Tony Woodard of Four Oaks captured the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division tournament at Jordan Lake on April 4 with a 5-bass limit weighing 24 pounds; he earned $4,948.
Jeff Coble of Manson placed third with 20-2 and won $1,649; William Blanton of Fayetteville was fourth with 19-12 that paid $1,155; and Brad Staley of Pleasant Garden finished fifth with 19-3 for $990.
Jeff Gerould of Youngsville took the big-fish prize of $755 with a 9-pound, 9-ounce bass.
Rougemont’s Edward Gordan was the top co-angler with 13 pounds, winning $2,474.
Other co-angler finishes were: Eddie Cook of Clemmons, second, with 11-11 for $1,237; Michael Bryant of Thomasville, third, with 10-14 for $824; and Terry Tolar of Elizabethtown, fourth, with 10-6 for $577.
Wendell’s Tim Prevette claimed the co-angler big-fish award of $377 with a 9-pound, 4-ounce bass.
Cline wins at Wylie
Lexington’s Gary Cline won the March 21 Wal-Mart BFL North Carolina Division tournament on Lake Wylie with 22 pounds, 11 ounces; he took home $4,385.
Other top finishers were: Jason Wilson of Bessemer City, second, with 18-15 for $2,193; Dustin Clontz of Albemarle, third, with 17-14 for $1,463; Todd Walters of Greensboro, fourth, with 17-12 for $1,023; and Brian Travis of Conover, fifth, with 17 pounds for $877.
Christopher Guest of Shelby claimed the big-fish award of $620 with a 5-pound, 13-ounce bass.
Leesville’s Jeff Rikard ranked first among the co-anglers with 11-11 and collected $2,193.
Among co-anglers, Andrew Beachley of Charlotte placed second with 11-9 that paid $913; Terry Phillips of Stanley was third with 11-9 and won $913; and Larry Bullard of Wadesboro finished fifth with 11-8 that paid $512.
Scott Stallings won the co-angler big-fish prize of $310 with a 5-pound, 12-ounce bass.
Rigsbee tops Gaston field
Paul Rigsbee of Durham won the March 8 Bassmaster Weekend Series Virginia Division 19 tournament at Lake Gaston. His catch of 16.36 pounds was worth more than $5,000.
Danny Moss of Norlina took the big-fish award of $300 with a 7.13-pound bass.
Michael Stevenson of Bahama topped co-anglers with 8.99 pounds and received $1,374.
Hoover wins at Norman
Roger Hoover of Mooresvsille won the March 21 Bassmaster Weekend Series North Carolina Division 5 tournament at Lake Norman with 13.49 pounds, banking $5,240.
David Wright of Lexington weighed with 11.60 pounds and earned $767 for a third-place finish. Other top finishers were: David Williams of Maiden, fourth, with 11.34 pounds for $537; Ronald Parker, fifth, with 10.41 pounds for $460; Anthony Monaco, sixth, with 10.32 pounds for $422; Willie Davis, seventh, with 9.85 pounds for $383; Mike McMillan of Greensboro, eighth, with 9.41 pounds for $345; and Ralph Hollifield Jr. of Winston-Salem, ninth, with 8.76 pounds for $307.
Sylva woman cashes in
Heather Broom of Sylva finished 20th on the boater side at the March 26-28 Women’s Bassmaster Tour event at Lake Neely Henry, Ala. Her catch of 21-06 paid $677.
Among co-anglers, Michele Gunderman of Gastonia finished 16th, winning $451; and Linda Berry of Madison finished 18th, winning $410.
Pam Martin-Wells of Bainbridge, Ga., took the first-place prize of $55, 820 with 38-10.
Murray headed for nationals
Chuck Murray of Louisburg earned an invitation to the Oct. 28-30 BASS Federation National Championship at the Harris Chain of Lakes, Fla., by winning the April 1-3 Federation Nation Southern Divisional at Lake Gaston with 44-11.
North Carolina placed second in the team competition with 261-07, only five ounces behind the winning team from Alabama.
