 Scott Randall (left) took Division 11 Angler of the Year honors by weighing in a limit each day with a total of 24.68 lbs. This is what Scott had to say about his yearlong effort, “I fished spinner-bait in the grass on the main river today. This season has been all power fishing spinner-baits, chaterbaits, and flipping heavy grass I haven’t rig a shakey head or trick worm all year. No secret spots as long as the grass was healthy I was usually able to find a fish.” Scott finished in 4th place with 1162 points.
Second place went to Tom Thompson weighing a limit each day totaling 25.45 lbs. Third Place was taken by Keith Knutson with another limit each day at 25.27 lbs. Kelly Weber finished in Fifth position with 24.06 for his 2-day limit.
These anglers are acquiring valuable points to insure their birth in division’s two-day champion and the American Fishing Tour National Championship that will be held this fall. Their points are also being used to determine the divisional angler of the year. The top angler by points earned in this division will represent the division in the Angler of the Year final round.
Next Divisional Tournament: This division’s next tournament will be 2013 EarlyBird on September 9, 2012 out of Smallwood State Park on the Potomac.
For more information on this or any future event in this division contact Jerry Jeranka at 302-734-2259 or by email at: jerryjay11@potomac-aba.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.
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Division 11, Maryland, on September 10 & 11, Dale Gorrell from Pennsylvania (right) leaped forward in his quest for the 2012 ABA National Championship with a first place win in the American Fishing Tour bass tournament held on The Potomac River August 18 & 19. I asked Dale how he did it and here is what he had to say, “Really I wasn’t on much for this event and started day two in fourth place. My past history on the Potomac leads me to an area where I was blessed to stop at the right time. Fish were caught on outside edges of grass mats ripping spinner baits through the open holes in 3 to 5 foot of water.” Dale weighed 5 bass each day with an impressive total weight of 28,37 lbs. and topped it off with the Big Bass for the weekend of 4.58 lbs.
