By Todd Ceisner
BassFan Editor

Jason Christie admits his comfort level at places like Lake St. Clair isn’t what it is at other fisheries. It's because Lake St. Clair, to the untrained eye, isn't like other fisheries. Its lack of prominent fish-holding features other lakes are known for, such as timber or ledges, can make it a little intimidating for the uninitiated.

It’s safe to say he’s probably a little more comfortable now than he was a week ago.

“Those flat, bowl kind of lakes are still a little new to me,” he said. “They’re hard for me to find the fish because you can’t anticipate where they’re going to be at. You can’t look at the map and see where you think they might be, for the most part. There aren’t a lot of contour changes so you just have to fish and somewhat use your mapping to find the little places.”



A “little place” turned out to be the overwhelming factor in his winning the Detroit River Bassmaster Northern Open last week. He caught 67-04 over 3 days to claim his first B.A.S.S. win and clinch a berth in next year’s Bassmaster Classic, slated to be held at Grand Lake, about 75 miles from his home in Park Hill, Okla.

He spent the first 2 days of the event in 2nd place, chasing Brian Metry, who led after day 1 and 2. On day 3, he walloped 22-13 to overtake Metry and beat Brian Ward, who wound up 2nd with 65-09.

“It still hasn’t sunk in yet,” he said. “Once I get back (home) and everything settles down I’ll start thinking about it a little bit. (The Classic’s) going to be a fun event for me whether I catch them or not. I can’t tell you how many emails and text messages I’ve already received in the past 24 hours and hardly any of them have to do with the Detroit River. They all have to do with the Classic. It’ll be fun.”

He weighed nothing but smallmouth, which was expected, but as seems to be the case at St. Clair, it’s all about location.

Here’s how he did it.

Practice

Christie said he stumbled upon a small area the Sunday before the tournament and caught a couple solid fish that had already put some post-spawn weight on.

“Every other fish was skinny, but these fish were really fat,” he said. “They were around a 5- to 10-acre sand flat with grass patches that almost seemed like they were strategically placed. They were almost a perfect distance apart and they were really isolated. I didn’t know it at the time, but as I fished it more I saw it on the graph.

“I got those two bites and pretty much wrote it off, but on the last day of practice I went back to it and fished around the area and I found a concentration of fish there. I caught a couple over 4 and pretty much decided that was the only place I’d found any quality fish that had fed up after the spawn.”

Christie said the chatter among the locals in practice focused on the river bite beginning to turn on and how the lake was starting to decline. He took that to mean he needed to be somewhere in the middle, which was where his spot happened to be.

“That was one of the things that led me to the mouth of the river,” he said. “I figured if the river was getting good and the fish are migrating, I needed to be around the mouth of the river to catch them on the migration. I was on a straight line from the lake to the mouth of the river. I was just hoping that’s where the fish were migrating through.

“Whenever I’d sit there for an hour and not get a bite, I kept thinking there had to be more coming. Then you’d catch three in a row. I don’t know if that was actually going on, but I was leading myself to believe that.”

Competition

> Day 1: 5, 23-00
> Day 2: 5, 21-07
> Day 3: 5, 22-13
> Total = 15, 67-04

Having just the one confidence area, that’s where Christie spent day 1 amidst constant rainfall, which some anticipated would knock down the weights.

His 23-00 stringer included a 6-pounder and saw him trail Metry by just 5 ounces.

“I remember several times saying to my co-angler, ‘They’re not biting today,’” he said. “I wasn’t getting very many bites and neither was he, but whenever we got one it was a good one. They were 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 pounds. I just didn’t think they were biting at all and then I got to the weigh-in and I was seeing the weights and, even though I had a big bag, I didn’t know if I was around the right ones.”

On day 2, he was able to get dialed in more to the area he was fishing where the water ranged from 13 to 15 feet deep. It resulted in a 21-07 bag that kept him in 2nd place.

“I kept thinking I was fishing 5 to 8 acres and all I needed to do was expand a little bit,” he said. “I didn’t really do a lot of that during practice or on the first day. Every time I’d try to expand I wouldn’t get any bites.

