WESTON TACONIS WINS THE 2021 TIMMONS OIL CO. BIG BASS BASH AT GRAND LAKE, TAKES HOME THE $50,000 GRAND PRIZE
2021 TIMMONS OIL COMPANY BIG BASS BASH, PRESENTED BY PHOENIX BOATS & PRO-GUIDE BATTERIES
Grand Lake, OK
May 22-23, 2021
OVER $183,000 IN CASH & PRIZES WAS PAID OUT AT THIS EVENT !
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$50,000 GRAND PRIZE
WESTON TACONIS, of Galena, KS, took home the trophy and the $50,000 grand prize at the 2021 Timmons Oil Company Big Bass Bash at Grand Lake, OK. The 27 year old electrician from Kansas, fishing with his buddy, Damon Simmons, landed his 5.96 lb. bass on Saturday and weighed it in at Southwinds Marina in the 12-2pm time slot.
Weston was fishing an area south of Monkey Island on Saturday, just inside a secondary point. He pitched a pbj colored 3/8 oz jig behind a dock in around 8 feet of water. The winning fish hammered it and the fight was on. Weston boated the $50,000 fish, raced over to Southwinds Marina on Monkey Island, and locked in his winning weight of 5.96 lbs. on the Big Bass Bash scales. That fish held up the remainder of the day Saturday and just edged out a close call on Sunday, to take the win, the TROPHY, and the $50,000 GRAND PRIZE. Congratulations again to Weston Taconis, your 2021 Timmons Oil Company Grand Lake Big Bass Bash champion !!
$15,000 2nd Place Overall
ANDREW WILSON, of Carl Junction, MO, took 2nd place overall and the $15,000 purse that came with it for his 5.92 lb. bass weighed in on Sunday in the 6-8am time slot.
The 26 year old lineman from Carl Junction, MO, caught his $15,000 bass in Honey Creek on Sunday. Andrew, fishing with his boat partner, Chris Heatherly, ran a pbj colored chatterbait tipped with a green pumpkin trailer down the side of a dock in 10-12 feet of water, when it was engulfed. Andrew boated his bass, placed it in the livewell, and headed off to the Wolf Creek Park weigh-in station, where she locked in on 5.92 lbs. Congratulations Andrew !!
$10,000 3rd Place Overall
TIM WHITED, of Ironton, MO, landed 3rd place overall for the event and walked away with the $10,000 prize.
Tim set the bar high early, catching his 5.84 lb. bass Saturday morning in the 6-8am time slot. He reported catching his $10,000 bass in the Drowning Creek area on a black/blue jig in 15-20 feet of water. Tim weighed her in at the Southwinds Marina weigh-in station. Congratulations Tim !!
LADIES BONUS WINNER
BRANDI BRILEY, the 2020 Grand Lake Big Bass Bash Champion, continued her winning ways and took 1st Place in the Ladies Bonus payout with a 4.26 lb. bass.
PHOENIX BOAT WINNER:
Lee Roberts, of Shattuck, OK, won the drawing for the Phoenix 818 bass boat, valued at $40,000.
Saturday Exact Weight Prizes
$250 - Johnnie Yang: 3.00 lbs.
$250 - Tony Torres: 3.00 lbs.
$250 - Jeff Burch: 4.00 lbs.
$250 - Phillip Delong: 4.00 lbs.
$250 - Logan Dean: 4.00 lbs.
Sunday Exact Weight Prizes
$250 - Freeland Peterson: 3.00 lbs.
$250 - Kevin Gidden: 4.00 lbs.
$250 - Richard Champagne: 4.00 lbs.
Early Bird Winners:
$250 - Dan Parrish
$250 - Billy Kester
$250 - Joe Land
$250 - Erick Jones
$250 - Chris Jesina
$250 - Glenn Conners
$250 - Jeramy Lewis
$250 - Casey Smith
TOP 10 LADIES:
| 1 | Brandi Briley - Winner | Southwinds Marina | 4.26 |
| 2 | Holly Keen | Wolf Creek Park | 4.25 |
| 3 | Clarisa Crockett | Southwinds Marina | 3.86 |
| 4 | Maggie Hodorowicz | Southwinds Marina | 3.71 |
| 5 | Courtney Cardwell | Southwinds Marina | 3.49 |
| 6 | Stephanie Talley | Southwinds Marina | 3.23 |
| 7 | Debra Bingham | Wolf Creek Park | 3.13 |
| 8 | Marina Trostel | Wolf Creek Park | 3.12 |
| 9 | Diane Leitschuh | Southwinds Marina | 2.98 |
| 10 | Tina Foster | Wolf Creek Park | 2.96 |
We want to thank all of the anglers for your participation in the 2021 Timmons Oil Company Grand Lake Big Bass Bash, presented by Phoenix Boats & Pro-Guide Batteries. We hope you all had a great time at Grand Lake. We also want to thank our great staff for their help and support, this event would not be possible without your hard work and dedication.
Thank you to the great people of TIMMONS OIL COMPANY for their Title Sponsorship of this event, and to PHOENIX BOATS & PRO-GUIDE BATTERIES for their partnership & support. We also want to thank the City of Grove, OK for their hospitality and support of this event, and Southwinds Marina for the weigh-in accommodations.
Don't miss the 2021 AFTCO Big Bass Bash, presented by Phoenix Boats, on October 2-3 at Lake of the Ozarks in central MO. Click here for more information on this event.
God Bless You All and Hope To See You All Soon
Randy, Diane, Cherie, Charlie, & Marie Terrell
