Belleville
August 13 2023

Event: Belleville

The Trophy Bassmasters competed in their 14th of 20 club tournaments for 2023 as they traveled to Belleville Lake in Belleville Michigan. A small inland lake that has a good population of bass even though finding keepers of at least 14” can be a challenge. The 14 anglers that participated brought in 38 bass totaling 62.96lbs. Bert Grubbs topped the field with 5 largemouth bass. Grubbs total weight was 9.76lbs for the win. Grubbs also landed the big bass for the day at 2.85lbs. Don Ratcliff had a mixed bag of 2 smallmouth and 3 largemouth. Ratcliff’s creel weighed 8.50lbs to earn him the 2nd place position. Virgil Grant had all largemouth in his 5 bass limit. Grant finished 3rd with 7.95lb. Ratcliff continues to lead the Angler of the Year point race and with only 6 tournaments left is becoming harder to catch after each event. 
Date: August 13 2023
Time: 6:30 - 3:00
Ramp: West Ramp Big Bass: Bert Grubbs 2.85 Lbs
Pairings   Finish
1 Mike Atchison Chad Ansel   1 Bert Grubbs 5 9.76
2 Glen Cronley     2 Don Ratcliff 5 8.50
3 Don Ratcliff     3 Virgil Grant 5 7.95
4 Boyd Downey John Massara   4 Boyd Downey 5 7.9
5 Bob Flowers     5 Heath McGrew 4 6.67
6 Virgil Grant     6 Bob Flowers 4 6.42
7 Bert Grubbs Chad Thrush   7 Chad Thrush 2 4.52
8 Steve Ganger     8 Mike Atchison 3 3.82
9 Mike Johnson Dave Morlock   9 Mark Dairy 2 3.34
10 Mark Dairy Heath McGrew   10 John Massara 2 2.59
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