Near-freezing temperatures, a cold rain and the threat of snow probably discouraged a number of anglers from fishing the Wishing Well Bass Tournament on Dec. 5 at Lake Tillery.
The event is a fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation for Central and Western North Carolina, which has granted 2,200 wishes during its history.
Despite the dreary weather, 14 teams blasted off at 7 a.m. in search of old bucketmouth.
Mark Bayse of Thomasville and Todd Gibson ran away from the field with six fish weighing 22.48 pounds, all caught with crankbaits. Their haul included a 7.52-pound bass, the big fish of the day.
Gibson and Bayse received $500 for first place and $130 for big-fish honors.
Clay Williams and David Redman placed a distant second with 16.88 pounds and shared $104. They caught their fish with spinnerbaits.
Other top teams included Leon Prince and Phillip King, third with 16.87 pounds for $52; James Blue and Wally Fields, fourth with 15.37 pounds for $26; and Randy Burleson and Harold Snuggs, fifth with 14.04 pounds for $13.
Haywoods win at Norman
Matt Haywood and Chris Haywood of Iron Station topped a field of 138 teams at the Ryan Newman Foundation Fishing Tournament on Dec. 12 at Lake Norman, weighing in more than 17 pounds to win a Ranger Z-520 bass boat and 200-hp Evinrude motor, plus accessories, valued at $45,000.
The benefit event encourages pet owners to spay/neuter their pets and adopt animals from animal shelters. It also provides college scholarships via the Rich Vogler Scholarship program for students pursuing careers in auto racing. In addition, it promotes appreciation of the great outdoors.
BASS TOURNAMENTS
Southern Championship Fishing, Winter Trail, Badin Lake, Nov. 21
1. Jason Riggs-Darrell Crumbley (Lexington), 13.82, $500; 2. Jeremy Talbert (Albemarle)-Tod Haynes (Concord), 13.74, $200; 3. Mike Kinard-Aaron Harwood (Mt. Pleasant), 13.71, $100. Big fish: Derek Crumbley (High Point)-Bob Jennett (Kernersville), 5.07 pounds, $100.
Southern Championship Fishing, High Rock Lake, Dec. 13
1. Thomas Ludwick-Rod Poole (Salisbury), 16.27, and big fish, 4.47 pounds, $570; 2. Brandon Younginer (Greenville, S.C.)-John Merritt (Raleigh), 9.65, $240.
Carolina Anglers Team Trail
Lake Wylie, Nov. 21
1. Eric Weir (Belmont)-John P. George (Rock Hill, S.C.), 19.06, $920; 2. Larry Denton-Chris Carroll (Gastonia), 17.03, $360; 3. Stacy Richards (Conover)-Brian Triplett (Lenoir), 15.14, $250; 4. Michael Carson-Matt Stout (Gastonia), 15.04, $130; 5. Mack Homesley (Charlotte)-Junior Allen (Star), 15.03, $100; 6. Louie Hull (Casar)-Chuck Montgomery (Blacksburg, S.C.), 14.12, and big fish, 4.14 pounds, $203.
Carolina Anglers Team Trail
Lake Norman, Nov. 22
1. Jeff-Darrell Hagar (Alexis), 12.09, and big fish, 3.14 pounds, $626; 2. Cliff Kirby (Catawba)-Chris Marshall (Forest City), 11.04, $225; 3. Al March (Siloam)-Chris Chiniak (Winston-Salem), 10.15, $154.
Carolina Anglers Team Trail
Lake Norman, Nov.. 28
1. Matt Wingate (Sherrills Ford)-Jason Hathcock (Concord), 11.71, $2,100; 2. Maurice Freeze (Concord)-Patrick Tierney (Denver), 11.61, $1,000; 3. Roger Hoover (Mooresville)-Scott Hamrick (Denver), 11.59, $700; 4. Doug Easton (Mooresville)-Richard Outlaw (Concord), 10.95, $500; 5. Rusty White-Ron Farrow (Rock Hill, S.C.), 10.68, and big fish, 3.53 pounds, $482; 6. Van Sexton (Grover)-Rick Mckenzie (Union Mills), 10.46, $140.
Carolina Anglers Team Trail
Lake Wylie Fall Final, Dec. 5
1. Ronnie Wilson (Grover)-Andy Greene (Spindale), 19-07, $2,243; 2. Chris Marshall (Forest City)-John Allen (Concord), 19-02, and big fish, 5-9, $1,147; 3. Tom Russell-Doug Gilmer (Fort Mills, S.C.), 16-08, $550; 4. Van Sexton (Grover)-Rick McKenzie (Union MIlls), 15-01, $350; 5. Jeremy Cabe (Rock Hill, S.C.)-Marcos Mullicelli, 13-13, $160.
Norman Winter Team Championship, Lake Norman, Dec. 5
1. Robert Stiltner (Mt. Mourne)-Alfred Kiesling Jr. (Mooresville), 14.55, and big fish, 5.40 pounds, $1,655 including $100 bonus from Denver Marine; 2. Kevin Toler-Rodney Lambert (Statesville), 13.95, $465; 3. Scott Hamrick (Denver)-Roger Hoover (Mooresville), 12.85, $245; 4. Brian Travis (Conover)-Ashley Brotherton, 12.00, $165; 5. Rod Russell-Bret Love, 11.95, $155; 6. Gary Michaud-Doc McDaniel, 11.75, $125; 7. Butch Holder-Alfred Kiesling Sr. (Mooresville), 11.40, $90.
