Boater Mark Inman of Greensboro, N.C., caught 10-bass weighing 24 pounds, 7 ounces Aug. 28-29 to win $6,604 in the BFL Piedmont Division tournament on Kerr Lake. Inman was using spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and spoons to catch his limit. He was fishing mid lake and said that the topwater bite was good early and then he switched to spoons to get the afternoon bite.
The remaining top 10 anglers included:
2nd: Derik Hudson, Hurt, Va., 10 bass, 23-7, $2,302
3rd: Wes Dacey, Colonial Heights, Va., 10 bass, 22-14, $1,536
4th: Sammy Creech, Kenly, N.C., 10 bass, 22-13, $1,074
5th: Danny Haire, Yadkinville, N.C., 10 bass, 22-5, $921
6th: Chris Baldwin, Lexington, N.C., 10 bass, 21, $844
7th: Jeff Coble, Manson, N.C., eight bass, 18-9, $767
8th: Richard Greene, Laurinburg, N.C., seven bass, 17-15, $691
9th: Shane Burns, Durham, N.C., eight bass, 17-14, $614
10th: Eddie Daniels, Garner, N.C., six bass, 15-6, $537
Boney takes non-boater title
Brent Boney of Emporia, Va., caught 10-bass weighing 21 pounds, 1 ounce Aug. 28-29 to win $2,302 in the Co-angler Division. Boney was using topwater walking baits around bushes to catch his limit.
The remaining top 10 co-anglers included:
2nd: Randy Ruffin, Virginia Beach, Va., seven bass, 17-9, $1,151
3rd: Michael Nelms, Hartwood, Va., seven bass, 17-5, $767
4th: Jeremy Ives, Burgaw, N.C., seven bass, 14-10, $537
5th: Pat Kendrick, Columbia, Va., eight bass, 13-11, $460
6th: William Vierra, Durham, N.C., five bass, 11-2, $422
7th: Tyler Purcell, Chapel Hill, N.C., four bass, 11, $384
8th: Orlando Giles, Lexington, N.C., six bass, 10-6, $345
9th: Dan Treadaway, Rocky Mount, N.C., five bass, 9-11, $307
10th: Jim Nichols, Chapel Hill, N.C., three bass, 6-15, $269
The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings have now qualified for the Oct. 7-9 Regional Championship on the Potomac River in Marbury, Md. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger 198VX with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Yamaha outboard and a Chevy pick-up, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX. Click here to view a complete list of standings in the Piedmont Division.
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