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Macon fm photo FuuU VFD Flounder Tournament MIKt. BALLrJyiGuR of wis End (iefi) wan ?ui years Shauuue ruin* VFD FtOUndm with a 5.83-pounder. He fished with parents John and Doris BaJienger of Hoiden Beach. Flounder Toumey Next Weekend BY DOUG RUTTER Joyce Land says flounder fishing these days is the best she's seen in five or six years. That's good ?? to the fishermen who pis- to com pete in next weekend's 11th Annual Shallotte Point Volunteer Fire Department Rounder Tournament. If the weather is good, there should be lots of floun der brought to the scales at Tripp's Fishing Center, which hosts the two-day tournament "We've had more flounders so far uus year than rve seen in five or six years," Land said Monday. "It's real good right now. The biggest I've actually seen was S pounds, but I've heard of some caught at oth er places up to 8 pounds." Land said. Tournament activities kick off with a captain's meet ing Thursday, June 9, from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. at the Shallotte Point fire station. The fishing competition will be Friday and Saturday, June 10 and 11, from 7 a.m. until S p.m. each day. Fish will be weighed in until 6 p.m. at Tripp's. Fishermen must stay between link River Inlet and Lockwood Folly River at Intracoastel Waterway marker 36. The Shallotte Point VFD Auxiliary will be serving breakfast and lunch to the fishermen both days at Tripp's. On Saturday night, a fish fry will start at 5 p.m. at the fire station. An awards ceremony wOl follow at 7:30 P-m- .ap prizes are $1,300 for the largest flounder and $1,000, $500, $400 and $200 for the second through fifth largest. The fisherman who weighs in the five fish with the greatest aggregate weight will receive $600. Thrrs ^ (wnn Sinn and tsn) will he pre sented each day to the fishermen who weigh in the most fish. The child angler who weighs in the biggest fish each day will receive $50. There also will be fish bowl draw ings for door prizes and $100 in cash. Mike Baiienger of west End is the defending iuuma ment champion. His 5.83-pound flounder, caught in the opening hours of iasi year's eveui, was just big enough to win. Rallenoer landed the fish near the mouth of Shallotte Inlet. The four next-largest fish were all within .74 pounds of Baiienger 's winner. The entry fee it $50 per boat, which includes two bee dinner tickets. The fishing tournament is the biggest fund-raiser for the volunteer fire department Last year's tournament was one of the most success ful ever with 114 entries Fishermen presented 177 flounder for weigh-in. In keeping with tradition. Land declined to make a prediction about how many fishermen she thinks will enter this year's tournament or what it will take to win the event "The first year I guessed and we only had about 60 fishermen so I stopped trying to guess," she said. "I'm going to hope we break our record this year on the fish ermen we have." For more information on the tournament call 754 6985. Spots Plentiful At Locai Piers BY DOUG Sli ISS Pier anglers visiting the South Brunswick Islands for Memorial Day weekend should have found the fishing to their liking. Laige numbers of spots were caught at Ocean Isle Beach and Sunset Beach fishing piers, while Spanish mackerel were striking at Holden Beach. "They're catching a lot of spots. They had a real good day yester day," Evelyn Williams of Ocean Isle Beach Fishing Pier said Monday. "The spots havr. been especially good. They were catching the spots by the five-gallon bucketful," Williams added. "For this time of year they were nice spots I would say." Williams said anglers also caught Spanish, blue fish and whiting last week. "It looks like if the weather holds up we're going to have a good This Week's Tide Table ___ ______ _______ SEPTEMBER mam um Day Dm* AM. TM. KM. ML Hmhy 2 233 3:07 MS MO Friday 3 4:17 440 lttlt U4B ??today 4 5*7 *30 11:12 H33 smto, s J5S ea um 4 Msadtr ? "J w IM0IM9 Mm 7 7:25 7:47 135 ia? Oil III 1 1|| I W) kI7 2?2 * AMomnms SHALLOrtTE INLET ? add 17 a^L ffl UOCXWOOO FOLLY? i n*Mt 72 ?ia. ta*bude, Mteact ? aria. law 0*. BALD HEAD ISLAND Wbuacl 10 ?ate. lutf) tide, wtarad 7 aria, low dfe 9 SOUTHFOirT? add 7 aria, hi* tftej ?dd 15 raja kw tide LITTLE RIVER adteiau 11 t^L fcM. MHi |agU0 JO ? t- !.