February 23rd, 2009

Bassmaster Classic Final Standings

By Josh Rouse on February 23rd, 2009

Skeet Reese won the Bassmasters Classic with a total weight of 54-13, just edging out Michael Iaconelli’s 54-2. Here are the final standings.

Pl. Name DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 TOTAL
Fish Weight Fish Weight Fish Weight Fish Weight
1 Skeet Reese 5 15- 8 5 22- 9 5 16-12 15 54-13
2 Michael Iaconelli 5 15- 5 5 18-10 5 20- 3 15 54- 2
3 Brian Snowden 5 15- 9 5 19- 4 5 18- 1 15 52-14
4 Mike McClelland 5 13-14 5 16- 8 5 21-11 15 52- 1
5 Edwin Evers 5 17- 0 5 19- 3 5 15- 2 15 51- 5
6 Bryan Schmidt 5 15- 5 5 13-11 5 22- 1 15 51- 1
7 Kenyon Hill 5 9- 0 5 16-12 5 24- 2 15 49-14
8 Jami Fralick 5 19- 3 5 19- 6 5 10- 9 15 49- 2
9 Aaron Martens 5 18- 1 5 17- 9 5 13- 7 15 49- 1
10 Kelly Jordon 5 15-10 5 20- 5 5 12-13 15 48-12
11 Mark Davis 5 11-11 5 22- 7 5 14- 2 15 48- 4
12 Boyd Duckett 5 20- 3 5 13-12 5 13- 9 15 47- 8
13 Casey Ashley 5 9-13 5 22-11 5 14- 7 15 46-15
14 Alton Jones 5 13- 5 5 12-12 5 20-10 15 46-11
15 Kevin Wirth 5 15- 3 5 15- 2 5 13-13 15 44- 2
16 Bobby Lane 5 13- 2 5 18-12 3 9- 1 13 40-15
17 Terry Fitzpatrick 5 18- 0 5 9- 6 5 12- 9 15 39-15
18 Dean Rojas 5 15-13 5 16- 2 4 7-15 14 39-14
19 Shaw E Grigsby 5 8-11 5 16- 7 5 14- 8 15 39-10
20 Greg Hackney 5 12- 9 5 13-13 3 12- 0 13 38- 6
21 Greg Pugh 5 14- 0 5 16-11 2 6-13 12 37- 8
22 Dave Wolak 5 17- 6 5 17- 0 2 2-12 12 37- 2
23 Bill Lowen 5 14-12 5 14-14 3 7- 1 13 36-11
24 Randy Howell 5 16- 3 5 9- 2 2 9- 2 12 34- 7
25 Jay Evans 5 9-12 5 15- 9 4 6- 2 14 31- 7
26 Terry Scroggins 5 10- 8 5 14- 6 10 24-14
27 Scott Rook 5 17-11 3 6-11 8 24- 6
27 Brent Chapman 5 13- 3 5 11- 3 10 24- 6
29 Fred Roumbanis 5 18- 4 3 5- 8 8 23-12
30 Kevin VanDam 4 4- 4 5 19- 7 9 23-11
31 Scott Parker 5 10- 7 5 12- 5 10 22-12
32 Matt Herren 5 14- 4 3 7- 7 8 21-11
33 Davy Hite 5 10-12 3 10- 5 8 21- 1
34 Gary Klein 2 2-13 5 16-15 7 19-12
35 Todd Faircloth 5 9- 2 5 10- 4 10 19- 6
35 Steve Kennedy 5 10-14 5 8- 8 10 19- 6
37 Mike Burns 5 15- 7 2 3- 5 7 18-12
37 Waine Pittman 4 7- 9 5 11- 3 9 18-12
39 Peter E Thliveros 3 6- 0 5 12- 9 8 18- 9
40 Rick Morris 2 6-10 3 10- 6 5 17- 0
41 Ish Monroe 3 6- 8 5 9-12 8 16- 4
42 Bernie Schultz 5 11- 3 4 5- 0 9 16- 3
43 Rick Clunn 5 10-11 2 5- 4 7 15-15
44 Dustin Wilks 1 0- 0 5 15- 8 6 15- 8
45 Bryan Hudgins 1 1- 5 5 12- 2 6 13- 7
46 David Williams 5 11- 6 1 1-14 6 13- 4
47 Kim Bain-Moore 2 3- 6 5 8-12 7 12- 2
48 Byron Velvick 1 1- 0 4 8-15 5 9-15
49 Ken Baumgardner 4 6-10 2 3- 1 6 9-11
50 Kotaro Kiriyama 1 1-10 3 6-10 4 8- 4
51 Timmy Horton 5 7-11 0 0- 0 5 7-11

