February 20th, 2011. 30 teams showed up for Xtreme bass series’ first event of the season here at Val Monte Resort on Lake Guntersville. What a beautiful day it was as the winds were light to moderate and the temps reached 70 degrees. I’ll take that in March and April. Well the fishing is still a little bit sporadic but the big fish are starting to cooperate, at least for some. Buddy Gross and James Milling brought in a huge 10.32 lber, (caught on a rattlebait). Of course there is no secret that the rattle baits were the lure of choice for most with some mention of a jig bite and the pink worm in 40 feet of water.

Some of the guys talked about making big runs to the slightly warmer water upriver and it looks like it paid off as some of the best weights came from that group. The results are as follows: 1st pl. and $1290 went to Hadley Coan and Donny Mcelvoy with 22.92 lbs anchored by a 6.88 lber. 2nd pl. and $600 went to Buddy Gross and James Milling with 20.08 lbs. They also had big fish of 10.32 lbs and got $300 for it. I don’t know about you, but I can’t imagine how fun that was catching a 10 1/2 lber on a rattletrap. 3rd pl. and $250 went to the team of Ryan Mcintosh and Ronnie Brewer, who came from Kentucky to show us how it’s done, with 19.98 lbs. 4th pl. was Jeff and Kristy Sparks with 19.50 and a nice 6 lber. for $160. Jeff Knight and Jett Loach took 5th spot with 19.40 lbs and a nice 7 lber. for $100. All final results can be found on www.xbseries.com. as well as the pics of the day.

Special thanks to Val Monte Resort for hosting and offering up their entire place for us. Chris Lane’s new tackle store here on the premises that opened up early for our guys to get last minute lures and coffee. Thanks to my wife, Michelle, and Jim Elsessor for helping at weighin, Beverly for watching my kids, and thank God for all of it. We are excited about the year to come and looking forward to our next event March 13th.
Buddy Gross and James Milling brought in a huge 10.32 lb bass!Jamie Shay
Xtreme Bass
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www.jamieshayfishing.com

Ryan Mcintosh and Ronnie Brewer took 3rd Place!