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The WRBM website is your source for tournament information, news and events. White River Bass Masters is based in Indianapolis with angler membership spanning Central Indiana. Our yearly schedule consists of 7 regular season tournament events and a year end Classic. All tournament venues are voted on by our members. We fish in Zone 3 District 7 of the Indiana Federation. (Indiana Chapter #090086) |
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Jurgo Wins at Geist!
White River Bass Masters 2006 Angler of the Year Craig Jurgonski won the opening tournament of the 2007 season with a 5.2 pound largemouth. This is the second consecutive year that Jurgo has won the season opener with one big fish. Jurgo’s fish took Big Bass honors as well. Jurgo said he caught the fish on a bubblegum Senko on a main lake point.
Second place honors go to Tim Denny with one fish that weighed 3.69 pounds. Rookie Justin Kivett took third place with 2 fish that weighed 3.31 and was the only angler to weigh in more than one fish.
Heavy rains the week prior to the tournament left the lake high and muddy. The weather on Sunday was near perfect with a launch time temperature around 60 degrees and an afternoon high near 80. Twenty four anglers participated with 9 weighing 10 fish with a total weight of 25.78 pounds.
White River Bass Masters next tournament will take place at Morse Reservoir north of Noblesville on April 22nd. For complete tournament results visit www.whiteriverbass.com/index_files/Page1724.htm. Anyone interested in joining White River Bass Masters should contact club president John Green at treystriton@sbcglobal.net. |
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White River Clean-up Report 14 APRIL 2007 We had 3 members show up on a cold rainy Saturday. Ben Dietzal, John Green and Bill Morrison. We spent 4 hours picking up trash along Pleasant run on the east side of Indianapolis. All told there were about 120 show up. We were transported on school buses from the Zoo to the creek. The 3 members of WRBM collected 12 bags of trash , a baseball, brake rotor, bicycle and 2 tires. Being fisherman we were prepared for the weather with our rainsuits. For all you single guys out there the Cleanup is a required class project for the co-eds at Butler. Hint
Friends of the white river will be having a clean-up on the river. The date is April 14tn and people will be meeting at the zoo downtown. It will be done by early afternoon and free lunch will be served after the clean-up. We as a club will be helping out the friends of the white river with there clean-ups this year. They will schedule there dates so they do not conflict with our tourney schedule. If you can help out on this date post on this thread. If you have a jet boat or canoe that would also help the cleanup project. Thanks Trey Dawg |
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2007 News & Calendar |
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State Winter Meeting Indianapolis Fairgrounds December 8th, 2007 |
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IBF Zone Meeting - Greenfield—11 APR 2005 - John Green There was not much news to talk about. I did get some info for the IBF TOP 8 at Geist/Morse. The Pre Tourny Meeting will start at 6PM Friday Night the 27th of April. It will be at the Red Bridge Park in Cicero next to the bridge. Everyne will need to be there early about 15 minutes or so, I will call everyone to insure they have this info. Any questions contact the DOG at 895-8874. Everyone fishing need to bring $10 for the big bass pot. We also need to make sure Jeff P gets our insurance declarations to turn in at registration (boaters) |
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Jurgo Wins at Morse Makes it 2 in a row Ties Club Record
White River Bassmasters Craig Jurgonski won the clubs second tournament of the year at Morse Lake on Sunday. Jurgo led the field with a 3 fish bag that weighed 8.13 pounds and included a 3.64 largemouth that took the Big Bass pot as well.
Dustin Kelso took second place with 3 fish weighing 7.03 pounds with a 3.52 kicker fish.
Tim Denny took third with a single 3.5 pound largemouth. (For Complete Results visit http://www.whiteriverbass.com/index_files/Page1724.htm )
Fishing pressure was high on Morse Lake Sunday with 4 tournaments sharing the lake. Anglers could not have asked for nicer weather with clear sky’s and a high temperature over 80.
