White River Bassmasters News
Posted December 12th, 2007
Mark Hensiek and partner, Bradley Stewart continue to have good finishes in Get5Bass' Winter Series bass derbies on Lake Dardanelle. They finished 2nd with 5 fish, weighing 12.55 lbs. and are tied for 1st overall in the points. Visit www.get5bass.com for more details.
Posted November 29th, 2007
Stuttgart Bass Club's Mark Hensiek and partner had a good finish this past weekend in the Get5Bass Winter Series bass tournament on Lake Dardanelle. Visit Get5's website for more details. www.get5bass.com
Posted October 29th, 2007
Jeremy Lindley and Gary Scarbrough won the Fishers of Men Open Tournament held this past weekend at Maddox Bay. They had 5 fish that weighed 8.31 lbs. and 2nd Big Bass - 2.32 lbs. Good Job guys. Once the FoM website is updated, I'll post the link to the results.
Posted October 8th, 2007
The WRB held another Open derby this past weekend on Peckerwood Lake and again, several good bags were weighed. Mr. Carl Smith brought a limit that weighed over 22 lbs. Good Job Carl..!!!
| Team | # of Fish | Weight | Big Bass |
| Carl Smith | 5 | 22 lbs. 7 oz. | 5 lbs. 11 oz. |
| Jody Steeland | 5 | 14 lbs. 5 oz. | 4 lbs. 9 oz. |
| Bobby Locke | 5 | 12 lbs. 15 oz. | |
| Drew Vance | 5 | 12 lbs. 13 oz. | 5 lbs. 1 oz. |
| Mike Neal | 5 | 10 lbs. 0 oz. | |
| Gerald Wilson / Brian Pearson | 5 | 8 lbs. 3 oz. | |
| Greg Davis | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Dooley | 0 | 0 |
Pictured below is Mr. Carl with 2 over 5. Way to Go Mr. Carl.
Posted October 1st, 2007
The WRB held an open derby this past w/e on Peckerwood Lake and the lake continues to produce good stringers of fish. Here are the results.
| Team | # of Fish | Weight | Big Bass |
| Ken Simpson / Gerald Wilson | 5 | 16 lbs. 7 oz. | 4 lbs. 7 oz. |
| Drew Vance / Jason Hayes | 5 | 14 lbs. 13 oz. | 5 lbs. 1 oz. |
| Jason Ellis / Greg James | 5 | 14 lbs. 5 oz. | 3 lbs. 15 oz. |
| Bobby Locke / Jody Steeland | 5 | 14 lbs. 2 oz. | |
| Kris McCrea / Mike Neal | 5 | 12 lbs. 2 oz. | |
| Carl Smith | 4 | 8 lbs. 1 oz. | |
| Dewayne Williams | 2 | 5 lbs. 13 oz. | 3 lbs. 6 oz. |
| Ken Dooley | 0 | 0 | |
| Bubba Smith | 0 | 0 |
The picture below is of the 3rd place team of Ellis & James - click to see a larger version.
Posted September 30th, 2007
Adamson finished in a tie for 60th place at Amistad and that moved him a few spots in the overall Points race, but not enough to make the Classic or the Elite Series - Still - he finished in a very respectable 14th place overall. Great job Ken. Looking for you to win the overall points race in '08 and fish in the 2009 Classic.
Posted September 27th, 2007
WRB's Ken Adamson is in a very respectable 51st place after day 1 at Lake Amistad in Del Rio, TX in the last Central BASS Open of 2007. Ken needs a great finish in order to secure a spot in the BASS Masters Classic. He's had better day 2's in each open this year and we're hoping the trend continues. For complete coverage, click HERE.
Good Luck Ken!!
Posted September 20th, 2007
There is an open Fishers of Men team tournament coming up on October 27th. It is being held on Maddox Bay. Click HERE for more details.
