Mountain Men Back in the Saddle Again

The Mountain Men, Alex Smeraglia and Paul Renda, returned to their winning ways on May 20th. Their total weight of 13.725lbs, including the Big Fish of 4.03lbs, was good enough to put them atop the leaderboard in points, weight and money won. Fishing was very good on Friday night with all nine teams weighing in a limit of five fish. Sam Hartzog returned after a couple of weeks off to capture second with 11.765lbs and John Brasher made his first appearance this season and capture third with 9.18lbs on this very competitive night. Memorial Day Weekend is coming up and the bass are off the bed and feeding up. Let's Go Fishing at Lake Purdy. lakepurdyfishing.com

2022 Season Standing May 20th

points Weight prize money

1. Paul Renda/ Alex Smeraglia 101 pts 84.49lbs $436

2. Wolfe Pack (Mike and Chris) 89 pts 79.25lbs $306

3. Sam and Sammy Hartzog 66 pts 55.21lbs $232

4. Mike Forrester/Leathers/Lewis 53 pts 40.27lbs $90

5. Dennis and Mike Falkner 46.5 pts 37.21lbs $80

6. Jeff England/ Sam Vaughan 44 pts 38.43lbs $117

7. Charlie and Karen Burns 40 pts 28.52lbs $64

8. Johnny Hill 37 pts 29.03lbs $173

9. Jeremy Singleton 32.5 pts 21.76lbs