Lots of good tournament news over the past week for members

[djkimmel]

Last weekend, rumor has it that Steve Clapper won the three-day Windsor Canadian Open. I haven't gone to check the details nor have I talked to Steve yet, but I believe it was mid-50 pounds to win. Another member, Dave Reault took a respectable 10th place after winning the event the past two seasons.

Congrats to Steve Clapper and anyone else I know who finished well. This is a major international event with some very good anglers participating from 3 or 4 countries usually.

Yesterday, Ben Felton won the St. Clair Bass Anglers United? tournament fishing alone with 5 bass that weighed 18.99 pounds including big bass of just over 5 pounds. I believe Steve Clapper and Joe Balog took 2nd, but I only have the excited details from Ben so far. Way to go Ben!!! Check out more on Ben at http://www.benfishin.com/.

Also on Saturday, Wayne Carpenter took 2nd place in the east Fishers of Men event on Lake
Erie with 17-something - he told me tonight and I think it was about 17 1/2, but I forget (Wayne will set me straight). The Canadian Mist twin tail grub was the hot lure for Wayne and his partner, Scott Hayes, Saturday. Those Erie bass see a lot of tubes, so sometimes something different turns the trick. Congrats Wayne! Pretty good for a guy who spends most of his time farther north on St. Clair.