Bebber & Keith Caka WIN On Sam Rayburn!

1st -21.66 lbs - Keith Caka & Charles Bebber.

2nd -Chris McCall & Pete Shivers

by Bill & Barbara Long / Anglers Quest

(Feb. 24, 2009 - Lake Sam Rayburn-Brookeland, Tx)… Anglers Quest 2009 Super Team Series #2 blasted off after the playing of the national anthem at 6:35 am on Sam Rayburn with 70 teamed anglers showing up to go for the all cash purse of $6655.00.

Kris Wilson from Montgomery, Tx & Cody Comeaux from Lumberton, Tx ran Kris’s Ranger/Yamaha bass rig to numerous areas on the lake to catch their best 5 bass at 20.02 lbs to bring to the scales to capture 4th place and $800.00 throwing rattle traps in the grass.

The Tiremax Team of Ricky Guy & Josh Guy from Humble, Tx powered Ricky’s Tiremax wrapped Ranger/Yamaha bass rig to areas with grass to catch their best 5 bass of 18.65 lbs throwing red traps to garner 5th place and collect $400.00 for their day on the water.

 

A/Q #2 SUPER TEAM-FEBRUARY 22-2009-LAKE SAM RAYBURN-MILL CREEK PARK
CHAMP FUND THIS EVENT=$775.00—CHAMP FUND TOTAL TO DATE=$1865.00
EVENT TOTALS—35 TEAMS-23 LIMITS-134 FISH-345.20 LBS-2.57 AVG.

 

 

1ST-$2000.00 & Trophies–2ND-$1400.00–3RD-$1000.00–4TH-$800.00–5TH-$400.00

6TH-$250.00–7TH-$230.00–8TH-DOUBLE ZZ LURES

1ST-BIG BASS=

7.89-$250.00

STRICKLAND & HARDY

POLYGRAPH FEE

$150.00

PL	Boat#	SUPER TEAM/NAMES	#Fish	BB	Total Wt.	$$ Paid
1	4	CHARLES BEBBER & KEITH CAKA	5	4.52	21.66	$2,000.00
2	14	CHRIS MCCALL & PETE SHIVERS	5	0.00	20.85	$1,400.00
3	3	TOMMY HILL & MIKE GRIFFIN	5	5.39	20.26	$1,000.00
4	30	KRIS WILSON & CODY COMEAUX	5	0.00	20.02	$800.00
5	5	RICKY GUY & JOSH GUY	5	0.00	18.65	$400.00
6	26	TOMMY DICKERSON & MICHAEL LAFLEUR	5	0.00	18.32	$250.00
7	13	JOHN SALAMONE & CHESS ADAMS	5	7.62	17.74	$230.00
8	6	LARRY COTTEN & CLINT MAY	5	0.00	17.41	ZZ LURES
9	20	JAMES STRICKLAND & T.W. HARDY	5	7.89	17.13	$250.00

For more information or the full write up please visit http://www.fishingworld.com/AnglersQuest/

 

Thank You Castaway Rods!

I just wanted to take the time out to say THANKS to Castaway Rods and make everyone aware of the service they offer.  I recently had 4 older Castaways that were well used with plenty of battle scars.  I called up to the Castaway factory to ask if it was possible to send my rods in and have new eyes put on in place of broker or damaged ones.  They informed me to send them in with a check for $25 to cover the shipping back to me.  I ended up sending those rods back with a family member who lives in Conroe and they dropped the rods off for me.  A short time later I received a tube back from Castawy with all four rods having a complete set of new eyes on each rod plus a new layer of clear coat.  They did far more than what I was have expected and really stood by their product.  I just wanted to voice my appreciation to Castaway Rods.

Sam Rayburn Property of the Week by Allman Company, REATLORS

We have 3 waterview/ water access lots listed in Section 36 of Rayburn Country.  They should total approximately just under an acre.  They have already been cleared and are ready for someone to come and build on them.  These lots are priced as a package deal for $49,900!   At this price, these lots won’t last long.  The lake is currently 6 feet low (due to the Ike draw down)  so there would normally be more water back behind the lot.