Posted September 20th, 2007
The Wynne Bass Club recently held their year-end Classic on Bear Creek Lake near Marianna. Here are the top 5 teams from that event - There are 3 WRB members in the top 5 with J. Lindley's team coming out on top and they also had the Big Bass of the event.:
1st Jeremy Lindley / Kenny Laxton 5 fish 13.35 lbs
2nd James Chandler / Russell Petty 5 fish 12.47 lbs
3rd Steve Hudson / Michael Posey 5 fish 7.64 lbs
4th Richard Fought / Jerry Posey 5 fish 7.58 lbs
5th Jerry Vest / Mike Damron 5 fish 6.90 lbs
Big Bass - Jeremy Lindley / Kenny Laxton 6.00 lbs
Posted September 17th, 2007
Congratulations to Mr. Carl for the beat down he put on the Stuttgart boys at their year-end classic. The SBC classic was held at the same place(s) the WRB's Classic was held - Day 1, they launched at the Pendleton bridge and Day 2 was held at Morgan Point. Several good sacks of fish were weighed in but in the end, it was Mr. Carl hanging on to his Day 1 lead by bringing in the largest Day 2 sack as well and winning by over 2.5 pounds. Good Job Carl. WRB's Bobby Locke, Bubba Smith, Dwayne Williams all had good showings as well.
On a 'not so happy' note, several of the guys were staying overnight at the Pendleton Inn and had their boats / trucks broken into. A couple of guys were completely wiped out and a couple more had several items stolen. A sad reminder to all fishermen to lock their stuff up if possible.
| NAME | TOTAL WEIGHT | DAY 1 | DAY 1 BB | DAY 2 | DAY 2 BB |
| CARL SMITH | 26.82 | 14.77 | 12.05 | ||
| TIM DYCUS | 24.12 | 14.64 | 5.62 | 9.48 | |
| BUBBA SMITH | 22.83 | 13.35 | 9.48 | ||
| BOBBY LOCKE | 21.82 | 11.14 | 10.68 | 3.57 | |
| MARK HENSIEK | 21.56 | 13.22 | 8.34 | ||
| DWAYNE WILLIAMS | 16.59 | 5.78 | 10.81 | ||
| MARK BOLING | 13.68 | 3.92 | 9.76 | ||
| DOUG SHELTON | 10.94 | 1.76 | 9.18 | ||
| KRIS McCREA | 8.57 | 8.57 | DNF | ||
| EDDIE LINDLEY | 8.39 | 8.39 | 0 | ||
| DANNY SHEEKS | 1.72 | 1.72 | 0 | ||
| PATRICK HARWELL | 0.00 | 0 | DNF | ||
| TOMMY CONNALLY | 0.00 | 0 | DNF |
Posted September 11th, 2007
Please take a moment today to remember all of those who lost their lives 6 years ago. Below is a proclamation from Gov. Mike Beebe.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS COME - GREETINGS:
WHEREAS:
On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four civilian
aircraft, crashing two of them into the towers of the World Trade Center in
New York City, and a third into the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C.; and
WHEREAS: The fourth hijacked aircraft crashed in southwestern Pennsylvania after passengers tried to wrest back control of the aircraft in order to prevent the hijackers from crashing the aircraft into another important symbol of democracy and freedom;
and
WHEREAS:
These attacks were by far the deadliest terrorist assaults ever launched
against the United States, killing thousands of innocent people;
and
WHEREAS:
In the aftermath, of these horrific events, the people of the United States
stood united in providing support for those in need:
and
WHEREAS:
By Public Law - 107-89, the Congress of the United States designated
September 11 as “Patriot Day” in the United States;
NOW,
THEREFORE, I, MIKE BEEBE, Governor of the
State of Arkansas, urge all Arkansans to join me in observing Patriot Day
with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and remembrance services, to
display the United States and Arkansas flags at half-staff from their homes
on September 11, 2007, and to observe a moment of silence beginning at 7:46
a.m. to honor the innocent Americans and people from around the world who
lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001;
and
FURTHER,
As a mark of respect for the victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks, and
as an expression of public sorrow, I do hereby order that the State flag on
the Arkansas State Capitol and all State-owned buildings be flown at
half-staff until sunset, Tuesday, September 11, 2007.
IN
TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Arkansas to be affixed this
10th day of September, in the year of our Lord 2007.
MIKE BEEBE,
GOVERNOR
CHARLIE
DANIELS, SECRETARY OF STATE
Posted September 11th, 2007
Mark Hensiek and Kelly Box finished in the money during this past weekend's Vince Miller Team Tournament held on the Arkansas River out of Little Rock. They finished in 6th place with a very respectable limit weighing over 15 lbs. It took over 19 lbs to win the event. Great job guys. Click on Get5bass for more information.
