Tournament Date: April 22, 2023
Location: Toledo Bend
Weigh In Site: ** Fin and Feather Resort**
Meeting date: April 21, 2023
Meeting Location: Hemphill High School Gymnasium- FBC Hemphill-Hosts
Texas Wins!!
This was the Texas/Louisiana Bass Blast and it didn't disappoint! The meeting took place at Hemphill high school where approximately 150 teams showed up to meet the challenges that Toledo Bend delivers on year after year. Huge bass and quantities that have anglers drooling to come to this fishery. Our meal of Chicken Alfredo was sponsored by Skero Furniture and was a delicious way to start the weekend. MLF Champion Nick Lebrun brought our message and the spirit moved as we had six men surrender their lives to the Lord and 12 more that rededicated themselves to follow the Lord's leadings in their lives.
Saturday's weather was pristine and our anglers hit the water in search of big fish and equally big sacks to weigh. At the end of the day, the team of Benji Gulett and Dustin Rivers took home the check for $10,000.00 with a bag weighing 28.96! Second place, and also big fish honors, went to Aaron Bourgeous and Shannon Thibodeaux with a sack that tipped the scales at 26.08 that include a 10.77 kicker! Rounding out our top three places was the team of Andre and Justin Martin with a 19.50 stringer.
Texas East won the competition however Louisiana South was in it all the way to the end. We appreciate Malcom Smith and his team that came up to Toledo Bend and made this event memorable!
Fishers of Men would like to thank all of our fine sponsors; BassCat Boats, Mercury, Berkley, Abu Garcia, Dura Braid, FireFly Outdoors & Marine, RealTree Fishing, Power-Pole, T&H Marine, X2 Batteries, FroggToggs
We would not be able to do what we do in Texas East if it weren’t for so many wonderful local sponsors, Ross Motor Sports, Beacon Wealth Management, Skero Furniture, O’Ferrell Transportation, Brandon Belt Fishing, Big Help Desk, Workrise, Terrill Petroleum, Droptine Timber and Land, Menade Inc., Anderson’s A/C &Heating, Tax Resolution Guide Services, Cajun Lures, More Than A Move Foundation, Hope Legacy Collective, Barrett Tire and Service, Hillister Assembly of God, FBC Broaddus, FBC Hemphill, Johnny Franks Family, Trey Kistler Family, Tim Browder Family, George Anderson Family, Ralph Logan Family, Dan Hilton Family, Rusty West Family, Coy Jennings Family, Broaddus ISD, Hemphill ISD, Hilcrest Baptist Church

Place | Team | Members | # Fish | Big Fish | Gross | Penalty | Net Wt | Points | |
1 | 30587 |
Benji Gulett Dustin Rivers | 5 | 0 | 28.96 | 0 | 28.96 | 300 | |
2 | 29817 |
Aaron Bourgeois Shannon Thibodeaux | 5 | 10.77 | 26.08 | 0 | 26.08 | 299 | |
3 | 30550 |
Andre Martin Justin Martin | 5 | 0 | 19.5 | 0 | 19.5 | 298 | |
4 | 30602 |
Patrick Fontenot Kyle Fontenot | 5 | 0 | 19.17 | 0 | 19.17 | 297 | |
5 | 30569 |
Phillip Lee Finnly Lee | 5 | 0 | 19.07 | 0 | 19.07 | 296 | |
6 | 30592 |
David Cavell Corey Wheat | 5 | 0 | 17.42 | 0 | 17.42 | 295 | |
7 | 29960 |
Robert More Anthony Clemens | 5 | 8.31 | 16.99 | 0 | 16.99 | 294 | |
8 | 30571 |
Justin Glover Doyle Henry | 5 | 0 | 16.97 | 0 | 16.97 | 293 | |
9 | 30245 |
Randy Callahan Eric Duplantis | 5 | 6.06 | 16.8 | 0 | 16.8 | 292 | |
10 | 29925 |
Lindy Hadley JAMES INGRAM | 5 | 0 | 16.27 | 0 | 16.27 | 241 | |
11 | 29864 |
Buddy Day Gay Day | 5 | 6.66 | 15.58 | 0 | 15.58 | 290 | |
12 | 29630 |
Rickey Elliott Stephen Burgay | 5 | 0 | 15.34 | 0 | 15.34 | 289 | |
13 | 30486 |
Neal Normand Garrett Strickland | 5 | 0 | 15.05 | 0 | 15.05 | 288 | |
14 | 345 |
Gary Baker Jason Dew | 5 | 0 | 14.78 | 0 | 14.78 | 287 | |
15 | 30558 |
Ty Humphries Dean Lewis | 5 | 0 | 15.25 | 0.5 | 14.75 | 286 | |
