Roger Pope of Statesville and Nathan Webber of Boone won the April 14 Ranger Owners Championship Series event at Kerr Lake.
For their five-fish catch of 20-8, they received a $10,000 Ranger purchase certificate and berth to the Forrest Wood Cup at Hot Springs, Ark., and a chance to win $1 million.
Dennis Gilbert of Nathalie, Va., and William Roberts of Fairfax, Va., placed second with 18-5 and earned a $7,500 purchase certificate and entry into the Forrest Wood Cup.
Completing the top five teams were Stephen Griggs of Summerfield and Jimmy Wall of Greensboro, third, with 17-6 for $7,500; Patrick Tierney of Denver and Chuck Douthit of Mooresville, fourth, with 16-14 for $5,000; and Steve Hildebran of Mount Holly and Donnie Cooper of Belmont, fifth, with 16-10 for $4,500.
Benny Hutchens of East Bend and Kenneth Hutchens of Hamptonville won a Ranger Z20 Comanche boat in a drawing.
Todd Sumner of Southern Pines won the March 31 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League N.C. Division tournament at Lake Gaston with 22 pounds, 7 ounces and received $4,535. He caught his fish with a 3/8-ounce black and blue jig.
Other scores were Bruce Hoadley of Raleigh, second, with 20-11 for $2,668; Michael Fox of Statesville, third, with 18-06 for $1,780; and Maurice Freeze of Concord, fourth, with 16-09 for $1,245.
Fox also captured the Boater Division big-fish award with a 5-pound, 11-ounce bass worth $840.
Chris Hall of Mt. Pleasant won the Co-angler Division with 13-08 and banked $2,668.
Other co-angler scores were Josea Goble of Newton, second, with 12-12 for $1,334; John Allen of Concord, third, with 12-05 for $888; and Mike Shatley of North Wilkesboro, fifth, with 10-03 for $534.
Frank Johnson of Jonesville took the co-angler big-fish award with a 7-pound, 7-ounce bass that paid $420.
Cherryville’s Guy Eaker placed 46th with 59-11 and won $10,000 at the March 29- April 1 Golden State Shootout Elite Series tournament at Clear Lake, Lakeport, California.
BASS TOURNAMENTS
High Rock Team Tournaments
High Rock, April 7
1. Steve Sink and Ladd Whicker, both of Winston-Salem, 19.17, $415; 2. Bobby Lovings of Salisbury and Dwight Morgan of Gold Hill, 16.81, $239; 3. Ray Harris of Lexington and James Blackstock of Linwood, 16.11, $110; 4. Harold Morris and Ronnie Eidson of Salisbury, 16.10, $90.
Big fish: Jack Vanderford of Salisbury and Steve Bradshaw with a 6.14-pound bass worth $91.
National Bass Circuit
Yadkin Sport Series Tuckertown, March 31
1. Chris Brown of Lexington and Todd Shoaf of Linwood, 20.48, $950; 2. Mike Miller of Sophia and Dean Livingston of Trinity, 18.62, $500; 3. Orlando Giles and Tony Waterhouse of Lexington, 16.97, $400; 4. Rod and JR Poole, both of Salisbury, 16.62, $275; 5. Dwayne Saunders of Star and Scott Threadgill of Troy, 14.10, $155.
Big fish: Brown and Shoaf with a 6.47-pound bass $200.
Pro Series
Catawba Division Lake Hickory, April 15
1. Rick Roten of Millers Creek and David Adams, 21.75, $1,500; 2. Kevin Toler and Rodney Lambert, both of Statesville, 20.54, $800; 3. Rodney Morrow and Steve Jordan, 17.79, $600; 4. Darrell Griffin and Shane Baker, 17.35, $400; 5. Jeff and Carroll Queen, 16.95, $300; 6. Michael Fox of Statesville and Tony Shook of Claremont, 16.00, $250.
Big fish: Toler and Lambert with a 7.79-pound bass worth $390.
Yadkin Division High Rock, April 14
1. James Newsom of Kannapolis and Tracy McCready of Concord, 22.32, $1,320; 2. Steve Sink of Winston-Salem and Tony Foster of Lexington, 17.77, $720; 3. Larry and Gary Rose, 17.31, $500; 4. Orlando Giles and Michael Allison, both of Lexington, 17.19, $350; 5. Tony and Chase Waterhouse, both of Lexington, 17.12, $250; 6. David Strider of Monroe and Scott Shull of Salisbury, 16.94, $220.
