Bob Laroux whips the field alone!!
Anglers Quest Toledo Saturday Series #5
By Bill & Barbara Long
Alpine Marina

Bob Laroux holds up three of his five-bass winning limit. He fished alone in this team event to take the win.

May 17, 2008

Anglers Quest 2008 Toledo Saturday Series # 5 out of Alpine Marina in Hemphill, TX began this event with 26 teamed anglers showing up to fish for the $1295.00 purse. The event began at safe light, which was 5:55 am after the playing of the National Anthem. Weigh in was conducted at 3:15 pm. Toledo Bend water was in good shape and about normal pool level with water temps running 70-73 degrees. The weather at takeoff was cloudy at 62 degrees with a warming to 80 degrees by weigh in time. The fish catching was fair on the Bend today as there were 5 limits brought to the scales, for a total of 45 bass at 108.45 lbs making the average bass brought to the scales today weigh 2.41 lb.

The one man team of Bob Laroux from Zwolle, La ran his bass rig to the north end to catch his keeper bass flippin' Texas rigged plastics & C-rigs in 6-12 ft of water around hydrilla & stumps. Bob culled down to his best 5 bass at 18.60 lbs to finish in 1st place to allow him to collect $750.00 for his day on the water.

Jim & Kurt Moroski won 2nd place weighing in 12.77 lbs

The team of Jim Moroski from Hemphill & Kurt Moroski from Plano, Tx ran their RayCraft/ Evinrude bass rig to south creek areas to fish 4-8 ft water around hydrilla to finish in 2nd with their best 5 bass that tipped the scales at 12.77 lbs. There was no report on how they caught their sack of bass. Jim & Kurt's day on the water paid back $415.00 for their efforts.

The team of Michael Kelley from Many, La & Steven Burkett from Farmersville, La ran their Triton/Mercury bass rig to north lake areas to catch the Big Bass of the event, a fine 5.66 lb'r throwing small cranks in 4 ft water around grass.

Anglers Quest will be back at Alpine Marina on Toledo Bend on Saturday, June 21st for the 6th of 9 Toledo Saturday Series events. Next Sunday May 25th Anglers Quest will be at Mill Creek Park on Sam Rayburn for the 5th of 7 Super Team Series events. On Saturday June 7th Anglers Quest will be at Mill Creek Park on Sam Rayburn for the 6th of 9 Sam Rayburn Saturday Series events and on June 14th we will be on Lake Livingston out of Kickapoo Bait & Tackle with the 7th of 9 Livingston Saturday Series events.

1st Place Big Bass 5.66 lber caught by Michael Kelley & Steven Burkett

The Toledo Bend Saturday Series after all 9 events will provide the Team Anglers of the Year with free entries to all 2009 Toledo Saturday Series events. The Top 25 teams in pounds will qualify for the 2-day Championship in October on Toledo Bend. A special Top 5 group of teams will qualify to go to the "Tournament of Champions" to be held in November

on Choke Canyon Reservoir and will pay the winning team a GUARANTEED $15,000.00. All Anglers Quest Championships include Calcutta auctions which builds the Championship purse to some very nice $$ to fish for, for a very small entry fee of $125.00 per team.

FLASH "2 New Incentive Bonuses" to fish with Anglers Quest….It PAYS to ride on TIREMAX tires! Win ANY A/Q event and get an extra $300 added to your check.

Stratos 2X bonus program…Win ANY A/Q event from your 2007-2009 Stratos boat and get double your winnings up to $10,000.00.

Anglers Quest is now accepting credit cards, enter online or call Mr. Bill or Barbara Long at 281-852-8842 for any information. 2008 schedules & results for all Anglers Quest series events are now available online at www.anglers-quest.com.

Anglers Quest is sponsored by: Allstar Signworks, Alpine Marina, American Rodsmiths, Antex Roofing, Automated Mailing Solutions, Big State Fabrication, Custom Built Awards, Check-It Stik, City of Jasper, Tx-Tourism, Executive Security Integrators, ExtremeSounds4ATVs, fishing4insurance.com, FishingWorld.com, Hector's Mexican Restaurant, Kickapoo Bait & Tackle, Lake Livingston Area Tourism Council, Lone Star Buffet, Marina Shell, Mill Creek Grocery, MSD Building Corporation, Needmore Tackle, Rayburn Country Resort, Re/Max Realtors, Royal Purple Oil, Stratos Boats 2X Bonus Program, StyleTile.net, Superior Paint Works Inc., The Ponderosa Marina, The Stump Restaurant & Club, TIREMAX of North America, Vincent Turf Farms.

God Bless & Good Fishing to All……