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READY, AIM CHAPMAN ON TARGET
IN SECOND ANNUAL BUSCH SHOOTOUT
Day 1 Leader Mize Falls to 6th, Federation Qualifier Cowen Takes
2nd
Sept. 17, 2005 - RIDGEDALE, Mo. - Brent
Chapman was getting ready to make the 45-mile run to the marina
at Big Cedar Lodge Saturday morning when he decided to make a
few casts at a spot he originally had ignored.
That decision produced a couple of keeper bass
that helped Chapman earn $100,000 as the winner of the second
annual Busch Shootout, on Table Rock Lake.
"I kept running by this spot that looked good,"
Chapman said. "I had 10 minutes left before I had to make
the long run back, so I stopped to fish and caught two good fish
real quick.
That gave Chapman four fish weighing about 12 pounds
for the four-hour morning session. Needing only one more keeper
in the afternoon championship round for a limit, Chapman decided
to make the run again.
"I lost a keeper right off the bat, but I
stuck with it and I managed to catch one, he said.
Those five fish gave the Lake Quivera, Kansas pro
a total weight of 14 pounds, 3 ounces and his first major BASS
title.
Ed Cowan of Greeley, Pa., who made Saturday's championship
round as the wildcard, was second with four fish weighing 11-11.
Gerald Swindle of Hayden, Ala., who caught a limit weighing 12-2
Friday, was third with four bass weighing 10-13. Zell Rowland
of Montgomery, Texas, was fourth at 3-13, followed by Kevin VanDam
of Kalamazoo. Mich., at 3-8 and Jimmy Mize of Ben Lomond, Ark.,
at 1-10. All of the anglers except Chapman won $5,000.
The unique tournament featured the fishermen who
caught the 10 heaviest single-day stringers during the CITGO
Bassmaster Tour and the Elite 50 Series, as well as the anglers
who caught the heaviest single-day weights at the 2004 CITGO
Bassmaster Open Championship, the 2005 CITGO Bassmaster Classic
and the 2005 Federation Championship. The anglers didn't find
out where they were fishing until Thursday afternoon, after they
went from the Springfield airport to the Bass Pro Shops Outdoor
World in Springfield. They were given 30 minutes and $300 for
a shopping spree at the store to stock up on any needed lures
and line.
The top five anglers Friday qualified for the Saturday
afternoon round. All the weights were zeroed for all 13 anglers
Saturday. The top fisherman Saturday morning among the bottom
eight earned a spot in the championship round. That was Cowan,
who caught three fish weighing 9-7. Meanwhile, the top five kept
their weights a secret.
Chapman had caught a limit Friday that weighed
12-13 fishing a Lucky Craft 2.5 crankbait - he brought one from
home and bought some at Bass Pro Shops - along rocky banks. He
went to the same spot Saturday morning and caught a fish on his
third cast, then picked up another keeper before finishing his
morning session with the two last-minute keepers.
"The afternoon fishing was a lot tougher,
Chapman said. "I got my fifth fish in the middle of the
afternoon throwing the crankbait in standing timber in five feet
of water."
"It's amazing to have a $100,000 payday for
a two-day event, Chapman added. "It really takes a lot of
the stress off next year's season. We've got a lot of exciting
changes coming and this is going to help secure my chances of
fishing everything I want to fish."
Cowan, who qualified for the Shootout at the 2005
Federation Championship, did not catch a keeper Friday, but his
amateur partner caught a 3-pound largemouth in the very back
of a creek at the end of the day. He left the spot alone and
caught three nice keepers there Saturday morning, but came up
one good fish short in the afternoon.
"This one's for the Federation, said Cowan,
who threw an Oregon crankbait in three feet of water along a
flat. "I had a pretty small area and I think I wore it out
pretty good.
Swindle also came up one fish short fishing for
bass that were suspended in timber down 50 feet in 70-100 feet
of water.
"I did exactly what I did yesterday, he said.
"It seemed the fish shrunk up on me."
Mize, who had the heaviest stringer Friday at 14-3
throwing a topwater lure under overcast skies, had just one fish
weighing 1-10 using the lure under Saturday's clear, blue skies.
Standings Day 2
Angler Hometown
No./lbs-oz
1. Brent Chapman Lake Quivera,
Kansas 5 14-03
2. Ed Cowan Greeley, Pa. 4 11-11
3. Gerald Swindle Hayden, Ala. 4 10-13
4. Zell Rowland Montgomery, Texas 2 3-13
5. Kevin Vandam Kalamazoo, Mich. 2 3-08
6. Jimmy Mize Ben Lomond, Ark. 1 1-10
MIZE GETS AHEAD OF PACK IN BUSCH
SHOOTOUT
Arkansas Pro 1 of 3 to Catch Limit on Table Rock
Sept. 16, 2005 - RIDGEDALE, Mo. - Jimmy
Mize had always practiced well at Table Rock Lake, but he'd never
done well in a CITGO Bassmaster tournament here.
That all changed for Mize on the opening day of
the BUSCH Shootout, out of the Big Cedar Lodge.