Big fish: Brad Zeigler of Liberty and Kevin Rutyna of Franklinville with a 6.08-pound bass worth $320.
Capital Division
Kerr Lake, April 1
1. Stewart Adams and Scott Dunn, 19.59, $2,200; 2. Rick Long and Chad Craven, 18.94, $1,200; 3. Scooter Lilly and Chris Bullock, 17.18, $925; 4. Jason Suggs and Britten O’ Quinn, 16.41, $500; 5. Billy Bledsoe and James Baxley, 15.83, $500; 6. Larry Inman and Thomas Griggs, 15.78, $450; 7. Steve Bledsoe and Glenn Elliott, 15.75, $325; 8. Tim Goad and Wally Szuba, 14.91, $275; 9. Richard Greene and Richard Szczerbala, 14.58, $235; 10. Tim Morris and Ron Ackey, 14.57, $225.
Big fish: Inman and Griggs with a 7.25-pound bass worth $760.
Fishers of Men
Lake Wylie, March 24
1. Chris Carrol and Tim Chapman, 17.76, , and big fish of the day with a 5.24-pound bass, $1,569; 2. Robert Mixon of Lexington and Robert Lambert of Denton, 16.62, $657; 3. Ron Farrow and David Anderson, 16.16, $633.
Angler’s Choice Invitation Team Bass Tournament
Smith Mountain April 7
1. Jerry Rice and Robert Reynolds, 22.42, $4,760; 2. John Peel and Joel Richardson, 19.88, $1,500; 3. Kenny and Brandon Reynolds, 19.76, $700; 4. Tony Keen and Ricky Hartis, 19.72, $600; 5. Scott and Steve Roberts, 19.30, $500; 6. Mark Clingenpeel and Bill Hayes, 19.17, $450; 7. Mike Nichols and Mark Cooper, 18.60, $400; 8. Donnie Avant and Tony Lemar, 18.11, $350; 9. Robert Price and Chuck Overstreet, 17.34, $300; 10. Steve Hardy and Tim Meadows, 17.20, $250.
Big fish: Ian McRoy and Robert Hoyt with a 6.54-pound bass worth $1,140.
Buggs Island Team Tournaments
Kerr Lake, March 25
1. Tony Lemar of Kernersville and Donnie Avant of Summerfield, 17.82, and big fish with a 5.58-pound bass, $1,225; 2. Jody Bakay of Petersburg, Va., and Bill Tipton of Colonial, Heights, Va., 17.56, $625; 3. John and Roy Garner of Nathalie, Va., 15.70, $525.
Kerr Lake, April 15
1. Scooter Lilly of Williamston and Chris Bullock of Fountain, 22.92, $1,142; 2. Wesley Harris of Rustburg, Va., and Dennie Gilbert of Nathalie, Va., 21.10, $862; 3. Mark Winn of Collinsville, Va., and Ken Lackey of Ridgeway, Va., 20.68, $302; 4. Jay Rigney of Danville Va., and Kenny Beale Jr. of Chatham, Va., 20.44 and big fish with a 4.98-pound bass, $640.
Lake Mayo, March 24
1. Rodney Hinshaw and Rodney Cox of Burlington, 28.00, $805; 2. Edward Franklin of Prospect Hill and Clem Warren of Mebane, 25.00, $500; 3. Phillip Edgerton and Keith Crespo, both of Durham, 24.80, $228; 4. Curtis Vaughn and Wayne Walker, both of Rougemont, 22.62, $194; 5. Danny and Rodney Bowen, both of Roxboro, 21.72, $166; 6. Mike Peters of Roxboro and Rick Wilson of Jappatown, MD, 22.28, $140.
Big fish: Garland Bradshaw and Mark Sharp, both of Haw River, with a 5.48-pound bass worth $370.
Lake Mayo, April 14
1. Curtis Vaughn and Wayne Walker, both of Rougemont, 28.82, $660; 2. Mickey Mayton of Mebane and Charles Holmes of Efland, 26.00, $418; 3. Connie Vaughn of Roxboro and Cecil Gentry of Rougemont, 25.28, $186.
Big fish: Danny Bowen and Adam Wilkerson, both of Roxboro, with a 5.32-pound bass worth $230.
Piedmont 2-man Team Bass Tournaments
Falls of Neuse, March 24
1. Bobby Houser and Pat Currin, both of Raleigh, 16.43, $810; 2. Donnie Lowe of Mebane and Randy Fisher of Hillsborough, 15.80, $440; 3. Dane Sallinger of Wake Forest and David Hall of Raleigh, 12.93, $300; 4. James Hair of Dunn and Dale Taylor of Fayetteville, 12.49, $220; 5. Dennis Wooten of Creedmoor and Phillip Stocks of Clayton, 9.27, $150.
