Morristown Marine Team Trail Classic Results – Cherokee Lake – Nov. 12, 2011

1st Place Steve Miracle / Jim Miracle 17.88 lbs – Total Winnings $40,500.00!!

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    

 

 

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