Lexington anglers took the top two places at the Aug. 30-31 Bassmaster Weekend Series North Carolina Division event at Kerr Lake.
David Wright had 15.02 pounds during Day 1 and 13.48 Day 2 pounds for a winning weight of 28.50 pounds and a check of $5,000. Wright’s haul was anchored by a 4.09-pound bass taken during the second round.
His closest challenger was Chris Baldwin who had catches of 13.57 and 13.02 pounds for 26.84 pounds. He received the second-place check for $1,434.
Other scores were Roger Pope of Statesville, third, with 23.37 pounds for $955.50; David Williams of Maiden, fourth, with 20.93 pounds for $669; and Robert Morrison Jr. of Winston-Salem, fifth, with 20.15 pounds for $573.
Mooresville’s Wayne Hauser had the big fish of the tournament with a 4.34-pound bass.
Thomasville’s Charles Wood topped the co-anglers with 13.25 pounds and won $1,404.
Rodney Michael of Eagle Springs placed second with 12.42 pounds and received $702. James Hill of Raleigh took the third-place award of $468 with 11.64 pounds.
Mooresville’s Kerry Murphy ranked fourth with 10.40 pounds and banked $327. David Cook of Clemmons placed fifth with 10.34 pounds and received $280.50.
Madison’s Thomas McDermott had big fish among the co-anglers with a 3.70-pound bass.
Hendersonville’s Jason Woodring claimed the co-angler big-fish award of $375 with a 6.00-pound bass at the Sept. 6-7 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Shenandoah Division Super Tournament event at Clarks Hill Lake, Ga.
The Forrest Wood Cup of FLW Outdoors will take place at Pittsburgh at the Three Rivers area July 30-Aug. 2, 2009.
Dubbed the world’s richest bass-fishing championship with its first-place prize of $1million in cash and merchandise, the FLW event is returning to the site of the 2005 Bassmaster Classic where Michigan’s Kevin Van Dam won with a record-low weight of 12 pounds, 15 ounces.
Pittsburgh officials believe the largemouth and spotted bass fisheries will be more productive this time because of continuous water quality improvement efforts.
BASS TOURNAMENTS
High Rock Team Tournament
High Rock Lake, Sept. 13
1. Larry Whicker and Steve Sink of Winston-Salem, 15.23, $386; 2. Derek Tolley of Winston-Salem and Terry Trivette of Rural Hall, 14.88, $205; 3. Tom File and Thomas Ludwick, both of Salisbury, 12.45, $85.
Big fish: Todd Shoaf of Linwood and Gary Cline of Lexington with a 4.67-pound bass worth $71.50.
National Bass Circuit
NBC Super Sumer Sport Series
High Rock Lake, Aug. 24
1. Ron Wolfarth of Locust and Kevin Chandler of New London, 16.56, $480; 2. Chris Brown of Lexington and Brad Staley of Pleasant Garden, 15.87, $300; 3. Jerry Davis and Gerald Beck, both of Lexington, 15.60, $150.
Big fish: Mickey Motsinger of Welcome and Eric Rockroth of High Point with a 4.86-pound bass worth $140.
Points champions: Brown and Staley, free entries for 2009 NBC Super Summer Sport Series.
Super Summer Sport Series Fish-off
High Rock Lake, Aug. 31
1. Steve Sink of Winston-Salem and Tony Foster of Lexington, 15.47, $1,000; 2. Ron Wolfarth of Locust, 11.91, $600; 3. Johnny Allen of Concord, 11.28, $400.
Big fish: Sink and Foster with a 4.75-pound bass worth $170.
Super Summer Sport Series
Lake Norman, Aug. 23
1. Keith Ogdon and Craig Chambers, 11.33, $450; 2. Steve Austin and Roger Wood, 10.93, $250; 3. Lewis Thomasson and Mike Lovelace, 10.65, $150.
Big fish: Ogdon and Chambers with a 3.64-pound bass worth $130.
Lake Norman, Aug. 30
1. Steve Addington of Dallas and Scott Beattie of Lincolnton, 13.64, $1,000; 2. Chris Marshall and Josh Gardner, 12.61, $500; 3. Roger Hoover and Scott Hamrick, 12.32, $240.
Big fish: Mike Lovelace and Lewis Thomasson with a 3.64-pound bass worth $140.
Moonlight Madness
Lake Norman, Aug. 19
1. Steve Addington of Dallas and Shane Hawkins, 10.52, $260; 2. Jeff Hargett and Daryl Hager, 9.85, and big fish with a 4.74-pound bass, $210.
Lake Norman, Sept. 2
1. Cliff Kirby of Catawba and Alfred Kiesling Sr. of Mooresville, 14.01, and big fish with a 3.94-pound bass, $395; 2. Scott and Dwight Beattie, both of Lincolnton, 10.49, $210.
Lake Norman, Sept. 9
1. Cliff Kirby of Catawba and Alfred Kiesling Sr. of Mooresville, 12.38, and big fish with a 3.36-pound bass, $275; 2. Lewis Thomasson and Jason Burleson, 11.59, $130.