“On day 2, I took the 6 acres and narrowed it down to about an acre-and-a-half. I really figured out where they were concentrated. It was almost like a perfect square and on the corners there were patches of cabbage 3 or 4 feet off the bottom and in the center of the square was a patch of eelgrass that was the size of my truck. I’d go corner to corner and stay on the outside.

“I’d fish the outer edges for an hour or hour and a half and then I’d ease into the center and fish there. I’d catch a random good one on the outside edge and one or two good ones every time I’d go into the center.”

Knowing what was on the line heading out for day 3, he was curiously relaxed as he trusted the area would again produce quality bites. His 22-13 was the heaviest stringer among the 12 contestants who fished the final day.

“I probably had more confidence in my area on the third day than I did at any other time,” he said. “I was getting that little box narrowed down. For some reason on the third day, I was calmer than I’d ever been in any tournament at any time. I knew that’s where it could be won at and I knew that I had figured out how to catch them. I just had to get lucky and get them in the boat.”

Winning Pattern Notes

> While the small area he fished ultimately proved to be paramount to his success, triggering bites from the key fish was essential as well. Typical smallmouth spinning tackle wasn’t suited for the violent rips and jerks Christie used when presenting his tube.



Tackle Warehouse
Photo: Tackle Warehouse

Christie opted for the Quantum Smoke PT casting reel rather than traditional spinning tackle when targeting Lake St. Clair smallmouths.

He said the fish would devour the bait on the fall each time.

“Up until 10 o’clock, I’d rip it and I’d reel up the slack and go to rip it again and the fish would already be on there,” he said. “By 10:30 or 11, when I’d rip it, it would get up to the peak and they’d hit it then and it would throw slack into my line. They were coming up and crushing it and they’d have it in their throat every time.”

> Another key element was his use of a HydroWave unit, something he hasn’t depended upon much in the past. After seeing how effective it can be, it’ll become part of his arsenal going forward.

“I knew that it did something, but I hadn’t quite figured it out yet,” he added. “On the second day, I got it to where I had it on and played with it and it got the fish fired up. I had like a 2-hour dry spell without a bite until I finally realized I had accidentally stepped on the pause button. Once I put it back on play, I went from 17 pounds to 21 pounds in like 5 minutes.

“On the third day, I’d ease into the center of the square and turn it on high and it would get them fired up. I think it has an effect on fish that are schooled up. It’s like they hear it and they see their buddies get going and they don’t want to be left out.”

Winning Gear Notes

> Tube gear: 6’11” heavy-action Falcon Jason Christie Signature Series Frog Rod, Quantum Smoke PT casting reel (7.0:1 ratio), 8-pound Silver Thread fluorocarbon line, unnamed 1/2- and 3/4-ounce tube jigs, 4” Yum F2 2Ube (green-pumpkin).

> He opted for the stout frog rod with plenty of backbone because of the way he was fishing. “I didn’t want a soft rod and I definitely didn’t want a spinning rod,” he said. “I used a really stiff rod so I could rip that tube as fast as I could.”

> He also caught a few fish on a Carolina-rigged 6” Yum Salleemander.

The Bottom Line

> Main factor in his success – “Definitely having one area to fish. There were times on days 1 and 2 that I wasn’t getting a lot of bites and if I’d had confidence in any other area I would’ve left. Having that one area, I stayed there and toughed it out.”

> Performance edge – “It was a combination of everything. The wind blew hard the first 2 days and I could manage my drift with my Power-Poles. I figured out that if I was drifting 1.2 (mph) I could could put one blade down and drop it by 20 percent. I wanted to be drifting 0.5 to 0.6 and I really used those and you can use one or the other or both. I’d put my left one down to swing the boat and drift. The Lowrance StructureScan was key, too. How do you find stuff these days without that? It’s changing fishing. It’s not only the StructureScan, it’s the accuracy of the GPS. Being able to pinpoint a 4-by-4 patch of grass and make an accurate cast. Of course the (Ranger) boat and (Mercury) motor. When you’re going to St. Clair you have to have a dependable rig or you won’t make it back to the weigh-in.”

