The North Carolina East Division of the Fishers of Men Team Series completed their third scheduled tournament of 2018 this past Saturday on the Chowan River. Thirty Four boats launched from the Bayside Marina on Pembroke Creek in search of the winning catch. The weather could not have been much better on Saturday with temperatures in the upper 80's with bluebird skies and light winds.
Our Friday night meeting was hosted by the First Assembly of God Church in Edenton. Pastor Randy Pierce prepared a wonderful meal that included fried chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls and plenty of delicious deserts prepared by our ladies from the First Church of the Nazarene and Camden United Methodist Church. Pastor Randy Hughes delivered a powerful message that referenced 2 Corinthians 5 vs.11-17 that tells us to purify ourselves from everything that contaminates our body and spirit and to live for he who died for us and raised us again. Therefore, anyone who is in Christ, the new creation has come;The old has gone and new is here.
May is such a great time to be in pursuit of the "big one" and the Chowan River is the place to be to bring in that winning 5 fish limit. 34 teams brought 154 Bass to the scales that weighed 427.37 pounds The average team weight was 12.57 pounds and the average fish weight was 2.78 pounds. When the weigh-in concluded, Dustin Winslow and Sanders Overman brought in the winning five fish limit that weighed 22.30 lbs. for first place. They received a $1,468.00 dollar check for their days work. Coming in second place was J.A. Williford and Jeff Freeman with another nice bag of fish that weighed 20.33 lbs anchored by the big fish of the tournament that weighed 8.10 pounds. They received $623.00 for second place, $170.00 for the big fish and $325.00 for first place bonus bucks. Third place honors went to the team of Jerry Murray and Keith Jennings with a five bass limit that weighed 19.55 lbs. They took home $450.00 for third place and $195.00 for second place bonus bucks. Fourth place went ot Joey Davis and Larry Stevens who brought a five fish limit to the scales that weighed 19.52 lbs. They took home $294.00 for their effort. Fifth place went to Brian Cooper and Heath Parker for their 5 fish limit that weighed 17.41 lbs. They took home a $225.00 check for fifth place and $130.00 for third place bonus bucks. Tommy Banks and Bubba Banks took sixth place for bringing 16.65 lbs of bass to the scales and they received a check for $170.00 for their days work.
We would like to thank Pastor Randy Pierce and the First Assembly of God Church for hosting the meeting and for preparing the meal as well as Dusty Davis at Bayside Marina for the use of their facility for the weigh-in. Fishers of Men would also like to thank our local sponsors and ministry partners; First Church of the Nazarene, Camden United Methodist Church, Swampdonkey tackle, PGF Archery and Outdoors, Bassakwards who supports our ministry as well. We also want to thank our National Sponsors ; Basscat, Power-Pole, Ray Jus, Mercury, Duckett Fishing, Stren, Pfluger, Strike King, Ray Marine, Kistler rods, Berkley, Spider Wire, Hydrowave, ORCA, Jacobs Glass, Gator Guard, Buckeye, Abu Garcia, Shakespeare, TH Marine for their support to make this ministry a continued success.
