Lexington’s David Wright won the April 22 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division tournament at Kerr Lake. His five-fish catch of 18-03 paid $4,046.He also received $1,000 as the highest-placing Ranger Cup contestant.
Completing the top-five boaters were Ricky Roten of Millers Creek, second with 16-07 for $2,023; Cliff Kirby of Catawba, third, with 16-06 for $1,348; Hank Cherry of Charlotte, fourth, with 16-00 for $944; and Jerry Lucas of Raleigh, fifth, with 15-10 for $809.
David Williams of Maiden took the boater big-fish prize of $555 with a 5-pound, 9-ounce bass.
John Allen of Concord topped the Co-angler Division with 15-15 and received $1,944.
The other top finishers among the co-anglers were Ellis Bumgarner of Granite Falls, second, with 13-15 that paid $972; Mark Hicks of Wake Forest, third, with 13-11 that paid $649; Steve Cannon of Wilkesboro, fourth, with 12-10 that paid $454; and Larry Halsey of Pfafftown, fifth, with 12-01 that paid $389.
Hicks also earned $262 as the big bass co-angler winner.
Britt Myers of Mt. Holly and Kevin Langill of Terrell placed in the top 20 at the May 4-7 Bassmaster Elite Series Pride of Augusta tournament at Clarks Hill Reservoir, Ga.
Myers ranked 15th with 39-13 and won $10,600; Langill finished 17th with 39-06 and received $10,500.
Skyland’s Gary Abernathy placed second among the co-anglers with 21-11 and earned $25,000.
Mike Kirkley of Charlotte placed 23rd with 14-00 that paid $900.
Davy Hite of Ninety-Six, S.C., won the top prize of $100,000 with 71-12.
Randleman’s Mike McDonald topped the field at the May 6 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Shenandoah Division tournament at the Potomac River. His catch of 19-15 was worth $5,133.
Flash Butts of Roanoke Rapids finished third with 19-04 and received $2,566.
Mike Goodman of Nebo placed 58th with 10-13 and won $450 at the May 11-13 Bassmaster Southern Tour event at Lake Eufaula, Ala.
In the non-boater division, R.T. Boone of Morganton finished seventh with 12-01 and earned $1,380. Wayne Hauser of Winston-Salem ranked 13th with 10-08 and banked $644.
Lexington’s David Fritts placed fourth with 29-04 and received $20,000 at the May 10-13 Wal-Mart FLW Tour event at Kentucky Lake.
BASS TOURNAMENTS
Piedmont Team Tournaments High Rock Lake, May 7
1. Richard Clayton and Ricky Scott, 16.13, $386; 2. David Berrier of Lexington and Ray Hinkle of Welcome, 10.60, $200; 3. Bennett Pridgen and Phillip Passmore of Trinity, 10.04, $85.
Big fish: Berrier and Hinkle with a 4.40-pound bass worth $71.50.
High Rock Team Tournaments High Rock Lake, April 29
1. Steve Sink and Ladd Whicker of Winston-Salem. 23.47, $475; 2. Todd Fisher and Tommy Jones of Salisbury, 19.82, $250; 3. Orlando Giles of Lexington, 17.06, $141; 4. Todd Shoaf of Linwood and Gary Cline of Lexington, 14.11, $110.
Big fish: Sink and Whicker with a 7.32-pound bass worth $104.
National Bass Circuit Capital Division
Jordan Lake, April 30
1. Billy Bledsoe of Fayetteville and James Baxley of Hope Mills, 20.82, $1,800; 2. Tony Fofi and Randy Nails, 16.91. $1,075; 3. Todd Sumner of Southern Pines and Mike McDonald of Randleman, 16.55, $600; 4. Richard Greene and Bryon McNeal, 15.30, $400; 5. Billy West and Curtis Vaughn, 14.37, $350; 6. Troy Searcy and Rick Davis of Greensboro, 13.25, $260; 7, Mike Dinterman and Rob Griswold, 10.66, $235; 8. Dave Overman and Randy Johnson, 10.44, $225; 9. Allen White and Richard Cooper, 8.99, $210; 10. John Herndon of Oxford and Mark Herndon of Bahama, 8.15, $200.
Big fish: Robert and Bruce Richards with a 6.53-pound bass worth $510.
