Lennie Haxton of Lindale, Texas, right is congratulated on winning
the 2010 Lake Fork Catfish Classic.
Lindale, Texas Angler Wins
2010 Lake Fork Catfish Classic
by: Bobby McDonald
It was a weekend of triple-digit temperatures, a full moon on Saturday night, and countless other variables, but Lindale, Texas, angler, Lennie Haxton managed to snare a 10.80 catfish on Saturday, during the "peak" fishing hour of the entire weekend, and held on to the lead, to win this year's 2010 Lake Fork Catfish Classic. Meanwhile, also caught during the 9-10:00 hour on Saturday, was Carol Young's 9.50 pound fish, that put the Carrollton, Texas, female in the lead for the Women's Division of the Tournament. And, Phillip Laswell, of Lufkin, Texas, also caught a 7.35 pound fish, in the same time slot, to capture the Senior Division Championship of this year's tournament. Haxton's big fish garnered him the $6,000.00 grand prize and a $400.00 check for winning his time slot.
And, it was a happy young man, of twelve years old, Trent Jennings, of Alba, Texas, who managed to snare a 7.30 pound catfish, during the last hours of the tournament (the 1:00 to 2:00 slot on Sunday, and capture the Youth Division Championship of this year's tournament.
2010 Tournament Winners included: left to right, Carol Young, Trent Jennings, Phillip Laswell,
Cora Barker, Roger Stroman, Cody Hunt, Ernest Harrison, and Lennie Haxton.
The top anglers in the tournament were as follows:
Lennie Haxton, Lindale, Texas, 10.80
Ernest Harrison, Quitman, Texas, 10.65
Cody Hunt, Como/Yantis, Texas, 10.65
Roger Stroman, Emory, Texas, 10.35
Carol Young, Carrollton, Texas, 9.50
Cora Barker, Alba, Texas, 9.15
Hourly winners were as follows:
Saturday, July 24th:
7:00 - 8:00
Ernest Harrison, Quitman, 10.65
Carson Pennington, Gilmer, 8.50
Phil Johnson, Terrell, 7.50
Sandy Bateman, Brownsboro, 7.25
8:00 - 9:00
Roger Stroman, Emory, 10.35
Pam Bowden, Yantis, 6.50
Ernest Harrison, Quitman, 5.95
Charles Driskell, 5.45
9:00 - 10:00
Lennie Haxton, Lindale, 10.80
Carol Young, Carrollton, 9.50
Phillip Laswell, Lufkin, 7.35
J.C. Proske, Willis, 7.25
10:00 - 11:00
Roger Stroman, Emory, 7.40
Blake Compton, Chandler, 6.90
Phil Johnson, Heath, 6.65
Paul Payne, Chandler, 6.45
11:00 - 12:00
John Compton, Chandler, 6.60
Jim Lewers, Sunnyvale, 6.50
Charles Smith, Qutiman, 6.10
Gilley Poston, Alba, 5.90
12:00 - 1:00
Mark Dick, DeKalb, 7.10
Ernest Harrison, Quitman, 6.50
Paul Payne, Chandler, 6.45
Roger Stroman, Emory, 6.40
1:00 - 2:00
Charles Smith, Quitman, 6.95
Mark Smith, Temple, 6.15
Robert Faust, Splendora, 6.00
Phil Johnson, Terrell, 5.80
Sunday, July 25th
7:00 - 8:00
Charles Smith, Quitman, 7.50
Paul Payne, Chandler, 6.90
Roy Grammer, Longview, 6.40
Jim Lewers, Sunnyvale, 6.05
8:00 - 9:00
Roger Stroman, Emory, 9.85
Jesse Williams, Longview, 8.00
Will Stroman, Emory, 7.05
Matthew Esterling, Wichita Falls, 5.70
9:00 - 10:00
Cody Hunt, Como, 7.70
Phillip Laswell, Lufkin, 6.25
Doug Nail, Vernon, 6.05
Phil Johnson, Heath, 5.95
10:00 -11:00
Cody Hunt, Como, 10.65
John Raines, Vincennes, Indiana, 6.35
Chris Cavet 5.15
Eddie Sanchez, 5.15
11:00 - 12:00
Cora Barker, Alba, 9.15
Larry Jenkins, Daingerfield, 7.70
Derrick Jenkins, Daingerfield, 5.65
Gilley Poston, Alba, 5.40
12:00 - 1:00
Donald Schreiber, Mesquite, 7.55
Mack Prather, Lindale, 7.20
Melanie Strong, Dallas, 6.90
Mike Padgett, Temple, 6.05
1:00 - 2:00
Jason Cummings, Moody, 7.40
Trent Jennings, Alba, 7.30
Roger Stroman, Emory, 7.30
Kerry Horton, Van, 6.65
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The Yantis Volunteer Fire Department conducted a raffle for a number of items,
with the grand prize being a hunting trip to Hidden Lakes Lodge, in Yantis.
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