16 | 30570 |
Nicholas LeSage Earl LeSage | 5 | 0 | 14.08 | 0 | 14.08 | 285 | |
17 | 30600 |
Kyle Green Robert Horn | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 284 | |
18 | 29643 |
Craig Gary Easton Gary | 5 | 0 | 13.96 | 0 | 13.96 | 246 | |
19 | 27941 |
Aubrey Lewis Jim Swoda | 3 | 6.29 | 13.18 | 0 | 13.18 | 283 | |
20 | 29813 |
Corbett Ross Haylie Ross | 5 | 0 | 12.68 | 0 | 12.68 | 282 | |
21 | 29863 |
Patrick Ingraham Trenton Ingraham | 5 | 0 | 12.37 | 0 | 12.37 | 281 | |
22 | 30553 |
Wade LeBlanc Daniel Aucoin | 5 | 0 | 12.33 | 0 | 12.33 | 280 | |
23 | 15802 |
Terry Reed Gwen Reed | 5 | 0 | 12.2 | 0 | 12.2 | 279 | |
24 | 30575 |
Ryan Kemp Steven Leach Jr. | 5 | 0 | 11.79 | 0 | 11.79 | 278 | |
25 | 30552 |
Hunter David Jason Pourciau | 5 | 0 | 11.47 | 0 | 11.47 | 277 | |
26 | 28202 |
Cole Moore Richard Moore | 5 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 11.3 | 276 | |
27 | 28206 |
Theodore Thibodeaux Jessica Thibodeaux | 5 | 0 | 11.02 | 0 | 11.02 | 275 | |
28 | 26477 |
Jerry DuBose James Conner | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 274 | |
29 | 29855 |
Mark Halpain Melford Butch Wimberly | 5 | 0 | 10.96 | 0 | 10.96 | 273 | |
30 | 3551 |
Tommie Payne Warren Mayfield | 5 | 0 | 10.41 | 0 | 10.41 | 272 | |
31 | 26950 |
Danny Cherry Mark Lanham | 5 | 0 | 9.96 | 0 | 9.96 | 271 | |
32 | 11771 |
Larry Nassar Lynn Thibodeaux | 5 | 0 | 9.36 | 0 | 9.36 | 270 | |
33 | 29732 |
Thomas Rash II Cody Wilkerson | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 269 | |
34 | 29823 |
Oren (Ty) Haymon Colby Dark | 4 | 0 | 8.89 | 0 | 8.89 | 268 | |
35 | 10162 |
Robert Moore Matthew Moore | 5 | 0 | 8.35 | 0 | 8.35 | 267 | |
36 | 29551 |
Charles Watts William Watts | 4 | 0 | 7.74 | 0 | 7.74 | 266 | |
37 | 29526 |
Dawson Schnautz John Jay III | 4 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 7.7 | 265 | |
38 | 15801 |
Dan Hilton Rick Sanders | 3 | 0 | 7.55 | 0 | 7.55 | 264 | |
39 | 23093 |
Robert Richey Samuel Richey | 4 | 0 | 7.11 | 0 | 7.11 | 263 | |
40 | 352 |
Stephen Kinney Jimmy Martin | 4 | 0 | 6.04 | 0 | 6.04 | 262 | |
41 | 29852 |
Roy Radcliff David Truax | 3 | 0 | 5.91 | 0 | 5.91 | 261 | |
42 | 29856 |
Thomas Rash Jason Courville | 5 | 0 | 5.88 | 0 | 5.88 | 260 | |
43 | 29730 |
Cameron Swonke Nathan Harper | 2 | 0 | 5.86 | 0 | 5.86 | 259 | |
44 | 25140 |
Billy Waldrep Justin Sowell | 3 | 0 | 5.65 | 0 | 5.65 | 258 | |
45 | 29838 |
Stacy Peacher Mark Mundy | 3 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 5.3 | 257 | |
46 | 29638 |
Robert Seals John Finkbeiner | 3 | 0 | 4.87 | 0 | 4.87 | 256 | |
47 | 23582 |
Bill Lambert Jon Robinson | 3 | 0 | 4.81 | 0 | 4.81 | 255 | |
48 | 29548 |
Eddie Duhon Jacob Duhon | 3 | 0 | 4.65 | 0 | 4.65 | 254 | |
49 | 29782 |
Rick Guillory Richard Garcia | 3 | 0 | 4.63 | 0 | 4.63 | 253 | |
50 | 30599 |
Andrew Focht Elijah Focht | 2 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 3.7 | 252 | |
51 | 19950 |
John Brown Doyce Cartrett Jr | 2 | 0 | 3.21 | 0 | 3.21 | 251 | |
52 | 18337 |
Todd DeClaris Troy DeClaris | 2 | 0 | 3.15 | 0 | 3.15 | 250 | |
53 | 23589 |
Stephen Ashworth Tex Rieder | 1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0 | 2.3 | 249 | |
54 | 29837 |
Timothy Browder | 1 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 0 | 1.62 | 248 | |
55 | 29584 |
Jordan Sansom Brooks Leonard | 1 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 0 | 1.57 | 247 | |
56 | 28200 |
Tony Owen James Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
57 | 29861 |
Randy Chatelain Bodre Rising | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
58 | 29851 |
