Bass Pro Shops Crappie Masters held a one day national qualifier on Lake Neely Henry Saturday May 12, 2007. Sponsored by Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Marine, Minn Kota, Humminbird and the City of Gadsden, Alabama, 110 anglers competed for classic qualification and top prizes from 11 different states. Temperatures in the upper 80’s with sunshine and low winds made for great day of fishing.

Tracy McIntosh and John Woods of Tennessee won first place with a total weight of 11.51 on seven fish. The team used B & M poles fishing the river in 20-22 foot of water using livebait. They weighed in a stressed group early and went back out and brought in a 2.04 lb to wrap up first place honors and taking home $5,000.00 cash.


Husband and wife team, Henry Haley and Jo Haley of Illinois weighed in seven fish for a total of 10.80 lbs. to give them a solid second place. The team tight lined in 8-13 foot depths using orange and chartreuse Southern Pro jigs with live bait. The uses B & M Sam Heaton poles. Second place earned the team $2500.00 and top male/female honors with Bass Pro Shop gift cards.


Third place team was Chuck Prevost and Fred Cronon of Georgia with a weight of 10.37 lbs. To earn themselves $1250.00 the team said they slow trolled in 8-10 feet of water and had to be on the stumps to catch fish. They fished with Southern Pro blue and white jigs tipped with minnows.


Fourth place was taken by Danny Cole and Danny Bulter of Georgia and Alabama with a weight of 10.27 lbs. Fourth place earned them $650.00. Fifth place went to team Bobby Gilbert and Jackie Matheny of Kentucky, with 10.06 lbs. earning them $575.00. Big fish was won by Brian and Tommie Rice of Tennessee, with a nice slab weighing 2.52 lbs.

Bass Pro Shops Crappie Masters trail paid cash down 10 spots with prizes down to the 16th spot.

Teaming with the City of Gadsdens Park and Recreation Department, Bass Pro Crappie Masters helped sponsor the kids fishing rodeo. Three age groups competed for prizes and fished for fun. Over 200 kids attended the event.

Bass Pro Shops Crappie Masters would like to thank our Local Sponsors that include: City of Gadsden, Gadsden Inn & Suites, Gadsden Bait and Tackle, Bucks Island Marina, Cracker Barrel, Top of the River Restaurant, Red Lobster, McDonalds, Villa Fiesta Restaurant, Z 93.1 Radio and WAAX, Big Lake Guide Service, and Chick-Fil-A.

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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