Tarheels place in BASS
Dustin Wilks of Rocky Mount placed 19th with 37-06, and Guy Eaker of Cherryville finished 47th with 32-06 at the April 2-5 Bassmaster Elite Series Dixie Duel at Lake Wheeler, Decatur, Ala. Each angler won $10,000.
Stokesdale’s Rodney Sorrell placed sixth with 30-13 and received $9,823 at the April 16-18 Bassmaster Northern Open held at the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.
BASS TOURNAMENTS
New Piedmont Team Tournament
High Rock Lake, March 21
1. Tony Garitta-Shane Floyd (Lexington), 22.23, $430; 2. Lonnie Michael (Lexington)-Shannon Honeycutt (W-S), 17.93, $252; 3. Dale Hege-Wayne Lawson (Ramseur), 17.51, $111. Big fish: Michael-Honeycutt, 6.72, $85.
High Rock Lake, April 4
1. Howard Bean-Mike Gobble (Salisbury), 28.90, $520; 2. Brad Peyton (Salisbury)-Chuck Huffman (Elon), 23.13, $270; 3. Todd Parker (Salisbury)-Curtis Rollins (W-S), 21.20, $164; 4. Brad-Alan Younts (Southmont), 20.52, $110; 5. Tony Waterhouse (Lexington), $95. Big fish: Bean-Gobble, 8.07, $123.50.
High Rock Team Tournament
High Rock Lake, March 28
1. Derek Tolley (W-S)-Terry Trivette (Rural Hall), 24.86, $502; 2. Phil Louya (Thomasville)-Tony Waterhouse (Lexington), 24.06, $250; 3. Lonnie Michael (Lexington)-Scott Honeycutt (Winston-Salem), 19.00, $150; 4. Todd Shoaf (Linwood)-Gary Cline (Lexington), 18.52, $104; 5. Bobby Blevins (Salisbury)-Dwight Morgan (Gold Hill), 17.99, $93. Big fish: Honeycutt-Michael, 7.94, $117.
National Bass Circuit Pro Series, Yadkin Division
Tuckertown Lake, April 19
1. Dwayne Saunders (Star)-Scott Threadgill (Troy), 20.53, $1,025; 2. Buzz Dunlap-Benny Blake (Mt. Gilead), 19.84, $675; 3. Robert Parrish (Albemarle)- David Drye (New London), 19.63, $400; 4. Maurice Freeze (Concord)-Mike Miller (Sophia), 19.22, $220; 5. Steve Sink-Ladd Whicker (Winston-Salem), 18.72, $200. Big fish: Sammy Greene (Asheboro)-Ronnie White (Troy), 5.89, $210.
NE Carolina
Roanoke Rapids Lake, April 5
1. Chris Bullock-Scooter Lilly, 24.17, $1,300; 2. Ryan Harrell-Tony Warren, 22.38, $900; 3. JR Bowen-Robert Garrett, 20.95, $570; 4. Buck Ellis-Michael Cullom, 19.46, $370; 5. Spence-Sammy Barrow, 18.98, $300; 6. Dennis-Tommy Bradley, 18.16, $210; 7. Scott Golden-Danny Smith, 16.41, $200; 8. Phillip Sykes-Patrick Wooten, 15.74, $182. Big fish: Sykes-Wooten, 11.87 (new big-fish record for NBA trail), $320.
Catawba Division
Lake Norman, April 11
1. Scott Hamrick (Denver)-Roger Hoover, 15.72, plus big fish, 5.38, $1,495; 2. Cliff Kirby (Catawba)-Alfred Keisling Sr. (Mooresville), 12.82, $815; 3. Marty Nester-Kenneth Shumate (Elkin), 11.52, $564; 4. Matt Wingate (Catawba)-Jason Hathcock (Concord), 11.06, $340; 5. Dave Snyder (Concord)-Ed Markham (Statesville), 10.81, $250; 6. Ted Geddis-Bill Warren, 9.95, $313.