 

Bass Champs East Texsa Region will be on Lake Sam Rayburn February 28th.  For more information please visit their website at www.basschamps.com

Sam Rayburn Fishing Report by Lynn Atkinson

Reel um N Guide Service

Owner
Lynn Atkinson  

Water Temp.60                      

Water Clarity 2-3 feet

02-22-09

Sam Rayburn is at 158.30 ft the water temperature has been around 58 degrees warming up to 60 in some of the pockets. The water has been clear in some of the pockets but murky for the most part on the main lake.

The lake is still low but it’s coming up slowly. It’s still a long way from the buck brush and may not get there in time for the spawn. There are still a lot of places these fish can get where you can’t get to them. There is a lot of timber out there so be careful. We had several boats run aground this last week so keep an eye on the ridges and sandbars that are just under the water.

The fishing started off great on Monday.  We caught several fish over 5 lbs off some ledges on a Carolina Rig and Stanley Football Jig.  A couple of fronts moved thru with high winds that muddied the area up and pushed the fish back. These fish suspended off the ledge and just about refused to bite. We pulled out the drop shot and the best bait was a Needle worm by E2 Bait Company. Watermelon Red and Green Pumpkin were the best colors, dipped in chartreuse.   Finding clear water is the most important thing.  There are a lot of fish that are buried in the grass and just refuse to come up and play. The Lipless baits have been catching some fish around the grass edges and will continue to do so as these fish move up. Flukes, Senko’s and Wacky worms worked over the grass will get some of them to bite.  The Stanley Spinner Baits have been picking up some fish along the grass edges and around the stumps White, Chartreuse have been the best. The Male bass will continue to move up and the females will not be too far behind. Good Luck and Catch a Big One for all of us.

If you haven’t heard about The Bass Class on the water check it out on the website and give me a call. Come learn some tricks that will help you catch fish on any lake.   

We have been catching a few Crappie in the grass around creek channels and some off the brush piles. The Bridges are giving up some nice slabs.  Remember to be extra careful out there if the wind comes up.  

Big D Outdoors is the place to get your boat ready now. The spawn is getting closer by the day..  So, what are you waiting for?  Give them a call 409-769-3700.  

God Bless
Lynn Atkinson
srayburn@rayburncountry.com
www.rayburncountry.com
Home 936-897-3400
Cell 979-220-0251

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Lynn Atkinson
srayburn@rayburncountry.com
www.rayburncountry.com
Cell 979-220-0251
Home 936-897-3400

Matt Purghan & Trey Smith Win Anglers Quest on Sam Rayburn

     

The 2008 AOY team of Matt Purghan from Orange & Trey Smith from Bridge City, TX ran Trey’s BassCat bass rig to north main lake points over grass around the Canyons & Bird Island to catch their bass throwing youzri rattling white ghost craw in 4-6 ft of water. They had 10 keepers on an all day bite but culled 5 times by 3 pm to finish in 1st place with 21.42 lbs and collect $2600.00 for their day on the water. Matt & Trey would like to Thank their sponsors, American Rodsmith, George Marine, Open Water Custom Baits.com & Custom Bass Jig.com for their support.

 

 Larry Pope & Roddy Weatherley from Jasper, TX ran their Ranger/Mercury bass rig to the south lake area to finish in 2nd with their best 5 bass, caught on rattletraps around the grass that tipped the scales at 20.17 lbs. Larry had the Big Bass of the event in their sack at 10.03 lbs to collect the BB money. They had a limit in the boat by 9 am and then culled 7 more times throughout the day. Their day on the lake payed back $1450.00 for their efforts. The team would like to Thank their sponsors, All Star Rods & James Edward Optic Popper for their support

  Rodney Cherry & Justin Sowell from Kountze, TX ran Rodney’s Ranger/Yamaha to north main lake on a milk run to various places throughout the day to finish in 3rd place with a total of 5 bass at 19.09 lbs fishing with red rattletraps around scattered grass. They took home $750.00 for their day on the water. They reported catching 25-30 bass all day

 

