T1: East
Coast Got-Em-On T2: South Brunswick
T3: Wrightsville Beach
(* Denotes
a Class of 23 Team)
Sea
Walker Struts to SKA Victory in the Got-Em-On
July
9-10, 2004
Barrett McMullan
After
weighing the fish Shawn came back to the boat with
his arms in the air. I had no idea the fish was that
big, said Clay Walker. Father, Chuck Walker, and friend
Shawn Conrad had a pleasant surprise at the weigh-in
station for the 2004 Got-Em-On Classic. The estimated
30-pounder that was caught about 8am turned into a
37.55 lb stud once on the scales and thrust the Wilmington
based Sea Walker team into the spotlight with a first
place SKA finish and second place in the tournament.
Tournament
morning started out for the Sea Walker with a net
full of live pogies off of Southport. Clay had heard
there was a good bite at the Jungle the week before
and decided it was as good a place as any to give
it shot on this day. At 7am lines were in the water
and the action began shortly after at about 7:40.
Clay said that for the next two and half hours it
was hot with at least two fish on most of the time
and sometimes three. In the middle of the chaos the
big fish of the day hit. Clay remembered, we had two
fish on up front and I went to the back of the boat
and threw out a bluefish right behind the motors.
Just before I turned around to head back up front
I saw a huge swirl behind the bait and she took off.
Chuck exchanged rods with Clay and everyone continued
to fight their fish from a still boat. After about
30 seconds of a continuous reel blistering run Chuck
alerted the crew he was nearly out of line. It was
then things were taken a little more seriously and
Clay headed the boat off in the direction of the fish
with one of the other fish being towed behind. Once
on top of the fish the crew never really got a good
look at her before it was time for the gaff. Clay
stuck the fish and despite Chuck believing it was
smaller than a 30 pounder they had already caught
the fish and it was put on ice in the fish bag. The
crew proceeded to hammer the area for the next couple
hours catching an estimated 25 fish with a couple
in the 30lb range. About 2pm the Sea Walker headed
on into the scales early to avoid the anticipated
long weigh-in line not because they believed they
had a big fish. When Shawn came back to the boat after
weighing the fish Clay and Chuck didn"t believe
him when he said they were in second place with a
37 pounder until he showed them the official weigh
slip. "It's a much better feeling to find you
have underestimated the size of a fish than it is
to find you overestimated it." The second place
finish was certainly unexpected but a nice surprise
for the team. The Sea Walker is a 36' Contender with
triple 300 Yamahas. Clay and crew use #5 wire with
#4 hooks and Spro swivels on their kingfish rigs.
Next
up among SKA anglers was the Ol' Seahorse team of
Jonathan Lane, his father Randy Lane and grandfather
Clyde Honeycutt. Through the first two hours of fishing
the Yamaha powered 31' Contender had very little to
show besides a couple of small kings and a few sharks.
Instead of a reel screaming into high gear breaking
the silence, the day's fortune changed when the phone
rang from fellow SKA anglers and friends on the Rock
Candi reporting a good bite taking place at the Jungle.
Jonathan and crew wasted little time in packing it
up and heading off in the direction of the Jungle.
About ½ mile offshore of the 20+ boats patrolling
the Jungle area they spotted a school of bait working
on the surface and opted to resume their efforts there.
It didn't take long before the move was rewarded when
at 1:30pm the double pogy rig with #4 wire and 4x
#6 treble hooks fished in the prop-wash was attacked.
Jonathan reported the fish made an awesome first strike
when he skied on the bait, but temporarily missed
the bait. Fortunately the fish came right back and
cleaned up what she started. Knowing they had a good
fish on, Randy powered the boat quickly in the direction
the fish was running. About 250 yards later the fish
was still on the surface and the Ol' Seahorse was
right on her. In less than ten minutes Clyde angled
the fish within range for grandson Jonathan Lane to
get one clean gaff shot and that was all that was
needed. The crew decided it was time to head for the
scales where they would weigh an impressive 35.05
lb smoker to take fourth place in the tournament and
2nd place SKA boat. The Ol' Seahorse team
has been competitive tournament fishing for five seasons
and is off to a good start for achieving their goal
of returning to Nationals.
