HENDERSON, N.C. (April 10, 2017) – Boater Danny Haire of Yadkinville, North Carolina, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 18 pounds even Saturday to win the FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Shenandoah Division tournament on Kerr Lake. Haire took home $5,590 for his victory.
According to post-tournament reports, Haire caught his fish in the Satterwhite Point area of Kerr Lake, fishing a Carolina-rigged Zoom Lizard. It was Haire’s third career BFL win, all of them coming on Kerr Lake.
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st: Danny Haire, Yadkinville, N.C., five bass, 18-0, $3,590 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus
2nd: Aaron Falwell, Forest, Va., five bass, 15-4, $1,803
3rd: Wayne Dorman, Louisa, Va., five bass, 15-1, $1,068
4th: Kendall Dail, Chinquapin, N.C., five bass, 14-8, $748
5th: Jason Houchins, Clarksville, Va., five bass, 14-5, $714
5th: Manley Jones, Raleigh, N.C., five bass, 14-5, $614
7th: Curtis Talbott, Forest, Va., five bass, 14-2, $507
7th: Josh Milligan, Edenton, N.C., five bass, 14-2, $507
9th: James Blankenship, Siler City, N.C., five bass, 14-1, $727
10th: Frank Ippoliti, Mercersburg, Pa., five bass, 13-15, $374
Haire also caught a 5-pound, 9-ounce bass, which was the heaviest of the tournament in the Boater Division. The catch earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $385. Craig Wright of Rustburg, Virginia, weighed in five bass totaling 15 pounds, 7 ounces Saturday to win the Co-angler Division and the top prize of $1,803.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st: Craig Wright, Rustburg, Va., five bass, 15-7, $1,803
2nd: J.R. Milligan, Merry Hill, N.C., five bass, 14-0, $801
3rd: Greg Dawson, Rustburg, Va., five bass, 12-11, $583
4th: Rob Hilliard, Roanoke, Va., five bass, 11-14, $374
5th: Kevin Fore, Powhatan, Va., three bass, 10-1, $513
6th: Danny Crickenberger, Charlottesville, Va., three bass, 9-0, $294
7th: Jeff Warter, Howardsville, Va., three bass, 8-2, $267
8th: Dick Allen, Sumerduck, Va., three bass, 8-1, $240
9th: Bill Naron, Beaverdam, Va., three bass, 8-0, $214
10th: Al Berkley, Madison Heights, Va., three bass, 7-9, $187
Kevin Fore of Powhatan, Virginia, weighed a 5-pound, 8-ounce bass which earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award and $192.