Virginia Bass Fishing
1st place Big Fish winners Richard Cooper and Allen White – Big Fish – 5.61 lbs.
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Congratulations to Wayne Dorman and Dylan who caught 5 largemouth bass weighing in at 18.62 lbs to include catching the 2nd Big Fish (5.85 lbs) capturing the first place title for the first event of the 2012 season held on the Potomac River. They reported catching their fish slow cranking crank baits (color undisclosed) in various locations in Aquia Creek. Both anglers praised our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for the days catch. Dylan wanted to thank Captain Gary’s Marine Care Products and Deep Creek Lures to include the sponsors of the VA-East Legacy division for making this all possible. Wayne concluded by saying thank you to the Fishers of Men VA-East legacy division and the committee for a great event. Their efforts were worth $448 for first place and 2nd Big Fish. 2nd place went to John and Sean Bethel (17.16 lbs.) worth $224; 3rd place: Randy and Kevin Beasley (13.78 lbs.).; 4th place: Chris and Hunter Stanley (11.22 lbs.); 5th place: Kris Johnson and Logan Douglas (10.96 lbs.); 6th place: Kevin Barry and Austin Clore (10.87 lbs.) 7th place: Keith Jenkins and Mitchell Holman (10.50 lbs.); 8th place: John Pass and Tyler Covington (10.22 lbs.) which includes 1st Big Fish at (5.96lbs) and 9th place: Keith and Kynley Estes (10.09 lbs.)
Saturday, April 14th was the first tournament event for the 2012 season of the VA East Legacy Division of Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail. The tournament conditions included bluebird skies throughout the day with temperatures in the mid 70’s with 10 to 20 mph winds out of the SSW. Strong winds exceeded the forecast but water temperatures remained in the high 50’s to low 60’s
The pre-tournament meeting included food, fun and fellowship in an uplifting environment. 80 fishermen, family and Colonial Baptist Church members attended the meeting, where they were served complimentary and delicious meal of spaghetti with meat sauce, salad and dessert. Pastor Creed message touched many hearts with one two time profession of faith and five rededicated their life to Christ. The committee, anglers and I want to thank Pastors Creed, Associate Pastor Keith Herndon for opening their doors and accepting us with outreached arms and warm hearts. A special thank you to Charlie McDaniel for orchestrating and coordinating the awesome meal with his wife Dee and others from the Colonial Baptist Church Hospitality Committee. Our heartfelt thank you extended to all for a wonderful blessed night. Many hands helped make this event successful. I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to the teams who assisted with managing the front registration table and functions throughout this special night.
Congratulations to our participating anglers, their families and guest who won over $750 in door prizes. Throughout the season the VA East Legacy Division will raffle off over $3000 plus in retail value of merchandise from our division sponsors at our events. In addition, the team of Mark and Hazel McGhee became eligible to win 1 JB Custom rod (Just Out of the Money Consolation Prize). Several additional teams are eligible to win 1 JB Custom rod (The One That Got Away Consolation Prize). The winner will be chosen by a random drawing at our next event. Remember teams must be at the next meeting/event to obtain divisional incentives through our sponsors.
Wayne Dorman and Dylan McGhee are the current Divisional Points Leaders vying for the plaques and associated prizes. Wayne Dorman and Dylan McGhee are also the current Big Bag Award leaders with (18.62 lbs). This weight will be hard to overcome through the remaining tournaments. John Pass is the current Big Fish Award leader with (5.96 lbs). Year end winners will be awarded trophies to commemorate their accomplishments along with other associated prizes.
The next tournament of the season will be held May 5th on Lake Anna followed by the pre-tournament meeting / event on May 4th 2012 at the Anna Point Marina pavilion. All the information for this event can be found on the national website (www.fomntt.com) on our VA East divisional page.
When making your next purchase please consider our Divisional Sponsors which include: Green Top Sporting Goods, JB Custom Rods, Popeye’s Chicken & Biscuits of Greater Richmond, MoveMaster LLc, Captain Gary’s Marine Care Products, DCR (Virginia State Parks), Save Phace Inc, Deep Creek Lures, Big Bass USA, Hooker Bait & Tackle, CCBASSN Lake Anna Guide Service, and Surfside Bait and Tackle of Mechanicville.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank our National Sponsors that make Fishers of Men possible; Skeeter Boats, Yamaha, Stren, Pflueger, Strike King Lure Company, Nester Hosiery, Markel American Insurance, Marshall’s Marine, Power-Pole, Duckett Fishing, Buckeye Lures, Keelshield, Solar Bat, Jacobs Glass, Helly Hansen Workwear, and Rejuvenade
Serving with care, God Bless!