The
Haulin' Ace fishing team had a great day of fishing
with three fish topping the 30lb mark. It was the
last of the three though that put the icing on the
cake for Mark Strickland, Brent Elvington and Pernell
Roberts. Their 34.65 lb slab was good enough to take
home third place SKA honors and fifth place in the
tournament. The Haulin' Ace team began tournament
morning by catching a live-well full of pogies at
Williams Landing near Wrightsville Beach. After fishing
for the first part of the morning at Masonboro inlet
off Wrightsville with no action Mark made the call
to head way south to a secret area of bottom in 50-60
ft of water off North Myrtle Beach. Thirty minutes
after arriving at the spot the action began and didn't
slow down for the next two and a half hours. Mark
reported the bite was hot and each fish they caught
seemed to be bigger than the last. At 1:30 the big
fish of the day took a slow trolled live pogy on the
surface and proceeded to burn it down. The fish made
one long run then slammed on the breaks and came right
back at the boat and passed out the other side for
another run. The crew knew this was a good one as
they each performed their assigned duties. Pernell
angled the fish to the surface where they could see
it was a good fish, but they were unsure if it was
better than what they already had. Being the extreme
conservation minded fishermen they are, the fish was
tailed rather than gaffed so in case it was not bigger
they could release the fish alive. On the hand scales
the fish was a little more than one pound heavier
than what was in the box already. With this fish the
team was satisfied and decided to make tracks back
towards the Carolina Beach weigh-in. Mark also reported
that as they left the spot he called in a couple of
other boats to the area and each boat that came also
picked up a check at tournament's end. The Haulin'
Ace is 36' Contender with triple Yamaha power that
in addition to competing in local tournament events
is also highly competitive on the Yamaha Pro circuit.
The
23' and under class winner proves that having a big
fast boat with unlimited range is not necessary to
catch smoker kingfish. Gary Duncan and Frankie Walker,
fishing partners for 12 years, fish a 22' 1990 model
Mako with a 225 hp Yamaha engine. The Reel Pirates
II team has limited their tournament endeavors to
just a few tournaments a year. The last event fished
prior to the Got-Em-On was last year's U.S. Open where
Gary and Frankie suffered a heartbreaking lost fish
right at the gaff. The first king mackerel caught
since the U.S. Open for the crew was good enough to
take home top position among 23' and under SKA competitors
in this years Got-Em-On event. The Reel Pirates II
team decided to start tournament morning fishing the
30/30 areas off Carolina Beach. With 40 other boats
in the area and very slow action Gary had decided
it was almost time to leave when the long rigger pogy
with a pink and white kingbuster skirt was nailed.
The fish nearly spooled the reel on its first run.
Gary took position behind the rod and Frankie was
standing by on the gaff for a 20-minute battle. The
result was 34.30 lb slab for the Reel Pirates II.
A great start for the veteran team and redemption
for the lost fish at last year's U.S. Open.
Holly
Sellers on the Squeeze Play team remained hot in the
division 12 opener. She currently is the leading lady
angler in Division 9 through one event and now is
also leading Division 12. Their 32.55 lb fish was
the tenth largest fish brought to the scales and won
the team first place lady angler in the tournament,
which paid a handsome 3k. Top placing SKA junior angler
was Austin Eubank on the Clearly Hooked. The Clearly
Hooked is a 21' Kencraft and weighed the 11th
largest fish in the event. Other top finishers from
this weekend included Mitch Yates and team on the
Sea Rat, and the hot Moon Doggie team composed of
the Emmart family in their new 31' Contender.
The
25th annual 2004 Carolina Got-Em-On King
proved that hard work, promotion and fair payouts
will draw the fishermen to an event. Entries were
up this year dramatically from 167 last year to 246.
