tytay89 Posted December 5, 2012 Posted December 5, 2012 Fished dale hollow this past weekend, with the billy west tourney it added un wanted pressure but was still able to boat some quality small mouth, the largest was 21 inch 4.7. On a hunk of metal in 30 ftw... There were only 2 overs brought in a day out of 80 boats. Down there your only aloud one" over" the 21 inch and one "under" 16 inch She had the head of a 6 pounder Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted December 5, 2012 Super User Posted December 5, 2012 Nice fish, great pic! Quote
Gavin Posted December 11, 2012 Posted December 11, 2012 A 21" is a heck of a nice fish...Anywhere. Quote
KevO Posted December 17, 2012 Posted December 17, 2012 I fished the smalljaw.com tx the next weekend, it was tough. No one brought in an over all weekend. Big fish was a 2# under. I caught most of my fish on that hunk of metal too, but we did catch a few on the swimbait. Congrats on the over, they are hard to come by right now. We need some cold weather down here bad. Quote
bknap Posted December 17, 2012 Posted December 17, 2012 good looking fish! What ended up winning the tournament? Quote
tytay89 Posted December 17, 2012 Author Posted December 17, 2012 -Another epic smallmouth-only tournament was held here at Horse Creek Resort on December 3-4 and this year those on hand witnessed a history-making weigh-in with heavy weights, big numbers, and an over-$8,000 purse from an 81-boat field, along with an occurrence that has only happened one other time on Dale Hollow Lake. The champions of the 29th Annual Horse Creek-Billy Westmoreland Memorial Smallmouth Invitational, Robert Brownlee and Scott Brummett of Nashville, carried a 4-fish limit to the scales on Saturday--a feat accomplished only one other time back in 2006 by tournament winners Matt Myers and Kelly Ricker. Brownlee and Brummett zeroed on Sunday, but their pair under 16 inches and twin four-pound 21-inchers tipping the scales at 12.21 pounds the first day was enough to secure the win and the $2,736 first-place purse. Coming in a close second were Darrell Foster and Tim Hayden of Bristol. They had their two 'unders' the first day and opened eyes on Sunday with a three-fish bag weighing in at over eight pounds, 5.16 pounds of which came from the second-day big fish that netted them an additional $810. Their two-day total of 12.03 pounds handed them the runner-up spot and the second-place money worth $1,520. Gary Saunders and Greg Engle of Gallipolis, OH notched third place on the final board thanks in part to the heaviest smallmouth of the tournament--a 5.25-pound brute that won them the first-day big fish award worth $810. It, paired with two under 16 inches Saturday, and another pair of 'unders' at the final weigh-in brought their total to 11.89 pounds allowing them to pocket $912 as the second runner-up. Fourth place and $608 was snatched up by the team of Matt Alliston from Louisville, KY and Jason Ramsey from Speedway, IN. Despite only having two small fish weighing in at 3.34 pounds on Saturday, the duo finished in the money after catching an 'over' weighing 3.91 pounds and two more just shy of 16 inches the last day to total 10.69 pounds. The final paid position was claimed by Ellis Bevill of Chattanooga and Jamie Lawson of Jacksboro. They sat in third place on day one with a three-fish sack weighing 7.64 pounds (4.90-lb. 'over'), but slid down the final leaderboard to fifth after blanking on Sunday. Fortunately, the weight was enough to net them $304 for finishing in the top five. Don Lowe and Johnny Arnold of Bristol finished just out of the money in sixth place with a heavy foursome of 'unders' weighing 7.59 pounds, and the following made up the rest of the top 10: • 7th-David and Don Cruser of Fortville and Greenfield, IN, 4 fish, 7.35 pounds; • 8th-Eddie Nuckols of Jonesborough and Dave Lisenby of Kingsport, 4 fish, 6.99 pounds; • 9th-Ron Estep and Jerry Gee of Grayson, KY, 3 fish (4.17-lb. 'over'), 6.95 pounds; and • 10th-Brian Hatfield of Ashland, KY and Andrew Hanson of Tomahawk, KY, 4 fish, 6.93 pounds . Another angler was recognized for his efforts after final weigh-in and given some Billy Westmoreland memorabilia despite not making the top 10. Nine-year-old Zeke Gaffney of Crab Orchard, KY, was the youngest angler to compete in this year's event and he carried three fish under 16 inches long to the scales he caught while fishing with his father Josh--a feat drawing the additional honor. Final numbers showed over 150 smallmouth weighed adding up to a total of over 250 pounds, with a total of seven big fish over 21 inches long in the two-day tournament, evidence of the continued reign of the lake as the "Smallmouth Capital of the World." The tournament is unique and only fished by a select group, because participants must reside at least 100 miles from Horse Creek and the event is 'invitation-only' with a closed list. Next year's tournament will mark the 30th anniversary of the event founded by Westmoreland and Horse Creek owner Jack Huddleston, and it will honor the 10th anniversary of the death of the smallmouth legend. Horse Creek offered their thanks to all participants, helpers, and supporters of the 2011 tournament affectionally known to its patrons as "The Billy." For more about Horse Creek, visit them online at www.horsecreek-resort.com. Quote
