Old Hickory Percy Priest Bass Tournament

OHPPBT's August 28th Percy Priest Lake Tournament Results and Report.

We returned to Percy Priest Lake at Fate Sanders Marina on Saturday August 28th, 2010. It was a very cool comfortable morning as it was not as hot as it had been in the previous few months. It was still very warm by the time we were doing our weigh in. We blasted off at safe light (5:50am) with 43 boats looking to bring a limit (five bass) in to the scales. The fishing was tough with not a single boat bringing in a limit or even 4 fish. Only 2 boats brought in 3 fish and only a hand full brought in 2 fish. We only had around 12 boats bring in a single fish. I want to thank all of our sponsors, members and helpers for all they do for OHPPBT.

The points race heating up with the leaders changing three times in the past four tournaments. Scott Thorpe and Jimmy Henley had just taken over the lead from Randy Batson and Jesse Rigsby about 1 month ago. Randy and Jesse have been struggling to regain the lead every since they gave it up up last time we were on Percy Priest Lake on July 17th. The lake was tough this weekend, even more so than usual. Bob Parry and Jimmy Ivey were not able to fish together this weekend (as a team) due to Bob attending a family wedding. Jimmy ended up fishing with me (Brad Chapman) and we were able to put one 2.10 pound keeper in the boat. Jimmy ended up moving in to 1st place in the points race. The fact that Bob was not able to attend puts Jimmy up there as an individual, not as a team.This does not sound like a big deal, but in a points championship every fish is very important for the year. Jesse & Randy also caught 2 fish for 2.30 pounds. This was enough to put them only 3 points behind Jimmy so far for the year. Scott Thorpe and Jimmy Henley are around 20 points behind them and is planning another lead change. Even though none of the points leaders were not in the top 5 places for this tournament, the Points Championship and the bragging rights that come with it are on their minds. It is always fun when a points race comes down to the wire and there is good fun, competition, and comradery. The 2010 Points Standings have been posted and updated.

I want to remind all OHPPBT Members that since we had a tournament cancel this year due to the floods, you only have to fish 7 events to qualify for the fish off on October 23 & 24 2010. Make sure to check the updated shcedule for the new blast off time for the first day of our fish off. There has also been a schedule/ramp change from the printed schedules for the October 9th Lake Guntersville Tournament. We are now going out of the Holiday Inn Ramp in the City of Guntersville. Don't forget to call and make your reservations at the Holiday Inn for our special rate. Below are the first place and big fish winners followed by the tournament results.

We look forward to seeing all of you at our next tournament. Thanks to all of OHPPBT's Sponsors and members for making this a great success.

OHPPBT's August 14th 2010 Old Hickory Lake Tournament Results @ Black Jack Cove Marina.

The fish were not exactly just jumping in the boat as we battled the heat. The morning started out hot and humid and the day just got hotter with the temp being 100 degrees Fahrenheit. With a heat index of almost 110 it was tough. With 53 boats it was surprising that only 1/3rd of the field brought a fish to the scales. We only had 3 boats that brought a limit (five keeper bass) to the scales. Middle Tennessee is experiencing one of the hottest years on record as we have already had over 65 days over 90 degrees. We really didn't have much of a spring and it is affecting the fishing as well as the anglers. We welcomed back Randy Batson as he returned and fished his first tournament since he had is heart attack a couple of months ago. We also want to congratulate Travis & Michelle Patterson for the birth of their new child. I want to thank all of our sponsors and all of our members for fishing. As Tournament Director, I (Brad Chapman) want to thank Asst. Director Scott Thorpe, Dayton Wauford Jr., Eric Walls, Bob Parry, Troy Brown, Brad Robinson and Wayne Burlison.

During this event like all other tournaments we gave out 30-35 door prizes valued at around $1800.00 (from various sponsors) plus the prize money. I also wanted to report on something funny that happenned. Stevie Ray Anderson had another big one on a and his partner Luke Mena was attempting to net it. For the second tournament in a row Stevie says " Luke knocked my fish off the hook with the net. I think he is doing it on purpose because he is currently up to win the Big Fish of the year award. " Luke later said, " I am not use to Stevie Ray catching fish. I am just learning to use the net for him. I usually only yell for the net, not operate it. Stevie Ray said, "every since David has worked with Luke and gave him pointers he is catching fish." LOL! Stevie and Luke will tough it out and will be practicing on getting the fish in the net. Below you will find the First place and the Big Fish Winners picture (Stevie Ray was not available for the picture). Below that is a list of the anglers who brought fish to the scales in the order they finished. All other anglers that did not bring fish to the scales are not listed. The points are current and updated in the points standings section with the points from this event issued.

We look forward to seeing everybody at our next tournament at Fate Sanders Marina.

Black Jack Cove Marina's Bass Tournament Results!

