Morristown Marine Team Trail Classic Results – Cherokee Lake – Nov. 12, 2011
Steve Miracle and Jim Miracle took 1st place on Saturday, November 12, 2011 with a winning weight of 17.88 lbs. They won a 2011 Skeeter ZX200 with a Yamaha 200 SHO engine valued at $40,000. Steve purchased his Stratos from Morristown Marine which gave him $500.00 additional in winnings. The brothers also won the final tournament of trail on October 22nd with a winning weight of 16.88lbs.The Miracle brothers won a total of $47,550 on the trail this year
Classic Tournament Winning Pattern:
We took vacation time and fished all week in preparation for the event. We were able to locate and pattern fish both up and down the lake. Each day during practice, we managed to catch between 15-18lbs on a variety of lures. We initially ran down the lake to start the tournament and managed to pick up two smallmouth keepers and one 16” Largemouth. Things slowed down when the sun got up and bright so we decided to head up the lake to try an area that had stained water. As we ran up the lake, the motor on my boat lost power. (The problem was later diagnosed as a blown motor). We didn’t know if the motor would start each time we went to change locations. In fact, in order to get on plane, my brother (Jim) had to initially lie on the front deck to get it up on plane.
On our third stop up the lake, we caught two largemouth over 4lbs. At that point, we knew that we needed to cull the 16” largemouth to have a chance to win.
With the clock ticking and 30 minutes to go, we caught another keeper smallmouth that culled the smaller largemouth – that fish was the margin of victory. The boat started again and we made it back to the weigh in.
The winning fish were caught on crankbaits.
Steve Miracle
Here are the complete results:
| CLASSIC RESULTS | WEIGHT | WINNINGS | Big Fish | |
| 1 | Steve Miracle / Jim Miracle | 17.88 | 2011 Skeeter ZX200 w/200SHO valued at $40,000 | |
| 2 | Paul Napier / Clifford Bunch | 17.20 | $2,000.00 | |
| 3 | Tony Drinnon / Jay Graham | 15.75 | $1,000.00 | |
| 4 | Mark Mellons / Mark Mellons Sr | 15.63 | $1,275.00 | 5.53 L/M |
| 5 | Allen Smith / Josh Roark | 14.69 | $700.00 | |
| 6 | Brent Hoskins / Chuck Hoskins | 14.59 | $625.00 | |
| 7 | Randy Carroll / Mike Hobby | 14.56 | $575.00 | |
| 8 | Kevin Powers / Page Powers | 13.90 | $525.00 | |
| 9 | Mike Lowe / Tim Smiley | 13.88 | $450.00 | |
| 10 | Wes Cassell / Jon Carter | 13.83 | $400.00 | |
| 11 | Chad Waddell / Rodney Craddock | 13.79 | $350.00 | |
| 12 | Eddie Baker / Casey Baker | 13.69 | $275.00 | |
| 13 | Bill Humbard / Greg Warren | 13.58 | $250.00 | |
| 14 | Johnny Dalton / Martell Bible | 13.33 | $225.00 | |
| 15 | Daniel Conn / Michael Conn | 13.20 | $200.00 | |
| 16 | Steve Cable / Randy Hall | 13.19 | $175.00 | |
| 17 | Steve Neal / Benny Neal | 12.63 | (2) Kistler Skeeter Rods | |
| 18 | Mark Surgenor / Wes Crowe | 12.57 | (2) Kistler Skeeter Rods | |
| 19 | Benny Roberts / Todd Nidiffer | 12.46 | (2) Piranha Max 180 Depth Finders | |
| 20 | Jason Spencer / James Long | 12.38 | (2) Deka Batteries | |
| 21 | Randy Conner / Harold Dye | 12.26 | (2) Trion Reels | |
| 22 | Troy Crowder / Brandon Hartgrove | 12.10 | (2) Hand Held GPS | |
| 23 | Jamie Goodin / Jimmy Clark | 12.06 | (2) Wiley X Sunglasses | |
| 24 | Michael Pearcy / Dakota Pearcy | 12.02 | (2) Glow Max Night Lights | |
| 25 | Dan Geleack / B J Fleenor | 11.78 | (2) Receivers w/locks | |
| 26 | Mark Meredith / Chip Ballinger | 11.77 | (2) Fenwick Rods $475.00 | 4.51 S/M |
| 27 | David Fields / Matthew Gray | 11.71 | (2) High Impact Life Vest | |
