2005 Tournament Results
| Lake: | Neely-Henry, AL |
| Region: | 1 |
| Date: | 03/19/05 |
Official News Release The excitement was in the air this past Saturday at the Crappie USA Neely Henry Lake $10,000.00 Super Mega Bucks Event as Charles Clark of Parrish, AL set a new all time record with a 4.19 pound white crappie . To our knowledge this is the largest crappie ever caught in a professional crappie fishing event, said Crappie USA CEO Darrell VanVactor. Charles Clark, who has fished with Crappie USA since the beginning of the organization plans to have the fish mounted and use to display at some events in the future. My partner Frankie Clark and I were using BM 14 foot poles along with blue and white Charlie Brewer Sliders when we caught the big fish, said Charles. Hes a strong believer in the Brewer Sliders and the BM Poles. I had gotten a sample pack of the Charlie Brewer Sliders a few years back at one of the Crappie USA events and it sure made me a believer in them when it comes to catching fish, said Clark. Crappie USA CEO VanVactor said, The crappie was over 18 inches long with a 16 inch girth. In my 20 years of crappie tournaments it is by far the largest crappie I have ever seen. [Read More]
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