Empire Chase

[5bass]

Here's the leaderboard

1 Matt Reed 5 23- 3 5 23- 3

2 Aaron Martens 5 22- 0 5 22- 0

3 Michael Iaconelli 5 21- 6 5 21- 6

4 Edwin Evers 5 21- 3 5 21- 3

5 Kotaro Kiriyama 5 20-15 5 20-15

6 John Murray 5 20- 5 5 20- 5

7 Jon Bondy 5 20- 2 5 20- 2

8 Todd Faircloth 5 20- 1 5 20- 1

9 Jimmy Mize 5 19-11 5 19-11

10 Brian Snowden 5 19- 9 5 19- 9

11 Glenn Delong 5 19- 8 5 19- 8

12 Rick Morris 5 19- 7 5 19- 7

Notables:

KVD 32nd

McClelland 49th

[fishfordollars]

Good job Todd!

[jrhennecke]

and Skeet Reese 83rd

[5bass]

Faircloth is on a roll. I figured KVD would have a little better than what he weighed in. Oh well, still 3 days to go.  

[Gatorbassman]

Many of those are offshore structure fisherman.  :-?

[jrhennecke]

If KVD can get back on his fish he could still make a move.

[JShrock07]

I kinda want to see Mike Iaconelli do some good for a change!!! ;D ;D

[Willzx225]

Yeah I actually agree. He hasn't had much to go "Ike" about in the last two years.  And the way he went about practice was genious too.  Practicing for the conditions that could pop up.

[Matt Fly]

Would love to see Todd finish this one on top.  Good ole Texas boy.   How about Matt Reed?  

Lots of experience on ole Sam and rough water.     Our rough water beats the heck out of ya.  The saddles of the swells are close together and on the Great Lakes, they are generouly further apart.

Heard the in-expeirenced guys went standard bilges, and guys like KVD have in upwards of 8 bilges hooked up.    

[5bass]

I kinda want to see Mike Iaconelli do some good for a change!!! ;D ;D

He just weighed 22+ and will carry the lead into Day 3. Go Ike!!

