2006 YTD Stats

Whitefish Tournament Stats
Leech Tournament Stats
Woman Tournament Stats
Pokegama Tournament Stats
Mississippi River Stats

Chuck Fields Wins TOC!

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Chuck Fields, Jim Smith, Lindy Frasl

Not only was the TOC lake name a secret (Bay Lake) but it also revealed it held some nice fish. It was a tough bite under blue bird skies with North cold front winds, but most of the anglers managed to get a limit. Chuck Fields 6-3 lb sow lead the way to a five bass limit of 13-9 lbs and first place! Jim Smith's scrounged-up a limit for 11-8 lbs to take second place and finishing third was Lindy Frasl with 11-1 lbs. Chuck Fields also took Big Bass honors with that 6-3 lb Lunker which also tied with Jim Smith for the season's biggest Bass!

It was a good way to end a great season. I want to thank everyone that participated this year. I look forward to seeing you all next year!

Jim Smith Wins on the River!

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Jim Smith, Brian Brown, Arnie Farber

The final Excel Bass Singles event was held on the Mississippi River - Brainerd, MN with 21 anglers competing. It was a three man points race for Angler of the Year that went right down to the wire. Jim Smith edged Lindy Frasl out for the 2006 AOY Title and first place with a mixed bag of smallies and largemouth for a five fish limit of 17-4 lbs.

Brian Brown went so far north he came back with snow on his boat! He got into the Brownies to secure second place with a 16-3 lbs limit. Local River Rat, Arnie Farber, finished third with 15-1 lbs. Jim Smith also took Big Bass honors with a 5-0 lb toad.

This was the final tournament of the 2006 regular season and it finished a great year for Excel Bass! A big thank you to everyone that particiapted this year. We fished some great new water and made many new friends. Stay tuned for exciting news on the 2007 season at www.excelbass.com

Chris Johnson wins on Pokegama

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Chris Johnson, Jim Severson, Joe Bonelli

Another great day greeted 29 Excel Anglers on the forth leg of the
2006 tour. With sunny skys and low winds, many were able
to fish their spots with without challenge.

Chris Johnson put together a great bag of brownies to capture first
place with a 5 fish limit of 16-9. Jim Severson also got into the Smallies
to secure second place with 15-9 lbs. Joe Bonelli took third with 15-4 and finishing
fourth was Eric Ahlstrom with another nice bag of smallmouth weighing 15-1. Dan Hendershot took Big Bass honors with a 5-1 lunker.

I want to thank the city of Cohasset for the use of Tioga Beach....a first class
city park overlooking beautiful Lake Pokegama!

The last event of the tour will take place on September 10 on the Mississippi River
out of Lum Park in Brainerd. To sign-up and for information see www.excelbass.com

Lindy Frasl takes the win on Woman Chain

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Jim Eide, Lindy Frasl, Jim Smith

Another hot and humid day greeted the anglers. A strong south wind gave some relief but blew most of the anglers off any main lake deep spots. Most regrouped and put together several nice limits of mostly largemouth with a few brownies mixed it.

Lindy frasl won for the second time this year putting him in first place for the Angler of the Year point race. Lindys "jigs-n-rice" pattern earned him first place with an 18 pound five fish limit. Jim Smith secured second place with 14.3 lbs and Jim Eide finished third with 14.1 lbs. Joel Stokka earn the lunker award with a 5.4 toad.

It was a great tournament and everyone had a great time. I want to thank the folks at Patricks Supper Club for hosting our event this year! The next tournament is on lake Pokegama on August 20th. See you there!

Stay posted to excelbass.com for tournament updates.

Jeff Johnson sets new Excel record!

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Aaron Anderson, John Gapinski, Keith Tuma, Jeff Johnson

An early storm ended just in time to get the anglers off to what turned to be a great day on the water. Hot weather had the fish going all week and the winds layed down by mid-morning to get most anglers to their honey holes. It was a record day for Excel Bass with 381 pounds of fish caught averaging 3.01 pounds for 26 anglers! Mostly 4 and 5 pounders with a few 3 lbs dinks mixed in.

Jeff Johnson from Bemidji put together a record five fish limit weighing 20.06 pounds! Keith Tuma was close with 19.04 lbs for second place, John Gapinski frogged his way to secure third place with 19 lbs and Aaron Anderson finished fourth with 18.05 lbs. Jim Smith took big fish honors with a 6-3 Leech Lake Lunker.

It was a great job of fish handling with only three fish lost in 90+ degree heat! Great job everyone!

Lindy Frasl wins first 2006 Tournament!

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Chuck Steinbauer, Jim Severson, Lindy Frasl

35 anglers participated in the first Excel Bass event of 2006. Despite 38 deg windy cold front conditions, several good bags were brought to the scales. Lindy five fish limit weighed in at 14.3 lbs while Jim Severson's bag of Smallies was a close second at 13.3 lbs. Chuck Stienbauer secured third place with 12.7 lbs. Big Bass Honors as well as 4th place went to Chuck Fields. It was a great tournament and a great way to kick-off the 2006 season! See you all on Leech!

Stay tuned to www.excelbass.com for more information on the 2006 season.