Catawba’s Cliff Kirby won the March 4 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division tournament at Lake Norman with a five-fish catch totaling 15 pounds, 8 ounces.For his effort, Kirby received $4,839.
Completing the top five were Maurice Freeze of Concord, second, with 14-09 for $2,419; Josh Brady of Rockwell, third, with 14-01 for $1,614; Chuck Douthit of Mooresville, fourth, with 13-03 for $1,129; and David Williams of Maiden, fifth, with 12-04 for $968.
Freeze took the big-fish award of $730 with a 5-pound, 15-ounce bass and received an additional $500 as the winner of the Ranger Cup award.
Kris Meredith of Statesville topped the Co-angler Division with 10-05 and banked $2,419.
Other co-angler scores were Travis Ruff of Connelly Springs, second, with 9-03 that paid $1,210; Alfred Keisling Jr. of Mooresville, third, with 9-00 that paid $807; Jeff Smith of Reidsville, fourth, with 8-06 that paid $565; and Ed Markham of Statesville, fifth, with 8-04 that paid $484.
Junior Self of Vale had the biggest bass among the co-anglers with a 4-pound, 5-ounce fish and earned $365.
Kevin Langill of Terrell earned a check for $3,008.00 by placing 19th at the March 2-4 CITGO Bassmaster Southern Tour event at Sam Rayburn, Jasper, Texas.
Michael Goodman of Nebo ranked 40th and received $1,410.
Freeze placed third at the Feb. 25 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League S.C.
Division tournament at Santee-Cooper. He weighed in 19-07 to win $1,719.
In the Co-angler Division, Eddie Cook of Clemmons ranked second with 9-09 and received $1,272; Jimmy Nunn of Statesville placed third with 8-12 and earned $849; and Tim Turner of Concord finished fourth with 8-00 and banked $551.
Wayne Hauser of Winston-Salem placed fifth among co-anglers at the March 11 Wal-Mart FLW Series tournament at Lake Lanier, Ga., and earned $7,000.
Marty Stone of Linden placed 21st at the March 16-19 CITGO Bassmaster Elite Series tournament at Sam Rayburn, Jasper, Texas. Stone’s catch of 44-00 paid $10,250.
Mt. Holly’s Britt Myers ranked 48th with 33-10 and received $10,000.
Greg Hackney of Gonzales, La., took the top prize of $102,000 with 79-10.
Patrick Tierney of Denver and and Robert Walser of Lexington placed in the money at the March 18 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League South Carolina Division tournament at Lake Murray, S.C.
Tierney ranked second with 19-13 and received $2,507 plus a $500 bonus as winner of the Ranger Cup award; Walser placed fourth with 18-00 and banked $1,170.
Albemarle’s Dean Talbert won the Co-angler Division with 19-14 and earned $2,403.
Also among the co-anglers, James Pendleton of Vale finished third with 14-12 for $1,003, and Jimmy Drumm of Mt. Holly ranked fifth with 11-14 for $481.
Lonnie Fox of Bahama won the March 18 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division qualifier at Kerr Lake with five bass totaling 21-08, good enough for $6,001.
Raleigh’s David Galloway finished third with 16-05 and won $2,001, and Lee Williams of Durham placed fourth with 15-13 and collected $1,403.
Larry Inman of Greensboro took the big-fish award of $995 with a 7-pound, 1-ounce bass.
In the Co-angler Division, Mike McCarthy of Jacksonville had 12-11 to claim the third-place check of $1,503; Darrin Kenyon of Mebane took fourth place with 12-00 that paid $701; and Brian Young of Kill Devil Hills earned the fourth-place award of $601 with 11-06.
BASS TOURNAMENTS
Jim Ledbetter Memorial
Team Bass Tournament
Lake Norman, March 11
1. Thomas Dyer of Connelly Springs and David Fortenberry of Lawndale,14.95, $3,200; 2. Steve Addington and Eddie Kirby of Dallas, 14.51, $1,600; 3. Carl Myers and Larry Carpenter of Morganton, 13.58, $800. Top Senior Citizen Team: Myers and Carpenter, 13.58, $500;
Top Husband/wife Team: Roger and Judy Day of Salisbury,11.12, $500.
Top Adult/Child Team: Doug and Kinsey McClure , 10.62, $500.
