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Jason Baird wins BASS Federation
Central Div HAYS, Kan. After Jason Baird brought in more than 25 pounds
of fish on day two of the BASS Federation Central Divisional
at Cedar Bluff reservoir, everyone thought he had locked up the
winner's spot everyone, that is, except Baird, himself. Friday's
final round proved him wrong.
"Today the wind blew about 40 miles
an hour and it was tough fishing," Baird said after Friday's
final weigh-in. "I got four bites and 14 pounds.
"At this lake, a 20-pound stringer
is real common, so I had to fish hard. I was still worried when
I only brought in 14 pounds."
But that 14 pounds put the Gypsum, Kansas
angler well over the top, giving him a three-day total of 61
pounds, 8 ounces, which translated into a 9-pound, 15-ounce lead
over Bob Thomsen of Lincoln, Neb., who posted a final weight
of 51-8.
This is Baird's second trip to amateur
fishing's big leagues. Federation anglers who qualify for their
state teams go on to divisional events. Each state's top-finishing
angler in divisionals qualifies for the CITGO BASS Federation
Championship. In 2001, Baird represented Kansas at the championship,
but didn't finish with one of the Federation's coveted tickets
to the CITGO Bassmaster Classic. Baird hopes that's all about
to change.
"It's awesome to be going back,"
he said. "This time I'm not going to be as nervous as I
was last time, so they'd better watch out."
Baird said he picked up all of his fish
by Carolina rigging Zoom brush hogs and lizards and fishing along
deep structure. His strategy also included two color changes:
Throwing June bug-colored baits in the morning and watermelon-colored
baits in the afternoon.
Baird will be joined at the CITGO BASS
Federation Championship by Thomsen; Danny Johnston of Windsor,
Mo., who finished with 50-7; Calvin, La.'s Cole Garrett, 47-1;
William Pippen of Crossett, Ark., 43-4; Piedmont, Okla.'s Glenn
Cunningham, 42-11; Eddie Armstrong of West Point, Miss., 34-14;
and Mike Rupard of Big Spring, Texas, 34-9.
By sanctioning over 20,000 tournaments
worldwide through its Federation of anglers, BASS is the world's
largest fishing organization. The CITGO Bassmaster Tournament
Trail is the oldest and most prestigious pro bass fishing tournament
circuit. It continues to set the standard for credibility, professionalism,
and sportsmanship as it has since 1968. BASS is a wholly owned
subsidiary of ESPN.
Sponsors of the CITGO BASS Federation Divisionals
include CITGO Petroleum Corp., Busch Beer, Chevrolet Trucks,
Yamaha Outboards, Mercury Marine, Skeeter Boats, Triton Boats,
Progressive Insurance, Lowrance Electronics, Flowmaster Exhaust
Systems, Kumho Tires, Abu Garcia, Berkley, Diamond Cut Jeans,
MotorGuide Trolling Motors, Bass Pro Shops, Armstrong Industrial
Hand Tools, Bryant Heating and Air, and BankOne.
2003 CITGO BASS Federation Central Divisional
Final standings
June 18-20, 2003
Cedar Bluff Reservoir, Kan.
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PLACE NAME CITY STATE FISH LBS-OZ WINNINGS
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1 Jason Baird Gypsum, KS KS 14 61- 8 200
2 Bob Thomsen Lincoln, NE NE 14 51- 9
3 Danny Johnston Windsor, MO MO 14 50- 7
4 Cole Garrett Calvin, LA LA 15 47- 1
5 Mickey Jordan Beatrice, NE NE 12 46-15
6 Dave McCoy Plattsmouth, NE NE 15 45- 8
7 Edward Berends Osage City, KS KS 14 45- 7
8 William Pippen Crossett, AR AR 14 43- 3
9 Glenn Cunningham Piedmont, OK OK 14 42-11
