Weather Cold And Rainy, Bite Hot For Lineberger; Few Others At Bassmaster Open On Douglas

Foul weather gear stayed on even as Shane Lineberger weighed his leading catch of 24-6. photo courtesy B.A.S.S./James Overstreet

7 pros busted the 20-pound mark on Douglas Lake today. 32 did not weigh a fish during day 1 of the Bassmaster Southern Open.

The lake has tons of healthy bass in it. THey can be easy to catch at times, according to local sticks. But recent frigid weather kept many from finding a productive pattern during practice. And it showed today.

Shane Lineberger of Lincolnton, NC leads with 24-6.

James Cross of nearby Knoxville proved big bass live in Douglas Lake. His 8-pounder was the lunker of the day.

David Gill leads all co-anglers with 15-11. That’s a 3-fish limit in the co-angler division, so Gill found some nice fish, including the back deck big bass of the day at 6 pounds, 15 ounces.

Of 170 contestants, 89 co-anglers weighed a fish.

The beatings will continue tomorrow and, for a fortunate few, conclude on Saturday at the local Bass Pro Shops location.

Here are the standings:

PLACE NAME DAY 1 TOTAL FISH TOTAL WEIGHT
FISH WEIGHT
1 Shane Lineberger 5 24- 6 5 24- 6
2 Terry Segraves 5 23- 7 5 23- 7
3 Patrick Bone 5 22-13 5 22-13
4 David Kilgore 5 20- 7 5 20- 7
5 David Mullins 5 20- 3 5 20- 3
6 Charles Pippin 5 20- 2 5 20- 2
7 Glenn Browne 5 20- 0 5 20- 0
8 Greg Vinson 4 19-12 4 19-12
9 Christiana Bradley 5 19-11 5 19-11
10 Bobby Ferguson 5 19- 4 5 19- 4
11 Sean Wieda 5 18-13 5 18-13
12 Stephen Longobardi 5 18- 2 5 18- 2
12 Joey Nania 5 18- 2 5 18- 2
14 Christopher Gerrein 5 18- 1 5 18- 1
15 Bradley Roy 5 17-14 5 17-14
16 Tony Chachere 5 17-10 5 17-10
16 Ben Potaracke 5 17-10 5 17-10
18 Jason Patterson 5 17- 0 5 17- 0
19 Brad Knight 5 16-15 5 16-15
20 Chad Morgenthaler 5 16-14 5 16-14
21 Josh Bragg 5 16-13 5 16-13
22 Chris Lane 5 16-10 5 16-10
23 Randy Howell 4 16- 2 4 16- 2
24 Brian Key 5 15-10 5 15-10
25 Casey Scanlon 5 14-14 5 14-14
26 Terry Scroggins 5 14- 6 5 14- 6
27 Brandon Lester 5 14- 4 5 14- 4
28 Don Hogue 3 14- 4 3 14- 4
29 Gary Pilkenton 5 14- 2 5 14- 2
30 Colby Flinn 4 14- 2 4 14- 2
31 Davy Hite 3 13- 4 3 13- 4
32 Mitchell Atkinson 5 13- 2 5 13- 2
33 Frank Ippoliti 5 13- 0 5 13- 0
34 Michael Murphy 4 12-13 4 12-13
35 Brian Elder 4 12- 8 4 12- 8
36 Skylar Hamilton 3 12- 8 3 12- 8
37 Jeff Holland 5 12- 7 5 12- 7
38 Kyle Kempkers 4 11-15 4 11-15
39 Sam George 5 11-14 5 11-14
40 Rick Clunn 5 11-12 5 11-12
41 Kendall Newson 5 11- 9 5 11- 9
42 George Lambeth 5 11- 6 5 11- 6
43 James Cross 3 11- 6 3 11- 6
44 Heath Smith 5 11- 4 5 11- 4
45 Ricky Diamond 3 11- 0 3 11- 0
46 Derek Remitz 5 10-14 5 10-14
47 Patrick Pierce 5 10- 8 5 10- 8
48 Keith Monson 5 10- 6 5 10- 6
49 William Weidler 3 10- 5 3 10- 5
50 Joseph Lee 5 10- 4 5 10- 4
51 Tracy Adams 5 10- 3 5 10- 3
51 Arnie Lane 5 10- 3 5 10- 3
51 David Perdue 5 10- 3 5 10- 3
54 Wayne Murray 2 10- 1 2 10- 1
55 Steve Schoffstall 4 10- 0 4 10- 0
56 Ken Iyobe 3 10- 0 3 10- 0
57 Lowell Thomas Bryant 3 9-12 3 9-12
58 Jordan Card 2 9- 6 2 9- 6
59 Scott McGehee 5 9- 5 5 9- 5
60 Mike Jackson 3 9- 5 3 9- 5
61 Tim Foster 2 9- 4 2 9- 4
62 Gary Isgrigg 3 9- 2 3 9- 2
63 Landon Lomax 5 9- 1 5 9- 1
64 Robert Miley 4 9- 0 4 9- 0
65 James Bailey 4 8-13 4 8-13
65 Marty Robinson 4 8-13 4 8-13
