Gone fishing

Published 9:25 am Monday, October 24, 2011

By Garrett Wampler

Daryl Joens places his 3.27 pound largemouth bass into the bag for the weigh in. Joens partnered with Terry Jeffreys for a five-fish total of 11.55 pounds. -- Garrett Wampler/Albert Lea Tribune

Seventeen boats competed in Sunday’s Four Seasons Bass Club’s Fall Diehard Tournament. Each boat could catch a limit of five fish to weigh in, with the highest total weight taking home $155 and the biggest overall catch winning $170. Josh and Chad Heagel won first place with a catch of 14.78 pounds.

Scott Wichmann holds his two biggest fish. Wichmann took second in total weight with a five-fish total of 14.09 pounds, but won the big fish competition with a catch of 5.55 pounds.

Matt Hatland hands Four Season’s Bass Club president Darren Petersen his big fish entry during weigh-in. Hatlands biggest fish wieghed 4.88 pounds.

Kaleb Tweite and Jason Howland display four of their five-fish haul. The duo placed third overall with a combined total weight of 13.64 pounds.

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