Brian Travis of Conover won the March 29 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series tournament at Lake Wylie with 18.74 pounds and earned $5,000. His catch included the big fish of the day, a 5.59-pound bass worth $290.
Gary Preston of Providence ranked second with 14.65 pounds and received $1,302. He also won a bonus of $500 from the Triton Gold program.
Other scores included Randy Childers of Anderson, S.C., third, with 14.60 pounds for $868; David Hendricks of Cherryville, fourth, with 14.47 pounds for $607; and David Wright of Lexington, fifth, with 14.40 pounds for $521.
Ronnie Bridges placed first among the co-anglers with 9.61 pounds and banked $1,302.
Jamie Denison of Winston-Salem took the second-place prize of $651 with 9.39 pounds.
Maiden’s Gerald Williams ranked third with 9.09 pounds and won $434 plus $145 for the co-angler big fish of the day, a 4.29-pound bass.
Hickory’s George Bost took fourth with 7.83 pounds and collected $304 followed by Bryan Paige of Durham in fifth with 7.42 pounds for $260.
The hometown team from South Carolina won the April 2-4 BASS Federation Nation Southern Divisional tournament at Santee-Cooper, S.C., with 348-14. The team’s top angler and winner of the individual competition was Will Smith of Moncks Corner with a catch of 63-01.
The South Carolina team received a Triton boat and Mercury motor.
The team from North Carolina finished second with 338-02. Jeff Hager of Alexis led the team with 51 pounds.
Smith and Hager and the top angler from each other state in the competition earned the right to fish the BASS Federation Nation Championship.
Three Tar Heel fishermen received checks at the April 3-6 Bassmaster Elite Series Lone Star Shootout at Falcon Lake, Zapata, Texas.
They were Dustin Wilks of Rocky Mount, 17th, with 82-11 for $10,500; Kevin Langill of Terrell, 21st, with 82-04 for $10,250; and Marty Stone of Linden, 48th, with 71-03 for $10,000.
Paul Elias of Laurel, Mississippi, won the event and $100,000 with a four-day haul of 132-08 to establish a new BASS record for total poundage at a four-day tournament. His daily catches were 28-05, 39-01, 27-07, and 37-11. The previous record was 122-14 set by Alabama’s Steve Kennedy at California’s Clear Lake in 2007.
Terry Scroggins of Palatka, Fla., placed second with 132-04 and earned $42,000 thanks to a final day catch of 44-04 or nearly 9 pounds per fish.
The big fish for each day of the event weighed more than 10 pounds. Scott Campbell of Springfield, Mo., had the biggest hawg with a bass weighing 13-02. The big fish paid $1,000.
Scott Smith of Apex placed fourth at the April 5 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Shenandoah Division tournament at Smith Mountain Lake, Va. Smith’s catch of 15-02 paid $1,129. Winston-Salem’s Chris Noble ranked fourth among the co-anglers with 9-10, and he won $565.
Roger Pope of Statesville captured the April 5 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League N.C. Division tournament at Lake Wylie with a five-fish catch totaling 19-10. He banked $4,874.
Other top finishers included Travis, second with 19-06 for $2,867; Obby Land of Cherryville, third with 18-10 for $1,911; Bobby Hunter of Sherrills Ford, fourth with 18-02 for $1,338; and Jason Threadgill of Albemarle, fifth with 17-11 for $935.
Charlotte’s Will Petty won the big-fish prize of $935 with a 6-pound, 8-ounce bass.
Gastonia’s Ken Fender topped the co-anglers with 15-06 and earned $2,867. He also had the co-angler big fish of the day with a 6-pound bass worth an additional $467.
Other co-angler scores included Bobby Henderson of Charlotte, second, with 14-12 that paid $1,434; Jamie Amerson of High Point, third, with 14-08 that paid $957; and Thurman Lowry of Lexington, fifth, with 12-05 that paid $537.
Henderson’s Mark Robertson took the top prize of $4,653 at the April 12 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division tournament at Kerr Lake with 18-02. He also received a Ranger contingency bonus of $821.
Ray Griffin, also of Henderson, placed second with 17-12 and earned $2,737.