Yadkin Division Tuckertown Lake, April 23
1. Buzz Dunlap of Mt. Pleasant and Benny Blake, 19.49, and big fish with a 5.13-pound bass, $2,010; 2. Chad Poteat of Mt. Airy and Chris Brown of Lexington, 16.95, $860; 3. Brad Zeigler and Kevin Rutyna, 15.34, $500; 4. David and Danny Hayworth, 15.08, $375; 5. Tracy McCready of Concord and Stephen Dyer, 13.73, $300; 6. Jon Barringer and Richard Crayton, 13.37, $250; 7. Brian Pierce and Michael Wilson, 11.15, $220; 8. Ron Wolfarth of Locust and Jim Allison, 10.84, $200.
Norman Spring Team Bass Tournaments
Lake Norman, April 29
1. Hank Cherry of Charlotte and Jerry Goble of Sherrills Ford, 16.50, $650; 2. Brian Walker and Alan Smith, 14.55, $300; 3. Donald and Jerald Williams, 12.55, $170.
Big fish: Cherry and Goble with a 4.50-pound bass worth $160.
Lake Norman, May 7
1. Tony and Michael Shook, 17.50, $710; 2. Shane and Jerry Lineberger, 15.10, $350; 3. Michael Smith and Alan Walker, 14.05, $220.
Big fish: The Linebergers with a 4.80-pound bass worth $170.
Lake Norman, May 13
1. Hank Cherry of Charlotte, 14.85, $710; 2. Michael Smith, 14.55, $350; 3. Roy Winkler of Charlotte and Chris Curtis of Concord, 14.15, $220.
Big fish: Cherry with a 3.75-pound bass worth $180.
Pinky’s Tournaments Badin Lake, April 29
1. Chad Cook and Brandon Shaver, 16-05; 2. Dean Talbert and Tony Lambert, 13-01.
Big fish: Ronnie Solomon with a 5-pound, 6-ounce bass.
Friday Night Fishing Friends Lake Norman, April 28
1. Alfred Kiesling Jr. of Mooresville and Roger Griffin of Statesville, 15.57; 2. Dave Snyder of Concord and Bryan O’ Daniel of Kannapolis, 15.53 and big fish with a 6.40-pound bass; 3. Alfred Kiesling Sr. and Ralph Bailey of Mooresville, 13.3.
Lake Norman, May 5
1. Billy Dumas of Dallas and Matt Haywood of Lincolnton, 16.30; 2. Tim Clinton of Rock Hill, S.C., and Eddie Black of Mt. Holly, 15.20; 3. Dave Snyder of Concord and Bryon O’ Daniel of Kannapolis, 15.15.
Big fish: Kevin McNeilly of Casar and Chris McCellan of Mooreville with a 4.60-pound bass.
Lake Norman, May 12
1. Tracy Story and Larry Houser, both of Lincolnton, 17.05, and big fish with a 4.60-pound bass; 2. Aaron Miles and Paul Davis of Monroe, 15.65; 3. Billy Dumas of Dallas and Scott Stewart, of Mt. Holly, 14.05.
Alexis Myers Benefit Bass Tournament
High Rock Lake, May 6
1. Steve Sink of Winston-Salem and Tony Foster of Lexington, 16.21, $500; 2. Todd Shoaf of Linwood and Chris Brown of Lexington, 13.74, $300; 3. Robert Mixon of Lexington and Robert Lambert of Denton, 13.65, $250; 4. Tracy Smith and Seth Sayers of Lexington, 13.08, $175; 5. Jeff and Justin Emmons of Asheboro, 11.14, $125; 6. Shane and Larry Lehew of Charlotte, 10.91, $100; 7. Erik and Ricky Myers of Lexington, 10.64, $100.
Big fish: Buddy Dowd of Siler City and Mike Walker of Asheboro with a 6.01-pound bass worth $201.50.
Event raised $1,085 for Alexis Myers.
Fishers of Men Foothills Division Lake James, May 6
1. Dean and Jake Tomberlin, 14.86, $944; 2. Michael Blevins and Michael Wilson, 13.28, $540; 3. Billy Wright and Willie Davis, 11.54, $661.50.
Big fish: Kent Meade and James Hamilton with a 3.86-pound smallmouth bass.
Tarheel Team Tournaments Kerr Lake, April 29
1. Buddy Dowd of Siler City and Dennis Reedy, 22.92, $2,795; 2. Rick Davis and Troy Searcy of Greensboro, 21.94, $817; 3. Tommy Barden and Walter Chamberlain, 18.02, $681; 4, Abe Abernathy of Greensboro and David Lucas of High Point, 14.92, $545; 5. Lyn Fox and Jeff York, 13.56, $409; 6. Bud Mason and David Faison, 13.16, $273.