Capital Division
Falls of the Neuse, March 22
1. Randy Johnson (Hillsborough)-Rick Sassanan, 30.73, $2,020 plus big fish, 9.58, $690; 2. David Farman- Jeff Killian, 23.83, $1,100; 3. David Johnson-Gill Young, 22.80, $900; 4. Billy Bledsoe (Fayetteville)-James Baxley (Hope Mills), 19.22, $900; 5. Ronnie Hater-Brian West, 18.02, $550; 6. Richard Cooper-Allen White, 17.74, $420; 7. Bobby Matthews (Durham)-David Matthews (Creedmoor), 16.85, $350; 8. Greg Creech-Chris McDuffie, 16.61, $330; 9. Dale Taylor-James Hair, 16.29, $300; 10. Bobby Williams-Buddy Dowd (Siler City), 16.01, $260; 11. David Frey-Michael Edwards, 15.82, $230; 12. Todd Massey (Chapel Hill)-Michael Riggs, 15.02, $225; 13. Mike Herndon (Bahama)-Jay Garrard (Durham), 13.52, $210; 14. Mike Stephenson-Larry Ellers, 13.79, $200; 15. Shannon Stewart-Travis Watson, 13.52, $200.
Foothills Division
Lake Norman, Feb. 28
1. Matt Wingate (Catawba)- Matt Haywood (Lincolnton), 14.00, plus big fish, 4.66, $910; 2. Hank Cherry (Maiden)-Shane Lineberger ( Lincolnton), 13.58, $526.
Lake James, April 4
1. Chris Richey-George Bost, 14.38, plus big fish, 6.09, $540; 2. Brian Silver-Darrell Atkins, 13.09, $300.
NBC Moonlight Madness
Lake Norman, March 17
1. Scott-Dwight Beattie (Lincolnton), 11.62, $295; 2. Steve Addington (Dallas), 11.11, $170; 3. Steve Austin-Patrick King, 10.40, $85.
Lake Norman, March 24
1. Scott Hamrick-Rob Digh (Denver), 15.86, $375; 2. Matt Haywood (Lincolnton)-Chris Haywood, 12.93, $220; 3. Eddie Black-Wayne Starnes, 11.66, $110; 4. Kenneth Luckey-Bobby Price, 11.53, $80. Big fish: Nick Miller-Mac McCormick, 5.86-pounds, $110.
Lake Norman, March 31
1. Matt Haywood (Lincolnton)-Chris Haywood, 12.23, $330; 2. Dean Rowell-Aaron Miles, 11.81, $215; 3. Cliff Kirby (Catawba)-Alfred Keisling Sr. (Mooresville), 11.08, $110. Big fish: The Haywoods, 4.33, $95.
Lake Norman, April 7
1. Chris Harris-Kevin Hick, 10.93, $170; plus big fish, 3.89, $280; 2. Dean Rowell-Aaron Miles, 10.63, plus big fish, 3.89 pounds, $235.
Top Gun Challenge
Badin Lake, March 29
1. Chris Marshall (Forest City)-Cliff Kirby (Catawba), 28.80, $2,000; 2. Brad Staley (Pleasant Garden)-Dan Funderburk (Rockwell), 27.21, $1,000; 3. Jerry Goble (Sherrills Ford)-Hank Cherry (Maiden), 25.71, $600; 4. Todd Gibson -Mark Bayse, 19.99, $400; 5. Tod Haynes (Concord)-Jeremy Talbert (Albemarle), 18.15, $300; 6. Michael Bryant (Thomasville)-Nick Mann, 16.61, $200. Big fish: Staley-Funderburk, 7.65, $350.
Norman Spring Team Bass Championship
Lake Norman, March 29
1. Rodney Lambert (Statesville)-Alan Whitaker, 14.80, $680; 2. Craig Chambers -Keith Ogden, 13.05, $325; 3. Steven Austin-Chad Illing, 12.90, $150; 4. Brian Morgan (Newton)-Josea Goble, 12.80, $125. Big fish: Chris Curtis (Concord)-Roy Winkler (Charlotte), 5.45, $340.
