Crappie Masters

Crappie Masters
Prattville, AL hosted the 2015 Alabama State Championship this past weekend, June 5.6, on
the Alabama River which drew teams from 11 different states and paid back over $13,000.00 in
cash and prizes. Day one of the competition saw some big weights and put local team, Steve
Brown and Gerald Overstreet in the lead with an impressive seven fish stringer weighing 11.84
pounds. Day two seemed to produce greater weights and also shake up the leader board after
the final teams weighed.
The Road Runner and Tru Turn Hooks Team of Kyle Schoenherr and Rodney Neuhaus
wieghed in a day 2 weight of 11.55 pounds to give them a two day total of 22.24 pounds to win
the Alabama State Championship. Schoenherr and Neuhaus were spider rigging with BnM
Poles on Tite-Lok Rod Holders along the main river channel, targeting submerged lay down
trees and tree tops over a 40 mile stretch of river. Schoenherr stated that the key for catching
the winning weight was to put their baits in as many structures as possible to find seven good
fish each day, catching up to 150 crappie daily. The team caught their fish on a combination of
Midsouth jigs and Tru Turn Hooks tipped with minnows in 12-25 foot of water, catching their
crappie 8-12 foot deep. Schoenherr and Neuhaus fish from a Ranger boat with a Mercury motor
and a Minn Kota trolling motor. They are sponsored by Road Runner, Tru Turn Hooks, Bnm
Poles, Tite Lok Rod Holders, Midsouth Tackle, Muddy Water Baits, Lowrance, Harvest Clean,
Gamma Line, Frog Hair Floats, and Rend Lake Resort. Kyle and Rodney received a check for
$5000.00 which included a $500.00 bonus, donated by the Missouri Corn Growers Association
and American Ethanol, for using E10 gasoline in their boat.
The Rockport Rattler Team of Whitey Outlaw and Mike Parrott finished in second place with a
two day total of 21.42
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Crappie Masters
and
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with
Parrott
Tackle,
pounds.
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water
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sponsored
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and
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deep.
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theirTheir
Outlaw
crappie
boat
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finish
equipped
and
on earned
Midsouth
BnM
Parrott
with
Poles,
them
were
atubes
Mercury
Humminbird,
aslow
check
on trolling
Rockport
motor,
for $2500.00.
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with
Humminbird
Rattler
BnM
Kota,
Outlaw
Poles
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heads
electronics,
inand
10-15
tipped
Steve
finished
their
on
trolling
BnM
crappie
Brown
motor
in
Poles.
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and
foot
Brown
place
Gerald
Humminbird
deep
with
andon
Overstreet,
21.15
Overstreet
a combination
electronics.
pounds.
sponsored
fish
from
of
They
double
team
aFle-Fly,
received
Ranger
was
jig Corn
and
targeting
Road
boat
a check
double
equipped
Runner,
10-17
for
Tru
$1300.00.
and
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with
footTru
of
a
Hook
Minn
water,
Turn
minnow
Kota
Hooks,
catching
Kevin
Big
Fish
of third
the
tournament
honors
went
toThe
the
Missouri
Growers
Association
Team
of rigs
Black
Jones
and
and
Glow
Billy
jig
Don
tipped
Surface
withcard.
with
a Jonathan
minnow.
a giant This
2.24
pound
crappie.
was worth
Big$294.00.
fish bait
was aThey
Muddy
Water
$100.00
Top
Male/Female
Bass
Pro
Team
Shops
went
gift
to
and crappie
Alicia Phillips
with
13.72
pounds.
won
a
Jeff
trolling
and
motor.
Sela for
Ward
won
the Adult/Youth
division
with County
14.24 pounds
and won
a new
Minn Kota
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tournament
results.
Special
thanks
tofinal
local
sponsors
that
include:
Elmore
Commission,
City
of Prattville,
Marine,
National
Humminbird,
Rods,
Holders,
Company,
Valley
Fizards,
Skinzit,
Crappie
Hampton
Martin
Fashions,
Crazy
Auto
Now,
Media
Silent
Sponsors
Bobby
Inn
Spike-It,
Mercury
Metal,
Save
&
Bug
Angler,
Stalker,
and
Garland
Suites,
Ziptailz,
Band,
that
Tire
Huffman
Stren,
Johnson
Motors,
Stump
Rod
include:
&
Howard
Crappie
Gary
Off
Automotive,
Lake
Safe,
Publishing,
Shore
Jumper
Fishing,
Missouri
Yamamoto
Bass
Fork
Johnson,
Baits,
Timbuktu
Tackle,
Trophy
Series,
Pro
Road
and
Corn
Rockport
and
Shops,
Big
Custom
American
Navionics,
Outdoors,
Runner
Lures,
Growers
KMMO
Rig
Bass
Rap,
Rattler,
Tracker
Baits,
Bait
The
by
Brad
Legion
Association,
Gator
American
Zeko
Blakemore,
&
Original
Midsouth
KeepAlive,
Boats,
&
Tackle,
Brian
Post
Shoes,
Guards,
Rod
Nitro Boats,
Angler,
133.Special
in
Blue
American
Tackle,
Power-Pole,
the
Wild
Hook
Sox,
Ox
Outdoors. Fish
River,
B’n’M
Grizzly
Outfitters,
Line
Ethanol,
Minn
Balls,
Tackleworks,
thanks
Tite-lok
&
Crappieholic,
Poles,
Threader,
Jig
Kota,
Monster
Cathouse
to
Ozark
Slider,
our
RodOne
MO.
Next
Pole
Ultimate
on
the
Crappie
Challenge,
Masters
sponsored
All
American
by
Spike
Tournament
It,
June
19,
Trail
20,
will
2015
be
on Truman
aSouthern
National
Qualifier
Lake,
Clinton,
and
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