Jerry Goble of Sherrills Ford topped the Co-angler Division at the Nov. 4-5 EverStart Series Championship at Pickwick Lake, Ala., and won $62,500.Jeff Coble of Manson won the Oct. 27-29 ESPN Outdoors Bassmasters Series Regional at Kerr Lake with 45 pounds, 7 ounces and received $51,010. Lexington’s David Wright placed second with 26-06 and banked $3,500.
Britt Myers of Mt. Holly placed 17th at the Nov. 17-19 Southern Open at Lake Toho/Kissimmee, Fla. His catch of 27-03 paid $1,386.
Three other Tar Heel anglers earned checks — Kevin Langill of Terrell, 47th, with 20-06; Guy Eaker of Cherryville, 48th, with 20-02; and Bryan Thrift of Shelby, 49th, with 18-00. They each received $630.
Terry Scroggins of Palatka, Fla., took the first-place prize of $47,766 with 39-09.
Five Tar Heel anglers are among the 90 qualifiers for the Dec. 1-4 CITGO Bassmaster Open Championship at the Alabama River. The top five anglers in the tournament receive an invitation to the 2006 CITGO Bassmaster Classic.
Rodney Sorrell of Stokesdale qualified from the Northern Open; Langill, Myers, and Eaker qualified from the Southern Open; and Royce Madden qualified from the Northern Open in the Non-boater Division.
Four Tar Heels have qualified for the FLW’s Bass Fishing League All-American to be held at the Connecticut River, Hartford, Conn., July 5-8.
Mike McDonald of Randleman and Tony Fox of Timberlake qualified through the Oct. 6-8 Lake Cherokee Regional. McDonald placed second with 41-11 and won $6,000 plus a bonus of $500 for the Ranger Cup. Fox ranked fifth with 27-13 and earned $2,000.
Jerry Lineberger of Lincolnton qualified through the Oct. 28-29 Chevy Trucks Wild Card Tournament at Kentucky Lake. He placed fourth in the Co-angler Division with 10-15 and received $840.
Co-angler Steve Harwood of Weaverville qualified through the Oct. 20-22 Lake Martin Regional, placing third with 16-07 and won $1,500.
BASS TOURNAMENTS
High Rock and New Piedmont Team Trails Fishoff
High Rock/Tuckertown lakes
Oct. 29-30
1. Ray Harris of Lexington and James Blackstock of Linwood, 27.03, $1,800; 2. Shane Floyd and Tony Garitta, both of Lexington, 26.91, $900; 3. David Esmay of High Point and Glenn Jones of Mt. Pleasant, 26.03, $665; 4. Todd Shoaf of Linwood and Scott Prince of Lexington, 25.81, $363; 5. Earl Parks of Lexington and Eric Moser of Salisbury, 20.53, $238.
Big fish for Saturday: Shoaf and Prince with a 5.63-pound bass worth $273.
Big fish for Sunday: Harris and Blackstock with a 5.92-pound bass worth $234.
High Rock Team Tournaments points champions: Shoaf and Prince, $500.
New Piedmont Team Tournaments points champions: Dale Hege and Wayne Lawson of Ramseur, $500.
National Bass Circuit Pro Series Championship
Lake Wylie, Nov. 11-13
1. Mike and Gerald Mastin, 46.86, $38,000; 2. William Paul and Donald Nance, 46.40, $30,000; 3. George Lambeth of Thomasville and Eric Moser of Salisbury, 44.79, $8,000; 4. Britt Myers of Mt. Holly and Jason Quinn of Lake Wylie, S.C., 42.06, $5,000; 5. Brent Long and Chuck Poovey of Denver , 41.96, $4,000.
