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~~The West Kentucky division kicked off the 2017 season in Glasgow for a full weekend of fishing, fellowship, and fun.  It has been a mild winter, but Barren River Lake’s bass have endured an unseasonably cold week.  The lake is rising and stained to muddy from the heavy rainfall of the last few days,  but everyone was excited for the season to start, nonetheless.


35 of the 35 teams were represented at the meeting at the First Free Will Baptist Church in Glasgow.  The fine folks there prepared a great meal with a variety of soups, chili, sandwiches, and plenty of brownies, cookies, and pies for dessert.  Many thanks to them for a job well done.   Following the meal, 88 anglers and friends settled in to listen to the pastor of the church (who is also our director), Joel Franks, share with us from the Word of God. 


Using John 3:16 as his text, Joel explained that we all need to receive the love that God has for us to  enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.  He went on to share how to overcome the common excuses that people use to avoid believing the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation.   Following the message, nine anglers recommitted their lives to Christ! Praise the Lord!


Barren River Lake posed a very different challenge than previous late winter/early spring tournaments as water levels are rising and about 9 feet over the newly established winter pool level of 528 feet above sea level. Friday’s practice time was inundated with heavy rain, but thankfully, it had moved on by blast off time. Saturday morning brought a comfortable 53 degrees at blast off time.  35 teams sped off at safe light in search of 5 big largemouth, smallmouth, or spotted bass to bring to the 3:00 PM weigh-in.  Barren River Lake ranged from lightly stained in places to very muddy in the upper reaches of the major tributaries.  Surface temperatures ranged from  48 to 54 across the lake.  With conditions as they were, most teams struggled to figure out the bite.


As usual though, some of our talented anglers put together the pieces of the puzzle and brought a few good stringers to the scales. Winning their first Kentucky West Fishers of Men tournament as a team, two of our veteran anglers, Jack Jones and Mike Walker, teamed up for the first time to bring in a whopping 20.26 pound limit. Jones and Walker bested the field by over five pounds using D&L jigs and Strike King Series 6 crankbaits. They fished on the main lake in transition areas between bluffs and chunk rock banks to catch their winning weight. Their stringer also included a 5.54 pound big bass which was the lunker of the day. Including their win in the Bonus Bucks, they earned $1,873.00 on the day along with two handsome plaques provided by Awards Inc. in Glasgow, Kentucky.


Coming in second on the day was the team of Richard Bowling and Jarrod Simpson. Bowling and Simpson landed 15.10 pounds of bass using jigs and green pumpkin mag finesse worms on a shaky head.  Fishing a 25 yard stretch of mail lake bank, they patiently landed a strong limit.  Their patience was rewarded with  $584.00.


Finishing third was the team of Rick Brammer and Jim Oliver.  Brammer and Oliver stayed on the main lake as well and managed just three fish – but they weighed in at 14.12 lbs. Two of their fish came on a spinnerbait and the third was captured on a deep diving Spro crankbait.  They earned $420.00 on the day. 


Coming in fourth was the team of Clint Childress and Timmie Gaddie with 11.40 pounds.  They also grabbed second in the Bonus Bucks and earned $475.00 on the day. Childress and Gaddie reported fishing main lake pockets with spinnerbaits and Rapala DT-6 crankbaits.  Rounding out the top five was the team of Jim Hatfield and Ed Jerriel. They used small tubes to land 10.82 pounds of bass in the pockets around the lower end of the lake. 


Come on out to the second event of the season at Green River Lake for another great weekend!


