Honestly I would shoot myself fishing 2 tournaments on Banks other than really early or really late when the fishing is a little better. Poor lake just gets the snot caught out of it. And struggling to catch a 2 pounder isn't fun for me. June is a bad time maybe since they get slaughtered by all the "T's" in May. Probably the prettiest lake around but the smallie thing has to be worked out!! There should be 4-6 pounders in this lake. There is definately food. Almost every fish I caught was spitting huge crawdads. Hopefully it turns around and changes my opinion.

Banks and Roosevelt are the only 2 lakes I can think of that would benefit from this, and I know you won't be getting much flack from anyone if we do so.  The WDFW encourages it ( on  banks and roosevelt anyways) for a reason.  I'm talking Smallmouth only of course  

Brian, congrats on the HUGE big fish, jeez that must of been fun.  I won't miss this tourny next year, hopefully 2 weekends at Banks thanks to the Dovers  

Over the course of the tournament I caught an honest estimate of 10 dinks to 1 keeper.  I think a fishing contest to see who could catch the heaviest limit of 10 dinks would be fun. A dink would be a fish less than 12 inches.  Then have a fish fry.

Glenn, so if the Jamboree where to fish by state catch limits on small mouth bass the math would be, 160 anglers @ 10 fish/day multiplied by 3 days.... that's 4800 dinks.... Would that take a bite out the dinks?

It was 5.84, i think. You better check with Phil. Im still kicking my back side for not getting that 3 pounder in the boat, with 30 minutes left tell weigh-in. 

Bryan, what was the size of your big fish?

That's like the only lake that I would keep smallmouths to get rid of some of the dinks in there.

Glen,

Now your thinking good-2400 dinks out of Banks could help quite a bit. Now add Roosevelt to that list and get rid of 24,000 dinks.

Russ

Anyone take home any less than 12 inch smallies, so hopefully we can catch some decent size Banks lake fish in the future ?  

I think we should do Banks every other tournament - but little late guys the lake selections were done at the meeting June 18th wish you could have made it....

I'll 2nd Sarges post. Great frog bite in August.

Russ

An August Banks tourney would be sweet!

Good weights fellow members. A lot of us would have placed in the top ten at the FLW. I think that is saying something about the level of skill growing in the club. Good job. I am curious how the weights would have been if the largemouth restriction was lifted.

Thanks guys for the other posts to get some info out. Bryan and I stayed another day and fished Chelan Monday. We missed the spawn there but still caught some decent fish just not any monsters.

Here are the Tourney results for Banks. Angler of the year results will be posted later.

1. Terry Steffenson        19.58
2. Henry Dover              18.76
3. Bryan Olson               18.71
4. Russ Baker                18.64
5. Rob Maglio                 17.62
6. Mark Brown               17.18
7. Mike Burdett              16.72
8. Don Hankinson           15.84
9. Rocky Beeman Jr.      15.32
10. Jose Gomez-Elegido  14.12
11. Bob Paysno              14.02
12. Dale Culver              13.97
13. Angie Dover             13.78
14. Carlos Trujillo           13.30
15. Rodney Heupel         13.30
16. Jack O'Day               12.70
17. Glenn May                12.34
18. Bryan Hudgens         11.18
19. Linda Lyner              10.94
20. Rocky Beeman Sr.    10.44
21. Todd Ainardi             9.54
22. James Herring           9.27
23. Jim Smith                 7.90
24. Jeff Iacci                  7.64
25. Kery May                  6.54
26. Ryan Thompson        5.50
27. Richard Fazackarly    5.24
28. April Watson             4.84
29. Rob Fitzgerald           4.56
30. Crystal Steffenson     3.92
31. Arnie Hammond        2.90
32. Phil Hudgens             2.48  
33. Tyler Fitzgerald         1.68