Jim Sutton
Wayne Dorman & Dylan McGhee - 1st Place 18.62 lbs Potomac River 2012
John & Sean Bethel - 2nd Place Potomac River 2012
Randy & Kevin Beasley - 3rd Place Potomac River 2012
John Pass - Potomac River Big Bass 2012
| Team | Members | # Fish | Big Fish | Gross | Penalty | Net Wt | Meeting | Points | Winnings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13790 A/J |
Wayne Dorman Dylan McGhee |
5 | 5.85 | 18.62 | 0.00 | 18.62 | Yes | 200 | $448.00 |
| 2 | 4881 A/J |
John Bethel Sean Bethel |
5 | 4.95 | 17.16 | 0.00 | 17.16 | Yes | 199 | $224.00 |
| 3 | 13471 A/J |
Randolph Beasley,II Kevin Beasley |
5 | 0.00 | 13.78 | 0.00 | 13.78 | Yes | 198 | $182.00 |
| 4 | 11175 A/J |
Chris Stanley, Sr. Hunter Stanley |
5 | 0.00 | 11.22 | 0.00 | 11.22 | Yes | 197 | $154.00 |
| 5 | 13793 A/J |
Kris Johnson Logan Douglas |
3 | 4.28 | 10.96 | 0.00 | 10.96 | Yes | 196 | $163.50 |
| 6 | 12101 A/J |
Kevin Barry Jr. Austin Clore |
4 | 4.00 | 10.87 | 0.00 | 10.87 | Yes | 195 | $105.00 |
| 7 | 13736 A/J |
Keith Jenkins Mitchell Holman |
4 | 0.00 | 10.50 | 0.00 | 10.50 | Yes | 194 | $91.00 |
| 8 | 13252 A/J |
John Pass Jr. Tyler Covington |
3 | 5.96 | 10.22 | 0.00 | 10.22 | Yes | 193 | $154.00 |
| 9 | 11601 A/J |
Keith Estes Kynley Estes |
5 | 0.00 | 10.09 | 0.00 | 10.09 | Yes | 192 | $78.50 |
| 10 | 9089 A/J |
Mark McGhee Hazel McGhee |
4 | 0.00 | 10.85 | 1.00 | 9.85 | Yes | 191 | $0.00 |
| 11 | 11644 A/J |
Timothy Covington Nick Covington |
4 | 0.00 | 9.78 | 0.00 | 9.78 | Yes | 190 | $0.00 |
| 12 | 10896 A/J |
Carl Sadler Xan Callaway |
4 | 0.00 | 9.23 | 0.00 | 9.23 | Yes | 189 | $0.00 |
| 13 | 12398 A/J |
Nicholas Bodsford Richard Owen |
3 | 0.00 | 9.16 | 0.00 | 9.16 | Yes | 188 | $15.00 |
| 14 | 7074 A/J |
Allen Colgin Austin Colgin |
3 | 0.00 | 8.88 | 0.00 | 8.88 | Yes | 187 | $0.00 |
| 15 | 13775 A/J |
Rebecca Gore Franklin Marrs |
4 | 0.00 | 8.64 | 0.00 | 8.64 | Yes | 186 | $0.00 |
| 16 | 13773 A/J |
Tommy Hamilton Calvin Carabin |
3 | 2.94 | 8.25 | 0.00 | 8.25 | Yes | 185 | $0.00 |
| 17 | 13254 A/J |
Curtis Welton Clay Welton |
2 | 4.92 | 8.03 | 0.00 | 8.03 | Yes | 184 | $0.00 |
| 18 | 13763 A/J |
Greg Grayson Jacob Dodson |
3 | 0.00 | 6.99 | 0.00 | 6.99 | Yes | 183 | $0.00 |
| 19 | 12858 A/J |
Jeff Banko Christina Banko |
3 | 0.00 | 6.56 | 0.00 | 6.56 | Yes | 182 | $0.00 |
| 20 | 10821 A/J |
Jeffrey Claiborne John Porter |
3 | 0.00 | 6.54 | 0.00 | 6.54 | Yes | 181 | $0.00 |
| 21 | 13792 A/J |
Jason Krause Gavin Krause |
3 | 0.00 | 6.44 | 0.00 | 6.44 | Yes | 180 | $0.00 |
| 22 | 12391 A/J |
Jeff Hamilton Gavin Stone |
2 | 0.00 | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 | Yes | 179 | $0.00 |
| 23 | 13253 A/J |
Laura Barry Kasey Henshaw |
2 | 0.00 | 4.80 | 0.00 | 4.80 | Yes | 178 | $0.00 |
| 24 | 13737 A/J |
Paul Thomson Tyler Heuple |
2 | 0.00 | 4.69 | 0.00 | 4.69 | Yes | 177 | $0.00 |
| 25 | 13776 A/J |
Kevin Galenski Jacob Galenski |
2 | 0.00 | 3.97 | 0.00 | 3.97 | Yes | 176 | $0.00 |
| 26 | 13470 A/J |
Martin Dykes Austin Herndon |
2 | 0.00 | 3.88 | 0.00 | 3.88 | Yes | 175 | $0.00 |
| 27 | 12427 A/J |
Mark Nowacki Josh Nowacki |
0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Yes | 174 | $0.00 |
| 27 | 13791 A/J |
Jeremy Cash Gunnar Cash |
0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Yes | 174 | $0.00 |
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Chris Brydge & Dennis Miller 1st Place 9lb/10
Brandon Brookes & Chase Killingworth 2nd Place 7lb/05
Josh & Bill Bailey 3rd Place 6lb/03
CURRENT LEADER IN THE CVBC BIG BASS CONTEST IS
Matt Richardson Big Bass 4lb/07 Leading the Big Bass Contest
Image from FLW
This week is the FLW National Guard College Fishing National Championship. It is being held on Lake Murray in South Carolina and over 50,000 dollars are at stake. This is the third College Fishing National Championship and FLW and the National Guard have done a fantastic job every time. I fully expect it to be a smashing success as usual. Wyatt Blevins and Carson Rejzer are representing the Virginia Tech Bass Fishing Team at the National Championship and have a combined 5 appearances between them so they ought to be a threat.