Final Standings

1. Jason Christie -- Park Hill, OK -- 15, 67-04 -- 148 -- $50,920
Day 1: 5, 23-00 -- Day 2: 5, 21-07 -- Day 3: 5, 22-13

2. Brian Ward -- Chesterfield, MI -- 15, 65-09 -- 147 -- $14,208
Day 1: 5, 21-14 -- Day 2: 5, 22-01 -- Day 3: 5, 21-10

3. Andrew Upshaw -- Hemphill, TX -- 15, 63-14 -- 146 -- $10,656
Day 1: 5, 19-02 -- Day 2: 5, 23-01 -- Day 3: 5, 21-11

4. Brian Metry -- Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 15 -- 62-05 -- 145 -- $9,472
Day 1: 5, 23-05 -- Day 2: 5, 22-00 -- Day 3: 5, 17-00

5. Jonathon VanDam -- Kalamazoo, MI -- 15, 60-00 -- 144 -- $8,288
Day 1: 5, 21-10 -- Day 2: 5, 19-10 -- Day 3: 5, 18-12

6. Art Ferguson III -- Saint Clair Shores, MI -- 15, 59-04 -- 143 -- $7,104
Day 1: 5, 18-14 -- Day 2: 5, 20-02 -- Day 3: 5, 20-04

7. Todd Koehler -- Lapeer, MI -- 15, 59-01 -- 142 -- $5,920
Day 1: 5, 17-14 -- Day 2: 5, 20-08 -- Day 3: 5, 20-11

8. David Walker -- Sevierville, TN -- 15, 58-00 -- 141 -- $4,736
Day 1: 5, 20-11 -- Day 2: 5, 18-02 -- Day 3: 5, 19-03

9. Scott Dobson -- Clarkston, MI -- 15, 55-09 -- 140 -- $3,552
Day 1: 5, 20-08 -- Day 2: 5, 19-09 -- Day 3: 5, 15-08

10. Michael Trombly -- Perrysburg, OH -- 15, 55-08 -- 139 -- $3,256
Day 1: 5, 21-14 -- Day 2: 5, 17-03 -- Day 3: 5, 16-07

11. Al Farace -- Hunt Valley, MD -- 15, 55-07 -- 138 -- $2,960
Day 1: 5, 22-03 -- Day 2: 5, 17-02 -- Day 3: 5, 16-02

12. Ben Parker -- Union City, TN -- 15, 52-09 -- 137 -- $2,842
Day 1: 5, 21-12 -- Day 2: 5, 16-11 -- Day 3: 5, 14-02

The following anglers did not make the cut and did not fish on day 3.