The fourth and fifth spots went to two Creedmoor fishermen. Fourth-place finisher Greg Lineberry had 16-14 and won $1,277 plus the big-fish award of $870 for a 6-pound, 5-ounce bass. Alan Thomerson weighed in 16.13 and received $1,095.
Anthony Wright of Rocky Mount ranked second among the co-anglers with 14-09 and banked $1,334. Lexington’s Terry Wien won the co-angler big-fish prize of $420 with a 5-pound, 13-ounce bass.
Kenneth Hundley of Matthews won the April 5 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League South Carolina Division tournament at Lake Hartwell, S.C., with 17-15 and collected $3,053.
Albemarle’s Jeremy Talbert claimed the fifth-place prize of $838 with 15-12.
Lewis Thomasson Jr. of Charlotte ranked fifth in the Co-angler Division and received $351. Fayetteville’s Dan Bowling caught the big fish among the co-anglers. His 4-pound, 6-ounce bass paid $225.
BASS TOURNAMENTS
New Piedmont Team Tournament
High Rock Lake, April 13
1. Orlando Giles and Tony Waterhouse of Lexington, 24.11, $502; 2. Tony Garitta and Shane Floyd of Lexington, 21.42, $250; 3. Alan and Doug Hall of Asheboro, 18.00, $150; 4. Dale Hege and Wayne Lawson of Ramseur, 17.03, $104; 5. Ronnie Smith and Randy Weddington of China Grove, 15.97, $92.
Big fish: Giles and Waterhouse with a 7.11-pound bass worth $110.
High Rock Team Tournament
High Rock Lake, April 5
1. Bobby Lovings of Salisbury and Dwight Morgan of Gold Hill, 25.72, $435; 2. Orlando Giles and Tony Waterhouse of Lexington, 17.82, $250; 3. Thomas Ludwick and Tom File of Salisbury, 17.75, $35; 4. Steve Sink of Winston-Salem, 16.45, $95.
Big fish: Ludwick and File with a 6.31-pound bass worth $97.50.
National Bass Circuit
Catawba Division
Lake Wylie, March 30
1. Chester Ragland and Joe Hansil, 16.78, $1,450; 2. Matt Haywood of Lincolnton and Donnie Cooper, 16.68, and big fish with a 5.20-pound bass, $1,270; 3. Stacy Richards and Brian Triplett, 16.09, $650; 4. Eddie Black of Mt. Holly and Tim Clinton of Rock Hill, S.C., 15.66, $400; 5. Kevin Toler and Rodney Lambert of Statesville, 15.64, $300; 6. David and Scott Stanbery, 15.47, $236; 7. Rick LaMountain and Rodney Patterson, 15.37, $210; 8. Chuck Montgomery and Louie Hull of Casar, 15.13, $200; 9. Ted Geddis and Bill Warren, 14.65, $180.
Yadkin Division
Badin Lake, March 29
1. Dwayne Saunders of Star and Scott Threadgill of Troy, 24.71, $1,140; 2. Todd Gibson and Mark Bayse, 22.61, $1,000; 3. Todd Shoaf of Linwood and Gary Cline of Lexington, 18.79, $670; 4. Ralph Hollifield Sr. and Jr. of Winston-Salem, 16.87, $420; 5. Mike Miller of Sophia, 16.69, $330; 6. Chris Elrod and Chris Hall, 16.21, $260; 7. Matt Wingate and Jason Hathcock, 15.94, $230; 8. Jason Dennis and Mike Gibson, 14.78, $210; 9. David Drye of New London and Barry Davis, 14.49, $200; 10. Randy Weddington and Ronnie Smith of China Grove, 13.71, $180.
