Goggins And Headley Drop Over 25Lbs On The Scales To Win Alabama Bass Trail Lay Lake Stop

 

Goggins and Headley Weigh in 25.29 Limit to win the ABT South Division Stop #2.

 

 

Columbiana, Ala. March 12, 2016 – While it may not have the legendary big weight reputation of Lake Guntersville, Lay Lake, the historic Coosa River bass fishery in Central Alabama showed just how good it can be despite favorable conditions taking a turn the day before the second Alabama Bass Trail Southern Division event of the 2016 season.

Warm, stable conditions had been the norm for the week leading up to the March 12, 2016 event, but as can happen, things took a turn as the final practice day wore on and into the day of the event.  Despite the fact that the conditions brought fresh, dirty water into the system, and the need to open the floodgates on the dams to deal with runoff, the team of Jeremy Headley and Anthony Goggins managed to bring a 25.29-pound limit of Lay lake largemouth to the scales and take home the trophy.

Headley and Goggins banked on the fact that they had located numbers of large females that had moved into lower lake spawning areas, and the fact that they knew how to adjust to the falling water levels.  “We focused on the areas that we knew held big spawning females shallow, and adjusted to where we thought they may have moved to with the conditions,” said the team.  “We found them with moving baits in practice, and once the pressure hit, and the water started falling, we started looking in the grass beds just outside those areas; it took us a little while, but we connected with them again.”

While they did not have a keeper in the livewell by midmorning, they rotated through creeks and pockets on the lower end of the lake until they started getting bites.  “I was throwing a crankbait in the front of the boat and would get a movement or a missed strike and Anthony would flip a black and blue Beaver behind me,” said Headley.  “Most of the fish we weighed today came on the Beaver, but the crankbait helped us locate which grassbeds held active fish.”

The pair earned $10,000 for their efforts and the win allowed them to climb to second place in the Southern Division Angler of the Year standings.

The team of John Canada and Bo Hunter used a dual strategy to finish second in the event.  The pair went to the bottom of the lake to try and get a big largemouth bite or two early, then ran upriver to target heavy spotted bass as the current turned on.  “We knew we had a couple hours before they turned the current on, so we down lake and tried for a couple big bites early,” said Canada.  “I got a couple good ones on a black and blue swim jig early, then we ran up to the tailraces so Bo could do his magic with a swimbait; our plan worked.”

Canada and Hunter brought a mixed bag to the scales that weighed 22.82 pounds.  Their performance earned them second place and a check for $5,000.

The team of Keith Youngblood and Ty Youngblood weighed 13.31 pounds for the day  finishing 45th, their limit was bolstered by the Mountain Dew Big Bass of the tournament, an 8.08-pound largemouth. They earned the $500 Mt. Dew Big Bass award.

 

Final Results:

 