Lake Thom-A-Lex Sunday Big-fish Tournament
Lake Thom-A-Lex, Nov. 6
1. Greg McCrary of Lexington with a 5-pound, 9-ounce bass.
Lake Thom-A-Lex, Nov. 20
1. Tim Moorefield with a 4-pound, 4-ounce bass.
Carolina Bass Rustlers
High Rock Lake, Nov. 19
1. Eric Moser of Salisbury, 18.8, and big fish with an 8.7-pound bass; 2. Ronnie Justice of Thomasville, 16.5; 3. Brian Noah of Thomasville, 15.5.
Carolina Anglers’ Team Trail
Lake Wylie, Nov. 26
1. Randy Coleman and Shane Hawkins, 18-03, and big fish with a 4.08-pound bass, $647; 2. Gene Webster and Mike Seawright, 16.03, $363; 3. John Tolley and Steve Whitesides, 13.07, $175; 4. John Schohn and Todd Moss, 13.01, $100.
STRIPED BASS TOURNAMENTS
Tarheel Striper Club
Lake Jordan Striper Club
Lake Jordan, Oct. 29
Overall competition:1. David and Debbie Lucas of Randleman, 19.32, cash award and trophy; 2. Jeff Womble of Clemmons, 11.21, cash award; 3. Mike Mize and Ronnie Cook, 6.78; 4. Steve and Ralph Stephens and Drew Carlisle, 6.30; 5. Jerry and Patti Sykes, 5.44; 6. Chris and Paris Harris, 5.07.
Tarheel Striper Club competition: 1. Lucases; 2. Womble; 3. Stephenses and Carlisle; 4. Sykeses; 5. Jeff Wolf and Dennis Brooks, 3.93.
Tarheel Striper Club
Kerr Lake, Nov. 26
1. David and Debbie Lucas of Randleman, 20.6 and big fish with an 8.14-pound striped bass; 2. Steve Stephens and Max Steelman, 20.4; 3. Bobby and Amy Workman, 16.2; 4. Perry McLean and Jim Call, 15.3.
CRAPPIE TOURNAMENTS
Southern Crappie Association
Jordan Lake, Oct. 29
1. Harold Fesperman of China Grove and Heath Fesperman of Salisbury, 17.46, $1,100; 2. Butch Arthur of Baskerville, Va., and Bobby Jacobs of Lacrosse, Va., 16.51, $633; 3. Eddie Werts and Kenny Winn, both of Saluda, S.C., 16.10, $241; 4. Brian Shore of State Road and Richard Boyd of Yadkinville, 15.69, $338; 5. Robert Broughton and Tony Vick, both of Lancaster, S.C., 15.67, $167; 6. Rod King and Gary Chambers, both of Raleigh, 15.31, $143; 7. Mitchell Tallent of Alexis and Sam Bean of Iron Station, 15.17, $118; 8. Bobby Whitlow and Ken East of Clover, Va., 15.11, $238; 9. Martin and Sam Kennington, both of Kershaw, S.C., 14.68, $69; 10. Nick and Grant Babin, both of Gilbert, S.C., 14.58, $120.
Big fish: Three-way tie with the teams of Arthur and Jacobs, Shore and Boyd, and Whitlow and East each weighing in a 2.32-pound crappie.
Lake Oconee, Ga., Nov. 19
1. Joe Branham and David Padgett of Lugoff, S.C., 14.80, $1,250; 2. Allen Brown and Rick Howard of Warner Robbins, Ga., 14.57, $535; 3. Danny and Beth Williamson of Camille, Ga., 13.96, $725; 4. Mitch Johnson and Mitch Johnson Jr. of Aiken, S.C., 13.88, $335; 5. Eddie Werts and Kenny Winn of Saluda, S.C., 12.73, $205.
Big fish: The Williamsons with a 2.38-pound crappie.
N.C. Crappie Team Tournaments
Tuckertown Lake, Oct. 8
1. Thomas Sprouse of Advance , 4.78, $312; 2. David Perrel and Teresa Watson of Germanton, 4.49, $136.
Big fish: Steve Gentry and Neal Mahaffey, both of Winston -Salem,with a .92-pound crappie worth $52.