Capital Division
Kerr Lake, April 6
1. Allen and Chris Carroll, 17.09, $2,530; 2. Ronald Clark Sr. and Ronald Clark Jr., 16.16, and big fish with a 6.32-pound bass, $2,260; 3. Ryan Rigsbee and Brandon Compton, 15.66, $1,050; 4. Skeet Bennett and Roger Hester, 15.30, $815; 5. Todd Massey and Michael Riggs, 15.06, $720; 6. Travis Watson and Shannon Stewart, 14.81, $640; 7. Troy Searcy of Greensboro and Brian Welch, 14.61, $505; 8. Tony Woodard and Scott Smith, 14.52, $431; 9. Steve Woodlief and Wallace Perry tied Jeff Coble of Manson who fished solo, 14.41, each team received $385; 11. Todd Sumner of Southern Pines and Mike McDonald of Randleman, 14.15, $350; 12. Alan and Chris Massey, 14.02, $330; 13. Donald Black and Howard Bohannan, 13.72, $315; 14. Ken Shepherd and Ed McGuire, 13.52, $300; 15. Chad Craven and Powell Kemp, 13.20, $215.
NE Division
Kerr Lake, April 5
1. Justis Bobbitt and Bobby Williams, 19.34, $1,550; 2. Robert King and Tim Kirby, 17.12, $846; 3. Jesse Spell and Dean Lairson, 16.85, $675; 4. Patrick Wooten and Phillip Sykes, 16.82, $430; 5. Tommy Farley and Chad Craven, 16.74, $335; 6. Jeff Coble of Manson, 14.80, $275; 7. Larry Inman of Greensboro and Thomas Griggs, 13.63, $251; 8. Jonathan Guins and Bruce Hoadley, 13.13, $225; 9. Mitch Bunn and Chris Gupton, 12.66, $215; 10. Tim Goad of Chapel Hill and Wally Szuba of Cary, 12.63, $200; 11. Hunter Campbell and Joel Lloyd, 12.51, $180.
Big fish: Farley and Craven with a 6.54-pound bass worth $410.
NBC Top Gun
W. Kerr Scott, April 13
1. Chad Craven and Tommy Farley, 19.29, $2,000; 2. John Ratliff and Randy Cody, 17.17, $1,000; 3. Donald and Kevin Stanley of Newton, 16.97, $600; 4. Grant McPeters and Donald Woody of Marion, 16.71, $500; 5. Hank Cherry of Maiden and Michael Smith, 16.17, $400; 6. Louie Hull of Casar and Chuck Montgomery, 14.26, $300.
Big fish: Woody and McPeters with a 6.71-pound bass worth $500.
NBC Moonlight Madness
Lake Norman, March 18
1. Larry Houser and Tracy Story of Lincolnton, 15.95, $310; 2. Scott Hamrick and Robbie Digh, 15.61, $215; 3. Hank Cherry of Maiden and Shane Lineberger, 14.59, $115.
Big fish: Cherry and Lineberger with a 5.09-pound bass worth $80.
Lake Norman, March 25
1. Scott and Dwight Beattie, 13.43, $325; 2. Nick Miller and Mac McCormick, 13.12, $210.
Big fish: Miller and McCormick with a 4.74-pound bass worth $70.
Lake Norman, April 1
1. Nick Miller and Mac McCormick, 15.55, $330; 2. Roger Griffin of Statesville and Bradley Woodie, 13.53, $170; 3. Alfred Kiesling Sr. of Mooresville and Cliff Kirby of Catawba, 12.82, and big fish with a 4.35-pound bass, $175.
Lake Norman, April 8
1. Scott and Dwight Beattie, 13.10, and big fish with a 5.21-pound bass, $375; 2. Billy Dumas of Dallas and Darrin Dumas, 12.63, $200; 3. Cliff Kirby of Catawba and Alfred Kiesling Sr. of Mooresville, 11.44, $110.
Lake Norman, April 15
1. Alfred Kiesling Sr. of Mooresville and Cliff Kirby of Catawba, 16.56, and big fish with a 4.39-pound bass, $365; 2. Billy Dumas of Dallas and Matt Haywood of Lincolnton, 12.77, $195; 3. Alfred Kiesling Jr. of Mooresville and Roger Griffin of Statesville, 11.68, $25.
Fishers of Men
Piedmont Division
Lake Wylie, March 22
1. Chris Carroll and Caja Ormond, 18.76. $1,518; 2. Greg Campbell and Jack Elks, 15.72, $767; 3. Bruce Casey and Montey Sprinkle, 14.84, $512.
