THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, July 13, 1995 TAG: 9507130422
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B3 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
TYPE: Local Briefs
DATELINE: NAGS HEAD LENGTH: Short : 34 lines
More than 240 children turned out on five local piers Wednesday for the 23rd annual Youth Fishing Tournament.
The tournament was sponsored by the Nags Head Surf Fishing Club, the North Carolina Sea Hags and the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association.
Dave Masters, tournament director for the Nags Head Surf Fishing Club, summarized the event as ``not a lot of fish, but a lot of fun.''
Children fished from 8 a.m. to noon and then headed to the Outer Banks Mall where awards for the largest fish were presented.
The following children won awards:
Ages 12-and-under category
Bradley Wentz of Pennsylvania for a 7 1/2-inch croaker
Halsey Merritt of Indiana for a 7 1/2-inch croaker
Adam Preiser (residence unavailable) for an 11 1/2-inch kingfish
Jason Phelps of Ohio for an 8 1/2-inch spot
David Zitelli of Georgia for an 8 3/4-inch triggerfish
Ages 13 to 16
Daniel Bedronis of New York for a 13 3/4-inch bluefish
A.J. Martin of North Carolina for an 11 1/2-inch trout
Joseph May of Virginia for an 8-inch croaker and a 7-inch spot by CNB