| 28 | Burton Bryan / Willie Bryan | 11.63 | (2) Frog Toggs | |
| 29 | Ben Conkin / Allen White | 11.37 | (2) Portable Battery Chargers | |
| 30 | Billy Berthiaume / Ron Cox | 11.13 | (2) LED Night Blaster Blacklights | |
| 31 | Rick Howington | 11.13 | (2) Night Blaster Spotlights | |
| 32 | Larry Neal / Ben Boggs | 11.08 | (2) Buck Knives | |
| 33 | Kenny Smith / James Goble | 10.61 | (2) Night Blaster Spotlights | |
| 34 | Jimmy Crum / Bill Cordwell | 10.57 | (2) Tom’s Sporting Good Gift Certificates | |
| 35 | Doug Winchell / Chris Covington | 10.09 | (2) Bucks N Bass Gift Certificates | |
| 36 | Bill Burns / Rick Diamond | 10.00 | (2) Bucks N Bass Gift Certificates | |
| 37 | George Wells / Bruce Clevenger | 9.98 | (2) This Fishing Place Gift Certificates | |
| 38 | Bobby Hicks / Jim Maness | 9.60 | ||
| 39 | Gary Pleasant / Sam Routh | 9.51 | ||
| 40 | Bob Coughlin / Matt Coughlin | 9.47 | ||
| 41 | Kevin Hatfield / Bo Goodin | 9.36 | ||
| 42 | Kent Lodari / Mike Wolfenbarger | 8.84 | ||
| 43 | Ron Hyatt / Dustin Hyatt | 8.77 | ||
| 44 | Charlie Ratliff / Dave Ratliff | 8.62 | ||
| 45 | Mark Collins / Bobby Chambers | 8.54 | ||
| 46 | Jeff Short / Josh Short | 8.54 | ||
| 47 | Stuart Helton / Gordon Monroe | 8.37 | ||
| 48 | Jim Byington / J J Collins | 8.19 | ||
| 49 | Jim Thompson / Jerry Farmer | 8.04 | ||
| 50 | Dustin Wilson / Wes Jones | 8.01 | ||
| 51 | Brian Holt / Guy Siler | 7.86 | ||
| 52 | Charlie Rasch / Gary Pilkenton | 7.57 | ||
| 53 | David Shreve / Keith Cardwell | 7.24 | ||
| 54 | Steve Bean / Earl Bolin | 6.64 | ||
| 55 | Ricky Shepherd / Mark Trent | 6.45 | ||
| 56 | Lloyd Lambert / Kenneth Helton | 6.32 | ||
| 57 | Don McCurdy / Mike Vineyard | 6.26 | ||
| 58 | Bryan Harvey / Bill Dunn | 6.20 | ||
| 59 | Ulyess Chapman / Dennis Cameron | 6.14 | ||
| 60 | Jake Hux / Jamie Cutshall | 5.86 | ||
| 61 | Eddie Mickey / Chris Gulley | 5.53 | ||
| 62 | Jason Phillips / Rusty Davidson | 5.47 | ||
| 63 | Darryl Oliver / Rodney Oliver | 5.32 | ||
| 64 | Wayne Moyher | 4.30 | ||
| 65 | Jackie Nicely / Earl Kitts | 4.12 | ||
| 66 | Gary Ward / Jim Hagy | 3.66 | ||
| 67 | Teddy Lloyd / Bobby Combs | 2.70 | ||
| 68 | Keith Harmon / Wayne Cupp | 0.00 | ||
| 69 | Bryant Ailor | 0.00 | ||
| 70 | Mark Mauldin / Lee Monday | 0.00 | ||
| 71 | Archie Wilson Jr / Kevin Edwards | 0.00 | ||
| 72 | Brad Burkhart / Craig Brewer | 0.00 | ||
| 73 | Jimmy Taylor / Donnie Bittle | 0.00 | ||
| 74 | Danny Garber / David Solomon | 0.00 | ||
| 75 | Hershel Brady / Randy Bowen | 0.00 | ||
| 76 | Tracy Carter / Scott Hickey | 0.00 | ||
| 77 | Randy Brown / Greg Burrell | 0.00 | ||
| 78 | Rodney Osborne / Jason Osborne | 0.00 | ||
| 79 | Jack Wade / Rick Etherton | 0.00 | ||
| 80 | Tim Gent / Don Carmack | 0.00 | ||
| 81 | Bobby Cardwell / Pete King | 0.00 | ||
| 82 | Johnny Brooks / Daniel Aldridge | 0.00 | ||
| 83 | Greg Morrow / Eric Sexton | 0.00 | ||
| 84 | Albert French / Chris Cole | 0.00 | ||
| 85 | Shannon Byers / Larry Abel Jr | 0.00 | ||
| 86 | Jim Settle / Mark Settle | 0.00 | ||
| 87 | Jeremy Osborne / Todd Craft | 0.00 | ||
| 88 | Mike Mellons | 0.00 | ||
| 89 | Steve Robinson / Jason Light | 0.00 | ||
| 90 | Gregory Buell / Donnie Miracle | 0.00 | ||
| 91 | Al Caton / Buster Brackins | 0.00 | ||
| 92 | Jerry Arnwine / Mike Petty | 0.00 | ||
| 93 | Alex Carlin / Steve Gibson | 0.00 | ||
| 94 | John Mathers | 0.00 | ||
| 95 | Dustin Buckner / Jay Faulkner | 0.00 |
 Mark Mellons Sr and Mark Mellons Jr – Big Largemouth 5.53 lbs $475.00 |
 Mark Meredith and Chip Ballinger – Big Smallmouth 4.51 lbs $475.00 |
