Indee Bass Club Visits Lake Delhi

Jackson and Colton Conquer Lake Delhi

The fourth and final stop of the Indee Bass Club took place on September 20th at Lake Delhi.  Anglers from the club also had tournaments on the Okoboji Lakes, and two on the Wapsi River here in Independence this year.  The day was a wonderful one for fishing, partly cloudy, mild breezes and little boat traffic.  Lake Delhi is known for a lot of bass, both smallmouth and largemouth, making it an ideal place for a youth tournament.  The anglers had six hours to figure out what the bass wanted to eat on this particular day, and that they did.  The club set a new record with weighing in 33 bass at one event, also a record with the most weight weighed in at a tournament, 57.21 pounds.  As mentioned, it was a great day to be in the club and a great day to be on the water fishing.  

Nice adult captains took 18 kids out fishing on this day, with 16 anglers able to bring bass to the weigh in.  Kaden Shannon and Preston Miller found one bass that weighed 0.76 pounds.  In seventh place was Ty Hanson and Antonio Moore with two bass that weighed 1.80 pounds.  Sixth place belonged to the team of Landen Putbrese and Keegan King, they had a limit of five keeper bass that weighed 6.76 pounds.  In recent years that weight would have put the anglers in the top 2, but on this particular day the big bass were hungry on Lake Delhi.  In fifth place was the team of Gable and Carter Eddy, they had 7.88 pounds.  Coming in at the fourth spot was Aiden Svoboda and Will Clark, they had 8.18 pounds.  In third place was Ranger Reed and Cal Sweeney, they had 9.55 pounds, including a 3.94 pound largemouth. This pair used wacky rigged stick baits and a stupid rigged tube from Hot Rod Baits.  In the Runner-Up spot was Memphis Peyton and Brayton Kuhse, they had 10.83 pounds, including a 3.30 pound smallmouth bass.  The Delhi Champions reported catching their keepers on wacky rigged stickbaits and ned rigs.  Jackson Beatty and Colton Cameron had 11.45 pounds, including the Big Bass of the tournament, a giant largemouth weighing 5.27 pounds caught by Jackson.  As you can tell these kids really found a way to catch some great fish!  What a way to end the regular season.  The anglers do have one more chance to fish representing the Indee Bass Club.  The Eastern Iowa Bass Club Battle, which will have the Cedar Falls Fishing Club and the Cedar Rapids Prairie Fishing Team going at it on Coralville Lake on October 11th.  Indee has won this fun event 2 of the 3 years it has taken place.

The captains that provided their time, expertise and boats included: Shane Beatty, Bo Peyton, Todd Reed, Jeff Heinze, Dan Sweeney, Dalton Beau, Garry Anderon, Jesse Roscovious and Todd Ristvedt.  The club is sponsored by; Colony Plumbing/Heating/AC, Buchanan County Wildlife Association, Smith D&L Insurance, Klever Concrete, Tim Reed State Farm, BankIowa, Cy&Charley’s, Shay’s Minn Kota, RONA Memorial, Hilltop Motors, Scheels of Cedar Falls, Lew’s Rods/Reels, Strike King Lures, Hot Rod Baits, X-Zone Lures, The Rod Glove.  These sponsors make it possible for all anglers to fish without cost.  They also provide trophies/awards and all anglers receive fishing gear at each tournament.  You can find much more about the club and many more pictures on their Facebook, Instagram and Website.