Field of 226 teams raised $33,000 for American Cancer Society.
New Piedmont Team Tournaments
Badin Lake, March 19
1. Jason Threadgill of Troy and Dwayne Saunders of Star, 13.96, $430; 2. Glenn Jones of Mt,. Pleasant and Davis Esmay of High Point, 12.88, $250; 3. Joe Swaim of Wingate and Scott Weichelt of Albemarle, 12.57, $140; 4. Tony Revelle of Mt. Pleasant and Angelo Dunlap of Charlotte, 11.94, $95.
Big fish: Esmay and Jones with a 5.85-pound bass worth $97.50.
High Rock Team Tournaments
High Rock Lake, March 18
1. Derek Tolley of Winston-Salem and Ron Wandscher of Raleigh, 19.37, $490; 2. Tommy Jones and Tyler Fisher of Salisbury, 18.56, $265; 3. Thomas Simmerson and Ken Seagle of Salisbury, 16.84, $160; 4. Todd Shoaf of Linwood, 15.87, $122.
Big fish: Shoaf with a 6.98-pound bass worth $110.50.
National Bass Circuit
Catawba Division
Lake Wylie, March 18
1. Mike Seawright and Larry Hurst, 16.13, $1,800; 2. Jeff and Carroll Queen, 14.50, $1,100; 3. Matthew Goins and Jarrod Poach, 13.93, $600; 4. John Presnell and Matt Humphries, 13.06, $480; 5. Jeremy Lewis and Greg Chapa, 12.61, $350; 6. Joe Hansil and Chester Ragland, 12.28, $300; 7. Rick La Mountain and Rodney Patterson, 12.18, $250; 8. Clay Williams and Thomas Vickers, 11.79, $225; 9. Troy Armstrong and Donnie Parks, 11.47, $210; 10. Parks Jones and Daniel Hill, 11.45. $200.
Big fish: Roger Hoover and Mark Henderson with a 5.05-pound bass worth $530.
Capital Division
Shearon Harris, Feb. 25
1. Johnny Howard and Curtis Williams of Pittsboro, 32.72, $2,000; 2. Ben Cannon of Apex and Ken Wall of Asheboro, 25.90, $1,100 ; 3. Jeff Shaw of Fayetteville and Jamie Richmond of Autryville, 21.62, $725; 4. Steve Griggs and Tim Parker , 21 22, $600; 5. Jamie Denison and Ricky McKenzie of Kernersville, 16.90, $450; 6. Rick Long and Chad Craven, 115.84, $350; 7. Buddy Dowd of Siler City and Mark Lineberry, 13.50, $300; 8. Vinston Nettles of Pittsboro and Billy Womble, 11.31, $245; 9. Danny Hayworth and Greg Moser, 10.95, $225; 10. Scott Monney ham and Jack Boyce, 9.84, $215. Big fish: Denison and McKenzie with a 9.39-pound bass worth $650.
Kerr Lake, March 4
1. Ben Cannon of Apex and Ken Wall of Asheboro, 16.88, $1,800; 2. Carlo Peluso of Durham and Jeff Hodges, 15.60, $1,000; 3. Billy Bledsoe of Fayetteville and James Baxley of Hope Mills, 15.51, $600; 4. Rick Ohlson of Garner and Shane Burns, 14.85, $400; 5. Tony Fofi and Randy Nails, 14.04, $315; 6. Doug Parker and JC Cousins, 13.99, $300; 7. Jason Suggs and Britten O’Quinn, 12.36, $220; 8. Joe Broome and Garrett Allred, 11.81, $210; 9. David Farman and Jeff Killian, 11.81, $205; 10. Steve Griggs and Tim Parker, 9.60, $200.
Big fish: Broome and Allred with a 6.92-pound bass worth $500.
Yadkin Division
High Rock Lake, March 5
1. Chris Brown of Lexington and Chad Poteat of Mt. Airy, 30.84*, $1,600; 2. Robert Parrish of Albemarle and David Drye of New London, 25.69, $860; 3. Todd Barbee of Mt. Pleasant and Joe Swaim of Wingate, 21.97, $500; 4. Steve Rabon of Mocksville and Luther Ivey of Lexington, 21.81, $375; 5. Bob Jennett of Kernersville and Darien Crumbley of Lexington, 20.43, $300; 6. Wyatt Farlow and Stephen Marshall, 19.13, $250; 7. Jason Ingold and Aaron Harwood, 18.88, $220; 8. Rodney Bell and Tommy Jones of Salisbury, 18.18, $200.
