91 boats showed up for the 19^th Annual Strike King Bass Open sponsored by 17^th St. Bar & Grill held on Kinkaid Lake this past Saturday. Weather was a huge factor as an hour and fifteen minute delay due to lightning. Weigh in drew a huge crowd as 66 teams weighed in. There were 21 limits weighed and a total of 224 fish caught. When the scales closed it was the father/son team of Luke and Jim Budde that came out on top. Here are the names and weights of the top 11 places.

1^st Luke and Jim Budde 18.96

2^nd James Powell/Alex Moore 17.35

3^rd Tim Norman/Jack Yates 17.22

4^th Wayne and Derek Tope 17.21

5^th Larry and Joe Deutschmann 16.63

6^th Eric Carruthers/Jason Estel 16.41   2^nd Big Bass 6.29

7^th Eric Ceglinski/Michael Phillips 16.23

8^th Jerry and Mark Crawford 16.17

9^th Josh Ballard/ Jason Dix 15.64    1^st Big Bass 6.69

10^th Kyle Crawford/Jake Harris 15.37

11^th Joe Bullock/ Matt Patchett 15.30

Thanks to all the fisherman that came out and braved the weather and to all the people that showed up to the weigh in. Also, a big thank you to all my friends and family that help out.

This tournament would not be what it is today without all the great sponsors that donate so much to this tournament. Strike King Lure Company, 17^th St. Bar & Grill, Vicious Fishing, Tony Chacheres, Ardent, Venegoni Distributing.

Next year will be the final year for this tournament. We will be giving a boat away for 1^st place. You may pre-register if you would like. You can contact me at 618-559-5650.