T1: Swansboro    T2: Snead's Ferry   T3: Topsail   T4: Onslow Bay
(* Denotes a Class of 23 Team)

MISS TENY’S 32 POUNDER LEADS BIG FIELD AT 24TH ANNUAL SWANSBORO ROTARY KING MACKEREL BLUE WATER TOURNAMENT!

May 28-30, 2004
By: Josh Baker

SWANSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA—With the fish beginning to migrate to the Carolinas, it was time to kick off the North Carolina kingfishing season with the Memorial Day classic, the 24th Annual Swansboro Rotary King Mackerel Tournament. It’s a great test for the fishermen in the Carolina's to start off the season and try to accumulate the points that will take them to Biloxi in November for the coveted SKA’s National Championship.

Day one's weather was great with plenty of sunshine and a moderate offshore breeze that was testy but still fishable, and everyone was anticipating to see some decent kings come to the scales at Hammocks Beach State Park.

Pronounced Miss (Tee-nie) Teny, a 23’ Mercury powered Palmetto, Ashley, Mark and Scott Jones made the wise decision to run 25 miles East of the Cape Fear River to fish in the blue water and hunt for the king that would put them on the board. Finding plenty of bait off the Cape Fear, the Jones boys, less brother Vernon who has fished in years past, put the lines out in about 78 feet of water and slow trolled the Palmetto right up the tide line. At about 9:30 they had the strike that they were looking for, a decent king had devoured one of their pogies on a top line and was off and running. With Ashley at the helm and Mark on the rod, they were strapped into what would prove to be the king that tipped the scales at 32 pounds, and would stay atop the leader board for the rest of the weekend. Their efforts proved very rewarding, over $22,000 to be exact including the Class of 23 money. The Jones boys didn’t make the top ten to move to the Nationals last year but with a major SKA sponsor’s boat and now a good fish on their side of the ledger they’ve got a great shot this year. Their king beat last year’s winner by nearly four pounds.

Second place was a two-day aggregate and the Sea Rat, a Yamaha powered Contender Captained by Mitch Yates, showed what it takes by putting two decent kings on the board, one each day, a nice 29.05 on day one then fighting through day two’s tough, windy and rainy conditions to post a 19.45. It gave the Sea Rat a two-day aggregate of 48.50. Yates, Kerry Walker and Wendell Scott locked up the number two spot and the bounty that comes with the leader board position. Coming in at the third spot was Capt. Hal Conger, father Mike, Ron Mills and Garland Warren who took their 25 foot Contender, Plumbers Paradise, 40 miles off Hatteras, and took the early bite from a herring dragged on the surface and scaled a 28.35 king.

In the fourth spot were John Lewis, Jeff Feuling and Greg Hughes fishing on the Second Chanze, also a Contender, who also had an early bite in the tough conditions of day two and made their way to the scales with a very respectable 25.05 king.

Rounding out the top five was the Mercury powered Pro-Line, Reel Music with Captain Gaston Hughes and Tolly Hughes, who were on the early bite also and posted an 18.15, fishing 23 miles off the Rock off of Wrightsville Beach. Henry Moore III found his Bobcat holding down sixth place honors with a 17.05 while Jerry Hinnant bagged seventh with a 16.95 fishing the Fishinnant. Ninth place fell to the magic captained by Charles Thomas. The team scaled a 15.35, Terry Wells rounded out the top ten with his Rock Candi scaling a 14.35. The Sea Rat and the Rock Candi also finished in the top ten last year. Someone I respect very much for their fishing ability once told me that it isn’t the size of the fish you catch but how high you finish in the competition. On any given day when fisher people gather to determine who’s best, you must put your game face on, depend on your resources, instincts, and confidence to carry you to the top. Swansboro is one of those special tests.

A tip of the hat to Jim Davis, tournament director, for this great event and to all of the Rotarians in Swansboro who made this tournament a great success. Their tournament book is the best done in the country. It looks to be a great start to the Carolina SKA division this year.

