Gene Spires and Kenny Harris took home the win in the second event of the season for the Istokpoga division. Spires and Harris topped a 17 boat field on February 28th with an 18.00 pound, 5 bass limit. Zack Hunter and Matt Davis took home took home the Visit Central Florida Sports Big Bass of the event with a 6.79 pound kicker.
Istokpoga Results 02/28/2026
| Place | Team | Alternate | # of Fish | Big Fish | Weight | Penalty | Total Weight | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gene Spires & Diane Spires | Gene Spires & Kenny Harris | 5 | 18.00 | 18.00 | $700.00 | ||
| 2 | Randy Sebring & Jack Sebring | Randy Sebring & Justin Yero | 5 | 6.23 | 17.35 | 17.35 | $300.00 | |
| 3 | Chris McBeath & Kyle Wieczorek | 5 | 16.88 | 16.88 | $200.00 | |||
| 4 | Jamie Stephens & Jim Stephens | 5 | 6.45 | 16.39 | 16.39 | |||
| 5 | Zack Hunter & Matt Davis | 5 | 6.79 | 15.73 | 15.73 | $170.00 | ||
| 6 | Jimmy Newell & Daniel Hinkelman | 5 | 4.86 | 14.27 | 14.27 | |||
| 7 | Raymond Burdine & Christian Santos | 5 | 14.08 | 14.08 | ||||
| 8 | Norris Newhouse & JR Cook | 5 | 14.03 | 14.03 | ||||
| 9 | Chris Novak & CJ Novak | 5 | 6.07 | 13.43 | 13.43 | |||
| 10 | David Kiesel & Jordan Keisel | 5 | 13.35 | 13.35 | ||||
| 11 | Shane Phillips & Tracen Phillips | Shane Phillips & Fin Taylor | 5 | 11.59 | 11.59 | |||
| 12 | David Keen & Terry Nesbitt | 5 | 11.11 | 11.11 | ||||
| 13 | Scott Bradley | 4 | 9.29 | 9.29 | ||||
| 14 | Tom McGinnis & Buddy McDuffy | Tom McGinnis & Steve McGinnis | 0 | 0.00 | ||||
| 14 | Rich Belcher & Jacob Townsend | 0 | 0.00 | |||||
| 14 | Brian Purkey & Steve Purkey | 0 | 0.00 | |||||
| 14 | Chris Crow & Lisa Crow | 0 | 0.00 |
Event Totals
Number of Fish Weighed: 63
Number of Limits Weighed: 8
Total Weight (lbs): 144.63
Average Bag Weight (lbs): 9.64
Event Photos
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