13. Ryan Cooper -- Nashua, NH -- 10, 38-03 -- 136 -- $2,368
Day 1: 5, 22-06 -- Day 2: 5, 15-13

14. Kurt Dove -- Del Rio, TX -- 10, 38-00 -- 135 -- $2,368
Day 1: 5, 18-03 -- Day 2: 5, 19-13

15. Todd Schmitz -- Goshen, IN -- 10, 37-14 -- 134 -- $2,368
Day 1: 5, 18-11 -- Day 2: 5, 19-03

16. Chad Pipkens -- Holt, MI -- 10, 37-08 -- 133 -- $2,368
Day 1: 5, 17-07 -- Day 2: 5, 20-01

17. Troy Sitar -- Lawrence, MI -- 10, 37-01 -- 132 -- $2,368
Day 1: 5, 20-07 -- Day 2: 5, 16-10

18. John Leader -- Granger, IN -- 10, 36-15 -- 131 -- $2,368
Day 1: 5, 18-12 -- Day 2: 5, 18-03

19. Fred Roumbanis -- Bixby, OK -- 10, 36-12 -- 130 -- $2,368
Day 1: 5, 18-09 -- Day 2: 5, 18-03

20. Clifford Pirch -- Payson, AZ -- 10, 36-10 -- 129 -- $2,368
Day 1: 5, 18-14 -- Day 2: 5, 17-12

21. Woo Daves -- Spring Grove, VA -- 10, 36-09 -- 128 -- $2,368
Day 1: 5, 19-11 -- Day 2: 5, 16-14

22. Derek Remitz -- Grant, AL -- 10, 36-00 -- 127 -- $2,368
Day 1: 5, 19-00 -- Day 2: 5, 17-00

23. Robert Cook -- Willis, MI -- 10, 35-15 -- 126 -- $2,368
Day 1: 5, 20-09 -- Day 2: 5, 15-06

24. Roy Sanford -- Brookeland, TX -- 10, 35-15 -- 125 -- $2,368
Day 1: 5, 17-09 -- Day 2: 5, 18-06

25. Jeff Miller -- Homer Glen, IL -- 10, 35-14 -- 124 -- $2,368
Day 1: 5, 17-14 -- Day 2: 5, 18-00

26. Aaron Mcmanaway -- Altamont, IL -- 10, 35-12 -- 123 -- $2,072
Day 1: 5, 17-07 -- Day 2: 5, 18-05

27. Jared Rhode -- Port Clinton, OH -- 10, 35-09 -- 122 -- $2,072
Day 1: 5, 18-10 -- Day 2: 5, 16-15

28. Kevin Short -- Mayflower, AR -- 10, 35-09 -- 121 -- $2,072
Day 1: 5, 18-05 -- Day 2: 5, 17-04

29. Todd Steele -- Port Huron, MI -- 10, 35-08 -- 120 -- $2,072
Day 1: 5, 17-08 -- Day 2: 5, 18-00

30. Mark A Modrak -- China, MI -- 10, 35-07 -- 119 -- $2,072
Day 1: 5, 18-04 -- Day 2: 5, 17-03

31. Matthew Belletini -- Birmingham, MI -- 10, 35-05 -- 118 -- $1,776
Day 1: 5, 16-11 -- Day 2: 5, 18-10

32. Jim Wigal -- Washington, PA -- 10, 35-02 -- 117 -- $1,776
Day 1: 5, 18-09 -- Day 2: 5, 16-09

33. Casey Magargle -- Turbotville, PA -- 10, 35-01 -- 116 -- $1,776
Day 1: 5, 19-15 -- Day 2: 5, 15-02

34. Shane Rees -- Middletown, IN -- 10, 35-01 -- 115 -- $1,776
Day 1: 5, 18-02 -- Day 2: 5, 16-15

35. Terry Baksay -- Easton, CT -- 10, 35-00 -- 114 -- $1,776
Day 1: 5, 16-15 -- Day 2: 5, 18-01

36. Mike Foree -- Osage Beach, MO -- 10, 34-15 -- 113 -- $1,480
Day 1: 5, 18-13 -- Day 2: 5, 16-02

37. Bryan Doyle -- Holland, OH -- 10, 34-15 -- 112 -- $1,480
Day 1: 5, 18-02 -- Day 2: 5, 16-13

38. Byron Haseotes -- Centerville, MA -- 10, 34-13 -- 111 -- $1,480
Day 1: 5, 18-03 -- Day 2: 5, 16-10

