The wind and clouds hampered some anglers, but good weights were still brought in.  Hackney & Wurm had the only two limits over 30lbs today and Preston Clark stayed on pace for the Record.  Clark weighed a respectable 23-15 today, extending his lead to nearly 10lbs over Skeet Reese who moved to 2nd with 23-02.  Clark’s three day total sits at 92-10, which leaves a mere 16lbs from having the all-time 4 day BASS Record.  The top 3 anglers are all still on pace for the record and the entire Top 12 has a legitimate shot at it.  Steve Kennedy sits in 3rd with 83-0 and needs a managable 26lbs to reach Rojas’ record.  I think it is nearly a forgone conclusion that the record will fall on Sunday.  On a side note, Preston Clark plans to prepay his children’s college education if he takes home the first place $100,000 tomorrow.

 Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts    Total $$$

1.  Preston Clark          Palatka, Fla.          15  92-10  315    $1,500.00
  Day 1: 5   39-06    Day 2: 5   29-05    Day 3: 5   23-15  
2.  Skeet Reese            Auburn, Calif.         15  83-01  295
  Day 1: 5   29-12    Day 2: 5   30-03    Day 3: 5   23-02  
3.  Steve Kennedy          Auburn, Ala.           15  83-00  290
  Day 1: 5   23-06    Day 2: 5   31-13    Day 3: 5   27-13  
4.  Kevin Wirth            Crestwood, Ky.         15  80-12  285    $1,000.00
  Day 1: 5   27-06    Day 2: 5   31-15    Day 3: 5   21-07  
5.  Terry Scroggins        Palatka, Fla.          15  79-14  280
  Day 1: 5   33-06    Day 2: 5   27-12    Day 3: 5   18-12  
6.  Greg Hackney           Gonzales, La.          15  78-07  276
  Day 1: 5   21-09    Day 2: 5   25-11    Day 3: 5   31-03  
7.  Kelly Jordon           Mineola, Texas         15  78-06  272      $500.00
  Day 1: 5   31-15    Day 2: 5   31-10    Day 3: 5   14-13  
8.  Dean Rojas             Lake Havasu, Ariz.     15  77-11  268
  Day 1: 5   25-09    Day 2: 5   31-11    Day 3: 5   20-07  
9.  John Crews             Salem, Va.             15  76-08  264
  Day 1: 5   29-09    Day 2: 5   29-04    Day 3: 5   17-11  
10. Aaron Martens          Leeds, Ala.            15  75-10  260      $500.00
  Day 1: 5   22-13    Day 2: 5   27-06    Day 3: 5   25-07  
11. Mike Wurm              Hot Springs, Ark.      15  74-05  257    $1,500.00
  Day 1: 5   14-06    Day 2: 5   27-11    Day 3: 5   32-04  
12. Bink Desaro            Boise, Idaho           14  72-04  254
  Day 1: 5   22-08    Day 2: 5   28-15    Day 3: 4   20-13  

Dean Rojas & Greg Hackney are distancing themselves nicely from the pack in the AOY Race, amazingly they have both made the Top 12 in all 3 Elite Series Events.  If this was a normal year with only 6 events, it would be hard for anyone to get back in, but with 11 events there is still a lot of time.

Good Luck Preston,
Rich
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