Good luck to our 2007 Top 8 Team who will fish Morse and Geist this weekend. The team includes Craig Jurgonski, Bob Foxworthy, John Green, Rick Martlage, Richard Ray King, Jeff Pontius, Tim Denny, and Byron Johnson.
White River Bassmasters will host the season’s third tournament on Sunday May 6th at Geist Lake. New members are encouraged to contact club president John Green at treystriton@sbcglobal.net.
2nd Dustin Kelso 3rd Tim Denny 6th Justin Kivett |
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Ben Dietzel Wins His First WRBM Giest 2 May 6th 2007
Congratulations to Ben Dietzel for his first win in three years since joining WRBM in 2005. Ben’s sack of 4 fish 8.98 lbs just edged out his partner Rick Martledge who weighed in a 3 fish sack of 5.95 pounds. These 2 decimated the field of 25 anglers the rest of which blanked except for Todd Irwin Big Bass (2.61lbs) and Club President John “Trey” Green both of which weighed in 1 fish.
The day started off with a windy cold front pushing thru during the previous evening and continued all day. The lake temperature was approaching 70 on satureday, By Sunday Morning with a 15mph wind and 50 deg temperature had driven the lake down to the lower 60’s overnight. This resulted in the entire Top 8 in the standings blanking and turning the season into a horse race with the top 5 now only separated by 10 points and next 7 separated by only 8pts.
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I am the Champion |
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Runner—Up |
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3rd & Big Bass Todd Irwin |
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4th John Green |
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Rick Martledge Qualifies for TBF IBF State Tournament
Fishing at Giest and Morse on April 28th & 29th in the IBF Zone Tournament Rick was able to weigh in enough to qualify for the State Tournament. |
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Jeff Pontius Makes State BASS Team |
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June 1 2007
Congratulations to Dustin. Great story of his time with the White River Bass Masters.
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John (Trey) Green Wins Monroe |
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Lake Monroe, Bloomington Indiana June 3rd 2007
White River Bassmasters Club President won the clubs 4th tournament of the year on June 3rd at Lake Monroe. Green won with 4 fish that weighed 8.46 pounds. The night before the tournament Green said he was planning to fish the same 200 yard stretch of bank all day and that is exactly what he and partner Ryan Ashby did. Ashby finished 5th with 2 fish weighing 3.69. All of Green and Ashby’s fish were caught on Texas Rigged worms.
Tim Denny finished second with 3 fish that weighed 6.64 and included the Big Bass for the tournament, a 3.37 pound large mouth. Brian Vorhis finished 3rd with 2 fish that weights 4.24 pounds, Bob Foxworthy finished 4th with 2 fish weighing 3.73 pounds.
The Angler of the year race is heating up; with 346 points Tim Denny now holds the number 1 position by one point over Craig Jurgonski. With the win, John Green has moved up to 3rd position with 340 points while Dustin Kelso is just 2 points back at 338.
White River Bassmasters will host their next tournament Sunday July 13th at Raccoon Lake.
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Dave Replogle Gets His 1st WRBM Title at Raccoon At Raccoon |
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Jurgo Wins in a Record Setting Day on the White River |
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August 20, 2007 by Ben Dietzal
White River Bass Masters 5th tournament of the 2007 season was held on the Broadripple pool of the White River in Indianapolis in on Sunday August 19th. Craig Jurgonski won the event with a five fish limit of smallmouth that tipped the scales at 7.79 pounds. Craig’s sack included a 3.39 pound smallmouth that broke the record previously held by Glen Miller. Craig also recorded the 4th limit weighed in club history and the 1st in since March 2005.
Second place went to Kevin Voorhis with three fish bag that included 2 largemouth and one smallmouth that weighed 5.25 pounds. Todd Irwin took third place with two largemouth and one smallmouth that weighed 4.37 pounds. Dave Replogle took Fourth place and won the big bass pot with a single largemouth that weighed 3.96 pounds. Dustin Kelso finished in fifth place with 2 smallmouth that weighed 2.94.
