TNCBA All-Star Event this Saturday!!!

This weekend the top eight from the 2013 AOY race will take to Cherokee Lake in a bracket style tournament to determine the champion. The anglers will launch from Falls Creek Boat Ramp and compete head-to-head in each round. As anglers are eliminated they will be dropped down into the consolation pool where the six eliminated anglers will compete for third place during the three hour Championship Round.

*Check back here on Saturday for live updates of how the anglers are doing!

Anglers Competing:

  1. Cody Dison
  2. Steve Legg
  3. David Crockett
  4. Bob Harvey
  5. Keith Dison
  6. Ron Poss
  7. Wiley Gobble
  8. Robert Chatman

The AOY Shake Down!

Three anglers entered Saturday's showdown on Cherokee with a chance to take the 2014 TNCBA AOY title. David Crockett launched his boat Saturday morning with a four point lead over Steve Legg and Robert Chatman. Here are how the scenarios needed to play out for each of these anglers to be crowned champion:

Crockett's Scenario:

-With a three point lead and a 94 in his pocket, David Crockett needed to finish third or better to eliminate all of his other competitors and seal the deal. A zero or a fourth or worse would leave the door open to Legg and Chatman.

Legg's Scenario:

-Legg was in the cat bird seat with nothing to loose and everything to gain. Legg had to bring a fish to the scales. He had already used his two zeros and a third would drop him from the top six. Legg needed to finish four spots ahead of Crockett in order to tie him and he would need to finish five places in front of him in order to take the outright lead. The tie break would be season weight and Legg would need to bring 4lbs. more to the scales than Crockett in order to win the tie break.

Chatman's Scenario:

-Chatman was sitting on the outside looking in and needed a perfect day for him to take the win. Chatman needed to finish one place ahead of Legg and he needed to finish four places ahead of Crockett or have Crockett zero and finish second or better. Chatman's feat was made more difficult by the small number of anglers participating. Chatman was too far behind as far as season weight so a tie with the leader was out of the question.

When the dust settled....

6:40 am - TNCBA anglers began to launch their boats into the cool crisp air as fog begins to dance across the water. The air temp was 40 degrees and the water temp hovered around 64 degrees. The lake laid eerily calm with only the ripple of boat wakes breaking the surface.

7:30 am - The anglers blasted into the fog hoping that a piece of the puzzle would soon be solved. Questions raced through their heads as they headed for their first spots: Would there be a top water bite? Will the fog help or hurt the fishing? Is someone else already sitting on my spot?

9:00 am - By this point in the day many pieces of the  puzzle had been solved. The team of Dison/Dison had pulled into the mouth of T-Holler and put three fish in the boat, one being a keeper, in a matter of minutes. Chatman/Aaron also reported a small flurry putting two keepers in the boat a little further up the lake while the fog was still thick. Other anglers also reported that their fish came early.

11:00 am - The thick fog that provided the better fishing had burned off and even though the anglers could now see clearly the bite was as clear as mud. Shad on the surface were a rarity throughout most of the lake and the areas where shad were prevalent the bass were very elusive. The roar of boat traffic began to roar through the pockets as anglers went in search of an area of the lake where the fish were biting.

1:30 pm - Dison/Dison by this point had pulled into a pocket and gained one more suspended keeper on an A-Rig. Dison/Dison later ran into Crockett at the mouth of T-Holler and discussed the day, then Crockett was off again in search of his first keeper. From this point on activity on the lake essentially became a ghost town.

Weigh-In - As boats began to roll back in to the ramp the battle of the day was written on their faces. The top three anglers knew what was on the line and they were anxious to find out what everyone else had in their livewells. As the scales were opened it was quickly evident that there would be few bags of fish weighed-in and each angler that didn't weigh-in was one less person that could help create a gap between Legg, Chatman, and Crockett. This was the situation Crockett had needed though, fewer bags meant fewer people to finish between he and the other two competitors. The question began to take on added weight, The situation was setting up perfectly for Crockett, but did Crockett have a fish to bring to the scale?

