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Butch Thurmond Wins Double Nickel at East Pearl

4/30/2025

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PictureDwain Crumby
The weather was nice on Tuesday morning, but later, it turned hot. The rising river and an incoming tide made it a grind to catch fish. A few of the 21 boats that showed up did find a few fish. In the end it was Butch Thurmond who came in with the heaviest bag with three fish weighing 5.45 pounds. CJ Pichon claimed second place with 5.05 pounds and 2nd place big bass at 2.43 pounds. Jerry Bullock took third place with 4.67 pounds. Rob Watson claimed big bass honors with a 2.84-pound bass. 


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Jerry Bullock, Butch Thurmond, CJ Pichon, Rob Watson
The Double Nickel Bass Club will hold its next tournament at the East Pearl River on May 6. The club is for those who are above the age of 55. For more information, please call Dwain Crumby at 985-502-6006.
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Steve Hadley Wins Bass Assassins with 7.39 pounds

4/27/2025

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PictureChris Basey
Crawfords Landing was the site of the last Bass Assassins tournament.  We had to cancel this tournament two weeks prior to this due to a large storm front that was passing through the area.  That front dumped a lot of rain from here to Jackson which caused the river to climb to flood stages and back down to 13.5 feet in those two weeks.  When we showed up at the launch the river was falling 1 foot a day pulling lots of water out of the swamps and the fish were on the move.  This day was going to prove to be tough.  Out of the 15 anglers that showed up to fish only 7 were able to bring fish to the scale.  Topping the field we find a Pearl River legend Steve Hadley who brought in a 7.39 lbs. limit.  Steve's bag also contained the big fish of the day which was a 2.03 pounder.  

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In second we find John Cahill with a 6.43 lbs. limit.  Rob Roberts took home third with a limit weighing 6.23 lbs.

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John Cahill
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Rob Roberts
4th:  Bill Dorris                             4 fish                          5.89 lbs.
5th:  Justin Birch                          3 fish                          4.38 lbs.
6th:  John Andrews                      4 fish                          3.42 lbs.
7th:  Devin Artigue                       1 fish                          1.65 lbs.

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Steve Hadley, John Cahill, Rob Roberts
The next Bass Assassins will be held at Foggy Waters Marina on Bayou Liberty May 4th.  There is a 7 dollar launch fee at this launch.  If you have any questions you can email [email protected] or call Chris Basey at 985-707-7857.
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​​Florida Parishes Bass Anglers Tackle Bayou Liberty

4/23/2025

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PicturePatrick Engerran
On 4/13/25 ten boats showed up at the Foggy Waters Marina for the 4 th event of
the FPBA season. The anglers were greeted by a chilly full moon morning and
clear skies, a low tide on an already low bayou due to a couple of days of north
winds. As the day warmed up, most of the anglers spent at least part of the day
looking for the last spawners that had moved up. Dock talk had most the bass in
a post spawn pattern with a few still on beds. Most of the grass that Bonafuca is known for was almost on the bank, with the low water conditions. As always, some
find a way to catch them somewhere and somehow.
1st spot was Skip Rayburn with 5 fish for 9.30 lbs. 2 nd was the team of Bishop
Gehegan & Karla Lee with 5 for 9.16 lbs. 3rd hole was Chad Babin with 5 alive for
8.29 lbs. First spot out the money was Patrick Engerran and Troy Conklin with 5
dinks for 7.05 lbs and fifth place was John Segers with 4 fish for 6.70 lbs.


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Skip Rayborn
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Chad Babin
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Bishop Gehegan & Karla Lee
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FBPA is holding its next tournament at Lock #1 on May 10. For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/fpbassanglers. 
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    Ralph Dunn
    4.29 lbs. 
    East Pearl River

    Ron Hindman
    4.07 lbs.
    East Pearl River

    Karry Terrobonne
    3.99 lbs.
    Bayou Lacombe

    Bruce Vallelungo
    3.99 lbs.
    Bayou Lacombe


    ​Zach Barnes

    3.85 lbs.
    Lock One











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    Pearl River Team Trails
    Team Format
    5-bass stringer
    Safelight - 3:00 p.m.
    Charles Dauzat
    985-960-6936


    Bass Assassins
    Singles Format
    ​5-bass stringer
    Safelight - 12.00 p.m.
    Director - Chris Basey
    985-707-7857

    PRSC
    Team Format
    5-bass stringer
    Safelight - 3:00 p.m.
    Entry Fee - $50
    Big Bass Fee - $10
    Yearly Membership $25
    Larry Mixon
    985-516-7130

    FPBA
    Team Format
    5-bass stringer
    Safelight - 3:00 p.m.
    fpbassanglers.com

    Double Nickel
    Singles Format
    ​55 years or older
    3-bass stringer
    Safelight - 11:00 p.m.
    Joe Picone
    985-630-4170

    Liar's and Lunker's
    Team Format
    5-bass stringer
    Safelight - 12:00
    Entry Fee - $50 Includes Big Bass

    Morgan Schutte
    985-789-4503
    Jim Harris
    985-640-0609



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