News Archive For March 2009
Williamson’s best for last
March 16, 2009 (bassmaster.com, March 16, 2009)
DEL RIO, Texas — As the weekend progressed, the temperatures on Lake Amistad warmed up and so did Jason Williamson. The third-year BASS pro from Aiken, S.C., shoved aside consistency and posted a backbreaking total of more than 68 pounds through the final two days. It was more than enough to climb from 38th to third on Day 3 then …Read more »Klein clobbers ‘em
March 13, 2009 (bassmaster.com, March 13, 2009)
DEL RIO, Texas — Sticking to what he knows best, BASS veteran Gary Klein of Weatherford, Texas, persevered through windy, rainy conditions on Lake Amistad to vault into the lead at the OPTIMA Batteries Battle on the Border with a two-day total of 54 pounds, 7 ounces. With his wealth of experience on Amistad, the veteran again threw a jig …Read more »IKE GOES GIANT HUNTING
March 13, 2009 (basszone.com, March 13, 2009)
Del Rio, TX – The first time the Elite Series visited Lake Amistad in 2006 – site of this week’s 2009 season opener – the fishing world’s collective eyes were opened at the stringers that were pulled from the depths of the Rio Grand impoundment. Ish Monroe toted over 104 pounds of bass across the stage that week to claim …Read more »Ike No. 1 after Day One
March 13, 2009 (bassmaster.com, March 12, 2009)
Mike Iaconelli of Runnemede, N.J., was able to shake off a “terrible practice” and catch the biggest fish he has ever boated in competition. He landed a 12-pound, 13-ounce behemoth on his way to the top position with a 27-pound, 9-ounce total at the 2009 Bassmaster Elite Series season-opener, the OPTIMA Batteries Battle on the Border on Lake Amistad. Ike …Read more »AMISTAD LOOKING A LITTLE DIFFERENT
March 12, 2009 (basszone.com, March 10, 2009)
Del Rio, TX . – The past two seasons on the Bassmaster Elite Series seasons, there have been some slugfests which seem to be continually brought up over and over throughout bass fishing circles. In 2007, it was Steve Kennedy’s record breaking performance on Clear Lake, and in 2008, it was Paul Elias’ unfathomable weight on Falcon. Somehow, Lake Amistad, …Read more »The long and gusty trail
March 12, 2009 (bassmaster.com, March 12, 2009)
DEL RIO, Texas — In the lightless predawn of Day One of the Battle on the Border, anglers’ boats were visible only as running lights nodding furiously above the waves. High winds out of the north pelted the banks of a brimming Lake Amistad with whitecaps and turned the sub-40-degree air into a shiv. Things were merely miserable until they …Read more »