I wasn't out of it and was confident that fish would be moving to my water during the remaining days.
Day 2 was the same, no one fishing these reefs but myself. I put 3 big girls in the boat after they wouldn't hit jerkbaits I switched to a KGM 4.5 swimbait in ghost. My day two partner also got 3 from this area and wanted to fish his gorge water. We ran 6 miles into the gorge and quickly hit a small, 2lb keeper, I contemplated throwing this fish back but had promised myself NOT to throw anything back. With the no cull rule and seeing past results where anglers had missed weighing a limit by throwing back fish. I immediately throw back to the spot and proceded to hook a 3.5 smallie on a deep jerbait and finished my day two limit by 10:30.
Day 3 and only 14oz's behind Wes Wezenberg I knew I was in good position to go to the Nationals. I concentrated on the swimbait bite and had 3 good ones, and a 2 lber, by 10. I head to a reef that had produced my big fish from day 2. The 4th cast to the reef produced the second biggest fish of the tourney. A giant 4lb 14oz smallie and my final fish at 10:45. I continued to fish to show my great young back seater how to work a jerkbait and it produce another 4lber from the same reef. Unfortunately with the no cull, I had to toss her back but knew that I had a good bag. All I could do for the rest of the day was help the backseater try and catch fish.
The Antelope bay area had been fish hard for two days and the leader only manage to catch 11lbs and most boats really struggled that final day. My great day 3 bag launched me all the way up the leader board to 3rd place overall and winning the Washington state team by 8+ pounds.
The learning point from this tourney was that as most guys were fishing spots, and struggled when their fish dried up. I had located an area where fish were continually coming to me everyday and I fished a pattern over multiple spots to be able to consitently improve my weight every day.
So on to the Nationals with Brian Merlini who did a tremendous job given the circumstance he over came to come in 2nd on the Washington team.
Mark
Great post Mark, all ways learning, all ways teaching! Great job!!!
No cull rule!!! Great job Mark I was pulling for ya!
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