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rage l2-< ?THK Bill NSWU K BKAl o W" A- i? MjKgV t _ rwL **Wl8' i'ST^BML Wu K? r JK^!1 WAYNE HILL of North Myrtle Bead fish that won him and his partner, Ai I) nual Shallotte Point VFD Flounder 1 pounds, breaking the previous touman this year's tournament by 3.66 pounds Recorc BY DOUG RUTTFR Wayne Hill and Al Davis were just about to give up on this year's Shallotte Point VFD Flounder TournnmPnt Rnturriuv tuhon thoir \??nlt changed dramatically. Only two hours remained in the tournament and the South Carolina fishing buddies had seen very little action during the two-day event when Hill reared back and pulled the winning flounder from the water. Until then, the angling duo had caught only two small flounder in their first flounder tournament at Shallotte Point. They had suffered thr??lloh II Hav nf f?nlH rain r\r* tTrirlon without catching a single one. Hill, the angler from North Myrtle Beach who caught the tournamentwinning fish, was anxious and estatic as he waited for the final few boats to dock and the captains to bring their nets full of flounder to the weigh station. His was an enormous fish, weighing more than nine pounds and w?V k "^1 Jp''. v"v " ' ' gJrW M M llt M THIRD PRIZE WINNER was the t< Martinez, both of Faycttevlllc, who with the most combined weight. This the past two years, took home $G0 pounds. V /. '<?\. Thursday. Juiu* 16. 1!ISS A V 1 m41 4 'Wl A? i ' I I ST Af * PMO'OS ?? DOUG RUT TIP i. S.C.. displays the record-breaking avis of Little River, S.C.. the fifth an=rnamcnt. Hill's fish weighed 9.23 lent record by 2.6 pounds and winning I Flounde measuring more than two feet long. Spectators and contestants alike were in awe as they walked up to the weigh station and saw the fish dangling from its hook underneath the tournament tent. Although he was happy to talk to all of the contestants and spectators about his winning fish as the final results were determined, Hill avoided answering the question on everyone's mind. When asked where he caught the monstrous flounder, which many said was the largest they had ever seen. Hill replied that he caught it somewhere south of Tripp's Fishing Center, where the tournament weigh station was located. He added that he used "the killer thing" for bait. Davis, of Little River, the second member of the winning team, said the two fishermen came in to weigh the fish right after it was landed about 3 p.m. "You never know what troubles you might have with the i - '?. w&t ''m HHHhBH! ;am of Don Matthews (left) and Henry entered the five fish in the tournament pairing, which had won the tournament 0. Total weight of their fish was 17.35 / -* -A * 1 2 *' IS ?* JIMMY AND LYNN HIGH of Calabash $1,000 for this 5.57-pound flounder. Theit >r Wins S boat," he said. "We figured the chances of beating that weren't very s good with about an hour left." 3 "I was right happy to see him com- 1 ing up," added Hill. "When 1 pulled it i up 1 said to myself, 'Everyone else is I going to h?ve to beat this cause I've i had my luck for the day.' " Whether it was luck or skill or a 1 combination of the two. Hill's < flounder tipped the electronic scales I at 9.23 pounds, measured 2634 inches i long and lined his pocket with $1,500 1 cash. Net only did his fish shatter the < previous tournament record of 6.63 pounds, it ran away with this year's i event. The next largest flounder, caught by Jimmy High of Calabash, weighed 5.57 pounds and was 2334 Inches long. He earned $1,000 for that fish. Another record broken during the fifth annual tournament was the number of boats entered. The 125 uuaw out j/tudWU iU.ti j Lui O iimrK 01 97. Orgaiizers said they expect at least 150 boats next year. BILL DUNCAN of Summcrville, S.C., landed this 5.15-pound fish, the third largest caught during the flounder tournament, to earn the fourth-plaec prize of $500. m\ l^> ?! won the second-place cash prize of * fish was 2334-inches long. hallotte I Tournament Chairman Mike Potts laid he was very pleased with thus ,'ear's tournament. He could not say low much money the fire departnent raised, but said it will be used ;o purchase much-needed equipment. Two-time defending champions Henry Martinez and Don Matthews if Fayetteville didn't quite make it to Inree straight w ins this year, but did ,valk away with $600 for entering the ive largest fish in the tournament. Their five fish had a combined weight of 17.35 pounds. Bill Duncan of Summerville, S.C., won the fourth prize of $500 for the Tsurni EE \ ' ^ 1 I Evrnnu 3 GO FOR THE BEST nJ Frank Causey of Sha yj makes the best hand ft this 16-footer with an y 8 trai ler, and you're rea 1 SHAUC Qt VI J| '"** r ^IbBe*'' 4 B& J QBS8H B Viv ' nj w THE FATHER/SON TEAM of Lonnlc ( Point cleaned up during Saturday's aw boat, Willard not only won $400 for land nament, the 3.94-pounder pictured hen largest fish for a child during boih day Point Toi hird largest fish caught in the tourlament. It was a 5.15-pound flounder -neasuring 23 inches. The fifth prize of $400 went to WiUard Causey of Shallotte Point. His 20-inch, 3.94-pound fish was the fourth largest fish in the tournament. That flounder also won him an extra 150 for the largest fish caught by a :hild (age 12 and under) on Friday. He also won $50 Saturday for the largest flounder caught by a child. That one weighed 3.43 pounds. Wilmington resident Fred Davis won the $200 sixth prize for entering the fifth largest fish. His winning flounder weighed 3.51 pounds and & j Ml mA mam * r | l v I T 1-1 ftl auum ei r-v hi TrJTT.-iT Fr " llotte Marine says Atlantic lling well boat built. Team i Evinrude motor and a Cox idy for fishing season! ITTE MARINEi MAIN STREET*754-696^ /Ssh left) and Wfllard Causey of Shallotte !irrlc nornmnm; A knnrrl Uin m.w^ vviviiivu;. nuuuiu Ilia ittUlCI 3 Lng the fourth largest fish in the tourbut also won $100 for catching the s of the event. jrney measured 20V* inches long. Daily prizes of $200, $100 and $50 were awarded for the most fish entered by each boat. On Friday, Gary Long battled the elements and weighed in 23 fish to take the top cash award. Tommy Johnson turned in 17 flounder and Phillip Cheers entered 15. All three are from ShalloLe. Tommy Johnson led the way Saturday when he entered 26 flounder. The second and third prizes were split between Robert Ball of Ocean Isle Beach and Ricky Lefler of Albemarle, who both weighed in 17 fish. | 1 r oi/iM / o n fcT " :V v"'"' * G I | cox=i g SUPPLY |
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