Big fish: Sallinger and Hall with an 8.28-pound bass worth $240.
Jordan Lake, April 7
1. Donnie Lowe of Mebane and Randy Fisher of Hillsborough, 14.36, $500; 2. David Matthews of Creedmoor, 9.12, $140.
Big fish: Kenneth Phillips of Clayton with a 5.12-pound bass worth $80.
Norman Spring Team Bass Championship Lake Norman, April 1
1. J.R. Garland and Wayne Miller, 12.35, $600; 2. Michael Smith and Hank Cherry, 12.10, $270; 3. Craig Chambers and Keith Ogden, 11.25, $130.
Big fish: Jason Wilson and Daniel Hendrick with a 3.95-pound bass worth $250.
Balls Creek Bassmasters
High Rock Lake, April 14
1. Al Johnson of Hickory, 10.70; 2. James Adkins of Newton, 10.30; 3. Bradley Woodie of Morganton, 8.69.
CRAPPIE TOURNAMENTS
Carolina Crappie Team Tournaments
Badin Lake, March 31
1. Greg Bentley of Kannapolis and Walter Church of Charlotte, 7.22, $328; 2. Glynn and Cindy Sharon of Madison, 7.10, $128.
Big fish: Walter Schumaker and David Perrel, both of Germanton, with a 1.99-pound crappie worth $52.
Piedmont 2-man Team Crappie Tournaments
Falls of Neuse, March 24
1. Gary Chambers of Hillsborough and Rod King of Durham, 12.80, $180.
Big fish: Chad Meeks and Selvin Sneed, both of Durham, with a 1.61-pound crappie worth $30.
Jordan Lake, April 7
1. Buck Ashley and Eddie Moody of Roxboro, 6.01, $120.
Big fish: Rod King of Durham and Gary Chambers of Hillsborough with an .89-pound crappie worth $20.
Piedmont Crappie Classic Jordan Lake, April 14-15
1. Rod King of Durham, 2,16, $335; 2. Bob Arnao of Angier, 1.80, $84; 3. Tommy McDougall of Bahama, 1.80, $50; 4. Ken Clowney of Durham, 1.79, $34; 5. John Winston of Durham, 1.74, $27; 6. Ralph Halacheff of Graham, 1.71, $24; 7. Frank Garrard of Durham, 1.64, $208. Henry Ward of Rougemont, 1.60, $20; 9. James Taylor of Apex, 1.58, $13; 10. Aaron Eubanks II of Lillington, 1.56, $13; 11. Gary Chambers of Hillsborough, 1.56, $13; 12. Buck Ashley of Roxboro, 1.52, $10; 13. Jason Chambers of Hillsborough, 1.44, $10 ; 14. Johnny Goss of Durham, 1.24, $10; 15. Wayne Wade of Sanford, 1.22, $7.
Southern Crappie Association
Southern Crappie Classic
Clarks Hill Lake, Ga., April 14
1. Randy Pope of Hickory and Jerry Pruitt of Vale, 30.55, $12,100; 2. Leonard Frick of Leesville, S.C., and Lewis Marshall of Cayce, S.C., 29.36, $2,500; 3. Wil Hinson of Cassett, S.C., and Tom Slice of Columbia, S.C., 29.17, $3,050; 4. Robbie Goldman and Mitch Johnson, both of Aiken, S.C., 28.24, $2,000; 5. Darren Carson of Gray, Ga., and Robert Harris of Warner Robbins, Ga., 25.98, $1,150; 6. Ed and Trudie Duke, both of Concord, 25.27, $2,100; 7. Bobby Whitlow of Clover, Va., and Gray Moss of Skipwith, Va., 25.10, $800; 8. Marc Danque of Chapin, S.C., 24.65, $1,800; 9. Brett and Brian Davis of Leesville, S.C., 24.18, $1,050; 10. Joe Lyerly of Granite Quarry and Mike Lyerly of Rockwell, 23.05, $1,200.
Big fish: Dennis Morgan of Leslie, S.C., and Doug Dawley of Rock Hill, S.C., with a 2.99-pound crappie worth $4,250.
STRIPED BASS TOURNAMENTS
Tar Heel Striper Club Lake Hickory, April 14
1. Mike and Lindy Mulford and big fish with a 6.80-pound striper; 2. Jimmy Karriker of High Point, 6.60.
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