SALISBURY, N.C. (June 18, 2007) - Boater Eric Moser of Salisbury, N.C., won the Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division bass fishing tournament on High Rock Lake Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 15 pounds, 12 ounces. The victory earned Moser $4,177 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the Fort Loudoun-Tellico Lakes Regional Championship in Lenoir City, Tenn., Oct. 18-20, where he could ultimately win a new 519VX Ranger boat and a Chevy truck.
Moser fished a green crankbait in a channel break to get his large catches.
Rounding out the top five boaters are Daniel Funderburk of Rockwell, N.C. (five bass, 14-10, $2,458); Mike Miller of Trinity, N.C. (five bass, 13-08, $1,640); Chuck Douthit of Mooresville, N.C. (five bass, 13-07, $1,147) and R.W. Hutson of Mount Airy, N.C. (five bass, 12-12, $983).
Marcus Taylor of Winston Salem, N.C., took home the Boater Division Big Bass award, earning $750 for a 6-pound, 11-ounce bass.
Kyle Whisnant of Iron Station, N.C., earned $2,458 as the co-angler winner Saturday thanks to four bass weighing 12 pounds, 11 ounces that he caught while fishing a 10-inch Texas rig worm around willow trees.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Stacy Metz of Staley, N.C. (five bass, 12-03, $1,229); Jamie Denison of Winston Salem, N.C. (five bass, 12-01, $817); Chris Chimiak of Winston Salem, N.C. (four bass, 9-11, $573) and Donnie Floyd of Lexington, N.C. (three bass, 9-07, $492).
Whisnant earned $375 as the co-angler Big Bass winner after catching a 6-pound, 4-ounce bass.
The North Carolina Division's next event will be a two-day Super Tournament held Sept. 8-9 on Kerr Lake in Henderson, N.C.