Fishers of Men , North Carolina East held the third tournament for the 2017 season on the Roanoke River on 6 May 2017. The tournament weekend kicked off at the Bethel Volunteer Fire Department who hosting our Friday night meeting. We were provided with an outstanding Bar-B-Que dinner prepared as only firemen can do. Our speaker for the night was one of our own, Jason Smith who brought us his personal testimony , and reminding us that just saying you’re a Christian or checking the block on a response card is just the beginning. We need to walk the walk and talk the talk and read our Bibles so we can learn and understand who the Lord is and what the Lord expects of us..
Tournament day the weather was a toss-up, over cast sky, threating rain, and a SW wind blowing 10 -20 greeted the tournament anglers. The Albemarle Sound presented it challenge with 4-5 foot swells awaited those who were venturing out of the river. Those who stayed in the river had to adapt to the flood conditions on the river and creeks, but as our anglers have proven over and over, they can adapt and conquer, as the numbers prove. Twenty-five teams weighed in and released 114 bass for a total weight of 301.90 pounds. Twenty-0ne teams weighed in their five fish limit. Leading the way was the team of Kirk Wall and Charlie Reed who’s limit tipped the scales with a whopping 23.32 pounds. Second went to the team of Al Biagioni and John LaRock with 18.24 pounds and was anchored by the tournaments big bass, a beautiful 6.92 pound lunker. Just a few ounces was the difference between second and our third place team of Kevin Jones and Gerald Murray who catch weighed 18.08 pounds. 17.98 pounds was what the scales tallied for our fourth place father and son team of Buck and David Buchanan. The final payout position went to the brother team of John and Michael Kellett with a total weight of 16.03 pounds.
More standing and tournament information can be found on the national web site at www.fomntt.com. And the NC East Team Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/FOMNorthCarolinaEastTeamSeries/?ref=bookmarks
Fishers of Men would like to thank our local sponsors and ministry partners, First Church of the Nazarene, Bayside Marina, PGF Archery and Tackle, Kirby Custom Baits, Bass Alarm Baits, Dicks Sporting Goods
We would like to thank all of our national sponsors: Bass Cat Boats, Mercury, Stren, Flueger, Strike King, Nester Hosiery, King’s Home, Marshall’s Marine, Duckett, Power Pole, Buckeye, Enigma, Gator Guards, Kistler, Hydrowave, Jacobs Glass, Rigrap Rejuvenade, Kid Casters, Orca, Rajus.
Buck Buchanan, Director
Fishers of Men – North Carolina East
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Roanoke River - 05/06/17
Place | Team | Members | # Fish | Big Fish | Gross | Penalty | Net Wt | Points | |
1 | 8708 |
Kirk Wall Charles Reed | 5 | 5.76 | 23.32 | 0 | 23.32 | 200 | |
2 | 17449 |
Al Biagioni John LaRock | 5 | 6.92 | 18.24 | 0 | 18.24 | 199 | |
3 | 21393 |
Kevin Jones Gerald Murray | 5 | 4.67 | 18.08 | 0 | 18.08 | 198 | |
4 | 3427 |
David Buchanan | 5 | 5.65 | 17.98 | 0 | 17.98 | 197 | |
5 | 16247 |
John Kellett Michael Kellett | 5 | 5.65 | 16.03 | 0 | 16.03 | 196 | |
6 | 21428 |
Thomas Jones Steve Albertson | 5 | 0 | 14.67 | 0 | 14.67 | 195 | |
7 | 21386 |
David Gardner | 5 | 5.16 | 14.58 | 0 | 14.58 | 194 | |
8 | 21427 |
Tommy Houlroyd Brandon Overton | 5 | 4.41 | 14.52 | 0 | 14.52 | 193 | |
9 | 21443 |
Don Porter Todd Winslow | 5 | 0 | 14.07 | 0 | 14.07 | 192 | |
10 | 21459 |
Quinton Chappell Chris Turner | 5 | 0 | 13.23 | 0 | 13.23 | 191 | |
11 | 21885 |
Heath Parker Brian Cooper | 5 | 0 | 12.7 | 0 | 12.7 | 190 | |
12 | 21454 |
Gil Burk Matt Burk | 5 | 0 | 12.15 | 0 | 12.15 | 189 | |
13 | 21236 |
| 5 | 3.94 | 11.66 | 0 | 11.66 | 188 | |
14 | 21154 |
| 5 | 0 | 11.56 | 0 | 11.56 | 187 | |
15 | 21536 |
William Chappell Brian Meadows | 5 | 0 | 11.43 | 0 | 11.43 | 186 | |
16 | 17573 |
Gary DeBrito Derek Goodman | 5 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 11.3 | 185 | |
17 | 13013 |
Sam Spruill | 5 | 0 | 10.75 | 0 | 10.75 | 184 | |
18 | 18963 |
| 5 | 0 | 10.6 | 0 | 10.6 | 183 | |
19 | 21405 |
Dustin Winslow Sanders Overman | 5 | 0 | 9.46 | 0 | 9.46 | 182 | |
20 | 11993 |
Darren Saunders James Duncan III | 5 | 0 | 9.07 | 0 | 9.07 | 181 | |
21 | 21848 |
Kenneth Moore Michael Evans | 5 | 0 | 8.56 | 0 | 8.56 | 180 | |
22 | 21346 |
Patrick Seigh | 4 | 0 | 8.31 | 0 | 8.31 | 179 | |
23 | 17629 |
Jerry Murray Keith Jennings | 2 | 0 | 5.12 | 0 | 5.12 | 178 | |
24 | 21535 |
Hunter Halloman Rob Jones | 2 | 0 | 3.07 | 0 | 3.07 | 177 | |
25 | 18832 |
Max Hartung | 1 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 0 | 1.44 | 176 | |
1st - Kirk Wall - Charlie Reed 2nd Al Biagioni - John LaRock 3rd - Kevin Jones - Gerald Murray 4th - Buck & David Buchanan 5th - John & Michael Kellett Lunker 6.92 lbs |