Crappie USA News

Southern Pro "Umbrella Ella" tagged fish captured

Eula Durbin of Benton Ky caught Southern Pro sponsored tagged fish "Umbrella Ella" in the Ky - Barkley Lakes Crappiethon promotion while fishing with her husband. The fish was caught on a Southern Pro Hot Grub.

The fish was checked in at Malcolm Creek Resort on Big Bear Creek mid morning and Darrell Van Vactor presented a check to Eula at the Crappie USA tournament weigh in that afternoon for $250.00 on behalf of Southern Pro Lures of Brookland Arkansas.

Other tagged fish caught on Saturday included a fish sponsored by Humminbird Electronics and checked in at Ken's TBC Tackle in Lake City KY valued at a Humminbird Fish Locator. The fish was caught in North Barkley lake by Fred Browning of Ledbetter, KY.

The promotion runs until May 15th with several hundred tagged fish still remaining to be caught including a tagged fish worth a $27,000 Triton Boat sponsored by Sportman's Edge of Paducah KY.