Bass Assassins

Jimmy Dorris' 9lb Bag Takes Bayou Liberty!

Jimmy Dorris

Today was The Bass Assassins second tournament on Bayou Liberty this year. We didn't see the record number of boats that we did the first time we were there, but we did come close. Twenty anglers showed up to fish today and it was Jimmy Dorris who was able to figure them out the best. Jimmy brought in a 9 lbs. 13 oz. limit. He also just missed big fish by 6 oz. with his 3 lbs. 8 oz. kicker. The big fish of 3 lbs.14 oz. was caught by Steve Ruschmier. That fish helped to propel Steve's bag to second place as well. Third was brought home by Ronald Pierre with a 7 lbs. 1 oz. bag. Beau Lassiter took fourth with 5 lbs. 4 oz.

Other anglers who brought in fish:

Kyle Hills            3 fish      4 lbs. 14 oz.
Gerald James     3 fish     4 lbs. 2 oz.
Chris Basey        3 fish      3 lbs. 13 oz.
Shawn Hartman 3 fish     3 lbs. 11 oz.
Gene Perilloux    2 fish      3 lbs. 2 oz.
Steve Garcia       2 fish      2 lbs. 9 oz.

Jimmy Dorris, Steve Ruschmier, Ronald Pierre, Jimmy Dorris

Steve Rushmier

Ronald Pierre

Elvis Black earns first Bass Assassins win on Tchefuncte!

Brad Romano, Kyle Hills, Gerald James, Elvis Black, Tyler Black

Sunday was our second Tchefuncte River tournament of the year. It was our first tournament that fell on Cinco De Mayo. Twenty- one anglers, and two little tanglers fished came out to fish. It was Elvis Black who won with a 8 lbs. 5 oz. limit. In second was Kyle Hills with a limit weighing 8 lbs. 2 oz. Kyle's bag also had the big fish of the day 3 lbs. 12 oz. In third was Gerald James with a 6 lbs. 11 oz. limit. Brad Romano found his way into fourth with a 6 lbs. 6 oz. limit. The Little Tangler division was won by Tyler Black. Tyler had his limit that weighed 3 lbs 3 oz.

Other people that brought in fish:

Patrick Engerran       3 fish      5 lbs.
Wayne Richardson   3 fish      4 lbs. 5 oz.
Ricky Benitez            3 fish      3 lbs. 12 oz.
Ronnie Romano        2 fish      3 lbs. 10 oz.
Robbert Newberry     1 fish      2 lbs.   9 oz.
Shawn Hartman         1 fish      2 lbs.   4 oz.
Matthew Romano       1 fish     1 lbs. 12 oz.
Joe Picone                 1 fish      1 lbs. 10 oz.

The next tournament is set for Bayou Liberty on May 19th. We will be launching at Bayou Liberty Marina. A little heads up. This launch has a 5 dollar fee so bring a extra 5 dollars. If you have any questions you can email bassassassinsla@gmail.com or call Chris Basey at 985-707-7857.

Ronald Pierre Previals on Wild West Pearl!

Ronald Pierre

Rain swollen, muddy water. That's what the 12 anglers fishing the Bass Assassins this morning on the West Pearl launched their boats into. For a few guys, however, it turned into a good day. Ronald Pierre was the angler to figure out how to catch the biggest bag. He brought in a limit weighing in at 8 llbs. 12 oz. His bag was anchored by a 3 lbs 7 oz. kicker Not to far behind was Bill Dorris with a 7 lbs. 4 oz. limit. Following up in third was Jimmy Dorris. Jimmy brought in four fish weighing in at 6 lbs. 15 oz.

Ronald Pierre, Jimmy Dorris, Bill Dorris

Other people that caught fish:
Bobby Newberry      1 fish         3 lbs.
Chris Basey             1 fish        3 lbs.
Matthew Romano     1 Fish       1 lbs. 12 oz.

The next tournament will be May 5th ( Cinco De Mayo ) on the Tchefuncte. If you have any questions you can call Chris Basey at 985-707-7857, or email bassassassinsla@gmail.com

Jimmy Dorris Crowned King of Bayou Bonfouca!

