November 12th 2016 Cherokee Lake Tournament Results

East TN Crappie Club held its third tournament of the 2016 - 2017 season on Cherokee Lake this past Saturday Nov 12th. It was a great event and we had a total of 15 boats enter into the Tournament. The temps were nice as the morning started off fairly chilly and then warmed latter in the day. The wind was fairly steady that morning blowing what seemed to be about 15 MPH, but the wind did calm down around lunch and allowed everyone a little better fishing. Cherokee Lake is always a lake that challenges me (Matt X.) to catch fish being it is probably the lake that I myself fish the least out of all the lakes in our schedule. I continue to be amaized by the weights this lake produces and the numbers of fish this lake has in it. It is becoming one of my favorite lakes in East TN. I challenge all anglers who want to become better to step outside of your comfort zones and be challenged. I heard a saying once that said, "Dont let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game." We enjoyed hearing the winners of the tournament explain how and where you all caught your fish. This is one of my favorite times of our tournaments because we get to learn what baits, colors, and techniques worked best that day on Cherokee. It is wonderful that we have such a great group of anglers who love to share info to help others catch more fish. Out of the top 3 teams it seemed that shooting docks was a technique that they all used that day. The next best technique used seemed to be fishing brush and blow downs. Baits used ranged from Bobby Garland baby shads to Crappie Magnets. It was said that on this day color did not seem to matter much. At the weigh in the club purchased pizza for all anglers and we enjoyed a late lunch / early dinner with the guys and gals. We want to thank everyone again who came out to participate in the event. Congrats to the winners!!! Here are your Results and we will see you all at Ft. Loudon on December the 17th!

1st Place 9.32 Lbs
Neil Alvis & Scott Bunch

2nd Place 7.84 Lbs
Wayne Darnell & Rickey Keener

3rd Place 7.36 Lbs
Darren Caughron

4th Place 7.28 Lbs
Dave Jones & Bobby Joyce

5th Place 6.13 Lbs
T Doggy (LOL) & Eddie Justice

6th Place 5.76 Lbs
Russsell Thompson & Michael Wilson

7th Place 4.93 Lbs
Mike Willard

8th Place 4.73 Lbs
Gary Musselman & Larry Musselman

9th Place 4.61 Lbs
Matt Xenos & David Loupe

10th Place 2.00 Lbs
Bruce Danley & Andy Desrosiers

11th Place 1.28 Lbs
Fenstemaker & Fenstemaker

12th Place 0.00 Lbs
Terry Davis & Todd Killby
Tony Tipton
Crafford & Roy Rogers
Alan Walker & Charlie Binder