Posted August 27th, 2007
Congratulations to Jeremy and Sarah Lindley of Wynne. Sarah gave birth to a 6 lb 10 oz baby boy this past Thursday. His name is Paxton Alexander Lindley. Both mom and little man are doing fine.
Posted July 30th, 2007
Wynne Bass Club held their 7th event of 2007 this past Saturday NIGHT on Bear Creek Lake. They fished from 6 p.m. until 2 a.m. Tournament winner, Dustin Bond, commented that he caught more than 15 fish that were over the slot limit (13"-16"). Here is the top 5 from the tournament.
Name Fish Weight Big Bass
Dustin Bond 5 23.17 5.35
Michael Posey 5 13.98
Richard Fought 5 13.27
Donnie Sanders 5 11.59
Jeremy Lindley 5 8.39
Posted July 24th, 2007
Stuttgart Bass Club's AOY Mark Hensiek of England and his BFL trophy were featured on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno the other night. Click HERE to launch the video (.wmv file). Very Funny.
Posted July 16th, 2007
Stuttgart Bass Club's 7th and final regular season tournament of the year was held on Sun. July 15th on the Arkansas River at the Pendleton Bridge. Tommy Connally of Stuttgart won the event and Big Bass was a 4.94 HOG caught by Bubba Smith. With his 3rd place finish on Sunday, Mark Hensiek of England secured the 2007 Stuttgart Bass Club's Angler of the Year. Click HERE to see their 2007 Standings - There were no repeat winners this year. Here are the results from Sunday.
| PLACE | NAME | PENDLETON |
| 1 | TOMMY CONNALLY | 8.18 |
| 2 | BUBBA SMITH | 7.03 |
| 3 | MARK HENSIEK | 6.24 |
| 4 | JIM GILL | 5.72 |
| 5 | DOUG SHELTON | 5.48 |
| 6 | EDDIE LINDLEY | 4.84 |
| 7 | BOBBY LOCKE | 0.00 |
| 8 | CARL SMITH | 0.00 |
| 9 | DANNY SHEEKS | 0.00 |
| 10 | DWAYNE WILLIAMS | 0.00 |
| BIG BASS | BS -4.94 |
Posted July 12th, 2007
Stuttgart Bass Club will hold it's 7th and last regular club tournament of the year on Sunday, July 15th on the Arkansas River at the Pendleton bridge.
Posted July 8th, 2007
NOTICE: Due to unsafe river conditions, they have decided again to move the Arkansas Big Bass Bonanza from this coming w/e to August 10-12. It just so happens (AGAIN) to hit right on a Stuttgart Bass Club derby. Not sure what the SBC is going to do yet. Click HERE for more Big Bass Bonanza details.
Posted June 25th, 2007
Stuttgart Bass Club's 6th tournament of the year was held on Sat. June 25th on the Arkansas River at the Pendleton Bridge. Here are the results. Big Bass was a 5.25 lber caught by Travis Williams, on leave from the marines, who was fishing as a guest with his dad, Dwayne Williams.. Click HERE to see their AOY Standings. SBC's next derby is Aug 11th on the Arkansas River out of Willow Beach (Pool 6).
| PLACE | NAME | PENDLETON |
| 1 | MARK HENSIEK | 11.96 |
| 2 | TOMMY CONNALLY | 8.81 |
| 3 | TRAVIS WILLIAMS | 5.25 |
| 4 | JIM GILL | 4.41 |
| 5 | MIKE NEAL | 4.17 |
| 6 | KEN ADAMSON | 3.96 |
| 7 | CARL SMITH | 3.88 |
| 8 | KEN SIMPSON | 3.36 |
| 9 | BOBBY LOCKE | 2.90 |
| 10 | DOUG SHELTON | 2.24 |
| 11 | DANNY SHEEKS | 2.16 |
| T12 | DWAYNE WILLIAMS | 1.97 |
| T12 | TIM DYCUS | 0.00 |
| T12 | KRIS McCREA | 0.00 |
| T12 | BUBBA SMITH | 0.00 |
| T12 |