HICKORY, N.C. (Sept. 11, 2006) - Boater Todd Walters of High Point, N.C., earned 300 points and $5,197 Sunday as the winner of the Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division Super Bass Tournament on Lake Hickory.
Walters' two-day winning catch of 10 bass weighed 28 pounds, 5 ounces. He was throwing crankbaits around deep bridges to catch his bass.
Rounding out the top five boaters are Kevin Helms of Denver, N.C. (six bass, 16 pounds, 15 ounces, $2,598); Thomas Anderson of Hickory, N.C. (seven bass, 14 pounds, 4 ounces, $1,733); Mark Carpenter of Lincolnton, N.C., (seven bass, 13 pounds, 8 ounces, $1,213) and Shane Patrick of Fleetwood, N.C. (six bass, 13 pounds, 7 ounces, $1,039).
Carpenter also took home an additional $500 for being the highest-placing Ranger Cup participant.
Chuck Douthit of Mooresville, N.C., won the Boater Division Snickers Big Bass award with a 5-pound, 2-ounce bass that earned him $652.
Jason Mulkey of Granite Falls, N.C., earned $2,599 as the co-angler winner thanks to four bass weighing 9 pounds, 12 ounces that he caught on a jig around rocks and docks.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Charles Stroud of Boiling Springs, N.C. (three bass, 8 pounds, 4 ounces, $1,299); Jerry Hayden of Charlotte, N.C. (three bass, 7 pounds, 8 ounces, $867); Junior Self of Vale, N.C., (two bass, 7 pounds, 5 ounces, $606) and Gordon Smith of Lake Wylie, S.C. (three bass, 6 pounds, 10 ounces, $520).
Self also earned an additional $326 as the co-angler Snickers Big Bass winner with a 4-pound, 10-ounce bass.
The top 40 North Carolina Division boaters and co-anglers based on year-end points standings will now advance to the no-entry-fee Smith Mountain Regional Championship near Moneta, Va., Oct. 19-21, where they will compete against Empire, Northeast and Piedmont anglers for a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck in the Boater Division plus six slots in the no-entry-fee 2007 Wal-Mart BFL All-American.