Glass and Kisselburg win Bass Champs tournament at Travis
Landon Glass and Jayson Kisselburg of Jarrell won the second tournament of the Bass Champs Central Region series March 6 by a 6-pound margin at Lake Travis. Their sack weighed 24.82 pounds.
Glass found a creek holding fish while scouting, and the team knew it would be crucial to reach the area ahead of other contenders.
“We drew boat No. 58, and when we got there, two other boats were there already,” Kisselburg said.
Fan casting outside of the creek, they managed their first keeper.
As it turns out, the other boats were not fellow competitors, Kisselburg said.
“We stuck it out, and when they left, we moved on into the creek itself,” he said.
Using a combination of soft plastic jerk baits, tubes and baby brush hogs in water 2 to 8 feet deep, they quickly boated a 5-pounder and their 8.62 lb kicker.
“At that point, we played a little defense, and put our trolling motor up and our power pole down to keep us there and keep other boats from coming in too close,” Kisselburg said.
They stayed in the creek all day. Their final five fish dominated the pack to win first place. They only missed big bass honors by one ounce
“This is my first year to fish the Bass Champs circuit, Kisselburg said. “I just moved here from Arizona. I had first encountered Bass Champs through a Fish-N-Chips event they hosted in Oklahoma, where I fished with Dean Rojas.”
Jack Waldrop, Jr caught the big bass of the day, weighing 8.76 lbs, fishing with Hub Bechtol.
“It was around 1 (p.m.),” Waldrop said. “We were fishing in dirty water around big cypress trees in 6 feet or less water.”
He was using a watermelon red senko with braided line, flipping to the trees.
“She barely tapped it on the fall,” he said. “When I set the hook, it didn’t move for several seconds. I knew it was a big fish!”
Tournament statistics
Date: 3/6/2010
Lake: Travis
Total Entries: 180 Teams
Total Fish: 234
Total Weight: 595.16 lbs.
Average Weight: 2.54 lbs.
Number of limits: 17
Number of zero's: 90
Top 50 finishers below
Place Boat Angler 1 Angler 2 Fish Big Bass Wt. Prize Amt.
1 LANDON GLASS
JARRELL , TX JAYSON KISSELBURG
JARRELL , TX 5 8.62 24.82 $20000.00 + Sure Life Bonus $200
2 DEAN ALEXANDER
FLORENCE , TX ERIC CRUMLEY
LEANDER , TX 5 0 18.86 $3000.00
3 CHARLES REAGAN
THORNTON , TX LOWELL BENNETT
HEWITT , TX 5 0 18.34 $2000.00
4 TREY GROCE
BUDA , TX GARY GROCE
DRIPPING SPRINGS , TX 5 0 17.32 $1200.00
5 RONALD SISK
RIOVISTA , TX MICHAEL CASTOR
CLEBURNE , TX 5 5.24 15.56 $1100.00 + Skeeter Double Money $1100.
6 RANDALL CHRISTIAN
BURNET , TX RANDY HIBLER
MARBLE FALLS , TX 5 6.78 15.10 $1050.00
7 LEONARD PHILIPP
BASTROP , TX ROBERT JENKINS III
BASTROP , TX 5 0 14.14 $1040.00
8 JAMES HESTER
SALADO , TX CHET SUTTON
SALADO , TX 5 0 13.10 $1030.00
9 VINCENT NEAL
CALDWELL , TX KYLE ROWE
WACO , TX 4 0 12.30 $1020.00
10 JACK WALDROP JR
AUSTIN , TX HUB BECHTOL
