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Kansan Brent Chapman in 23rd
Alabama's Boyd Duckett Rides Lucky
Charm to Day One Lead at 2009 Bassmaster Classic
Feb. 20, 2009 - SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CITY, La.
After a jolt of frost at Friday morning's launch for
Day One of the 39th Bassmaster Classic, 51 competitors settled
into their strategies for big bass on the Red River, but only
one of them came back with 20-plus pounds. Boyd Duckett of Demopolis,
Ala., the 2007 Bassmaster Classic champion, racked up a five-fish
limit of 20 pounds, 3 ounces to take the lead on Day One in the
three-day Super Bowl of bass fishing.
The 2009 Bassmaster Classic kicked off with temperatures
in the low 30s as the crowd started gathering at Red River South
Marina before 5 a.m. CT for the 7:15 a.m. launch. The early birds
were greeted with a live broadcast of Mike & Mike in the
Morning on ESPN Radio and ESPN2 from the docks with host Mike
Golic and occasional co-host Erik Kuselias.
Duckett, who used a LaserLure crankbait and a pitching
bait all day, edged fellow Bassmaster Elite Series pro Jami Fralick
of Martin, S.D., by 1 pound. Fralick brought in a limit weighing
19-3, while Elite pros Fred Roumbanis of Bixby, Okla., (18-4)
and Aaron Martens of Leeds, Ala., (18-1) finished third and fourth,
respectively. BASS Federation Nation qualifier Terry Fitzpatrick
of Waukon, Iowa, rounded out the top five, weighing in a limit
at 18-0.
Martens had the big bass of the day, a 7-pound,
1-ounce largemouth.
Duckett, known for wearing bright red shoes during
competition because he considers them lucky, might've gotten
his hot start because of a lucky four-leaf clover charm his mother
overnighted to him from Austin, Texas, or it might have been
that he camped out for the day in two locations.
"You can't really do a whole lot of running
here, it takes so long to get back," said Duckett, who won
the Classic on his home waters two years ago on Lay Lake out
of Birmingham, Ala.
Unlike Duckett and Roumbanis, Fralick, who's fishing
one spot with a jig around grass and laydowns, spent most of
his day without company. He had a limit before 9 a.m. and culled
out two smaller fish before noon.
"I think the whole thing is just the area
that I'm fishing," Fralick said. "It's not getting
pressure, so the fish are aggressive."
Fralick, who battled down to the wire in the Bassmaster
Central Open division to qualify for the Classic, said the excitement
of fishing his second Classic was enough to keep him anxious
about the overnight wait for the Day Two launch.
Saturday's forecast includes a high chance of rain
around noon.
"I don't think the rain will matter,"
Duckett said. "It'll probably make them swim some, and they
were pretty stuck to the stumps today, so I'll probably catch
more on my crankbait than I do on my pitching bait."
Fralick said Friday's early morning wind helped
his bite, and an overcast Day Two could help even more.
"In the half hour when the wind laid down,
I didn't get bit," he said. "So on a cloudy, windy
day, they may really bite."
Duckett said spectator boat traffic compounded
the challenges of fishing the Red River.
"You can't catch a fish around the spectator
boats," Duckett said. "If it made a difference, I trolled
away from them today. That's probably going to play into things
tomorrow. Back in these stump fields, all that banging and knocking
around hurts, so we're going to have to make some changes tomorrow."
Kim Bain-Moore of Alabaster, Ala., who made history
Friday in becoming the first woman to fish the Bassmaster Classic,
ended Day One in 46th place with two fish and an overall weight
of 3 pounds, 6 ounces.
Two-time Classic champion Kevin VanDam, the 2008
Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year, was in 45th place
after weighing in four fish for a total of 4-4. Alton Jones,
the 2008 Bassmaster Classic champion, was 22nd with a limit weighing
13-5.
2009 Bassmaster Classic - Shreveport, LA 02/20-02/22
Red River, Shreveport La.