Norman Winter Team Championship, Lake Norman, Dec. 6
1. Matt Haywood (Iron Station), 16.20, $1,015; 2. Hank Cherry (Maiden)-Shane Lineberger (Lincolnton), 12.15, $475; 3. Robert Stiltner (Mt. Mourne)-Rob Digh (Denver), 11.80, $255; 4. Daniel Weber-Mike Stevens, 11.45, $175; 5. Dylan Craft-Tyler Beam, 11.20, $165; 6. Adam Waters, 10.35, $135; 7. Kevin Lynch-Jerry Craig, 9.75, $100. Big fish: Matt Frazier-Scott Yarbro, 4.80 pounds, $580.
Norman Winter Team Championship, Lake Norman, Dec. 13
1. Bart-Brandon Williams, 10.70, $720; 2. Jason Wilson-Bucky Helms, 10.25, $375; 3. Nathan White, 9.60, and big fish, 3.30 pounds, $635; 4. Shane-Larry Lehew (Charlotte), 9.10, $155; 5. Jerry Thompson-Tom Hucks, 9.00, $125; 6. Kevin Lynch-Jerry Craig, 8.95, $90.
Booyah Bass Club
High Rock Lake, Dec. 4
1. Bill McCoy (Concord), 11-05, and big fish, 5-5, $140; 2. Les Tolley (Harrisburg)-Derek Tolley (Winston-Salem), 10-14, $65; 3. Eddie Lackey (Trinity)-Mark Bayse (Thomasville), 8-05, $$30; 4. Andrew Motley-Dillon Mason (Salisbury), 7-11, $25.
STRIPER TOURNAMENTS
Tarheel Striper Club
High Rock Lake, Nov. 21
1. Jerry Hill (Lexington), 24.5 pounds; 2. Jamie Garrett (New London)-Randy Garrett (Gibsonville), 22.55; 3. David-Debbie Lucas (Randleman), 21.55; 4. Jay Childress-Bobby Workman (Burlington)-Buck Buchanan, 18.50. Big fish: Jordan Smith (Thomasville), 14.25 pounds.
SCHEDULES
Adam & Eve Bass Tournaments
March 13, Lake Tillery/Hwy. 24-27 Landing; April 10, Badin Lake/Lakemont Access; May 8, Tuckertown Lake/Hwy. 49 Landing; June 5, Badin Lake/Lakemont Access; July 17, Badin Lake/Lakemont Access; Aug. 14, Lake Tillery/Hwy. 24-27 Landing; Sept. 11, Tuckertown Lake/Hwy. 49 Landing.
Contact: Ricky Clark at (910) 576-3511
Entry fee: $25 per boat
Big-fish pot: $5 per boat
American Bass Anglers
West — Division 14
Feb. 27, Tuckertown Lake/Flat Creek; March 13, High Rock Lake/Southmont; March 27, Badin Lake/Circle Drive; April 10, Tuckertown Lake/Flat Creek; April 24, Badin Lake/Circle Drive; May 15, High Rock Lake/Southmont; May 29, Tuckertown Lake/Flat Creek; June 12, High Rock Lake/Southmont; May 26-27, Badin Lake/Circle Drive.
Contact: Tonnie Tucker at 336-859-3902.
Entry fee: $70.
American Bass Anglers
Piedmont — Division 16
March 20, Lake Gaston/Salmons; April 11, Kerr Lake/Flemington; May 1, Chowan River/Hwy. 13 Bridge; May 15, Roanoke/Waterstree; May 29, Chowan River/Hwy. 13 Bridge; June 12-13, Kerr Lake/Flemington; July 11, Roanoke/Waterstree; Aug. 14-15, Kerr Lake/Flemington.
Entry fee: $70.
Contact: Jim Foster at 910-488-7873.
American Bass Anglers
Central — Division 17
March 13, Pamlico/NCWL Masons Landing; March 27, Lake Gaston/Stonehouse; April 17, Roanoke/NCWL Plymouth; April 24, Lake Gaston/Stonehouse; May 8, Chowan/Hwy. 13 Bridge; May 22, Roanoke/NCWL Plymouth; June 12, Chowan/Hwy. 13 Bridge; June 26, Roanoke/NCWL Plymouth; July 10, Chowan/Hwy. 13 Bridge; July 24, Roanoke/NCWL Plymouth; Aug. 7-8, Roanoke/NCWL Plymouth
Entry fee: $70.
Contact: Bob Ogle at 919-258-5648.
American Bass Anglers
East — Division 15
Feb. 21, Neuse/Trent/Lawson’s Creek; March 7, Pamlico/Tar/Mason’s Landing; April 18, Roanoke/NCWL Plymouth; May 23, Roanoke/NCWL Plymouth; June 13, Chowan/Hwy. 13 Bridge; July 17-18, Roanoke/NCWL Plymouth.
Entry fee: $70.
Contact: Wayne Heaney at 910- 548-0413.
American Bass Anglers
Southeast — Division 82
March 21, N.E. Cape Fear/Castle Hayne; April 11, Sutton Lake/Sutton; May 16, Lake Waccamaw/Waccamaw; June 6, N.E. Cape Fear/ Castle Hayne; July 17-18, N.E. Cape Fear/Castle Hayne.
Entry fee: $70.
Contact: Timothy Hilbourn at 910-642-5771.
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