April 29, 2006Two Michigan anglers provided a second day charge to capture the top spot in the Bass Cat Owners Invitational today, keeping the Bass Cat jinx on first day leaders alive.Gary Evans of Allendale, Michigan and partner Dave Baker weighted in a total of 25©51 to claim a new Bass Cat Puma rigged with a new Mercury 225xs, and the 1st Place gold and diamond rings.Challenging a field of 605 teams from across the nation proved trying for many of the anglers with water levels a little low and weather conditions challenging to say the least. Second place award of a new 2006 Pantera Classic was won by Joe Perry of Tulsa, OK and his partner Mike Waresback with a weight of 25.20.Overall Big Bass winners for the two days weighed 5.42 and was brought to the scales by Randall James and partner Glenn Rhodes. A new Gold and Diamond ring went on a finger and big cash went in their pocket.A total of 1734 fish were caught that weighed in at 3382.79 pounds, treated and released by Bass Cat and Arkansas Game and Fish personnel.For a complete in depth story please see Outdoor Writer Fred Lowe of the Baxter Bulletin story, at this link:www.baxterbulletin.com/sportsComplete Final results are attached as a compressed .sit file … for more information please contact:Gary GouldBass Cat Boatsgwgould@aol.comHere are the Top 50. Will get all up on the Invitational Site next week!1. Gary Evans & Dave Baker of Allendale, MI 10 fish-25.512. Joe Perry & Mike Waresback of Tulsa, OK 10 fish-25.203. Lonnie & Billy Turner of Mountain View, AR 10 fish-24.484. Mike Saves & John Downes Harrison, AR 10 fish-23.435. Mike Lucas Jr. & mike Lucas Sr. 8 fish-22.366. Ted Thomas & Buster Loving of Ozark, MO 10 fish-21.587. Randall James & Glenn Rhodes of Spgdl,AR 10 fish-21.25Sorry, We will descramble the rest when time is more available! BCB 8 JUSTIN TYLER & TRAPPER YORK – STURKIE AR – 5 – 10.32 5 – 10.48 10 – 20.80 9 ROB WILLIAMS & KENNY GIPSON – Mtn Home AR5 – 10.20 5 – 10.51 10 – 20.7110 JOHN MITCHUM & GENE LINEBERRY – ST CHARLES MO5 – 9.51 5 – 11.13 10 – 20.6411 RONALD SNYDER & WAYNE MARTIN – SEARCY AR5 – 10.77 5 – 9.76 10 – 20.5312 TIM OWENS & WILLIAM MCGLOTHLIN – COKORD OK5 – 10.73 5 – 9.23 10 – 19.9613 TODD MCCOY & CHAD MCMANIS – Mtn Home, AR5 – 10.29 5 – 9.58 10 – 19.8714 TIM DOCKINS & ROB FOSTER – OXFORD AR5 – 10.44 5 – 9.23 10 – 19.6715 CHUCK KNIGHT & MARK RUSSELL MO & TX 5 – 10.65 4 – 8.96 9 – 19.6116 JIMMY & PAULA CARRUTH – BRANDON MS5 – 9.37 5 – 9.89 10 – 19.2617 JOE & JAY HARDCASTLE (Brthrs) SPARTA MO5 – 9.69 5 – 9.45 10 – 19.1418 DANNY & WAYNE PHIPPS – SPRINGDALE AR5 – 9.02 5 – 9.94 10 – 18.9619 JOSH