Place Team Weight Big Fish Points Winnings
1 Jeremy Headley/Anthony Goggins 25.29 7.58 225 $10,000
2 Jon Canada/Bo Hunter 22.82 0 224 $5,000
3 Clay Harris/Bradley Dean 21.26 8.04 223 $4,000
4 Dustin Connell/James Connell 21.18 0 222 $3,000
5 Buck Mcdonald/Larry Mcdonald 19.6 0 221 $2,000
6 Caiden Sinclair / Philip Jones 18.93 0 220 $1,000
7 Erick Sommers/Tommy Pegues 18.76 0 219 $900
8 Jeff Richey/Howard Richey 17.99 0 218 $800
9 Chad Schroeder/Charles Phillips 17.85 5.12 217 $700
10 Jeston Anderson/Robert Robinson 17.71 5.67 216 $600
11 Foster Bradley/Britt Lemley 17.6 0 215 $500
12 Kyle Welcher/Chris Haynes 17.11 0 214 $500
13 Cecil Williams/Jerry Davis 16.98 0 213 $500
14 Derrick Millirons/Ronald Terry 16.91 0 212 $500
15 John Pollard/Dallas Weldon 16.45 0 211 $500
16 Chris Payne/James rawhide Smith 16.35 0 210 $500
17 Marty Sumners/Simon Morrow 16.16 7.05 209 $500
18 Paul Jones/Blake Stephens 16 0 208 $500
19 Ryan Ingram/Jay Grogan 15.96 0 207 $500
20 Andy Leslie/Grant Bennett 15.91 0 206 $500
21 William Davis/Will Davis 15.81 0 205 $500
22 Rex Chambers/Brent Crow 15.8 0 204 $500
23 Radney Atchison/Joe Wikoff 15.74 0 203 $500
24 Charles Beach/Chuck Beach jr 15.61 0 202 $500
25 Mj Vihnanek/Murphy Klumpp 15.6 0 201 $500
26 Steve Schoffstall/Mike Parrot 15.57 0 200 $500
27 Mike Hardin/Michael Hardin 15.37 0 199 $500
28 David Caylor/Robbie Pelt 15.32 0 198 $500
29 Heath Greene/Ethan Greene 15.13 0 197 $500
30 RJ Thompson/Ryan Kelley 15.06 0 196 $500
31 Shelby Kinney/L. j. Mccollough 15.05 0 195 $500
32 Nicholas Turner/Joe Lay 15.02 0 194 $500
33 Chris Rutland/Coby Carden 14.88 0 193 $500
34 Rickie Knight/Randall Carter 14.78 0 192 $500
35 Keith Dees/Tommy Walley 14.6 0 191 $500
36 Marty Gidens/Kim Giddens 14.58 0 190 $500
37 Jeff Hale/Steve Sanders 14.46 0 189 $500
38 Bill Granberry/Chuck Graham 14.39 0 188 $500
39 Larry Bullock/Roger Caldwell 14.3 0 187 $500
40 Dale Westmoreland/Lance Youngblood 14.28 0 186 $500
41 Samuel Fish/Justin Hamner 14.16 0 185 $0
42 Mitchell Hall/Gabe Aldridge 14.06 0 184 $0
43 Dale Rogers/Bobby Cox 13.94 0 183 $0
44 Glen Whitley/Terry Fuller 13.83 0 182 $0
45 Keith Youngblood/Ty Youngblood 13.31 8.08 181 $0
46 Derrick Roberts/Jacob Eiland 13.25 0 180 $0
47 Barry Isbell/Jeff Schatz 13.14 0 179 $0
48 Ronnie Mask/Comer Mask 13.11 0 178 $0
49 Jimmy Sims/Bobby Lowery 13.06 0 177 $0
49 Jason Krasnosky/Jeff Pfeiffer 13.06 0 177 $0
51 Robbie Pritchard/Lynn Pritchard 13.04 0 175 $0
52 Matt Mcsweeney/Rod Mcsweeney 12.84 0 174 $0
53 Steven Ingram/ 12.83 0 173 $0
54 Scott Ashley/Taylor Ashley 12.66 0 172 $0
55 Tony Boyett/Brian Metcalf 12.49 0 171 $0
56 Steven Morris/Matt Vanzant 12.38 0 170 $0
57 Adam Bain/Kris Colley 12.3 0 169 $0
58 Ken Sessions/Greg Sessions 12.22 0 168 $0
59 Eli Malloy/Jason Windham 12.13 0 167 $0
60 Kenny Smith/James Purvis 12.02 0 166 $0
61 Blake Harper/Logan Shaddix 12.01 0 165 $0
61 Chris Pitts/Robert Mclain jr 12.01 0 165 $0
63 Nolan Brannan/Patrick Martin 11.9 0 163 $0
64 Jimmy Miller/Chris Miller 11.86 0 162 $0
65 Ken Walters/Ernie Faulkner 11.85 0 161 $0
66 Greg Griggers/Barry Landrum 11.73 0 160 $0
67 Jimmy Butler/Lewis Hill 11.72 0 159 $0
68 Tullis Lanier/Bill Spratlin 11.58 0 158 $0
69 Steve Thrash/Stan Hallman 11.29 0 157 $0
70 Jacob Rackard/John Ramer 11.22 0 156 $0
71 Victor Harper/Jeff Gilliam 11.13 0 155 $0
72 Michael Smedley/Jeremy Nichols 10.98 0 154 $0
73 Lowell Everett/Lawrence Curd 10.96 0 153 $0
74 Justin Marsh/Robbie Stanley 10.94 0 152 $0
75 Rusty Mask/Cody Farr 10.87 0 151 $0
76 Keith Kirkley/Jeff Kirkley 10.85 0 150 $0
77 Brian Jones/Barry Jones 10.78 0 149 $0
78 Deandrae Kimbrough/Orlando Harris 10.75 0 148 $0