39. Stephen Browning -- Hot Springs, AR -- 10, 34-13 -- 110 -- $1,480
Day 1: 5, 17-11 -- Day 2: 5, 17-02

40. William Horton -- Vassar, MI -- 10, 34-12 -- 109 -- $1,480
Day 1: 5, 18-04 -- Day 2: 5, 16-08

41. Erhardt Tulgestka -- Posen, MI -- 10, 34-12 -- 108
Day 1: 5, 17-09 -- Day 2: 5, 17-03

42. Chris Daves -- Hopewell, VA -- 10, 34-11 -- 107
Day 1: 5, 17-06 -- Day 2: 5, 17-05

43. Whitney Stephens -- Waverly, OH -- 10, 34-08 -- 106
Day 1: 5, 16-15 -- Day 2: 5, 17-09

44. Kevin Hawk -- Guntersville, AL -- 10, 34-07 -- 105
Day 1: 5, 16-13 -- Day 2: 5, 17-10

45. Paul Pagnato -- Vienna, VA -- 10, 34-06 -- 104
Day 1: 5, 19-03 -- Day 2: 5, 15-03

46. Ralph Blasey -- Pinckey, MI -- 10, 34-05 -- 103
Day 1: 5, 17-03 -- Day 2: 5, 17-02

47. Jim Dillard -- West Monroe, LA -- 10, 34-04 -- 102
Day 1: 5, 17-14 -- Day 2: 5, 16-06

48. Casey Martin -- New Market, AL -- 10, 34-04 -- 101
Day 1: 5, 16-15 -- Day 2: 5, 17-05

49. Ike Rogers -- Madison, AL -- 10, 34-02 -- 100
Day 1: 5, 15-10 -- Day 2: 5, 18-08

50. Frank Novock -- Rockwood, MI -- 10, 34-02 -- 99
Day 1: 5, 18-15 -- Day 2: 5, 15-03

51. Bryan A Plenzler -- Temperance, MI -- 10, 34-01 -- 98
Day 1: 5, 18-10 -- Day 2: 5, 15-07

52. Joe Balog -- Harrison Township, MI -- 10, 34-01 -- 97
Day 1: 5, 17-04 -- Day 2: 5, 16-13

53. Allan Glasgow -- Ashville, AL -- 10, 34-00 -- 96
Day 1: 5, 19-13 -- Day 2: 5, 14-03

54. Mike Elsea -- Mooresville, IN -- 10, 34-00 -- 95
Day 1: 5, 17-05 -- Day 2: 5, 16-11

55. Chris King -- South Amherst, OH -- 10, 33-13 -- 94
Day 1: 5, 17-15 -- Day 2: 5, 15-14

56. Charlie Evans -- Gilbertsville, KY -- 10, 33-12 -- 93
Day 1: 5, 17-00 -- Day 2: 5, 16-12

57. Kevin Broadwood -- Chatham, Ontario -- 10, 33-10 -- 92
Day 1: 5, 18-02 -- Day 2: 5, 15-08

58. Cecil Cole -- Durand, MI -- 10, 33-09 -- 91
Day 1: 5, 18-09 -- Day 2: 5, 15-00

59. David Reault -- Livonia, MI -- 10, 33-07 -- 90
Day 1: 5, 17-01 -- Day 2: 5, 16-06

60. Gabe Cooper -- Canton, OH -- 10, 33-06 -- 89
Day 1: 5, 16-03 -- Day 2: 5, 17-03

61. Matt Elliott -- Towson, MD -- 10, 33-05 -- 88
Day 1: 5, 13-09 -- Day 2: 5, 19-12

62. Bill Day -- Frankfort, KY -- 10, 33-05 -- 87
Day 1: 5, 16-04 -- Day 2: 5, 17-01

63. Ray Brazier -- Lawrenceburg, TN -- 10, 33-04 -- 86
Day 1: 5, 16-00 -- Day 2: 5, 17-04

64. Donald A Mcculla -- New Baltimore, MI -- 10, 33-03 -- 85
Day 1: 5, 16-09 -- Day 2: 5, 16-10

65. Wayne Macklin -- Fowlerville, MI -- 10, 33-02 -- 84
Day 1: 5, 16-11 -- Day 2: 5, 16-07

66. Jeramy Lassiter -- Muncie, IN -- 10, 33-01 -- 83
Day 1: 5, 15-04 -- Day 2: 5, 17-13

67. Sean D Caswell -- Highland, NY -- 10, 33-01 -- 82
