~~Cherokee was tough

The second East Tennessee Fishers of Men Tournament was held on Cherokee Lake.  We returned to First Baptist Church Dandridge again this year.  Dr. Justin Terrell preached a lesson on temptation where many were moved, and we had two people rededicated their lives to the Lord.  Awesome.
In a tournament where there were only 32 fish caught. Only two limits caught makes for a tough day.  But someone always makes the right adjustments and this time it was the Coughlins.

The Ameriprise First place went to the team of Matt and Bob Coughlin with 13.11 pounds of bass.  This team reported running their Mercury to the mid lake to catch only six keepers the whole day on A-rig.  Great job guys
 Second place went to the team Brian Jordan and Michael Smith this talented team ran their White Pine Marine Mercury powered boat to the mid-section of the lake to bring back 5 bass weighing in at 11.36 pounds.  Brian reported using a gulp minnow on the main lake fishing 15 feet deep.  Second pattern was targeting secondary point using mainly rattle type baits like the Berkley Wartpig to catch the bag of fish.  White Pine Marine, Sublime, Dixie Custom Rods and Tackle sponsor this team.  Brian and Michael are also the inventors of the Tote Rite Motor tote for the new 4 stroke Mercury that everyone is running now.

Third place went to the team of Kenny Bishop and Ed Kyte they had 3 fish for 8.78 pounds.  This team ran to the mid-section of the lake to catch their fish.  Kenny reported catching their fish on a Carolina rig.  Kenny stated they only had 5 bites all day

Fourth place went to went to Bill Humbard who reported running his Mercury powered boat around the lower end of the lake to bring back 8.71 pounds of bass.  Bill said he was focusing on pea gravel flats using a crankbait.  Bill is sponsored by White Pine Marine and Mercury outboards.

Fifth place went to the White Pine Marine Team of Kenny Sexton and J C Loveday who had 3 fish weighing in at 7.71 pounds.  Kenny reported running his Mercury powered BassCat boat all over beautiful Cherokee Lake but could find any keepers.  But around 1:30 JC tied on a Carolina Rig and caught 3 keepers off the same point to give them the 3 fish.
The White Pine Marine Award which is one place out of the money goes to Bobby Cardwell and Michael Cantrell.  White Pine will pay their entry fee in the next tournament.
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East Tennessee Fishers of Men would like to thank it local sponsors that make everything possible this year Bill Freeman and Randy White with Ameriprise Financial, White Pine Marine, Dixie Custom Tackle, Mack’s Auto Glass Express and Custom Body Shop 865-566-4320, Tennessee Overhead Door and B&M Tires.
Fishers of Men would like to thank all our fine sponsors; BassCat Boats, Mercury, Berkley, Abu Garcia, Spiderwire, Shakespeare, Strike King Lure Company, Power-Pole, TH Marine, Jim Hudson Toyota, Sportsman's Warehouse, Duckett Fishing, BassBoat Technologies, Buckeye Lures, Gator Guards, Kistler Rods, Amphibia Eyewear, Jacobs Glass

Matt and Bob Coughlin take the win on a tough day on Cherokee with 13.11 poounds.

Place	Team	Members	# Fish	Big Fish	Gross	Penalty	Net Wt	Points
1	24139	Matt Coughlin Bob Coughlin	5	3.49	13.11	0	13.11	200
2	1121	Michael Smith Brian Jordan	5	0	11.36	0	11.36	199
3	1100	Kenny Bishop Ed Kyte	3	4.26	8.78	0	8.78	198
4	23374	Trinity Cawood Bill Humbard	3	4.36	8.71	0	8.71	197
5	10287	Ken Sexton J C Loveday	3	0	7.71	0	7.71	196
6	23852	Bobby Cardwell Michael Cantrell	2	0	7.67	0	7.67	195
7	15074	Benjamin Boggs Bobby Boggs	2	4.7	6.45	0	6.45	194
8	1117	Paul Rogers Rod Garrett	2	3.11	5.94	0	5.94	193
9	18712	Chris Sexton Mason Sexton	2	0	4.68	0	4.68	192
10	22616	Eugene Randolph George Galyon Jr.	1	3.2	3.2	0	3.2	191
11	17891	Jeremiah Pruitt Don Rose	1	0	2.77	0	2.77	190
12	1118	Jeff Beach William Maggard	1	0	2.44	0	2.44	189
13	15906	Chester Wooton Timothy Vanover	1	0	2.26	0	2.26	188
14	23841	Ronny Jones Bailey Fain	0	0	0	0	0	187
15	21523	George Headdon Rick Ellis	0	0	0	0	0	187
16	3869	Greg Cope Donnie Wormsley	0	0	0	0	0	187
17	21525	Nathan Crisp Jason Holder	0	0	0	0	0	187
18	22557	William Freeman Michael Melton	0	0	0	0	0	187
19	15003	Tim Leonard Tom Leonard	0	0	0	0	0	187
20	12123	John Long Karen Taylor	0	0	0	0	0	187
21	21829	Calvin Murphy Steve Terry	0	0	0	0	0	187
22	24202	Gary Pilkenton	0	0	0	0	0	187
23	23896	Robert Satterfield Rebecca Satterfield	0	0	0	0	0	187
24	23858	Jason White David Burgess	0	0	0	0	0	187
25	23853	Cory Stuart Trey Utter	0	0	0	0	0	187
26	24203	Tate Rice Robert Banks	0	0	0	0	0	187
27	8490	Randall White Randall White II	0	0	0	0	0	137
28	23893	Dustin Bailey Jeff Rogers	0	0	0	0	0	137
1st place go to the Couglin 2nd place Jordan & Smith