This partly can be attributed to the good weather
forecast, but also the commitment by tournament director
Ty Cobb and staff to make the event successful should
certainly take a piece of the credit. The event is
put on in the interest of raising funds for the Got-Em-On
live bait club and the Carolina Beach and Kure Beach
fire departments. In addition to the great weather
this tournament had to offer entertainment and energy
provided at the tournament site include music from
local beach band "The Imitators," which
made this event enjoyable for the entire family. This
tournament is the first of a three-tournament shootout
in Division 12 for qualifying for the SKA National
Championship. Those teams that caught good fish in
this event certainly have an advantage going into
the remaining two tournaments, but depending on the
weather and fishing it may only take two fish to place
in the top 20 and earn a trip to Nationals.
"Wet-N-Sassy
Captures First Win at South Brunswick
King Classic"
Oct
22-23 , 2004
Barrett McMullan
If
at first you don’t succeed, try, try again was the
motto at this year’s South Brunswick Islands King
Classic. Originally scheduled for Labor Day weekend,
the tournament committee had high hopes of hosting
a record-breaking number of entries due to its first
year as an SKA Division 12 event as well as hearing
a lot of positive talk about the event amongst the
fishing community. However, Mother Nature methodically
stepped in and put ahalt to the whole shindig by pushing
Hurricane Frances
in the general direction of the southeastern North
Carolina coast. Nevertheless,
the tournament committee from the South Brunswick
Islands Chamber of Commerce reconvened, sought outside expert opinions, and decided to hold the tournament
on the re-scheduled dates of October 22nd
and 23rd. When the make-up date arrived
Division 12 fishing teams were chomping at the bit
to get this second of three events in Division 12
underway as this division provided a last shot opportunity
for many teams to make it to Biloxi.
Although the fishing did not provide the typical hot
as a firecracker Fall time
Carolina
kingmackerel bite, the weather did eventually cooperate
and 110 tournament teams tested their skills against
each other and the fish. When the last fish was weighed
Saturday afternoon only one team would eclipse the
30-pound mark and only one team would walk away with
the first place prize and honor. The Wet-n-Sassy team
composed of Scott Powers, Leon Messer and Wesley Register
proudly topped the leaderboard with a 30.34lb smoker
and captured the first win of their fishing careers.
The
Wet-n-Sassy team entered their fifth kingfish tournament
at the South Brunswick King Classic in their new 30’
Wellcraft powered by Mariners. Up to this point in
the year the team had been successful highlighted
by a fourth place finish in the Rumble in the Jungle
event several weeks earlier. The game plan
for this event was much the same as every other tournament
held in October in southeastern North Carolina—catch
bait and go tothe
Cape Fear
River Channel. By this time in the year pogies had
become difficult to capture due to the colder water
and larger size of the baitfish. Scott Powers reported
throwing a cast net a dozen times or more before finally
catching enough bait to start fishing. The pogies
were located off of Bald Head Island and were finally
caught by 8:45am.
Like the majority of the tournament teams, the Wet-n-Sassy
headed straight offshore from where they caught bait
and dropped over the spread just on the west side
of the sea buoy. The crew fished hard all day long
and saw just a scattered bite of fish from the fleet
and caught only two sharks until around 3:15pm. With fishing time running low theSouthport,
NC based fishing team kept their focus and continued
to fish hard. Their efforts were rewarded when the
downrigger bait set at 30ft. tripped the clip and
Wesley Register quickly gained a hold on the screaming
rod. The fish ran hard offshore
amidst the pack of boats at least 45 deep.
Twenty minutes later the fish surfaced and appeared
to be just a teenager because of its shortlength.
Being that it was one of the only opportunities of
the day for the crew at a kingfish Wesley gently worked
the fish closer and Leon Messer was able to sink the
gaff and put the fish on board. The crew was pleasantly
surprised when the short but disproportionately fat
fish flopped on the deck. The fish was quickly surrounded
by ice and 20 minutes later it was off to the scales
not really knowing what to expect from the rest of
the fleet. As the weigh-inclosed the fish once again
surprised the Wet-n-Sassy crew as the 30.34lb stocky
kingfish held off all challengers giving the crew
their first big win and putting them one step closer
to qualifying for Biloxi.
