No One Ran Away from the Pack Today

It's still difficult to make any sense of the current bass-fishing picture, but that didn't stop 19 anglers in 10 boats from coming out today to test their skills against one another and try to earn a little spending money. At the end of the day, these anglers brought a total of 38 bass to the scales, for a combined total weight of 72.58 pounds and an average weight per fish of 1.91 pounds.

Leading the charge yet again today was the team of (from left) Don Carter and Rob Peppers. They had a five-fish limit weighing 12.29 pounds, anchored by a big fish weighing 3.83 pounds. In addition to winning 1st place, they also captured the side pot.

Coming in 2nd was the team of (from left) Donald Armstrong and Andy Morath. They, too, had a limit weighing 11.73 pounds, anchored by a big fish weighing 3.54 pounds.

And rounding out the winners in 3rd place was the team of (from left) Wayne Hayes and Ken Testorff. Their five-fish limit tipped the scales at 11.39 pounds, and their 4.08-pound big fish earned them big-fish honors for the tournament.

Here is the finishing order for the remainder of the competitors:

     * The team of Gary Coderre and Dave Anderson, five fish, 9.13 pounds total weight, no big fish.

     * The team of Bobby Moore and J. P. Twohig, five fish, 8.77 pounds total weight, no big fish.

     * The team of Steve Bailey and Dennis Dean, five fish, 8.28 pounds total weight, 1.66-pound big fish.

     * Mark Ingram, five fish, 6.39 pounds total weight, no big fish.

     * The team of Ryan Land and Matt Underwood, three fish, 4.60 pounds total weight, no big fish.

     * The team of Rob Chatham and Craig Jones, as well as the team of Jimmy Crist and Eric Killian, didn't weight any fish.

Congrats to all the winners, and thanks to everyone who came out today to participate. For planning purposes, the next tournament is an open event. It will be held out of West Neck Marina on Sunday, May 21, starting at safe light (about 6 a.m.). Everyone planning to fish is encouraged to arrive, be signed in, and have your boats in the water no later than 5:30 a.m. This 30-minute head start allows the tournament director and his admin assistant time to prepare the money envelopes.

Please refer any questions to the tournament director, Wayne Hayes, at 757-478-3387.

We hope you'll be able to come and join us on May 21.

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