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February 22nd, 2009

Bassmaster Classic Day 2

By Josh Rouse on February 22nd, 2009

Here are the top 25 competitors, all of whom moved to the final day. The bottom 26 were all cut, including Kevin VanDam, Kansas native Brent Chapman and Kim Bain-Moore, the first woman to compete in a Bassmaster Classic. The standings are from ESPN’s Bassmaster.com.The final standings will be posted tonight after the episode has been aired on ESPN.

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February 20th, 2009

Bassmaster Classic Day 1 blog

By Josh Rouse on February 20th, 2009

The first day of the Bassmaster Classic sees some of the lesser-known anglers sitting in positions of power, with the big name pros filling in sports along the board.

Alabama native Boyd Duckett, who won the Bassmaster Classic two years ago in his first appearance, sits atop the leaderboard. All of the anglers up to 39^th place have reached their livewell limit of five fish. Duckett has a total 20 pounds, 3 ounces. South Dakota native Jami Fralick is runner up of the first day festivities, totaling 19 pounds, 3 ounces. Fred Roumbanis (Okla.), Aaron Martens (Ala.) and Terry Fitzpatrick (Iowa) round out the top five.

Randy Howell sits at ninth place, with Dean Rojas at 10^th, Skeet Reese at 13^th, Michael Iaconelli tied for 15^th with Bryan Schmidt and defending champion Alton Jones at 22^nd. Brent Chapman of Lake Quivira, Kan., is positioned at 23^rd, the same spot he finished in last year’s Classic. Other big names in low places are Greg Hackney (25th), Missouri native Rick Clunn (31st), Kevin VanDam (45th) and Kim Bain-Moore, the first woman to fish in a Bassmaster Classic, sitting at 46^th with two fish totaling 3 pounds, 6 ounces.

The Big Bass Leader of the tournament to this point is Martens, who hauled in a hefty 7 pound, 1 ounce fish.

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February 19th, 2009

Bassmaster Classic 2009

By Josh Rouse on February 19th, 2009

The 2009 Bassmaster Classic is set to begin Friday, Feb. 20 at 7:15 a.m. and will run through Sunday. This year’s Classic takes place on the Red River in Shreveport-Bossier City, La. Updates on the Classic will be posted each night during the three day event on Washburn Review blog. The final results will be printed Monday in the Outdoors Section of the Review. Among this year’s 51 competitors are a pro from Kansas, the first woman to compete in a Bassmaster Classic and a defending champion.

Brent Chapman - Lake Quivira, Kan., native Brent Chapman will be competing again after finishing 23rd in last year’s Classic with a total weight of 32 pounds, 5 ounces and coming away with $12,200. Chapman’s strengths include flipping/pitching and shallow cranking, although he lists deep water fishing as one of his weaknesses on his Web site. The 36-year-old is also married to his wife Bobbi and has a son named Mason and a daughter named Makayla.

Kim Bain-Moore - The Alabaster, Ala., native will be the first woman to compete in a Bassmaster Classic. She qualified by winning the 2008 Toyota Tundra Women’s Bassmaster Tour Angler of the Year.

Alton Jones - As defending champion, the Waco, Texas, native will look to protect his crown this year against some stiff competition. Jones won $500,000 at last year’s classic after the impressive haul of 49 pounds, 7 ounces garnered him his first Classic championship. The 17 year pro lists his strengths as sight fishing, flipping and soft plastics on his Web site.

There are also some bigger names in the fishing world that are involved in this year’s Classic, notably Kevin VanDam, Mike Iaconelli, Dean Rojas, Skeet Reese and Greg Hackney.