Big fish: Tony Hutto of Biscoe and Joe Reynolds with an 8.96-pound bass worth $410.
*New total weight record for NBC Yadkin Division and for High Rock Lake based on a five-fish tournament limit.
NE Carolina Division
Kerr Lake, March 11
1. Jason Suggs and Steve Strickland, 18.22, $1,050; 2. Marty Bunch and Richard Bracey, 16.73, $600; 3. Jonathan Guins and Bruce Hoadley, 15.14, $350; 4. James Hair and Dale Taylor, 12.99, and big fish with a 6.72-pound bass, $415.
Norman Spring Team Bass Championship
Lake Norman, Feb. 18
1. Wayne Baker and T.J. Murphy, 15.15, $510; 2. Matt Haywood of Iron Station and Darren Dumas, 13.85, $250; 3. Dwayne and Jesse Towery, 12.75, $125.
Big fish: Baker and Murphy with a 5.80-pound bass worth $120.
Lake Norman, Feb. 26
1. Brian and Alan Walker, 17.45, $1,065; 2. Robert Stiltner of Mt. Mourne, 16.70, $500; 3. Kevin Toler and Rodney Lambert of Statesville, 15.50, $320; 4. Shawn and Justin Foster, 15.50, $230; 5. Jeff O’Connor and Jim Spencer, 14.20, $125.
Big fish: Stiltner with a 5.75-pound bass worth $290.
Lake Norman, March 5
1. Brian and LeAndra Walker., 13.75, $880; 2. Rodney Adams and Drew Montgomery. 11.15, $480; 3. Dan Duvall of Charlotte and Johnny Ethridge of Mooresville, 11.10, $260; 4. Steve Addington and Eddie Kirby of Dallas, 10.10, $160.
Big fish: The Walkers with a 4.05-pound bass worth $220.
Tarheel Team Tournaments
Kerr Lake, March 11
1. Mark and Larry Inman, 27.30, $3,480; 2. Cullen Cooper and Ben Jones, 25.46, $1.035; 3. Larry and Mike Routh, 23.94, $828; 4. Brandon and Doug Gray, 18.18, $745; 5. Carlo Peluso and Steve Upchurch, 16.20, $621; 6. Abe Abernathy and David Lucas, 16.14, $414; 7. Danny Houchins and Steve Trammer, 14.60, $289; 8. Greg Cima and Timothy Penhollow, 14.18, $208.
Pinky’s Tournament Trail
Lake Tillery, March 4
1. Dean Talbert and Tony Lambert, 21-14; 2. Calvin McCaskill and Dennis Dellart, 16-14.
Big fish: Talbert and Lambert with a 7-pound, 8-ounce bass.
Badin Lake, March 11
1. Henry Jenkins and Bill Fansler, 12-13; 2. Clint Blakeley and Jeremy Beatty, 10-15.
Big fish: Jenkins and Fansler with a 5-pound, 11-ounce bass.
Lake Tillery, March 18
1. Ed Weller and Richard Orr, 11-10,; 2. Randy Burlson and Barry Daniel, 10-03.
Big fish: Weller and Orr with a 5-pound, 7-ounce bass.
Fishers of Men
Foothills Division
Lake Wylie, March 11
1. Jody Wright and Clyde Whiteside, 17.24; 2. Chad Plemmons and Tim Marlowe, 16.60; 3. Willie Davis and Billy Wright, 15.34; 4. Van Sexton and Rick McKenzie, 13.76; 5. Thomas and Zach Vickers, 12.34.
Big fish: Wright and Whiteside with a 6.88-pound bass.
Top adult/child team: Thomas and Zach Vickers.
Piedmont Division
Lake Norman, March 18
1. Andrei Pelech of Randleman and Greg Campbell of Thomasville, 12.76, $1,232; 2. Jimmy Leshock and Erroll Duckett of Charlotte, 12.26,; 3. Alfred Keisling Sr. and Alfred Keisling Jr. of Mooresville, 11.98; 4. Mark Benge of Rockwell and Randy Cozart of Rhonda, 11.62.