Final Standings

1. MISS TENY 32.00 Palmetto .... Mercury Ashley Jones Scott Jones Mark Jones 2. SEA RAT (2 fish agg) 48.50 Contender ... Yamaha Mitch Yates Jr. Yates Wendell Scott 3. PLUMBERS PARADISE 28.35 Contender ... Yamaha Hal Conger Mike Conger A.G. Warren 4. SECOND CHANZE 25.05 Contender .... Yamaha John Lewis Phillip Munden Jeff Feuling Greg Hughes 5. REEL MUSIC 18.15 ProLine .... Mercury Gaston Hughes Tolly Hughes Jr. 6. BOBCAT 17.05 Contender ... Yamaha Henry Moore Rusty Smith Tracy Moore 7. FISHINNANT 16.95 Hydra Sports .... Evinrude Lynn Hinnant 8. Tide Line 16.45	9. MAGIC 15.35 HydraSports .... Mariner Charles Thomas Clyde Long David Carter 10. ROCK CANDI 14.35 Contender ... Yamaha Terry Wells Rock Wells 11. OL’ SEAHORSE 13.60 Contender ... Yamaha Jonathan Lane Clyde Honeycutt 12. RELEASE 12.35 Contender ... Yamaha Mike Williams 13. GOT TU 11.60 Contender ... Yamaha Randy Smith Richard Williams Billy Emmart 14. Doggy Styles 11.20 15. Bad Habit 10.75 16. STILL REELING 10.05 Wellcraft ... Yamaha Ricky Flecher Keith Johnson Forrest Steele 17. HIT N’ RUN 10.00 Kencraft ... Evinrude Mike Landreth Brent Gaskins Ricky Rowland
TOP LADY ANGLER:  Tracy Moore .... BOBCAT	TOP CLASS OF 23:   MISS TENY

 

Shock Wave Dominates Sneads Ferry with a 41.08

August 6-8, 2004
by Barrett McMullan

Local knowledge and history played a major role in the Shock Wave team's victory in the 2004 Sneads Ferry King Mackerel Tournament. Harold Hill, son Jeff Hill and son-in-law Ronnie Adams have been tournament fishing for the past eight years focusing on their home waters out of Bogue Sound. In fact, their 27' Contender powered by twin Mariners was one of the first Contenders ever sold by this tournament's major sponsor Power Marine. On day two of the event the Shock Wave team got their second Contender from Power Marine. This time though, they paid for the 21-footer with a 41.08 lb smoker kingfish that gave the team their first ever big tournament win.

Day one's fishing for the fleet was extremely slow. Just over 30 total fish were weighed with a 33 pounder holding on to the top spot. This meant the tournament was wide open on day two and Harold Hill had just the right game plan to go for the win. Day two started at 4:30am and the search for pogies began. Eventually bait was found to be plentiful behind the Town Creek Marina in Beaufort. Recalling that last year several tournament winners were caught at the East Rock out of Bogue this time of year and knowing of several nice fish had been caught there in the last few weeks, the Shock Wave headed out of Beaufort inlet in the direction of East Rock. After making one quick stop on an artificial reef that was on the way, the Shock Wave team had a spread of pogies in the water at East Rock by about 8am. Upon arrival with only three other non-tournament boats in the area they began to mark large schools of bait under the surface as well as seeing the large schools on the surface. The conditions were ideal with that perfect king green water color and bait so thick you could walk on it. Sure enough it was only a matter of minutes before the Shock Wave was hard at work. At 8:30am the way back county line with a single naked pogy could be seen dividing the slick calm water as it tried to escape a predator. Its attempt was futile as line began screaming off the reel. The first big run was enough to get the crew's attention and then the second run convinced them they had good fish. Ronnie Adams angled the fish for 20 minutes before the fish surfaced. Jeff Hill had gaffing duties and when he stuck the fish it went crazy nearly pulling Jeff and the gaff under the boat. Jeff was able to hold on and haul the fish up and over the gunnels. By 9am the fish was in the bag and a new 2004 Sneads Ferry King Mackerel Tournament champion was about to be crowned. At 12:30 the Shock Wave was sitting at the scales anxious to way their mossy back kingfish. They were not disappointed as the scales read 41.08 lbs more than seven pounds better than the closest competitor. For their effort the Shock Wave team earned a brand new 21' Contender with Yamaha power from Power Marine.