CRAPPIE TOURNAMENTS
Carolina Crappie Team Tournaments
High Rock Lake, May 13
1. Ed Smith and Gary Kiser, both of Concord, 5.33, $224.
Big fish: Tom Sprouse of Advance and Glynn Sharon of Madison with a 1.37-pound crappie worth $40.
Southern Crappie Association Classic
High Rock Lake, May 5-6
1. Randy Pope of Hickory and Jerry Pruitt of Vale, 18.01, $5,180; 2. Eddie Werts and Kenny Winn, both of Saluda, S.C., 17.84, $2,500; 3. Stokes McClellan of Huntersville and Adam McClellan of Cunmmings, Ga., 17.32, $2,000; 4. Ricky Lewis of Penhook, Va., and Dennis Martin of Clover,, Va., 17.14, $1,000; 5. Joe Foley and Dennis Martin, both of Denton, 17.07, $900; 6. Jim Hood of and Sandy Hazelton, both of Rock Hill, S.C., 16.66, $800; 7. Marc Danque of Chapin, S.C., 16.61, $700; 8. Leonard Frick of Leesville, S.C., and Lewis Marshall of Cayce, S.C., 16.56, $600; 9. Mike Huffstettler of Chapin, S.C., and Ray Koon of Columbia, S.C., 16.47, $550; 10. John Broadway and Todd Reavis, both of Mocksville, 16.41, $500; 11. Joe Branham and David Padgett, both of Lugoff, S.C., 16.33, $450; 12. Bill Castine and Teddy Steen, both of Leesville, S.C., 16.15, $400; 13. Jonas Price and Leo Oxner, both of Leesville, S.C., 16.09, $350; 14. Frank Carpenter of Belmont and Arlen Padgett of Davidson, 15.90, $300; 15. Bryant Parnell of Concord and Denny Potts of Mocksville, 15.77, $250.
Big fish: Butch Arthur of Baskerville, Va., with a 1.72-pound crappie worth $2,375.
Piedmont Crappie Classics Falls Lake, April 8-9
1. Butch Arthur of Baskerville, Va., 2.02, $535; 2. Rod King of Durham, 2.42, $135; 3. Paul Arthur of Baskerville, Va., 2.11, $80.
Other winners: 4. Gary Chambers of Hillsborough, 2.02; 5. Tommy McDougall of Bahama, 1.96; 6. Douglas Boone of Butner, 1.76; 7. Henry Ward of Rougemont, 1.73; 8. Rodney Boone of Creedmoor, 1.67; 9. Frank Garrard of Durham, 1.6; 10. Richard Mitchell of Zebulon, 1.59; 11. Jason Chambers of Hillsborough, 1.38; 12. Drew Smith of Durham, 1.29; 13. Wade Champion, of Stem, 1.24; 14. Aprill Champion of Stem, 1.22; 15. Robert Holt of Raleigh, 1.20.
Jordan Lake, April 22-23
1. James Taylor of Apex, 2.17, $450; 2. Robie Holshouser of Snow Camp, 1.88, $115; 3. Gary Chambers of Hillsborough, 1.87, $70.
Other winners: 4. Jay Garrard of Durham, 1.86; 5. Aaron Eubanks of Lillington, 1.86; 6. Dale Talbert of Carthage, 1.84; 7. Chris Sugg of Garner, 1.80; 8. Claude Holshouser of Gulf, 1.74; 9. Rod King of Durham, 1.74; 10. Drew Smith of Durham, 1.70; 11. Frank Garrard of Durham, 1.68; 12. Tommy McDougall of Bahama, 1.68; 13. Eddie Clifton of Clayton, 1.65; 14. Henry Ward of Rougemont, 1.55; 15. Lauren Moody of Siler City, 1.55.
Crappie USA Lake Hartwell, S.C., April 29
Semi-Pro Division: 3. Randy Pope of Hickory and Jerry Pruitt of Vale, 9.8, $500.
CATFISH TOURNAMENTS
N.C. Catfish Association Tournament Series
Lake Norman, May 6
1. Chris Fraley of Mt. Holly and Dennis Leonard of Stanley, 67.10, $600; 2. Joe Montaigne of Statesville, 59.85, $320; 3. Richard and Ricky Pope of Catawba, 56.65, $180.
Big fish: Eddie Minton of Moravian Falls and Glenn Rollings of Catawba with a 27.95-pound catfish worth $160.