Fishers of Men
Piedmont Division
Lake Wylie, March 21
1. Steve Singleton-Wayne Needham (Seagrove), 14.26, $1,500; 2. Matt Stanley-CJ Johnston (Salisbury), 13.20, $672; 3. Jerry-Richard Bost, 13.10, $556; 4. Deloris-Kenneth Shumate (Elkin), 12.96, $476; 5. Robert Mixon (Lexington)-Robert Lambert (Denton), 12.72, $430. Big fish: Steve Craighead-Jamison Hamilton, 4.76.
Central Division
Shearon Harris, March 14
1. Adam Petty-Ashton Morris, 25.99, plus big fish, 10.37 pounds, $1,822; 2. Joey Davis-Randy Carr, 19.86, $1,007; 3. Mike Vaughn -Richard Cooper, 18.47, $713; 4. Ricky Petty-Tim Terrell, 18.10, $535; 5. Ricky Bridges-Anthony Liles, 17.78, $478.
American Bass Anglers NC District 14
Lake Tillery, March 28
1. Chip Campbell, 17.33, $365; 2. Chris Chimiak, 11.99, $180; 3. Daniel Cranford, 11.55, $71. Big fish: Barry Wood, 4.52 pounds, $70.
Tuckertown Lake, April 11
1. Tony Vernon (Winston-Salem), 20.28, $468; 2. Chris Brown (Lexington), 18.35, $277; 3. David Hayworth (Kernersville), 15.56, $91. Big fish: Vernon, 6.40, $95.
NC District 16
Lake Gaston, March 21
1. Rip Bass, 13.40, $687; 2. Joe Lybrand, 12.14, $437; 3. Donnie Harper, 11.31, $198; 4. Jim Williamson, 11.26, plus big fish, 5.11 pounds, $340; 5. Mitch Welch, 11.16, $116; 6. James Brown, 8.58, $84.
NC District 17
Lake Gaston, March 18
1. Ralph Ray, 11.20, $449; 2. Kim Wilder, 10.56, plus big fish, 5.06 pounds, $349; 3. James Brown, 8.69, $84.
Norman Spring Team Bass Championship
Lake Norman, March 1
1. Brian Travis (Conover)-Mike Stevens, 14.60, $500; 2. Roy Winkler (Charlotte)-Chris Curtis (Concord), 12.40, $240; 3. Craig Chambers-Keith Ogden, 11.55, $100. Big fish: Nathan White (Shelby)-Matthew Frazier (Kings Mountain), 4.45, $210.
Lake Norman, March 7
1. Scott-Dwight Beattie (Lincolnton), 12.95, $690; 2. Michael Smith-Tyler Rowe, 11.10, $335; 3. David Williams (Maiden)-Jonathan Foster, 10.35, $110; 4. Bryan Silvers-Darrell Atkins, 9.90, plus big fish, 4.45 pounds, $505; 5. Tony Shook (Claremont)-Michael Fox (Statesville), 9.70, $80.
Lake Norman, March 21
1. Dave Stevens-Mark Henderson, 14.85, $730; 2. Alfred Kiesling Sr. (Mooresville).-Robert Stiltner (Mt. Mourne), 14.80, plus big fish, 5.30 pounds, $775; 3. Dennis Jenkins-Dan Duvall, 13.85, $185; 4. Tony Shook (Claremont)-Michael Fox (Statesville), 11.70, $135; 5. Steven Austin-Roger Wood, 11.35, $105; 6. Bryan Silvers-Darrell Atkins, 11.20, $90.
Piedmont 2-man Team Bass Trail
Jordan Lake, March 21
1. Chuck Green-Travis Norris (Pleasant Garden), 17.49, $575; 2. David Sharp (Fayetteville)-John Judson (Hope Mills), 9.36, plus big fish, 9.36, $405.