The NC Sportsman boat crewed by Ty Conti, Mike Webb, and Andy Boyd made a strong second place showing. On day one they fished the east side of Cape Lookout shoals all day and had only one strike, but according to Ty it was a good fish. Because of the poor catches all around on day one the NC Sportsman team decided they might as well go back to the same area on the east side and try it again. Day two started with a search for a few more baits to add to the dozen or so they already had penned up. They threw cast nets along the Atlantic Beach bridge piling before day light hoping to pick up enough baits to fish the short day with. Fortunately, they were able to come up with about a dozen smaller bluefish and one two pound grey trout. With that load they headed right back to the east side in 55 to 65 ft of water and began their assault. At 9:30am they were rewarded for the persistence. From underneath the motors the large king darted out snatching the trout from amongst a spread of pogies and bluefish capped with Turbo Rattler lures, and preceded to burn it down. For 15 minutes Mike Webb angled the fish close to the boat. The extremely clear water revealed the extra long kingfish to the crew some 30 feet below the surface. Once the fish rolled up to within gaffing range NC Sportsman's publisher, Ty Conti, sealed the deal with a direct hit. According to Ty this fish was as long as their C&H fish bag but must have just laid eggs because it was as thin as a rail. Nevertheless, knowing not much had been weighed on day one the team opted to pack it up and head for the scales at 10am. The long skinny fish would end up weighing a respectable 33.77 lbs and temporarily take hold of the number one position, but ultimately earn the team a quality second place finish.

Rounding out the top three was the Bobcat team captained by Henry Moore III. In addition to Henry was the event's top lady angler Tracy Moore. The Bobcat captured a 32.21 pound kingfish on day two to take home third in the event and SKA top lady angler honors. The Bobcat is a Yamaha powered 31' Contender

The Mercury powered 23' Sea Fox Rock Steady team of Frankie Holloman Jr., Todd Casey, and lady angler Christie Holloman took home the honor of top finishing 23' and under SKA boat. The Rock Steady team caught bait in the intracoastal waterway near Bogue inlet and headed offshore to about 40 ft. By early afternoon their bait had died but abig school of cigar minnows was just beginning to pass through the area. After catching a few fresh baits, one was placed 30 ft down on the downrigger where it was quickly finished off by a hungry kingfish. The result was a 29.48 pounder and one step closer to qualifying for the SKA national championship for the first time. Reel Time Tackle, AW Rose Plumbing and The Pit-Stop support the Rock Steady team.

Mathew Lee aboard the Open Wide took the top SKA junior position with a 32.2 lb king. Mathew is now leading the juniors in division one by more than seven pounds. The top three places in Division One currently are being held by Yamaha powered Contenders. John Lewis on the Second Chanze is in first with just over 52 lbs followed by the Bobcat with 49 lbs and then the Sea Horse with 42 lbs. The next and third event on the Division One schedule is the Topsail Offshore Club tournament taking place August 20-22.

The 2004 Sneads Ferry Rotary Club's King Mackerel Tournament marked the 13th year of the events existence.Tournament director Joe Rigby welcomed around 170 entries for the two-day division one event. Power Marine, a Contender boat dealer, was the tournament's primary sponsor and served as tournament headquarters.

 

The Sea Draggin' Wins the Topsail Offshore Fishing Club's King Mackerel Tournament AGAIN

August 20-22, 2004
by Barrett McMullan

The 2004 Topsail Offshore Fishing Club tournament, otherwise known as the Sea Draggin' beneficiary tournament, concluded much the same as did the event in 1996 with Al Morris and his Sea Draggin' team atop the leaderboard. In the 2004 edition his number one A-team, minus right-hand man Brent Bunn, consisted of daughter Lauren Morris, sister Carol and father Al Morris Sr. This high-powered team has tasted success many times in the past ten years of tournament fishing and continues to establish itself as the team to beat in North Carolina.

Al Morris, a highway patrolman by trade, had to work late on Friday night before the tournament and didn't arrive to Atlantic Beach until 4am where he met up with his crew. In addition to no sleep for the captain of the Sea Draggin' he was greeted at Atlantic Beach by a 15-20 knot southwest wind and a dead low tide, which made for quite an ordeal of even getting the boat into the water. Eventually the boat made it off the trailer and the crew was off in search of pogies at Harkers Island in Core Sound. With the seas in the sound around three feet locating pogies was made much more challenging. Finally at about 7:45am the pogies were found and loaded into the livewell. The Sea Draggin' team took off in the direction of their stomping grounds off of Drum inlet on the east side of the Cape Lookout Shoals. The seas were running about four to five feet, which led Al to start fishing in a little deeper water than he typically fishes in that area. Fishing around several other boats for the morning the Sea Draggin' team battled the elements and managed to catch two wahoo, but couldn't come up with that elusive smoker kingfish. Around 12:30pm seeing his crew had been beaten down by the rough conditions, Al made the call to head inshore to a rocky area in 47 feet of water. The high tide cleared up the water in the area, which had been dirty earlier on the low tide. The decision to move inshore paid off at 1:15pm when the long line was nailed. Each crewmember was quickly resuscitated as they heard the line smoke off the reel and began the choreographed chaos of battling a potential tournament winning kingfish. Lauren took hold of the screaming reel and yelled instructions back to boat driver Al Morris Sr. to get after the fish. For the 35 minutes the fight ensued when finally the fish came in range for Al Jr. to sink to the gaff and slide the fish over the rail. The exhausted crew joined in on a brief celebration before packing up and making the 82-mile run to the scales. At 5:00 pm the Sea Draggin' arrived to the scales and posted their 34.26 pounder which blew away the rest of the field by more than ten pounds and gave the team their second Topsail King Mackerel Tournament win. In addition to the overall win Lauren and Carol shared the top lady angler honors for their hard work in the tournament win. The Sea Draggin' team would like to thank supporters Mercury Motors, Coastal Carolina Marine, Sea Striker, and Star Rods. For a more detailed report go to the Sea Draggin' team website www.seadragn.com.