79 Wes Jarvis/Scott Brown 10.74 0 147 $0
80 John Causey/Mike Brownfield 10.71 0 146 $0
81 Colby Wells/Kevin Wells 10.63 0 145 $0
82 Scott Montgomery/Les Bratcher 10.6 0 144 $0
83 Alan Brown/Frank Henry 10.58 0 143 $0
84 Jack Womack/Allen Yarborough 10.52 0 142 $0
85 David Horton/Ed Kernells 10.5 0 141 $0
85 Rob Kyle/David Shiver 10.5 0 141 $0
87 Kevin Dees/Jim Smith 10.43 0 139 $0
88 Scott Luster/Jerry Cook 10.39 0 138 $0
89 Richard Howell/Wayne Mcdade 10.33 0 137 $0
90 Danny Pollard/George Breland 10.18 0 136 $0
91 Hunter Mckinley/Micah Easterling 10.16 0 135 $0
92 Wayne Miller/Rick Haynie 10.12 0 134 $0
93 David Sherrill/Johnny Skipper 9.86 0 133 $0
94 David Pair/David Noakes 9.81 0 132 $0
95 Ronnie Ray/Alton Stillwell 9.6 0 131 $0
95 Thomas Brewbaker/Shawn Callahan 9.6 0 131 $0
97 Derek Pearson/Cody Harrell 9.58 0 129 $0
98 James Oswalt/Linda Oswalt 9.57 0 128 $0
99 Shane Horton/Brandon Horton 9.5 0 127 $0
100 Chris Minor/Chase Benson 9.47 0 126 $0
101 Todd Holland/Keith Reid 9.46 0 125 $0
102 Brannon Jones/Brian Fuller 9.39 0 124 $0
103 Sam Fish/Bill Champion 9.32 5.58 123 $0
104 Jason Kyser/Kevin Carpenter 8.86 0 122 $0
105 Jimbo Deaton/Sean Key 8.6 0 121 $0
106 Alton Shiver/Gary Niles 8.55 0 120 $0
107 Dewayne Byrd/Frank Alexander 8.54 0 119 $0
108 Jay Ladner/Randy Ladner 8.51 0 118 $0
109 Taylor Lamar/Mac Lamar 8.38 0 117 $0
110 Kevin Keel/Jacob Tidwell 8.31 0 116 $0
110 Tommy Calloway/Howard Holley 8.31 0 116 $0
112 Brian Graham/Johney Weaver 8.28 0 114 $0
113 Jerry Casey/Randy Casey 8.19 0 113 $0
114 J.t. Hodges/Donald Conway 8.07 0 112 $0
115 Steve Lipham/Mitch Milner 8.05 0 111 $0
116 Pam Martin-wells/Steven Wells 7.88 0 110 $0
117 Steve Pry/John Gilley 7.87 0 109 $0
118 Tate Cartee/ 7.64 0 108 $0
119 Nate Johnson/Allen Moses 7.48 0 107 $0
120 Walter Mccartney/Richard Cornelius 7.4 0 106 $0
121 Mark Wallace/Aaron Smith 7.3 0 105 $0
122 Tony Hogan/Vernon Ward 7.27 0 104 $0
123 Russell Wilson/Dewaine Dillashaw 7.18 0 103 $0
124 Tommy Overstreet/Don Elmore 7.13 0 102 $0
125 Billy Poiroux/Todd Sharpe 7.01 0 101 $0
126 Joey Mccall/Mike Mccall 6.92 0 100 $0
127 Trey Potts/Boone Shear 6.77 0 99 $0
128 Joey Smith/Barry Mcclain 6.75 0 98 $0
129 Clemm Parker/Donald Parker 6.58 0 97 $0
130 Tim Fitzgerald/Kelly White 6.32 0 96 $0
131 Neil Stillwell/Mark Stillwell 5.97 0 95 $0
132 James Richerson/Craig Hamilton 5.8 0 94 $0
133 Dennis Mcgouirk/Vernelle Quinnie 5.18 0 93 $0
134 Danny Grissett/Tony Wilson 5.09 0 92 $0
135 Danny Green/Tommy Parker 4.38 0 91 $0
136 James Hall/Kenneth Robinson 4.21 0 90 $0
137 Chad Ray/Sean Haigler 4.06 0 89 $0
138 Jimmy Cook/Randall Sims 3.96 0 88 $0
139 Larry Breckenridge/John eddie Donaldson 3.89 0 87 $0
140 Larry Blount/Robert blount 3.76 0 86 $0
141 James Vanblake/Donnie Zundel 3.21 0 85 $0
142 Wayne Cox/Jimmy Harrison 3.1 0 84 $0
143 Lou Cobb/Ben Lundy 3.05 0 83 $0
144 David Sneed/Clint Carter 2.86 0 82 $0
145 Stephen Roberson/Kenneth Roberson 2.67 0 81 $0
146 Mark Ammons/Terry Harris 1.56 0 80 $0
147 David Stout/John Otts 1.53 0 79 $0
148 John Hayles/Don Reeve 1.47 0 78 $0
149 Gentry Gordy/Chad Smith 1.18 0 77 $0
150 Edgar Mcmichael/Dennis Robinson 0 0 67 $0
150 Tyler Pitts/Kyle Tindol 0 0 67 $0
150 Keith Ray/Jared Ray 0 0 67 $0
150 Martin Lyons/Jonathon Tutt 0 0 67 $0
150 Brian Stiffler/Ben Black 0 0 67 $0
150 Preston Anthony/Derrek Wilson 0 0 67 $0
150 Josh Herren/Jeremy Calvin 0 0 67 $0
150 Johnathan Stuckey/Doyle Taunton 0 0 67 $0
150 Cory Ingram/Kenneth Moore 0 0 67 $0
150 Josh Butler/Jeb Tate 0 0 67 $0
150 Rob Lee/Johnny Payton 0 0 67 $0
0 Shaye Baker/Ben Weldon 0 0 0 $0
0 Cole Phillips /Kye Phillips 0 0 0 $0