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101 UNAMr.NT OFF'K'IAIJS Wayne Berry (left) and
Dour Ia cIrcU make some adjustments on ttie leader
board Saturday as the U.S. Open King Mackerel Tour-
iiameiii comes io a close. One adjustment not
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necessary was at the top spot where Michael Clem
mons ran away from the field with his 19.05-poitnd
king.
L’.S. OPEN WINNICIIS Michael Clemmons (right) and
Hutch Benton, both of Southport, display the $25,000
winning king mackerel and the first-place trophy after
Saturday's final round. Clemmons caught the
t9.05-poundcr during Friday's competition and waited
nervously until the final results were posted Saturday.
BY OOLG BLITEB
Michael Clemmons of Southport
wa.sn't even going to enter this year's
U.S. Open King Mackerel Tourna
ment. lie thought it would be a waste
of money.
But the first-place tro|)hy and
check for 525.000 wore more than
enough to convince him he did the
right thing.
Clemmons won this year’s event
going away as his 49.05-pound king
caught during la.st Friday’s .second
round held u)) through Saturday’s
final hotirs of comjMitition.
Although the winning king did not
surpa.ss the tournament record of
50.40 pounds set la.st year, the
number of boats entered established
a .state saltwater fishing tournament
record.
Southport's Clemmons Wins Record-Setting U.S. Open
According to 1988 Tournament
Chairman Richard Nubel, 544 boats
entered this year’s U.S. Open, sur
passing the previous state record of
505 set at the Hardee’s Atlantic
Beach Fishing Tournament held
earlier this year.
The second-place prize of $10,000
went to Danny Juel of Little River,
S.C., who caught a 42.10-pound king
aboard “Brittany Nicole.”
Carolina Beach’s David Franklin
took third place and $5,000 aboard
“Moody Blue” with a king mackerel
which weighed 40.55 poun^.
Other Brunswick County
fishennen finishing in the top 20 were
Davey Herring of Southport, who
won the eighth-place prize of $1,200
aboard “Cap’n Boo” with a
36.65-pound king; Charles Wilson Jr.
W|]«oo
of Yaupon Beach, who won the 13th-
place prize of $850 aboard “Eazy
Times” with a .34.70-pounder: and
Kyle White of Shallotte, who won the
19th-place prize of $550 aboard "Oil
Slick” for his 32.05-pound king.
Brunswick County also had three
winners in the tournament’s daily
three-fish aggregate weight
category.
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Chip Maree of Shallotte took the
first-place check of $1,000 Thunsday
with 68.50 pounds. He was fishing
aboard “Tarheel Baby.”
Luther DLshman of Southport won
$750 for second place Thursday with
an aggregate weight of 57.90 pounds
caught aboard "Just One.”
Dale McDowell of Bolivia, fishing
aboard "Dalee," won $500 for third
I Safe Boating
\ Is Squadron's Goal
BY RAIIN ADAMS
"Boating is fun. Safe boating is
more fun”
That’s what a group of Shallotte
area resideiiLs- all members of the
U..S. Cower .Squadron—hope to get
across to boaters in an upcoming
series of free boating safety classes.
And according to Milton Whann,
the clas.scs are a .step toward organiz
ing support for a Cower Squadron in
Brunswick County.
Whann, who is a past commander
of the Charlotte Power Squadron,
said at least 15 members of the
(Jiarlotle .st(uadron alone own homes
in the Shallotte area.
At least 25 iiersons must express in-
tere.st in a local squadron in order to
form one liere; however, member-
shiij is by invitation only, he said.
Whann said he thinks there will be
enouidi interest to form a local
squadron within a year.
The U.S. Cower Squadron (USPS)
is a boating fraternity made up of
people who want to letirn more about
boating through self-education,
Whann .said.
He .said the organization began in
the early 190(ls as a motorboat club
within the New York Yacht Club.
Squadron members, who had learned
strict rules of navigation, were called
on to helj) teach U.S. Navy sailors
about boat handling during World
War I and World War II.
Some in .s(|uadrons currently
operate in .North Carolina, with
Wilmington’s Cape Fear Power
.Squadron covering this area.
