USA Bassin KY-08 Green River Lake 4-18 results

April 18, 2009 - Tournament Results

April had us expecting some big bass and big sacks to be brought to the scales. After a beautiful, sunny spring day, Green River Lake did not dissapoint. Today the records for largest winning weight and biggest bass weighed in were both broken. Seventeen teams left the ramp at safe light, just after 6:30 AM. Sixteen of those teams weighed in fish. Eleven found a five fish limit.

The winning team of Buddy Ford and Steve Erickson weighed a huge 22.52 pound limit. All five of their largemouth were over four pounds. They culled through two limits of fish caught on a chartreuse spinnerbait fished on main lake bluff and broken rock walls. After a slow start, they got on fish mid morning and kept catching them until heading to the ramp. This weight shattered the current division total weight record.

The second place team of Bruce Morgan and Clint Cone were right on the winners' heels with a 21.79 pound limit of largemouth. They culled through more than three limits of fish, most of which were 3 to 3.5 pounds. They were fishing the same pattern as the winners.

The big bass for the tournament was a monster 8.19 pound largemouth caught by Samuel Boles and Jason Disney. This marks the second time this season that the division big bass record has been broken.Clearly is is a great spring to be fishing Green River Lake.

Our next event will be on May 30th. Usually after May the monster bass seem to disappear, but after the way this spring has gone it wouldn't be shocking to see another big weigh in. The water will be clearer and warmer, but the fishing should still be good. We hope to see everyone there!


Clint Cone

USA Bassin Green River Lake division director

Congrats to you guys...thats a heck of a day on Green

Thanks!

It's the first 20 pound sack either Bruce or I have ever weighed. Hope it's not the last! What's funny is that we talked to Buddy and Steve on the water, and we knew that even with 20+pounds it wasn't in the bag. It was an odd debate, with 20+ pounds wondering if we still needed one bigger bite. We thought we had them until after weighing in everyone else we got our fish out of the well. Our first 3 were better than Buddy's first 3, but our last 2 were the ones that cost us. Imagine, on Green, your smallest 2 fish being 3.5 pounds and them costing you the win. Wow.

Clint Cone
Green River Lake division director
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Congratulations on your outstanding catch Clint...
I would encourage you at USA Bassin Green Division to consider keeping all the fish in the water while measuring the ones' that are suspect. Green River has a tremendous big fish population it would be a shame to change that. I expect big things for USA Bassin lets get em back to the water in good shape.

Sincerely Sam Boles jr