Events
Ever-Bloom Tournament
Mon, 12/18/2006 - 7:00pm — Karen Stevenson** CANCELLED **
Ever-Bloom Tournament
Fri, 05/18/2007 - 7:01pm — logocebic
Finally!
After cancellation of the April 14 event due to dangerous weather conditions, the 2007 Strike King Ever-Bloom Tournament Trail kicked off a new season at Lake Bloomington on May 12th and right on cue a blustery cold front rolled through the area the night before.
Twenty two teams launched at 6:00 am with temperatures in the low 50's and blustery wind conditions with water temperatures holding steady in the lower 70 degree range in hopes of solving the lake's mysteries.
Jamie Maisenbacher and Guido Didonato found a small key to the frontal conditions that allowed them to bring 3 keeper fish to the scales. They weighed 8.78 pounds which captured the title to this event.
Ever-Bloom Tournament
Sat, 05/26/2007 - 7:02pm — medru
Blake and Brown Back in the Saddle
The Strike King Ever-Bloom Tournament Trail had an unusual day at Lake Evergreen...temps were warm and no or little wind, May 26th at the second event of the 2007 campaign. Showers persisted in the early am but cleared off to temps in the high 70's with overcast conditions.
Scouting reports from anglers who pre-fished were mixed but most anglers felt like it would be a banner event. The bass were in three stages, pre-spawn, spawn and post spawn.
Ever-Bloom Tournament
Tue, 06/19/2007 - 5:16am — medru
Bloomington has bass.....no longer Doomington to some!!
The 4th stop on the road to the Strike King EverBloom Classic was held June 16 at Lake Bloomington. For the last 2 years fishing at Lake Bloomington has been tough but this event proved there was indeed bass in Lake Bloomington. 51 bass weighing a respectable 117.6 lbs were brought to the scales for a 2.3 lb average bass.
Wiley veteran anglers Dave Norris and Greg Bayles won the event with a limit of bass weighing 13.83 lbs followed closely by Larry Russell and Randy Ferguson who also had a limit weighing 12.76 lbs.
Ever-Bloom Tournament
Sun, 07/01/2007 - 6:22pm — Karen Stevenson
Brown and Blake win Evergreen Again.....
The fifth event of the Strike King Ever-Bloom Tournament Trail was held June 30 on Evergreen Lake and was won by Terry Brown and Mike Blake with 17.18 lbs and a big bass of 5.50 lbs. They fished both shallow wood, less than two feet and deep brushpiles in 15-18 feet of water to catch their five fish limit. They caught their bass on a Omega 3/4 ounce football head jig with a Zoom Super Speed Craw trailer and a Zoom Lizard.
Second place went to the father and son duo of Jack Menssen and AJ Menssen with 3 bass at 10.26 lbs. They also a big bass of 5.24 lbs. They caught their bass on spinnerbaits and lizards in less than 2 foot of water.
Ever-Bloom Tournament
Sun, 07/22/2007 - 5:21pm — medru
Menssen and Menssen Win at Bloomington
Stalwart father and son team Jack and Jim Menssen won Saturday's Strike King EverBloom Tournament on Lake Bloomington. Their winning weight was 10.46 lbs and they were the only team to bring a limit to the scales. They were fishing red shad plastic baits and Jim mentioned " I have never seen bass so consistent on one color. They wanted red shad and we gave them red shad. They keyed on that color."
In second place with 3 bass weighing 9.31 lbs were veteran anglers Rick McMahan and Matt Rice. They also had big bass of the tournament with a 3.99 lber. Great job guys!
Third place also went to a father and son team. Roger and Rodney Hagar had 3 bass that weighed 7.17 lbs and won two Setyr Rods for their efforts.
Ever-Bloom Tournament
Sun, 08/26/2007 - 11:52am — medru
Martoglio and Anderson catch a Toad Sack.....
Veteran pro's Jerry Martoglio and Steve Anderson won the last regular season Strike King Ever-Bloom Tournament Trail August 25th at Evergreen Lake. They fished against the grain and went shallow and had a 5 fish limit weighting a whopping 16.18 lbs. They also had a big bass of 4.02 lbs. They caught their fish in less than 5 foot of water on Terminator small spinnerbaits. "The size of the bait we used matched the shad perfectly" said Martoglio. "There are more eatable shad now that I have ever seen." Way to go guys!!!
In second place was EBTT Heavyweight of the Year leaders Terry Brown and Mike Blake with 5 bass of 12.47 lbs. They caught their fish in water from 15-28 foot deep on jigs.