Day 1: 5, 17-05 -- Day 2: 5, 15-12

68. Sean Wieda -- Florence, KY -- 10, 33-00 -- 81
Day 1: 5, 16-13 -- Day 2: 5, 16-03

69. Kyle Kempkers -- Hamilton, MI -- 10, 32-13 -- 80
Day 1: 5, 17-09 -- Day 2: 5, 15-04

70. Tim Morris -- Commerce Township, MI -- 10, 32-12 -- 79
Day 1: 5, 17-14 -- Day 2: 5, 14-14

71. Mark Schafer -- Williamstown, NJ -- 10, 32-12 -- 78
Day 1: 5, 17-03 -- Day 2: 5, 15-09

72. Mark Hicks -- Glouster, OH -- 10, 32-11 -- 77
Day 1: 5, 17-11 -- Day 2: 5, 15-00

73. Pete Gluszek -- Mount Laurel, NJ -- 10, 32-11 -- 76
Day 1: 5, 17-08 -- Day 2: 5, 15-03

74. Thomas Kiefer -- Fowlerville, MI -- 10, 32-11 -- 75
Day 1: 5, 16-06 -- Day 2: 5, 16-05

75. Jason Dudek -- Excelsior, MN -- 10, 32-07 -- 74
Day 1: 5, 16-14 -- Day 2: 5, 15-09

76. Kenneth Woods -- Oneida, KY -- 10, 32-06 -- 73
Day 1: 5, 16-05 -- Day 2: 5, 16-01

77. John Pelletier -- Nassau, NY -- 10, 32-05 -- 72
Day 1: 5, 15-05 -- Day 2: 5, 17-00

78. John Devries -- Fishers, IN -- 10, 32-05 -- 71
Day 1: 5, 16-08 -- Day 2: 5, 15-13

79. Dennis Price -- Tinley Park, IL -- 10, 32-01 -- 70
Day 1: 5, 17-07 -- Day 2: 5, 14-10

80. Alex Esselink -- Lake Orion, MI -- 10, 32-00 -- 69
Day 1: 5, 16-11 -- Day 2: 5, 15-05

81. Skip Johnson -- Wales, MI -- 10, 31-14 -- 68
Day 1: 5, 17-13 -- Day 2: 5, 14-01

82. Donald Warren -- Chesterfield, VA -- 10, 31-14 -- 67
Day 1: 5, 16-12 -- Day 2: 5, 15-02

83. Mark Goetsch -- Gibraltar, MI -- 10, 31-10 -- 66
Day 1: 5, 16-12 -- Day 2: 5, 14-14

84. Randy Forszt -- Valparaiso, IN -- 10, 31-10 -- 65
Day 1: 5, 16-04 -- Day 2: 5, 15-06

85. Charlie Hartley -- Grove City, OH -- 10, 31-08 -- 64
Day 1: 5, 15-06 -- Day 2: 5, 16-02

86. Joshua Wagy -- Dewitt, VA -- 10, 31-06 -- 63
Day 1: 5, 16-03 -- Day 2: 5, 15-03

87. Tracy Adams -- Wilkesboro, NC -- 10, 31-05 -- 62
Day 1: 5, 17-15 -- Day 2: 5, 13-06

88. Michael Murphy -- Gilbert, SC -- 10, 31-04 -- 61
Day 1: 5, 15-00 -- Day 2: 5, 16-04

89. Marcos Malucelli -- Fort Mill, SC -- 10, 30-15 -- 60
Day 1: 5, 13-09 -- Day 2: 5, 17-06

90. Paul Mazzitelli -- Pittston, PA -- 10, 30-15 -- 59
Day 1: 5, 15-14 -- Day 2: 5, 15-01

91. Mike Elkins -- Kalamazoo, MI -- 10, 30-14 -- 58
Day 1: 5, 17-01 -- Day 2: 5, 13-13

92. Benjamin Felton -- Marshall, MI -- 10, 30-14 -- 57
Day 1: 5, 18-02 -- Day 2: 5, 12-12

93. Rob Thivener -- Delaware, OH -- 10, 30-11 -- 56
Day 1: 5, 12-13 -- Day 2: 5, 17-14

94. Jonah Winter -- Minnetrista, MN -- 10, 30-11 -- 55
Day 1: 5, 13-08 -- Day 2: 5, 17-03

95. Jimmy Mason -- Rogersville, AL -- 10, 30-11 -- 54
Day 1: 5, 16-07 -- Day 2: 5, 14-04

