Sponsored by Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Marine, Mercury Motors, Minn-Kota, Humminbird and LaGrange Troup County tourism department of Chamber of Commerce, West Point Lake in LaGrange, Ga., kicked off the 2007 divisional tournaments on Feb. 10, 2007. Cold weather and winds moved in after a rainy day of pre fishing. 56 anglers weathered the cold weather to compete at the beautiful Highland Resort Marina.

First place went to Coy and Gilford Sipes (Team Road Runner), the 2004 National Champions, weighing in 10.55 lbs. on 7 fish. First place earned them $1,000.00. The Sipes stated they “spider rigged the New River channel with Road Runner lures suspended at 3-4 foot in 9 foot of water.”



Second place and $600.00 went to Darren Carson and Robert Harris. The team weighed in 7 fish totaling 10.11 lbs. The team trolled deep in 18-26 foot depth with white-red-chartreuse slider jigs and triple ripple.

Third place went to husband-wife team Edward Lorenz and Sherry Lorenz with a total of 8.88 lbs. Third place earned them $500.00. The team stated they caught their fish in the river channel on Tom’s Crappie Jigs using dark colors at a depth of 20-21 foot in 21-26 feet of water.

Fourth place went to Chris Prescott and Darian O’Neal with 8.49 lbs, earning them $400.00. Fifth place went to Lamar Williamson and Greg Johnson with 8.17 lbs. along with a check for $300.00. Big fish was won by Stanley & Rhonda Steed with a crappie weighing 2.45 lbs.

West Point Lake was the first tournament of the South Division and will be followed by Lake Logan Martin, Pell City, AL. on Feb. 24th.

Bass Pro Shops Crappie Masters would like to thank local sponsors that include: LaGrange Chamber of Commerce, LaGrange Troup County, Highland Resort Marina, Rock Drill Sales and Services, WingFoot, Rowan Stone Inc, Bait Shop 2, Billy’s Country Store, DJ’s Bait & Tackle, Napa, Grainger, Golden Corral, Dairy Queen and Reliable Drilling.

Special thanks to our National Sponsors that include: Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats, Nitro Boats, Mercury Motors, Minn Kota, Humminbird, American Angler, RoadRunner by Blakemore, Mr. Crappie Hooks, Hydro Glow Fish Lights, Grizzly Jig Company, Biosonix, Bugband, Perotti Bilt, Mr. Crappie -Wally Marshall Signature Series Crappie Rods, Slider, KeelShield, SureLife, Spike-It, Kodiak Scents, Bobby Garland, KeepAlive, Emmrod, Budweiser, Monster Crappie, Kasswinns, Kastaway Kulis, Osage Tackle, Pro Lure Tackle, Proplite, The Re-Action System, Cocoon Sunwear, Fish-Flo2, Fisherman’s Pro, Culprit, Net-n-Buddy, Tech Tackle, Tempress, Grip N Check, Foodsource, Lip-Ripperz and Coldstream Fisheries.

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