The
second place finisher is a testament that it doesn’t
take a $100k+ boat that goes 60 mph to catch a good
kingfish. Alan Sasser and Robert Hutchins of Hampstead,
NC have been fishing mackerel tournaments in North
Carolina
since the early 1990’s. They have witnessed the transformation
of the sport from single engine family type boats
to the high profile run and gun style kingfish yachts.
All the while this team has kept pace with the competition
and numerous times out performed them fishing from
their 20’ GradyWhite the Smokin ‘Em. Tournament morning
arrived too early for the Smokin ‘Em team as both
Alan and Robert could be found rummaging through Wal-Mart
at 4am searching for new bilge pump. The pump was
located and replaced and it was off to the boat ramp.
Once the boat was in the water it was off to search
for bait only to find that now the baitwell pump had
quit working as well. Discouraged but never defeated,
the Smokin ‘Em team continued on out of Lockwood Folly
inlet and found a large mud ball just offshore of
the big hill, which signified a school of bait nosing
the bottom. With one throw of the cast net 20 spots
were captured and put in the livewell which had to
be filled and refreshed witha 5-gallon bucket of water
every so often. Alan elected to start fishing right
where the bait was located and work back towards the
Lockwood sea buoy. Around11:30am the medium line double
over and quickly went slack. Seconds later thelong
line burst into a high pitched whine as line disappeared
off the reel. Justoffshore of the sea buoy the battle
ensued as Alan worked the fish closer tothe boat.
Robert was finally able to get a shot with the gaff
and he succeeded.The crew thought the fish was in
the mid-20s but figured it wouldn’t do too much on
the leaderboard because of the size of fish that had
been caught the week prior to this event. No other
bites were to be had for the rest of the day before
the Smokin ‘Em team headed off to the scales. 28.7
lbs was the announcement by the weigh master, which
Alan and Robert were expecting. What surprised them
both was the final leaderboard, which had them in
second place and first in the 23’ and under division.
Finishing
out the top three for a top three SKA sweep was the
Trick Z team of Jeff York, senior angler Sonny York,
lady angler Sherry Jones and Tommy Lewis. This
Burlington, NC
based team fishing aboard a 33’Donzi went with the
early bird gets the worm theory for this event. The
day before the tournament was spent collecting pogies
just offshore of the big hillat Lockwood Folly so
to avoid spending time on tournament morning collecting
live bait. Tournament morning arrived and the pogies
that had been penned the night before were still in
good condition and it was off to the Cape Fear Ship
Channel. Jeff reported being the second boat to the
area and the first mover strategy quickly paid off.
Just 15 minutes after deploying the first bait, a
hungry kingfish engulfed the double pogy in the prop
wash. For the next tenminutes Tommy Lewis angled the
fish gently to the boat; the fish was not hookedwell.
The fish cooperated and Jeff buried the gaff and put
the 26.54 pounder inthe box all before breakfast.
The time was 7:47 am
and the third place kingfish was already chilling
on ice aboard the Trick Z.
Overall
the fish were both smaller and fewer
than what is typically expected for this area during
this time of year. However, someone had to win and
catching a bigger kingfish than 109 other boats in
a competitive environment is quite an accomplishment
whether it is a ten pounder or a 60 pounder. The top
lady angler award for the event went to Sherry Jones
fishing aboard theTrick Z for her part in the team’s
third place finish. Top SKA junior angler honors went
to Cy Garber of Ocean
Isle Beach
fishing aboard the Flashback fortheir 11th
place 22.64 lb kingfish. Fifty-seven total fish were
weighed in the event and pay back went through 25th
place in addition to several special manufacturer
prizes.
The
South Brunswick Islands King Classic was the second
of three tournaments that make up the SKA’s division
12. Trying to predict the winner of this division
is nearly impossible as numerous teams are still in
the hunt for not only first place but also a top 20
qualifying spot. The same goes for the 23’ and under
class as it will all come down to the final event
indivision 12 the Wrightsville Beach King Mackerel
Tournament, which is one ofthe oldest events on the
trail.
