Steve Harwood of Weaverville won the Feb. 18 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Savannah Division tournament at Clarks Hill Lake, Ga. Harwood’s haul of 16-10 paid $5,204.
David G. Williams of Maiden finished second with 15-04 and received $2,512.
Bryson City’s Mike Winchester placed fifth with 15-04 and collected $1,005.
Chad Silver of Leicester ranked fifth among co-anglers with 8-12 and earned $502.
Artie Phillips of Monroe placed fifth at the Feb. 18 Stren Series Southeast Division tournament at West Point Lake, Ga. His catch of 12 pounds, 12 ounces paid $7,500.
Other Tar Heels in the money were Williams, 23rd, and Flash Butts of Roanoke Rapids, 34th, each receiving $1,600; Bryan Thrift of Shelby, 31st, Chris Baumgardner of Gastonia, 36th, and Scott Hamrick of Denver, 37th, each receiving $1,000.
Nick Kelley of Brownsville, Tenn., and Paydon Hibdon of Stover, Mo., won the Feb. 18-18, Junior Bassmaster World Championship in their respective age divisions at the Harris Chain of Lakes, Leesburg, Fla.
Each received a $5,000 college scholarship, a Triton boat and Mercury motor.
Garrett Smith of Pinehurst and Westley Riddle of Sanford each finished ninth in their respective age divisions.
The event was held in conjunction with the Basssmaster Family Fest as part of the Bassmaster Classic week activities.
BASS TOURNAMENTS
New Piedmont Team Tournaments
Badin Lake, Feb. 19
1. Dwayne Saunders of Star and Scott Threadgill of Troy, 17.98, $435; 2. Tony Revelle of Mt. Pleasant and Angelo Dunlap of Charlotte, 12.46, $250; 3. Bennett Pridgen and Phillip Passmore of Trinity, 12.07, $135; 4. Scott Shull of Salisbury and David Strider of Monroe, 11.09, $95.
Big fish: David Berrier of Lexington and Ray Hinkle of Welcome with a 7.64-pound bass worth $97.50
National Bass Circuit
Top Gun Tournament
Hyco Lake, Feb. 5
1. Scott Sellers and Randy Childres of Anderson, S.C., 15.62, $2,000; 2. Ben Cannon of Apex and Ken Wall of Asheboro, 14.82, $1,000; 3. Billy Bledsoe of Fayetteville and James Baxley of Hope Mills, 11.12, $750; 4. Brett Collins of Ridgeway, S.C., and Andy Owens of Camden, S.C., 10.66, $500; 5. Steve Sink of Winston-Salem and Tony Foster of Lexington, 10.60, $400; 6. Keith Gray of Arden and Dale Hoyle of Horseshoe, 9.69, $300.
Big fish:Gray and Hoyle with a 6.26-pound bass worth $500.
Catawba Division
Lake Norman, Feb. 18
1. Jerry Goble of Sherrills Ford and Jim Witherspoon of Claremont, 18.33, $1,800; 2. Scott Hamrick of Denver and Roger Hoover of Mooresville, 16.06, $1,075; 3. Rodney Morrow and Steve Jordon of Hickory, 15.27, $600; 4. Kevin Toler and Rodney Lambert of Statesville, 15.14, $400; 5. Stacey Richards and Brian Triplett, 13.75, $350; 6. Drew Montgomery and Rodney Adams, 13.74, $260; 7. Eric Powell and Thomas Anderson, 13.53, $235; 8. Roger Pope of Statesville and Nathan Webber, 13.50, $225; 9. Michael Carson and Adrian Parsons, 13.26, $210; 10. Ryan Pardue and Caja Ormand, 12.74, $200.
Big fish: Goble and Witherspoon with a 5.39-pound bass worth $510.
Yadkin Division
Badin Lake, Feb. 12
1. Dwayne Saunders of Star and Scott Threadgill of Troy, 20.08, $1,425; 2. Jeff Proctor and Derek Crumbley of High Point, 19.53, $800; 3. Steve Gardner and Darrell Crumbley of Lexington, 19.29, $500; 4. Parks Jones and Daniel Hill of York, S.C., 18.11, $350; 5. Robin Collins and Ricky Parrish of Rockingham, 18.07, $280; 6. Stephen Marshall and Wyatt Farlow of Sophia, 17.19, $225; 7. Terry Easter and David Reece of High Point, 16.12, $200.
Big fish: Reece and Easter with an 8.50-pound bass worth $360.
Norman Winter Team
Bass Championship Trail
Lake Norman, Jan. 28
1. Brian Walker, 14.30, $1,085.00; 2. Roger Day and Marty Sweeting, 14.05, $540; 3. Rob and Ronald Kincaid, 13.65, $280; 4. Mark Brown and Todd Ingram, 13.50, $210; 5. Lee Huckabee and Russell Grigg, 13.40, $160; 6. Jody Wright and Lester Elton, 13.05, $120; 7. Brian Morgan, and Josea Goble, 12.95, $100; 8. Dave Snyder of Concord and Bryon O’Daniel, 12.70, $80; 9. Donald and Kevin Stanley, 12.55, $65.
