DUMFRIES, Va. (Sept. 12, 2005) ? Boater Bill Naron of Huntingtown, Md., earned $5,399 Saturday as winner of the Bass Fishing League Shenandoah Division Super Bass Fishing Tournament on the Potomac River. The tournament earned Naron 300 points in the Boater Division. He earned an additional $1,000 as winner of the Ranger Cup award.
Naron?s winning catch of 10 bass weighed 30 pounds, 8 ounces. He threw a Berkley Power Worm around deep wood cover to catch his bass.
Finishing second was Shayne Berlo of Vienna with 10 bass weighing 27 pounds, 3 ounces that earned him $2,635. Barry Steed of Balt, Md., claimed $1,285 as the third-place finisher thanks to 10 bass weighing 27 pounds, 2 ounces. In fourth was Wayne Jennings of Prince George with 10 bass weighing 26 pounds, 12 ounces worth $1,157, and finishing fifth and earning $1,028 was Richard Marshall of Waynesboro, Pa., with 10 bass weighing 25 pounds, 13 ounces.
Berlo took Boater Division big-bass award honors, earning $950 for a 4-pound, 12-ounce bass. He caught his big bass on a spinnerbait. Steve Seen of Davidsonville, Md., earned $2,699 as the co-angler winner, thanks to 10 bass weighing 21 pounds that he caught on Yamamoto Senkos and spinnerbaits.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Walter Whitman Jr. of Greensboro, N.C. (10 bass, 18 pounds, 15 ounces, $1,318); Marty Sparger of Reston (nine bass, 17 pounds, 8 ounces, $643); Scott Goodson of Stafford (nine bass, 16 pounds, 3 ounces, $578); and Bryan Nuckols of Frederick, Md. (seven bass, 13 pounds, 11 ounces, $514).
Kevin Bradbury of Dunkirk, Md., earned $475 as the co-angler big-bass award winner with a 5-pound, 9-ounce bass he caught on a Pop-R.
Following the regular season, the Shenandoah Division boater with the most points will earn $1,000 as the Yamaha ?Be the Best? points champion. The co-angler amassing the most points will earn $500 as the Yamaha ?Be the Best? points champion in the Co-angler Division.
The top 40 Shenandoah Division boaters and co-anglers based on year-end points standings will advance to the Clarks Hill Regional near Augusta, Ga., Oct. 11-15 where they will compete against Choo Choo, Dixie and North Carolina division anglers for one of six slots in the 2006 All-American.