Strictly
Business Wins Wrightsville Beach With 60 pounder!
Oct. 28-30, 2004
By:
Barrett McMullan
For
the second year in a row Mother Nature cast her
shadow upon the Wrightsville Beach King Mackerel
Tournament forcing a postponement of the event.
Jimmy Buffett once wrote a song about there "being
no rhyme or reason to hurricane season," but
this year above all others in recent memory it seemed
as if the hurricanes were targeting king mackerel
tournaments in particular. Nevertheless we have
much to be thankful for on the Carolina coast in
relation to our southerly neighbors. The show must
go on and just as in 2003, the 2004 event was rescheduled
from its original date in mid-September to late
October and was rewarded with two chamber-of-commerce-type
fishing days. Calm cool weather in mid to late October
and early November in the Carolinas means only one
thing to king mackerel fishermen-put away the work
clothes and get down to the coast. Better king mackerel
fishing is hard to find than when the right conditions
are combined with the right time off the Carolina
coast. For the 2004 Wrightsville Beach tournament
this was exactly the case and the extraordinary
leaderboard serves as proof.
Whether
a tournament has poor fishing where the leaderboard
can hardly be filled or if the fish just seem to
be jumping in the boat, one team is going to have
a better day of fishing than all other competing
teams. Another way to describe this might be to
say a win is a win. This is typically true in most
any competition, but in the 2004 Wrightsville Beach
King Mackerel Tournament Jeff Crouch and his crew
aboard the Strictly Business achieved more than
just a first place finish. All of us who have been
fishing mackerel tournaments for many years can
remember the first 30 pounder we weighed in an event
and some have been lucky enough to remember weighing
the first 40 pounder, and even a fewer number the
first 50 pounder. But how many can say they caught
and weighed 60 pound king mackerel in a king mackerel
fishing tournament? The answer is not many, but
one more was added to the very short list at the
scales at the Wrightsville Beach weigh-in Saturday
afternoon. Jeff Crouch, Boyce Broadwell and Bill
Pate fishing aboard the Strictly Business are the
2004 Wrightsville Beach King Mackerel Tournament
champions and the division 12 open class champions
on the strength of their massive 60lb king fish.
For
weeks leading up to the event Crouch had planned
on making the run north to fish the famed Atlas
Tanker for the Wrightsville tournament. However,
as the tournament drew closer positive reports from
up north were few and far between, which led to
a last minute change of plans for the Strictly Business
team to stay home on day one and fish their back
yard waters out of Southport. At day's end Jeff
and crew were kicking themselves as they only managed
to catch a few teenager sized fish and the report
was a hot bite of monster fish from the Tanker.
That was all the motivation they needed to pack
their bags and boat and head for the Snead's Ferry
checkout for day two. Around 30 other boats accompanied
the Strictly Business for the day two checkout at
Snead's Ferry where Jeff, Boyce and Bill put their
27' Contender powered by Mercury into the wind and
headed north. The decision was made to run the ocean
the whole way and just after clearing Cape Lookout
a flock of hungry pelicans were dive bombing baitfish
in 15-20 feet of water. Typically the pelicans would
be feeding on pogies in this area, but this time
the cast net was deployed and retrieved to find
15 bluefish from 2-3lbs and three nice sized mullet
had filled the net. From there it was off to fulfill
the original game plan of fishing the Atlas Tanker.
As they approached Jeff could see 30 boats already
fishing the area and decided to stop short of the
pack by about 1 1/2 miles where the first baits
of the day would be presented. The location of the
first stop proved to be the magic as immediately
the screen lit up with pods of bait and a line went
off simultaneously. One bait and one 55lb cobia
was the result. The time was now 10:30am and baits
were just being reset when a bluefish on a 3-hook
rig on the downrigger at 55 feet released from the
clip. The line moved towards and tangled in the
other downrigger line, but seeing as how no drag
had been pulled out the tangle did not seem be a
reason to act fast. Eventually the line came untangled,
yet the fish still did not take any drag and acted
much like a shark. Finally after a few minutes of
up and down work by Jeff the fish came into view
down deep behind the motors and it could be seen
this was kingfish they were dealing with. For the
next 30 minutes the fish acted very peculiar as
it never ran more than 20 yards at a time but stayed
just out of sight directly underneath the boat.