-? t Harvie Iti#, DM, MAD. Pediatric Dentistry ? providing care for children and young adult* ages 1-21. Abo care for the handicapped 754-3333 ?MEMBER: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY 1Q1 V*?flc Pine*. ahalloUc WILLIAM SOUTHESLAND of Roseboro shows off a 2 pound snapper and TA-pound grouper caught by his father Sunday aboard the Alice E. It was William's first fishing trip. summer," she said. Spots also were plentiful over the holiday weekend at Sunset Beach Fishing Pier, said manager Ed Kayler. They have been catching spots. That's the good news. That's what we've been waiting on," Kayler said Monday morning. He also repotted catches of blue fish, pompano. flounder and a few whiting. At Holden Beach Fishing Pier, manager Gil Bass said fishermen -4 ? . ? i ? ._l: e *-i. * ? 9MUI6U iJfMUUBU UMMKIWI last week. "They have started picking up on the Spanish. We had a lot of people down this weekend," Bass said. Fishermen also landed blues, flounder, spots, whiting and croaker last week at Hidden Beach, Bass said. Hoidea Beach Marina Windy conditions limited offshore fishing much of last week, but an glers still found trout, drum and oth er fish inshore. "Off in the Lockwood Folly Inlet we had some black (bum and sheep&head caught on sand fleas," said Gary Carr of Holden Beach Marina. The Spanish have been spotty." Carr said fishermen also caught spots and flounder in the waterway and trout in the inlet There wasn't much offshore fishing action last week. "The wind has been blowing. Boats haven't been able to get out much. They couldn't get offshore," Carr said. Ocena Isle Marina Ken Shipley of Ocean Isle Marina said fishermen caught king macker el, dolphin and wahoo last week. "Kings are being caught within four miles of the beach," he said. "The flounder's still good. Sheepahead are being caught at Sunset Beach at the drawbridge." Tripp's Ftskiag Center Fishermen working inshore last week caught lots of flounder and spots out of Tripp's Fishing Center at Shallotte Point "Outside they caught blijes and Spanish, what time they could get out there," said spokesperson Joyce Land ONE CONTRACTOR FOR THE TOTAL JOB ,9* From the concept Tennis Courts to the finish, with pride and quality workmanship. Paths Parking Lots Stone Base Gracing | Storm Drainage i Curb & Gutter Ste Clearing Contractor's Ucaraa *4319 ?CALLUSFORA^gCT4ATE(919)754?7f77? || THEME FOR NATIONAL OBSERVANCE Boat Smart ; Boat Safe > Boat Sober Hsdcss! S*f* 5sm<m uwk June 5-11, has been proclaimed in Branswick County by a number of ia mayors. "National Safe Boating Week is dedicated to saving the lives of boaters," said Robert Adams of the Shallotte River Power Squadron. chairman of the squadron's Safe Boating Week activities. "Moat of the boats involved in fatal accidents are small boats on inland waters. Most of the people who die in boating accidents tail out of boats or capsize or swamp their boats. We want to put an end to the needless deaths," Adams explained. The mayors' proc^-nations point out that 70 million Americans will choose recreational boating as a way to relax with family and friends in 1994 and, unfortunately, tragedies do occur on the water, and urges responsible boat opera tors to learn about the hazards of aicoiioi and boating. "Boat smart, boat safe and boat sober," is the theme for this year's observance. Signing prcdamatioss support ing the goals of National Safe Boating Week in Brunswick County were Mayor Sarah L. Tripp of Shallotte, Mayor Gay Atkins of Holden Beach, Mayor Betty Will iamson of Ocean Isle, Mayor Nor man Holden of Southport, Mayor Joan Altman of Long Beach, Mayor Mason Barber Jr. of Sunset Beach, and Mayor George Ander son of Calabash. 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