Gaines Price took home the Uncle Jesse’s Fishing Tournament trophy over the weekend with a whopping 9.5-pound Bass, almost 2 pounds more than the runner-up.
The winners from Saturday’s tournament and their weighed catch include:
- 1 – Gaines Price, 9.5 lbs
- 2 – Chance Woodard, 7.54 lbs
- 3 – Eugene Montgomery, 6.55 lbs
- 4 – Matthew Basinger, 6.2 lbs
- 5 – Legend Woodard, 5.29 lbs
- 6 – James Taylor Jr., 5.05 lbs
- 7 – Dauren Darnell, 4.92 lbs
- 8 – Ryan Sloan, 4.59 lbs
- 9 – Michael Campbell, 4.39 lbs
- 10 – Maddox Yaross, 4.38 lbs
- 11 – Riley Chipman, 4.36 lbs
- 12 – Michael Waggoner, 4.25 lbs
- 13 – Daniel Winter, 4.19 lbs
- 14 – Josh Risinger, 4.12 lbs
- 15 – Angie Evans, 4.09 lbs
- 16 – Randy Connot, 3.96 lbs
- 17 – Ryan Michael, 3.85 lbs
- 18 – Caeson Clark, 3.83 lbs
- 19 – Earnest Tinnell, 3.63 lbs
- 20 – Brody Erwin, 3.56 lbs
- 21 – Aaron Driggers, 3.56 lbs
- 22 – John Davidson, 3.43 lbs
- 23 – Joey Ditommaso, 3.40 lbs
- 24 – Jason Jones, 3.40 lbs
- 25 – Garrett Anderson, 3.33 lbs
- 26 – Randy Horton, 333 lbs
- 27 – Wade Evans, 3.30 lbs
- 28 – Russell Robinson, 3.29 lbs
- 29 – Terry Anderson, 3.19 lbs
- 30 – Darly Quick, 3.16 lbs
- 31 – Barry Horton, 3.15 lbs
- Closest to 4 lbs: Randy Connot, 3.96 lbs
- Youth Angler: Legend Woodard, 5.29 lbs
First held in 1988, the Uncle Jesse’s Big Mouth Big Bass Classic has become an annual event each spring for Paris and Lamar County.
Held at Pat Mayse Lake with help from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the tournament attracts 350-400 anglers and hundreds of fans and spectators. Many area businesses and volunteers also help make this a real angler’s event and a fun day for the fans and spectators.
Denver “Uncle Jesse” Pyle of the Dukes of Hazard has been on hand for each of the previous tournaments shaking hands, signing autographs, hugging kids and helping in every way, until his death in 1998. He, along with his lovely wife, Tippi, never asked, nor received reimbursement for their participation. Denver’s one request was that all net proceeds from the tournament go directly to benefit children of the county with special needs.
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