Results and Standings

Lake Istokpoga Jan 15th
ANGLER # FISH WEIGHT BIG FISH
GARY PAUL 3 13.63 7.72
TIM FJELSTED 3 13.52 6.62
STEVE DALL 3 12.28 0
EARL STAFFORD 3 12.22 5.94
TERRY METZGER 3 11.60 6.68
STEVEN ELLYSON 2 5.99 0
LINDA PAUL 3 5.80 0
RICHARD WILLIAMS 2 2.56 0
BOB EVERITT 2 2.44 0
MICHEAL WHITE 1 1.86 0
MIKE LAPORTA 2 1.65 0
KEVIN VARNADOE 1 1.10 0
COTTON WILLMON 1 1.00 0
FRED REBSTOCK 0 0 0
STEVE WOOD 0 0 0

Our 2011 Fish-Off was held in early January 2012 and the results were covered by the local newspaper.  You can see it here.

LAKE OKEECHOBEE: The sixteen anglers who qualified for the Fort Myers Bass Club Fish-Off Championship out of Lakeport’s Harney Pond Recreation Area encountered tough post-front conditions, but still managed lots of quality bass from the Harney Pond and Indian Prairie Canal areas and the Monkey Box. Terry Metzger’s 10 bass weighing 24.9 pounds was good for the $916 win. Richard Williams also had 10 fish including the 6.65-pound big bass, for $763 take home. Kevin Varnadoe, Donny Bass and Tyler Brinks also had 10-bass bags, for respective paychecks of $610, $458 and $305.

 The top techniques were flipping and pitching soft plastic baits into floating mats and heavy cover with 1.5-ounce tungsten weights, and casting spinnerbaits and Senkos.

Richard Williams on Day 1

Linda Paul with a big bass on Day 1

Angler of the Year Standings
After Lake Okeechobee – 2011 Final Standings
Richard Williams 512
Kevin Varnadoe 459
Tyler Brinks 450
Greg Hervey 418
Dave Jodoin 365
Fred Rebstock 357
Dave Matthews 341
Cotton Willmon 333
Enrique Vargas 331
Earl Stafford 313
Gary Paul 301
Frank Cash 290
Linda Paul 265
Mike LaPorta 252
Mike White 247
Ginny Hervey 243
Bill Bailey 224
Donny Bass 171
Terry Metzger 166
Christian Smith 152
Tim Fjelsted 144
Dillon Bryant 116
Bill Sunday 105
Chris Crossan 76
Ron Bogner 54
Tommy Edwards 40
Lou Green 25


Fort Myers Bass Club fishing format: You receive 5 points for each meeting you attend and 5 points for each tournament you fish. The points start at 40 with 1st getting 40, 2nd getting 39, and so on. This continues for all anglers who catch a fish. The points for anglers who do not catch a fish will receive 10 points below what last place points. Example: Joe Smith finished 1st place he gets 40 points. Jim Johnson finished 10th place with 1 fish would get 30. John Doe who blanked would receive 20 points and all anglers below also receive 20 points.