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The Beaver Dam Bass Anglers cranked
up their 2009 tournament season with a
2-Day event at Sturgeon Bay on May 30
and 31st. Holding a two day tournament
to start the season was a first for BDBA,
and presented anglers with an added
challenge to get off to a good start for
the season. After a long-off season, ang-
lers were ready to hit the water in their
efforts to find big fish on the "Bay". This
would be the club's first ever visit to this
body of water.
Sturgeon Bay, well known for it's quality
smallmouth bass fishing would hold true
to form as the club weight record for a 5
fish limit would fal for the second cons-
ecutive year.
Club Angler Jesse Kind from Waupun
jumped out to an early lead in the Mr.
Bass points race with a 1st Place finish
at Sturgeon Bay on Saturday. Jesse's 5
fish limit of 16lbs. 15ozs. beat the rest of
the field and secured the victory. 2nd
Place honors went to Jason Loewe of
Ripon who weighed in another 5 bass
limit for 15lbs 1oz. Taking home 3rd
Place was Eric Hidde of Waupun who
weighed in 5 bass for 14lbs. 14ozs. Con-
gratulations to all the Top finishers!
Top 3 finishers at Sturgeon Bay (Day 1)
from (right to left) 1st Place Jesse Kind
2nd Place Jason Loewe, 3rd Place
Eric Hidde. BDBA would like to thank
Charlie Brown's Tavern in Beaver Dam
for sponsoring this tournament.
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Jesse Kind Takes Points Lead
to Open Season |
Club angler Jesse Kind from Waupun got off to a strong
start in BDBA 2009 tournament season with back to
back victories at Sturgeon Bay. Jesse will carry an 8lb. +
points lead into our next event at Little Green Lake on
July 18th. Listed below is our current Top 10 Anglers.
1. Jesse Kind 40-12
2. Eric Hidde 34-03
3. Jason Loewe 33-12
4. Bob Foster 32-04
5. Greg Haut 27-07
6. Mike Gade 23-11
7. Scott Seggerman 18-01
8. Dan Helmer 17-14
9. Fred Foster 15-11
10. Rick Wendlandt 14-14
BDBA wishes to Thank our
2009 Tournament & Club Sponsors
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Day 2 started with calm conditions as anglers
left the docks for another day of fishing, and
aside from a breezy Day 1, favorable weather
prevailed for the entire weekend. For anglers
that struggled on Saturday, the calmer water
allowed for further travel in search of some
better fish. For some anglers this move would
pay off. As with many tournaments, the key to
success is not so much what you are throwing,
but where you are fishing.
Jesse Kind carried over his winning pattern
from Day 1 as he notched another victory on
Sunday. Jesse's 5 bass weight of 19lbs. 13ozs.
broke the club record for a one day catch and
lead him to another 1st Place finish. Congrat-
ulations Jesse on a fine fishing performance!
Taking 2nd Place was Eric Hidde who follow-
ed up Saturday's performance with another
solid limit on Sunday. Eric weighed in another
5 bass for a total of 15lbs. 15ozs. Greg Haut
from Waukesha notched his first ever Top 3
finish in a club event as he weighed in 5 bass
for 15lbs. 1oz. and a 3rd Place finish. Congrat-
ulations to all the top finishers!
Top 3 finishers at Sturgeon Bay (Day 2)
from (right to left) 1st Place Jesse Kind, 2nd
Place Eric Hidde, 3rd Place Greg Haut.
BDBA would like to thank John's Bar in Beaver
Dam for sponsoring this tournament.
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