THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, August 15, 1994 TAG: 9408150370
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C6 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY BOB HUTCHINSON, OUTDOORS EDITOR
LENGTH: Long : 166 lines
Billfish have staged a spectacular August showing off Virginia Beach in the past few days, with at least 40 big blue marlin caught and released since Wednesday.
Catches have included two ``grand slams,'' the term when one boat catches a white marlin, a blue marlin and a sailfish in the same day.
The Pursuer, a private boat owned by Ray Temple, was the first to turn the trick. The slam was scored Wednesday by one angler, Joe Costner of Virginia Beach. Two other blue marlin were also caught from the boat the same day. All five fish were released.
Then the Tom Cat, a private boat owned by Tom Shotton of Virginia Beach, scored a grand slam Friday, when its anglers released two blues, two whites and a sailfish. Again, the slam was scored by one angler, Larry Davenport of Virginia Beach.
Boats sailing from Oregon Inlet, south of Nags Head, also shared in the excitement.
The Temptress, a charter boat skippered by Chip Schafer, scored a double grand slam, releasing two blues, two whites and two sails. That was Friday, when Paul Spencer on the Sizzler, another Oregon Inlet charter boat, missed a double slam by a single sailfish.
Recent catches by Virginia boats have also included two new leaders in the Virginia Salt Water Fishing Tournament. One was a 64-pound dolphin, caught by Walt Schendel of Virginia Beach. He was aboard the charter boat High Hopes. The other was a 67 1/2-pound wahoo pulled aboard the Striker II by F.M. Kampfmueller of Virginia Beach.
Here's a rundown of some other recent catches:
Virginia Beach offshore: Blue marlin releases: Rich McDaniel, Virginia Beach, and David Brabrand, Newport News, caught from the Striker II; Ryan Brown, Norfolk, My Boy IV; Carl Crispin, Virginia Beach, Top Notch; Sam Brown, Virginia Beach, Southern Nights; Preston Sudduth, Virginia Beach, Jeanie Lee; Steve Wray, Virginia Beach, Outriggers; Robert Treherne, Chesapeake, Off Call; David Harris, Mayville, N.Y., Ronnie Neighbors, Virginia Beach, and Paul Galloway (three releases), Virginia Beach, all Pursuer; David Darden Jr., Suffolk, Peanut Patch; Ryan Hodges, Chesterfield, Jan Hodges, Chesterfield, Gerald Kersey (2), Chesterfield, all Outer Limits; Sonny Williams, Virginia Beach, and Rick Banta, Virginia Beach, Wahoo; Eric Santjer, Chesapeake, and David Matthews, Virginia Beach, Canyon Runner; Dick Knight, Virginia Beach, Mike Galano, Norfolk, and Paul Simon, Norfolk, High Hopes; Debbie Heasley, Virginia Beach, John Hepner, McAllisterville, Pa., Casey Boyd, Norfolk, and Todd Rawlings, Chesapeake, No Problem; Tom Shotton, Virginia Beach, Tom Cat; F.D. Gottwald Jr., Richmond, Addie Anne; Bill Prittman, Warsaw, Va., and Robert Erickson, Tappahannock, Va., Virginia Breeze; James L. Kendrick, McLean, Va., O4; Robert Lenihan, Virginia Beach, Shark; Freddy Gastrow, Virginia Beach, Summer Wind; Mitch Klar, Virginia Beach, Runaway; Brian Bashara, Virginia Beach, Magnum; and Richard Dusch, Chesapeake, and Kyle Ratcliff, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Shark Attack.
