The ​Double Nickel Bass Club fished the East Pearl River. 27 teams showed up to claim bragging rights. It was an overcast day with a light breeze that made for a good morning, however, the fish didn’t want to corporate as the weights were low. Ralph Dunn was able to put together a 3-fish stringer weighing 6.94 pounds.  His biggest bass won the big fish pot at 3.31 pounds. Second place went to Bob Perry with 4.69 pounds. Bill Dorris came in third place with 4.44 pounds. Joe Frierson won second place Big Bass with a 2.65-pound fish. 

For the last Bass Assassins we fished Bayou Liberty in some of the worst conditions you could ask for.  On Saturday there was a big front that came through dumping a good bit of rain and if that wasn't enough from 4 a.m. till 6:30 a.m. on Sunday another front came through as everyone was trying to launch their boats.  It was a wet start to the day with the day becoming very windy and a slight chill in the air.  It was a tough day of fishing.  The weights were really low and only 10 of the 17 anglers who fished managed to bring in fish to weigh in.  Of those 10 CJ Pichon ended up on top with a 4.71 lbs. limit.  In second we find John Cahill who has been on fire this year.  John brought in a limit totaling 4.27 lbs.  Third place honors went to the 2023 Classic champ Bill Dorris for his 3.70 lbs. limit. Bruce Vallelungo won the big fish pot with 2.33 pounds.

The East Pearl was the location for the Double Nickel tournament on Tuesday.                                 24 boats showed up to battle on a foggy morning. The were a lot of fish caught but most of them were small. In the end Jason Lee who came out on top with a 3-fish tournament limit weighing 7.82 pounds. Lee also took second place in the biggest bass division with a bass that weighed 3.48 pounds.  Second place went to Guy Steagall with a 7.06-pound bag of fish. Stegall also won the big fish division with a 3.85-pound kicker fish. Third place went to Richard Allotto with 6.50 pounds.