THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, May 15, 1995 TAG: 9505150144
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C7 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY BOB HUTCHINSON, OUTDOORS EDITOR
LENGTH: Long : 110 lines
The Fin Fantasy won the inaugural Hatteras Village Invitational billfish tournament out of Hatteras, N.C., by releasing a blue marlin and a white marlin and scoring 600 points.
The blue was caught by Dennis Proffett of Chesterfield, Va., and the white by Quyen Chi Luu of Richmond.
Second place went to the Gambler, which also released a blue and a white and scored 600 points. Time of catch was used as the tiebreaker. The blue was released by John Hoggard of Chesapeake; the name of the angler who caught the white was unavailable.
Third place went to the Bullfrog with 400 points for a blue marlin released by Sylvia Temple of Bailey, N.C.
The largest wahoo weighed 59 pounds and was caught by Rodney Hoover of Franklin, W.Va., aboard the Hatteras Fever. Temple had the largest dolphin at 40-0, while the biggest tuna was an 83-pound yellowfin caught by Ron Lowe of Rocky Mount, N.C., on the Outlaw.
Elsewhere, Danny Fodden of Richmond took the wahoo lead in the annual North Carolina Salt Water Fishing Tournament with a 101-pounder, caught from the Bounty Hunter out of Oregon Inlet.
Largemouth bass and shellcracker continued to provide excellent action on the lakes around Norfolk and Suffolk, with bass also making a good showing on West Neck Creek in Virginia Beach.
A rundown of recent catches:
VIRGINIA BEACH OFFSHORE: Tautog: Robert Baker, Virginia Beach, 12 pounds, 12 ounces, caught from the boat Sea Wray.
VIRGINIA BEACH INSHORE: No outstanding catches reported.
CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE-TUNNEL: Striped bass: Jay Hambright, Virginia Beach, 40-0, Run-N-Late. Red drum: John W. Harris Jr., Norfolk, 40-0, no name on boat. Tautog: Peter Walker, Richmond, 10-0, and Paul Walker, Virginia Beach, 9-0, both from the M.D.
OCEAN VIEW, LYNNHAVEN: Flounder: James Phillips, Virginia Beach, 6-0, no name.
EASTERN SHORE SEASIDE: Striped bass releases: Alexandra Bizocu, Virginia Beach, Barry Stevens, Virginia Beach, James Pierce, Virginia Beach, and Frank Langford, Richmond, all from the Wet Spot. Tautog: Matt Gedeiko, West Nyack, N.Y., 16-2, and Elaine Gedeiko, West Nyack, 11-2, both from the Two Aces; and Hank Pinnell, Princeton, N.J., 12-8, no name. Sea bass: John K.M. Chiang, Norfolk, 5-1, no name.
EASTERN SHORE BAYSIDE: Red drum: Alice Rew, Accomac, 40-0, Rew Sters. Speckled trout: Shelton Askew, Onancock, 6-3, Sea Breeze; and Shane Fowler, Onley, Va., 5-6, Penny Marie.
OUTER BANKS INSHORE: Red drum releases: Jason Crossman, Nags Head, caught from the surf; William Trainham, Mechanicsville, Va., surf; James Rieser, Bridgeport, Wyo., surf; and Mike Navoski, Bulger, Pa., surf. Speckled trout: Elmo Herndon, Broadway, Va., 5-12, caught in Pamlico Sound. Sea mullet: Havey Marriner, Seaford, Del., 1-9, surf.
