Michelle Short Memorial Tournament

In this photo gallery you will see images from the memorial tournament for Michelle Short.

Michelle Short
Michelle Short
Michelle Short
Michelle Short
The Shorts
The Shorts
The tournament banner.
The tournament banner.
Signed by all the Elite Series pros.
Signed by all the Elite Series pros.
Registration night at Lake Dardanelle.
Registration night at Lake Dardanelle.
The sun sets on the night of the registration for the Memorial Tournament.
The sun sets on the night of the registration for the Memorial Tournament.
The sun sets the night before the tournament begins.
The sun sets the night before the tournament begins.
119 boats prepare to launch.
119 boats prepare to launch.
The boat that finds the pink duck out on the lake wins a prize.
The boat that finds the pink duck out on the lake wins a prize.
Father and son take off for a fun day of fishing.
Father and son take off for a fun day of fishing.
Steve Bowman and his daughter Melissa prepare for blast-off.
Steve Bowman and his daughter Melissa prepare for blast-off.
This kids look says it all.
This kids look says it all.
Kevin Short announces the boats as they take off in the morning, while Kerry Short holds onto the pink duck.
Kevin Short announces the boats as they take off in the morning, while Kerry Short holds onto the pink duck.
Kerry Short
Kerry Short
The Shorts look on as boats head out in the morning hours on Lake Dardanelle.
The Shorts look on as boats head out in the morning hours on Lake Dardanelle.
A boat trolls out onto Lake Dardanelle.
A boat trolls out onto Lake Dardanelle.
Ali Cook
Ali Cook
Ali is keeping an eye out for Tammy Cook, while Ken Cook is looking for the bass.
Ali is keeping an eye out for Tammy Cook, while Ken Cook is looking for the bass.
Elite Series pro Ken Cook fishes Lake Dardanelle in the early afternoon hours.
Elite Series pro Ken Cook fishes Lake Dardanelle in the early afternoon hours.
Kerry Short and Hunter Cook fill the winning prize bags.
Kerry Short and Hunter Cook fill the winning prize bags.
We placed the pink duck atop some buoy thing.
We placed the pink duck atop some buoy thing.
By duck, some lady found it and won two brand new reels. We watched two or three boats zoom right by it without stopping.
By duck, some lady found it and won two brand new reels. We watched two or three boats zoom right by it without stopping.
A big bass for a little boy.
A big bass for a little boy.
Michelle Short's number and softball logo on dad's bass boat.
Michelle Short’s number and softball logo on dad’s bass boat.
The lady in red talking to Kevin was Michelle's high school teacher.
The lady in red talking to Kevin was Michelle’s high school teacher.
Future Women's Bassmaster Tour pro, 10-year-old Melissa Eldredge.
Future Women’s Bassmaster Tour pro, 10-year-old Melissa Eldredge.
Guiding hands.
Guiding hands.
Beau Browning and his father, Elite Series pro Stephen Browning.
Beau Browning and his father, Elite Series pro Stephen Browning.
Father and son walk to the weigh-in.
Father and son walk to the weigh-in.
Melissa Eldredge never stopped watching the weigh in.
Melissa Eldredge never stopped watching the weigh in.
Neither did this young lady.
Neither did this young lady.
Beau takes the stage.
Beau takes the stage.
Larry Nixon and his daughter Lindsay fish their first tournament together.
Larry Nixon and his daughter Lindsay fish their first tournament together.
Allen and Aaron Fullbright, first place in the Adult/Youth division.
Allen and Aaron Fullbright, first place in the Adult/Youth division.
Melissa gets a check.
Melissa gets a check.
Mel and Gene Davis won the Michelle Short Memorial Tournament on Lake Dardanelle.
Mel and Gene Davis won the Michelle Short Memorial Tournament on Lake Dardanelle.
The real winner was the Michelle Short Scholarship Fund.
The real winner was the Michelle Short Scholarship Fund.