WOODBURY, Va. (Sept. 15, 2008) - Boater Mike McDonald of Randleman, N.C., won the Bass Fishing League Shenandoah Division Super Bass Fishing Tournament on the Potomac River with a two-day catch of 10 bass weighing 39 pounds. The victory earned McDonald $4,578 plus a $808 Ranger contingency bonus.
Rounding out the top five boaters are Christopher Burns of Durham, N.C. (10 bass, 29-05, $2,694); Fredrick Salzman of Blackwood, N.J. (10 bass, 28-03, $1,795); Bryan Elrod of Mechanicsville, Va. (10 bass, 27-14, $1,257) and Frank Ippoliti of Mercersburg, Pa. (10 bass, 26-15, $1,077).
Anthony Ebel of Davidsonville, Md., took home the Boater Division Snickers Big Bass award, earning $690 for a 6-pound, 12-ounce bass.
Gabriel Scott of Ruckersville, Va., earned $2,664 as the co-angler winner thanks to 10 bass weighing 27 pounds, 10 ounces.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Russ Hamilton Jr. of Manassas, Va. (10 bass, 25-14, $1,332); Jamie Henry of Vinton, Va. (10 bass, 21-10, $889); Michael Nelms of Hartwood, Va. (10 bass, 21-06, $622) and Dick Gum of Woodbridge, Va. (eight bass, 21-04, $533).
Scott earned $341 as the co-angler Big Bass winners after catching a 4-pound, 11-ounce bass.