The annual Top Ten Shootout for 2008 was held on the Horseshoe Complex at Monterey, Louisiana October 18, 2008. The event featured 10 member teams in 5 boats from eight bass clubs in east central Louisiana - southwest Missisippi.
Recent winners were the Concordia Club in 2006 and the Dixie Club last year. Every angler received a draw prize and a hamburger meal after the 3p.m. weigh-in at The Launch on Workinger Bayou.
TEAM DIXIE (Natchez) racked 62.25 pounds on the way to winning the large championship plaque "Bak2Bak" . The DBC was led by the boats of Randy "Team Stratos" Pitre-Johnny Davis (21.08 best boat winner) using plastics and Robbie Buckles-Ken Mahoney (18.61 limit) also on plastics. Supporting the win were the boats of Alan Brumfield-Allen Blanton (8.92), Terrell Foster-Doug "Team Kistler" Schexnayder (7.11) and Glen-Paul (age 85) Foster (6.60).
TEAM CONCORDIA (Vidalia) took runner up honors with 53.4 pounds led by the boats of John "Team Go-Mart" Bruce-Jr. Book (20.62 pounds, 2nd best boat) fooled on slow baits and Tim Houghton-Chad Pugh (12.27). Other boats helping were Ronnie-Ricky "Team G-Loomis" Gillespie (8.91), James Mullins-Joe Houghton (6.36) plus Mark-Clyde Morace (5.24).
TEAM BORDERLINE (Ridgecrest) placed 3rd with 47.90 led by the boats of Barry-Donny Chapman (12.76) and Buddy Smith-Joey Chapman (11.77). Others helping were Bobby Hall-Jeffery Odom (10.88), Keith Andrews-Bill Murray (8.36) and Bob Holland-Steve Gibson (4.13).
TEAM BROOKHAVEN (Brookhaven) finished 4th with 38.81 led by the boats of Butch Copeland-Jimmy Roberts (11.23), Heath Willard-Kevin Case (10.31), Jeff-Greenlee (tourney lunker 4.59)-Chip Gennaro, Jeff Covington-Steve Guidry and Dan Presley-Toby Johnson.
TEAM RIVER CITY (Natchez) took 5th with 35.35 led by the boats of Doug Jordan-Corky Ables (8.46), Carrol Huff-Jimmy June (8.11), Bo Strahan-Buz Craft , David Cooper-Gary Waller, and Brett Orth-Cliff Merritt.
TEAM SOUTHWEST (McComb) finished 6th with 28.04 led by the boats of Tim Stogner-Ed Dundas (10.94), Buddy French-Phillip Spring (5.10), Jerry Stubbs-Luke Lofton, David Higginbothan-Bobby Coon and Kell-Chris Thompson.
TEAM MISS-LOU (Natchez) took 7th with 24.71 led by the boats of Ken McKnight-Albert Crouch (10.52), Jim-James Golmon (6.69), Beau Barfoot-Chad Young, Jerry Houghton-John Gillespie and Henry Butler-Nick Rushing.
TEAM KINGFISHERMEN (Natchez) placed 8th with 24.54 led by the boats of Robert Miles-Issac Jones (9.00), James Brown-Francis Ransom (7.52), Jimmy Sheppard-James Payne, Robert Foster-L. L. Chatman and Anthony Hauer-Andrew Rounds.
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Modified by reelman at 9:01 PM 10/19/2008