Poole, Bowman grab Wishing Well tourney win at Tillery

Leroy Poole of Stanfield holds the 9-pound bass that anchored the winning 26-pound, 1-ounce catch of Poole and Jimmy Bowman of Asheboro at the Wishing Well Bass Tournament at Lake Tillery.

Leroy Poole of Stanfield and Jimmy Bowman of Asheboro, the first team in the 28-team field to come to the scales, erased any doubts about who would win the Dec. 6 Wishing Well Bass Tournament at Lake Tillery.

Poole and Bowman strained the scales with a catch of 26 pounds, 1 ounce that was bolstered with a hefty 9-pound largemouth bass, the big fish of the day.

The two anglers received $500 for first place and $280 for big-fish honors. They beat the next closest team by more than 9 pounds.

Rick Moore of Mt. Gilead and Russell Corey of Rockingham placed second with 16-08 and shared $240. Their kicker fish weighed 5 pounds, 7 ounces.

Clay Williams of Charlotte and Kevin Chandler of New London ranked third with 15-10 and earned $112. The Laurinburg team of James and Jim Weaver finished fourth with 15-08 and collected $56. Tony Lambert of Richfield and Dean Talbert of Albemarle took the fifth-place prize of $28 with 15-04.

Touring pro Britt Meyers of Lake Wylie, S.C., served as weighmaster in place of Fayetteville’s Marty Stone who was unable to attend.

The event raised $3,738.42 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central & Western North Carolina. A check for that amount was presented to Madison Spangler of Albemarle, a young lady who has undergone two major heart surgeries and recently had her wish come true by visiting Disney World in Florida.

Rick Erwin and Dennis O’Connor of the Central & Western N.C. chapter said each wish costs about $6,000 and last year a record number of wishes were granted to children with life-threatening illnesses.

They thanked the fishermen, God’s Country of Albemarle, and Sam Hurley, the tournament founder, for their support.

Alfred Kiesling Sr. of Mooresville and Cliff Kirby of Catawba won the Dec. 13 Ryan Newman Foundation Charity Bass Tournament at Lake Norman with 14.12 pounds.

For their victory, they received a Ranger boat powered with an Evinrude motor and $2,000.

BASS TOURNAMENTS

National Bass Circuit

Winter Sport Series

Yadkin Division

High Rock Lake, Nov. 23

1. Jeremy Talbert of Albemarle and Tod Haynes of Concord, 16.43, $610; 2. Dwayne Saunders of Star, 16.02, $345; 3. Steve Sink and Ladd Whicker, both of Winston-Salem, 14.40, $225; 4. Chad Poteat of Mt. Airy and Jeff McQuaigue of Thomasville, 13.65, $150.

Big fish: Talbert and Haynes with a 5.34-pound bass worth $190.

Lake Tillery, Nov. 30

1. Dwayne Saunders of Star and Scott Threadgill of Troy, 17.91, $550; 2. Tod Haynes of Concord and Dean Talbert of Albemarle, 13.75, $325; 3. Jason and Mike Riggs, 13.02, $175.

Big fish: Paul Davis with a 6.56-pound bass worth $150.

Catawba Division

Lake Wylie, Nov. 22

1. Louie Hull of Casar and Andy Montgomery of Blacksburg, S.C., 19.82, $450; 2. Scott Hamrick and Roger Hoover, 13.05, $250; 3. Patrick Tierney of Denver and Shorty vaow of Cornelius, 12.12, $140.

Big fish: Hull and Montgomery with a 5.29-pound bass worth $120.

Lake Norman, Nov. 29

1. Louie Hull of Casar and Andy Montgomery of Blacksburg, S.C., 9.11, $520; 2. Donnie Woody and Grant McPeters, both of Marion, 8.81, $300; 3. Rick McKenzie and Van Sexton, 8.61, $160.

Big fish: Scott Hamrick and Roger Hoover with a 2.68-pound bass worth $140.

Lake Norman, Dec. 14

1. Chris Marshall of Forest City and Cliff Kirby of Catawba, 11.46, $330; 2. Patrick Tierney of Denver and Shorty vaow of Cornelius, 10.87, $160.

Big fish: Louie Hull of Casar and Andy Montgomery of Blacksburg, S.C., with a 3.52-pound bass worth $70.

Norman Winter Team Bass Championship Trail

Saturday Trail

Lake Norman, Dec. 6

1. Brian Morgan of Newton, 14.40, $1,360; 2. Gary Michaud and Doc McDaniel, 12.75, and big fish with a 4.95-pound bass, $1,685; 3. Donald and Kevin Stanley, both of Newton, 12.60, $415; 4. Doug Punch and Tim Bumgarner, 11.00, $330; 5. Robert Stiltner of Mt. Mourne and Alfred Kiesling of Mooresville, 9.55, $230; 6. Kevin Lockhart and Roger McIntyre, 9.30, $205; Drew Montgomery and Kenny Seagle, 9.00, $160; Shane and Jerry Lineberger, 8.95, $145; 9. Michael Fox of Statesville and Tony Shook of Claremont, 8.90, $125; Kevin Toler of Statesville and Alan Whitaker, 7.90, $105.

Sunday Trail

Lake Norman, Dec. 7

1. Hank Cherry of Maiden and Shane Lineberger, 11.10, $990; 2. James Dyer of Shelby and Donald Fortenberry of Lawndale, 10.50, $460; 3. Shane and Troy LeHew, both of Charlotte, 8.95, $240; 4. Buck Helms and Dylan Craft, 8.25, $160; 5. Jeremy Wilson, 8.15, $150; 6. Steve Addington of Dallas and Scott Beattie of Lincolnton, 7.35, $120; 7. Tony Shook of Claremont and Mike Fox of Statesville, 6.80, $85; 8. Willie Nichols and Wes May, 6.55, $75.