AUSTIN , TX 4 8.76 12.18 $1010.00 + $1000.00 Big Bass + Costa Bonus $200 + WFN Bonus + ABU GARCIA REVO Bonus
11 DALE BOREN
FORT WORTH , TX JODY HOLUBEK
FORT WORTH , TX 3 0 11.82 $1000.00
12 MICHAEL WALDROP
AUSTIN , TX JACK WALDROP SR
AUSTIN , TX 2 0 11.36 $1000.00
13 MIKE RICHARDSON
THORNDALE , TX PETE HUGHEY
WEIR , TX 5 0 10.74 $900.00
14 LYNN PIERCE JR
AUSTIN , TX LYNNWOOD PIERCE
LEANDER , TX 5 0 10.66 $850.00
15 JOE BRAY
HORSESHOE BAY , TX BRANDON BRAY
AUSTIN , TX 5 4.94 10.42 $800.00
16 JARED SMITH
CEDAR PARK , TX JAMES ROBERTS
YANTIS , TX 2 0 10.28 $750.00
17 PHILLIP WARREN
AUSTIN , TX DERICK KUYRKENDALL
BERGHEIM , TX 5 0 10.10 $700.00
18 KACY HENDERSON
KILLEEN , TX RODERICK NORMAN
KILLEEN , TX 4 0 10.04 $600.00
19 ARTHUR YBARRA
LAMPASAS , TX COREY CAHILL
HUTTO , TX 4 0 9.86 $500.00
20 BRIAN HARMS
ROUND ROCK , TX TRAVIS GARNER
ROUND ROCK , TX 5 0 9.48 $500.00
20 DON GORDON
AUSTIN , TX CODY GREANEY
AUSTIN , TX 3 0 9.48 $500.00
22 GERALD POBORIL
TEMPLE , TX JACK POWE
KILLEEN , TX 2 0 9.30 $500.00
23 JERRY TAYLOR
MARBLE FALLS , TX ERIC TAYLOR
LAPORTE , TX 3 0 9.04 $500.00
24 TERRY COBBLE
ROUND ROCK , TX RICK HAMILTON
AUSTIN , TX 5 0 8.44
25 DALE READ
LEANDER , TX DWAYNE KINLEY
AUSTIN , TX 5 0 8.26
26 RANCE ROGERS
LEANDER , TX MIKE ROGERS
LEANDER , TX 2 4.84 8.14
27 WENDELL RAMSEY
SAN ANGELO , TX DALE HUGHES
LAGO VISTA , TX 3 0 8.02
28 CHARLES WHITED
SAN MARCOS , TX BILL POLKINGHORN
HOCKLEY , TX 5 0 7.92
29 SHANE HOLMES
AUSTIN , TX JOSH CHRIST
AUSTIN , TX 2 0 7.90
30 TEMPLE THOMAS
ROUND ROCK , TX LESTER EMS
DRIPPING SPRINGS , TX 3 0 7.80
31 MICHAEL ABERNETHY
CEDAR CREEK , TX JUSTYN PARRISH
AUSTIN , TX 5 0 7.70
32 MICHAEL BRALEY
FLORENCE , TX RODNEY HYATT
LEANDER , TX 3 0 7.40
33 GARY WEIMER
LEANDER , TX JEREMIAH WAFFORD
CEDAR PARK , TX 4 0 7.38
34 JR BRIANT
BASTROP , TX JJ JACKSON
PAIGE , TX 3 0 7.10
35 JOHN WEATHERLY
KILLEEN , TX REX WHEELER
BELTON , TX 3 0 6.90
36 DAMON ROSS
GEORGETOWN , TX SCOTT ROSS
ROUND ROCK , TX 2 0 6.84
37 ERIC EMERSON
GATESVILLE , TX GARY RIGGS
KILLEEN , TX 2 0 6.28
38 DEAN JONES
CEDAR PARK , TX CHRIS NORS
WEST , TX 3 0 6.14
39 DAVID BUKOWSKY
AUSTIN , TX RICKY MICKAN
MANCHACA , TX 2 0 5.58
40 STEPHEN HAMPTON
HARKER HEIGHTS , TX VICTORIA HAMPTON
HARKER HEIGHTS , TX 2 0 5.44
41 JUSTIN HEADRICK
BRANDON HOUSTON
AUSTIN , TX 1 5.32 5.32
42 ANDREW WHITEHEAD
LARGO VISTA , TX JOE HALE
SPICEWOOD , TX 3 0 5.12
43 ROBERT DIVIN
BROWNWOOD , TX DANNY ARMSTRONG
BROWNWOOD , TX 2 0 5.06
44 STEWART HERNDON
BLANCHARD , OK RICHARD HERNDON
PLANO , TX 1 5.00 5.00
45 MIKE GROUNDS
MARBLE FALLS , TX ROBERT BURTNER
MARBLE FALLS , TX 2 0 4.96
46 MIKE GARRETT
TEMPLE , TX RON SEEVERS JR
FORT HOOD , TX 3 0 4.94
47 JAMES SCOGIN
AUSTIN , TX ROLAND LOERA
AUSTIN , TX 2 0 4.90
48 ANTHONY MARTIN
TEMPLE , TX CECIL MARTIN
TEMPLE , TX 2 0 4.82
48 GARRET NIES
ZAPATA , TX CHRIS CONNER
JONESTOWN , TX 2 0 4.82
50 CHANS MARTIN
BELTON , TX STERLING MARTIN
BELTON , TX 3 0 4.80
