Friday, August 10, 2012

Ryberg and McNanney Lead after Day 1 of SKBI

A couple of familiar names are on top the leaderboard after day one of the Shaw Kenora Bass International.

Matt Ryberg and Brian McNanney from Sioux Narrows had the top weight yesterday, bringing in 17.84 pounds of bass.

Ryberg and McNanney are members of Team Canada and won KBI back in 2009.

A total of six teams weighed in more than 17 pounds of fish on day one.

Genvie Grafham and Bruce Berringer from Keewatin were just a couple of ounces back at 17.82 pounds, followed by Tim Strempler of Winnipeg and his partner Terry McClymont from Kenora are in third with 17.72 pounds.

It was a tough day for a number of teams, last year's champs, Mark Libitka and Dave Bennett are in 38th place with 14.26 pounds, while Jeff Gustafson and Chris Savage are in 42nd place with 14.06 pounds.

In the Can/Am Challenge, Team Canada took a commanding lead with almost 15 more pounds than the Americans on Day one.

Fishing begins this morning again at 6:30.