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GOVERNORS BASS TOURNAMENT
by Steve McCadams
www.stevemccadams.com
May 19th, 2006

    Despite windy conditions, the 12th annual Austin Peay State University Governors Bass Tournament set a tournament record for entrants last Saturday out of Paris Landing State Park.
    Some 264 boats were launched into Kentucky Lake, and it translated to almost $27,000 raised for the APSU athletics department. More than $11,000 was awarded to the top 30 finishers in the tournament.
    The father and son team of Mike Walker and Jeremy Walker, of Pegram, checked in a five-bass limit weighing 21.82-pounds to claim the $3,000 first-place prize.
    Second place and $1,500 went to the team of David Fields and John Morgan of Murray, Ky. This same team took first place in 2004 and third place in 2005.
    Sam Lashlee, of Camden, and Rusty Rust, of Mt. Juliet, took third place with five bass weighing 19.20-pounds, including the tournament's big bass, a 7.18-pound largemouth. Their efforts earned $2,544, including $1,544 for the big bass.

One of the tourney's big draws this year was a $12,500 150hp Mercury outboard motor, donated by B&J Marine that was given away as the grand door prize for competitors who entered the tournament. Tournament requirements indicated you had to be present to win. Chris Rushing was the lucky winner of the motor after Curtis Bowley was first drawn, but had left the area and returned home.
An $800 Motor Guide trolling motor, donated by Motor Guide, was also awarded as a door prize to Art Hunter after two participants were drawn, but failed to answer the call for the prize.

Steve McCadams is a professional hunting and fishing guide here in the Paris Landing area. He has also contributed many outdoor oriented articles to various national publications.

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