Story by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News
Photo by Bass Champs
Retired Bassmaster Elite pro and 1998 Bassmaster Classic winner Denny Brauer and his partner, Shane Moore, landed 22.15 pounds at the Skeeter Bass Champs South Region event on April 23 at Lake Falcon. They didn’t even cash a check, finishing 22nd.
Falcon was the big winner at the event, with 32 of the 142 teams topping 20 pounds.
Winners Albert Ramirez Sr and his son, Albert Jr, both of Laredo, worked shallow rock humps with square-billed crankbaits to land their five bass totaling 31.97 pounds, winning $20,000.
Mike Fleming of New Braunfels and Brian Fleming of San Antonio finished second with 29.48 pounds, winning $2,500. The team fished main lake rock edges using Xcite baits and Reflex jigs.
In third place, winning $1,750, was the father-son team of Arlen Hauschild of Seguin and Christopher of Canyon Lake, who finished with 29.17 pounds. Rounding out the top five were Kevin Clifford and Jared Gonzales of Laredo with 26.49 pounds, winning $1,200 and Mark Pena of Zapata with Ronald Lewis of Gonzales with 24.98 taking home $1,050.
It took a double-digit sow to win as the largest bass in the tournament, tipping the scales at 10.67 pounds brought in by David Meyer and Rusty Reedy.
