State Wide Tournament - May 17, 2008
Despite pre-spawn conditions and a mid-week cold front that sent the carp hiding, the 2nd annual Colorado Bowfishing Big Tournament was a resounding success. Not to mention the fact that it made up for the rather lackluster May 3rd tourney!
13 two man teams fished public lakes statewide over the course of twelve hours—facing gusty winds and generally tough conditions. The end result? Nearly 100 Carp taken, with a total weight of more than 1,000 pounds. All of the fish harvested in the tournament were donated to the Wild Animal Sanctuary to feed dozens of bears, wolves, tigers and other animals under their care.
Upon tournament check-in, each team received a small sponsor grab bag consisting of a DVD, catalogs, decals, and Cajun Archery arrow points. Percentage cash payouts and prizes were awarded to the winners, as well prize drawings for non-winning participants.
We would like to thank everyone who came out to participate and our generous tournament sponsors who donated many prizes, including NOS Energy Drink & Corazonas Snacks who provided free drinks & chips to participants.
13 two man teams fished public lakes statewide over the course of twelve hours—facing gusty winds and generally tough conditions. The end result? Nearly 100 Carp taken, with a total weight of more than 1,000 pounds. All of the fish harvested in the tournament were donated to the Wild Animal Sanctuary to feed dozens of bears, wolves, tigers and other animals under their care.
Upon tournament check-in, each team received a small sponsor grab bag consisting of a DVD, catalogs, decals, and Cajun Archery arrow points. Percentage cash payouts and prizes were awarded to the winners, as well prize drawings for non-winning participants.
We would like to thank everyone who came out to participate and our generous tournament sponsors who donated many prizes, including NOS Energy Drink & Corazonas Snacks who provided free drinks & chips to participants.
Total Weight 1st Place
Team: “Team Drake” Sean Helton & Rodney Rexwinkle 20 fish & total weight of 334 lbs 8 oz Prizes: 50% cash payout, COBF Award Certificate, $100 Aurora Sportsman’s Warehouse gift card, AMS Bowfishing Retriever Pro, Arrows from Cajun Archery, Shure Shot Fish Points, Hunter in a bottle kits, Muzzy Fish Points, AMS Bowfishing Safety Slides, 1yr subscription to Fishing & Hunting News, Sponsor decal/catalog package, BAA T-shirt, Muzzy & Fishing & Hunting News hats, Muzzy DVD, Backwater Bowfishing drink holder. Total Weight 2nd Place
Team: “Carp-en-x” Jennifer Shumate & Brian Phelps 14 fish & total weight of 116 lbs Prizes: 30% cash payout, COBF Award Certificate, $50 Loveland Sportsman’s Warehouse gift card, Arrows from Cajun Archery, Shure Shot Fish Points, Hunter in a bottle kits, Muzzy Fish Points, AMS Bowfishing Safety Slides, 1yr subscription to Fishing & Hunting News, Sponsor decal/catalog package, BAA T-shirt, Muzzy & Fishing & Hunting News hats, Rivers Edge Productions DVD, Backwater Bowfishing drink holder. Total Weight 3rd Place
Team: “Carp Crushers” Donald Springfield & Mike Graden 9 fish & total weight of 98 lbs 2 oz. Prizes: 20% cash payout, COBF Award Certificate, $50 Loveland Sportsman’s Warehouse gift card, Arrows from Cajun Archery, Shure Shot Fish Points, Hunter in a bottle kits, Muzzy Fish Points, AMS Bowfishing Safety Slides, 1yr subscription to Fishing & Hunting News, Sponsor decal/catalog package, BAA T-shirt, Muzzy & Fishing & Hunting News hats, Rivers Edge Productions DVD, Backwater Bowfishing drink holder. Big Fish Honorable Mention
Team “Grizzly” brought in a solid 18.2 lb common Carp which can be a rare find for many front range reservoirs. Further Results 4th: “Head Shot”: 9 fish at 90 lbs 5th: “Sofa Kings”: 8 fish at 84 lbs 4 oz 6th: “Play Time”: 9 fish at 82 lbs 6 oz 7th: “Tub Bubble”: 8 fish at 71 lbs 6 oz 8th: “Double X”: 7 fish at 67 lbs 2 oz 9th: “DOA”: 6 fish at 58 lbs 4 oz 10th: “Honey Do Runaways”: 4 fish at 43 lbs 2 oz 11th: “Team Grizzly”: 1 fish at 18 lbs 2 oz Teams “Row-Bow-Carp” & “2 hot 4 the shot” had tough days on the water with no fish while non-particpating COBF staff tossed in 4 fish on the wild animal feed pile. This was BAA Sanctioned tournament. Support bowfishing and join the COBF and BAA! |
Heaviest Fish Winner
Sean Helton Total Weight: 22 lbs 5 oz Prizes: 100% cash payout, COBF Award Certificate, AMS Bowfishing Retriever Pro, $100 Aurora Sportsman’s Warehouse gift card, Arrows from Cajun Archery, Shure Shot Fish Points, Hunter in a bottle kits, Muzzy Fish Points, AMS Bowfishing Safety Slides, 1yr subscription to Fishing & Hunting News, Sponsor decal/catalog package, BAA T-shirt, Muzzy & Fishing & Hunting News hats, Rivers Edge Productions DVD, Backwater Bowfishing drink holder. Sean will be submitting his winning fish details to the Bowfishing Association of America’s Colorado Record listing Prize Drawing #1 Winners
Team “DOA” Prize: AMS Bowfishing Retriever Prop Combo Kit, donated by the Aurora Gander Mountain Store Prize Drawing #2 Winners
Team: “Sofa Kings” Prize: $50 Loveland Sportsman’s Warehouse Gift Card, Cajun Archery Arrow Points, AMS Bowfishing Saftey Slide kit, AMS Bowfishing Wave Rest, Cajun Archery & Muzzy Arrows, Sponsor Decal Package, Bohning Archery & Muzzy hats, Bohning Archery Vanes, Backwater Bowfishing Drink Holder. Prize Drawing #3 Winners
Team “Tub Bubble” Prize: $50 Loveland Sportsman’s Warehouse Gift Card, Cajun Archery Arrow Points, AMS Bowfishing Saftey Slide kit, AMS Bowfishing Wave Rest, Cajun Archery & Muzzy Arrows, Sponsor Decal Package, Bohning Archery & Muzzy hats, Bohning Archery Vanes, Backwater Bowfishing Drink Holder |