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The 2024 Club Division Southeast Region Individual Trail made their fourth stop of the 2024 season, at Richland Chambers out of Oak Cove Marina on Saturday, April 6, 2024, with 35 anglers competing. Due to projected high winds at this was designated a trailering tournament.
The Southeast Region had not been to Richland Chambers since the 2018 season and I was unable to attend, due to other obligations, so I am not sure what the dock talk was going into the tournament. However, looking at the results it was overall pretty tough, but as we always say someone catches them and this tournament was no different.
Nacogdoches Bass Club member Jacob Bruener bested the field with a limit of bass weighing in at 23.54, winning by over a seven-pound margin. Jacob made the trip from the B.A.S.S. Nation Super Regional on the Arkansas River in Muskogee, Ok in time to get on the water for a couple of hours Friday evening. Jacob stated that he had a couple of bites on a frog and decided that he would go with that pattern on Saturday. Jacob said that he targeted shoreline grass and brush and a combination of the two.
Bryan Trahan with The Vidor Bass Anglers Association finished second with a five bass limit that weighed 15.94. Bryan states that he did not catch a bass all day in practice on Friday, so while sitting at the ramp Saturday morning waiting for take-off, he made the decision to tie on a frog and go fish how he likes to fish. Bryan said he stopped in a small cut up the Richland arm that had some emergent weeds in about two feet of water, Bryan worked through that with a White Spro frog and it didn’t produce any bites, so he decided to work them again, except really slow almost working the frog in place, this cadence produced two solid fish telling him what he needed to do. Bryan continued to run this pattern to fill his limit, making his last cull at 2:35PM with a five-pounder. Bryan stated that he did lose several good fish during the day, but after an extremely slow practice he could not be happier with how the day turned out.
The Bass Club member Jody Rhoden finished third overall with a five bass limit tipping the scales at 13.75. Jody states that he found his fish in practice on Friday, by catching a five and a seven pounder at that point he cut his hooks off. Tournament day started off pretty slow, caught one on a swim jig, lost several on a frog, finally got the swim jig bite going again and caught his last fish flipping a bush at 2:05. Jody said it was a tough day overall, but it worked out. This is back-to-back Top 3 finishes for Jody.
Gary Robin with the Vidor Bass Anglers Association had the Big Bass of the event with 8.45-pound RC beauty. Gary’s Big Bass anchored his 2 fish bag for 10.47 pounds earning him the last check. Gary currently holds the lead in the Southeast Region Big Bass of the Year race.
Dillon Y’Barbo with the Vidor Bass Anglers Association had the second Big Bass with an 8.26 pounder that anchored his 3 fish bag for 12.69 earning him fourth place overall. Cool side note the overall big bass and the second big bass came from the same boat.
Thank you to the members of the assisting clubs as well as the Southeast Region Directors for their assistance in conducting a smooth tournament. The Southeast Region next individual event is on Lake Conroe out of April Plaza Marina, on May 18, 2024.
Written by: Robert Royal Southeast Region Secretary