10 Larry Peacher Bentley, LA LA 14 41- 9
11 David Smith Harrisonville, MO MO 13 41- 6
12 Butch Lansing Leavenworth, KS MO 11 38-13
13 Wade LeBlanc Baton Rouge, LA LA 12 38-11
14 Dean Matts Yukon, OK OK 13 37-15
15 Bill England Denham Spgs, LA LA 11 37- 3
16 Floyd Pittman Covington, LA LA 14 36- 9
17 Don Linder Ponca City, OK OK 11 35-13
18 Jim Ramsey Seligmar, MO AR 11 35- 9
19 Jerry Pape Lake Quivira, KS NE 12 35- 3
20 Eddie Armstrong West Point, MS MS 12 34-14
21 Kelly Bailey N Platte, NE NE 10 34-12
22 Michael Jordan Beatrice, NE NE 12 34-11
23 Mike Rupard Big Spring, TX TX 14 34- 9
24 Chris Schiffelbein Tecumseh, KS KS 11 33-14
25 Trent Huckaby Ft Stockton, TX TX 12 33- 9
26 Sandy Hooker Wellston, OK OK 12 33- 8
27 Richard Sherman Donaldsonv"ll, LA LA 12 33- 2
28 Chris Johnson Farmington, AR AR 13 32-14 200
28 Brian Fuksa Enid, OK OK 12 32-14
30 Todd Ratcliff Meridian, MS MS 11 32-13
31 Ray Osburn Arkansas City, KS KS 13 32-10
32 Thomas Lockhart Okolona, MS MS 11 32- 9
33 Tom Nilssen Perry, OK OK 11 32- 4
33 Jake Impastato New Orleans, LA LA 11 32- 4
35 Randy Doman Camdenton, MO MO 11 31-14
36 Robert Degraffenreid Oklahoma Cty, OK OK 10 31-13
37 Bruce Johnson Montrose, AR AR 12 31- 9
38 Stan Holland Ellsworth, KS KS 11 31- 8
39 Lee Sanders Stillwater, OK OK 10 31- 7
40 Paul Angelakos Kansas City, MO MO 10 31- 5
41 Bob Ramsdell Sour Lake, TX TX 9 30-10 200
42 Paul Wilkerson Crosett, AR AR 12 30- 9
43 Todd Lott Pearl, MS MS 10 30- 5
43 R. J. Kitterman Oologah, OK OK 11 30- 5
45 Dennis Hamel Plainville, KS KS 12 30- 4
46 Bill Babe Omaha, NE NE 11 29- 8
47 Galen Weiershausen San Angelo, TX TX 10 29- 1
48 Joe Shackelford Amory, MS MS 11 28-15
49 Jerry Gilliam Ethelsville, AL MS 10 28-13
50 Wade Stapp Columbus, MS MS 10 28- 7
51 Joe Glover Guy, Ar AR 10 28- 4
52 Kenneth Hamm Shawnee, KS KS 9 28- 0
53 Robert Barker Stillwater, OK OK 9 27-15
54 John Canerday Calvin, LA LA 9 27-12
55 Mark Peterson Longview, TX KS 11 27- 8
56 David Heffel Hays, KS KS 11 26-11
57 Justin Klaudt Lenexa, KS KS 10 26-10
58 Brian Maloney Osage Beach, MO MO 10 26- 7
59 Mark Grissom Kirbyville, TX TX 10 26- 1
60 Jason Conaway Blanchard, OK OK 9 25-10
61 Harold Brown Moss Point, MS MS 8 24-11
62 Bill McCarty Morgan City, LA LA 9 24- 6
63 Mike Robbins Castroville, TX TX 8 24- 5
64 Bill Wedelich Conroe, TX TX 8 23-13
65 Leonard Dewberry Kansas City, MO MO 11 23- 4
66 John Russell Lakin, KS KS 8 23- 0
67 Scott Minney Oklahoma Cty, OK OK 8 22-15
68 David Frank Rogers, AR AR 10 22- 8
69 Roy Brunson Lowell, AR AR 9 22- 4
70 Greg Wright Hannibal, MO MO 6 22- 0
71 Victor Holt Jonesboro, AR AR 7 21- 4
72 Scott Hamel Stockton, KS KS 10 20-12
73 Mark Borchers Akron, IA NE 8 19- 8
74 Tom Jessop DALHART, TX TX 7 19- 2
75 John Gaul Philadelphia, MS MS 7 18- 9
76 John Koza Lincoln, NE NE 7 18- 3
76 William Jordan Richland, MS MS 6 18- 3
78 Paul Tormanen Lee's Summit, MO MO 5 16-15
79 Jamie Carson Charleston, AR AR 7 16-14
80 William Cohn Lincoln, NE NE 7 16- 7
81 Randy Kvapil Kaufman, TX TX 7 16- 5
82 Jason Robertson Pineville, LA LA 9 15-10
83 Danny Carter Hernando, MS MS 6 13-15
84 Ron Castle Del Rio, TX TX 4 13-13
85 Rick King Lincoln, NE NE 3 13- 2
86 Preston Havens Mtn Home, AR AR 6 12-12
87 Harry 'Buzz' Hoffman Seward, NE NE 4 12- 4
88 Bobby Templet Baton Rouge, LA LA 5 12- 1
89 Carter Whitney San Antonio, TX TX 6 11-14
89 Clay Young Del Rio, TX TX 4 11-14
91 Michael Borne Houma, LA LA 4 11- 7
92 Timothy Merkh Knob Noster, MO MO 4 10- 9
93 Richard Campbell Warrensburg, MO MO 4 10- 8
94 Steve Reddin Hampton, AR AR 3 7- 8
