WHAT: Boater Steve Sink of Winston-Salem, N.C., caught a five-bass limit weighing 20 pounds, 11 ounces June 25 to win $4,235 plus a $2,000 Ranger Cup bonus in the Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division tournament on High Rock Lake. Sink was fishing creeks using jigs and worms to catch his limit.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers:
2nd: Kevin Chandler, New London, N.C., five bass, 20-8, $2,118
3rd: Maurice Freeze, Concord, N.C., five bass, 19-8, $1,413 plus $1,000 Evinrude bonus
4th: Eric Rothrock, High Point, N.C., five bass, 19-3, $988
5th: Rodney Sorrell, Stokesdale, N.C., five bass, 18-12, $847
6th: Derek Tolley, Winston-Salem, N.C., five bass, 18-2, $776
7th: David Williams, Maiden, N.C., five bass, 17-5, $ 706
8th: Chris Baldwin, Lexington, N.C., five bass, 16-6, $635
9th: Dustin Clontz, Albemarle, N.C., five bass, 16-0, $565
10th: Bradley Staley, Pleasant Garden, N.C., five bass, 15-8, $494
WHAT: Lester Botts of Blountville, Tenn., caught a five-bass limit weighing 12 pounds, 12 ounces June 25 to win $2,118 in the Co-angler Division. Botts was fishing about three miles up the lake using spinnnerbaits to catch his bass.
WHO: The remaining top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: Doug File, Salisbury, N.C., five bass, 12-2, $1,059
3rd: Tyler Purcell, Chapel Hill, N.C., five bass, 11-3, $706
4th: Ethan Austin, Richfield, N.C., five bass, 11-2, $494
5th: Paul Reich, Sanford, N.C., four bass, 9-15, $424
6th: Greg Mauldin, Archdale, N.C., three bass, 9-13, $388
7th: Mark Poplin, Locust, N.C., four bass, 9-11, $353
8th: James Mcadoo II, Efland, N.C., four bass, 9-0, $318
9th: Bryan New, Belmont, N.C., four bass, 8-15, $282
10th: Orlando Giles, Lexington, N.C., four bass, 8-7, $234
Marvin Godard, Charlotte, N.C., three bass, 8-7, $234
NOTES: The next and final BFL North Carolina Division tournament is scheduled for Sept. 17-18 on High Rock Lake in Salisbury, N.C. After the fifth North Carolina Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Nov. 3-5 Regional Championship on Lake Hartwell in Anderson, S.C. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger 198VX with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy pick-up, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.