(PRO Division) Standings Day 1
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Boyd Duckett Demopolis, Ala. 5 20-03 0
Day 1: 5 20-03
2. Jami Fralick Martin, S.D. 5 19-03 0
Day 1: 5 19-03
3. Fred Roumbanis Bixby, Okla. 5 18-04 0
Day 1: 5 18-04
4. Aaron Martens Leeds, Ala. 5 18-01 0
Day 1: 5 18-01
5. Terry Fitzpatrick Waukon, Iowa 5 18-00 0
Day 1: 5 18-00
6. Scott Rook Little Rock, Ark. 5 17-11 0
Day 1: 5 17-11
7. Dave Wolak Wake Forest, N.C. 5 17-06 0
Day 1: 5 17-06
8. Edwin Evers Talala, Okla. 5 17-00 0
Day 1: 5 17-00
9. Randy Howell Springville, Ala. 5 16-03 0
Day 1: 5 16-03
10. Dean Rojas Lake Havasu City, Ariz 5 15-13 0
Day 1: 5 15-13
11. Kelly Jordon Mineola, Texas 5 15-10 0
Day 1: 5 15-10
12. Brian Snowden Reeds Spring, Mo. 5 15-09 0
Day 1: 5 15-09
13. Skeet Reese Auburn, Calif. 5 15-08 0
Day 1: 5 15-08
14. Mike Burns Allen, Texas 5 15-07 0
Day 1: 5 15-07
15. Michael Iaconelli Runnemede, N.J. 5 15-05 0
Day 1: 5 15-05
15. Bryan Schmidt Olney, Texas 5 15-05 0
Day 1: 5 15-05
17. Kevin Wirth Crestwood, Ky. 5 15-03 0
Day 1: 5 15-03
18. Bill Lowen North Bend, Ohio 5 14-12 0
Day 1: 5 14-12
19. Matt Herren Trussville, Ala. 5 14-04 0
Day 1: 5 14-04
20. Greg Pugh Cullman, Ala. 5 14-00 0
Day 1: 5 14-00
21. Mike McClelland Bella Vista, Ark. 5 13-14 0
Day 1: 5 13-14
22. Alton Jones Waco, Texas 5 13-05 0
Day 1: 5 13-05
23. Brent Chapman Lake Quivira, Kan. 5 13-03 0
Day 1: 5 13-03
24. Bobby Lane Lakeland, Fla. 5 13-02 0
Day 1: 5 13-02
25. Greg Hackney Gonzales, La. 5 12-09 0
Day 1: 5 12-09
26. Mark Davis Mount Ida, Ark. 5 11-11 0
Day 1: 5 11-11
27. David Williams Maiden, N.C. 5 11-06 0
Day 1: 5 11-06
28. Bernie Schultz Gainesville, Fla. 5 11-03 0
Day 1: 5 11-03
29. Steve Kennedy Auburn, Ala. 5 10-14 0
Day 1: 5 10-14
30. Davy Hite Ninety Six, S.C. 5 10-12 0
Day 1: 5 10-12
31. Rick Clunn Ava, Mo. 5 10-11 0
Day 1: 5 10-11
32. Terry Scroggins San Mateo, Fla. 5 10-08 0
Day 1: 5 10-08
33. Scott Parker Londonderry, N.H. 5 10-07 0
Day 1: 5 10-07
34. Casey Ashley Donalds, S.C. 5 9-13 0
Day 1: 5 9-13
35. Jay Evans Corvallis, Mont. 5 9-12 0
Day 1: 5 9-12
36. Todd Faircloth Jasper, Texas 5 9-02 0
Day 1: 5 9-02
37. Kenyon Hill Norman, Okla. 5 9-00 0
Day 1: 5 9-00
38. Shaw Grigsby Gainesville, Fla. 5 8-11 0
Day 1: 5 8-11
39. Timmy Horton Muscle Shoals, Ala. 5 7-11 0
Day 1: 5 7-11
40. Waine Pittman Villa Rica, Ga. 4 7-09 0
Day 1: 4 7-09
41. Ken Baumgardner Monongahela, Pa. 4 6-10 0
Day 1: 4 6-10
41. Rick Morris Virginia Beach, Va. 2 6-10 0
Day 1: 2 6-10
43. Ish Monroe Hughson, Calif. 3 6-08 0
Day 1: 3 6-08
44. Peter Thliveros St Augustine, Fla. 3 6-00 0
Day 1: 3 6-00
45. Kevin VanDam Kalamazoo, Mich. 4 4-04 0
Day 1: 4 4-04
46. Kim Bain-Moore Alabaster, Ala. 2 3-06 0
Day 1: 2 3-06
47. Gary Klein Weatherford, Texas 2 2-13 0
Day 1: 2 2-13
48. Kotaro Kiriyama Moody, Ala. 1 1-10 0
Day 1: 1 1-10
49. Bryan Hudgins Orange Park, Fla. 1 1-05 0
Day 1: 1 1-05
50. Byron Velvick Del Rio, Texas 1 1-00 0
Day 1: 1 1-00
51. Dustin Wilks Rocky Mount, N.C. 1 0-00 0
Day 1: 1 0-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 39 223 584-00
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39 223 584-00
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