TNCBA Tr.5 - Watauga (6.5.2021)

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Saturday, June 5th, TNCBA anglers will make their way to the scenic venue of Watauga Lake. Watauga Lake boasts a healthy population of largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass, all of which are sure to play a key role in Saturday’s event. Watauga Lake has a unique forage base that includes trout on the menu and that forage base produces trophy size bass.

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The bass should be entering the tail end of the spawn and the majority should be making their post spawn moves. Cover such as laydowns, standing timber, and boat docks should be key elements as these bass pull back out from their spawning areas. Competitors should expect to find a shad spawn occurring in areas of the lake, which should produce a topwater/spinnerbait bite early in the morning. Once the sun gets higher in the sky anglers will need to make adjustments that will have the bass holding tighter to cover.

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The interesting aspect of Watauga is the multiple species and how they play. Will anglers head up lake to focus mainly on largemouth or will they hang down the lake in search of smallmouth. With a deep/clear highland reservoir like Watauga, there is always the potential for a tough bite, but this lake has also turned out some of our biggest bass and heaviest bags. We want to say thank you to all of our 2021 TNCBA Partners and especially Kingsport CPA who is our title sponsor for this event.

Tournament Details

  •  Date

    • June 5th, 2021

  • Location

    • Fish Springs Marina

  • Time

    • Safe Light - 3:00pm (*We should be able to launch by 5:45am/5:50am if everyone is in the water.)

  • Limit

    • 5 Bass/Team

  • Size

    • 12 in. Spot and Largemouth / 15 in. Smallmouth

  • Format

    • Angler of the Year / Team of the Year

  • Off-Limits

    • June 4th @ 5:30am until June 5th @ 5:30am

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  1. Andy Hodges / Keith Lester

  2. Darrell Calebs / Chuck Williams

  3. Cody Snyder / Austin Snyder

  4. Gary Sanders / Jacob Gabbard

  5. Mike Vandyke / Evan Vandyke

  6. Jim Thrift / Joel Gonce

  7. Josh Olinger / Ryan Pope

  8. David Crockett / David Oiler

  9. Shaun Renfro / Wes Meade

  10. Bob Harvey / Kelsey Harvey

  11. Wayne Winchester / Noah Winchester

  12. Lynn Feagins / Debbie Feagins

  13. Mark Rice / Steve Legg

  14. Allen Jackson / Reg Edwards

  15. Jeff Davis / John Davis

  16. David Hall / Brett Hamilton

  17. Fred Rutherford / Wiley Gobble

  18. Ken Spangler

  19. Kevin Stevenson

  20. Justin Reagan / Hank Howard

  21. Larry Thomas / Debby Thomas

  22. Mike Grimm / Craig Chapman

  23. David Gantz

    *Cody Dison / Keith Dison (Starter Boat)

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Please stop to the far right before you get to the guard shack to make ready. This will allow teams that have dumped their boats to pull back up from the ramp to park. (Please do not make ready in the lower parking area…make ready before you get down there.) There is enough room for two boats to pull into the lower parking lot and then back in then back onto the ramp. *Do NOT at any time park in the lower parking area.

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Once you have launched your boat and picked up you team member, please idle out of the ramp area to the staging area above.

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We will attempt to conduct weigh-in in the lower parking area if there is enough room for us to setup without creating congestion. (If there is not enough space, we will setup in the upper parking lot.) You must still park your rig in the upper parking lot. ***Please do not bag your fish until we announce that the scales are open.***

Other Details:

(*For those that have not paid yet - Please pay David Crockett while your fish are on the scales or at the conclusion of weigh-in. Have a check or exact cash.)

Fees:

$25 / angler TNCBA Membership

$20 / angler Entry Fee

$10 / angler Big Bass

(*Big Bass is optional, but to be entered, you must pay prior to fishing your first tournament. This can be paid at the ramp prior to take off.)

(**Please also make sure that you have completed the TNCBA Waiver and provided a copy of your boat insurance to Tournament Director - David Crockett)

Payout: (Watson’s Marine Gift Cards)

*The mission and focus of our club is to imitate Christ by providing and caring for others. With that mission, the majority of our entry fees go to local charities to help those in need.

1st - $100 (50)(50)

2nd - $60 (30)(30)

3rd - $40 (20)(20)

4th - $30 (15)(15)

5th - $20 (10)(10)

Big Bass - $15