Two additional club records were set on the day. Brent Hummel set the club record for bluegill with a ½ pounder that hit a large crankbait. Ben Dietzel now holds the club record for 2nd smallest bass ever weighed in a club tournament with a smallmouth that weighed .8 pounds. The fish was weighed measured 4 times including once after being weighed to assure that it was a legal catch. The tournament saw 19 entrants with 13 catching fish that weighed 34.8 pounds.
The Angler of the Year and Top 8 races are all up for grabs with one event remaining in the 2007 season. John Green maintained his first place position with 530 points. Craig Jurgonski is just 35 points back in second place with 495 points. Tim Denny is in third place with 491 points, Dustin Kelso is in fourth place with 484 points Dave Replogle is in fifth place with 483 points, Gina Lynam and Ben Dietzel are tied for sixth place with 389 points, Rick Goodyear rounds out the top eight with 388 points. The top 5 anglers still are mathematically alive for the Angler of the year title while 19 are still alive for the Top 8 team. John Green, Craig Jurgonski and Tim Denny have locked up a place in the 2008 Top 8 Team.
White River Bass Masters will hold our 6th and final tournament of the season at Mississinewa Lake on September 23. White River Bass Masters is accepting new members, for information contact club president John Green. |
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Kelso Wins at Mississinewa, Green wins AOY Title
White River Bass Masters 7th and final regular season tournament of the year at Mississinewa Lake was won by Dustin Kelso. Kelso’s creel included a largemouth and a smallmouth that weighed 4.78 pounds. Second place went to Tim Denny who weighed in two largemouth that weighed 4.13 pounds. Third place went to John Green who had 2 largemouth that weighed 3.3 pounds. Fourth place and Big Bass went to Craig Jurgonski who has 1 largemouth that weighed 2.95.
The Angler of the Year title came down to the last tournament of the year with Green, Jurgonski, and Denny in the hunt at the start of the day. The 2007 Angler of the Year title goes to John Green. The remainder of the Top 8 team includes Craig Jurgonski, Tim Denny, Dave Replogle, Dustin Kelso, Rick Goodyear, Ben Dietzel, and Gina Lynam.
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Goodyear Comes From Behind to Win the Cla$$ic
October 7, 2007
White River Bass Masters Rick Goodyear won the season ending Classic Championship at Patoka. The win was Goodyear’s first tournament win. The weekend greeted anglers with unseasonably high temperatures in the 90’s each day and tough fishing. John Green led the tournament after day one with one largemouth and one smallmouth that weighed 3.42 pounds. Big Bass and second place after day one went to Ben Dietzel with one largemouth weighing 2.29 pounds. Craig Jurgonski was in third with one largemouth weighing 2.14 pounds. Goodyear was in 6th place with one largemouth that weighed 1.41 pounds.
Goodyear fished day 2 on his trolling motor after experiencing problems with his engine on day one. Goodyear stayed in Painters Creek all day and caught a 4.37 pound largemouth. Goodyear’s two day total was 5.78 pounds. Craig Jurgonski moved from third place on day one to second with a largemouth on day to that weighed 3.44 pounds for a 2 day total of 5.58 pounds. Byron Johnson who was in fourth place on day one move to third place on day to with a total of 4.27 pounds. John Green and Ben Dietzel failed to catch fish on day to and slipped to fourth and fifth place on day two.
White River Bass Masters will be holding our winter meeting sometime in November, stay tuned for details. If you are interested in joining the club please contact a club officer. |
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We have a new sponsor in ALBaits. Louie owns this company. He's a good guy that fishes all of our open tournaments. |
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Breaking news: Trey makes the leap to 1st with a 4th place at 'coon. 16.5 -2.22lb fish move him 40 points to the front after 6 of the top 8 failed to bring in a fish. 2df, 3rd, 4th TD, Jurgo, Kelso no change. Dave Replogle w/ big bass and 1st moves to 5th. BD falls out of the top 8 to 9th. Martlage and Lynman maintain a top 8 spot. Goodyear moves into the top 8 in 8th. Foxy moves to 10th despite missing 2 shows, only 47 out of the 8th spot. |