Bart and Angela Bagsby of Black Jack Cove Marina put on a $5000.00 1st place bass tournament on Saturday, July 31st 2010. This tournament was a Black Jack Cove Marina Event. Black Jack Cove, The Black Pearl, Robert Orr Sysco, Ajax-Turner Budweiser, Anderson Marine and Riverside Marine all contributed prizes and or donations to make this possible. Mark Horton and Tim Horton won the event with 5 bass for that weighed a whopping 18.63 Lbs.to claim their $5000.00 prize. Mark and Tim Horton also caught the Big Fish of the event. That fish earned them another $864.00 for a total of $5864.00, all for a great day on the lake in the hot sun. Black Jack Cove payed 5 places, 2 big fish places and gave out around 15 other "Wild Card" type drawing prizes. We ended up with 82 boats of that number 39 of them brought fish to the scales. I am proud to announce we only had 2 dead fish out of all those weighed in. This event was not an OHPPBT event but we did provide the workers and Brad Chapman was the Tournament Director for Black Jack Cove's Tournament. Even though this was not an OHPPBT event, we provided eight workers to help out our sponsor (Bart and Angela@ Black Jack Cove) out with a successful event. One of the reasons Black Jack Cove Marina had the OHPPBT weigh in team come help out is we have a great reputation for preserving integrity of our tournaments by following the rules and regulations. Another reason why they chose us (OHPPBT) to help out is due to the fact that we take great care to ensure that the best care of the fish during tournaments. From the time the fish are caught until they are brought to the scales and then released back in the water. This is what we do to reduce the loss of mature bass. I am writing this so that any other tournaments may try to do whatever they can to promote these same results that we have maintained for the past 2 years for fish care. We (OHPPBT)have had an average of 67 boats in the last 2 years. Since we changed how we bring the anglers to the scales we have only lost 1.2 fish per tournament. We do not allow any boats to fish without a functional aerated live well. We also make sure that all locations that we hold a weigh in is with in 50 feet from the lake and has ice for sale with in 150 feet of our scales. We also do not allow more than one dead fish per boat to be weighed in. A dead fish may not qualify for a big fish prize or award. This makes the anglers take care of our natural resources. We also have special gloves and weigh bags at the scales to reduce the exposure to our handling the fish. The last and most important thing we do is that we do not allow anglers to get their fish out of their live wells and place the fish in their weigh bags until their number is called. This keeps the fish in the aerated water of their boats and not setting in a non- aerated bag in the line waiting top get to the scales. If an angler does not follow this rule they are assessed a 1 pound penalty. I would hope that all tournaments do all they can to reduce the stress on the fish. Catching fish is a passion of mine and most tournament bass anglers. Any responsible angler knows that we must protect our valuable resource. Thanks to Bart and Angela Bagsby for having this $5000.00 1st place tournament. Bart and Angela also donated 50 lunches to a local food bank to feed the homeless and flood victims. I also want to thank Ajax-Turner Budweiser, Anderson Marine, Riverside Marine and OHPPBT's workers that volunteered their time for our sponsor. Thanks to all anglers that participated in this event as it was a tough hot day on the lake for most of you.

Old Hickory Percy Priest Bass Tournament results for July 17th @ Fate Sanders Marina on Percy Priest Lake.

Well due to the extreme heat and the July 4th Holiday we had a long break from our last tournament. We have been experiencing an extra hot srping/summer so far this year. Percy Priest Lake can be a tough in the day time in the summer. The water temperature on July 17th event varied from 86-90 degrees. Previously in the week the water temperature was as high as 95 degrees. We had a good rain the day before and the water was up almost a whole foot. The air temperature was also comfortable since we had cloud cover most of the day. The fishing was pretty tough for most of us. We only had 1 5 fish limit brought to the scales. The points have been updated and posted on this site. We also had a leader change in our points race after this tournament. If you ordered OHPPBT T-Shirts or Jackets they are in. If you want to order them contact Brad. After seeing the finished product many of the people that didn't order them asked me to put a 2nd order in because they looked so good. Well this was our second event out of our new home on Percy Priest Lake at Fate Sanders Marina. Everybody seems to love our new location as it works better for our needs. Thanks to Fate Sanders Marina, OHPPBT's Sponsors, our members and all of our helpers. We had a boat violate a safety rule about coming in the marina on plane in the no wake zone. This is especially disturbing since there have been so many deaths and injury on the lake in recent weeks. This will not be tolerated and that boat was disqualified. Please make sure to follow all of the rules that we have. They are there to make this a fun, fair and safe event. The name of the boater that I am referring to is not important, but he did take it on the chin like a man. He exercised good sportsmanship when I spoke with him about this.

