2009 ABT Invitational
The 3rd annual "Iceman" was a great success in that it had 19 teams from 5 different universities. Old man winter still had its grip on Beaver as water temperatures were below the 50 degree mark. Clay and Taylor Ramey of Arkansas managed to bring in an impressive day one stringer of 13 pounds and that was enough to clinch the victory. The two credit their success to a Lucky Craft RC crankbait in the river. They were able to find some warmer water that had some fish concentrated and they capitalized on the opportunity. Taylor said "The win was big for us, the fish weren't biting as well as we would have liked but we scratched a few out." Taking second was another Arkansas team, Ryan Toomer and Russ Taylor struggled on day one bringing in only two fish but fought back with a limit on the second day and almost got it done. They also credit their second day success to crankbaits in the river. A special thanks goes out to our sponsors. Without them we would not be able to exist.
| Clay & Taylor Ramey (Ark) | 13.12 Lb's |
| Ryan Toomer & Russ Taylor (Ark) | 12.41 Lb's |
| Spencer Clark & Eddie Kennedy (Truman) | 5.96 Lb's |
| Sam Mahaffey & Josh Robinson (Ark) | 5.52 Lb's |
| Chip Porche & Mark Johnson (OU) | 4.20 Lb's |
| Taylor Denniston & Michael Miller (Ark) |
4.19 Lb's |
| Brian Crowe (NWS) | 3.73 Lb's |
| Henry Dust & Dinks (Ark) | 2.15 Lb's |
| David Whitmire (Ark) | 1.86 Lb's |
| Bill Bond & Drew Hays (Ark) | 1.57 Lb's |
| Roy Roberts & Erica Kauffman (Ark Tech) | 1.57 Lb's |
| Turner Hall & Stephen Mouton (Ark) | 1.48 Lb's |
| Caleb Carmichael & Stefan Scott (NWS) | 0.00 |
| Bodie Drake & Sean Flynn (Ark) | 0.00 |
| Jerid Jones & Calvin Vaughan (Ark) | 0.00 |
| Justin Hurd & Matt Peters (OU) | 0.00 |
| Jared Miller (NSU) | 0.00 |
| Jared Blackburn & Joel Blackburn (Ark) | 0.00 |
| Hunter Lake (Ark) | 0.00 |
Special thanks to:
Columbia Sportswear Company, Ward Jones Realty, Hickory Creek Marina, and Sportsman's Warehouse.