High Rock Lake Fish-off, Oct. 22
1. Thomas Sprouse of Advance and Glynn Sharon of Madison, 9.41, $790; 2. John M. Trexler and Darren Koontz of Salisbury, 6.88, $558; 3. Heath Fesperman of Salisbury and Jeff James of China Grove, 6.43, $290.
Big fish: Sprouse and Sharon with a 2.06-pound crappie worth $117.
High Rock Lake, Nov. 12
1. Steve Gentry and Neal Mahaffey of Winston-Salem, 5.43, $236; 2. Thomas Sprouse of Advance and Glynn Sharon of Madison, 5.20, $100.
Big fish: Gentry and Mahaffey with a 1.23-pound crappie worth $39.
TOURNAMENTS
2006 N.C. State Catfish Championship Trail
(J&J Catfish Trail)
Contact: fishwithdj.com. Entry fee $65 per team, $75 day of tournament
Jan. 7 at Lake Norman out of Midway Marina; Jan. 21 at Lake Norman out of Midway Marina; Feb. 4 at Mountain Island Lake out of River Bend; Feb. 18 at Lake Wylie out of South Point; March 4 at Lake Hickory out of Whittenburg Access; March 18 at Lake Norman out of Midway Marina; April 1 at Badin Lake out of Circle Drive; April 15 at High Rock Lake out of Second Creek Access; May 6 at Mountain Island out of River Bend; May 20 at Lake Norman out of Midway Marina; June 3 at Badin Lake out of Circle Drive; June 17 at High Rock Lake out of Second Creek Access; July 15 at Lake Hickory out of Whittenburg Access; July 29 at Lake Wylie out of South Point; Aug. 19 at Mountain Island out of River Bend.
Jan. 7-April 15 tournament hours 7 a.m.-3 p.m. May 6-Aug. 19 tournament hours 7 p.m.-8 a.m.
2006 National Bass Circuit Schedule
Contact: www.national-bass.com
Scott Turner (704) 791-4210
Catawba Division
Feb. 18 at Lake Norman out of Pinnacle Access; March 18 at Lake Wylie out of Buster Boyd; April 8 at W. Kerr Scott out of Smithey’s Creek; April 29 at Lake Hickory out of Whittenburg; May 13 at lake Wylie out of Buster Boyd; June 4 at Lake Hickory out of Whittenburg; July 30 at Lake Norman out of Pinnacle; Sept. 23 at Lake Wylie out of Buster Boyd.
Capital Division
Feb. 25 at Shearon Harris out of Holleman’s Landing; March 4 at Kerr Lake out of Flemingtown; April 15 at Falls Lake out of Ledgerock; April 30 at Jordan Lake out of Farrington; May 20 at Kerr Lake out of Flemingtown; June 17 at Falls Lake out of Ledgerock; July 16 at Kerr Lake out of Flemingtown; Sept. 16 at Jordan Lake out of Farrington.
Yadkin Division
Feb. 12 at Badin Lake out of Circle Drive; March 5 at High Rock Lake out of Tamarac Marina; April 2 at Badin Lake out of Circle Drive;April 23 at Tuckertown Lake out of Flat Creek; May 21 at Lake Tillery out of Cook’s Marina; June 24 at High Rock Lake out of Tamarac Marina; July 15 at Lake Tillery out of Cook’s Marina ; Sept. 24 at Badin Lake out of Circle Drive.
NE Carolina
March 11 at Lake Gaston out of Summitt; April 1 at Chowan River out of Pembroke; May 13 at Kerr Lake out of Flemingtown; June 3 at Lake Gaston out of Holy Grove; July 1 at Roanoke River out of 45 Bridge; July 29 at Neuse-Trent out of Lawson; Aug. 19 at Lake Gaston out of Summitt; Sept. 2 at Kerr Lake out of Flemingtown.
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