tytay89 Posted December 17, 2012 Author Posted December 17, 2012 Small jaw Their first day fish weighing 3.51 pounds and 2nd day fish at 3.81 was enough to take home the Win! It was a tuff weekend with no fish over 21 inches caught. It was consistant unders that was part of the game plan and after day one the field was left wide open for anyone to win. But the team of Miles/Ortwein stayed consistant and was the winning ticket in this years event. The runner-up spot was claimed by a father son Team Militana/Militana. Also with a 4 fish total for two days, with day 1 fish coming in at a total weight of 3.56 pounds and day 2 fish at 3.17 pounds was almost enough and again consistancy being the key but was just not enough to take the 1st place spot. Close but toal combined weight coming in at 6.73 pounds. . Third place went to Team Haunert/Glass with also a 4 fish total for 2 days. Day 1 totaling 3.27 pounds and day 2 totaling 2.88 pounds with a total combined weight of 6.15 pounds. Brother team of Arms/Arms finished just behind in fourth-place with a 3 fish limit with day 1 total at 3.83 pounds and was in the lead after day1 but day 2 was just 1 fish coming to the scales at 1.84 pounds with combined total weight of 5.67 pounds. With one more fish it could have changed the field for sure after a good day one bag. . The rest of the top ten included: * 5th-Blackwell/Jones with one fish Saturday and 2 on Sunday with total weight of 5.43 pounds; * 6th-Haunert/Brisben), three 'unders,'4.88 pounds; * 7th-Paschal/Graves, three 'unders', 3.72-pound total; * 8th-Weaver/Weaver, 2 fish Sunday, 3.50-pound total; and * 10th-Haunert/Haunert, two 'unders,' 3.25 pounds. Team Gill/Gill took day one honors with big green fish that came to the scales at 4.15 pounds; and day 2 big green went to team Ramsry/Clevenger with a 2.18 pound largemouth. Big smallmouth for the tournament went to team Blackwell/Jones with a under coming in at 2.18 pounds. Was great to be back with such fine men and I had a blast seeing and spending my weekend with all of you. Look forward to the Elite in March. Horse Creek and Smalljaw leadership offered their gratitude to all 62 competitors after the final weigh-in and recognized guides Keith Palmiero (smally7) and Greg Brisendine (bris) for their efforts in directing the tournament. Also a special thank you to Jerry Your for his $100 pay out for 5th place. Quote
stratosjoe Posted December 18, 2012 Posted December 18, 2012 I fished the Smalljaw 2 weekends ago. Greg Pascal and Myself were 7th out of 31 boats. tough fishin is an understatement but all fish on f-n-f plus about a 6 lb rainbow. I still love Dale Hollow and feel its the most beautiful lake on the planet plus the folks down there treat you great. I used the f-n-f this monday at Paris East lake in Illnois and got one pull down a 4.4 oz LM on a 10 foot rod witha a 9 foot leader and 1/16 duck fly great fun. My best smallmouth ever came from Dale in feb 2005 on a fnf 7lbs 2 oz words can't descibe the thrill or the fear of watching her come to the boat 4 times. Would like to have a video of that fight I'll bet I was screaming ,praying and cussing all at the same time..LOL Quote
KevO Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 You did better than us Joe. I lost an under saturday and the other under we brought in was DQ'd because it was 1/16 to long. Sunday we couldn't get anything going either. It is always fun to get together with that group guys regardless of the fishing though. Quote
Dave Hull Posted December 22, 2012 Posted December 22, 2012 Fished dale hollow this past weekend, with the billy west tourney it added un wanted pressure but was still able to boat some quality small mouth, the largest was 21 inch 4.7. On a hunk of metal in 30 ftw... There were only 2 overs brought in a day out of 80 boats. Down there your only aloud one" over" the 21 inch and one "under" 16 inch She had the head of a 6 pounder Great coldwater action! I love DHL. I dig the springtime bite in the Lillydale area. I may have one of your lost Silver Buddy's! Quote
tytay89 Posted December 22, 2012 Author Posted December 22, 2012 Joe I gave chills just thinking about that fight, dhull I couldn't think of a better area to fish. there was a show on dale might have been hook n look that showed the school rec area-tons of structure.... Quote
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