January/ CAT on Lake O' the Pines

Crappie Anglers of Texas Tournament Trail 2015 on Lake O’ the Pines

CAT recently held its 1st Crappie Anglers of Texas Qualifier Tournament of 2015 on Lake O’ the Pines January 17, 2015. We had 31 teams show up for a sunny day of fishing under very windy conditions, 18 teams turned out for Division 1 and Division 2 had 13 teams. Here are the results:

In Division 1, Tommy Ezell (Rockwall, TX) and Josh Spain (Tyler, TX) won first place with a CAT Division 1 record breaking stringer of seven fish weighing 14.96 pounds. Second place was won by Mackey Whyte (Allen, TX) and Keith Moore (Allen, TX) with a stringer weighing 13.62 pounds. This team also won the Pro Angler Elite Rod Challenge Award and took home the Bobby Garland Big Fish Award with a record breaking slab weighing in at 2.63 pounds. Jay Don and Rhonda Reeve (Gun Barrel City, TX) took home 3rd place with a stringer weighing 13.53 pounds. Other awards in Division 1 went to: Larry Junell (Quinlan, TX) and Dustin Junell (Richardson, TX) won the Slab Bandit Crazy Eight Award with 7 fish weighing 8.53 pounds; AJ & Carolyn Matura (Chandler, TX) were the winners of the Minnow Bucket Lucky Dog Award; John Hernandez (Carrollton, TX) and Max Dukes (Murphy, TX) won the Constant Pursuit Outfitters Low Ball Award; Lucy Waters (Denton, TX) took home the Pro Angler Rod Jr. Angler Award.

In Division 2, Todd Box (Alba, TX) and Richard James (Wylie, TX) won first place with a Division 2 record breaking stringer weighing 14.53 pounds. This team also won the Bobby Garland Big Fish Award with a slab tilting the scale at 2.60, which is the 4th largest fish caught in Division 2 since the beginning. Second place was won by Shawn Drake (Wylie, TX) and Johnny Fuentes (Corinth, TX) with a stringer weighing 10.65 pounds. David Goodson (Carrollton, TX) and Guy Skinner (Highland Village, TX) netted third place with a weight of 10.64.Other Division 2 winners were:Buck Housewright (Grand Prairie, TX) and Dan Martin (Duncanville, TX) took home the Slab Bandit Crazy Eight Award with a 7.50 pound stringer. Stuart Angelle (Flower Mound, TX) won the Pro Angler Elite Rod Challenge Award; Robert Russell (Ft. Worth ,TX) and Douglas Sloat (Denton, TX) won the Big Earl’s Bait and Tackle Lucky Dog Award.

CAT’s next tournament will be February 21 on Lake Tawakoni. Hope to see you there!

Author: Jana Shelton

Company: Crappie Anglers of Texas

Crappie Anglers of Texas (CAT) was established on November 5, 2007 and is a non-profit organization created for experienced and novice crappie fishermen alike. CAT is structured to help novice crappie fisherman learn more about crappie fishing, while at the same time providing an opportunity to elite crappie fishermen to fish in tournaments against some of the best crappie fishermen in the south. CAT hosts meetings, seminars, fish frys and other events where anglers of all skill levels can share tips, techniques and fishing reports. CAT’s goal is to help educate crappie fishermen of all skill levels, provide enjoyable competition in tournaments designed to match the skill level of the individual fisherman, and to generally promote the sport of crappie fishing. There is no better way to get to know your fellow crappie fishermen than by joining the Crappie Anglers of Texas!

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