Falls Lake, April 11
1. Matt Harrison (Creedmoor)-Eric Christian (Burlington), 15.64, $700; 2. Donnie Lowe (Mebane)-Randy Fisher (Hillsborough), 12.45, $390; 3. Todd-Jeff Sumner (Southern Pines), 10.69, $250; 4. Bubba Haywood (Roxboro)-Russell Rigsbee (Timberlake), 7.67, $100. Big fish: Greg Riggs-Bob Rogers (Durham), 6.49, $180.
Falls Lake, April 18
1. Chadd Eriksen (Raleigh)-Zach Schmieglitz ( Johnsburg, Illinois), 18.70, $720; 2. Marie Turner-Henry Smith (Rougemont), 17.12, $400; 3. Mark Herndon (Bahama)-Jay Garrard (Durham), 16.01, $270; Matt Harrison (Creedmoor)-Eric Christian (Burlington), 13.77, $130. Big fish: Herndon-Garrard, 5.10, $190.
David Fritts Outdoors Team Trail
Smith Mountain Lake, Va., March 22
1. Rick Tilley-John Martin, 25.64, plus big fish, 8.93, 2. Travis-Shannon O’ Quinn, 20.54; 3. Brian-Charles Bailey, 19.24.
Riley Brilliant Benefit Bass Tournament
Hugh Rock Lake, March 28
1. Phil Louya (Thomasville)-Tony Waterhouse (Lexington), 24.06, plus big fish, $235.
NC BASS Federation Nation
Team Trail
Roanoke Rapids Lake, March 21
1. Mike Barnes-Danny Smith (Roanoke Rapids), 45.19, plus big fish, 8.14; 2. Ricky Todd-Gary McCaroll, 22.73; 3. Randy Broughman-Foya McLemore, 22.08; 4. Chuck Murray (Louisburg)-Randy Groves, 19.72.
CRAPPIE TOURNAMENTS
Southern Crappie Association Classic
Lake Wylie, March 27-28
1. Jerry Pruitt (Vale)-Randy Pope (Hickory), 34.43, $3,000; 2. Rod-Braxton Wall (Ninety-Six, S.C.), 33.00, $2,756; 3. Lynn Robertson-David Hinson (Lancaster, S.C.), 32.17, $810; 4. Nick Babin (Gilbert, S.C.)-Mike Berry (Leesville, S.C.), $648; 5. Leonard-Rena Frick (Leesville, S.C.), 29.99, $767; 6. Scott Cantey (Lake City, S.C.)-Jamie Teal (Scranton, S.C.), 29.12, $1,040; 7. Rick Eudy (Concord)-Darren Koontz (Richfield), 26.57, $405; 8. Wil Hinson (Cassatt, S.C.)-Todd Hinson (Camden, S.C.), 26.11, $924; 9. Dale Willard (Charlotte), 25.96, $243; 10. Mike Huffstetler-Ray Koon (Chapin, S.C.), 25.07, $150.
Carolina Crappie Team Tournament
High Rock Lake, April 4
1. Randy Rierson (Walnut Cove)-Neil Mahaffey (Wallburg), 5.75, $200; 2. Reid Stencil (Kernersville)-Glynn Sharon (Madison), 5.64, $50. Big fish: Stencil-Sharon, 1.10, $32.50.
Piedmont 2-man Team Crappie Trail
Jordan Lake, March 21
1. Rod King-Drew Smith (Durham), 16.60, $180; 2. Henry Ward-Tommy McDougal (Durham), 15.30, plus big fish, 2.23, $135.
Falls Lake, April 11
1. Jesse-Cathy Lawrence (Wake Forest), .96, $180.
STRIPED BASS TOURNAMENTS
Tarheel Striper Club
Lake Murray, S.C., March 28
1. Rodney-Corey Crisco and Kevin Alley, 21.60, plus big fish, 12.35 pounds; 2. Jr. Wilmouth-Jordan Smith, 5.65; 3. Bobby-Amy Workman (Burlington) and Mike Jeffreys-Steven Loy-Jessica Wilson, 5.25; 4. Jeff Moore-David Griffin, 4.60.
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