THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, May 8, 1995 TAG: 9505080147
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C6 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY BOB HUTCHINSON, OUTDOORS EDITOR
LENGTH: Medium: 80 lines
The Tide Runners, an all-female team from Ocracoke, N.C., won the 12th annual Ocracoke Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament with a two-day catch worth 115 points.
Most of the points were scored when the six-member team landed two big bluefish, each 32 inches long and each worth 55 points. The team consisted of Mary Nolan, Ann Ehringhaus, Jatta Carr, Joyce O'Neal, Sue Pentz and Betty Salem.
The Six-Pack Anglers of Pennsylvania were second with 107 points; third went to the Surfside Anglers of Nags Head with 75.
Perhaps the week's outstanding Virginia catch was a 41 1/4-pound striped bass, boated near the north end of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel by Herman Bunch Jr. of Suffolk.
On the freshwater scene, Michael Whittaker of Chesapeake earned Virginia citation awards for outstanding catches of four species: largemouth bass, bream, yellow perch and shellcracker.
Art Christman of Virginia Beach caught one of the largest bass taken in Hampton Roads in the last few years. It weighed 12 pounds, 13 ounces, and was caught at Lake Prince.
A rundown of recent catches:
VIRGINIA BEACH OFFSHORE: Tautog: Stephen F. Hollenzer, Virginia Beach, 9 pounds, 5 ounces, caught at Chesapeake Light Tower from the boat Big Time.
LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY: Speckled trout: Michael H. Garriott, Virginia Beach, 5-10, Willoughby (Ocean View), no name on boat.
CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE-TUNNEL: Tautog: Danny Joe Fields, Tabb, Va., 11-10, no name; and James A. Jernigan, Suffolk, 10-0, no name.
EASTERN SHORE: Tautog: Franz Egger, Warren, N.J., 14-4, Virnanjo; and Mike Toff, Chincoteague, Va., 12-2, Gale Force II.
OUTER BANKS INSHORE: Red drum releases: Mike Spicer (4), Virginia Beach, caught from the surf; Patrick Dehart, Virginia Beach, surf; Robert Irby (2), Virginia Beach, surf; David Matthews, Chesapeake, surf; and Bob Haskell, Wellingford, Pa., surf. Red drum: Jeff Smith, Virginia Beach, 52-6, surf. Speckled trout: Robert Vick, Richmond, 4-13, surf. Sea mullet: Kathy Boykin, Merry Hill, N.C., 1-10, surf; and Pete Ansell, Virginia Beach, 1-9, surf.
OUTER BANKS OFFSHORE: Blue marlin releases: Hal Spiro, Virginia Beach, Hatteras Blue; John Forbes, Shiloh, N.C., Fin Fantasy; and William Downey, Richmond, Wildfire. White marlin release: Louis Vastardis, Virginia Beach, Release; Robbie Scarborough, Hatteras, Free Spool; and David Lucas, Montpelier, Va., Tuna Duck. Sailfish release: Leonard Massie Jr., Richmond, Fishin' Frenzy. Wahoo: Anthony Dawson, Virginia Beach, 55-0, Tuna Fever; Charles Evans, Murfreesboro, N.C., 52-0, Finquest; Conrad Mattox, Richmond, 50-0, Marlin Mania; Dave Eason, Hampton, 49-0, Virginian; David Parker, Bedford, Va., 49-0, Release; Paul Myers, Buxton, N.C., 47-0, Bullfrog; and Michael Estes, Midlothian, Va., 42-8, Outer Limits.
Dolphin: David Lucas, Montpelier, 38-8, Tuna Duck; and Herbert Temple, Archdale, N.C., 35-0, Capt. B. Sea bass: Patrick Pavish, Richmond, 4-8, Finatic. Yellowfin tuna: Shawn Morris, Farmville, Va., 81-0, and Timmy Redd, Meherrin, Va., 71-0, both Bush River Queen; and Michael Thomas, Elizabeth City, 78-0, and James Peterson, Elizabeth City, 76-0, both Fight-N-Lady.
FRESHWATER: Largemouth bass releases: Michael Whittaker, Chesapeake, Western Branch Reservoir; Melanie Gregory, Suffolk, Western Branch; Matt Harden, Chesapeake, Western Branch. Largemouth bass: Wayne Bradshaw, Chesapeake, 8-1, Chowan River; Al Napier, Virginia Beach, 7-14, Lake Smith; Mike Kinsey, Suffolk, 7-4, Lake Burnt Mills; and Sterling King, Chesapeake, 7-4, Western Branch. Yellow perch: Thomas Elkins, Sterling, Va., 13 1/2 inches, Western Branch; Michael Whittaker, Chesapeake, 13 1/4 inches, Lake Prince; Gayle Edwards, Suffolk, 1-8, Western Branch; and Bill Hitchings, Virginia Beach, 1-4, Western Branch. White perch: Charles Forbes, Chesapeake, 1-0, Western Branch. Bream: Michael Whittaker, Chesapeake, 1-9, Lake Prince; and Silas Thomas, Virginia Beach, 1-5, Lake Prince. Shellcracker: Michael Whittaker, Chesapeake, 1-15, Lake Prince; Mel Atkins, Chesapeake, 1-10, Western Branch; Charlie Hardy, Chesapeake, 1-8, Western Branch; Ned Decker, Richmond, 1-6, Western Branch; Paul Spaulding, Chesapeake, 1-3, Lake Prince; Bill Konrad, Suffolk, 1-3, Lake Prince; Frank Worrell, Suffolk, 1-2, Lake Prince; Tommy Salmon, Courtland, 1-1, Lake Prince; and Donald James, Virginia Beach, 1-0, Lake Prince. by CNB