Wednesday, March 24, 2010

FLW Tour Lake Norman Day 1 Weigh In (Liveblogged)


Apparently the weigh in has started and Edwin Evers was in the lead with 8lbs something. But the first guy I heard was Rob Kilby and he weighed 9 something to take the lead.

Robbie Dobson with 11 something and takes the lead, this should be strong.

George Cocheran got 5 for 8-13. Cocheran's Co-Angler weighed 10lbs.

Luke Clausen 5 fish for 11-6 into 2nd. He whined about how he can't get big fish.

Ish "I love this lake" "I want to fish until dark" 13-14 and into the lead. WOW!!! Never would have guessed that after he sucked it up in Cali the last two weeks.

Randy Tharp, didn't get a limit. Lost a good fish has 9-13 on 4 fish.

Rusty somebody just weighed 12 something to go into 2nd.

Greg Pugh 13-14 tied with Ish

Shoot had to take a phone call probably missed 4 or 5 guys

Facebook Friend Art Ferguson(Sp) 5 for 9-5

Another guy got 13-14, said he lost the fish to have 18lbs.

Andy Montgomery 14-5 and into the lead.

Scott Suggs 5 for 9-13 currently 14th

Andy Morgan "I like Lake Norman, it fits my style." 15-00 and into the lead.

Ott Defoe 3 fish only for 3 something. This one is bad for the fantasy team.

Steve Kennedy on 6 or 7 hours of practice has 11lbs something.

And Charlie Evans leaves

Shin 9-6 didn't have a fish until 1PM

Chad Grigsby "scrambled around caught a limit" "pimping his sponsor Goodwill" Only 8lbs something.

Tom Mann Jr. lost a big spot,"that's fishin'" 10-8.

Chip Harrison with 11 something.

Bud Pruitt "caught them on bottom, the middle, and the top"

More tails of woe on lost fish

Dion pimping Chevy Pro Night

Dog is barking gotta see what that is about...

...wan't anything, big surprise.

Jim Moynagh "This has been a great lake for me in the last 3 years" "Not biting for me the way they have for me" 9-13. Doesn't sound like he is confident at all.

David Fritts caught them a bunch of different ways. Doesn't think the largemouth are really up yet, thinks fishing will get better.

Lots of fish on the shakey head but lots of other stuff too.

Ron Shuffield 10-2, thinks later flights will have better weights.

Mike Wurm 8-13

Mike Bennett "it will keep me in the hunt" 11-3

Brett Hite "I had a pretty good practice" "They are coming in" 9-3

Guy says he broke off a $40 bait. Ouch!

"Kat" has boat problems blew her motor but got 5-5.

Jason Christie "I got lucky and caught 2 good one's" 16-00 and into the lead. Says nobody is fishing around him and he thinks the fish are coming to him. His biggest was 5-1.

Dan Morehead only 3 fish, "things changed, didn't correct to it."

Terry Bolton "fished all up and down the lake" pimps his Yami. Didn't catch his weight.

Clark W. "caught on a shakey head which I really don't like doing" 10-6

Stetson Blaylock "I had one of the worst days mechanically that I've ever had" Not talking about his boat 6-7. Stetson won here last year.

Charlie Evans is back

Matt Peters only 2-15, couldn't get them on a jerkbait.

Brent Ehrler 8-15 OUCH!

Cliff Perch "had a good day, caught a lot of fish" 12-1 puts him in 12th Place

Guido "This lake is a great lake, it's a little off right now" 10-11

Chad Morganthaler Got 5 but didn't catch a lot 8-9.

Charlie has left again...

Looks like they have a break before the last flight shows up.

Dave Lefebre only 4 fish, thought he was going to do well. Was fishing out deep and said they left. He couldn't get bit. 6-8, Not Good

Mark Rose "I really had a good practice" 9-3

Bryan Thrift "I think the fish are setting up for what I want to do" 13-1 into 9th.

Scott Martin only 4 fish "had the bites to have a decent bag" 6-9, Ouch!

Some guys are saying it was tougher than they expected and some guys have just smacked em'.

Man I'm hungry when will this weigh in end?

David Dudley 10-6 for 36th at this point.

Co-angler Robert Adams Man that dude was big.

Larry Nixon "You ever feel snake bitten?" 1 for 1-12 OUCH!

Joe Thomas 7-9 on fast moving baits.

Man Chad Brauer sounds just like his dad.

Jimmy Houston only 4 keepers caught 30 or 40 fish. "I had to work real hard not to catch a limit today" 5-1.

JT Kenney 12-7 all caught on a jig.

Jay Yelas "I never got a good bite today" 8-7.

David Walker "I tried everything" 8-9

John Newton pimping National Guard 12-7 into 12th.

Jacob Powroznik 9-13 another fantasy disappointment

Hoernke 5 fish for 10-7 and another fantasy disappointment

Gags 5 fish for 12-3

4:21PM Weigh IN OVER

Here is the Top 10
1 CHRISTIE, JASON 16-00 (5) 16-00 (5) -
2 MORGAN, ANDY 15-00 (5) 15-00 (5) 1-00
3 MONTGOMERY, ANDY 14-05 (5) 14-05 (5) 1-11
4 PUGH, GREG 13-14 (5) 13-14 (5) 2-02
5 MONROE, ISHAMA 13-14 (5) 13-14 (5) 2-02
6 WELLMAN, NATE 13-14 (5) 13-14 (5) 2-02
7 MCDONALD, TIM 13-07 (5) 13-07 (5) 2-09
8 DEVERE, JOHN 13-05 (5) 13-05 (5) 2-11
9 THRIFT, BRYAN 13-01 (5) 13-01 (5) 2-15
10 TRANCYGIER, RUSTY 12-11 (5) 12-11 (5) 3-05

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