1ST BB=10.03

$150.00

POPE & WEATHERLY

PL	Boat#	TEAM/NAMES	#FISH	B.B.	TOTAL WGT	$$$ PAID
1	1	MATT PURGHAN & TREY SMITH	5	0.00	21.42	$2,600.00
2	19	LARRY POPE & RODDY WEATHERLY	5	10.03	20.17	$1,450.00
3	26	RODNEY CHERRY & JUSTIN SOWELL	5	0.00	19.09	$750.00
4	47	BUD PRUITT & JIM PRUITT	5	0.00	18.46	$550.00
5	33	JAMES SHAW &	5	7.40	17.76	$440.00
6	17	RAYMOND BALCEROWICZ & TBA	5	0.00	17.11	$365.00
7	40	TOMMY DICKERSON & MIKE LAFLEUR	5	0.00	16.73	$320.00
8	59	DANNY CHERRY & TOMMY DURHAM	5	0.00	16.45	$260.00
9	53	JUSTINS BURNS & J.D. BURNS	5	0.00	16.28	$250.00
10	43	BOB KINIRY & BRITTANY MURRAY	5	7.18	16.04	$200.00

CONTACT ANGLERS QUEST Anglers Quest 18923 Keyturn Ln Humble,Tx-77346 281-852-8842 or email:Anglers Quest All information and photos came from Anglers Quest

Mr. Sam Rayburn David Wharton 1950 - 2009

DAVID WHARTON
 
Hometown: SAM RAYBURN, TX
Birthdate: 02-10-1950
Family: (WIFE) CARLA (CHILD) BLAKE
Hobbies: SALTWATER FISHING, GOLF, COOKING

I was very saddened to hear that David Wharton past away yesterday from a heart attack.   David was known as Mr. Sam Rayburn for years from having built a reputation as one of the lakes best Anglers.  He put himself through college by guiding on the lake and later went on to have a very established professional fishing career but had not been as active in pro bass fishing in the last 5 yrs.  He and his wife Carla live here in Rayburn Country.  Please keep Carla and the rest of the family in your prayers.  

Commercial Real Estate in Beaumont

I know we get a lot of traffic from the Golden Triangle area of South East Texas and I wanted to point out to those viewers who may have an intereste in commercial property about a new Real Estate office that just opened up. Fidelis Commercial Real Estate Services is a new company in Beaumont but don’t let that fool you.  The President of the company, Lee Y. Wheeler III had been selling commercial property in the area for a while now.  Lee and his associates decided it was time to open their own office and that is just what they have done.  Keep them in mind if your needing any commercial property or selling any commercial property in South East Texas.

 

Lee Y. Wheeler III, CCIM - President

Fidelis Commercial Real Estate Services

2660 Sweetgum, Beaumont, TX. 77703

O) 409.899.3300 F) 409.899.3301

www.setxcommercialproperty.com

Lake Sam Rayburn Fishing Report by Lynn Atkinson

Reel um N Guide Service

 

Owner
Lynn Atkinson

Water Temp.60                      

Water Clarity 2-3 feet

02-15-09

Sam Rayburn is at 158.18 ft the water temperature has been around 60 degrees. The water has been clear in some of the pockets.  Some of the points are murky from the winds we have had this week.

The last few days the water has warmed up and we have seen some fish roaming the shallows looking around. As always we had a little front move thru Saturday that cooled things down a bit. That means the fish will move a short distant and hold tight there until the temperature comes  up a few degrees. This is just the first wave of fish to move in and we should see more to follow in the up coming weeks. The Trap bite has improved this week with several good fish coming off it with one very over 5 lbs. Most of these fish have been caught around the grass edges off creek channels and ledges. This is a great place to pitch a Stanley Jig around looking for that big bite.  Working a Wacky Worm, Flukes or Senko in the same area has also produced some good fish 10 ft and up has been the best bite, anything deeper the fish have been suspended and hard to catch. We also have caught some fish around 20-25 ft around structure but have not caught anything big out there yet.  I look for these fish to continue to work their way to the staging areas and move in as the days warm up more. Watermelon Red, Green Pumpkin and Pumpkin Seed are just a few of the colors that I like this time of year. Traps would start in the Red and Gold colors and there are several combinations to choose from, Rayburn Red, Toledo Gold and Cherry Bomb are just a few.  Yes I have seen one color catch fish while the other colors will not.  Don’t get stuck on one bait. 

