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STILL A SUCCESS DESPITE RAINY WEATHER! First Fish Memorable One For Flounder Tourney Winner BY DOUG RUTTER Who says you need experience to win a flounder tournament? Some times a little beginner's luck goes a long way. Just ask Billy Patterson Jr. The 20-year-old Lumberton man caught his first fish Friday, a 5.53-pound flounder which ended up winning the Shallottc Point Volunteer Fire Department Flounder Tournament. "You can believe for S1,5(X) I'll be back," Patterson said before pick ing up the top cash prize at Saturday night's awards ceremony. Patterson was part of a first-time entry in the tournament. He fished with his father, Billy Sr., on a boat captained by Franklin Hurscy. Wives Carol Patterson and Sandra Hurscy had to work Friday, but joined the crew for second-day ac tion Saturday. Using finger mullet for bait, Patterson hooked the winner late Friday morning in Lock wood Folly River just before a heavy downpour. "1 didn't even realize I had him on the line," he confessed. "1 was going to move to the front of the boat, and 1 reeled in the line and there it was." Shallottc Point VFD Secretary Treasurer Vcmon Ward said the winning fish was one of the smallest in tournament history. "That's S300 per pound. Thai's an expensive flounder," he said. "There's some big ones out there, they just didn't catch them." The sccond-biggcst fish in the tournament, worth SI, 000, was land ed by Fred Davis and Ron Reedy of Wilmington. It weighed 4.93 pounds. Gary Long of Grisscttown, a KELLY HEWETT of Shallotte won $50 for landing this fish Saturday. perennial winner al the tournament, was up to his usual form. He won S600 for weighing in five fish over the two days with the heaviest total weight ? 20.01 pounds. Long won an additional S217 for weighing in the most floun der Friday and tying for third Saturday. Former tournament winner Henry Martinez of Fayetteville weighed in the third-largest flounder. He won S500 for a 4.83-pounder. f PIAC1NG FOURTH with a 4.83-pound flounder were Mike Tew (left) and Henry Martinez. LITTLE RIVER SATELLITES SALES & SERVICE SERVING EASTERN NORTH & SOUTH CAROLINA ?FREE Site Checks ?Home and Commercial Systems ?Upgrade Systems ?Descramblers ?Repairs on All Makes and Models ?Tune in Over 200 Channels ?In-house financing ?Insurance Claims (803)280-2323 4389 B SEA MOUNTAIN HWY. NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29582 Fifth-place honors antl S4(K) went to Gregory Garner with a 4.74 pound flounder. Jimmy Price of Southport won S2(X) for the fifth largest fish. Daily prizes of S2(X) for weighing in the most fish went to Jimmy High of Calabash for Saturday and Long for Friday. Runncrs-up winning $1(X) each were Bill Lawing on Saturday and High on Friday. Three fishermen shared the S50 third-place money on both days. Children's winners included Kelly llcwctt of Shallotte, who won S50 for the biggest fish Saturday. Ward said the rain last week didn't keep too many people from fishing in the tournament. The ninth annual event drew 92 entries, which was eight more than last year but still one of the smallest fields in tournament history. The foreca for rain apparently kept some tournament veterans away. Ward said 47 of the 92 entries were newcomers to the event. "If the weather had been clear we probably would have had 1 10 to 120 boats," Ward said. Despite rainy weather Friday, all but two of the boats went fishing and anglers caught 113 flounder av eraging 2. 16 pounds each. With a 5 1/2-pounder leading af ter day one. Ward said the all of the fishermen went out Saturday think ing they still had a chance to win. "Wc had people fishing all day today," he said Saturday night. Even the leaders got an early start. "Wc fished hard today," Hurscy said. "Wc were through the checkpoint at 7 a.m." ? 1 * STAFF PHOTOS BY DOUG 8UTTER lill. I.) PATTERSON JR. shows off the 5.53-pound tournament winner. 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