Jimmy Dorris

Kyle Hills

Today was the Bass Assassins Bayou Liberty tournament and we could not have planed a more beautiful day. This brought the fishermen out in big numbers. Thirty-one anglers showed up to fish today. With the better weather lately the fish showed up as well. Fifty-seven bass were brought to the scale for a total weight of 97 lbs. 14 oz. It took Jimmy Dorris 13 lbs. 4 oz. to take home the first place pot. Second place was brought home by Lee Hillman with a 12 lb limit. Third was Jarred Norris with 10 lbs. 10 oz. Fourth was Chris Basey with a 8 lbs. 12 oz. limit. Rounding up the top five was Bill Dorris with five fish going 7 lbs. 12 oz. The big fish honors went to Kyle Hills with a beautiful 4 lbs. 10 oz. bass. A little side note is that there was three fish that were brought in over 4 lbs., and two others that were over 3 lbs.

Other people that brought in fish:
Kyle Hills                          3 fish     6 lbs. 8 oz.
Eric Starns                       5 fish     6 lbs. 2 oz.
Lawrence Lemoine JR.    5 fish     5 lbs. 4 oz.
Lawrence Lemoine SR.    3 fish     5 lbs. 4 oz.
Bobby Newberry               2 fish     5 lbs.
Pat Morris                         4 fish     4 lbs. 4 oz.
Timmy Dickens                 3 fish     4 lbs. 2 oz.
Dave Blevins                     2 fish     3 lbs. 10 oz.
Shannon Hillman               2 fish    2 lbs. 10 oz.
Gene Perilloux                   1 fish    1 lbs. 6 oz.
DJ Fourcade                      1 fish     1 lbs. 2 oz.
Steve Garcia                      1 fish              14 oz.

Jarred Norris, Kyle Hills,Lee Hillman,Jimmy Dorris, Bill Dorris, Chris Basey

Bobby Newberry

Chris Basey

Jarred Norris

Lee Hillman

Lance Toups Cruises to easy win on Lock 1

Beau Lassiter, Cory Inscoe, Lance Toups, Chris Basey, Hunter Zeringue

Sunday was a beautiful day. One of very few that we have had over the last two months. Every time it the next tournament comes around we have been plagued by post front bone chilling cold, or muddy rain swollen rivers. This one turned out to be a great weekend, for the fisherman anyway. Lock 1 is a tricky place to fish and Sunday was no different. This helped the guys who fish the Lock on a regular basis. They know how to make these fish bite. Lance Toups was able to trick five to bring to the scale. Lance is a regular on the Lock, and is a man to watch for. His five fish weighed 5 lbs. 8 oz. which bested second by almost a pound. That second place angler was Cory Inscoe who had a 4 lbs. 10 oz. limit. Rounding up the top three was Beau Lassiter with four fish that tip the scales at 4 lbs. 4 oz. The big fish of the day was a 1 lbs. 12 oz bass brought in by Chris Basey. There was two Little Tanglers that fished. Hunter Zeringue was the only one to bring in fish. His two fish weighed 1 lbs. 2 oz.

Other people to bring in fish were:

Joe Picone          3 fish    3 lbs. 8 oz.
Zack Barnes        3 fish    3 lbs.
Gene Perilloux     2 fish    2 lbs. 12 oz.
Chris Basey          2 fish    2 lbs. 12 oz.
Eric Starns            2 fish    2 lbs.   6 oz.
Travis Young        2 fish    2 lbs.   4 oz.

The next one will be on Bayou Liberty April 7th. We will be launching from the Bayou Liberty Marina on Bayou Liberty RD.  This change in launch location has been brought up to me many times so we will be launching from there when we fish Bayou Liberty / Bonfouca area. It is a 5 dollar pay launch, but there is only a short no wake zone, and the parking is a little better. If you have any questions call Chris Basey at 985-707-7857, or email bassassassinsla@gmail.com

Basey wins 2nd straight despite raw conditions

Chis Basey, Tommy Rodgers, Ricky Benitez, Deric Domingue

I got to the launch early this morning, not really expecting many people to show up. The low temps in the high 20's, and low muddy water was sure to keep anglers in their bed till mid morning. Once again the anglers showed me that just like the bass they can be unpredictable. 20 anglers showed up this morning creating a line of boats on 4th St. waiting to launch. Talks at the launch were more about how bad the day was going to be rather than hopeful trash talking. However with some of the best on the Tchefuncte floating out there waiting on blast off you can't help but think someone is going to catch them. Eight out of the twenty anglers weighed in fish. Here are the weights:

1st         Chris Basey              5 fish    8 lbs. 6 oz.                        Big Fish: Chris Basey 3.2
2nd         Ricky Benitez            5 fish    5 lbs. 10 oz.
3rd        Tommy Rodgers      4 fish    5 lbs. 6 oz.
4th         Deric Domingue        3 fish    5 lbs. 2 oz.
5th        Jay Hopkins               4 fish    4 lbs. 8 oz.
6th        Bobby Newberry       2 fish    3 lbs. 4 oz.
7th        Ronald Pierre            3 fish    3 lbs. 0 oz.
8th        Yancy Bankston        2 fish    2 lbs. 12 oz.

