74 teams qualified to go to the 07 Lakes Trail 2 day championship at Lake Chautauqua in NY. The first day was greeted by gale force winds and 4 footers on an inland lake. The fish were biting though as limits brought in was the rule. The eventual winners, Steve Hatfield and Mark McQuate, had a 22lb bag of nice smallmouth to take the lead. Nipping at their heels was John Painter and Buc Buchanan, long time Chautauqua fishermen, with a 21lb sack of beautiful smallies. On day 2, the lake laid down and calmer conditions prevailed and a nice day. Mark and Steve slipped a bit and brought in a 17lb sack while hard charging Nick Prvonozak and Adam Janerella weighed in a 23lb sack for a comeback that fell just short of Mark and Steve. John Painter and Buc Buchanan blanked day 2 and fell out of contention. Lots of 4 and 5lb fish were weighed and it took 6lbers to get big bass each day. The event paid 15 places, 1st and 2nd big bass each day, leader bonus, big bass of regular season, largest sack of the regular season, point champions and misc cash for door prizes. In all a total of $20,400 in cash was paid along with over $800 in door prizes. A big "Thank You" to our sponsors!
Here is the top 10 finishers, point champions and bigbass each day:
1st- Steve Hatfield and Mark McQuate from Mifflin, Ashland 39.42 $3000.
2nd- Nick Prvonozac and Adam Janerella from Warren,Jersey Shore PA 36.55 $2500.
3rd- Jim and Tom Saywell from Chardon 33.49 $2000.
4th- Mike Smith and Forest Friley from N. Canton,Canton 28.17 $1800.
5th- Gabe Cooper and Erik Link from Canton,Sherrodsville 27.87 $1500.
6th- Rick Tschantz and Scott Burgess from Canton 26.86 $1200.
7th- Jim and Jennifer Feathers from Vermillion 25.54 $1000.
8th- Sam Capestrain and John Werren from N. Lawrence,N. Canton 25.09 $800.
9th- Tim Matus and Marty Matus from Brunswick, N.Ridgeville 24.90 $700.
10th- Dan Blackert and Ed Shockley from Akron, CanalFulton 23.89 $600.
Big Bass day 1 and for the tournament- Tim Matus from Brunswick 6.11 $500.
2nd Big Bass day 1- Jim and Tom Saywell from Chardon 4.82 $300.
Big Bass day 2- Nick Prvonozac from Warren 6.06 $500.
2nd Big Bass day 2- Saywells from Chardon 5.53 $300.
Point Champions for 07 1st- Steve Hatfield and Mark McQuate from Mifflin and Ashland $500.
2nd- Steve Browning and Rick Machonachy from Doylestown, Akron $400.
3rd- Scott Stevens and Jim Tunder from Kent, Chagrin Falls $300.
NOTE: All of this could not have been possible without the help of our sponsors.
Here is a list of the sponsors: Vic's Sports Center, Mercury, Stratos boats, Ranger boats, Distillata, Rodmaker's Shop, Goshinski's Fin,Fur and Feather, Pro Sports and Trophy
Sponsor information and more pics available on our
web-site at: www.dobass.com/lakestrail.html
Louie Kunkle
director
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