The first of the top three to weigh-in was Chatman. He walked to the scales with a nervous grin, knowing that he had two solid fish but would it be enough? Chatman's fish were laid on the scale and weighed in at 5.71 lbs. As the next few anglers brought their fish to the scales, one by one they fell short of Chatman's mark. The second angler from the top three to weigh-in was Legg. This meant everything to Legg and Chatman because their tie in the points would be broken at that moment. Legg's two fish went up on the scales....a deep breath taken by Chatman...4.36 lbs! That put Legg into second place right behind Chatman, but it was enough for Chatman to overtake Legg. It was now time for the question to be answered and the 2014 TNCBA AOY to be decided...and the question was answered by an empty livewell. That zero would force Crockett to fall back on a 94 that he scored at the third tournament of the year and give Robert Chatman the four position gap that he needed to take the crown as the 2014 TNCBA Angler of the Year - Robert Chatman!

The top three would finish the year only separated by a total of two points:

2014 TNCBA AOY - Top 6

1st - 790  Robert Chatman

2nd - 788 Steve Legg

3rd - 787 David Crockett

4th - 777 Kelsey Harvey

5th - 767 David Oiler

6th - 766 Bob Harvey

The TNCBA's Final Showdown

This weekend the TNCBA will be traveling to Cherokee Lake for the final showdown of the 2014 AOY Season. Temperatures are finally starting to fall and the fishing should be heating up. David Crockett is currently leading the angler of the year standings with a couple anglers hot on his heels. Tomorrow's tournament will be the anglers first day tournament since the June out-of-town event, so we will see who emerges from the darkness as a hero and who comes out a zero.

TNCBA Tournament #10 Info:

Location: 25-E Ramp (Cherokee Lake)

Time: 7:30-3:30pm

Limit: 5 Fish/Person

Size: LM-15  SM-18  SP-12

Boat Order:

1. Harvey / Vandyke

2. Chatman / Aaron

3. Pope / Oiler

4. Harvey / Gobble

5. Legg / Poss

6. Crockett / Guest

7. Dison / Dison

 

TNCBA October Meeting: Breakdown

2015 Tournament Committee:

  • Robert Chatman
  • Keith Dison
  • Lynn Feagins
  • Bob Harvey
  • Kelsey Harvey
  • Ryan Pope

(*Motion by Ron Poss/Seconded by Wayne Starnes)

Hot Lake Vote:

-The club vote for the hot lake came down to Cherokee and Holston. Cherokee Lake won the vote 5 to 4.

-The TNCBA will launch from 25-E Ramp and the tournament hours will be 7:30am-3:30pm. This is our final tournament of the regular season. There will be a 5 fish limit per angler for this tournament and the size limits are 12in. Spots, 15in. LM, and 18in. SM.

2014 TNCBA Survey Results

(*The following results will be taken into account when the tournament committee meets to create the 2015 TNCBA Schedule.)

Total Surveys:  13

24hr Off-Limits:

  • Just Right - 10 votes
  • Too Much - 3 votes
  • Too Little - 0 votes

Out of Town Results:

Lake -

  • Guntersville - 10 votes
  • Chickamauga - 8 votes
  • Hartwell - 4 votes
  • Dale Hollow - 2 votes
  • Buggs Island, Clarks Hill, Watts Barr, Claytor Lake, Norris - 1 vote

Month -

  • April - 9 votes (*One of the nine specified late April.)
  • May - 6 votes (*Two of the six specified late May.)
  • March - 4 votes
  • June - 3 votes
  • October - 2 votes
  • November - 1 vote

2015 Schedule Results: 

(*The tournament committee will take into account these results when creating the 2015 TNCBA Schedule. This is NOT the 2015 Schedule!)

February - Day

  • Cherokee - 8 votes
  • Holston - 2 votes

March - Day

  • Cherokee - 5 votes
  • Douglas - 3 votes
  • Holston - 3 votes

April - Day

  • Douglas - 3 votes
  • Holston - 3 votes
  • Watauga - 2 votes
  • Hot Lake - 2 votes

May - Day

  • Douglas - 6 votes
  • Boone - 3 votes

June - Night

  • Cherokee - 3 votes
  • Holston - 3 votes

July - Night

  • Holston - 4 votes
  • Boone - 3 votes
  • Cherokee - 2 votes
  • P. Henry - 2 votes

