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Bass Pro Shops Couples Tour
Kentucky Lake
Director: Jay Holsapple
(270)556-6732
Shari Holsapple
(270)519-2377
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| 10/13/19 |
Lake Barkley | Lake Barkley State Park |  |
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| 11/03/19 |
Kentucky Lake | Paris Landing | |
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| 5/31/20 |
Kentucky Lake | Paris Landing | |
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| 6/14/20 |
Lake Barkley | Kuttawa - Lyon County | |
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| 6/27/20 |
Kentucky Lake | Fenton | |
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| 7/12/20 |
Kentucky Lake | Paris Landing | |
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| 7/26/20 |
Lake Barkley | Kuttawa | |
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| 8/02/20 |
Kentucky Lake | Big Bear | |
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| 8/09/20 |
Kentucky Lake | Paris Landing | |
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| 9/24/20 9/25/20 |
Keowee | South Cove County Park | |
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| Division 8 Points Top 25 | ||||
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| Place | Name |
Events | Fish | Points |
| 1 | Robert Linton-Cindy Linton | 3 | 5 | 564 |
| 2 | Jay Holsapple-Shari Holsapple | 3 | 6 | 424 |
| 3 | Gary Martin-Dana Martin | 3 | 5 | 423 |
| 4 | Troy Courtney-Tammy Courtney | 2 | 6 | 378 |
| 5 | David Bowman-Paula Keller | 2 | 1 | 234 |
| 6 | Eddie Barclay-Tammy Barclay | 1 | 4 | 191 |
| 7 | Cory York-Meagan York | 1 | 5 | 188 |
| 8 | Mark O Brien-Allison O Brien | 1 | 1 | 186 |
| 9 | Joey McCuiston-Marcella McCuiston | 1 | 1 | 185 |
| 10 | Michael Roe-Donna Roe | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 10 | Treye Ward-Carol Ward | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 12 | Sam Gotsch-Michelle Chinn | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| 12 | Gregory Warner-Debbie Warner | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| 12 | Donnie Williams-Lila Williams | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| 12 | Dennis Uebelhack-Diana Uebelhack | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| 12 | Scott Vanover-Brandi Vanover | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| 12 | Buddy Hopkins-Natasha Hopkins | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| 12 | Larry Bailey-Tammy Hoffner | 1 | 0 | 50 |
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Cory and Meagan York Take the D8 Season Opener Win The Bass Pro Shops Couples Tour, Kentucky Lake Division completed their first tournament of the 2020 season this Sunday. It was also the first fall tournament we have ever scheduled. It was a very light turnout with only 8 teams participating. We had a two-hour delay due to extremely foggy conditions. However, once that fog cleared the weather was nearly perfect. We launched from the Lake Barkley State Park ramp at 8:30 AM and weighed in at 3:30 PM. A lot of short fish were reported caught, but the keepers came tough for most. A total of 10 bass were brought to the scales for a combined weight of 30.84 pounds. We paid out a total of $680 including Men’s and Ladies Big Bass pots. |
Kentucky Lake Division August 4, 2019 The ABA Bass Pro Shops Couples Tour, Kentucky Lake Division completed their final tournament of 2019 this Sunday. The weather was nearly perfect right up to the weigh-in, at which time Mother Nature dropped high winds and heavy rains for about an hour. Fifteen teams participated today out of the Big Bear ramp. Teams fought a very tough bite all day. A total of 23 bass were brought to the scales for a combined weight of 64.98 pounds. We paid out a total of $1,275. |
Kentucky Lake Division July 14, 2019 The ABA Couples Tour, Kentucky Lake Division completed their 6th tournament of 2019 this Sunday. The weather was nearly perfect with cooler temperatures, overcast skies and a slight breeze all day. The fish however, were not in a perfect mood. Sixteen teams participated today out of the Paris Landing ramp. It was a tough bite all day. A total of 20 bass were brought to the scales for a combined weight of 59.2 pounds. We paid out a total of $1,350. |