Up Date Big Bass  

 If you’re looking for a big fish, some have started to show up. There was 10.56 lb and an 11.74 lb bought into Jackson Hill Marina Sunday Morning.  The story John Rutledge told was the 11.74 was caught on a jig. John is the happy and lucky fisherman that hauled in the 11.74 lb.

 The Jig is a (Big Bass) bait and Stanley Jig has some of the best jigs around. The Bugeye Jig (Football) is one that I have caught lots of fish on. It has a good strong Owner Hook and is great to work around Stumps and Brush piles or pulled over the bare bottom. The head helps keep the bait setting up right and keeps the bait looking right and that makes a lot of difference. Stanley’s Rattling Flat Eye is one that I love working in the grass. It also comes with a great hook; a (Custom Wide Bite Mustard hook); that can take a powerful hook set and hold up. If you set a hook on a big fish, have good line and strong hook to start with and you’ll be on the right track.

Remember the Budweiser Sharelunker Program entries started on October 1 and run thru April 30th. If you haven’t heard, it encourages anglers who caught a 13 - pound- plus largemouth bass to lend or donate it to the TPWD for spawning purposes. There are some great benefits doing this, and one of them is getting a full color, life size, fiberglass replica of the bass. (October 1-April 30 only)  If your fish meets the requirements listed above, call their toll-free, 24-hour pager at 1-888-784-0600 or (903) 681-0550.Check out the Program rules and benefits at http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/visitorcenters/tffc/budsharelunker/rules/ 

Jackson Hill Marina is working as a weigh in site for the Sharelunker Program and has Certified Scales for weighing the Potential Lunkers along with a holding tank to hold them. So get you big fish down there and get them weighed in. 

Remember this is the time of year that a lot of Trophy Bass are caught, If you catch one make sure you take good care of her. Get her weight, measurements’ and pictures and get her back in the water. Having a replica made is the best thing to do as  it will out last the real thing and look just like her. Besides now you can go back and try to catch her again next time you’re out. If we don’t take care of the Big fish we have now who will? 

                                  Big Bass Splash 25 Year Anniversary

One Million Dollar Tournament

McDonalds Tournament on Sam Rayburn                                               April 17-18-19 2009

Checkout the details and get things going your way and catch the big one. Get your lodging booked now and take a trip on the lake and find where your best chance is of hooking that big Bass. Don’t wait till the week of the tournament get it done early. You don’t want to hook a big fish right before the tournament.

Crappie:  This week we have caught a few nice slabs in the grass on Rat-L-Traps and I mean 2 lbs. hopefully we get some on road runners around the grass edges this year. There are a few be caught around 147 bridge and a few off the brush piles around the river.   We are booking trips for the springs so don’t wait to long. Round up your friends and get your trip booked. We can handle up to 10 anglers on the pontoon 

If you haven’t heard about The Bass Class on the water check it out on the website and give me a call. Come on down and learn some cool tricks that will help you catch fish on any lake.   

Big D Outdoors is the place to get your boat ready now. The spawn is getting closer by the day..  So, what are you waiting for?  Give them a call 409-769-3700.  

God Bless
Lynn Atkinson
srayburn@rayburncountry.com
www.rayburncountry.com
Home 936-897-3400
Cell 979-220-0251
Lynn Atkinson
srayburn@rayburncountry.com
www.rayburncountry.com
Cell 979-220-0251
Home 936-897-3400

Bass Fishing at Sam Rayburn is getting HOT!

We finally had a stretch of warm weather this week and we have received numerous reports that the bass have finally turned on up shallow.  I talked to several people this week who were out on the lake and they are talked about how easy the fishing was.   One guys said, “I think I caught a fish on every cast”.  Another angler told me, “You don’t even know how to fish and you can still catch a buch of bass right now”.  Hot baits seem to be Senkos, flukes, rogues, spinnerbaits, and lizards. 

If your heading to Rayburn any time soon, be sure to bring some bandaids for your thumb.  Good luck.

 

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