Arizona Angler Takes Lead in EverStart Series Bass Event on Fort Gibson Lake.Sports Editors/Outdoor Writers & Fishing Writers WAGONER, Okla.--(BW SportsWire)--June 7, 2000 Taylor Hutchings, 42, of Phoenix, who earlier this year gave up his job as a subcontractor One who takes a portion of a contract from the principal contractor or from another subcontractor. When an individual or a company is involved in a large-scale project, a contractor is often hired to see that the work is done. to pursue a professional fishing career, jumped to an early lead in the final $164,000 Central Division EverStart Batteries Series tournament on Fort Gibson Fort Gibson was established 1824 in Indian Territory by Col. Matthew Arbuckle. It was named for Col. George Gibson, head of the Army Commissary Department. The fort was the westernmost in the north–south chain of forts intended to protect the frontier in the American West. Lake this week with an opening day total of five bass weighing 23 pounds, 8 ounces. Although he is a rookie by pro standards, Hutching has qualified for the Red Man All-American Bass Championship for the past three years, and last year, he won the Red Man Tournament Trail's Western Regional. "Today was frustrating frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: and very tough," said Hutchings, despite out distancing his closest competitor by nearly 8 pounds in this, his EverStart debut. "I broke off 12 snags SNAGS, n.pl See sustained natural apophyseal glides. and only caught six fish. On the way in, I was wondering if I'll be able to catch another fish in this tournament." Hutchings' worries, however, may be unfounded as he also landed the biggest bass of the day in the Pro Division and collected $500 for a 6-pound, 6-ounce largemouth. Jim Carnell of Muskogee, Okla., finished the day in second place with five bass weighing 15-13 followed by Chris McCall of Jasper, Texas Jasper is a city in Jasper County, Texas, on U.S. highways 96 and 190, State Highway 63, and Sandy Creek in north central Jasper County. The population was 8,247 at the 2000 census(2006 estimate-7,465). , with five bass weighing 15-6 and Jeff Reynolds Jeff Reynolds is the head coach of the United States Air Force Academy men's basketball team. Reynolds is the seventh head coach in program history and the fourth in the last five years. of Platter One of the disks in a hard disk drive. Each platter provides a top and bottom recording surface. There may be only one or several platters in a drive with each platter having its own pair of read/write heads. See magnetic disk. , Okla., with four bass weighing 14-9. In the Co-Angler Division, EverStart rookie Rob Renshaw, 30, of Coweta, Okla., leads with four bass weighing 13 pounds, 3 ounces followed by Charles Carlile of Tulsa, Okla., with four bass weighing 11-15. All told, the lucrative bass competition attracted 308 of North America's top bass anglers - 154 pros and 154 co-anglers - to Wagoner in hopes of winning $10,000 cash and an Evinrude- or Johnson-powered Ranger bass boat in the Pro Division and $6,000 in the Co-Angler Division. For a shot at victory, anglers must secure one of 30 slots available in Friday's second round by catching the heaviest two-day total of bass in round one. During the second round, anglers start over, competing for one day to determine the top 10 pros and co-anglers who will compete in Saturday's finale. Weigh-ins Thursday and Friday begin at 3 p.m. at Taylors Ferry North Marina. Saturday's final weigh-in will be held at the Wagoner Wal-Mart located at 410 South Dewey at 4 p.m. |
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