NBC Pro Series Capital Division
Jordan Lake, Sept. 14
1. Billy Bledsoe of Fayetteville and James Baxley of Hope Mills, 21.59, and big fish with a 9.51-pound bass, $2,340; 2. Walt Bowen and Vern Fleming, 17.39, $1,090; 3. Greg Creech and Chris McDuffie, 17.29, $800; 4. Chad Craven of Raleigh and Rick Long, 17.19, $766; 5. Mike Hodges and Tim Wall of Clayton, 16.27, $420; 6. Tony Fofi and Randy Nalls, 15.65, $330; 7. Paul and Ryan Rigsbee, 15.39, $300; 8. Lee Williams of Durham and Jeff Hodges of Apex, 14.96, $250; 9. Richard Greene and Byrum McNeal, 13.93, $220; 10. Vinson Nettles of Pittsboro and Jimmy Spencer, 13.92, $210; 11. Troy Searcy and Brian Welch, 10.94, $200; 12. Mike and Dave Mitchell, 10.93, $190; 13. Tim Parker and Steve Griggs, 10.26, $180.Points champions: Craven and Long, free entries to 2009 Capital Division events.
NE Carolina Division
Lake Gaston, Aug. 31
1. Chad Craven of Raleigh and Tommy Farley, 16.31, $1,700; 2. Ray Cooke and Gene Woodard, 16.20, and big fish with a 7.06-pound bass, $1,075; 3. Justis Bobbitt and Bobby Williams, 14.98, $800; 4. Stump Bledsoe and Glenn Elliott, 14.60, $550; 5. Steve Strickland and Gary McCarroll, 14.09, $601; 6. Scott Griffin and Powell Kemp, 13.96, $320; 7. Chuck Murray and Ted Boyette, 12.66, $279; 8. Joey Davis, 11.90, $235; 9. Jesse Spell and Dean Lairson, 11.38, $215; 10. Shane Burns and Kevin Pfautz, 11.11, $210; 11. Randy Broughman and Doug Haney, 10.87, $200; 12. Phillip Sykes and Patrick Wooten, 10.29, $185.
Robert “Bic” Zabicki Memorial Bass Tournament
High Rock Lake, Sept. 6
1. Jackie Reilly of China Grove and Jeremy Talbert of Albemarle, 16.55, $1,000; 2. John Kistler of Salisbury and Rusty Melton of Albemarle, 15.58, $500; 3. Steve Sink and Larry Whicker of Winston-Salem, 14.75, $250.
Big fish: Reilly and Talbert with a 5.95-pound bass worth $230.
Piedmont 2-man Team Bass Tournaments
Jordan Lake, Aug. 23
1. Vinson Nettles of Pittsboro and Dennis Reedy of Siler City, 16.50, $575; 2. Ken Wall of Asheboro and Ben Cannon of Apex, 15.99, $305.
Big fish: Todd Massey of Chapel Hill and Mike Riggs of Timberlake with a 6.18-pound bass worth $110.
Buggs Island Team Tournaments
Kerr Lake, Sept. 14
1. Bill Shelor and Craig Rust, both of Richmond, Va., 16.44, $640; 2. Billy Shelton of LaCrosse, Va., and Todd Dorton of Church Road, Va., 14.38, $400; 3. Dom Barretta and Jason Houchins, both of Clarksville, Va., 13.34, $160.
Big fish: Shelor and Rust with a 5.60-pound bass worth $220.
Fishers of Men
N.C. East Division
Chowan River, July 12
1. Chris Johnson and Brandon Moore of Benson, 12.57, $1,037; 2. Kevin Jones and Mike Poston, 12.39, $733; 3. Marshall Williford and Mike Layton, 12.26, $604 ; 4. Doug Smith and Brian Meadows, 12.22, $489.
Big fish: Johnson and Moore with a 5.67-pound bass worth $216.
STRIPED BASS TOURNAMENTS
Tarheel Striper Club
Lake Tillery, Sept. 13
1. Jim Karriker of High Point, 20.90; 2. Jonathan Scarce and David Lee, 19.55; 3. Jay Childress, 18.55; 4. Ronnie and Ruth Ann Cook, 17.90; 5. Perry McLean and Butch Hendrix, 16.60; 6. Bobby Garner, Ed McGrath, and Joe Garner, 16.05; 7. Johnny Young, 13.50.
Big fish: Scott and Steven Griffin and Mark Edmunds with an 8.50-pound striped bass.
CATFISH TOURNAMENTS
N.C. Catfish Association Tournament Series
High Rock Lake, June 14
1. Wayne Estes of Statesville and Spencer Hodges of Hamptonville, 135.40, $500; 2. Chris and Joe Fraley, both of Mt. Holly, 130.60, $300; 3. Chris Kerley of Troutman, Joe Montaigne of Statesville, and Trent Upright of Cleveland, 79.15, $180.
Big fish: Omar Edwards and Tracy Setzer, both of Claremont, with a 47.10-pound flathead catfish worth $140.
Catfish Anglers Association
Cape Fear River
(Tory Hole), July 19
1. Matt Matagi and John Dudeck, both of Raeford, 32.95 and big fish with an 18.65-pound blue catfish, $330; 2. Donnie Holland Jr. of Fayetteville and Robert Raper of Eastover, 29.65, $120; 3. Lee Ccmprell and Lee Campbell Jr., both of Stedman, $45.
Neuse River, Aug. 16
1. Jason Curl of Newport and Wesley Trucks of New Bern, 57.65, $220; 2. Brent Townsend and Tracy Morris, both of Vanceboro, 55.00, and big fish with a 36.95-pound flathead catfish, $165.
Trash fish award: Scotty Holms of Prinston and Brian Chavez of Benson with a 7.85-pound longnose gar worth $30.
Cape Fear River
(Lock 2), Sept.13
1. Donnie Holland of Fayetteville, 44.20, $250; 2. Matt Matagi and John Dudek, both of Raeford, 32.50 and big fish with a 26-pound blue catfish, $190; 3. Johnnie Bullard of Fayetteville and Buddy Meshall of Hope Mills, 27.65, merchandise.
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