96. Patrick Mertens -- Charlestown, IN -- 10, 30-10 -- 53
Day 1: 5, 14-15 -- Day 2: 5, 15-11

97. Randy Ramsey -- Battle Creek, MI -- 10, 30-08 -- 52
Day 1: 5, 17-03 -- Day 2: 5, 13-05

98. Carl Jocumsen -- Queensland, Australia -- 10, 30-07 -- 51
Day 1: 5, 13-14 -- Day 2: 5, 16-09

99. Bill Vavrina -- Brownstown, MI -- 10, 30-07 -- 50
Day 1: 5, 15-11 -- Day 2: 5, 14-12

100. Brian Jackson -- Crete, IL -- 10, 30-05 -- 49
Day 1: 5, 17-09 -- Day 2: 5, 12-12

101. Janet Parker -- Little Elm, TX -- 10, 30-05 -- 48
Day 1: 5, 12-13 -- Day 2: 5, 17-08

102. Chris Noffsinger -- Interlochen, MI -- 10, 30-02 -- 47
Day 1: 5, 17-10 -- Day 2: 5, 12-08

103. Matt Malmquist -- White Lake, MI -- 10, 29-15 -- 46
Day 1: 5, 15-09 -- Day 2: 5, 14-06

104. Gregory Dipalma -- Millville, NJ -- 6, 29-15 -- 45
Day 1: 5, 14-03 -- Day 2: 1, 15-12

105. Andrew Smith -- Harrison Twp, MI -- 10, 29-13 -- 44
Day 1: 5, 15-08 -- Day 2: 5, 14-05

106. Ed Loughran -- Mechanicsville, VA -- 10, 29-11 -- 43
Day 1: 5, 14-13 -- Day 2: 5, 14-14

107. Jeff Salmon -- Chester, VA -- 10, 29-10 -- 42
Day 1: 5, 13-10 -- Day 2: 5, 16-00

108. Gary A Kotlark -- Flushing, MI -- 10, 29-09 -- 41
Day 1: 5, 15-00 -- Day 2: 5, 14-09

109. Charlie Weyer -- West Hills, CA -- 10, 29-06 -- 40
Day 1: 5, 13-12 -- Day 2: 5, 15-10

110. Brian Schram -- Saint Clair Shores, MI -- 10, 29-05 -- 39
Day 1: 5, 13-14 -- Day 2: 5, 15-07

111. Trevor Jancasz -- White Pigeon, MI -- 10, 29-04 -- 38
Day 1: 5, 17-13 -- Day 2: 5, 11-07

112. John Murray -- Phoenix, AZ -- 10, 29-04 -- 37
Day 1: 5, 14-13 -- Day 2: 5, 14-07

113. Michael Weaver -- Wabash, IN -- 10, 29-03 -- 36
Day 1: 5, 14-07 -- Day 2: 5, 14-12

114. Kip Bodkin -- Berlin Heights, OH -- 10, 29-03 -- 35
Day 1: 5, 15-07 -- Day 2: 5, 13-12

115. John Hempel -- Brownstown, MI -- 10, 28-08 -- 34
Day 1: 5, 11-01 -- Day 2: 5, 17-07

116. Larry Draughn -- Fairborn, OH -- 10, 28-05 -- 33
Day 1: 5, 10-10 -- Day 2: 5, 17-11

117. Tony Grubb -- Ann Arbor, MI -- 10, 28-05 -- 32
Day 1: 5, 12-07 -- Day 2: 5, 15-14

118. Mike Weiss -- Union Grove, WI -- 10, 27-14 -- 31
Day 1: 5, 15-13 -- Day 2: 5, 12-01

119. Jayson Tiedeman -- Youngstown, OH -- 9, 27-13 -- 30
Day 1: 4, 11-13 -- Day 2: 5, 16-00

120. Carroll Blevins -- Jonesboro, GA -- 10, 27-12 -- 29
Day 1: 5, 13-03 -- Day 2: 5, 14-09

121. Kieth Allen -- N Huntingdon, PA -- 10, 27-02 -- 28
Day 1: 5, 12-01 -- Day 2: 5, 15-01

122. Chad Randles -- Elkhorn, NE -- 9, 26-12 -- 27
Day 1: 4, 12-07 -- Day 2: 5, 14-05

123. Roy Brooks -- Hedgesville, WV -- 10, 26-10 -- 26
Day 1: 5, 13-11 -- Day 2: 5, 12-15

