James and James Win $10,000 in CBA Classic

Total Cash Payout = $52,800

Monday, October 26, 2009

The Chattanooga Bass Association held its year-end Classic competition this weekend. The big winners in the competition, sponsored by Sportsman’s Warehouse, were Chuck James and Brad James with a total weight of 37.62 lbs for two days. They took home check for $10,000 for the win.

COMPLETE RESULTS:
-- 1st Chuck James and Brad James 37.62 lbs. $10,000
-- 2nd John Gudel and Scott Yother 30.97 lbs. $5,000
-- 3rd Greg Lamb and Buddy Gross 30.70 lbs. $3,000
-- 4th Baron Adams and Brian Pierce 30.33 lbs. $2,000


-- 5th Mark Varady and Mark Keith 30.12 lbs. $1,900
-- 6th Chris Coleman and Chris Grizzle 29.49 lbs. $1,800
-- 7th Shawn Lusk and AndyLusk 28.38 lbs. $1,700
-- 8th Rogie Brown and Michael Neal 28.19 lbs. $1,600
-- 9th Mike Varner and Josh Renfro 27.38 lbs. $1,500
-- 10th Eddie Wilson and Don Lamb 27.32 lbs. $1,400
-- 11th Greg Acthley and Gary Hutton 26.90 lbs. $1,300
-- 12th Tony Townsend and Galen James 26.78 lbs. $1,200
-- 13th Steve Barnes and Spencer Smith 25.38 lbs. $1,100
-- 14th Logan Kokoszka and Jeff Kokoszka 25.08 lbs. $1,000
-- 15th Bruce Wofford and Josh Wofford 24.80 lbs. $950
-- 16th Haden Lamb and Jeff Richmond 24.77 lbs. $900
-- 17th Steve Kite and Daniel Lewis 24.60 lbs. $850
-- 18th Andy Parkinson and Jonathon Raburn 24.58 lbs. $800
-- 19th Houston Shaver and Greg Shaver 23.95 lbs. $750
-- 20th Billy Campbell and Edward Jackson 23.69 lbs. $700
-- 21st Bill Payne and Louie Bartenfield 23.53 lbs. $650
-- 22nd Chris Coffey and Nicholas Pratt 23.19 lbs. $600
-- 23rd Jeff Reed and Kevin Keith 23.07 lbs. $550
-- 24th Lamar Milling and Eric Clark 22.02 lbs. $500
-- 25th Travis Rouse and Tracy Hardin 20.53 lbs. $450
-- 26th Larry Erwin and Tyler Bain 20.51 lbs. $400
-- 27th Bradley Davis and Jr Cope 20.15 lbs. $400
-- 28th Justin Medly and James Burkhart 19.83 lbs. $400
-- 29th Keith Ellis and Roger Kendrick 19.74 lbs. $400
-- 30th Robert Simpson and Danny Daniels 19.41 lbs. $400
-- 31st Steve Norris and Mark Pratt 18.79 lbs. $400
-- 32nd John Taylor and Stan Nixson 18.11 lbs. $400
-- 33rd Damon Taylor and David Jones 17.44 lbs. $400
-- 34th Gary Bittenbender 16.74 lbs. $400
-- 35th Randy Pippin and Clint Berry 16.33 lbs. $400
-- 36th Jim Howard and Paul Cordell 15.75 lbs. $400
-- 37th Trevor Prince and Heath Pack 15.67 lbs. $400
-- 38th William Buoymaster and Teddy Owensby 15.59 lbs. $400
-- 39th Scott Schauwecker and Mark Kinsey 15.39 lbs. $400
-- 40th Cory Nichols and John Oxford 15.25 lbs. $400
-- 41st Tracy Pursley and Rolf Hofbauer 14.72 lbs. $300
-- 42nd Jody Moore and Victor Rowe 14.35 lbs. $300
-- 43rd Ivan Haag and Jessie Bledsoe 13.91 lbs. $300
-- 44th Tiny Bohlman and Ray Bohlman 13.86 lbs. $300
-- 45th Wade Batson and Scott Powell 13.79 lbs. $300
-- 46th Tom Kizzah Jr. and Tom Kizzah III 12.67 lbs. $300
-- 47th David Powell and John Powell 12.63 lbs. $200
-- 48th Nick Chuba and Joe Brindza 12.59 lbs. $200
-- 49th Eric Beaird 12.38 lbs. $200
-- 50th Scott Rogers and Hensley Powell 12.14 lbs. $200
-- 51st Ed Moore and Tracy Penny 9.71 lbs. $200
-- 52nd Clark Akins and Jim Kester 9.61 lbs. $200
-- 53rd Jim Cofer and Mark Hixson 9.10 lbs. $200
-- 54th Thomas Wilson and Gary Davenport 7.24 lbs. $200
-- 55th Derek Hicks and Jared Haas 6.90 lbs. $200
-- 56th Mark Ledford and Cody Holloway 4.63 lbs. $200
-- 57th Robbie McGill and Wade Kilgore 4.40 lbs. $200
-- 58th James Copenhaver and Jamie Copenhaver 3.71 lbs. $200
-- 59th Drew Eldridge and Ryan Rigsby 0.00 lbs. $200
-- 60th Steve Hales and Terry Hardin 0.00 lbs. $200

Total Cash Payout = $52,800

BIG FISH OF THE TOURNAMENT DAY 1
LARGEMOUTH – 7.26 lbs.
Eric Beard

SMALLMOUTH – 5.11 lbs.
Jeff Reed & Kevin Keith

SPOTTED BASS – 2.42 lbs.
Ed Jackson & Billy Cambell

BIG FISH OF THE TOURNAMENT DAY 2
LARGEMOUTH – 6.68 lbs
Logan Kokoska & Jeff Kokoska

SMALLMOUTH – 3.42 lbs.
Andy Parkinson & Johnathan Rayburn

SPOTTED BASS – 3.65 lbs
Mark Varady & Mark Keith

SODDY CUSTOM TACKLE BIG FISH OF THE SEASON WINNERS
Mark Varady & Mark Keith 9.02 LBS


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