TEXAS TEAM TRAIL PRESENTED BY CABELA’S WRAPS UP SECOND EVENT OF 2013 AT LAKE RAY ROBERTS
Team hauls in over 30 pounds for victory with only four fish

NORMAN, Okla. (April 8, 2013) – Clay Lippincott, of Goodyear, Ariz., and Shawn Carnahan, of Queen Creek, Ariz., brought 30.59 pounds of largemouth bass to the scales to win the second event of the 2013 season of the Texas Team Trail presented by Cabela’s on April 6 at Lake Ray Roberts. The winning anglers took home a new fully-rigged Stratos 189VLO with an Evinrude 150 HO package, valued at $30,000.

Texas Team Trail Champs Clay Lippincott and Shawn Carnahan hold up 4 Hogs that totaled 30+ Lbs!
Due to its popularity and potential for high payouts, the Texas Team Trail is drawing anglers from surrounding states. The winning team made the long drive from Arizona to compete in the event. The anglers ran seven miles from the launch and fought high winds in a creek arm, flipping soft baits around brushy trees.

“We only had one fishing spot that we thought we could catch a few fish in,” said Lippincott. “So that one spot is where we spent our entire day.”

Despite only bringing four fish to the weigh-in, the 11.04 lunker bass landed by the anglers helped them top a field of nearly 200 teams and added an additional $985 for winning the Big Bass Award. Overall, the anglers took home over $33,000 for their efforts.

“We couldn’t believe that we had four fish for over 30 pounds,” said Lippincott. “The Texas Team Trail is a great circuit and well worth the time to drive all the way from Arizona. We can’t wait for the next event on Belton Lake.”

Tim Coyle, of Wichita, Kan., and Mark Ladd, of Greenwood, Ark., weighed a total of 26.33 pounds to take home the $4,925 second-place prize. The anglers added $1,287 in Angler’s Advantage cash.

Third-place finishers Jeremy Lambert and Keith Bryan, both of Decatur, Texas, fought through a dead battery to bring 26.03 pounds to the scales. The anglers fished jigs on the south end of the lake and reported losing a 10-pound fish. The team’s winnings totaled over $4,000.

The Lake Ray Roberts event was the second of four 2013 qualifying events that guarantee a fully-rigged, 18-foot tournament-equipped bass boat package as first place prize – in this case a Stratos 189VLO with an Evinrude 150 HO package, valued at $30,000.

The next stop for the Texas Team Trail is Belton Lake on May 4. Competitors who register for the Belton Lake event by midnight of Thursday, May 2, will be allowed to pre-fish on Friday, May 3, and entered into a drawing for a free Power Pole shallow water anchor system.

For additional information, anglers are encouraged to call 210-788-4143 or check out the TXTT website at www.texasteamtrail.com. Site visitors can register for events, review the television schedule, get official Texas Team Trail gear, view results and learn more about what’s in store for 2013.

Along with title-sponsor Cabela’s, Texas Team Trail has also welcomed Lucas Oil®, Ranger Boats, Stratos Boats, Triton Boats, Evinrude®, Minn Kota®, Talon, RAM Trucks, Lowrance, Power-Pole, Boater’s Insurance®, Amphibia and Arctic Ice as official partners.

For full results, please go to www.texasteamtrail.com/tournaments/events-results.

2013 Scheduled Events

May 4 – Belton Lake

June 1 – Cedar Creek Lake

Championship –
October 12-13 – Falcon Lake