Does anyone have the results of the tournament yesterday (Sept. 9) ?

Awesome.....thanks

3rd Annual Operation Comfort a Benefit Tournament

We had 96 Boats come out to compete to support our Wounded Soldiers but they gladly went home winning over $18,820 in Cash and Prizes.

We paid out $12,320 to 1st through 10th place and handed out $6500 worth of Door Prizes. These weren't cheap prizes either tons of Yeti and Grizzly Coolers , a store front worth of Duckett Fishing Reels and Rods , a handful of Oakley Sunglasses , GoPros , a bunch of Santone Lures Gift Bags , Prym1 Camo Gift Bags and Sound Logic Certificates for custom iPod molds.

Truly a tournament not only to support our Wounded Soldiers but a tournament where our Anglers win as well.

1. 19.83 lbs. Garrick McPherson and Brian Turner ( Operation Comfort Soldier )
2. 18.73 lbs. Bill Gift and Thomas Anderson
3. 18.52 lbs. Steve Wright and Mitch Friedman ( Veteran )
4. 18.08 lbs. Todd Pierce
5. 17.63 lbs. Eric Thompson and Paul Ferguson
6. 17.46 lbs. Kris Douglas
7. 17.42 lbs. Jacob Shannon and Braxton Hollengshead ( UT Tyler Bass Club Team )
8. 15.71 lbs. Marc Mitchell and Archey Hayley
9. 14.98 lbs. Daniel Martin and Reece Martin
10. 14.6 lbs. Nevelle May ( Veteran ) and Robert Anderson

Big Bass Overall - 7.74lbr Kris Douglas

Veteran Big Bass - 6.2 lbr Albert Orenelas

Heaviest finishing team with Junior Angler - 14.98 lbs. Daniel and Reece Martin

There is still so much more to post with full results and we want y'all to share your photos and stories of your day. This tournament could not be the success it is every year without such huge support from our Sponsors and our community. We are to the moon this years winner was paired with a Wounded Soldier from Operation Comfort.

Awesome event as always guys! This event was one of the most well run tournaments I have fished! Lots of awesome door prizes as well!

Great Tournament for a Great Cause.

I will be at the next one as well.

Most all fisherman walked away with something after this tournament.

The door prizes the sponsors provided were AMAZING !!!

Way to go Guys !

This was a great event and very well organized. I would highly recommend coming out next year if you can. As mentioned previously, they had enough door prizes to make sure the majority of people won something. I dont know how the amount of door prizes compare to previous years, but if they are continuing to grow then I would think by next year you might have a chance to get 2 prizes .

Great job organizing this event and great cause to be a part of. Thanks guys

2017 OPERATION COMFORT BENEFIT TOURNAMENT

$12,320 in cash payouts and $6500 in door prize giveaways - $18,820 in total cash and prizes how's that for a benefit tournament and raised $10,000 for Operation Comfort to continue on their mission. We are a tournament benefit tournament that our Anglers win too. 41 Veterans were competing in this event and 11 Wounded Somdieds from Operation Comfort