67 Jayme Rampey 5 8-11 5 8-11
68 Kenneth Vicchio 4 8- 9 4 8- 9
69 Sam Mccowan 2 8- 9 2 8- 9
70 David Walker 5 8- 6 5 8- 6
71 Randy Elliott 5 8- 4 5 8- 4
71 Jon Englund 5 8- 4 5 8- 4
73 Jimmy Mason 2 8- 3 2 8- 3
74 Dewayne Wilson 3 8- 2 3 8- 2
75 Ott DeFoe 5 8- 1 5 8- 1
76 Britt Myers 3 7-15 3 7-15
77 Sandy Melvin 4 7-13 4 7-13
78 Daniel Lanier 3 7-12 3 7-12
79 Ron Wolfarth 3 7- 8 3 7- 8
80 Robert Morin 4 7- 6 4 7- 6
81 Jason Williamson 2 7- 5 2 7- 5
82 Stephen Browning 3 7- 2 3 7- 2
82 Troy Lee 3 7- 2 3 7- 2
84 Michael Naron 2 7- 1 2 7- 1
85 Brandon Cobb 2 6-15 2 6-15
86 Raymond Trudeau 5 6-13 5 6-13
87 Josh Herren 3 6-13 3 6-13
88 Jeffrey Purves 3 6-12 3 6-12
89 Brandon Palaniuk 2 6-12 2 6-12
90 Joshua Douglas 1 6-10 1 6-10
91 Charlie Hartley 5 6- 8 5 6- 8
92 Steven Priest 5 6- 7 5 6- 7
93 Jimmy D Kennedy 4 6- 4 4 6- 4
94 Kazuki Kitajima 2 5-15 2 5-15
95 Casey Majni 1 5-15 1 5-15
96 Avery Mccormick 1 5-14 1 5-14
97 Ricky Shepherd 1 5-12 1 5-12
98 Jeff Cloud 2 5- 9 2 5- 9
99 Mike Parrott 4 5- 4 4 5- 4
100 Woo Daves 3 5- 3 3 5- 3
100 James Moreno 3 5- 3 3 5- 3
102 Dow Cox 1 4-15 1 4-15
103 Joaquin Covas 4 4-12 4 4-12
104 Timothy Mcfaul 2 4-11 2 4-11
105 Samuel Fish 1 4-10 1 4-10
105 Steven Wisdom 1 4-10 1 4-10
107 David Hudson 1 4- 6 1 4- 6
108 Christopher Mcreynolds 2 4- 4 2 4- 4
109 Paul Pagnato 1 4- 4 1 4- 4
110 Gerald Swindle 2 4- 0 2 4- 0
111 Jeff Barth 1 3-15 1 3-15
111 Alvin Shaw 1 3-15 1 3-15
113 Brett Mitchell 3 3-14 3 3-14
114 James Robinson 1 3-11 1 3-11
115 Tommy Brown 2 3-10 2 3-10
116 Ryan Davidson 1 3-10 1 3-10
116 Sumiyuki Takano 1 3-10 1 3-10
118 Casey Ashley 2 3- 9 2 3- 9
119 Brent Homan 3 3- 7 3 3- 7
120 Kurt Dove 2 3- 4 2 3- 4
121 Aaron Martens 1 3- 4 1 3- 4
122 Kameron Harbin 1 3- 3 1 3- 3
123 Gary Yamamoto 3 3- 1 3 3- 1
124 Tim Ezell 2 2-14 2 2-14
125 Robert Grosso 1 2-14 1 2-14
125 Stu Martel 1 2-14 1 2-14
125 Garry Rogers 1 2-14 1 2-14
128 Chris Jackson 1 2-13 1 2-13
129 Tim Frederick 1 2-12 1 2-12
129 Brad Maynard 1 2-12 1 2-12
131 Clifton Coffey 2 2-10 2 2-10
132 James Bader 2 2- 8 2 2- 8
133 Truitt Dorsett 1 2- 7 1 2- 7
134 Marcus Parker 1 2- 6 1 2- 6
135 Larry Draughn 2 2- 5 2 2- 5
136 Paul Elias 1 2- 4 1 2- 4
137 Steve Jenkins 1 2- 1 1 2- 1
138 David Sheffield 1 2- 0 1 2- 0
139 Mark Naron 2 1-12 2 1-12
140 Burton Bryan 1 1-12 1 1-12
141 Jason Sturgill 1 1-10 1 1-10
142 Gary Clouse 1 1- 7 1 1- 7
142 Darren Gallaher 1 1- 7 1 1- 7
142 Michael Williamson 1 1- 7 1 1- 7
145 Michael Johnson 1 1- 6 1 1- 6
146 Carroll Blevins 1 1- 5 1 1- 5
147 Brandon Card 1 1- 4 1 1- 4
148 Bradley Jones 1 1- 2 1 1- 2
149 Shannon Abbott 0- 0
149 Sean Alvarez 0- 0
149 Eddie Ball 0- 0
149 Brent Bonadona 0- 0
149 Phillip Brannon 0- 0
149 Ray Brazier 0- 0
149 Dakota Brown 0- 0
149 Marty Brown 0- 0
149 James Butler 0- 0
149 Jamey Caldwell 0- 0
149 Joshua Cook 0- 0
149 George Crain 0- 0
149 Mark Duggar 0- 0
149 Clay Dyer 0- 0
149 Kyle Fox 0- 0
149 Josh Greathouse 0- 0
149 Richard Howes 0- 0
149 Jim Johnson 0- 0
149 Leon Knight 0- 0
149 Russell Ludwig 0- 0
149 Logan Parton 0- 0
149 Rex Pendergrass 0- 0
149 Sam Phillips 0- 0
149 Keith Poche 0- 0
149 Darrell Pons 0- 0
149 Billy Shelton 0- 0
149 Jared Shuler 0- 0
149 Keith Surber 0- 0
149 Jesus Tacoronte 0- 0
149 Allen Tadlock 0- 0
149 Bruce Whitmire 0- 0
149 Levi Wiget 0- 0