Finally Jeff was able to guide her up toward the
surface where the crew got a good look and Boyce,
who was on stand-by with the gaff, perched himself
over the side and sealed the deal. The mammoth kingfish
was pulled over the side and into the boat, which
then called for several minutes of serious celebration.
At 54 inches in length and 28 inches in girth the
crew knew they had a rare fish on their hands made
the call to end the fishing day early and head for
the scales. At 1:00pm the Strictly Business arrived
to Wrightsville Beach and posted a career best for
each member on board 60.0 pound stud kingfish to
take the tournament win. For Jeff Crouch, who incidentally
has never weighed a 40lb kingfish in a tournament
and come to think of it still hasn't, the 60lb mackerel
put an exclamation point on what has been an extraordinary
season for the Strictly Business team. In addition
to the lucrative tournament win, Crouch and team
managed to blow away all competitors in division
12 with an impressive 111.72 lb three fish aggregate
while fishing in only three tournaments.
One
would typically expect to win a North Carolina king
mackerel tournament with a 47lb fish, but then again
the 2004 Wrightsville Beach King Mackerel Tournament
was not your typical North Carolina kingfish tournament.
Chris Edens Sr. and Sterling Moore of the Sarah
Jo/ Team Triton fishing team put their biggest kingfish
of their fishing careers on the board in day one
of the event and not even having it beaten by Crouch's
60 could wipe the smiles off this team's faces.
Edens received some good information the morning
before the first day of fishing to head to the Atlas
Tanker. The Wilmington based team made the call
to heed the advice and checked out of Snead's Ferry
with about 25 other boats. After making the run
north bait was secured and it was to the Tanker.
At 11:30am the action began when a pogy fished extremely
deep on the downrigger was casually taken. Much
like the first place fish, this fish was lethargic
and mistaken for a shark. Fifteen minutes after
hooking the fish it surfaced to reveal itself as
a stud mossy-back kingfish. According to Edens Jr.,
who for once was not on the boat this day, the fish
shocked both his father and Sterling. After seeing
what they had hold of Chris Sr. gently worked the
fish for a few more minutes so Sterling could get
a shot with the gaff. The connection was made and
the fish that was once cussed as a damn shark was
now being cuddled in ice. After the journey back
to the scales was successful the fish was presented
and weighed in at 47.2 lbs good enough for the first
day lead. The Sarah Jo team has been on the tournament
circuit now for three years and will be heading
to Biloxi for the first time. The team would like
to thank Triton, Boats Unlimited, Blue Water Candy,
Jeff Mulch, and L&B Roofing for their continued
support.
The
third place finishers need no introduction. Arguably
the top king mackerel tournament fishing teams to
ever come out of Southport and perhaps North Carolina,
the Tideline team anchored by Dieter Caldwell, Mike
Lundy and Kevin Alley posted an impressive 46.85lb
slab to take third place honors. The night before
the first fishing day, Mike Lundy reviewed the water
temperature charts and found a good temperature
break forming around the Atlas Tanker. This was
just the clue he was looking for and prompted him,
Dieter and Kevin to head north. After procuring
live bait at Capt. Stacy's in Atlantic Beach, the
Tideline was steered offshore where it would arrive
to the Tanker accompanied initially by 15 other
boats. Upon arrival to the Tanker the temperature
break could not be found, which led the crew to
running an additional distance to another wreck
known as the Far East Tanker. The same conditions
were encountered at this spot so they headed back
to the Atlas to start the day of fishing. Very little
action was encountered at first until Dieter received
a call from Mike Sellers on the Squeeze Play team
that they had just boated a big fish that bit 100
feet down on the downrigger. With this critical
piece of information the Tideline crew went to work
and it was fast and furious for the next couple
of hours. Every time the bait got down to 100 +
feet there would be a kingfish strike. Already having
boated a 33 and several 20lb fish the big girl finally
decided to eat. Unlike to the two larger fish that
filled first and second place, this fish nailed
a pogy deep on the downrigger and proceeded to go
into melt down. Kevin Alley angled the fish, which
seemed to burn itself out on the first run and came
relatively quiet to the boat in less than ten minutes.