Mize, of Ben Lomond, Ark., led the way Friday with
a five-fish limit weighing 14 pounds, 3 ounces. That stringer
included the heaviest bass of the day at 5 pounds, 8 ounces.
"I've had some really good practice days here, Mize said.
"I've been fishing here 18 years and I've never cashed a
check here.
Mize definitely will get a check Saturday. Twelve
of the 13 pro anglers who qualified for the unique tournament
will go home with $5,000. The winner pockets $100,000.
The field includes the anglers who caught the 10
heaviest single-day stringers during the CITGO Bassmaster Tour
and the Elite 50 Series, as well as the fishermen who caught
the heaviest single-day weights at the 2005 CITGO Bassmaster
Classic, the 2004 CITGO Bassmaster Open Championship and the
2005 Federation Championship.
The location of the Shootout was not revealed until
Thursday afternoon and anglers did not get an opportunity to
practice. Mize, who qualified by catching the heaviest stringer
at the Classic, went to spots where he had done well during past
practices and had his limit before 11 a.m. under overcast skies.
His big bass came within the first 45 minutes.
"I fished the first bank and didn't catch
anything, then I fished the second bank and caught them pretty
good, Mize said. "After I got my limit, I left and went
to try to find something that'll work for afternoon fishing.
Brent Chapman of Shawnee, Kansas, was second
with a limit weighing 12-13. Gerald Swindle of Hayden, Ala.,
was third with a limit weighing 12-2, followed by reigning Classic
champion Kevin VanDam of Kalamazoo, Mich., with three fish weighing
8-10 and Zell Rowland of Montgomery, Texas, with three fish weighing
4-15.
The top five all secured a spot in Saturday afternoon's
championship round. The other eight anglers will have their weights
zeroed and fish Saturday morning. The angler with the heaviest
weight advances to the championship round. Meanwhile, the top
five have their weights zeroed and fish Saturday morning. The
angler with the heaviest total weight for Saturday wins the $100,000.
"The weather will be different Saturday. It'll
probably be clear, Mize said. "Early morning will probably
be alright, but the afternoon will be a lot tougher.
Like Mize, Chapman also got off to a fast start,
getting six keeper bites in the first 90 minutes.
"I ran about 45 miles, said Chapman, who fishes
Table Rock a lot - he qualified for the Shootout with a stringer
weighing 22-5 during a Tour event here - and went to an area
that had produced in the only other tournament he'd fished here
at this time of the year.
"My very first cast, I just threw it out there
just to get my line straight, made about two cranks and caught
a 2-and-a-half-pounder, so I knew it was going to be a good day.
Swindle was nervous when he found out that the
tournament would be in the clear, deep water of Table Rock. He
said he packed mostly heavy jigs, frog baits and braided line
in the Bassmaster tackle bag provided to the anglers.
Fortunately, the pros were given a 30-minute, $300
shopping spree at the Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World store in nearby
Springfield and Swindle loaded up with small hooks, small baits
and light line.
"I kind of fished the way I would fish at
home on Smith Lake and it worked out, he said. "Instead
of fishing in 30 feet on the bottom, I fished for suspended fish
on deeper, rocky dropoffs and bridge pilings where the fish were
30 feet deep and I caught a whole lot of fish.
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and committed to supporting BASS anglers across the country through
its continued association with BASS, and its sponsorship of Denny
Brauer, 14-time winner of the CITGO Bassmaster Tournament Trail
and 1987 BASS Angler of the Year.
BASS is the worldwide authority on bass fishing,
sanctioning more than 20,000 events through the BASS Federation
annually. Guided by its mission to serve all fishing fans,
BASS sets the standard for credibility, professionalism, sportsmanship
and conservation, as it has for nearly 40 years.
BASS stages bass fishing tournaments for every
skill level and culminates with the CITGO Bassmaster Classic.
Through its clubs, youth programs, aquatic resource advocacy,
magazine publishing and multimedia platforms, BASS offers the
industry's widest array of services and support to its nearly
550,000 members. The organization is headquartered in Celebration,
Fla.
Day 1
Angler
Home City, State No./lbs-oz
1. Jimmy Mize
Ben Lomond, Ark. 5
13-15
2. Brent Champman Shawnee, Kansas
5 12-13
3. Gerald Swindle Hayden, Ala.
5 12-02
4. Kevin Vandam Kalamazoo,
Mich. 3
8-10
5. Zell Rowland Montgomery,
Texas 3
4-15
6. Edwin Evers
Mannsville, Okla. 2
4-14
7. Scott Rook
Little Rock, Ark. 2
4-12
8. Jim Bitter
Fruitland Park, Fla. 2
3-01
9. Morizo Shimuzu Suita Osaka,
Japan 1
1-15
10. Greg Hackney Gonzales,
La.
0 0-00
10. Ed Cowan
Greeley, Pa.
0 0-00
10. Frank Ippoliti Smithburg, Md.
0 0-00
10. Guy Eaker
Cherryville,N.C. 0
0-00
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