Oakley Big Bass Tour

     177 anglers showed up this year for the Oakley Big Bass Tour on Lake Guntersville in Alabama. The fishing reports had been terrible for the last couple of months and the weights for this two day event showed it. It is hard to believe that during a couple of the hourly weigh ins that an angler cashed a check for a two pound fish and that only one fish broke the six pound mark.

     One of the great things about this event is that you can launch your boat from anywhere on the lake and only check in a fish if he or she feels that it is worthy of an hourly top five fish. Starting at 9am on sat and every hour until 3p.m. anglers are allowed to weigh in if they chose. This year the payouts were $400 for first, $300 for second, $200 for third, and $100 for fourth and fifth per hour. After the end of the second day the overall big bass wins a brand new Toyota Tundra Truck.

     This year Paul Tidwell caught a 6.08 pound bass on day two to capture the Toyota Truck. Paul said he only caught two bass in the entire two days that were worth weighing in. His big fish was caught on a Tight Line Jig in five foot of water on the edge of the grass. Congrats to Paul on his big win. I would also like to thank the people at Oakley for putting on such an incredible event. It was one of the most well run tournaments I have ever fished. Here are the rest of the top ten big bass weights.

Mike Brown 5.66

Jimmy Rowell 5.31

Doug Hastings 5.03

Tim Taylor 4.88

Chris Rose 4.85

David Gray 4.70

Luke Estel 4.60

Jeff Mclain 4.54

Gerald Brewer 4.48