This was the first Fishing for Freedom event I've participated in. I enjoyed the experience and look forward to doing it again next year. We had a great group of ABF boaters volunteer this year. Thanks to all who made it a success! Texas Tournament Zone (TTZ) crew filmed the event from land and water so stay tuned for the video and pics that will be up soon I'm sure.
Results:
The standings of the top eleven teams are as follows:
Gary Klein and Clayton Caver had five fish for a total stringer weight of 15.6 pounds giving them first place. They won a brand new bass boat, motor and trailer.
Bill Guzman and Tamar Jones caught four fish for a total weight of 14.22 pounds. They also had the largest fish caught at 6.67 pounds. They finished in second place.
Third place went to Eric Emerson and Lawrence Roach with five fish for a total of 13.89 pounds.
Ed Whaley and David Hartshorn took fourth place with four fish weighing in at 9.98 pounds.
Fifth place finishers were Lannie Baggett and Dwayne Moorehouse with four fish for a total weight of 9.77 pounds.
In sixth place was the team of Danny Stewart and Paul Boschung with three fish at 9.29 pounds.
Chris Baker and Chris Garcia caught three fish for a sack weight of 9.23 pounds and took seventh place for their efforts.
In eighth place was the team of Bubba Petrich and Richard Delgado with five fish for 8.64 pounds.
Roy Reid and Carl Blom finished ninth and also had five fish for a weight of 8.53 pounds.
In tenth place was the team of Douglas Martin and Brent Blair with two fish weighing a total of 8.47 pounds.
The final place to win cash money was the eleventh place finishing team of Noe Aguilar and Virgil Brown with four fish at 8.27 pounds.
All fish caught were released back into Lake Belton.
Central Texas Marine Association president, Rick Smith, said that this year’s tournament was one of the most successful ever and wishes to thank all the businesses that donated prizes, money and volunteers to make this event such a success. The tournament would not have been possible without the boaters coming together to give of their time to offer this free fishing trip to honor our military heroes.
