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Women’s Bassmaster Clark Hill Lake, Georgia – Sept. 18-20
The final leg of the Women’s Bassmaster’s took place this past weekend Sept. 18-20/08. While all of the top anglers headed to Clarks Lake Georgia there was one thing on all of their minds… Who is going to make it to the classic to have the opportunity to be the first female to be given a covenant seat at the BASS/ESPN Bassmaster Classic?
Lynda Gessner of Foristel, Mo took the first day lead at the Women’s Bassmasters with throwing a spinnerbait… actually one as rumor has it throughout her first day of fishing. Well it worked! She ended up leading the pack with a scored limit of 11 lbs. 10 oz and giving her more then a two ounce lead. Lynda Gessner brought in a lunker that helped her take the lead.
Kim Bain
Day two saw the changing of the guard when Alabama angler Kim Bain followed up with a swift day two total and brought in a total weight of 17 lbs 7 oz and took over the lead from Gessner.
Day three had the top twenty anglers heading back out on the water for a final day fish off. The top twenty anglers each will add to there previous two days weights to the final day and be guaranteed a monetary prize.
Cindy Hill Winner of Clark Hills Lake Georgia
A shocker was waiting to happen as Cindy Hill of SMYRNA, TN was the come back kid, coming from behind on the final day of the Women’s Bassmaster Tour event on Clarks Hill to narrowly edge out Kim Bain by a mere 2 ounces with a final weight of 24.12 oz and win the Clark Hill lake tournament. This was a second lifetime win for Cindy. The win also guaranteed Cindy the chance to win the classic berth. (Funny I sort of had a feeling that this was going to be her lake. Maybe it was just her name but she is also a great angler and deserved to make it to the final.)
Kim Bain also placed high enough in the Angler of the Year points to continue her rush to the October final tournament. As the pressure nears each angler is anticipating the history that one of them will accomplish. Good Luck Girls!
Remember only the top 20 anglers after the final points are added are eligible to move on to the WBT Championship and have a shot at the Classic berth. The WBT Championship is set for Oct. 23-25 on Arkansas’ Lake Hamilton. This tournament is the crowing of the 2008 Toyota WBT Angler of the Year, the women that wins this tournament will also be making history. The Female Angler of the Year will be the first women to every compete in the Holy Grail of BassFishing (The Bassmaster Classic) which will be held on Feb. 20-22 on Louisiana’s Red River out of Shreveport-Bossier City.
This is a very exciting time for all of the ladies!