The Germinator, a 23 McKee Craft, took second place SKA, third in the tournament and top placing SKA 23' and under boat. Relative newcomers to the tournament scene, Wayne Hewett and Chris Cooper have enjoyed a successful first year on the tour with the Topsail finish being the latest resume builder. Tournament morning found the Germinator team entering the ocean out of Carolina Beach inlet. They found bait near the Kure Beach pier and started making tracks towards the 30/30. According to Wayne he had no good reason for choosing the 30/30 except that he hadn't heard of anything going on anywhere else and the 30/30 was as good a place to start looking as anywhere. Fortunately this shot in the dark worked out for the team when at 10:30am their 23.64 pound kingfish came calling. Wayne had moved off the 30/30 a couple miles to favorite spot of his when the fish bit. After swiping the baits off the prop wash rig and then the long line, the fish made one last fatal mistake when it took the medium line this time getting the hooks and the bait. Chris Cooper was on the rod and had the fish in the boat in 15 minutes. Satisfied with their day's work Wayne and Chris called it a day around lunchtime after running out of bait and headed for the scales to weigh their third place fish. Mckee, Evinrude, Suffix, Evergreen Forest Products, Seaside Mulch, Arrow Insurance, Evans Landscaping, Landscaping Solutions, and Fast Signs support the Germinator team.

Third place SKA finisher and fourth in the tournament went to none other than Jeff Crouch and his Strictly Business fishing team. Like the other top finishers, Jeff reported rough conditions for Saturday morning with a 20+knot southwest wind. Accompanying Jeff on this mission against the elements were tournament newcomers Jeremy Ridenhour and Eric Flowers. The crew piled up on the Strictly Business, a 27' Contender powered by twin 225 Opti Max engines, and began the day with a futile attempt to catch live pogies. Finally, after searching and communicating with other fishing teams all the way from the Cape Fear River to North Myrtle Beach they were able to find a school of pogies about a mile north of Corncake inlet on the east side of Frying Pan shoals. After catching bait Jeff steered the Strictly Business into the five-foot seas for the 15-mile ride to the 30/30 area. Upon arrival at 10am the baits were deployed in what Jeff called very pretty colored water. There was not much bait in the area except for one pod that was holding directly over the main ledge. Six other boats were working the area already and not one having any luck. At 10:30am the only strike of the day came on a single naked pogy on the long line. Jeff manned the rod for the uneventful fight as the fish made only one little run and then headed straight down. When the fish was brought to the surface the rod was exchanged for the gaff and the 23.00lb kingfish was put in the box. Definitely not a typical fourth place finishing fish, but on this day with the poor conditions it was all that was needed.

The top SKA junior angler and the only SKA junior angler weighing a fish was Will Bridges on the Sandra Dee. Will and crew earned their 13.12 lb king in the rough conditions and brought home a 13th place finish. As mentioned above, the top SKA lady angler honors went to Lauren Morris and Carol Morris on the first place finishing Sea Draggin' team. The 34.26 lb kingfish moved Lauren and Carol up into a tie for second place in the lady angler race for division one. Going into the fourth and final event in division one John Lewis on the Second Chanze has a significant 15 lb lead on the closest competitor, but he is one of the few who already has three fish with no drops remaining. Ty Conti's NC Sportsman boat is in good position along with a few others who have only weighed two fish thus far. The Division One crown will be up for grabs in this last event as well the top 15 National Championship qualifying spots for 24' and over the top ten in the 23' and under.

