Part 3 Canadian BASS Elite Series Pro Jon Bondy Day Two Results Toyota Texas Bass Classic April 13-15/07 By: Wil Wegman
Pre Tournament Coverage | The Evening Before | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3

April 15th, 2007
Well the big Toyota Texas Bass Classic is in its final day and the 40 four person teams are now down to top five. As noted yesterday, it would have been almost impossible for Canadian Jon Bondy and his team mates to make the cut and they didn’t, ending up in 18th spot overall. The weather continues to play a major role in the inaugural event after rain, hail, and even tornadoes raced through the area Friday night, anglers were faced with heavily overcast skies, falling temperatures, and a 25 mph north wind. Some teams were battling four foot high waves out on Lake Fork. Who says southern impoundments don’t get rough? Certainly not those who found themselves fishing on their knees yesterday just so that they don’t fall out of the boat!

The team of Alton Jones, Russ Lane, Steve Daniel, and Kyle Mabrey, who together brought more than 140 pounds of bass to the scales enjoy such a dominating lead it is hard to imagine any team catching them. Even the 2nd place team lead by Terry Scrogins with over 125 pounds needs 15 pounds just to catch up.

John Sappington caught three fish in the last 15 minutes of the session, including an 11-1 largemouth.  It’s the heaviest fish weighed in so far. That fish just edged out the 11 pounder brought in by Lee Bailey Jr.  Bailey caught an over-the-slot eight pounder on his first cast of the morning but had to release it when he caught his 11 pounder.
    “I’ve never culled an eight pounder before,” Bailey laughed.  “It feels pretty strange.”

As in Day One fish seemed to bite in quick flurries. Ray Scheide and Ben Matsubu caught more than 20 pounds of their 38-12 total on three consecutive casts.  Matsubu started with a five pounder and added an eight pounder, then Scheide caught an 8-4.  The flurry ended a moment later when Matsubu lost an eight pounder.  

We will continue our coverage here on Big Fat Bass of the Toyota Texas Bass Classic on Lake Fork as information becomes available.

The first five teams below qualify for the final round of fishing tomorrow. Each team's scores will CONTINUE TO BE CUMILITIVE THROUGH THE FINAL ROUND.

Place / Team# and Captain / City,St / Day 1 #Fish & Weight / Day 2 #Fish & Weight

1 4 Alton Jones Waco, Texas 16 82-0 30 140-12
2 40 Terry Scroggins Talala, Oklahoma 17 68-12 29 125-12
3 20 David Walker Sam Rayburn, Texas 18 81-8 28 117-12
4 28 Chad Morgenthaler Osage Beach, Missouri 13 52-8 27 112-4
5 17 Randy Howell Onalaska, Texas 14 46-8 33 108-8

6 36 Gary Klein Mineola, Texas 14 62-0 26 103-4
7 32 Kelly Jordan Mineola, Texas 11 49-4 21 101-12
8 26 Zell Rowland Montgomery, Texas 13 40-8 29 101-12
9 16 Mike Wurm Bella Vista, Arkansas 18 50-4 31 100-0
10 27 Luke Clausen Spokane, Washington 12 56-12 24 98-12
11 3 Charlie Hartley Santa Fe, Tennessee 12 43-0 25 98-12
12 13 Larry Nixon Bee Branch, Arkansas 14 42-4 30 98-8
13 25 Jeff Reynolds Platter, Oklahoma 16 50-8 29 96-12
14 30 Edwin Evers Mannsville, Oklahoma 12 31-0 31 96-0
15 11 Jay Yelas Tyler, Texas 15 46-12 30 93-12
16 18 Andy Morgan Dayton, Tennessee 14 50-0 25 93-8
17 7 Peter Thilevros Jacksonville, Florida 12 49-12 21 91-12
18 33 Denny Brauer Camdenton, Missouri 16 35-4 34 91-8
19 15 Dean Rojas Grand Saline, Texas 16 48-8 30 88-0
20 24 Kevin VanDam Kalamazoo, Michigan 12 50-8 23 85-4
21 22 Tommy Biffle McMinnville, Tennessee 12 42-12 24 81-12
22 19 Jeff Kriet Ardmore, Oklahoma 13 28-0 27 80-4
23 14 Chris Baumgardner Danbury, Connecticut 18 55-8 28 80-4
24 2 Mike Iaconelli Sabinal, Texas 13 29-8 26 80-0
25 10 Morizo Shimizu Osaka, Japan 12 50-12 19 79-12
26 21 Todd Faircloth Jasper, Texas 11 31-4 24 74-12
27 37 Art Ferguson III St. Clair Shores, Michigan 9 30-12 22 74-8
28 23 Bernie Schultz Gainesville, Florida 12 46-0 20 74-0
29 9 Lee Bailey Jr. Amston, Connecticut 7 16-0 18 70-12
30 34 John Crews Jr. Wyandotte, Oklahoma 12 32-12 22 69-4
31 29 Takahiro Omori Emory, Texas 11 54-0 14 66-0
32 12 Aaron Martens Leeds, Alabama 11 39-4 19 66-0
33 6 Kevin Wirth Crestwood, Kentucky 11 28-0 23 65-12
34 5 Mike McClelland Hot Springs, Arkansas 9 29-0 16 60-0
35 1 Dave Wolak Wake Forest, N. Carolina 13 33-12 22 56-4
36 8 Brent Chapman Shawnee, Kansas 6 13-8 16 55-8
37 35 Guy Eaker Cherryville, N. Carolina 11 29-0 17 54-4
38 31 Brian Snowden Charleston, West Virginia 11 21-12 20 49-4
39 39 Jason Quinn Humble, Texas 7 15-12 18 44-0
40 38 Timmy Horton Muscle Shoals, Alabama 7 20-4 16 42-14

Total Tournament Catches: 967
Total Tournament Weight: 3,369-6

Wil Wegman is an award winning outdoor writer who has covered major fishing tournaments since 1991. As an accredited BASS/ESPN press observer, Wil has attended and covered more Bassmasters Classic’s in the US then another Canadian. He is also an avid tournament competitor and has been teaching bass fishing courses at SenecaCollege for over 20 years.