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HIGHLAND MARINA RESORT TEAM TOURNAMENT TRAIL

2009 YEAR-END TRAIL CLASSIC

OCTOBER 3, 2009

COMPETING TEAMS

15

TOTAL PAYOUT (NOT INCLUDING CALCUTTA OR BIG FISH)

$9,530. 00

MIKE SQUIRES AND BILLY JOYCE SWEEP THE 2009 HIGHLAND MARINA RESORT TEAM TRAIL BY WINNING THE OVER-ALL POINTS GIVING THEM A $1,000 BONUS AND AN EXTRA $5,000 FOR WINNING THE YEAR-END CLASSIC WITH A WEIGHT OF 18LB 13OZ.  THEIR TOTAL WINNINGS THIS YEAR $10,800!!

WE HAD A BLAST AT OUR AWARDS CEREMONY/BBQ/CALCUTTA ON FRIDAY NIGHT - WE MAY PUT SOME PICTURES UP, BUT WE MIGHT HAVE TO USE THE FUZZY DOT THINGS TO HIDE PEOPLES IDENTITIES.  MARINA OWNERS DANNY AND KRIS SUPPLIED 2 DAYS WORTH OF BBQ RIBS, CHICKEN & ALL OF THE SIDES - NOT TO MENTION A FEW SOFT DRINKS AND A LOT OF HARDER DRINKS FOR FREE TO THANK ALL OF THE 130 TEAMS THAT FISHED THE 2009 TRAIL.

ON BEHALF OF DANNY & KRIS ELRICH, MARK BIAGIOTTI, AND THE STAFF OF HIGHLAND MARINA RESORT WE WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR FISHING THE 2009 TRAIL AND LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR.

OH, BY THE WAY, WE HAD A "TOTAL WEIGHT" BET FOR ANYONE TO ENTER FOR $10, IF YOU GUESS THE CLOSEST WEIGHT TO WIN THE CLASSIC YOU WIN THE POT &  MARK BIAGIOTTI (THAT'S ME)  WON $270 WITH A GUESS OF 18LB 9OZ - SO AFTER 13 YEARS I FINALLY WON SOME MONEY IN A TOURNAMENT!!  (SORRY NO PICTURE)

THE 2009 TOP 3 (L TO R) MIKE SQUIRES, BILLY JOYCE, TIM VANEGMOND, FRANK ESLINGER, & TONY CAMPBELL (STEVE THOMASON NOT PICTURED) MICHAEL &  SAMMY BAILEY WITH THEIR 6-4 BIG FISH IN THE CLASSIC AND ONE OF MICHAEL'S TWIN DAUGHTERS.
FRANK ESLINGER AND ASSISTANT TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR TRAYTON GAY WITH THEIR TROPHIES FOR 2ND PLACE IN THE OVER-ALL POINTS TIM VANEGMOND AND TONY CAMPBELL WITH THEIR TROPHIES FOR THIRD PLACE IN THE OVER-ALL POINTS.

THE FOLLOWING TEAMS HAVE FINISHED IN THE TOP TEN IN THE 13 TOURNAMENT HIGHLAND MARINA TEAM TRAIL THIS YEAR. THEIR STANDING IS BASED ON A POINTS BASIS WHICH AWARDS THEM FOR THEIR CONSISTENCY IN FISHING EACH TOURNAMENT AND WEIGHING-IN FISH ON THE HIGHLAND MARINA TEAM TRAIL.

WE THANK ALL OF THE FISHERMEN THAT FISHED THE HIGHLAND MARINA TEAM TRAIL THIS YEAR AND FOR THIS REASON HAD A FIVE TEAM "WILD CARD" DRAW FOR TEAMS THAT HAVE FISHED AT LEAST EIGHT TOURNAMENTS ON THE TRAIL. WE HAD A RANDOM DRAWING AFTER THE LAST TOURNAMENT.

HIGHLAND MARINA TEAM TRAIL CLASSIC 2009

TEAM CLASSIC TOTAL
LB OZ PL $ TOTAL OZ PTS WINNINGS PLACE
SQUIRES, MIKE / JOYCE, BILLY 18 13 1 5000 177 7 206 $10,800.00 1
GRAHAM, ROB / GRAHAM, DAN 17 5 2 1500 149 0 171 $4,372.00 6
BAILEY, SAMMY / BAILEY, MICHAEL 15 6 3 890 144 4 166 $2,188.00 7
KEE, DANNY / MCDUFFIE, BEN 15 3 4 500 143 12 150 $3,545.00 10
COOK, MATT / DANIEL, BRITT 11 13 5 300 125 0 149 $1,550.00 11
CARROLL, KENNY / MURPHY, MARTY 11 3 6 200 145 2 176 $1,960.00 5
COOK, BILL / COOK, BILLY 11 0 7 175 139 9 152 $2,578.00 9
HURSTON, REID / MORRIS, TIM 10 14 8 175 146 9 177 $2,685.00 4
CAMPBELL, TONY / VANEGEMOND, TIM 10 11 9 150 151 11 185 $3,412.00 3
ESLINGER, FRANK / THOMASSON, STEVE 10 4 10 150 144 15 194 $2,320.00 2
McCULLERS, MIKE / WINSLETT, STEVE 10 1 11 150 132 14 163 $960.00 8
COOK, JERRY / PIKE, DANNY 8 7 12 120 39 1 9 $120.00 71
DUDLEY, JAMES / COOPER, TOMMY 6 11 13 120 80 4 54 $120.00 26
HOARD, ROBERT / GOEN, KEITH 2 4 14 120 31 1 24 $120.00 46
VELEZ, TONY / WATSON, TROY 0 0 15 120 54 1 68 $420.00 20

WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION TO OTHER TEAMS THAT FISHED OVER 8 TOURNAMENTS THROUGH OUT THE YEAR THAT DID NOT MAKE THE RANDOM DRAW.

WARFIELD, BRAD / MORGAN, JEFF
RULL, ERIC / ESCUE, STEVE
GAY, BRIAN / WILLIAMS, RANDY
THURBER, STEVE / MATTINGLEY, RON
ADAMS, TRENT / ADAMS, DARRYL
PREDUE, PHIL / PERDUE, SKIP
KENNEY, LARRY / PRICE, KENNETH
LAVOIE, DANNY / MAHONEY, TODD
THRIFT, RICKY / WILSON, BRENT
JOHNSON, ROGER / FOWLER, STEVE
ADAMS, DARYL / ADAMS, SHANE
KIRBY, FRANK / McGILL, TIM
IVIE, HEATH / GATES, JASON
CHAVEZ, RICK / LUCKEY, BILLY
ROBERSON, DUKE / CRAWLEY, CALVIN
GARDNER, GREGG / GARDNER, MILLIE

2009 PAYOUT

PLACE

AMOUNT

1

$ 5,000

2

$1,500

3

$750

4

$500

5

$300

6

$200

7

$175

8

$175

9

$150

10

$150

11

$150

12

$120

13

$120

14

$120

15

$120
TOTAL  $9,530
CLASSIC / CALCUTTA STATISTICS
TEAM TOTAL FISHED TRAIL STATISITICS CALCUTTA STATISTICS
TOTAL OZ PTS WINNINGS PLACE AVG # AVG PT TOP 10 WIN HIGH LOW BIDDER CALCUTTA PAYOUT
SQUIRES, MIKE / JOYCE, BILLY 177 7 206 $10,800.00 1 13 13.62 15.85 6 2 1 23 TONY CAMPBELL 1 $1,740.00
GRAHAM, ROB / GRAHAM, DAN 149 0 171 $4,372.00 6 13 11.46 13.15 7 0 2 39 TIM VANEGMOND 2 $1,044.00
BAILEY, SAMMY / BAILEY, MICHAEL 144 4 166 $2,188.00 7 13 11.08 12.77 6 1 1 30 BILL COOK 3 $696.00
KEE, DANNY / MCDUFFIE, BEN 143 12 150 $3,545.00 10 13 11.00 11.54 5 1 1 22      
COOK, MATT / DANIEL, BRITT 125 0 149 $1,550.00 11 12 10.42 12.42 5 0 3 22 TOTAL PAYOUT   $3,480.00
CARROLL, KENNY / MURPHY, MARTY 145 2 176 $1,960.00 5 13 11.15 13.54 7 1 1 32      
COOK, BILL / COOK, BILLY 139 9 152 $2,578.00 9 12 11.58 12.67 5 0 2 30      
HURSTON, REID / MORRIS, TIM 146 9 177 $2,685.00 4 13 11.23 13.62 6 0 4 30      
CAMPBELL, TONY / VANEGEMOND, TIM 151 11 185 $3,412.00 3 13 11.62 14.23 6 1 1 25      
ESLINGER, FRANK / THOMASSON, STEVE 144 15 194 $2,320.00 2 13 11.08 14.92 3 1 1 33      
McCULLERS, MIKE / WINSLETT, STEVE 132 14 163 $960.00 8 13 10.15 12.54 2 0 4 26      
COOK, JERRY / PIKE, DANNY 39 1 9 $120.00 71 8 4.88 1.13 0 0 19 35      
DUDLEY, JAMES / COOPER, TOMMY 80 4 54 $120.00 26 12 6.67 4.50 5 0 2 26      
HOARD, ROBERT / GOEN, KEITH 31 1 24 $120.00 46 8 3.88 3.00 0 0 14 44      
VELEZ, TONY / WATSON, TROY 54 1 68 $420.00 20 9 6.00 7.56 0 0 12 33      

2009 FINAL POINTS STANDINGS

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