Crappie Anglers of Texas February 2016

CAT recently held its 2nd Crappie Anglers of Texas Qualifier Tournament of 2016 on Lake Lavon February 20,2016. We had 30 teams participate in a very windy day of fishing, 12 teams signed up for Division 1 and Division 2 had 18 teams. Here are the results:

In Division 1, Keith Moore (Allen, TX) and Mackey Whyte (Allen, TX) won first place with a stringer of seven fish weighing 9.02 pounds. This team also took home the Bobby Garland Big Fish Award with a slab weighing 2.10 pounds and the Pro Angler Elite Rod Challenge Award. Second place was won by Paul O'Bier (Gunter, TX) and George Nelon (Boyd, TX) with a seven fish stringer weighing 7.14 pounds. This team also won the Slab Bandit Crazy Eight Award. Chris Waters (Denton, TX) and Larry Middleton (Boyd, TX) took home 3rd place with their stringer of seven fish weighing 5.59 pounds. This team also netted the Constant Pursuit Outfitters Lightest Stringer Award. Other awards in Division 1 went to: Chris Scott (Sanger,TX) and Willie Scott (Denton, TX) were the winners of the Minnow Bucket Lucky Dog Award.

In Division 2, Clay Gann (Hideaway, TX) and Todd Froebe (Lindale, TX) won first place with a stringer weighing 8.56 pounds. This team also won the Slab Bandit Crazy Eight Award and the Bobby Garland Big Fish Award with a nice crappie weighing 1.76 pounds. Second place was won by Max Dukes (Murphy, TX) with a stringer of 3 fish weighing 4.18 pounds. Stuart Angelle (Flower Mound,TX) rounded out the top three spots and took home 3rd place with his three fish stringer weighing 2.61 pounds. Stuart also took home the Pro Angler Elite Rod Challenge Award .Other awards in Division 2 went to: Joe Willis won the Big Earl’s Bait and Tackle Lucky Dog Award.

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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