White marlin release: Valerie Belcher, Virginia Beach, George Petrusky, Chesapeake, and Marcus Trouerbach, Virginia Beach, Top Notch; Chad Craner, Ashburn, Va., White Mist; Bruce Galbraith, Virginia Beach, Beach Ball; Pope Woodard, Virginia Beach, Escapade; Roger Wimett, Virginia Beach, Wreck Diver; Ray Kubiak, Virginia Beach, and Walter A. Perry, Virginia Beach, Off Call; Patrick Foster, Virginia Beach, Chelsea; Joe Ferraro, Ellicott City, Md., John Hepner, McAllisterville, Pa., James Jordan, Goodview, Va., and Debbie Heasley, Virginia Beach, No Problem; John Leggett, Suffolk, and Jack Leach, Suffolk, Peanut Patch; Lawrence Bloom, Chester Va., Ryan Hodges, Chester, Meg Hodges, Chester, Beth Hodges, Chester, Thomas Pluntke, Richmond, Harrison Whitten, Richmond, and Garland Anderson, Richmond, Outer Limits; John Oatman, Virginia Beach, Pursuer; Tim Costner, Chesapeake, and Farrel Greer, Brandywine, W.Va., Canyon Runner; Filipe DaSilva, Virginia Beach, Gooch Boat; Pat Standing, Virginia Beach, Douglas Fuller, Chesapeake, Rick Banta, Virginia Beach, and Sonny Williams, Virginia Beach, Wahoo; Jason Rosenstock, Virginia Beach, and John Carroll, Chesapeake, Hunky Dorey; Tom Shotton, Virginia Beach, Tom Cat; John Tidd, Richmond, Annabet; Matt Gottwald, Goochland, Va., Addie Anne; Freddie Glaubke, Norfolk, Impulsive; Norm Hollingsworth Jr., Virginia Beach, High Hopes; Randy Brauner, Virginia Beach, and Jessica Morgan, Midlothian, Va., Southern Breeze; Jim Ingham, Virginia Beach, On The Edge; James L. Bolton, Manakin-Sabot, Va., and Michael C. Henley, Manakin-Sabot, both Poor Girl; Jameson Kendrick, McLean, Va., and Kitty Falk, Virginia Beach, 04; Laurent Gastrow, Virginia Beach, and Freddie Gastrow, Virginia Beach, Summer Wind; Roger Wiley, Virginia Beach, and Ken Kirby, Chesapeake, Mar-Kim; Ben Davis, Virginia Beach, Joe Clark, Virginia Beach, and John E. Jackson, Virginia Beach, Bandit; and Scott Cutchin, Virginia Beach, and John Gaffney, Chesapeake, Point Runner.
Sailfish release: Darrell J. Marshall III, Norfolk, Juggernaut; Jim Ingham, Virginia Beach, On The Edge. Dolphin: Larry Woodhouse, Virginia Beach, 48-0, John E. Jackson, Virginia Beach, 28-0, and Dawson Sterling, Virginia Beach, 25-0, Bandit; William Cooke, Virginia Beach, 40-0, My Boy IV; Butch Gottwald, Richmond, 33-0, Annabet; Paul Galloway, Virginia Beach, 32-4, Pursuer; F.D. Gottwald Jr., Richmond, 31-0, Addie Anne; Jonathan Bramer, Virginia Beach, 29-12, High Hopes; Steve Wray, Virginia Beach, 29-0, Outriggers; Dwayne E. Olah, Chesapeake, 29-0, Shark Attack; Ricky Terry, Vinton, Va., 21-11, Branch Office; and David L. Trax III, Virginia Beach, 20-1, Aqua Trax.
Wahoo: Bruce Strack, Yorktown, 37-0, Tucandu; Robert C. Pinto, Milford, Mass., 32-0, Miss Behavin'; and David Tillage, Gloucester Point, Va., 30-8, Hookin' Up. Shark release: Laurent Gastrow, Virginia Beach, Summer Wind. Spanish mackerel: Edward E. Cunningham Jr., Virginia Beach, 5-1, Dixie.
Virginia Beach inshore: Flounder: Bill Wild, Virginia Beach, 8-10, Susie Q. III, Rudee Inlet.
Lower Chesapeake Bay: Cobia: Mike Carlson, Virginia Beach, 58-0, and Mark Carlson, Virginia Beach, 53-0, both Sea Craft; and Paul Walker, Virginia Beach, 47-0, M.D. Flounder: Kenny Martin, Chester, 7-8, no name on boat; William R. Newman, Suffolk, 6-14, Penetrator; and G. Barry Marshall, Midlothian, Va., 6-2, Johnny B.
Eastern Shore: Bluefin tuna: Delores Paschall, Richmond, 126-4, Canyon Lady; P.M. Neal Jr., Maidens, Va., 103-0, Steve Atkinson, Chesterfield, Va., 97-0, Chris Whitney, Rockville, Va., 95-0, and Kathie Atkinson, Chesterfield, 91-0, Southwind; and Jamie Tinkham, Aulander, N.C., 102-8, Charlie Tinkman, Alander, 95-0, and Jason Tinkman, Aulander, 91-0, Kristy Kay.
Shark release: Craig R. Paige, Virginia Beach, Prowler. Cobia: Steve Garner, Suffolk, 51-2, SST-Bone; and S. Alfred Nottingham III, Townsend, Va., 50-8, Fish Tale II. Red drum release: Robert Sykes, Pocomoke, Md., Dusky.
