Coffee County Anglers Place at State Trail Tournament

Coffee County anglers Garrett Davis(center) and Isaiah Owens(right) show off their catch on Saturday. Looking on is their boat captain Sam Taylor(left) [Photo by Delania Davis]

Competing in a field of 134 boats, the Coffee County Youth Bass Club entered 5 teams in Saturday’s State Open Tennessee BASS Nation Trail Tournament at Nickajack. A pair of Raider angler teams finished in the top 70 as the Red Raiders nabbed 39^th and 69^th place finishes.

The team of Isaiah Owens and Garrett Davis continued the hot start to the season as they were the top Coffee County team. The due landed 3 fish, weighing in at 4.35 pounds, to claim 29^th place. The team of Shannah Frame and Ceygan Thomas took home 69^th place as they landed a single fish weighing in at 0.88 pounds.

The Raider anglers are back on the water on Saturday, October 7^th when they will fish a region tournament on Old Hickory. The launch will take place shortly after first light at the Bull Creek Boat Ramp just south of Gallatin.