I managed to catch up with Ryan Ingalls of the CNU Fishing Club, Ryan graduated last year and qualified for the National Championship in his final chance. Ryan is a class individual and a great follow on twitter.
Jody: This is your last shot in college fishing, what do you envision doing afterwards?
Ryan: Unfortunately it is my last College event, I wish I had more. It has been such an awesome experience from fishing some of the best lakes in the country; to all the people I have met along the way. I am truly blessed to have had all the opportunities FLW and the National Guard have provided for us. Afterwards, I want to fish professionally one day, I do not have the financial ability or sponsorship help to do that right out of college though. I am signed up to fish the Northern EverStart series as a co-angler this coming summer while working. Hopefully I can continue to have success and move my way up, and learn a lot along the way. Winning the National Championship could change things.
Jody: How have you prepared for this tournament?
Ryan: I prepared for the championship by spending three weeks learning and running the lake. Since I graduated in December and do not yet have a full time job I packed up and put all of my effort into winning this tournament.
Jody: You and Derek Berhalter qualified for the National Championship on your first try fishing as a team. What are the keys to your success together?
Ryan: I think being friends within the club prior to fishing together was very important. Knowing Derek is a good angler, and having confidence that you and your teammate can both catch fish is key. We each have our own strengths and weaknesses, which allows us to be even more successful.
Jody: How is the lake fishing?
Ryan: Lake Murray is an awesome lake. It is huge and has clear water; unfortunately there is no aquatic vegetation to be found which is where I feel most comfortable coming from the Potomac River. The full moon this past weekend prior to the tournament will have a new wave of fish moving onto the beds, although I do not think the tournament will be won that way. Based on what I saw during my pre-fishing time, this tournament will be won chasing post-spawn fish relating to blue back herring, with a few bedding fish in the mix. As always, the 10 day off limits really levels the playing field. The lake will be changing and the practice day will be key to develop a plan to put together a big stringer.
Jody: What will it take to win?
Ryan: Lake Murray has a huge population of bass, many over the 8-lb mark. I would expect to see a few big bags, but based on what I have seen I think 15-lbs a day will get you into the top 5. Once you make the cut it’s anybody’s tournament to win. The weather will play a big factor in this tournament as well; sunny blue bird skies can make the bite very tough. If there is a windy day, I would expect to see big bags coming in.
Jody: FLW has been running College Fishing for a few years now and you’ve seen it change a lot over that time, what do you think about College Fishing in general and how FLW is doing it in particular?
Ryan: Coming from a smaller school, no one in our club had a bass boat initially. The way FLW runs the tournaments by providing boats was key to our success. It let us get out and compete. Once we started having success we constantly put the money we won back into the club to use for pre-fishing and equipment to generate future success. FLW and the National Guard have provided many more schools the opportunity to get out and compete. This grows the sport and also lets schools of all sizes compete from across the country. College fishing has exploded in the past few years within FLW and the other tournament trails and will continue to grow. I feel FLW College Fishing is directly responsible for a major portion of this growth. It has allowed teams like Christopher Newport University (no one has heard of us) to compete against the best schools in the country.
Jody: Do you have any sponsors you’d like to thank?
Ryan: I would like to thank Whiskey River Bait Company and Bass Fury for their support. Also a special thanks to FLW and National Guard for an amazing 3 years of tournaments that I will never forget.
By Jody White
Congratulations To Doug And Thomas On Their Victory As They Proudly Display The Winning Catch
Thomas With The 6.48 Pound Lunker
Doug And Thomas With The Winners And Lunker Plaques. Great Job, Guys.
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1st place
Calvin Bates
Otto Vallastro
20.70
2nd place
Jerry Rice
Robert Reynolds
19.64
3rd place
Bryant Copley
Mike Copmton
18.49
