The 12th Annual Will Robinson Memorial Team Bass Tournament was hosted by the Public Safety Bass Club on March 28th, 2009 at Little River Park, Lake Sinclair.
The Public Safety Bass Club hosts the tournament annually in memory of Baldwin County Sheriff's Deputy Will Robinson who was killed in the line of duty in 1997.
Twenty nine teams turned out for the bass tournament last Saturday under the threat of bad weather. The heavy rain did materialize, and heavy all day as the anglers were soaked. The fish did cooperate by biting.
Many of the two man teams were able to weigh five fish limits even though some of the fish were small.
Finishing in first place with a five-fis
h limit weighing 17.25 pounds was Danny Whidby and Mark Whidby.
Danny and Mark took home $784.00 for their first-place finish. Second place went to Aaron Batson cna Carl Batson. they weighed in
16.81 pounds to take home the second-place prize of $537.00.
Right behind those two anglers were Fred Hood and Mike Johnson with 16.25 pounds. Fred and Mike took home $355.00
for their third-place finish. Fourth place was Wayne Garner and Brian Garner with 16.04 pounds.
Their fourth-place finish earned the pair of anglers $234.00. Fifth place went to Greg Kilgore and Michael Clay
with five fish weighing 14.87 pounds for a check of $178.00. Big fish honors and $290.00 went to Clayton Green for his 6.86 pound
largemouth bass that hit a spinnerbait. Most of the fish caught in the tournament were caught in water 1-6 feet deep, and caught on spinnerbaits,
a variety of small crankbaits and a variety of plastic baits. Most of the anglers indicated they caught a lot of fish but many
of the fish were small. If you enjoy competitive fishing, our club is hosting Friday Night Tournaments starting May 22nd. The winner
takes all pot. We will have occasional polygraph tests during these tournaments. Come out and try your skills.