Ihe upcoming boating .safety
course, .sponsored by the Cape Fear
.squadron, begins Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. at
M & J Marina located at Somersett
[.anding off N.C. 179.
“We need everybody—all
boaters,” Whann said, adding that
anyone can sign up for the classes.
However, he said children should be
at least 12 years old.
And he emphasized that a .student
does not need to own a boat to take
the classes.
“If you just have an interest in
boating, you can take the course,” he
said.
The course, which will be taught by
local Squadron members, will consist
of 12 lessons. Whann said topics will
include “rules of the road,” equip-
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tion, the compass, safety afloat,
.Marline.spike seamanship and chart
work.
The classes are offered at no
charge, except for a small book fee.
For more information on the
boating safety course, contact
Whann or Joe Huber at 579-6440.
Boat Capsizes
In U.S. Open
It didn’t take long for Thomas Ryan of Raeford and Ed Binson of
Long Beach to find out how “rough” last week’s U.S. Open King
Mackerel Tournament in Southport could be.
Thursday, on the first day of competition, Ryan and Binson's 22-foot
boat capsizad in rough seas off Ixickwood Folly Inlet, according to a
spokesman for the U.S. Coast Guard station at Oak Island.
Neither fisherman was injured in the mishap, which occurred
Thursday around 8:40 a.m. approximately three to four miles from
shore.
Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Kenneth Fisher said a smaU craft ad
visory was in effect, with 25-knot winds and four to five foot waves at the
time of the accident.
Fisher said Ryan, 51, and Binson, 49, were participating in the tour
nament when the bilge pump on their craft malfunctioned.
. The pair were headed back toward port when the boat’s port engine
also faltered, allowing the craft to capsize in heavy seas, Fisher said.
The men were able to put on life jackets and jump from the boat
before it espsized.
Ryan and Binson were picked up by another competitor, William
Houston of Charlotte, aboard the “Celia Ann.”
After being returned to shore, the two men were checked out by
Long Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad personnel. Fisher said neither
man required hospital treatment.
He added that tne Coast Guard retrieved the capsized boat and tow
ed it to port.
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place Saturday with an aggregate
weight of 56.35 pounds.
Other top 10 winners in the largest
fish r.Tfppnry wprp- Hnit Tmtman nf
Wrightsville Beach, 4th, $2,500, 39.75,
"Joint Cu.stody;’’ Dean Porter of
Wilmington. 5th, $1,500. 39.05, “Reel
Thrill:" Gary Reich of Winston-
,Salem, 6th, $1,400, .38.50. “Gary’s
Grady:” James Hines of Wilm
ington, 7th, $1,300, 30.90, “Baby
Jane;” Farrell Scott of Wilmington,
9th, $1,100, 36.35, “Marilyn;" and
Stacy Prestwood of Wilmington, 10th,
$1,000, 35.05, “Miss Grace."
Rounding out the lop 20 were Eddie
Taylor of Wilmington. 11th. $950,
34.95, “Got-Cha;" Daniel Casino of
Jacksonville, Fla., 12th, $900. 34.85,
•‘Casino Royale:’’ Jerry Allgood of
Wilmington, 14th, $800,33.60. "Janice
k’aye:’’ Roger C.inacly of Wilm
ington. 15th. $7.50, 3.3.00, 'Lead
Foot;’’ Doug Rochelle of Wilmington.
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E. Canomer of Richland.s. 17th. $650,
32.'20, "The Peg;’’ Nornum Farrow of
Wilmington. 18th. $600. 32.‘20. ’ Dou
ble Exposure:" and Mike Henry of
Carolina Beach, 20th. $500. .31 65.
■ Sea Filly."
Six Brunswick County fishermen
were among the next 20 finishers who
received $500 each. They were
Thomas Bowmer of Ixing Beach.
23rd, 31.10: John Do.sher of
Southport. 28th. 28.50; Thomas
Morgan of Supply. 30th, 28.45; Boyce
Broadwcll of Long Beach. 31.si, 28.35;
Bill Ro.ss of Southport. 32ml, 28..35;
and Ray Woodside of Yaupon Beach.
40th, '25.75.
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