Big fish: Huckabee and Grigg with a 5.00-pound bass worth $660.
Lake Norman, Jan. 29
1. Kevin Toler and Rodney Lambert of Statesville, 16.35, $710; 2. Bryan Thrift of Shelby and Andy Montgomery of Grover, 15.35, $365; 3. Carl Helms and Ron Tuck, 13.80, $230; 4. Gary Michaud and Doc McDaniel, 13.50, $180; 5. Robert Stiltner of Mt. Mourne and Roger Hager, 11.50, $145; 6. Blaine and Brian Holbrook, 10.75, $90.
Big fish: Michaud and McDaniel with a 5.65-pound bass worth $430.
Lake Norman, Feb. 4
1. Brian and Alan Walker, 15.10, $690; 2. Kevin Toler and Rodney Lambert of Statesville, 15.10, $355; 3. Gary Michaud and Doc McDaniel, 12.40, $205; 4. Jerry Goble of Sherrills Ford and Jim Witherspoon of Claremont, 11.60, $165; 5. Shannon Matheson and Thomas Anderson, 10.85, $140; 6. David Hildebran and Gary Little, 10.35, $85.
Big fish: The Walkers tied Hildebran and Little, each team weighing in a 4.95-pound bass and sharing $410.
Norman Winter Team
Bass Championship
Lake Norman, Feb. 12
1. Kevin Toler and Rodney Lambert of Statesville, 15.35, $2,500; 2. Roy Winkler of Charlotte and Chris Curtis of Concord, 13.95, $1,200; 3. Donald and Kevin Stanley, 13.05, $600; 4. Matt Haywood of Iron Station and Billy Dumas of Mt. Holly, 13.00, $300; 5. Robbie Digh of Denver and Louie Hull, 13.00, $275; 6. Gary Michaud and Doc McDaniel, 12.50, $250; 7. Maurice Freeze and Rock Poplin of Concord, 12.45, $250; 8. Jerry Goble of Sherills Ford and Jim Witherspoon of Claremont, 12.30, $200; 9. Roger Pope of Statesville and Nathan Webber, 11.55, $150; 10. Vince and Mark Parker, 11.55, $150; 11. Andy Montgomery, 11.20, $115; 12. David Snyder of Concord and Bryan O’ Daniel, 10.75, $90.
Big fish: Toler and Lambert with a 5.35-pound bass worth $405.
Saturday trail points champions: Goble and Witherspoon
Sunday trail points champions: Michaud and McDaniel.
Balls Creek
Bassmasters Tournament
Lake Hickory, Feb. 18
1. Trey Brown of Winston-Salem, 6.30; 2. Bron Hemphill of Conover, 6.05; 3. Lenny Francouer , 5.35.
Big fish: Hemphill with a 3.05-pound bass.
Piedmont 2-man Team
Bass Tournament
Jordan Lake, Feb. 18
1. Donnie Lowe of Mebane and Randy Fisher of Hillsborough, 21.11, $400 and big fish with a 6.61-pound bass worth $50.
Fishers of Men
Piedmont Division
Belews Creek, Feb. 25
1. David Snyder of Concord and Ed Markham of Mooresville, 11.34; 2. Wayne and Jeff Bost of Salisbury, 10.58; 3. Tony Foster of Lexington and Steve Sink of Winston-Salem, 10.54; 4. Ron and Greg Groce, 10.52. Top child/adult team: Steve and Calab Fryer, 10.52.
Big fish: Steve Singleton and Wayne Needham of Seagrove with a 4.84-pound bass.
Carolina Anglers Team Trail
Lake Wylie, Feb. 18
1. Tom Russell and Doug Gilmer, 16.07, $557; 2. Sonny Beam and Keith West, 15-05, and big fish with a 5-pound, 1-ounce bass, $433; 3. Larry and Greg Miller, 15-04, $125.
Team Bass USA Tournament Trail
Falls Lake, Feb. 2
1. Jerry Everly, Wade, and Jeff Farrell, Garner, 33.25, $1,000. Also won big fish with a 9.70 pounds, included in $1,000. 2. T.J. Defelice, Richland, and Joshua Hayden, Jacksonville, 26.56. Second place big fish, 9.63 pounds. 3. Shannon Stewart, Clayton, and Van Lilly, Raleigh, 24.12. 4. Rodney Hilber, Durham, and David Bullock, Durham, 16.02. 5. Scott Dupree, Wake Forest, and Danny Lyons, Clayton, 8.94.
