HENDERSON, N.C. (Sept. 19, 2005) - Boater Todd Harris of Pfafftown earned $6,033 Sunday as winner of the Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division Super Bass Fishing Tournament on Kerr Lake. Harris also caught a 5-pound, 10-ounce bass to win an additional $1,170 as the Boater Division big-bass winner.
Harris' winning catch of nine bass weighed 27 pounds, 1 ounce. He used a Gambler worm along shoreline structure to catch his bass.
Finishing second was Dan Jackson of Youngsville, with nine bass weighing 20 pounds, 8 ounces that earned him $2,944. Chris Bullock of Fountain claimed $1,436 as the third-place finisher thanks to 10 bass weighing 20 pounds, 3 ounces. In fourth was Tony Fox of Timberlake, with 10 bass weighing 19 pounds, 3 ounces worth $1,293, and finishing fifth and earning $1,149 was David Mullins of Mount Carmel, Tenn., with eight bass weighing 16 pounds, 10 ounces.
Jackson earned $500 as the Ranger Cup winner.
Anthony Roberts earned $3,016 as the co-angler winner, thanks to five bass weighing 12 pounds, 13 ounces that he caught on a Zoom Brush Hog.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Gerry Burchfield of Thomasville (four bass, 11 pounds, 12 ounces, $1,472); Greg Scott of Wytheville, Va., (six bass, 11 pounds, 1 ounce, $718); Anthony Mencome of Raleigh (four bass, 8 pounds, 11 ounces, $646); and Tim Gardner of Goldsboro (three bass, 8 pounds, 9 ounces, $575).
Burchfield earned an additional $585 as the co-angler big-bass award winner with a 5-pound, 4-ounce bass he caught on a crankbait. Carl Ward of Durham earned $1,000 as the Yamaha "Be the Best" Boater Division points champion in the Piedmont Division. Frank Buccialia Jr. of Littleton earned $500 as the Yamaha "Be the Best" points champion in the Co-angler Division.
The top 40 Piedmont Division boaters and co-anglers based on year-end points standings will advance to the Lake Cherokee Regional near Morristown, Tenn., Oct. 4-8 where they will compete against Buckeye, Illini and LBL division anglers for one of six slots in the 2006 All-American.