Central Division
Jordan Lake, March 29
1. Vinson Nettles of Pittsboro and Vern Fleming, 26.28, $1,492; 2. Curtis and Charles Vaughn, 23.29, $1,108.50; 3. Roger Clay and Merle Knott, 22.59, $888.50.
Big fish: Doyle Hodgin with an 8.2-pound bass.
Lake Norman
Spring Team Bass Championship
Lake Norman, March 29
1. Steven Austin and Patrick King, 16.25, and big fish with a 5.50-pound bass, $1,110; 2. Ken and Lee Hoyle, 13.15, $335; 3. Phillip Frady and Albert Webb, 12.75, $165; 4. Michael Smith and Shane Lineberger, 12.35, $115; 5. Chuck Poovey and Jeff Johnson, 11.45, $105; 6. Chad Midkiff and Todd Phillips, 11.40, $90.
Lake Norman, April 6
1. Lew Woolfrey and Dale Wray, 14.75, $680; 2. Brian Travis and Kenny Seitz, 14.40, $325; 3. Roger Day and Marty Sweeting, 13.75, $150; 4. Dale Stevens and Mark Henderson, 13.40, $125; 5. John Allen and Bobby Gill, 12.80, $80.
Big fish: Craig Chambers and Keith Ogden with a 5.50-pound bass worth $360.
Lake Norman, April 12
1. Keith Ogden and Craig Chambers, 15.20, $690; 2. R.W. Hutson and Butch Holder, 15.15, $335; 3. Brian and Dale Anderson, 15.05, $160; 4. Ken and Lee Hoyle, 14.05, $135.
Big fish: Dwayne Baker with a 4.60-pound bass worth $350.
Piedmont 2-Man Team
Bass Tournaments
Jordan Lake, March 22
1. Greg Riggs and George Pearce of Durham, 20.89, $832; 2. Kenneth Carroll of Graham and Brian Page of Durham, 13.03, $478; 3. Todd Sumner of Southern Pines and Jeff Sumner of Raeford, 11.20, $333; 4. Randy Johnson of Hillsborough and Steve Upchurch of Raleigh, 8.65, $250; 5. John Wilder of Butner and Michael Harris of Stem, 6.52, $187.
Big fish: Carroll and Page with a 6.66-pound bass worth $260.
American Bass Association
Tuckertown Lake, April 12
1. Ricky McCrary of Lexington, 25.01, $418; 2. Andy Nix of Thomasville, 23.16, $277; 3. Brad Staley of Pleasant Garden, 22.69, $91.
Big fish: Staley with a 6.76-pound bass worth $95.
CRAPPIE TOURNAMENTS
Piedmont 2-Man Team
Crappie Tournaments
Jordan Lake, March 22
1. Neal and Tommy Smith of Angier, and David Davis of Fuquay-Varina, 12.00, $195; 2. Henry Ward and Tommy McDougald of Durham, 11.88, $105.
Big Fish: Ward and McDougald with a 2.08-pound crappie worth $50.
Piedmont Crappie Classic
Jordan Lake, April 4-5
1. Rod King of Durham, 2.14, $320; 2. Drew Smith of Durham, 2.08; 3. Aaron Eubanks of Chapel Hill, 2.07; 4. Johnny Goss of Durham, 1.96; 5. Henry Ward of Rougemont, 1.96; 6. Tommy McDougal of Bahama, 1.88; 7. Frank Garrard of Durham, 1.84; 8. James Taylor of Apex, 1.76; 9. Ralph Halacheff of Graham, 1.75; 10. Chad Meeks of Durham, 1.71.
Second- through 10th-place finishers received cash and trophies.
STRIPED BASS TOURNAMENTS
Tarheel Striper Club
Lake Hickory, April 12
1. Jay Childress and Buck Buchannan,, 10.10; 2. Rick and Scott Branson, 9.15; 3. John Cook, 7.45.
CATFISH TOURNAMENTS
Catfish Anglers Association Tournament Series
Cape Fear River, March 29
1. Mark Smith and Todd Ennis of Angier, 84.90, $180, and big fish with a 44.65-pound blue catfish worth $40.
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