Bruce wins Concordia Bass Club of Vidalia event

Published 12:21 am Sunday, October 12, 2008

JONESVILLE — Twenty Concordia Bass Club of Vidalia members plus three guests fished a pleasant fall day on 77 degree Bushley Bayou near Jonesville to bring 72 bass to the scales.

Winner John “Team Go-Mart” Bruce of Vidalia (12.52 limit, 3.99 lunker) on jigs and topwaters won easily while Randy Pitre of Vidalia took runner-up with a 8.34 limit. Chad Pugh (7.61 limit) took third while Eric Hayes (7.39 limit) was fourth.

Top ten finishers were; fifth, Mike Tillman (7.24 limit); sixth, Matt Smith (7.17 limit); seventh, Jay Sanderford (6.75 limit); eighth, Ricky “Team G-Loomis” Gillespie (four for 6.42); ninth, Junior Book (6.34 limit) and 10th, Alonzo Walker (four for 5.13).

Email newsletter signup

Others fishing were Tim Houghton (four for 4.61), Grady Boykin (two for 3.25), Joe Houghton (four for 4.34), Clyde Morace (two for 3.50), Johnny Davis (two for 2.59), Ronnie Gillespie (two for 2.33), Alan Brumfield (one for 1.07) and Jim Tillman (one for .86).

Also fishing were members Doug “Team Kistler” Schexnayder and Theodore Walker, guest Curtis Smith (5.85 limit), guest Tyler Sanderford (1 for 0.85) and guest Junior Enos.