WRAY & DONALD WRAY – HARRISON AR5 – 8.45 5 – 10.33 10 – 18.7820 ROY RIGDON & RICK SCHMESKI – Mtn Home, AR5 – 8.32 5 – 10.25 10 – 18.5721 WAYNE RANSON & RALPH WHITE – HOT SPRINGS AR 4 – 9.56 3/1 -8.92 7 – 18.4822 DEREK HALL & STANLEY HALL – Salem, AR 5 – 11.17 4 – 7.17 9 – 18.3423 JAMES & JOEY HURLEY (Father & Son) Texarkana & Little Rock5 – 9.33 4 – 8.89 9 – 18.2224 DALE BARNES & JIM ZAONY – HEBER SPRINGS AR3 – 6.32 5 – 11.84 8 – 18.1625 DAN & VAUGHN BOWMAN (Son & Father) Osage Beach MO4 – 8.00 5 – 10.15 9 – 18.1526 ADAM BOWER JASPER AR JOHN HILL 5 / 0 4.58 11.43 4 / 0 000 6.66 9 / 0 18.0927 LINK HUMPHRIES SALEM AR RANDY ZEIGLER 5 / 0 0.00 10.89 4 / 0 0.00 7.11 9 / 0 18.0028 ROBERT THORNE CUSHMAN AR CHRIS SWAIM 3 / 0 2.85 6.71 5 / 0 0©00 11.16 8 / 0 17.8729 LARRY MOORE DOVER AR JOHN THOMPSON 5 / 0 0.00 9.19 5 / 0 0©00 8.30 10 / 0 17.4930 JIM BYLER MTN. HOME AR BRIDGES GENE 5 / 0 0©00 8.62 5 / 0 0©00 8.62 10 / 0 17.2431 BILL DUDENHOEFFER OZARK MO LES BRANDENBU 5 / 0 0©00 8.15 4 / 0 0.00 9©07 9 / 0 17.2232 DON MIDDLETON HARRISON AR DON MOORE 5 / 0 0©00 9.94 3 / 0 3.34 7©14 8 / 0 17.0833 Jeff Johnson Ash Flat AR PAT GOODWIN 4 / 0 0©00 7.31 5 / 0 0©00 9.60 9 / 0 16.9134 JARED PRIDMORE CONWAY AR TOM WILSON 5 / 0 0 9.34 4 / 0 0.00 7.51 9 / 0 16.8535 STANLEY SIMCO SPRINGDALE AR JAMES WHITTTLE 5 / 0 0.00 11.89 2 / 0 0.00 4.84 7 / 0 16.7336 MARTY BOYD JONESBORO AR MIKE WHITE 5 / 1 0.00 7.42 4 / 0 0.00 9.18 9 / 1 16.6037 RANDY GLENN SPRINGDALE AR CALEB GLENN 4 / 0 0.00 8.34 3 / 0 3.07 8.17 7 / 0 16.5138 JAMES SELL ROGERSVILLE MO KENNY COOK 4 / 0 4.72 13.18 2 / 0 0.00 3.30 6 / 0 16.4839 SCOTT BOAZ HARRISON AR TIM SHERRILL 5 / 0 0.00 10.71 3 / 0 0.00 5.73 8 / 0 16.4440 SHAWN WHITE MTN. HOME AR SHANNON MOODY 3 / 0 0.00 6.18 5 / 0 0.00 10.26 8 / 0 16.4441 ROCKY CUMMINGS HOPE AR AMANDA CUMMINGS 4 / 0 0.00 7.56 5 / 0 0.00 8.73 9 / 0 16.2942 KEITH WARD POPLAR BLUFF MO DONNA BIRI 5 / 0 0.00 10.42 3 / 0 0.00 5.84 8 / 0 16.2643 JOE CLIFTON VIOLA AR CLINT SANDERS 5 / 0 0.00 12.51 2 / 0 0.00 3.67 7 / 0 16.1844 PATRICK POWELL DITTMER MO JOSH POWELL 5 / 0 0.00 9.09 3 / 0 2.93 7.03 8 / 0 16.1245 COREY BELK ELDON MO JERRY D BOORE JR 5 / 0 0.00 9.98 3 / 0 0.00 6.08 8 / 0 16.0646 JAMES SCHNABLE ST., LOUIS MO DAVID SCHNABLE 5 / 0 0,00 10.22 3 / 0 0.00 5.74 8 / 0 15.9647 MAX FOX CAULFIELD MO LUCAS FOX 5 / 0 0.00 9.45 3 / 0 0.00 6.40 8 / 0 15.8548 TOMMY CARTWRIGHT CORNING AR ERIC MITCHELL 5 / 0 0.00 10.61 3 / 0 0.00 5.18 8 / 0 15.7949 MIKE FARRIS CALICO ROCK AR DOUG SMALL 3 / 0 0.00 6.07 5 / 0 0.00 9.67 8 / 0 15.7450 JASON GARRETT JACKSONVILLE AR KEITH REYNOLDS 15.7151 PAT AMICK & ELMER CRUMPTON TX & AR 8 – 15.70