Here's the leaderboard after Day 2

1 Michael Iaconelli 5 21- 6 5 22-15 10 44- 5

2 Matt Reed 5 23- 3 5 20- 3 10 43- 6

3 Edwin Evers 5 21- 3 5 21-11 10 42-14

4 Kotaro Kiriyama 5 20-15 5 21-14 10 42-13

5 Aaron Martens 5 22-0 5 20-11 10 42-11

6 John Murray 5 20- 5 5 21- 3 10 41- 8

7 Brian Snowden 5 19- 9 5 21- 2 10 40-11

8 Todd Faircloth 5 20- 1 5 20- 7 10 40- 8

9 Shaw E Grigsby 5 18-11 5 20- 1 10 38-12

9 Bill Lowen 5 18-15 5 19-13 10 38-12

11 Takahiro Omori 5 18-15 5 19-12 10 38-11

12 Rick Morris 5 19- 7 5 18-11 10 38- 2

-----------------------------------------------CUT LINE AFTER DAY 3----------------------

13 Fred Roumbanis 5 18-10 5 19- 3 10 37-13

14 Kevin VanDam 5 16-11 5 19-15 10 36-10

14 Elton Luce Jr. 5 19- 1 5 17- 9 10 36-10

16 Ben Matsubu 5 17- 7 5 19- 1 10 36- 8

16 Gary Klein 5 16-15 5 19- 9 10 36- 8

18 Glenn Delong 5 19- 8 5 16-11 10 36- 3

19 Randy Howell 5 17-14 5 17-13 10 35-11

20 Greg Hackney 5 18- 9 5 16-13 10 35- 6

21 Preston Clark 5 16- 9 5 18- 7 10 35- 0

22 Jon Bondy 5 20- 2 5 14-12 10 34-14

23 Mark Tucker 5 18- 8 5 16- 1 10 34- 9

24 Rick Ash 5 16-10 5 17-11 10 34- 5

25 Timmy Horton 5 15- 9 5 18-11 10 34- 4

26 Marty Stone 5 18- 9 5 15- 7 10 34- 0

26 Jimmy Mize 5 19-11 5 14- 5 10 34- 0

28 Boyd Duckett 5 18- 3 5 15- 9 10 33-12

29 Ish Monroe 5 16- 3 5 17- 6 10 33- 9

30 Mike McClelland 5 15- 1 5 18- 3 10 33- 4

31 Jami Fralick 5 15- 3 5 18- 0 10 33- 3

32 Bradley Hallman 5 15-13 5 17- 4 10 33- 1

33 Brent Chapman 5 18-10 5 14- 4 10 32-14

33 Kevin Wirth 5 17-11 5 15- 3 10 32-14

35 Matthew Sphar 5 14- 3 5 18-10 10 32-13

36 Kevin Short 5 14-14 5 17-12 10 32-10

37 Dave Wolak 5 18- 6 5 14- 0 10 32- 6

38 Davy Hite 5 15- 3 5 17- 0 10 32- 3

39 Jeremy Starks 5 13-10 5 18- 8 10 32- 2

40 Mark Menendez 5 15-13 5 16- 4 10 32- 1

41 John Crews 5 15- 6 5 16- 9 10 31-15

42 Jeff Reynolds 5 15- 9 5 16- 4 10 31-13

43 Scott Campbell 5 13-12 5 18- 0 10 31-12

44 Jason Williamson 5 14-13 5 16- 8 10 31- 5

45 Gerald Swindle 5 16- 0 5 15- 3 10 31- 3

46 Cliff Pace 5 17- 9 5 13- 8 10 31- 1

47 Jared Lintner 5 16-15 5 13-15 10 30-14

48 Dustin Wilks 5 15-10 5 15- 3 10 30-13

49 Jeff Connella 5 19- 0 5 11- 7 10 30- 7

50 Zell Rowland 5 14- 8 5 15-14 10 30- 6

[BassMaster_17]

Someone PLEAAAAAASE grab ikes cap and put some attitude in that BILL, he is suck a DORK with a flat bill cap.  You would have thunk one of his sponsors would of said KUT the wannabe gangsta look by now.  Great fisherman he just needs some help in the style and attitude DEPT.  

[Bass XL]

Someone PLEAAAAAASE grab ikes cap and put some attitude in that BILL, he is suck a DORK with a flat bill cap. You would have thunk one of his sponsors would of said KUT the wannabe gangsta look by now. Great fisherman he just needs some help in the style and attitude DEPT.

Thats Mike for ya, that's how he's always been. I'm glad to see that he's leading this tournament.

[Glenn]

Day 2 story is here: http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_123/bass-erie1-08.html

As far as Ike's "Attitude" - he's all about getting inner-city kids interested in fishing.  If the clothing does the trick, so be it.

Personally, I admire that "attitude"!  

[5bass]

Kiriyama dropped 25# on the scale today to take the lead after Day 3.