The poor weather conditions made for a very tough fishing event. Out of 142 boats fishing only 17 fish were weighed. The boats that chose to brave the sea conditions and head over to the east side of Cape Lookout to Drum inlet were rewarded with the majority of action coming from this area. The other spot producing the largest number of fish was the 30/30 areas off Carolina Beach. The Topsail Offshore Fishing Club King Mackerel Tournament had its 19th annual event this year. Although the weather man didn't cooperate, which dramatically effected the number of entries, those who did fish were vying for prize money in a 30 place payout in addition to lady and junior angler prizes plus several other bonus weight prizes. Tournament director Fred Piper always does a great job with this event held at Surf City and provided next year we have a decent weather forecast the participation should be back to normal making the Topsail event one of the largest payouts on the trail.

"Hit n Run Chalks Up SKA Win at Onslow Bay Open KMT"

September 24-26, 2004
by Barrett McMullan

At the captains meeting Captain Stan Jurinski, president of the Onslow Bay Fishing Club, and the director of the Onslow Bay Open King Mackerel Tournament assured all tournament participants the terrible weather forecasted for the next day was misleading. For those who hadn't fished the area much he explained that due to the direction the wind would be blowing, North and East, in relation to the way the land sits between Bogue inlet and the Cape Lookout Shoals the waters would be calm if you stayed less than five miles offshore. Stanman was absolutely correct with this analysis as the nearshore waters reflected a light and variable type day, and fortunately the fish seemed to appreciate the calm nearshore waters as well. 90% of the tournament participants fished the same general area on a tideline that had formed near the barge wreck just on the west side of the shoals. But, when the prop wash had settled it was the local Hit N Run team that would capture the top position among all SKA participants.

Mike Landreth, Brent Gaskins and Ricky Rollen have been fishing king mackerel tournaments for many years out of their home waters in Moorehead City, NC. On this occasion the crew used some of that local knowledge gathered over the years to give themselves the competitive advantage they needed to catch that smoker amongst a crowd of boats. The day before the event Mike decided they would skip the captains meeting so they could spend some time trying to catch some bigger bluefish for bait the next day. The bluefish mission was a success and now the essential pieces were in place for a good day of fishing. Mike knew the fish had been biting very well the day before the tournament around the dead tree hole, Barden's inlet and the barge wreck so deciding where to fish was not much of a challenge when also taking the weather into consideration. The Hit N Run team fishing aboard a 23' Kencraft started the day fishing the rock jetties at Barden's inlet but about midday they got a call that a nice fish was just caught near the barge wreck. While making the move out towards the barge wreck the crew noticed a nice tideline had formed about a half mile away from the wreck. Still without their first kingfish bite of the day, the Hit N Run team splashed baits once again and began working from the tideline back towards the wreck. At 1:00 pm the drought ended when one of those big bluefish trolled on the medium line was annihilated. The only fish of the day would put a quick but spirited three-minute fight before succumbing to angler Ricky Rollen and gaff man Mike Landreth. Before the battle had ended the fish had made two strong runs forcing several neighboring fishing teams to clear their lines. Once in the boat, the crew decided to fish a little longer before heading to the scales with their prize catch. 29.60 lbs was the weight sliding the team into second place in the tournament and putting them first among all SKA contestants and first in the SKA 23' and under division.

Coming in a close third place overall and second among SKA contestants was the father-son team of Bill and Winston Bland aboard the G Sea. The Bland's have fished numerous mackerel tournaments in the past, but due to prior obligations and waiting for Fall fishing to arrive, the Onslow Bay tournament is the first event they've been able to fish this year. Based out of Emerald Isle, tournament morning found the G-Sea team searching for pogies in the intracoastal. Bait was quickly located at one of Bill's honey holes at Island Harbor Marina. With a baitwell full of pogies Bill steered his 29' Donzi to the North and headed for the dead tree hole. The conditions were fairly decent at this first stop with lots of albacore and glass minnows busting the surface. However, there was no kingfish action for a couple hours so the team made the call to head offshore to the North West Places. For two hours the crew battled the elements in six- to seven-foot seas again with no action. Finally Bill and Winston had enough of the bouncing up and down and headed back inshore to the barge wreck. Just like the Hit N Run team they pulled up to the tideline and began working back to the wreck when at 1:00 pm about halfway between the two a single pogy trolled on the surface disappeared in a swirl. Four big runs later lasting a total of 20 minutes Winston was able to get the fish close enough for dad to take a shot with the gaff. The energetic smoker would end up pushing the scales down at 29.24 lbs where it was nipping at the heels of the Hit N Run's 29.6 lb fish. Bill and his son really enjoyed fishing this event and were especially thankful they could do it together.

