Gifted Arkansas co-angler takes title on Red River
Bill Gift wins Co-angler Division of EverStart Central event
Bill Gift of Alix, Ark., won the Co-angler Division of the EverStart Series Central Division event on the Red River with a two-day total of 16 pounds even.
“I’m elated,” said Gift after spending the day with pro winner Scott Rook. “We just had a ball today. It was wet and cold, but I had my limit by 10:30 and that made me feel a little bit better.”
Gift used a 3/8-ounce black buzzbait to catch 11 pounds, 1 ounce to come from sixth place for the win.
Retalic finishes second
Terry Retalic of Fayetteville, Ark., fished a combination of spinnerbaits and crankbaits to finish second with a two-day total of 15 pounds, 8 ounces.
Lamb takes third
Jay Lamb of Kansas City, Mo., finished third with a two-day total of 12 pounds, 9 ounces.
He fished Senkos to make the finals and switched to a top-water bait today.
But the wildest thing Lamb will likely remember about his finish was how one of his bass tried to eat the other in the weigh-in bag.
Sound to crazy to be true? Check out Lamb’s photo.
When he reached in to pull out a bass, he pulled out two: a smaller bass that was engulfed by a bigger bass. Even in a fish-eat-fish world, they still weighed the same.
Rest of the best
Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers at the EverStart Central Division event at the Red River were Denny Wilkins of Lubbock, Texas, in fourth place with a two-day total of 11 pounds, 14 ounces; Steve Graf of Natchitoches, La., in fifth place with a two-day total of 11 pounds; Stephen Francis of Brookeland, Texas, in sixth place with a two-day total of 10 pounds, 9 ounces; Mike Williams of Cresson, Texas, in seventh place with a two-day total of 5 pounds, 10 ounces; Mark King of Gurdon, Ark., in eighth place with a two-day total of 4 pounds, 8 ounces; Kerry Barnett of Waldron, Ark., in ninth place with a two-day total of 4 pounds, 6 ounces; and Daniel Armstrong of Fayetteville, Ark., in 10th place with a two-day total of 4 pounds, 4 ounces