Crappie Anglers of Texas Lake Palestine Tournament Results

Crappie Anglers of Texas Tournament Trail 2015 on Lake Palestine

CAT recently held its 5th Crappie Anglers of Texas Qualifier Tournament of 2015 on Lake Palestine July 18, 2015. We had 38 teams, 23 teams signed up for Division 1 and Division 2 had 15 teams. Here are the results:

In Division 1, A.J. and Carolyn Matura (Chandler, TX) won first place with a stringer of seven fish weighing an even 12.00 pounds. This team also won the Pro Angler Tackle Award. Second place was won by Paul O’Bier (Gunter, TX) and George Nelon (Boyd, TX) with their stringer weighing 11.74 pounds. Jay Don and Rhonda Reeve (Gun Barrel City, TX) took home 3rd place with a nice stringer weighing 11.65 pounds. Other awards in Division 1 went to: Kirk Grounds (Sachse, TX) won the Bobby Garland Big Fish Award with a slab weighing 1.99 pounds. Mackey Whyte (Allen, TX) and Keith Moore (Allen, TX) won the Slab Bandit Crazy Eight Award with seven fish weighing 8.09 pounds; Jason Barber (Gun Barrel City,TX) and Jeff Fielder (Combine,TX) won the Constant Pursuit Outfitters Low Ball Award with their stringer weighing 5.30 pounds. Jeff Schwieterman (Parker, TX) and James Rains (Tawakoni, TX) won the Minnow Bucket Lucky Dog Award; and Mia Hemke won the Pro Angler Junior Angler Award.

In Division 2, Bill Mouw (Burleson, TX) and Alec Dyer (Keller, TX) netted a first place win with a 7 fish stringer weighing 11.45 pounds. Clay Gann (Lindale, TX) and Todd Froebe (Lindale, TX) along with Jr Angler Langdon Froebe took home second place with 7 fish weighing of 11.24 pounds. This team also won the Bobby Garland Big Fish Award with a slab tilting the scale at 2.11 pounds and Langdon Froebe won the Pro Angler Junior Angler Award. Todd Box (Alba, TX) and Richie James (Wylie, TX) took home third place with a stringer weighing 9.75 pounds. Other Division 2 winners were:Johnny Merriman (Emory, TX) and Doug Broadway (Burleson, TX) won the Pro Angler Tackle Award and also took home the Slab Bandit Crazy 8 Award with a weight of 7.97 pounds. Big Earl’s Bait and Tackle Lucky Dog Award was won by the team of Charles House (Allen, TX), Donny Holder (Plano, TX) and Jr Angler Dakota Ryder.

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About CAT

Crappie Anglers of Texas is a non-profit organization dedicated to the sport of crappie fishing. With over 280 members nationwide, CAT has been instrumental in gaining national attention for crappie fishing in Texas and continues to develop its member’s knowledge of crappie fishing through educational meetings, seminars and fishing tournaments. All CAT tournaments pay back at least 100% of the anglers’ entry fees.

For Information, go to the CAT website (www.crappieanglersoftexas.com) or contact:

Jay Don Reeve

903-887-0334

[email protected]

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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