1 Kotaro Kiriyama 5 20-15 5 21-14 5 25- 0 15 67-13

2 Aaron Martens 5 22- 0 5 20-11 5 21-10 15 64- 5

3 Edwin Evers 5 21- 3 5 21-11 5 21- 6 15 64- 4

4  Mike Iaconelli 5 21- 6 5 22-15 5 17-12 15 62- 1

5 John Murray 5 20- 5 5 21- 3 5 19- 3 15 60-11

6 Rick Morris 5 19- 7 5 18-11 5 21- 4 15 59- 6

7 Todd Faircloth 5 20- 1 5 20- 7 5 15- 5 15 55-13

7 Shaw E Grigsby 5 18-11 5 20- 1 5 17- 1 15 55-13

9 Gary Klein 5 16-15 5 19- 9 5 18-14 15 55- 6

10 Glenn Delong 5 19- 8 5 16-11 5 19- 2 15 55- 5

11 Matt Reed 5 23- 3 5 20- 3 5 11-11 15 55- 1

12 Greg Hackney 5 18- 9 5 16-13 5 19-10 15 55- 0

-----------------------------------------------------------CUT LINE--------------------------

13 Jon Bondy 5 20- 2 5 14-12 5 20- 1 15 54-15

14 Fred Roumbanis 5 18-10 5 19- 3 5 16-10 15 54- 7

15 Brian Snowden 5 19- 9 5 21- 2 5 13- 9 15 54- 4

16 Jami Fralick 5 15- 3 5 18- 0 5 20- 8 15 53-11

17 Timmy Horton 5 15- 9 5 18-11 5 18-13 15 53- 1

18 Kevin VanDam 5 16-11 5 19-15 5 16- 6 15 53- 0

19 Preston Clark 5 16- 9 5 18- 7 5 17-15 15 52-15

20 Brent Chapman 5 18-10 5 14- 4 5 19-15 15 52-13

21 Bill Lowen 5 18-15 5 19-13 5 14- 0 15 52-12

22 Ish Monroe 5 16- 3 5 17- 6 5 18-14 15 52- 7

23 Randy Howell 5 17-14 5 17-13 5 15-11 15 51- 6

24 Elton Luce Jr. 5 19- 1 5 17- 9 5 14- 9 15 51- 3

25 Boyd Duckett 5 18- 3 5 15- 9 5 16-15 15 50-11

26 Jeremy Starks 5 13-10 5 18- 8 5 17-14 15 50- 0

27 Bradley Hallman 5 15-13 5 17- 4 5 16-14 15 49-15

28 Marty Stone 5 18- 9 5 15- 7 5 15-11 15 49-11

28 Jimmy Mize 5 19-11 5 14- 5 5 15-11 15 49-11

30 Kevin Short 5 14-14 5 17-12 5 16-15 15 49- 9

31 Ben Matsubu 5 17- 7 5 19- 1 5 13- 0 15 49- 8

32 John Crews 5 15- 6 5 16- 9 5 17- 3 15 49- 2

33 Davy Hite 5 15- 3 5 17- 0 5 16- 8 15 48-11

33 Rick Ash 5 16-10 5 17-11 5 14- 6 15 48-11

35 Mark Menendez 5 15-13 5 16- 4 5 16- 9 15 48-10

36 Takahiro Omori 5 18-15 5 19-12 5 9-13 15 48- 8

37 Dustin Wilks 5 15-10 5 15- 3 5 17- 8 15 48- 5

38 Mark Tucker 5 18- 8 5 16- 1 5 13- 9 15 48- 2

38 Jeff Reynolds 5 15- 9 5 16- 4 5 16- 5 15 48- 2

40 Dave Wolak 5 18- 6 5 14- 0 5 15- 8 15 47-14

41 Kevin Wirth 5 17-11 5 15- 3 5 14-14 15 47-12

42 Gerald Swindle 5 16- 0 5 15- 3 5 16- 4 15 47- 7

43 Matthew Sphar 5 14- 3 5 18-10 5 14- 6 15 47- 3

44 Jason Williamson 5 14-13 5 16- 8 5 15- 2 15 46- 7

45 Scott Campbell 5 13-12 5 18- 0 5 14- 9 15 46- 5

45 Jeff Connella 5 19- 0 5 11- 7 5 15-14 15 46- 5

47 Mike McClelland 5 15- 1 5 18- 3 5 12-12 15 46- 0

48 Zell Rowland 5 14- 8 5 15-14 5 13- 4 15 43-10

49 Jared Lintner 5 16-15 5 13-15 5 12- 9 15 43- 7

50 Cliff Pace 5 17- 9 5 13- 8 5 11-12 15 42-13

[5bass]

Kiriyama brought the heaviest bag of the tournament to the scales today when it counted most. Congrats to him, great fishing!

FINAL STANDINGS

1 Kotaro Kiriyama 5 20-15 5 21-14 5 25- 0 5 25- 9 20 93- 6

2 Aaron Martens 5 22- 0 5 20-11 5 21-10 5 20-12 20 85- 1

3 Edwin Evers 5 21- 3 5 21-11 5 21- 6 5 20- 4 20 84- 8

4 John Murray 5 20- 5 5 21- 3 5 19- 3 5 19- 3 20 79-14

5 Michael Iaconelli 5 21- 6 5 22-15 5 17-12 5 17- 6 20 79- 7

6 Todd Faircloth 5 20- 1 5 20- 7 5 15- 5 5 21-14 20 77-11

7 Gary Klein 5 16-15 5 19- 9 5 18-14 5 18- 4 20 73-10

8 Shaw E Grigsby 5 18-11 5 20- 1 5 17- 1 5 17-11 20 73- 8

9 Glenn Delong 5 19- 8 5 16-11 5 19- 2 5 17-14 20 73- 3

10 Matt Reed 5 23- 3 5 20- 3 5 11-11 5 16-11 20 71-12

11 Rick Morris 5 19- 7 5 18-11 5 21- 4 5 11-11 20 71- 1

12 Greg Hackney 5 18- 9 5 16-13 5 19-10 5 15- 4 20 70- 4

One more Elite to go.

[roadwarrior]

Great time to fish Lake Erie:

Re: KVD talks Where to find Fish and What to Throw as Elite on Erie Approaches

Reply #2 - Jul 29th 2008 at 07:50:12*      

I think the weather will be the biggest challenge. Lake Erie is on fire, the smallmouth

fishing has never been better for both size and numbers. If the guys can get to them,

20-25 lb daily bags will be the norm.

8-)

[broncoboxer]

Great time to fish Lake Erie:

Re: KVD talks Where to find Fish and What to Throw as Elite on Erie Approaches

Reply #2 - Jul 29th 2008 at 07:50:12*      

I think the weather will be the biggest challenge. Lake Erie is on fire, the smallmouth

fishing has never been better for both size and numbers. If the guys can get to them,

20-25 lb daily bags will be the norm.

8-)

No kidding!  Koto's performance proved it.  At the live weigh-ins, Koto said he culled like 40 fish today!  And this after I spent all morning fishing (6 hours) and getting one lousy bite.

But hey, Road Warrior.  That one bite was on a Senko.  My first Senko bass.  

[BassMaster_17]

Quote of the Year Nomination. Edwin Evers (on spinning rods) "I USED TO CALL THEM FAIRY WANDS"....... Gotta remember that one. True Classic Moment on a weigh in stage.

[Shad_Master]

GULP! and GULP! Juice!!!!

[avid]

can someone post a picture of the ninja worm?  I can't seem to find an image.

thanks

[5bass]

I think I read that the Ninja worm is still in the prototype stage. If that's true, pics of it will be hard to find.

[Bass XL]

Is this the one your talking about? It might not be, but it was the only one I could find.