Kentucky Lake Division June 23, 2019 Another great turnout for the ABA Couples Series Kentucky Lake Division. The weather was beautiful at times and horrendous at others. A tornado actually touched down today and done extreme damage to one of our local marinas. 17 teams braved these conditions out of the Kuttawa Lyon County Ramp. The fishing was tough, but we still managed to bring in 29 fish weighing in at 73.58 pounds. The fish are still not totally committed to making their way to the ledges, making it difficult to get a great pattern. All fish were released alive and well. We paid out a total of $1,445. |
Kentucky Lake Division June 2, 2019 The ABA Couples Series Kentucky Lake Division had a great turnout this week. The weather was beautiful. 16 teams took to the big water out of Paris Landing. The fishing was tough. The fish are slowly making their way to the ledges but are difficult to locate. Eleven teams weighed fish at the end of the day. 22 fish were caught weighing over 66 pounds. All fish were released alive and well. We paid out a total of $1,360. |
Treye and Carol Ward win on Kentucky Lake The ABA Bass Pro Shops Couples Series Kentucky Lake Division experienced a very successful weekend. We had 14 teams participate. The weather was very wet and windy but the lake was cooperative and relatively smooth all day considering the conditions. All 14 teams weighed fish at the end of the day. 48 fish were caught weighing over 153 pounds. All fish were released alive and well. We paid out a total of $1,190. |
Kentucky Lake Division April 28, 2019 The ABA Bass Pro Shops Couple Series Kentucky Lake Division set another record this weekend. We had 20 teams participate. Those 40 souls braved an angry Kentucky Lake out of Paris Landing as three and four-foot rollers dominated an otherwise beautiful day. The fishing was great for some, not so much for others, but we all had an outstanding time. 29 fish were caught weighing nearly 65 pounds and we paid out $1,700 for the day. |
Kentucky Lake ABA Couples Kentucky Lake Bass Pro Shops Couple Series opened 2019 with a record number of boats. The fishing was tough and the conditions were rough most of the day, strong winds, some rain, thunder and occasional lightning. However, we had 17 teams brave those conditions and expect that number to rise over the season. Thank you to all that attended. |
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The Kentucky Lake Division of the ABA Couples Series completed its last tournament of 2018 on August 5th. We had 14 teams launch at safelight from the Big Bear Ramp. It was warm, humid, and clear. It was another tough day, as it seems to have been all year on our great lake. Ten of the fourteen teams weighed in a total of 18bass for 59.03 pounds. All bass were all released alive and well. We paid out three places for a total of $1,190.00, which included big bass for both men and women. |
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Cory and Meaghan York Take Couples win on Kentucky Lake
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Jay and Shari Holsapple Take Couples win on Kentucky Lake
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Cory and Meagan York Take the win in Kentucky
Cory and Meagan York mastered the conditions, the lake and the field with a runaway victory. They had the only 5 bass limit weighing 19.76 pounds. Their catch was anchored by a 6.42 largemouth. The Yorks only had 7 bites all day fishing swimbaits and rattletraps primarily on main lake points. Cory and Meagan took home a well-earned $550 for their day’s work. |
Mike and Donna Roe Take the win on Kentucky Lake
It was a beautiful day on Kentucky Lake, but the fishing was extremely tough. 90 degrees, no breeze and not a cloud in the sky made for some trying conditions. Your humble hosts/directors Mike and Donna Roe, best overcame the tough bite and took 1st place! |
It was a hot, humid and at times stormy summer day on Kentucky Lake for the July 15 ABA Couples Series event. I think those conditions kept many competitors home as we had our lowest turnout of the year. Only 10 teams launched at 5:30 AM. Five of the ten boats weighed in a total of 12 
It was another beautiful summer day on Kentucky Lake, June 24, 
It was one rough day on Kentucky Lake, June 3, 
ABA Couples Series on Kentucky Lake got off to a very cold start in 2018! Sunday, April 8 the water temperature was in the mid-40s and the air temperature was in the upper 20s at launch and barely reached the 40s by weigh-in. Fourteen teams braved these extreme fishing conditions with mixed results. Not many fish were caught, but some 