FINISHED TEAM ANGLER
FINAL WEIGHT
1st 87 GARRICK MCPHERSON 19.33 BRIAN TURNER (V) - $5,000
2nd 95 BILL GIFT 18.73 THOMAS ANDERSON - $2,000
3rd 70 STEVE WRIGHT 18.52 MITCH FRIEDMAN (V) - $900
4th 96 TODD PIERCE 18.08 (NO PARTNER) - $700
5th 94 ERIC THOMPSON 17.63 PAUL FERGUSON - $600
6th 83 KRIS DOUGLAS 17.46 (NO PARTNER) - $550 plus $500 Big Bass
7th 59 JACOB SHANNON 17.42 BRAXTON HOLLENGSHEAD - $500
8th 27 MARC MITCHELL 15.71 ARCHEY HAYLEY - $400
9th 10 DANIEL MARTIN 14.98 REECE MARTIN (J) - $330 plus $500 Highest Junior Bonus
10th 57 NEVELLE MAY (V) 14.60 ROBERT ANDERSON $250
11th 28 BILL LACER (V) 14.00 SANDY LACER
12th 22 ROBIN DELAGARZA (J) 13.95 NATHANIEL DELAGARZA (J)
13th 68 SCOTT MCCARTY 13.30 BRIAN BROWN
14th 61 FRANKY BURKETT 13.20 BRAD BURKETT
15th 29 JOHN HENDRIX 12.79 TRACEY DAVIS
16th 38 MICHAEL MAYS (V) 12.58 CHANCE FRANKS
17th 5 GEORGE LAMBERT 12.20 JOHN ALEXANDER
18th 46 CALVIN LAMONT (V) 12.16 MARK HAINES (V)
19th 90 LOGAN GOND (J) 12.13 BEN GAUNTS (J)
20th 32 SHAWN WILDT 11.76 KENNY STEWART
21st 3 ERIC POTTKOTTER 11.70 HUB COLEMAN
22nd 88 DUSTY SPURGIN 11.70 MARK GARCIA (V)
23rd 7 TAYLOR SIMMONS 11.49 LANCE ELLIS
24th 44 DANNY BURKHAM 11.30 AMANDA BURKHAM
25th 19 PATRICK FULLER 11.15 KEVEN HATCHER
26th 30 MARTIN BOREN (J) 10.64 COLBY FERGESON (J)
27th 55 BRAD SHELTON 10.50 BRUCE SPROLES
28th 86 PAM RIDGLE 9.81 ALISA JOHNSON
29th 54 RUSTY RUSSELL 9.75 JASON JAMES
30th 89 CAMERON FROWICK 9.41 MATTHEW MCCLELLAN
31st 53 PAUL JEFFCOAT 9.19 HECTOR VINCENTY (V)
32nd 42 BOBBY NICHOLS 9.06 DILLON GASGON (J)
33rd 64 ASA EVANS 8.45 ROBERT CARREJO (V)
34th 77 RICKY DOSS 8.19 FREDDY RUIZ (V)
35th 66 MELTON MILLER 7.37 TAYLOR BURNS (V)
36th 21 KIRK VAN HUIS (V) 7.17 DAVID DIETRICH
37th 23 CHASE BUSSELL (J) 7.13 LANDRY LASSETER (J)
38th 84 KEVIN HUKILL 6.88 DEBE HUKILL
39th 71 ROBBIE JONES 6.72 ANDREW WRIGHT (J)
40th 45 ZAC HASTINGS (J) 6.65 WILL CARLILE (J)
41st 74 MELVIN JONES (V) 6.56 JAQUET GUILBEAU (V)
42nd 36 RED OWENS 6.29 SEG KILBEY
43rd 81 TREY ROLAND 6.20 ALBERT ORENELAS (V)
44th 4 JOHNNY AUSTIN 5.63 JON MITCHELL
45th 16 BOBBY CONLEY 5.59 JIMMY CONLEY
46th 8 NATALIE STEELE 5.38 JOHN STEELE (V)
47th 13 JOE MATTHEWS 5.10 KALE LILES (V)
48th 50 JOSH STELLY 4.82 KRIS CARRISALEZ (V)
49th 60 TONY DUNCAN 4.53 CLINT WHIDDEN
50th 6 TERRY BRADBERY 3.87 JOHN PATTERSON (V)
51st 52 TIM HARCROW 3.71 LARRY TIDWELL (V)
52nd 51 STEVE SEIFERT 3.64 RAYMOND RIVERA (V)
53rd 72 MIKE HARPER 3.62 BRAYTEN HARPER (J)
54th 49 JON LEE 3.49 JIM FITZ
55th 34 MIKE D 3.44 RICKY DODA (V)
56th 9 ADAM MOORE (V) 3.28 SHAWN LEFLER (V)
57th 11 BEN REED 3.23 MIKE ROBINSON
58th 75 ROGER GOODWIN 3.22 SAM DRANNAN
59th 39 JOHNATHAN ALLEN 3.08 JERMEY BEAVER
60th 48 BRIAN COOPER 2.98 STEVE GRAFF (V)
61st 76 BOBBY WARD 2.49 ZACH ALWOOD (J)
62nd 1 JOEL DEWEY (V) 2.09 (PARTNER)
63rd 82 JAMES WALKER (V) 2.04 STEPHEN WALKER
64th 17 DALE REEVES 1.58 CHRIS LEVERKUHN (V)
65th 24 JOSHUA PEARCE 1.29 ARCHIE BENNETT
DNW 2 RICH BECKWITH - TERRY BARNSON
DNW 12 BOBBY HARRIS - BARRETT FRANTZER
DNW 14 MIKE MICHALSKI - JAMES WILLIAMS
DNW 15 DANNY GINN - LEISA GINN
DNW 18 JASON BURTON - ALEX FINCH (V)
DNW 20 BIN MOFARLIN - JODIE KEA
DNW 25 DAVID BEASLEY - BOBBY BEASLEY
DNW 26 GABE MENDOZA - MONTY DAMION
DNW 33 BRAD HARRIS - BRETT HARRIS
DNW 35 DEBBIE MATHIS - JAMES MATHIS (V)
DNW 37 SCOTT JENKINS - COY SPENCER
DNW 40 MATT DERR - CHANEL DERR (V)
DNW 41 ROBERT DERR - TREVOR THOMPSON
DNW 43 CHARLES ROHDEN - BILLY ROHDEN
DNW 47 KEVIN KADLECEK - COLTON KADLECEK
DNW 56 RAFE DEAN - LANDEN DEAN
DNW 58 SONNY RUSSELL SR - SONNY RUSSELL JR
DNW 62 JASON R. PITTS (V) - DAKOTA LUCK
DNW 63 TIM BEASLEY - JOSH LEWIS (V)
DNW 65 DAKOTA BOYER - BJ FRACHISEUR (V)
DNW 67 TODD FLEISCHER - THOMAS EYRE (V)
DNW 69 ALLEN FINDLEY - (NO PARTNER)
DNW 73 ROBERT LAW (V) - BILL DONAHUE
DNW 78 JEFF BOYER - VIC HASH (V)
DNW 79 JUSTIN SPEERT - JAMES MATTHEWS
DNW 80 DANNY WIMS - PATRICK MALONE (V)
DNW 85 JON WILLIAMS - KIRK FULTON (V)
DNW 91 TOMMY DUNCAN - JUSTIN SNOW (V)
DNW 92 JOEL HAMMONS - JASON HAMMONS
DNW 93 ERIC CASTENEDA - ALBERT CASTENEDA
DQ 31 RANDY PARKS - STEVE TERRY 19.25 WITHDREW from the tournament due to last cast violation - BRAVO TO THEM FOR INTEGRITY

