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Alabama's Boyd Duckett Takes
Bassmaster Legends by Ounces
 August
26, 2007 - RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. Scoring his second BASS victory
in 2007, Boyd Duckett of Demopolis, Ala., outlasted the 50-angler
field at the Bassmaster Legends presented by Ramada Worldwide
to win the $250,000 top prize. The 47-year-old posted a
two-day total of 30 pounds, 1 ounce, which was enough to hold
off strong surges by Jason Quinn of Lake Wylie, S.C., and three-time
Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year winner Kevin VanDam
of Kalamazoo, Mich.
Duckett kicked off the season with a victory at
the season-opening 2007 Bassmaster Classic on Alabama's Lay Lake.
In his two victories this season and other winnings from the
Bassmaster Elite Series, Duckett has earned nearly $850,000 -
the most an Elite Series angler has earned in one season.
Fishing fans can catch tournament coverage of the
Bassmaster Legends at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, on the Bassmasters
on ESPN2.
Quinn caught five bass that weighed 14-7 for a
two-day total of 29-5, while VanDam caught five bass that weighed
16-0 for a total of 28-8. For Duckett, winning the Legends
validated his presence on the Bassmaster Elite Series Tour.
After the Classic, Duckett had two disappointing
Elite Series finishes but since has rebounded to post four top-10
finishes. In the Angler of the Year standings, Duckett is in
10th place.
"I don't know what else I can do, except win
Angler of the Year next year, Duckett said. "After I won
the Classic, I had a lot of stuff going on. If you,re not 100
percent when you put your boat in the water, these guys will
beat you. This is an amazing group of anglers and if you stumble,
you,ll go from seventh to 35th just like that. You realize really
quick just how good these guys are.
On Saturday, Duckett fished primarily offshore
structure, but he couldn't find bass in the deep water Sunday.
After striking out in the first two holes of the designated six-hole
course, Duckett said he,d seen enough. He switched to a heavy
jig and flipped shallow grass. He timed his adjustment perfectly.
"I started out in Hole 6 and caught one under
a boat dock, said Duckett, who qualified for the Elite Series
via his performance in the 2006 Bassmaster Tours, which have
recently been re-branded as the Opens. "I spent all my time
in Hole One (the next hole) fishing deep and didn't get anything,
and I didn't get a bite in Hole Two. That was all I could stand.
From then on, Duckett said he flipped a 1 -ounce
Tru Tungsten jig in grass mats. He also used a 3/16-ounce Tru
Tungsten jig with a 7-inch, electric blue Berkley Power Worm.
Quinn said he has no regrets for his performance.
He put himself in position to win and did all he could do to
seal the deal.
"I fished a good tournament and had two really
good days, Quinn said. "I got a lot of quality bites, but
I could never get the one really big bite that I needed. I stayed
focused the entire event, and this will give me a little momentum
going into my next tournament at Toho (Lake Tohopekaliga). Anytime
you go anyplace in August and catch them like we did here, you
feel good about it.
Quinn said his primary pattern was flipping a -ounce,
black/blue Tru Tungsten jig. The one-time BASS winner's best
fish were suspended in deep water under bluffs.
"I went in with an open mind today, said Quinn,
35 "I started out in a hole I didn't have any luck in yesterday,
but I saw some things I liked, but the current was the big thing
for me. Where I had current, I caught fish.
VanDam, who will look to top California's Skeet
Reese in the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings
at the final Elite Series event on Florida's Lake Tohopekaliga,
scored another top finish. He has 73 top-10 finishes in
his career thus far.
"I managed to put a few things together today,
said VanDam, 39. "But I had a little hiccup yesterday
and the ultimately cost me.
Rounding out the top six competitors who all fished
Sunday was Saturday leader Dean Rojas of Lake Havasu, Ariz.,
in fourth with 26 pounds, 3 ounces; two-time BASS winner Ish
Monroe of Hughson, Calif., in fifth with 23 pounds, 0 ounces,
and 2007 Elite Series winner Tim Horton of Muscle Shoals, Ala.,
in sixth with 16 pounds, 11 ounces.
Bassmaster Elite Series anglers will next head
to Florida's Lake Tohopekaliga Sept. 13-16 for the Sunshine Showdown
presented by Allstate Boat Insurance and the final Elite event
of the 2007 season. The event will determine who wins the
prestigious Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year title,
the Toyota Rookie of the Year award and which anglers qualify
for the 2008 Bassmaster Classic.
Local Sponsors: Local sponsors of the Bassmaster
Legends presented by Ramada Worldwide include Russellville Advertising
and Promotion.
Bassmaster Majors Sponsors: Sponsors of
the Bassmaster Majors include Toyota Tundra, Purolator, Triton
Boats, Mercury Marine, Berkley, Advance Auto Parts, Lowrance
Electronics, MotorGuide, Costa Del Mar, Ramada Worldwide and
Evan Williams Bourbon.
2007 Bassmaster Legends 8/23-8/26
Lake Dardanelle, Russellville AR.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 4
Angler
Hometown
No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Boyd Duckett
Demopolis, AL
10 30-01 0 $250,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-08
Day 2: 5 12-00 Day 3: 5
16-08 Day 4: 5 13-09
2. Jason Quinn
Lake Wylie, SC
10 29-05 0 $33,500.00
Day 1: 5 13-06
Day 2: 5 11-06 Day 3: 5
14-14 Day 4: 5 14-07
3. Kevin VanDam
Kalamazoo, MI
10 28-08 0 $29,500.00
Day 1: 5 15-15
Day 2: 5 16-02 Day 3: 5
12-08 Day 4: 5 16-00
4. Dean Rojas
Lake Havasu, AZ
8 26-03 0 $22,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-08
Day 2: 5 16-08 Day 3: 5
16-14 Day 4: 3 09-05
5. Ishama Monroe
Hughson, CA
10 23-00 0 $20,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-05
Day 2: 5 11-15 Day 3: 5
11-11 Day 4: 5 11-05
6. Timmy Horton
Muscle Shoals, AL 7
16-11 0 $17,000.00
Day 1: 5 16-05
Day 2: 5 11-10 Day 3: 5
11-14 Day 4: 2 04-13
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PUROLATOR BIG BASS
Day
1 Fred Roumbanis
Auburn, CA
06-12 $1,000.00
2 Tommy Biffle Wagoner,
OK 05-11
$1,000.00
3 Jason Quinn
Lake Wylie, SC 05-06
$1,000.00
4 Kevin VanDam
Kalamazoo, MI 04-04
$1,000.00
PUROLATOR BIG BASS OF TOURN
Fred Roumbanis
Auburn, CA
06-12 $1,000.00
BERKLEY HEAVYWEIGHT
Day
1 Fred Roumbanis
Auburn, CA
20-05 $1,000.00
2 Steve Kennedy
Auburn, AL
17-13 $1,000.00
3 Dean Rojas
Grand Saline, TX 16-14
$1,000.00
4 Kevin VanDam
Kalamazoo, MI 16-00
$1,000.00
BERKLEY HEAVYWEIGHT OF TOURN
Fred Roumbanis
Auburn, CA
20-05 $8,000.00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish
Weight
1
28 203
521-13
2
32 202
516-04
3
8 51
128-04
4
4 25
69-07
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