August - Night

  • Cherokee - 4 votes
  • Boone - 3 votes
  • Holston - 2 votes

September - Day

  • Douglas - 5 votes
  • Watauga - 3 votes
  • Hot Lake - 2 votes

October - Day

  • Boone - 4 votes
  • Cherokee - 3 votes
  • Douglas - 2 votes

November - Day

  • Cherokee - 6 votes
  • Douglas - 2 votes



TNCBA #9 : Douglas Lake Recap

On Friday, September 19th, the TN Christian Bass Anglers took to Douglas Lake for the ninth tournament of the season. This was the last night tournament of the year and it was the night of the kickers. Two anglers brought in fish weighing over 6 pounds. Mike Vandyke and Robert Chatman were able to ride those kickers to the top of the individual leader board, but it was the consistent fish catching of Scott Vanwinkle and David Crockett, both anglers brought limits to the scales, that took the top spot on the team side of competition. 14 out of 18 anglers brought fish to the scales and 9 teams competed in the ninth tournament of the TNCBA season.

-Thanks to all who came out to fish with us. Please be at our next meeting to fill out the 2014 survey and have a voice in the 2015 scheduling process.

TNCBA #8 : Watauga Entry List

This Friday the TNCBA will be visiting Watauga Lake again, but this time with a different view. The lights will be turned out and the AOY race is up for grabs with only three tournaments left. We will be launching from Fish Springs Marina at 8pm and the weigh-in will be conducted at 4am. If you have not signed-up for the tournament you are still welcome to join us and pay at the ramp. Below are the teams that have entered and their boat number:

#1 - Poss/Legg

#2 - Dison/Pugesek

#3 - Jackson/Edwards

#4 - Crockett/Oiler

#5 - Pope/Gobble

#6 - Olinger

#7 - Vandyke/Johnson

#8 - Feagins/Feagins

#9 - Harvey/Harvey

Who is clutch enough to take the AOY?

The dog days of summer are now upon us and with only three regular season events remaining for the Tennessee Christian Bass Anglers, the points race is reaching a boiling point. Currently the standings have Steve Legg sitting in first after his extremely consistent start, but David Crockett sits only two points back. You could throw a blanket over third through fifth with only three points separating those three anglers. Oiler has put together a strong mid-season push, but some timely bonus points have kept Bob and Kelsey Harvey hot on David Oiler's heels. These current standings reflect one drop, but lets take a look at the scenario when we apply the second drop.

- When we add our second drop to the top six and assume that each competitor maxes out their meeting points:

     1. 501 - Steve Legg

     2. 500 - David Crockett

     T3. 498 - David Oiler

     T3. 498 - Bob Harvey

     5. 493 - Kelsey Harvey

     6. 481 - Keith Dison

When we add the second drop to the '14 AOY standings, the points race looks insane!!! The top five anglers are separated by only eight points, and the top four are only separated by three points! The TNCBA season finishes with two night tournaments and a hot lake tournament that will be determined at the October meeting. Anglers will have to be on point and bring their best to the table, especially with the fatigue that anglers are forced to battle during the long hours of these next two night tournaments. A single lost fish could take them out of the fight. Bonus points for a LM over 5, SM over 4, or tournament big fish will play a huge role in this year's outcome. If one of the top competitors can steal a couple bonus points in the final three tournaments it would go a long way to sealing the deal. Then there is always the remaining TNCBA anglers that will be fighting for the top spot at each tournament. If one of the top four anglers slips up and allows a group of anglers not in the top six to finish ahead of them, their AOY dreams could be shattered. The 2014 AOY will definitely come down to the last tournament of the year and it is going to be a dogfight. So the question remains, "Who is clutch enough?"

Cody Dison - TNCBA President

The Stretch Run...

The end is drawing near and things are tight atop the 2014 TNCBA AOY standings. We have one night tournament in the books and three more ahead of us before we finish up in the daylight of October. Our first night tournament on Holston was dominated by Bob and Kelsey Harvey. The team of Harvey was anchored by Bob's best 3 fish limit weighing 12.50 lbs.

So far the year has been dominated by Steve Legg who has been extremely consistent with only one finish outside of the top 3. We will see if anyone can come from behind to catch up or if we are all just fishing for second. How bad do you want it?!