We started our tournament season on La Cygne April 22. The morning was cold as we took off with 45 degrees in the morning with the wind from the north. It blew all day about 25 mph and only got to 64 degrees. Water temperature started at 53 degrees and warmed up to 63 degrees. But the bass bite of 14 anglers was a count of 58 fish that weighed 131.71 lbs. This is an average of 9.40 per angler. Steve Taylor won the boater side with 14.69 lbs and Bob Bullington came in second with 13.08 lbs. The non-boater side was won by Don Hatch with 14.09 lbs and second was Mike Wells with 13.28 lbs. Big Bass was Bob Drake with a 5.66 lb hog. Most bass were caught on Soft Plastics and Spinnerbaits. Overall, a great start to the season. Next is Banner Creek on May 19, and we will draw for the running order and partner at the meeting at Lexinet on May 2 at 7pm.
 

About Twin Rivers Bass Club

The Twin Rivers Bass Club of Emporia KS, promotes education, conservation, and friendly competition. We fish an eight tournament schedule. The Twin Rivers Bass Club adopted a new tournament format in 2000 which has increased the boater and non-boater chances of placing in our tournaments by 50% and to give our novice fishermen more opportunity to learn more about bass fishing.

We have gone to a pro-am type tournament where the boater fishes against boater and the non-boater against non-boater. We believe this has helped our non-boater participation in the club in several ways. If you ever fished out of the back of a boat you know that the person in the front has the advantage. So the person in the back is only fishing against other non-boaters with the same odds of catching fish. We feel this has opened up communications between the boater and non-boater so each can share information about the how's and why's they are fishing the way they are. The club member who ends up with the most points either boater or non-boater will represent our club in the Mr. Bass competition.

Many fishermen are curious about tournament fishing and a bass club is the perfect place to get a feel for the sport. Fishing in a club environment allows anglers the opportunity to test their skills against other anglers in friendly competition. It is also a great way to learn tactics for locating and catching bass on area lakes and reservoirs.

We would love to hear from you. Go to our contact us page if you would like more information about a meeting location and time or feel free to ask any questions you might have and we will be glad to get back with you!