CRAPPIE TOURNAMENTS
Carolina Crappie
Team Tournaments
Lake Wylie, Jan. 21
1. Ed Smith and Gary Kiger of Concord, 8.94, $220.
Big fish: Thomas Sprouse of Advance and Neal Mahaffey of Winston-Salem with a 2.10-pound crappie worth $40.
Badin Lake, Feb. 18
1. Greg Bentley of Kannapolis and Walter Church of Charlotte, 6.65, $236; 2. Thomas Sprouse of Advance and Neal Mahaffey of Winston-Salem, 6.29, $100.
Big fish: Church and Bentley with a 1.42-pound crappie worth $39.
Southern Crappie Association
Kerr Lake, Feb. 11
1.Ellis Arthur of Baskerville, Va., and Bobby Jacobs of Lacrosse, Va., 16.68, $1,000; 2. Eddie Werts and Kenny Winn of Saluda, S.C., 15.80, $450; 3. Rod King and Drew Smith of Raleigh, 14.16, $235; 4. Frank Carpenter and Allen Padgett of Belmont, 13.96, $211; 5. Ed and Trudie Duke of Concord, 13.72, $187; 6. Mac Danque of Chapin, S.C., 13.15. $163; 7. Jim Perry of Knightdale and Stephen Raper of Raleigh, 12.53, $117; 8. Ray Gray and Dave Tatum of Timberlake, 12.42, $80.
Big fish: Robert Broughton and Tony Vick of Lancaster, S.C., with a 2.52-pound crappie worth $208.
Piedmont 2-man Team
Crappie Tournament
Jordan Lake, Feb. 18
1. Rod King and Drew Smith of Durham, 17.48, $90.
CATFISH TOURNAMENTS
N.C. Catfish Association
Series Tournaments
Mountain Island, Jan. 28
1. Dennis Leonard of Stanley and Chris Fraley of Mt. Holly, 69.90, $670; 2. Kenny Edwards and Danny Redmon, both of Charlotte, 67.40, $330; 3. Lonnie White and Phil Leonard, both of Stanley, 51.00, $200; 4. Jerry Hildebran of Sherrills Ford and Jay Johnson of Statesville, 40.70, $130.
Big fish: Hildebran and Johnson with a 23.50-pound catfish worth $190.
Lake Norman, Feb. 11
1. Dennis Leonard of Stanley and Chris Fraley of Mt. Holly, 63.70, $500; 2. Mike Mundy and Mike Woods of Statesville, 38.25, $200; 3. Rodney Kerley of Troutman and Curtis Winslow of Huntersville, 33.40, $150.
Big fish: Mundy and Woods with a 23.70-pound catfish worth $130.
Lake Tillery, Feb. 25
1. Rodney Kerley of Troutman and Curtis Winslow of Huntersville, 30.00, $450; 2. Michael Chandler of Midland and Steve Chandler of Rockwell, 24.55, $250.
Big fish: Kerley and Winslow with a 9.95-pound catfish worth $100.
STRIPED BASS TOURNAMENTS
NSBA/NCT Qualifier
Lake Norman. Jan. 27-28
Gold Cup tournament
1. Captain Mike Green of Huntersville (Fishers of Men), 25.04, $5,000; 2. Captain Edward Woodward of Rock Hill, S.C., 23.49, $3,000; 3. Captain Todd Jones of North Augusta, S.C., 22.42, cash award; 9. Captain David “Fuzzy” Lambeth of Kernersville, 19.13; 11. Captain Will Walker of Asheville, 18.46; 16. Captain Gray Brookshire of Charlotte, 15.58; 21. Captain Kevin Short of Charlotte,13.62.
Open tournament
1. Captain Dennis Lamb of Wirtz, Va., 13.67, $2,000, and big fish with a 7.28-pound striped bass; 2.Captain Johnny Walker of Gainesville, Ga., 12.44, $1,000; 3. Captain Mike Green of Huntersville, 12.16, $500.
Fun tournament
1. Captain Mike Dampier and Kim Dampier of Batner, 10.24, cash award; 2. Captain Emery Spence of Oceana, West Virginia, 9.59, cash award.
Tarheel Striper Club
Lake Norman, Feb. 11
1. Rick and Scott Branson and Ted Gibbons, 15.70, cash award & trophy; 2. Jonathan Scarce and Phillip Sandel, 14.60, and big fish with a 6.10-pound striped bass, cash award & trophy; 3. Mike and Jake William, 13.20; 4. Scott Griffith of Concord and Steven Griffith of Richfield, 12.90; 5. Jeff Womble of Clemmons tied Bobby Garner of Badin Lake and Mike Daniels, 12.55; 6. Mike and Steve Kinley, 7.80; 7. David Lucas of Randleman and Jerry Sykes of Asheboro, 5.95; 8. Perry McLean of Hillsborough and Butch Hendrix,, 4.65; 9. Steve and Ralph Stephens of Sanford, 4.45.
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