John Hope Phil Brannan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
59 | 29781 |
Danny Hemperley Tony Spivey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
60 | 29807 |
Eric Girola Robert McKinley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
61 | 29810 |
Stephen English Clifton English | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
62 | 23600 |
George Anderson Ralph Logan Sr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
63 | 29952 |
James Dutton Robert Neal Jr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
64 | 30487 |
Gary Christian Malcolm Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
65 | 29894 |
Ben Read Jeff Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
66 | 25142 |
Eric Herzog Jason Chance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
67 | 15762 |
Pete Chumchal Jr. James Pessagno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
68 | 29541 |
Bill Babb Mitchell Bueter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
69 | 30199 |
Joe Nance TJ Bohannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
70 | 30523 |
Michael Louque Ross Louque Jr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
71 | 30522 |
Eric Thibodaux Vernon Silver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
72 | 22372 |
Jerry Wade Dale Reynolds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
73 | 25131 |
David Price Ronald Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
74 | 30205 |
Brian Parson Jose Sandoval | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
75 | 30543 |
Phillip Whitam Albert Rayborn | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
76 | 29818 |
James Barnett Stephanie Hemphill-Pellerin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
77 | 29808 |
Charles Kruithof Charlie Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
78 | 30554 |
Jordan Gautreaux Josh Gautreaux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
79 | 29783 |
Eddie Carter Melissa Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
80 | 30557 |
Joey Stein Robert Dupont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
81 | 28397 |
Michael Orgeron Noah Orgeron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
82 | 29846 |
Kevin Madeley James Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
83 | 30561 |
Garrett Kemp Blake Sylvester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
84 | 29717 |
Kolton Eberlan Mark Eberlan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
85 | 29886 |
Randy Turner James Jared | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
86 | 25282 |
Gary Babb Jackson Babb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
87 | 17028 |
Mark Price Tom Stinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
88 | 30572 |
Dustin Tucker Creed David | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
89 | 30573 |
Connor Rushing Chris Thornton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
90 | 30574 |
Fred King Robbie Latuso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
91 | 30244 |
Horace Frazier James Carhee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
92 | 26475 |
Chaz Quinn Matthew McAdams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
93 | 29815 |
Kenneth McMellon Nicolas Grey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
94 | 30596 |
Jeremy Norris Hunter Thibodeaux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
95 | 29888 |
Don Johnson Joe Soileau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
![]() Winners Stop #4- Benji Gulett and Dustin Rivers ![]() Second place and winner of Big Bass -10.77 Bourgeois and Thibodeaux ![]() Texas East takes home the trophy |