The next tournament will be March 17th on Lock 1. Hopefully the weather is a little more stable, so we can get some better fishing. If you have any questions call Chris Basey at 985-707-7857, or email bassassassinsla@gmail.com

Chris Basey prevails on cold, muddy East Pearl

Tyler Bunn, Timmy Dickens, Jim Harris, Chris Basey

Today was our first tournament on the East Pearl this year. It was cold, post front conditions. The water in the East Pearl was moving as fast, and was as muddy as the West Pearl. You couldn't write a more bleak looking morning. As all the boats were backed down the motors reluctantly started. When even your motor wants to go home, and watch Bill Dance it can put doubts in your head. Well it turns out they were right. It was tough out there today. Only 10 bass were weighed in out of 14 anglers. In first place was Chris Basey with 4 fish weighing 5 lbs. 12 oz. Chris found his fish were there was stained water. Not muddy, and not clear. It had to be the stained water close to the muddy water. He used a RP3 3/8 oz. jig in "old faithful" color with a blue sapphire Nasty Baits Cra Z Craw as a trailer, and the same color Cra Z Craw rigged Texas style with a 1/8 oz. weight. His big fish ( 2 lbs. 6 oz. ) came on the jig and trailer combo. In second was Timmy Dickens with 2 fish weighing 2 lbs. 4 oz. We had a tie for third. Jim Harris and Tyler Bunn both brought in one fish that weighed 1 lbs. 6 oz.

Other people that brought in fish: Steve Garcia     1 fish    1 lbs. 2 oz.
                                                                                Kyle Hills           1 fish    1 lbs. 0oz.

The next tournament will be March 3rd on the Tchefuncte River. Hope to see everyone again. Maybe mother nature will give us some better weather before, and during the tournament. If you have any questions about the Bass Assassins tournaments fell free to call 985-707-7857, or email bassassassinsla@gmail.com Good luck to everyone out there.

Kyle Hills kicks off season opener with win!

Kyle Hills

Two fronts past through this week. The skies were blue. The water was pushed out and dark to stained everywhere. You couldn't plan any tougher conditions to fish in. However a record number of fisherman showed up at the Main St. launch for the first Bass Assassins tournament of 2013. Whether it was the beautiful weather or some cabin fever twenty-nine anglers were lined up to launch in the morning. It looked like a BASS event with boats floating out in the bayou, and more launching. Lots of new guys, and a bunch of old faces were in the water as I called out boats to leave. At the weigh in there was some nice bags brought in. There was even three fish over 4 lbs brought in that were caught in Bayou LaCombe. As anglers lined up it was obvious that the tough conditions did not win this one. Kyle Hills brought in the biggest bag with 5 solid keepers weighing a total of 9 lbs. 2 oz. In second was Gene Perilloux with 4 fish weighing 7 lbs. 15 oz. In his bag was a nice 4 lbs. 10 oz. bass. We had a tie for third. Joe Picone, and Shawn Hartman both brought in a limit weighing 7 lbs. even. In fourth was Jimmy Dorris with a 6 lbs. 13 oz. limit. The big fish honors went to Eric Starns with a beautiful 5 lbs. 3 oz. large mouth.

Others that brought in fish:   Sam Jenkins      3 fish        6 lbs. 5 oz.
                                                   Chris Basey       4 fish        6 lbs.
                                                   Zack Barnes        2 fish       5 lbs. 3 oz.
                                                   TJ Schlesinger    1 fish        2 lbs. 2 oz.
                                                   Allen Foster         1 fish        2 lbs. 2 oz.

I would like to thank everyone for coming. Hope to see you all at the next on which will be Feb. 17 on the East Pearl. If the weather keeps up like it is we should have a good day. If you have any questions feel free to contact me at bassassassinsla@gmail.com, or call 985-707-7857. You can also find me in the NorthshoreFishingReport.com Forum as CLB1979. Good luck to everyone out there.

Eric Starns

Gene Perilloux

The Winners