Outer Banks offshore: Blue marlin releases: Bart Pierce, Virginia Beach, Sea Jay IV; Gary Sajko, Chesapeake, and Mark McCarthy, Norfolk, Fight-N-Lady; Robert Ferguson, Richmond, Gannet; Ulysses Brooks, Glen Allen, Va., Pelican; Mike Fuller, Nags Head, and Jeff Walton, Manteo, both Bounty Hunter; Donna Bush, Charlotte, Carolina Pirate; Carl Olsen, Yorktown, Scrapper; Lucas Meredith, Petersburg, Va., no name; James Jarrett, Buxton, N.C., Hatteras Fever II; and Andrew Pearcy, Castleton, Va., Hatteraser.
White marlin releases: Judy Bonney, Virginia Beach, Brothers Pride; Leon Stone, Rocky Mount, N.C., Release; Chris Graves, Greenville, N.C., Sea Creature; Charles Kelley Sr., Virginia Beach, Cheryl II; Mark Hinesley, Hatteras, Free Spool; Greg Wyatt, Virginia Beach, and Stuart Tepke, Richmond, Fishing Frenzy; Robert Ferguson, Richmond, and William Farrah III, Richmond, Gannet; Willard Hoskins III, Newport News, Prime Time; Michael Talbert, Richmond, Sizzler; James Battle, Richmond, Pelican; Burt Tait, Raleigh, Hustler; James Harmon, Tappahannock, Va., Obsession; John Dember, Chesapeake, and Dillon Jones, Nags Head, Anxious; John Askew, Portsmouth, Sea Jay IV; Skip Price, Poquoson, Scrapper; Steven Price, Richmond, Sea Mist; Jeffrey Black, Midlothian, Va., no name; Kenneth Daly, Saxe, Va., Tuna Fever; and William Blaylock, Norfolk, Fight-N-Lady.
Sailfish releases: Mike Wilson, Southern Shores, N.C., Tuna Fever; William Ameen, Manassas, Va., Grand Slam; David Schaffer, Virginia Beach, Harper's Folly; William Ruscitella, Fairfax, Hatteras Fever II; and Jack Broughton, Springfield, Va., Top Billin'.
Barracuda: Brandon Boone, Manteo, 42-12, Tow More. Wahoo: Genny Hoskins, Newport News, 55-0, and Chris LaCivito, Richmond, 44-0, Prime Time; and Bonnie Wilson, Norge, Va., 47-0, Sandbar. Dolphin: Rickie Harrelson, Youngstown, Va., 47-0, Far Side; and Noel McDevitt, Southern Pines, N.C., 35-0, Atlantic Blue. Sea bass: Gary Gaddy, Washington, N.C., 4-13, Al Baker, Belhaven, N.C., 4-5, and Boyd Bailey, Williamston, N.C., 4-4, Country Girl.
Outer Banks inshore: Tarpon release: Horace Kornegay, Winston-Salem, N.C., and Bennie Powell, Clemmons, N.C., Release; and Terry Stewart, Kitty Hawk, and Robin Stewart, Kitty Hawk, Robin's Revenge. Pompano: Michael Brandy, Harrisonburg, Va., 2-15, caught from the surf; Harvey Mariner, Seaford, Del., 2-4, surf; John Walker, Chesapeake, 2-3, surf; Robert Gregorio, Broad Run, Va., 2-2, surf; Jessie Frederick, West Chester, Pa., 2-1, surf; Robert Lemoine, Philadelphia, 2-1, surf; Pattie Brady, Richmond, 2-1, surf; and Dennis Hoernig, East Lake, Ohio, 2-1, surf.
Fresh water: Largemouth bass: Paul Knowles, Suffolk, 6-7, caught at Western Branch Reservoir; Quinton Branch, Newport News, 6-4, Lake Prince. Bream: Paul Knowles, Suffolk, 1-0, Western Branch. Pickerel: Joe Lang III, Virginia Beach, 4-3, Lake Whitehurst. White perch: Lori Harrell, Portsmouth, 1-6, Western Branch. Shellcracker: M.J. Flory, Portsmouth, 1-5, Lake Prince; Harold Cook, Sedley, 1-4, Western Branch; Carl Coppersmith, Chesapeake, 1-2, Lake Prince; David Woods, Virginia Beach, 1-2, Western Branch; and S.S. Kaiser, Suffolk, 1-1, Lake Prince. Channel catfish: Perry Horton, Virginia Beach, 12-0, Lake Smith.
Tournaments: The team of Pete Kelley and Tommy Withrow of Virginia Beach won a largemouth bass contest Sunday out of Bob's Fishing Hole on the Northwest River. Their combined catch weighed 19-0. Second went to Bobby and Denise Clark of Virginia Beach at 11-0, third to Lloyd Sanderlin and Wally Norfleet of Chesapeake at 9-0. Kelley had the lunker at 6-12. by CNB