VETERAN BIG BASS
FINISHED ANGLER BIG BASS
1st ALBERT ORENELAS (V) 6.20 - $200 Academy Gift Card
2nd MITCH FRIEDMAN (V) 5.53
3rd MARK HAINES (V) 5.13
4th BILL LACER (V) 4.47
5th JAQUET GUILBEAU (V) 4.47
6th RAYMOND RIVERA (V) 3.64
7th ADAM MOORE (V) 3.28
8th JOEL DEWEY (V) 2.90

OVERALL BIG BASS
FINISHED ANGLER BIG BASS
1st KRIS DOUGLAS 7.74
2nd ERIC THOMPSON 6.93
3rd TODD PIERCE 6.43
4th ALBERT ORENELAS (V) 6.20
5th ROBERT ANDERSON 5.84
6th BILL GIFT 5.60
7th ROBIN DELAGARZA (J) 5.60
8th MITCH FRIEDMAN (V) 5.53
9th MARK HAINES (V) 5.13
10th CHANCE FRANKS 4.87
11th KENNY STEWART 4.67
12th DANIEL MARTIN 4.57
13th BILL LACER (V) 4.47
14th JAQUET GUILBEAU (V) 4.47
15th PAUL JEFFCOAT 4.31
16th NATALIE STEELE 4.08
17th RAYMOND RIVERA (V) 3.64
18th ADAM MOORE (V) 3.28
19th BRIAN COOPER 2.98
20th JOEL DEWEY (V) 2.90

TOP FINISHING TEAM WITH A JUNIOR ANGLER
FINISHED TEAM ANGLER
FINAL WEIGHT
1st 10 DANIEL MARTIN 14.98 REECE MARTIN (J) $500 Highest Junior Bonus
2nd 22 ROBIN DELAGARZA (J) 13.95 NATHANIEL DELAGARZA (J)
3rd 90 LOGAN GOND (J) 12.13 BEN GAUNTS (J)
4th 30 MARTIN BOREN (J) 10.64 COLBY FERGESON (J)
5th 42 BOBBY NICHOLS 9.06 DILLON GASGON (J)
6th 23 CHASE BUSSELL (J) 7.13 LANDRY LASSETER (J)
7th 71 ROBBIE JONES 6.72 ANDREW WRIGHT (J)
8th 45 ZAC HASTINGS (J) 6.65 WILL CARLILE (J)
9th 72 MIKE HARPER 3.62 BRAYTEN HARPER (J)
10th 76 BOBBY WARD 2.49 ZACH ALWOOD (J)

A Wounded Soldier was on the winning team you can't script that

Is there INTEGRITY within the sport of bass fishing?

Yes - Yes there is
During our Operation Comfort Benefit Tournament two men stood tall and became one of the lasting impressions of the tournament. They brought a sack full of Palestine studs and loaded them on the scales. As we began to smile as we watched the scale weight continue to rise and stop at 19.25lbs which was good enough for 1st place at the moment. We were treated to something so much more humbling. The gentlemen asked for the microphone to announce they were withdrawing from the tournament. They told the story of having a great day on the water but noticed towards the end that they had castes beyond their official last casting timeframe. What a punch to the stomach that would've been but yet these two gentlemen had the moral fiber to own up to their mistake and use it as a teaching moment to our entire crowd. 96 boats over 300 people packed inside Nautical Mile Marine to include 41 Veterans were treated to INTEGRITY at its finest. These two men withdrew without anyone knowing they had violated the last cast rule giving up the chance at $5,000 and Palestine bragging rights and did the right thing. The crowd was astounded and gave a standing ovation for their decision to stand tall and own up to a mistake. We were proud to have these two men on our stage and one of the lasting impressions of our tournament...

These two men were Steve Terry and Randy Parks - Both men are forever worthy of respect from our fishing community. Both men have their entry fees paid in full for the duration of this tournament lifetime by a few fishermen who were forever touched by their INTEGRITY. Kudos again to them and God Bless