Xtreme bass’ 6th event of the year here on Lake Guntersville and man is it hot… The air temps are in the mid 90s and the water temps are pushing 90, but what is really hot is the fishing. 1/3 of the field today brought in north of 20 pounds and out of 32 teams, 27 of them brought in 5 fish limits to the Val Monte resort weigh in site. Stories from some of the guys were the typical things, crankbaits, jigs, and soft plastics. Some guys were fishing deep while others fished grass lines. One thing similar with all the guys was you had to be near deep water, if not in it. One thing I witnessed today from some of our guys was a $3 tool that lets the air out of the bladder from fish that get caught in deep water. Some fish caught deep, although still alive, have a hard time turning over and swimming away because of the air in their bladder. This tool, inserted just behind their side fin, lets the air out and allows them to swim away. I suggest everyone who fishes deep here on gville should have one of these tools in their boat. The best time to use it is when you first catch the fish and realize that it can’t swim upright or swim away. Purchase one, learn about it, and use it so we can save some of these bigger deep water gville bass.

Now, on to the results…Scott Keeling and Frelon moore came in with the heaviest sack today with 25.18 lbs anchored by a very nice 7.12 lber earning them a whopping $1350.00. Benny Gregg and David Jones had engine problems and did enough to earn them some money to give to the mechanic, (these guys know, I kid, we’ve all been there). They came in 2nd place with 24.10 lbs for $650.00. 3rd place with 24.02 lbs was Rick Cotten and Steven Dabbs, netting them $270.00. 4th place went to Don Hubbard and Andy Cole with yet another great weight of 23.24 lbs for $170.00. The fifth and final payout spot went to Hadley Coan and Donnie Mcelvoy with 23.16 lbs for $120.00. They also had the big fish of the day at 7.16 lbs for an additional $320.00.

I’m going to mention the next 5 places as they all came in above 20 pounds and should get some credit for their great efforts. 6th pl with 23.12 lbs, Billy Ledbetter. 7th pl with 22.90 lbs, Byron Franklin and Britt Perry. 8th pl with 20.66 lbs, Alex Davis and Jeff Davis. 9th pl with 20.42 lbs, Jeff and Kristy Sparks. 10th pl with 20.18 lbs, O.B. Wilborn and Cindy Potterfield. All final results, points and pics can be viewed on www.xbseries.com.

I must say, what a great field of anglers we have. I truly enjoy competing against them all as I expect it to raise my game at some point. Thank you anglers and thank God for the beautiful day and everyone’s safe return. Our next event is not until August 21st so I wish everyone a good summer off and stay cool.

Jamie Shay
Xtreme Bass
256-599-0132
www.jamieshayfishing.com

Big fish of the day 7.12 lbs, Hadley Coan from Huntsville