SOUTH HILL, Va. (June 9, 2003) - David Wright of Lexington, N.C., claimed $4,746 as the winner of the Bass Fishing League Shenandoah Division's third regular-season bass fishing tournament, held on Kerr Lake near South Hill. Wright led the field of 187 boaters with a five-bass catch weighing 16 pounds, 9 ounces.
Wright caught his bass Saturday flipping a jig with a Super Chunk in Nutbush Creek. As the highest-finishing participant in the Ranger Cup incentive program, Wright also claimed a $1,000 bonus from Ranger Boats.
Finishing in second place was Ernie Freeman of Lothian, Md., with a five-bass catch weighing 15 pounds, 7 ounces that earned him $2,373. Third place was Marty Schray of Sterling with a five-bass catch weighing 14 pounds, 2 ounces that earned him $1,613. Tied for fourth place were Rick Davis of Greensboro, N.C., and Daniel Fletcher of Stokesdale, N.C. They each had a five-bass catch weighing 14 pounds. Both earned $1,139 for their catch.
Tony Woodard of Four Oaks, N.C., and Mark Moretz of Chesapeake tied for boater big-bass honors. Each caught a 4-pound, 15-ounce bass and earned $468 for the catch.
Mark Robertson of Henderson, N.C., topped 185 Co-angler Division competitors with a five-bass catch weighing 16 pounds, 6 ounces that he caught flipping a black and blue jig. Robertson earned $2,367 for the win. He also earned co-angler big-bass honors and $463 in his division with an 5-pound, 10-ounce bass.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Mark Beck of Thomasville, N.C. (five bass, 11 pounds, 10 ounces, $1,183); Tony Toombs of Drakes Branch (five bass, 10 pounds, 13 ounces, $805); Jerry Comperatore of Tarentum, Pa. (five bass, 10 pounds, 11 ounces, $615); and Charlie Fain of Stuart (five bass, 10 pounds, 7 ounces, $521).
Tony Woodard of Four Oaks, N.C., and Mark Moretz of Chesapeake earned boater big-bass honors and $468 with a 4-pound, 15-ounce bass.