124. Craig Townsend -- Westampton, NJ -- 10, 26-07 -- 25
Day 1: 5, 11-09 -- Day 2: 5, 14-14

125. Ron Veith -- Johannesburg, MI -- 10, 26-01 -- 24
Day 1: 5, 14-00 -- Day 2: 5, 12-01

126. Teddy Carr -- Locust Grove, VA -- 10, 25-07 -- 23
Day 1: 5, 10-04 -- Day 2: 5, 15-03

127. Richard Langley -- Danielsville, GA -- 10, 24-14 -- 22
Day 1: 5, 12-14 -- Day 2: 5, 12-00

128. Bill Rea -- Greenfield, OH -- 8, 24-13 -- 21
Day 1: 3, 07-15 -- Day 2: 5, 16-14

129. Jesse Schultz -- New Albany, IN -- 10, 24-12 -- 20
Day 1: 5, 10-15 -- Day 2: 5, 13-13

130. Dakota Brown -- Charleston, WV -- 9, 24-09 -- 19
Day 1: 4, 09-11 -- Day 2: 5, 14-14

131. Cliff Blackford -- Grass Lake, MI -- 8, 22-09 -- 18
Day 1: 5, 15-02 -- Day 2: 3, 07-07

132. Rocky Koehn Lofts -- Plainwell, MI -- 9, 22-07 -- 17
Day 1: 5, 12-02 -- Day 2: 4, 10-05

133. Kaku Usui -- Royal Oak, MI -- 9, 22-05 -- 16
Day 1: 5, 12-02 -- Day 2: 4, 10-03

134. Russ Simpson -- S Charleston, WV -- 9, 21-06 -- 15
Day 1: 4, 09-14 -- Day 2: 5, 11-08

135. John Lyson -- Wyandotte, MI -- 8, 20-05 -- 14
Day 1: 4, 08-03 -- Day 2: 4, 12-02

136. Juke Hamner -- Harpersville, AL -- 5, 17-14 -- 13
Day 1: 5, 17-14 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

137. Paul A Molan -- Chardon, OH -- 5, 17-02 -- 12
Day 1: 5, 17-02 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

138. Steve Schubert -- Rayland, OH -- 5, 16-15 -- 11
Day 1: 5, 16-15 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

139. Chris Price -- Church Hill, MD -- 5, 16-09 -- 10
Day 1: 5, 16-09 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

140. John Zubkoff -- Monroe, MI -- 5, 16-07 -- 0
Day 1: 5, 16-07 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

141. Chip Harrison -- Pierceton, IN -- 5, 16-00 -- 8
Day 1: 5, 16-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

142. Dave Watson -- Sullivan, IN -- 5, 15-06 -- 7
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 5, 15-06

143. Bob Soley -- Glassboro, NJ -- 5, 14-11 -- 6
Day 1: 5, 14-11 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

144. Regan Martin -- Plantagenet -- 5, 14-01 -- 5
Day 1: 1, 02-12 -- Day 2: 4, 11-05

145. Tim Sprouse -- Clarksville, TN -- 4, 12-11 -- 4
Day 1: 4, 12-11 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

146. JW Moreno -- Piney Flats, TN -- 5, 11-13 -- 3
Day 1: 3, 06-03 -- Day 2: 2, 05-10

147. Jon Bondy -- South Woodslee, Ontario -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

147. Seth Valentine -- Wixom, MI -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

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