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GLIEBE WINS EVERSTART SERIES EVENT ON LAKE MICHIGAN ESCANABA,
Mich. (Aug. 27, 2005) -
Pro David Gliebe of Benton, Ky., caught a two-day total of
10 bass weighing 42 pounds, 14 ounces to win the EverStart Series
Northern Division event on Lake Michigan near Escanaba. Gliebe
earned a fully rigged Ranger 519VX, powered by a Yamaha or Evinrude
outboard, Minn Kota trolling motor, Garmin electronics and EverStart
batteries plus $8,200 cash for his win. Gliebe has been fishing
an area he marked during practice on his GPS system near Washington
Island. "I searched the shoreline in practice and marked that
area. When I went out there, I caught a 5-pounder and another
smaller one," Gliebe said. "I never fished anywhere else during
the tournament." While the veteran pro had some problems with
losing hooked fish before getting them to the boat during the
first three days, the final day went well for him. He caught
his limit and culled twice. All of his bass were smallmouths,
including one trophy fish that weighed nearly 6 pounds. "I lost
one 5-pounder, but I caught all the rest," Gliebe said. He's
been throwing a green-pumpkin tube with gold flake, rigged on
a 3/8-ounce jighead to catch his bass. Rounding out the top
five pros are Richard Lowitzki of St. Charles, Ill. (10 bass,
37 pounds, 5 ounces, $8,200 plus $2,250 for Ranger Cup and Powered
by Yamaha awards); Rick Taylor of Holland (10 bass, 32 pounds,
3 ounces, $7,800); Robert Sherry of St. Charles, Ill. (10 bass,
31 pounds, 7 ounces, $7,300); and Scott Dobson of Clarkston
(nine bass, 28 pounds, 12 ounces, $6,800). Homer Stephens of
Noblesville, Ind., caught a two-day total of 10 bass weighing
30 pounds 7 ounces to win the Co-angler Division. Stephens earned
a fully rigged Ranger 519VX plus $4,325 cash. "I've been catching
them on a green-pumpkin tube and 1/8-ounce jigheads," Stephens
said. "Today, you just had to cast it out there and slowly drag
it back in." Stephens fished around Washington Island with pro
Richard Lowitzki on the last day. Rounding out the top five
co-anglers are Mark Sturgill of Wyandotte (nine bass, 29 pounds,
12 ounces, $3,325); Jim Jones of Big Bend, Wis. (five bass,
21 pounds, 4 ounces, $3,050); Scott Jones of Louisville, Ky.
(six bass, 18 pounds, 6 ounces, $2,220) and Dave Goodwin of
Marseilles, Ill. (eight bass, 18 pounds, 3 ounces, $1,720).
EverStart Series tournaments are four-day events consisting
of two rounds. The entire field competes Wednesday and Thursday,
and the top 10 pros and co-anglers - based on two-day accumulated
weights - advance to the final round. Anglers start at zero
Friday, and pro and co-angler winners are determined Saturday
based on two-day accumulated weights.
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