Fishers of Men would like to thank all of our fine sponsors; BassCat Boats, Mercury, Berkley, Abu Garcia, Strike King Lure Company, Kings Home,  Power-Pole, Raymarine, Duckett Fishing, ORCA Coolers, Buckeye Lures, T&H Marine, Gator Guards, Solar Bat, Kistler Rods, HydroWave, Enigma, KidCasters, Fishouflage, Costa,  Jacobs Glass, Rayjus Sportswear, Rod ArmorZ, and Rejuvenade.
We would like to thank our local sponsors A.F. Crow and Sons Funeral Home, Barren County Business Supply, Barren Outdoors, Grayson County Baptist Association, LHI Lighting Sales Incorporated, Awards Inc., L&M Custom Bass Snacks, Coon Creek Creations, and Borders Monument Company.
 

We would like to thank our local sponsors Pittsburg Marine, A.F. Crow and Sons Funeral Home, Mark Miller Marine, Barren Outdoors, Grayson County Baptist Association, LHI Lighting Sales Incorporated, Awards Inc., Fishidy, L&M Custom Bass Snacks, Piccola Manufacturing, Barren County Business Supplies, and Coon Creek Custom Baits. 

Stren Barren River Lake - 03/18/17


 


Place Team Members # Fish Big Fish Gross Penalty Net Wt Points
1 21180 Jack Jones
5 5.54 20.26 0 20.26 200

2 21478 Richard Bowling
Jarrod Simpson
5 4.4 15.1 0 15.1 199

3 21475
3 4.91 14.12 0 14.12 198

4 21477 Timmy Gaddie
Clint Childress
4 4.84 11.4 0 11.4 197

5 21430 Edwin Jerriel
Jim Hatfield
5 3.2 10.82 0 10.82 196

6 21490
4 5.09 10.8 0 10.8 195

7 21486 Ken Freeman
Steve Haysley
4 0 10.28 0 10.28 194

8 21479
4 0 9.82 0 9.82 193

9 21432 Lee Bishop
Mike Miller
4 0 9.33 0 9.33 192

10 21178 Dacelle Peckler
Darren Peckler
4 0 8.13 0 8.13 191

11 21181 Cory Holman
4 0 7.86 0 7.86 190

12 21489
4 0 7.63 0 7.63 189

13 21480
Kyle Lear
3 0 7.33 0 7.33 188

14 21175 Greg Gibson
Ted Myers
3 0 6.76 0 6.76 187

15 21472 Jerry Hogue
Steve Prewitt
4 0 6.04 0 6.04 186

16 21434 David King
Brian King
2 0 6.01 0 6.01 185

17 21429 Steve Denton
Lloyd Easterly
3 0 5.88 0 5.88 184

18 21485
3 0 4.93 0 4.93 183

19 21473 Robby Hendrickson
Matt Mattingly
3 0 4.45 0 4.45 182

20 21431
Chris Ring
1 0 3.63 0 3.63 181

21 21481 Trey Rigsby
Andy Spencer
2 0 3.27 0 3.27 180

22 21491 Kenny Hardin
Josh Hardin
2 0 3.27 0 3.27 180

23 21483
2 0 3.12 0 3.12 178

24 21484 Eldon Newcomb
1 0 2.33 0 2.33 177

25 21182
1 0 1.7 0 1.7 176

26 21435
1 0 1.33 0 1.33 175

27 21488
0 0 0 0 0 174

28 21487 Bob Floro
Mike Floro
0 0 0 0 0 174

29 21179
Roger Crain
0 0 0 0 0 174

30 21482 Jared Elmore
Ricky Elmore
0 0 0 0 0 174

31 21476 Michael Shelton
Troy Shelton
0 0 0 0 0 174

32 21176 Jeff Boone
Eddie Goode
0 0 0 0 0 174

33 21177 Chris Wash
Jody Wash
0 0 0 0 0 174

34 21474 David Lowe
John Rediess
0 0 0 0 0 174

35 21433 Cory Jones
0 0 0 0 0 174



Jones and Walker - 20.26 lbs



Bowling and Simpson - 15.10 lbs



Oliver and Brammer - 14.12 lbs



Childress and Gaddie - 11.40



Jerriel and Hatfield - 10.82 lbs.



Winners with plaques by Awards Inc., Glasgow, KY