Don't forget to let all your friends know that Black Jack Cove Marina is having an OPEN $5000.00 Guaranteed 1st Place Bass Tournament on Saturday July 31st, 2010 for all anglers to attend. Contact Brad Chapman (615) 497-7373 or email him for info This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Check out our pictures of the Tournament Winners and Big Fish Winners of the 7/17/10 OHPPBT Tournament. Below them you will find the tournament results listed.

Well here is the results from the July 17th 2010 OHPPBT Event on Percy Priest Lake at Fate Sanders Marina. Only boats that brought fish to the scales are listed below.

I still need some helpers for the July 31st Black Jack Cove Tournament. Please contact Brad and help support our sponsor. All anglers of all levels are invited to enter and fish the Julu 31st Bass Tournament on Old Hickory Lake. Don't forget it is a $5000.00 ist place prize!

SATURDAY JULY 31st, Old Hickory Lake Has an Open $5000.00 Gauranteed 1st place Bass Tournament!

Saturday July 31st Black Jack Cove Marina on Old Hickory Lake is hosting a $5000.00 guaranteed 1st place tournament. This is an open to the public event for all levels of anglers to sign up and fish. The entry fee $100.00 per boat (1 or 2 anglers) with a $20.00 optional big fish pot. You can sign up at the ramp the morning of the event. We will start sign up around 3:00am. Email Brad or call him (615)497-7373 for information or an entry form. The email is This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and mention you want an entry for for the BJC $5000.00 Tournament.

Don't miss this one as it will be a great day of fishing and fun with a great first place prize!.

OHPPBT's Old Hickory Lake Tournament results for June 19, 2010 @ Black Jack Cove Marina.

The morning of Saturday, June 19th 2010 was hot and humid. OHPPBT had our Old Hickory Lake Bass Tournament out of Bl;ack Jack Cove Marina. It was going to be even hotter, but a quick moving thunderstorm soaked many of our anglers and helped hold of the extreme heat for a few more hours. The thermometer ended up in the mid 90's before the day was done. The lake was very crowded with fishing boats and pleasure boaters. There was 5 bass tournaments (that I know of) that fished Old Hickory Lake that day. The fish had started moving out to the drops and they were ready to bite. We had many anglers that brought in bigger fish than normal. For the first time in our tournament that I know of we had a tie for Big Fish. Normally our first few places are close. Not this week, Rober Garner was 5 Lbs. from the 2nd place team. Robert Garner finished in 1st place with 5 fish for 18.47 Lbs. and tied for Big Fish with a 5.56 Lbs. large mouth bass. Charles Merkle was the other winner Big Fish Winner. He had a 5.56 Lbs large mouth bass as well. We all got to enjoy the fresh doughnuts provided by Dunkin Donuuts of Hermitage and Mt. Juliet. I want to thank all of the sponsors of the 2010 Old Hickory Percy Priest Bass Tournament for all they do for our members. I also want to thank our members for making us the hottest bass tournament in Tennessee. I want to remind all members to use boating edicate when you are fishing our tournaments or just out on the lake playing. We need to lead by example by the way we treat each other and give other anglers plenty of courtesy while fishing. I am very proud of the OHPPBT and our members. I also want to thank our Asst. Director Scott Thorpe and all of our tournament helpers: Bob Parry, Detroit Brown, Dayton Wauford Jr. and Eric Walls for all the hard work and time you put in to each event. If you did not get your t-shirt or jacket order in I will extend the deadline to place your order until Monday June 28th 2010. Email or call me to request an order form. I look forward to seeing many of you on our Tuesday Night Tournaments out of Shutes Branch on Old Hickory Lake. I can not stress enough how important it is that you remember your boat number. This may lead to a loss of your weight if you give us the wrong number. If you need to write it down with a pen on your hand. I appreciate your help in this matter. I also want to invite everyone to the Black Jack Cove Marina $5000.00 guaranteed 1st place Bass Tournament on Saturday July 31st 2010. This is an open tournament that anyone can enter and fish. Call Brad @ (615) 497-7373 or email me @ ohppbt @aol.com for more information. The tournament results and the pictures of the 1st Place and Big Fish winners are posted just below this article. The OHPPBT Points are updated and ready to be viewed on this site.

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Please keep all of the anglers that were involved in the nightime boating accident on Percy Priest and their families in your thoughts and prayers. Two of them are OHPPBT Members and the other two have extreme injuries and are anglers that many of us know. They were not fishing an OHPPBT event when the accident took place. We hope that all of you have a speedy recovery and are back on the lakes soon.

Check out Ace Hardware of Mt. Juliet's new and improved fishing department. They now have a tackle consultant and feature many hard to find and custom baits. I also want to Ace Hardware of Mt. Juliet for the new promotion they are doing with us as they are now giving us two $25.00 Gift Certificates for our remaining tournaments. Don't forget if you show your OHPPBT 2010 paid membership card you will get 10% off any regular priced items in the store.

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