Here is a list of all 51 competitors by state:

Alabama
Kim Bain-Moore, Alabaster
Boyd Duckett, Demopolis
Matt Herren, Trussville
Timmy Horton, Muscle Shoals
Randy Howell, Springville
Steve Kennedy, Auburn
Kotaro Kiriyama, Moody
Aaron Martens, Leeds
Greg Pugh, Cullman
Arizona
Dean Rojas, Lake Havasu City
Arkansas
Mark Davis, Mount Ida
Mike McClelland, Bella Vista
Scott Rook, Little Rock
California
Ish Monroe, Hughson
Skeet Reese, Auburn
Florida
Shaw Grigsby, Gainesville
Bryan Hudgins, Orange Park
Bobby Lane, Lakeland
Bernie Schultz, Gainesville
Terry Scroggins, San Mateo
Peter Thliveros, St. Augustine
Georgia
Waine Pittman, Villa Rica
Iowa
Terry Fitzpatrick, Waukon
Kansas
Brent Chapman, Lake Quivira
Kentucky
Kevin Wirth, Crestwood
Louisiana
Greg Hackney, Gonzales
Michigan
Kevin VanDam, Kalamazoo
Missouri
Rick Clunn, Ava
Brian Snowden, Reeds Spring
Montana
Jay Evans, Corvallis
New Hampshire
Scott Parker, Londonderry
New Jersey
Michael Iaconelli, Runnemede
North Carolina
Dustin Wilks, Rocky Mount
Dave Wolak, Wake Forest
David Williams, Maiden
Ohio
Bill Lowen, North Bend
Oklahoma
Edwin Evers, Talala
Kenyon Hill, Norman
Fred Roumbanis, Bixby
Pennsylvania
Ken Baumgardner, Monongahela
South Carolina
Casey Ashley, Donalds
Davy Hite, Ninety Six
South Dakota
Jami Fralick, Martin
Texas
Michael Burns, Plano
Todd Faircloth, Jasper
Alton Jones, Waco
Kelly Jordon, Mineola
Gary Klein, Weatherford
Bryan Schmidt, Olney
Byron Velvick, Del Rio
Virginia
Rick Morris, Lake Gaston

For more information, check out the Bassmasters Web site at ESPN.

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December 11th, 2008

Don’t rain on our parade, Cumulus.

By Josh Rouse on December 11th, 2008

For years I’ve been a fan of Joey Baggz and V100, so of course when news of him being hired to work at KTPK came, I was naturally excited he’d be getting back into radio, even if it was just a part time thing.
Then when I read about this on Jeremy Goodwin’s Facebook today, I was appalled. My initial reaction was that of contempt for Cumulus for prohibiting a guy like Joey, who did so much for V100, from getting work with the economy and job market the way it is. However, after reading Joey’s reaction to it on Facebook, I still feel contempt for Cumulus but I also feel bad for Joey.
Think of it like this: Let’s say you lose or quit your job for whatever reason. The last thing you want is to have it broadcast all over the world. When Baggz and V100 parted ways, it was all over the news. When the other Cumulus DJs were dropped, it was similar. Now imagine having a chance at a great new job, and before you even start your first day everybody knows about it. Congratulations all around. Then imagine word getting to your previous employer, and a tiny stipulation in your contract preventing you from getting that brand new job and everybody reading about it the next day in the newspaper.
As a member of the media, I understand that it is important to keep the masses informed on what’s going on in the world around them… but to what extent? When it is actually effecting the lives of those who are being covered, and in a manner that the average Joe wouldn’t have to deal with, did we take it too far?
Perhaps I’m only adding to the fire by writing this blog, but it’s something that’s worth considering. Part of being a DJ is that you become well-known within the community. Does that make you a public figure, and make every area of your life open for discussion? I’m not quite sure. It would be different if Joey opened himself up to this media frenzy, but I have yet to even read a quote from him on the subject.
Of course, the hardcore reporters are going to have differing opinions. Some will say that it is their job to report what’s going on, and that by opening up this can of worms you “uncovered” a great story. I say you just blocked a guy from getting a job and making some needed money around the holidays, and you’re actually MAKING news instead of BREAKING news.
Of course, no one can pretend to have predicted that there was a clause in the contract prohibiting Joey from working after being fired… nor could anyone have predicted the repurcussions of breaking the story or that Cumulus would be so callous and cold-hearted regarding a former employee. In my heart, this is one rule that needs to be broken.

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