Chowan River Tournament - 05/12/18
Place | Team | Members | # Fish | Big Fish | Gross | Penalty | Net Wt | Points | |
1 | 21405 |
Dustin Winslow Sanders Overman | 5 | 0 | 22.3 | 0 | 22.3 | 200 | |
2 | 23210 |
JA Williford III Jeff Freeman | 5 | 8.1 | 20.33 | 0 | 20.33 | 199 | |
3 | 17629 |
Jerry Murray Keith Jennings | 5 | 0 | 19.55 | 0 | 19.55 | 198 | |
4 | 23223 |
Joey Davis Larry Stevens | 5 | 0 | 19.52 | 0 | 19.52 | 197 | |
5 | 21885 |
Heath Parker Brian Cooper | 5 | 0 | 17.41 | 0 | 17.41 | 196 | |
6 | 18850 |
Tommy Banks Bubba Banks | 5 | 0 | 16.65 | 0 | 16.65 | 195 | |
7 | 14712 |
Chris Turner Quinton Chappell | 5 | 0 | 16.74 | 0.25 | 16.49 | 194 | |
8 | 21393 |
Kevin Jones Gerald Murray | 5 | 0 | 16.26 | 0 | 16.26 | 193 | |
9 | 23050 |
Joe Glazebrook Chris Carmell | 5 | 0 | 16.13 | 0 | 16.13 | 192 | |
10 | 21428 |
Thomas Jones Steve Albertson | 5 | 0 | 15.17 | 0 | 15.17 | 191 | |
11 | 23033 |
David Parker Joshua Parker | 5 | 0 | 15.01 | 0 | 15.01 | 190 | |
12 | 21427 |
Tommy Houlroyd Brandon Overton | 5 | 0 | 15.24 | 0.25 | 14.99 | 189 | |
13 | 17449 |
Al Biagioni John LaRock | 5 | 0 | 14.66 | 0 | 14.66 | 188 | |
14 | 14713 |
Daryl Johnson Peter Lorsong | 5 | 0 | 13.89 | 0 | 13.89 | 187 | |
15 | 16247 |
John Kellett Michael Kellett | 5 | 0 | 13.87 | 0 | 13.87 | 186 | |
16 | 21443 |
Don Porter Todd Winslow | 5 | 0 | 13.32 | 0 | 13.32 | 185 | |
17 | 22915 |
Stephen White TAMELY White | 5 | 7.69 | 13.2 | 0 | 13.2 | 134 | |
18 | 22917 |
William Chappell Larry Weatherly | 5 | 0 | 13.08 | 0 | 13.08 | 183 | |
19 | 17573 |
Gary DeBrito Derek Goodman | 5 | 0 | 12.85 | 0 | 12.85 | 182 | |
20 | 22916 |
Scott Mummert David Buchanan | 5 | 0 | 12.44 | 0 | 12.44 | 181 | |
21 | 22914 |
Michael Evans Justin Chamblee | 5 | 0 | 11.97 | 0 | 11.97 | 180 | |
22 | 11993 |
Darren Saunders James Duncan III | 5 | 0 | 11.9 | 0 | 11.9 | 179 | |
23 | 8708 |
Kirk Wall Charles Reed | 5 | 0 | 10.91 | 0 | 10.91 | 178 | |
24 | 22893 |
Michael Wenthe Stacey Light | 5 | 0 | 10.49 | 0 | 10.49 | 177 | |
25 | 23208 |
Michael Hinson Jeff Stoop | 5 | 0 | 10.32 | 0 | 10.32 | 176 | |
26 | 22840 |
Gary Sawyer David Hickman | 5 | 0 | 9.97 | 0 | 9.97 | 175 | |
27 | 22791 |
Brandon Johnson Wilson Johnson | 5 | 0 | 9.21 | 0 | 9.21 | 174 | |
28 | 18831 |
David Watkins William Heighter | 4 | 0 | 7.61 | 0 | 7.61 | 173 | |
29 | 22763 |
Douglas Hewitt Kenny Igleheart | 4 | 0 | 7.22 | 0 | 7.22 | 172 | |
30 | 22843 |
William Jordan, III Eugene Foushee | 3 | 0 | 5.33 | 0 | 5.33 | 171 | |
31 | 23181 |
Max Hartung Robert Good | 2 | 0 | 5.03 | 0 | 5.03 | 170 | |
32 | 19068 |
Kirk Nixon Trent Nixon | 3 | 0 | 4.42 | 0 | 4.42 | 169 | |
33 | 21535 |
Hunter Halloman Rob Jones | 2 | 0 | 4.32 | 0 | 4.32 | 168 | |
34 | 17575 |
Gary Morin Tom Biagioni | 1 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 0 | 1.55 | 167 | |
1st Place Dustin Winslow & Sanders Overman 22.30 lbs 2nd Place J.A. Williford & Jeff Freeman 20.33lbs 3rd Place Jerry Murray & Keith Jennings 19.55 lbs. 4th Place Joey Davis & Larry Stevens 19.52 lbs. 5th Place Brain Cooper & Heath Parker 17.41 lbs 6th Place Tommy Banks & Bubba Banks |