Big fish: Jerry Thompson and Tom Hucks with a 3.85-pound bass worth $570.

Lake Norman, Dec. 14

1. Steve Addington of Dallas and Scott Beattie of Lincolnton, 12.05, $1,040 and $2,000 bonus from Skeeter Real Money Program,; 2. Donald Stanley and Chris Kassum, both of Newton, 11.25, $500; 3. Shane and Troy LeHew, both of Charlotte, 9.80, $260; 4. Hank Cherry of Maiden and Shane Lineberger, 9.55, $195; 5. Jeff O’Conner and Jim Spencer, 9.45, $170; 6. Anthony Lutz and Brian Morgan, 9.05, $140; 7. Shannon Mathenson and Thomas Anderson, 8.80, $125; 8. Dylan Craft and Bucky Helms, 8.75, $110; 9. Dale Wray and Lew Woolfrey, 8.20, $100.

Big fish: Stanley and Kassum with a 4.50-pound bass worth $660.

STRIPED BASS TOURNAMENTS

Tarheel Striper Club

Badin Lake, Nov. 22

1. Scott and Steven Griffin, both of Richfield, 23.10, cash award & trophy; 2. Chad and Clay Brady and Jim Merritt, all of Asheboro, 17.05, cash award; 3. Mike Lundy of Stony Point, Rodney and Conner Crisco, both of Albemarle, and Henry Sykes, 9.10, and big fish with a 9.10-pound striped bass, cash award.

SCHEDULES

National Bass Circuit Pro Series

Contact: www.national-bass.com

Entry fee: $180 per tournament

Membership fee:

$35 per person

Hours: safe light to 3 p.m.

NE Carolina Division

March 1 at Lake Gaston out of Morningstar Marina, April 5 at Roanoke Rapids Lake out of City Ramp, May 3 at Kerr Lake out of Flemingtown, June 7 at Kerr Lake out of Flemingtown, July 19 at Roanoke River out of Plymouth Wildlife Ramp, Aug. 16 at Chowan River out of Pembroke Fishing Center, Sept. 27 at Lake Gaston out of Morningstar Marina.

Catawba Division

March 8 at Lake Wylie out of Buster Boyd, April 11 at Lake Norman out of Pinnacle, May 16 at Lake Norman out of Pinnacle, May 31 at Lake Hickory out of Whittenburg, June 28 at Lake Wylie out of Buster Boyd, July 18 at Lake Norman out of Pinnacle, September 12 at Lake Wylie out of Buster Boyd.

Capital Division

Feb. 28 at Shearon Harris out of Holleman, March 22 at Falls Lake out of Ledgerock, April 26 at Kerr out of Flemingtown, May 17 at Lake Jordan out of Farrington, June 27 at Falls Lake out of Ledgerock, July 11 at Lake Jordan out of Farrington, Oct. 4 at Kerr Lake out of Flemingtown.

Yadkin Division

March 15 at Badin Lake out of Alcoa, April 19 at Tuckertown Lake out of Flat Creek, May 23 at High Rock Lake out of Tamarac Marina, June 20 at Lake Tillery out of Cook’s Marina, July 19 at High Rock Lake out of Tamarac Marina, Sept. 5 at Lake Tillery out of Cook’s Marina, Sept. 27 at Badin Lake out of Alcoa.

2009 NBC Championship

Nov. 13-15 at lake TBA May 20.

Yadkin Promotions

Entry fee: $85 per tournament

Membership fee: $30 per person

Contact: 336-859-4366

New Piedmont Team Tournaments

Jan. 10 at Badin Lake out of Circle Drive, Feb. 21 at Badin Lake out of Circle Drive, March 21 at High Rock Lake out of Tamarac Marina, April 4 at High Rock Lake out of Tamarac Marina, May 16 at Tuckertown Lake out of Flat Creek, June 13 at Tuckertown Lake out of Flat Creek, July 25 at Tuckertown Lake out of Flat Creek, August 8 at Tuckertown Lake out of Flat Creek, Sept. 19 at High Rock Lake out of Tamarac Marina, Oct. 17-18 for Fish-off.

High Rock Team Tournaments

Feb. 28 at High Rock, March 28 at High Rock, April 25 at High Rock, May 2 at High Rock, June 20 at High Rock, July 18 at High Rock, Aug. 22 at High Rock, Sept. 26 at High Rock, Oct. 17-18 for Fish-off.

All High Rock tournaments are out of Tamarac Marina.

Carolina Crappie

Team Tournaments

Entry fee: $70 per tournament

Membership fee: $30 per person

Jan. 3 at Badin Lake out of Circle Drive, Jan. 31 at Lake Tillery out of Hwy. 24-27 Landing, Feb. 21 at Badin Lake out of Circle Drive, March 7 at Tuckertown Lake out of Flat Creek, April 4 at High Rock Lake out of Tamarac Marina. April 25 at High Rock Lake out of Tamarac Marina, May 16 at Tuckertown Lake out of Flat Creek, Oct. 10 for Fish-off.

Nazareth Children’s Home

Benefit Tournament

April 11 at High Rock Lake out of Tamarac Marina.

Angler’s Choice Marine Bass Tournaments

Angler’s Choice Buggs Island

Team Tournaments

Contact: www.anglerschoicemarine.com

Entry fee: $110 per tournament

Membership fee: $25 per person

March 22 at Kerr, April 19 at Gaston; May 17 at Mayo, June 28 at Kerr, Aug. 16 at Kerr, Sept. 13 at Kerr, Oct. 4 at Kerr.

Lake Mayo Opens

Contact: www.anglerschoicemarine.com