04/14/2026
We had 46 anglers and 3 Jr’s battle it out with well over 250 fish caught. The wind was insane!!!! But anglers were able to battle it and still catch some fish! We had a few new people that I hope still had a good time even with the wind and that keep coming back. Below is the standings and winnings along with recaps from your top 3 anglers. Can't wait to see you all at the Hyrum vs Mantua tournament!
Jr League: We had three Jr’s battle it out they even did better than some of the adults!
1st Place - Cole Sanchez - 31.50in
2nd Place - Bridger Giese - 30.75in
3rd Place - Tatum Rigby - 30.50in
Bass Tour Stop #1:
1st Place - $420 - Jason Connelly - 83.25in
2nd Place - $290 - Doug Roe - 82.50in
3rd Place - $200 - Joe Randall - 82.25in
4th Place - $150 - Rich Connelly - 82.00in
5th Place - $100 - Kale Smith - 82.00in
6th Place - $75 - Chris Spencer - 82.00in
7th Place - $50 - Cody Stubbs - 81.75in
Big Bass - $365 - Jacob Tullis - 19.50in
Golden Hour Bass - $50 - Jason Connelly - 17.75in
Mystery Bass - $50 - Charlie Giese - 12.72in
The Top 3 anglers have qualified for the Kayak Fishing Utah State Championship. The Top 25% (12) have qualified for the West Coast Championship and the Kayak Bass Fishing National Championship. If you are a KBF Premium member and placed in the top 25% please reach out to me so I can submit your name.
1st Place - Jason Connelly
What can I say but holy wind!!! Morning started slow with a couple of crank bites shallow. All small fish so I changed it up and went deep. The fish were not really aggressive. Finally got my last upgrade at 2:30 to take me from 3rd to first. I was soaking wet and cold from the waves but all worth it! Never give up!!! Thanks to Brian Allred and Joe for all he does!!
2nd Place - Doug Roe
Wow… Sand Hollow Reservoir has always been a challenge for me. I’ve always been able to find fish, just never the quality ones. But during the Spring Fling, I finally started to figure them out—at least to a point.
During practice on Thursday, with limited time, I hit a few points around the island. I managed to pick up a small limit throwing a Ned (of course), but my main focus was dialing in some new electronics. Friday was a much better day for quality—I even landed my Sand Hollow PB. I really wish I’d had that fish on tournament day, but it was still a great experience. By the end of the day, I had identified three solid locations holding good fish, so the game plan was set.
The plan was to rotate between those three spots throughout the day, but the wind had other ideas and completely shut that down. Still, I was able to put together a solid limit within the first few hours—throwing, believe it or not, a chatterbait! I did lose a few good ones right at the net on that thing, though.
Once the wind picked up, the bite really died off. I didn’t get another quality bite until the final 20 minutes of the tournament. My last fish came on, shaking a Ned.
I’d like to thank KFU (Joe) for all the hard work he puts into organizing these tournaments, and BA Custom Baits for making the Ned heads I trust above all others.
3rd Place - Joe Randall
I didn't really find anything during practice. I was really hoping to flip reeds but the water was down. I just went fishing. Caught some deep and Caught some shallow. Like normal I found a better average of fish in my usual location, nothing big but just better averages. Headed back there on a tourney morning with no plan like normal other than just go fishing. Started with the old faithful drop shot and started catching some 15-16in fish. Got in the top 10 fairly fast but I didn't think it would last. My brother in law caught the Big Bass for the tourney and I thought if he could fill his limit with these fish here he had a chance at winning. I got into 3rd place about when the wind picked up and figured that would be the last good fish. I was able to catch 2 upgrades in the wind to move to first place. Headed to get off the water and get ready for the awards ceremony about 1:30 and figured someone would catch a last minute upgrade or was not submitting fish. Well Jason and Doug both caught a last chance upgrade to move them above me but I was still surprised to hold onto 3rd. Thank you to all the anglers for making this club fun to run!
Sand Hollow State Park Dann’s Fishing BA Custom Baits
