​For a classic in any fishing club you want it to be a true test.  A classic crowd generally comprises the best of the best for a given year.  This years Bass Assassins Classic at Bayou Lacombe was possibly the warmest classic we have ever had.  With warm weather in February, most anglers are thinking slug fest.  Big females moved up on the beds and sight fishing all day.  Well not so much this year.  In the weeks leading up to the classic, we had a lot of unstable weather.  A lot of rain one day and bright blue skies the next and this was a weekly occurrence.  This led to extreme fluctuations in water levels and temp not to mention muddy.  Just the day before the classic the water was super low.  Then it rained most of the night causing the water to be over the dock by blast-off time.  This year was definitely a true test.  Someone always figures them out though.  It was a close race up at the top of the leaderboard.  Devin Artigue narrowly squeezed into first place with 4 totaling 8.57 lbs.  Right on Devin's tail was Joe Stokes with an 8.49 lbs. limit.  Jimmy Dorris took third place with a four-fish bag that went 5.82 lbs.  The big fish of the day went to Devin for his 5.13 lbs. kicker.

The Double Nickel bass Club kicked of their Spring/Summer season this past Tuesday by fishing the East Pearl River. While the weather was good, the water conditions left something to be desired. There were 20 boats that showed up to fish and in the end it was Roger Mitchell who came out in first place with a 3-fish tournament limit weighing 6.900 pounds. Mitchell also won the big bass pot by bringing in a bass that weighed 3.860 pounds. Tommy Watkins came in second place with 6.515 pounds. In third place was Joe Picone who brought in 3 fish weighing 6.515 pounds. 

The Double Nickel Bass Club will fish the East Pearl River on Tuesday, Febraury 13. For more information please contact Dwain Crumby at 985-502-6006

The Classic tournament for the Liars and Lunker's 2023 Fall/Winter Series was held at Crawford's Landing in Slidell on January 28th. Six qualifying teams participated in the tournament on a Pearl River that was flooded and rising.  Despite the challenges, some nice stringers were weighed in. Timmy Dickens took the win with 11.09 pounds.  Second place went to Joe Picone and Roger Mitchell with 9.93 pounds. Eric Ciko came in third with 9.72 pounds. Eric also had the biggest bass of the day, weighing 4.50 pounds.