SALISBURY, N.C. (June 6, 2005) - Boater Wally Szuba of Cary earned $3,264 Saturday as winner of the Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division bass fishing tournament on High Rock Lake. The tournament was the fourth of five regular-season North Carolina Division events and earned Szuba 200 points in the Boater Division.
Szuba's winning catch of four bass weighed 20 pounds, 9 ounces. He fished a Zoom lizard around creeks and pockets to catch his bass. He earned an additional $480 as winner of the Boater Division big-bass award, thanks to a 6-pound, 5-ounce bass.
Finishing second was Pat Golden of Ware Shoals, S.C., with five bass weighing 17 pounds, 10 ounces that earned him $1,632. Spence Brunson of Salisbury claimed $1,068 as the third-place finisher thanks to five bass weighing 16 pounds, 3 ounces. In fourth was David G. Williams of Maiden with four bass weighing 12 pounds, 5 ounces worth $831, and finishing fifth and earning $682 was Bryan Thrift of Shelby with four bass weighing 11 pounds, 4 ounces.
Williams earned an additional $500 as winner of the Ranger Cup award. Jerry Charleston of Salisbury earned $1,625 as the co-angler winner, thanks to four bass weighing 10 pounds, 10 ounces that he caught on a Carolina rig.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Daniel Morris of Charlotte (three bass, 10 pounds, 4 ounces, $813); Junior Self of Vale (two bass, 8 pounds, 14 ounces, $532); Eddie Cook of Clemmons (three bass, 8 pounds, 12 ounces, $414); and Orlando Giles of Lexington (three bass, 8 pounds, 11 ounces, $340).
Self earned $235 as the co-angler big-bass award winner with a 6-pound, 9-ounce bass he caught on a Pop-R.
The North Carolina Division will wrap up its regular season Oct. 1-2 with a two-day Super Tournament on Lake Wylie near Lake Wylie, S.C.