OUTER BANKS OFFSHORE: Blue marlin releases: David Fluharty Jr., Newport News, Maverick; Chad Williams, Elizabeth City, Sea Bear; Harold Walker, Aylett, Va., Wahoo; Henry Fitzgerald, Lyndhurst, Va., Sea Creature; John Daspit, Kill Devil Hills, First Crack; and Brent Winslow, Elizabeth City, and Douglas Stumps, Bear Creek, N.C., both Fight-N-Lady. White marlin releases: John Agles, Portsmouth, Fin Fantasy; James Randolph, Midlothian, Va., Hatteras Fever; and Elizabeth Hudnall, Richmond, Pelican II. Sailfish releases: Martin Wright, Chesapeake, Quintiki; and Franklin Grandy, Yorktown, and Danny Mills, Williamsburg, both Harper's Folly. Bigeye tuna: Edward Duncan, Powell's Point , N.C., 181-0, Marlin Fever; and Mike Dunham, Virginia Beach, 148-0, Outer Limits. Wahoo: Alfred Jones, Richmond, 68-0, Wahoo; Lincoln Strickland, Gloucester, Va., 49-0, Carolina Magic; Michael Irby, Virginia Beach, 48-0, Bobcat; Herbert Cosand, Woodbridge, Va., 46-0, Muff Diver; Nicholas Coburn, Greenville, N.C., 46-0, and Robert Leggett, Robersonville, N.C., 43-0, both from the Hog Wild; Robert Kennedy, Carrollton, Va., 44-0, no name; James Church, Berryville, Va., 44-0, and Drew Smiraglia, Sterling, Va., both from the Carolinian; Bruce Brown, Kannapolis, N.C., 43-0, Prime Time; and Bobby Nagle, Virginia Beach, 40-13, Intrepid. Dolphin: Harry Dunn, Chesterfield, Va., 44-0, Miss Ann. Yellowfin tuna: Mike Brewer, Virginia Beach, 99-0, Sizzler; Ken Biernot, Chesapeake, 74-0, Chaser; Dwain Ritchie, Chapel Hill, N.C., 74-0, Candlewick Lady; and Landon Quick Jr., Lyndhurst, Va., 71-0, Sea Creature. Red snapper: Bruce Sedel, Virginia Beach, 14-0, no name. Sea bass: John Tandy, Chapel Hill, N.C., 6-0, Country Girl; and Bruce Sedel, Virginia Beach, 4-0, no name.
FRESH WATER: Largemouth bass: Jim Fordham, Virginia Beach, 7-10 (released), West Neck Creek; Danny Morrow, Virginia Beach, 7-8, Lake Smith; Ken Thornton, Virginia Beach, 7-2, Lake Smith; John Hampton, Hampton, 7-0; Western Branch Reservoir; John P. Lego, Hampton, 22 1/2 inches (released), Western Branch; Terry Cross, Virginia Beach, 22 inches (released), West Neck Creek; Rodney Hobgood, Hampton, 6-8, Western Branch; Cubby May, Virginia Beach, 6-8, West Neck Creek; Clyde Young, Norfolk, 6-5, Lake Prince; Chad Blackiston, Virginia Beach, Lake Smith; and Billy Babb, Suffolk, 6-5, Lake Burnt Mills. White perch: Joe Joe Miltier, Suffolk, 1-8, Western Branch; and Jay Johnson, Virginia Beach, 1-7, Lake Prince. Yellow perch: Gayle Edwards, Suffolk, 13 1/2 inches (released), Floyd Carlsen, Suffolk, 13 1/2 inches (released), Western Branch; and Bob Reynolds, Chester, Va., 12 inches (released), Western Branch. Shellcracker: Hassell R. Newberry Jr., Newport News, 2-0, Western Branch; Nelson Cunningham, Chester, Va., 1-6, Western Branch; Sherwood Harrell, Suffolk, 1-5, Western Branch; Jay Phillips, Zuni, 1-3, Lake Prince; Matt Warren, Richmond, 1-3, Lake Prince; Sharon Young, Norfolk, 1-1, Lake Prince; Autrey Ellsworth, Suffolk, 1-0, Lake Prince; James Tass, Colonial Heights, Va., 1-0, Lake Prince; and Daniel Henrich, Colonial Heights, 1-0, Lake Prince.
TOURNAMENTS: Tom Heinz of Nassawadox, Va., took the two top awards in the annual Wachapreague Motel and Marina flounder tournament: The results: 1. Heinz, 6-6 3/4; 2. Heinz, 5-13; 3. Paul Elwood, Newark, Del., 5-5; 4. Vic Passwater, Seaford, Del., 4-12; and 5. Geraldine Davis, Baltimore, 4-10 3/4.
The team of Dave Perdue and Mike Rosenthal of Chesapeake won a largemouth bass tournament Sunday out of Bob's Fishing Hole on the Northwest River with a combined catch weighing 14-12. Second went to Joe Spruill and Lloyd Sanderlin of Chesapeake at 12-8. Rosenthal had the lunker at 5-8. by CNB