The long-awaited Lake Champlain team tournament took place this last weekend in Ticonderoga NY. Seven teams took the journey for this two-day event and while the weather was cooperative locating bass wasn’t easy, especially in the lower portion of the lake having a milky tinge color to the water.
No team reach their sixteen fish creel for two days showed how tough it was to hook into them.
Congratulations to the team of Dekraii and Moore for their first-place finish with a two-day total of 31.92 lb. All of their 14 fish were smallmouth.
All anglers agreed that this was a hard fight to the finish but it was a close race. Only 1.19 lbs separated the top three places. Those getaways do make a difference for sure. Off to the next one.
| Place | Team | # Fish | Net Weight | Lunker | Day One LM/SM | Day Two LM/SM | LM / SM | DOA (-0.8 oz ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Dekraai Jeff Moore | 14 | 31.92 | 4.17 SM | 0/7 16.56 lb | 0/7 15.35 lb | 0/14 | |
| 2 | Tracey Sabella Eric Cudmore | 12 | 30.6 | 6/0 15.32 lb | 6/0 15.04 | 12/0 | ||
| 3 | Nick Harris Doug Ferreira | 10 | 29.73 | 5.29 LM | 5/0 14.85 lb | 5 14.88 lb | 10/0 | |
| 4 | James McCormack Matt Rich | 7 | 18.29 | 6/0 16.37 | 1/0 1.92 | 7/0 | .05 | |
| 5 | Mike Keller Mark Strassel | 7 | 17.92 | 2/0 4.94 Lb | 4/1 12.98 lb | 6/1 | ||
| 6 | Ivan Sullivan Garrett McClean | 7 | 10.69 | 7/0 10.69 | 0/0 0.o lb | 7/0 | ||
| 7 | Dana Ursillo John Farrigntonm | DNW | ||||||
| Total | 39/18 |
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Ramp: good ramp, ample parking
Water: Main lake 65-69 degrees stained. Ticonderoga 70-75 degrees, chocolate milk colored. The water level appeared to be a bit high.
Weeds: minimal
Weather: cloudy both days overall avg. air temp in the upper 70’s, with some rain on Sunday
All Anglers agreed that fishing was tough for Lake Champlain
Team Tourney Lunkers:
Nick / Doug 5.29 lb Largemouth Brad / Jeff 4.17 lb Smallmouth
