eBassFish.com Cry Baby Wins Angler of the Year

Cry Baby Wins AOY
by Linda Berry

The Lake Dardanelle Lady Anglers fished their final club tournament of the 2007 season on Saturday October 27th and "Cry Baby" aka Tammie Ply of Harrison, Arkansas held on to win her first Angler of the Year title in the club with an 8 lb lead over second place finisher Deannie Tate of Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Tammie also held on to the Big Bass of the Year with the
5.40 lb lunker she caught in the club's April tournament.

Hillary "Lesa Brown" Clinton

Deannie Tate - Tammie Ply - Lesa Brown

Three of the anglers got into costume to show their Halloween spirit and make the final event of the club year a fun day. Helen Wood won the tournament with two fish that weighed 5.60 lbs. She also had big bass which weighed 3.29 lbs. Lesa Brown finished second with two fish that weighed 3.30 lbs and Deannie Tate finished third with one fish that weighed 2.75 lbs. The "trash fish pot" was won by Danalee Lofton who caught a 5.30 lb drum.

The Lake Dardanelle Lady Anglers fish all their club tournaments on Lake Dardanelle, but launch out of different ramps every month. Tammie Ply joined the club in 2003. Members include Lesa Brown - President, Tammie Ply - Vice-President, Helen Wood - Treasurer, Carolyn Phillips - Secretary, Danalee Lofton - Weigh-Master, Deannie Tate, Jacque Helton, Linda Walker, Gail Wood, Beverly Dickson, Dianne Kegley, Elaine Morris, Lisa Mayfield, Tonya Shafer, Shirley Kellam, Sharon Waldo, Mary James, Joan Craig and Marsha Gipson.

Club member Diane Kegley of Norphlet, Arkansas also qualified for the Women's Bassmaster Tour Championship on Lake Keowee near Greenville, South Carolina in February of 2008. Tammie Ply qualified for the same championship in February of this year on Lake Mitchell near Birmingham, Alabama.

The Lady Anglers will celebrate the end of the 2007 season with their annual Christmas party on December 8th. There will be lots of food, games and that popular gift stealing game "Dirty Santa". Awards will also be presented and Bobby Davenport, President of the Arkansas Bass Federation Nation will talk to the club about joining the National B.A.S.S. Federation Nation.

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Congratulations Donna Rutledge of Orland Park, Illinois on her 2nd place finish in the Bassmaster Weekend Series Co-Angler Division on Pools 4 & 5 Mississippi River in Wabasha, Minnesota July 25th.

The 9th Annual “Legends of the Outdoors” National Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony - will take place Saturday, August 14 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in beautiful downtown Nashville, TN. The doors will open at 10:00 a.m., enabling guests to socialize with Honorees and other attending “Legends of the Outdoors” members - the Banquet and Induction Ceremony will begin at noon.

The 2010 Induction Class consists of Judy Wong, Charlie Ingram, Peggy Vallery, Dick Cabela, Mary Cabela, and Jack Minor – posthumously. In addition, Ducks Unlimited will be recognized as the 2010 “American Outdoor Organization of the Year.”

Congratulations to Melinda Mize of Ben Lomond, Arkansas for winning the recent Bassmaster Weekend Series event on Lake Millwood, Arkansas. Click here to read story.

FLW co-angler Judy Israel of Wimauma, Florida retired in May after 14 years of tournament fishing. She retired as the only female co-angler to win 2 events on the FLW Tour. During her career she had 15 Top 10 finishes.

Congratulations to Dianna Clark of Bumpus Mills, Tennessee for her 5th place finish in the Bassmaster Central Open on the Red River June 5th.

Check out the Raleigh, NC News and Observer to read an article about women's bass fishing featuring comments from former North Carolina WBT anglers Monica Altman, Renee Brisendine, Susan Orton and Linda Berry.