Jason Ledet Takes First Place at Lake D’Arbonne

From North Central Louisiana Division 98, June 30 and July 1, 2012 – Jason Ledet from Ruston, LA is one step closer to the ABA National Championship with a first place win in the American Fishing Tour division championship bass tournament held on Lake D’Arbonne this past weekend. Jason’s 2-day limit of bass weighed in at 22.66 pounds. Second place went to Jeremy Dutton with a weight of 22.03 pounds, and third place was Walt Stevens with a weight of 19.99 pounds. Big bass was also awarded to Jeremy Dutton who caught a 7.64 pound largemouth.

With the third place finish, Walt Stevens won his first Angler of the Year title for Division 98 after narrowly missing on the title the previous year. Congratulations to both Walt and to Jason for a great effort! Walt is now eligible to represent Division 98 at the National Angler of the Year fish-off the week of the National Championship in Oklahoma

The top five anglers were:
1. Jason Ledet         22.66 Lbs.
2. Jeremy Dutton      22.03 Lbs.
3. Walt Stevens       19.99 Lbs.
4. Jesse Tisdale       16.83 Lbs.
5. Kevin Evans         16.27 Lbs.

Conditions: Water temps were in the mid 80’s early in the morning rising to some reports of the mid 90’s by the afternoon. Water quality was otherwise good with most areas being only slightly stained. There were a few clouds both days with a few more being present on day 2. There wasn’t a whole lot of wind, but an occasional breeze blew and provided some brief relief from the air temps that reached the upper 90’s both days.

Winning Strategy: Jason fished the creeks with a crankbait, Carolina rig and a flutter spoon. He stopped everywhere there was a bend in the channel and fished DD22 crankbaits and brush hogs on the Carolina rig.

Next Divisional Tournament: Division 98’s next tournament will be September 8th on Lake D’Arbonne at the Hwy 2 landing as long as the lake is not too low from the draw down.

For more information on this or any future event in this division contact Troy Harrison at (318) 777-1441 or by email at: tcharris@bayou.com

The American Fishing Tour offers low cost, close to home bass tournaments that are designed for the weekend angler. All ABA anglers fish for money and points. The points advance the angler to their divisional championship and the top 500 anglers in the US are invited to the American Fishing Tour National Championship.

About American Bass Anglers
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