Hogge wins Texas Tournament Trail event on Lake Travis

Angler David Hogge (left), of Nolanville, Tex., and co-angler Dusty Anders (right), of Pineville, La., were victorious in the TTT event on Lake Travis with respective catches of 13 pounds, 9 ounces and 8 pounds, 13 ounces. Anglers: David Hogge, Dusty Anders.

April 21, 2001 • MLF • Archives

Jonestown, Texas – David Hogge of Nolanville, Texas, won $10,000 cash and a new Ranger bass boat Saturday in the first Texas Tournament Trail event on Lake Travis.

Hogge topped the Pro Division with a one-day catch of five bass weighing 13 pounds, 9 ounces. He caught his limit under windy conditions using a Carolina-rigged lizard around sandy points in 3 to 8 feet of water.

Terry Hall of Austin, Texas, took second place and $8,000 in the Pro Division with four bass weighing 12 pounds, 1 ounce. Finishing third through fifth place in the division were Howard Hale of Austin with five bass weighing 11 pounds, 13 ounces worth $6,000; Wade Middleton of San Antonio, Texas, with four bass weighing 10 pounds, 4 ounces worth $7,300; and Kimball Zimmerman of Cedar Park, Texas, with five bass weighing 10 pounds, 3 ounces worth $3,200.

Dusty Anders of Pineville, La., took first place in the Co-Angler Division and won $4,000 cash with five bass weighing 8 pounds, 13 ounces. Second place in the division and $3,000 went to Rusty Black of Waco, Texas, with five bass weighing 8 pounds, 4 ounces, while Greg Bradford of Elgin, Texas, took third place and $2,000 with four bass weighing 7 pounds, 2 ounces.

Overall, 601 bass were caught during the tournament including 39 five-bass limits.

In 2001, the Texas Tournament Trail will host four one-day qualifying events and a two-day, no-entry-fee championship. Each qualifying event will feature a maximum field size of 200 pros and 200 co-anglers and a potential purse of $205,000 in cash and prizes. The Texas Tournament Trail Championship presented by Pepsi and Frito-Lay will feature the trail’s top 50 pros and top 50 co-anglers in a shootout for up to $195,000 in cash and prizes. More than $1 million in cash and prizes could be awarded during the season.

Lake Richland Chambers near Corsicana, Texas, will be the site of the fourth qualifying event May 12. Toledo Bend Reservoir near Hemphill, Texas, will host the Texas Tournament Trail Championship Oct. 20-21.

The Texas Tournament Trail’s pro and co-angler format is designed to accommodate anglers of various skill levels. While pros supply the boats and control their movement, co-anglers fish from the back of the boats. Each person is fishing independently and competing against anglers in his or her own division. Entry fees for the qualifying events are $350 for pros and $100 for co-anglers.

Contact Operation Bass at 270-362-4880 to enter the Texas Tournament Trail or visit www.texastournamenttrail.com.