Top child/.adult team and big fish : Sam and Dave Weisensel of Salisbury, 5.30 .
Carolina Anglers Team Trail
Lake Wylie, March 11
1. Tim Chapman and Eddie Smith, 16-01. $510; 2. Chris Matevie and George Ayors, 15-08, $360; 3. Jay Adams and John George, 15-06, $250; 4. John Schohn and Todd Moss, 13-11, $218; 5. Theron Sutton and Doug Patterson, 12-15, and big bass with a 4-pound,14-ounce bass, $272.
Piedmont 2-man Team Bass Tournament
Jordan Lake, March 11
1. Randy Fisher of Hillsborough and Donnie Love of Mebane, 28.30, $530; 2. Ben Canon of Apex and Chad Craven of Raleigh, 18.35, $335; 3.
Mike McDonald of Randleman and Todd Sumner of Southern Pines, 14.29, $95.
Big fish: Fisher and Love with an 8.72-pound bass worth $120.
Buggs Island Team Tournaments
Kerr Lake, March 18
1. Cullen Cooper of Greensboro and Ben Jones of Summerfield, 25-04, and big fish with a 6.12-pound bass, $1,425; 2. Don Sheffey and Don Sheffey Jr. of Concord, Va., 20.23, $725; 3. Darrell Wyatt of Danville, Va., and Jerry Wyatt of Pelham, 17.28, $290.
CRAPPIE TOURNAMENTS
Carolina Crappie Team Tournaments
High Rock Lake, March 11
1. Todd Fries of Gold Hill, 6.56, $324; 2. Steve Gentry and Neil Mahaffey, both of Winston-Salem, 6.22, $180.
Big fish: Fries with a 1.45-pound crappie worth $58.50.
Piedmont 2-man Team Crappie Tournament
Jordan Lake, March 11
1. Rod King and Drew Smith of Durham, 15.65, $170; 2. Henry Ward and Tommy McDougall of Durham, 14.90, $70.
Big fish: Ward and McDougall with a 2.21-pound crappie worth $40.
Southern Crappie Association
Clark Hill Reservoir, Ga., March 18
1. Ed and Trudie Duke of Concord, 18.36, $1,250; 2. Teddy Steen of Leesville, S.C., and Bill Castine of West Columbia, S.C., 18.08, $503; 3. Ellis and Jon Cannon of Chapin, S.C., 17.60, $313; 4. Dan Grow of and James Jackson of Lancaster, S.C., 17.09, $221; 5. Joey Eudy of Great Falls, S.C., and Nelson Henderson of Ridgeway, S.C., 17.03, $192; 6. Brian and Brett Davis of Leesville, S.C., 16.60, and big fish with a 2.73-pound crappie, $450; 7. Jonas Price and Leo Oxner of Leesville, S.C., 16.57, $136; 8. Wil Hinson of Cassett, S.C., and Shelbourne Bass of Kershaw, S.C., 16.25, $122; 9. Bryant Parnell of Concord and Denny Potts of Mocksville, 15.88, $108; 10. George Cooper of Prosperity, S.C., and Gary Phillips of Leesville, S.C., 15.79, $80.
CATFISH TOURNAMENTS
N.C. Catfish Association Tournament Series
Badin Lake, March 11
1. Rodney Kerley of Troutman and Curtis Winslow of Huntersville, 92.75, $420; 2. Michael Chandler of Midland and Steve Chandler of Rockwell, 84.50, $220; 3. Robbie and Robert Byers of Denver, 83.45, $130.
Big fish: Kerley and Winslow with a 49.30-pound catfish worth $110.
STRIPED BASS TOURNAMENTS
Tarheel Striper Club
Lake Murray, S.C., March 11
1. David Smith of Lexington, 31.90, cash award & trophy; 2. Scott Griffith and Tony Sloop, 31.20, cash award; 3. Jeff Womble of Clemmons and Jonathan Scarce, 16.40; 4. Jay Childress and Scott Arcure, 15.20; 5. Bobby and Amy Workman, 15.15; 6. Jerry and Patty Sykes, 15.00; 7.
Wayne Beavers and Mark Edmunds, 12.458. Larry and Dennis Nash, 10.55.
Big fish: Smith with a 12.75-pound striped bass.
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