The Okhissa Lake Big Bass Challenge Directed By …...Casting for Cash…… Eddie’s Marine & Tackle, Vidalia, LA |
| Okhissa’s First Open Fishing Tournament a participant perspective by Rob Doherty |
| Top 9 Anglers |
| Winners of the 3:00 weigh-in |
| Winners of the 1:00 weigh-in |
| Winners of the 11:00 weigh-in |
| Winners of the 9:00 weigh-in |
| Eddie weighs the "money fish"... |
| Shane Mann |
141 anglers set their sights on Okhissa Lake and some pretty good prize money on April 26, 2008 in the first annual Casting for
Cash Big Bass Challenge sponsored by the Homochitto Heritage Club. Prize money was $2,000 for the catch of the day and
$1,000 for second place. That will buy a whole lot of lures and some pretty strong bragging rights! Congratulations to everyone
who participated. Mark your calendar for the first week of May, 2009...We'll be back!
Cash Big Bass Challenge sponsored by the Homochitto Heritage Club. Prize money was $2,000 for the catch of the day and
$1,000 for second place. That will buy a whole lot of lures and some pretty strong bragging rights! Congratulations to everyone
who participated. Mark your calendar for the first week of May, 2009...We'll be back!
| In a last minute charge and fishing without a trolling motor Shane Mann of Roxie boated a nice 6.01 lb bass to take home first place and $2300!!! We had a blast at the weigh-in. HHC is a great host and the Park Rangers are a friendly group of people. A special "thank you" to the Forest Service for allowing us to have this event on Okhissa. We're already making plans and looking forward to the 2nd Annual Eddie's Marine and Tackle Okhissa Lake Big Bass Tournament. Read on for the rest results.. Shane Mann's trolling motor went down during the final weigh-period. Mann did not give in. He drifted over a point made a cast to an underwater log and boated a nice 6.01 pound bass to take first place with only 30 minutes left to fish. Mann took home $2300 which included 1st place for the final period. Jerry Lee lead the event from 9a.m. till Shane knocked Lee's fish down to 2nd place overall. Lee's fish weighed 5.60 pounds and netted him $1300. Cliff Wheat, fishing from a 15 foot aluminum boat with a 25hp kicker, landed 3rd place with a 5.00 pound bass. I really like it when someone fishing from a small rig like his wins some bucks. Wheat took home $1100. Doug Jordon weighed in a nice over-the-slot 3.98 to take 4th and Jordon won the 1st weigh period for a total of $900. Mitch Ortega placed 5th for $700 with a 3.72. Buzz Craft placed 6th with a 2.62, the largest under-the-slot weighed in. Remember the slot at Okhissa Lake is 16 - 20 inches. Chris Strong placed 7th with a 2.24, Warren Whitaker Jr place 8th and the final overall winner in 9th place was Herman Wheat with a 2.20 pound fish. Eddie Roberts - Casting for Cash |
| Jerry Lee |
| Cliff Wheat |
| Doug Jordon |
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