MARBURY, Md. (May 11, 2009) - Dale Gorrell of Quakertown, Pa., won the Bass Fishing League Northeast Division bass fishing tournament on the Potomac River Saturday with a five-bass limit weighing 20 pounds, 15 ounces. The victory earned Gorrell $4,948 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the Potomac River Regional Championship in Marbury, Md., Oct. 8-10, where he could ultimately win a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck.
Gorrell said he caught the majority of his bass throwing a chatter-type bait near grass and rocks.
Rounding out the top five boaters are Kevin Waterman of La Plata, Md. (five bass, 20-13, $2,474); Michael McNicholas of Whitehall, Pa. (five bass, 18-13, $1,649); Richard Haber Jr. of Severn, Md. (five bass, 18-11, $1,155) and Art Vengels of Bensalem, Pa. (five bass, 17-5, $990).
Haber and David Wright of Red Lion, Pa., shared the Boater Division Big Bass award, each earning $377.50 for a pair of 5-pound, 14-ounce bass they caught.
Gilbert Brown of Fredericksburg, Va., earned $2,490 as the co-angler winner Saturday thanks to five bass weighing 15 pounds, 15 ounces. Brown said he, too, caught the majority of his bass throwing a chatter-type bait near grass and rocks.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Brad Eccleston of Aston, Pa. (five bass, 14-10, $1,245); Randy Edgar of Columbia, Pa. (five bass, 14-5, $705); William Higgins Jr. of Monroe Township, N.J. (five bass, 14-5, $705); and Justin Largen of Centreville, Va. (five bass, 14-0, $498).
Charles Stewart of New Berlin, Pa., earned $380 as the co-angler Big Bass winner with a 5-pound, 10-ounce bass he caught on a Rat-L-Trap.
The next Northeast Division event will be held on the Potomac River in Marbury, Md., June 13.