95 Bill Gordon Columbus, MS MS 3 7- 2
96 Troy Ladechoff Kansas City, MO MO 3 5-11
DAY BIG BASS NAME CITY STATE CASH
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1 6/ 8 Bob Ramsdell Sour Lake, TX TX 200.00
2 7/ 8 Jason Baird Gypsum, KS KS 200.00
3 5/11 Chris Johnson Farmington, AR AR 200.00
DAY # FISH # LIMITS LBS/OZ
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1 350 43 1029/ 8
2 352 41 1028/12
3 222 11 618/ 8
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924 95 2676/12
BASS FEDERATION TOURNAMENT TRAIL
2003 CENTRAL DIVISIONAL 06/18-06/20
CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR, HAYS, KS
FINAL TESM STANDINGS
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PLACE STATE WEIGHT PRIZE
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001 KANSAS 387/12 10051.69
002 OKLAHOMA 385/ 2 5743.82
003 LOUISIANA 357/11 4307.87
004 NEBRASKA 357/10 2871.91
005 MISSOURI 309/ 3 2297.53
006 ARKANSAS 305/ 2 1723.15
007 MISSISSIPPI 299/ 4 1148.76
008 TEXAS 275/ 0 574.38
BASS FEDERATION TOURNAMENT TRAIL
2003 CENTRAL DIVISIONAL 06/18-06/20
CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR, HAYS, KS
FINAL STANDINGS
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STATE NAME WEIGHT
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KS Jason Baird 61/ 8
KS Edward Berends 45/ 7
KS Chris Schiffelbein 33/14
KS Ray Osburn 32/10
KS Stan Holland 31/ 8
KS Dennis Hamel 30/ 4
KS Kenneth Hamm 28/ 0
KS Mark Peterson 27/ 8
KS David Heffel 26/11
KS Justin Klaudt 26/10
KS John Russell 23/ 0
KS Scott Hamel 20/12
OK Glenn Cunningham 42/11
OK Dean Matts 37/15
OK Don Linder 35/13
OK Sandy Hooker 33/ 8
OK Brian Fuksa 32/14
OK Tom Nilssen 32/ 4
OK Robert Degraffenreid 31/13
OK Lee Sanders 31/ 7
OK R. J. Kitterman 30/ 5
OK Robert Barker 27/15
OK Jason Conaway 25/10
OK Scott Minney 22/15
LA Cole Garrett 47/ 1
LA Larry Peacher 41/ 9
LA Wade LeBlanc 38/11
LA Bill England 37/ 3
LA Floyd Pittman 36/ 9
LA Richard Sherman 33/ 2
LA Jake Impastato 32/ 4
LA John Canerday 27/12
LA Bill McCarty 24/ 6
LA Jason Robertson 15/10
LA Bobby Templet 12/ 1
LA Michael Borne 11/ 7
NE Bob Thomsen 51/ 9
NE Mickey Jordan 46/15
NE Dave McCoy 45/ 8
NE Jerry Pape 35/ 3
NE Kelly Bailey 34/12
NE Michael Jordan 34/11
NE Bill Babe 29/ 8
NE Mark Borchers 19/ 8
NE John Koza 18/ 3
NE William Cohn 16/ 7
NE Rick King 13/ 2
NE Harry 'Buzz' Hoffman 12/ 4
MO Danny Johnston 50/ 7
MO David Smith 41/ 6
MO Butch Lansing 38/13
MO Randy Doman 31/14
MO Paul Angelakos 31/ 5
MO Brian Maloney 26/ 7
MO Leonard Dewberry 23/ 4
MO Greg Wright 22/ 0
MO Paul Tormanen 16/15
MO Timothy Merkh 10/ 9
MO Richard Campbell 10/ 8
MO Troy Ladechoff 5/11
AR William Pippen 43/ 3
AR Jim Ramsey 35/ 9
AR Chris Johnson 32/14
AR Bruce Johnson 31/ 9
AR Paul Wilkerson 30/ 9
AR Joe Glover 28/ 4
AR David Frank 22/ 8
AR Roy Brunson 22/ 4
AR Victor Holt 21/ 4
AR Jamie Carson 16/14
AR Preston Havens 12/12
AR Steve Reddin 7/ 8
MS Eddie Armstrong 34/14
MS Todd Ratcliff 32/13
MS Thomas Lockhart 32/ 9
MS Todd Lott 30/ 5
MS Joe Shackelford 28/15
MS Jerry Gilliam 28/13
MS Wade Stapp 28/ 7
MS Harold Brown 24/11
MS John Gaul 18/ 9
MS William Jordan 18/ 3
MS Danny Carter 13/15
MS Bill Gordon 7/ 2
TX Mike Rupard 34/ 9
TX Trent Huckaby 33/ 9
TX Bob Ramsdell 30/10
TX Galen Weiershausen 29/ 1
TX Mark Grissom 26/ 1
TX Mike Robbins 24/ 5
TX Bill Wedelich 23/13
TX Tom Jessop 19/ 2
TX Randy Kvapil 16/ 5
TX Ron Castle 13/13
TX Carter Whitney 11/14
TX Clay Young 11/14
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