Rounding out the top three for the SKA was the Fix n 2 team composed of Chris Burleson, O.K. Hogan and Doug Nicely. Chris has been fishing the Morehead City area for over 20 years and on this weekend he decided to bring along a couple of his buddies who were salt water fishing rookies. The Fix n 2 team departed Salty Shores between Swansboro and Morehead and headed North where they picked up fresh pogies at Peletier creek. From there they headed their 25' Pursuit straight to the rock jetties at Barden's inlet where they fished for the next couple of hours with little success. Around 10:00 am Chris got a call from a friend on the Sea Rat informing him the bite was beginning to turn on out near the barge wreck. Shortly after the call between the rocks and the barge a single pogy trolled at 30 ft. was the last meal for a 27.51 lb kingfish. Chris angled the fish close enough to the boat and then handed off the rod for gaffing duties and was able to land the smoker. Chris reported a decent amount of bait in the area and a whole lot of boats. Jones Brothers Marine and Pages Creek Marine support the Fix n 2 team.

Cody Thompson put in a clutch jr. angler performance in this last division one event by posting 21.47 pounder. Cody fishes with his father Wayne Thompson aboard their 31' Contender, which for division one has been provided by Power Marine this year. With this last fish Cody secured the top junior angler title for division one by edging out fellow junior angler Frankie Jones on the Miss Teny by just over a pound. Congratulations to all the placing junior anglers for a well-fished season.

Dale Cone and Diane Daugherty shared the top lady angler position for SKA members in this event with a 22.28 pounder caught aboard their 27' Contender Three of a Kind. This fish edged out the eventual division one lady angler champion Tracy Moore who had a 21.9 lb fish. Tracy fishes aboard the Bobcat team on a 31' Contender, and blew away the rest of the field in the division race with a strong 71.16 lb 3 fish aggregate.

John E. Lewis of the Second Chanze team held off the competition in the overall category for the division one championship. John posted a three fish aggregate of 77.08 lbs and bested the closest competitor by near 6 lbs. The Second Chanze team is a perennial contender in all North Carolina divisions and now already has one division crown to his name for the 2004 season.

The 2004 Onslow Bay Open King Mackerel Tournament was a great success once again despite the disparaging forecast. Eighty-seven boats entered the event, which is one more than last year and a new tournament record. The boundaries for this tournament made it a small boat friendly event where almost the entire field fished in the same spot. Whether you were a big money winner because of a fish you caught or lucked up in the raffles there was a good chance you were walking away from this tournament with some type of winnings. The biggest winners of all from this event were the kids of the Take a Kid Fishing Foundation at Camp Emahenwu who will receive a large donation from the tournament to support the organization. Also benefiting from this event is artificial reef 342 where funds will be added to the reefs replenishment. All in all this was a fun very evenly matched kingfish tournament that is put on the interest of several good causes. Next year this event will be even larger with more money and prizes up for grabs so don't miss out.

Final Standings

1.   Miss Mercy                       31.04 2.   HIT N RUN                       29.60       KenCraft ... Evinrude       Mike Landreth       Ricky Rowland       Brent Gaskins 3.   G SEA                               29.24       Donzi ... Mercury       Bill Bland       Winston Bland 4.   FIX-N-2                              27.51       Pursuit ... Yamaha       Chris Burleson 5.   FOUR DAY BREAK          25.32       C-Hawk ... Johnson       Chadwick Cobb       Jason Singleton       Chad Shingleton 6.   OVERTIME                          24.70       Sea Ray ... Mercury       Charles Coates       Buddy Avery       Chet Suitt	7.   REEL SCREAMER             24.33       KenCraft ... Mercury       Chip Sanders       Chad Sanders       Randy Crews 8.   SECOND CHANZE             24.31       Contender ... Yamaha       John Lewis       Phil Munden       Jeff Feuling 9.   G FORCE                               23.60       Yellowfin ... Mercury       Jerry Gibson       Lee Ball       Mark Yokeley       John Preast       David Fulford 10. SEA DRAG'N                      22.66       Privateer ... Mercury       Al Morris Jr.       Al Morris Sr.
TOP LADY ANGLER:  Dale Cone & Diane Daugherty .... Three of a Kind	TOP JUNIOR ANGLER:  Frankie Jones ... Miss Teny