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Hi !firstname,

WOW - what a night! The first tournament of the season broke another record. This time, it was a family that brought home the bacon.

Jeff, Tina, and Andrew Criner won 1st place, big blue, lady angler, and junior angler prize. A total take home purse of $1,434.00 - Not too bad for a family team effort!

Anglers weighed a lot of catfish in the 40 pound range. Each fish appeared to be extremely healthy and each one were successfully released. The turn out was excellent, and this time we even had coffee to go with those bacon and egg sandwiches. Great Job Joseph Carey.

Congratulations goes to the Criner family, to all the winners, and to everyone who weighed a catfish. We look forward to seeing everybody return for our May 16th catfish tournament. Tell your friends about us, and invite them to come and experience a fun day.

Be sure to check out the tournament results in this issue and the new web site look. All the pictures and videos will soon be online to view.

Take a kid fishing!

To Your Catfishing Success
John Moore,Warren Weston
The Catfish Showdown

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In this Issue
1.Welcome Message
2.Tournament Dates
3.Tournament Results
4.Catfish Cooking
5.Catfish Tips
6.Subscribe/Unsubscribe

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2. Tournament Dates - 2009 Season

- April 18
- May 16
- June 27
- August 22
- Kids Fishing Day - September 19

TIME: 5 PM - 12 MIDNIGHT

LOCATION:  STAUNTON BOAT RAMP - RED OAK, VA. OFF HIGHWAY 15 - FEW MILES NORTH OF CLARKSVILLE.

PRICE: $50.00 PER BOAT ENTRY FEE - PAYOUT TOP TEN CASH, TROPHY AND OTHER PRIZES.

Registration will begin at around 1:30 - All boat captains are required to attend the captains meeting at 4:30 PM EST.

The 2009 Tournament hours are 5:00 PM EST - 12:00 Midnight. The weigh-in scales will open from 8:00 PM - 12:00 Midnight.

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3. Tournament Results

April 18, 2009 CATFISH SHOWDOWN TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Warren Weston - President
John Moore - Vice President/ WeighMaster/Boat Inspector
Red Moore - Tournament MC/Staff Secretary
Annette Weston
Fay Watts

National Anthem by "Gospel Voices."

Prayer by Red Moore.

TOP 10

1st Jeff Criner 48.64 Big Blue
2nd David Massey 41.86 Big Flathead
3rd Robert Fulcher 40.74 Flathead
4th William Robinson 40.50 Flathead
5th David Profitt 40.08 Flathead
6th Curtis Walker 37.22 Flathead
7th Joe Martin 35.72 Flathead
8th Allen Conner 34.94 Flathead
9th Shane Farrar 31.72 Blue
10th Mike Hopkins 31.26 Blue

JUNIOR ANGLER
1st Place - Andrew Criner - Boat #88 48.64 Blue
2nd Place - Jordan Wagstaff Boat #15 37.22 Flathead
3rd Place - Eric Moorefield Boat #67 35.72 Flathead

LADY ANGLER - Tina Criner Boat #88 48.64 Blue

Big Blue Winner - Jeff Criner 48.64

Big Flathead - David Massey 41.86

Total Anglers - 206

Total Youth Anglers - 15

Total Lady Anglers - 15

Weighed 26 fish - Total 665.16 lbs

Top Ten Weight 382.68 lbs

Average Weight Top Ten 38.26 lbs

89 BOAT CAPTAINS
1. BOBBY MELTON
2. SHANE FARRAR
3. MIKE HOPKINS
4. KEITH WATERS
5. JOE MULLINS
6. KYLE MOORE
7. CHARLIE BAIRD
8. KEITH NEAL
9. BERKLEY TAYLOR
10. MICKEY HAYNES
11. SAM COURTS
12. WAYNE SIZEMORE
13. TIM BOHANNON
14. DAVID PROFITT
15. CURTIS WALKER
16. J.J. MOORE
17. ALLEN CONNER
18. ADAM MORRIS
19. TONY MILAM
20. DAM WILMOUTH
21. LARRY TUCK
22. CHRIS SAUNDERS
23. TODD SWAIN
24. SHANNON CATES
25. BARRY LEWIS
26. ERIC ARNOLD
27. ROGER LAMBERT
28. SCOTT MARTIN
29. DALE LOWE
30. STEVE NEWCOMB
31. ROGER BENNETT
32. MICHAEL BLANKS
33. BLAYNE MARKER
34. JEFF SMITH
35. CHARLIE MOORE
36. TONY TOLER
37. ANTHONY NEWCOMB
38. VANN HUGHES
39. MIKE LEFRANCIOUS
40. EARL WORSHAM
41. KEITH SMITH
42. HAMPTON FARMER
43. ROB FENTER
44. TIM MANESS
45. KEITH SMITH
46. MITCH TERRY
47. RANDY ROBBINS
48. ROY PUGH
49. CLAY LIVELY
50. CARL WESTON
51. LEW COMPTON
52. WILLIAM ROBINSON
53. MIKE REAVES
54. RICHARD BURKE
55. TREY SNEAD
56. JOHNNY CHAPELL
57. BRIAN ANDERSON
58. CHARLES FARLEY
59. ROBERT FULCHER
60. DUSTIN FOX
61. PATRICK JACKSON
62. PAUL LINK
63. LESTER FOWLER
64. WALLACE JONES
65. ANDREW SMITH
66. WILSON POWELL
67. JOE MARTIN
68. MIKE LLOYD
69. NORMAN HENSLEY
70. FRANKIE MCKINNEY
71. TIM MARTIN
72. TODD BARNES
73. BRIAN TOOMBS
74. CLAUDE THOMPSON
75. JERRY PULLIAM
76. MONTY THOMPSON
77. DAVID POWELL
78. LARRY ROYSTER
79. EDWIN HAYER
80. JASON CROWDER
81. ROBERT LOWE
82. MIKE MILLS
83. CRAIG DUNN
84. HAROLD PRITCHARD
85. BEN ELLIOTT
86. TRAVIS JACKSON
87. DAVID MASSEY
88. JEFF CRINER
89. GLENN HUGHE

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4. Catfish Cooking

Try this tasty treat - it's scrumptious!

German chocolate Cheese Cake

1- Box German chocolate cake mix
1- Stick margarine (melted)
2- Eggs

Mix above ingredients by hand and pat into 13 x 9 pan, greased-floured pan. Set aside.

Topping
1- 8oz cream cheese (soften)
1- Box 10x powdered sugar (sifted)
3- Eggs

Mix above ingredients with mixer. Mix well, pour over cake mixture.

Bake at 325 degrees- 40-45 minutes

Can use lemon cake mix for lemon cheese cake

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5. Catfish Tips

During weigh-in at the April tournament, several winners from the past made a comment about catfish running with the bait, then suddenly dropping it.

99.9% of the time it's gotta be a bluecat. Blue catfish like to nest their food. They will smell the baitfish, nudge it, and softly put it in their mouth while taking it to their favorite place.

The territory each catfish selects to horde food for later ranges from a few feet to a couple hundred yards from your location.

If you experience a strong free spool run next time, let the catfish take it. Chances are, if you be patient, they will return to pick it up again. Except this time, it means business.

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