Mike was on the wheel and chased the boat after
the fish and A+ rated number one gaff man Dieter
Caldwell did his deal and put the slob kingfish
in the boat. When the fish hit the deck Dieter looked
at Mike and nonchalantly said, "that's good
enough for today." Good enough indeed. The
fish measured 54 inches in length and 23 inches
in girth and on the scales would go a solid 46.85lbs
good enough for second place day one and eventual
third place overall. www.mikelundyfishing.com.
Brian
Phillips and crew aboard his 23' Yellowfin Frequent
Flyer topped the 23' and under class in this event,
which turned out to be a clutch performance as they
were also able to, with that fish, capture the Division
12 Class of 23 title. The Frequent Flyer captured
their 27.8lb kingfish on day two after making a
long run to the south fishing off of Cape Romain
Shoals. The long run rewarded the team with a second
place finish among the 23' and under crowd within
the tournament, first place among 23' and under
SKA'ers, and also edged out the Reel Music team
by just under 5lbs for the division title.
Holly
Sellers dominated the lady angler battle in this
event and in the process captured her second lady
angler title of the year for Divisions 9 and now
12. Holly fishes aboard the Squeeze Play team and
on this weekend posted a 45.3lb hog caught at the
Atlas Tanker to give the team another top ten finish
this year and also give Holly over a two fish aggregate
of over 77lbs in the Division 12 ladies competition
to edge out Sherry Jones of the Trick Z. Perennial
top junior angler Alan Barnes fishing aboard the
Hot Rod with his father Brett blew away the junior
angler race in the division and in this tournament
on the strength of his 34.55lb kingfish caught off
Cape Romain.
The
2004 Wrightsville Beach King Mackerel Tournament
will go down in the record books as having one of
the strongest leaderboards in North Carolina kingfish
tournament history. The event was a huge success
with proceeds going to the UNC-W Seahawk Club and
the Artificial Reef Association. Budweiser and Jackson
Beverage Company are the title sponsors of this
event, which continues to grow and hopes to return
to the number of entries in years past.
FINAL
STANDINGS
1. STRICKLY BUSINESS 60.00
Contender ... Yamaha
Jeff Crouch
Boyce Broadwell
2. SARAH JO 47.20
Triton ... Yamaha
Chris Edens Sr.
3. TIDELINE 46.85
Wellcraft ...
Evinrude
Dieter Cardwell
Mike Lundy
Kevin Alley
4. SQUEEZE PLAY
45.30
Offshore ... Evinrude
Michael Sellers
Adam Sellers
Holly Sellers
5. BIG BAD WOLF
42.80
Contender ... Yamaha
Stacy Wester
6. MY HOOKER
38.65
Palmetto ... Mercury
Al Davis
Grady Gordon
Chuck gordon
7. Reel Commision 38.65
8. GRACE MAY
37.80
Privateer ... Mercury
Jason Wheatley
Steve Fort
David Fort |
9. MISS ELAINEOUS 37.65
Contender ... Yamaha
Daniel Erwin
Dan T. Erwin
10.
THE SEA HORSE 36.75
Wellcraft ...
Evinrude
Chad Morris
Buster Gunter
Randy Spainhour
11.
Gambler 35.15
12.
HOT ROD 34.55
Contender ... Yamaha
Brett Barnes
Alan Barnes
13.
SEA WALKER 34.55
Contender ....
Yamaha
Clay Walker
14.
CAPT’N HOOK 33.70
Contender ... Mercury
David hooks Jr.
Jay Robertson
Skip Canipe
15
DIRECT CONNECT 33.65
Yellowfin ...
Mercury
John Hunt
Andy Broadwell
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