ECTT Tournament - 2nd Place!

Me and Lizard decided to team up and enter our first big tournament.  It was the Extreme Catfish Tournament Trail on July 10th, launching at 7:00 PM out of Hopewell ramp with a 7:00 AM weigh-in the following morning.  There were a total of 18 boats entered, and we came in a very respectable 2nd place in a field containing some guides and very experienced James River anglers!

We edged out a couple of the teams who placed just below us.  The 1st Place winner Jason (JCat) blew everybody else out of the water.  He was last to weigh in, and when he asked for two separate tubs to bring his fish to the scales with, and when he returned with those tubs containing fish so big their tails were hanging over the edge, we knew 1st place wasn't in the cards for us that night!  Jason was the first angler to break 100# on a two fish weigh-in on the ECCT trail. 

It was a struggle from the get-go to keep our fish vibrant in the livewell.  We didn't have it setup to auto-run, so we were icing and exchanging water throughout the night in an effort to keep our fish healthy and the water temps down.  Thankfully, our fish were able to swim off after weigh-in.  Next time we'll be better prepared.

Standings (Top 3):

Jason Kintner / Matthew Hedrick - 62.1#, 54.5#.....116.6 Total Weight

Jeff Parks / Joshua Pritchett - 37.3#, 26.3#..... 63.6 Total Weight

Jeff Fink Sr / Jeff Fink Jr - 43.9#, 19#.....62.9 Total Weight