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Well the first Virginia Chapter tournament was a cold blast off. Some teams fishing the upper part of the lake would find ice on the water at time. But 7 teams would competed in the firat chapter tournament. Fishing as hard and slow and only 4 teams would bring fish to the scales. 1st place $193.00 would go to Jeff Fink Sr & Jeff Fink Jr with there 5 fish total of 20 lbs and they would also take home big fish $140.00 with their 7 lb channel cat 2nd place and $88.00 would go to Robert Geiger & Stephen Peppell with their catch of 2.8 lbs other teams would be Rodney lamn / John Dudding 2.0 lbs Josh Fitchett 1.6 lbs Tin Hagan / Oran Shea , Paul & Janet Williamson , Ace Laserna / Billy Goldsmith just couldn't find fish that wanted there bait. |
Today we held out second Virginia Catfish Nation tournament for 2008 on the mighty James River (Hopewell). The day started of very foggy, and most teams had to deal with it while getting bait. However at launch time, most of the heavy fog had lifted, and a bone chilling high humidity day with a light breezes had set in. Most would say the bite was very slow, for most ot the day, However a few nice fish were brought to the scales. 1st Place and $260.00 would go to the team of Steve Tomlin , Eddie Willey & Johnny Carterwith their fish of 62.8 & 41.6 = 104.4 and they would also take home big fish jack pot of $240.00 as well 2nd place and $163.00 would go to the team of Chris Eberwien,Allen Conner,Kyle Moore & Barry Jones with their fish of 50.8 & 41.4 = 92.2 lbs 3rd place and $98.00 went to Rodney Lamm, John Dubbing & Johnny Breeden with fish of 60.8 & 28.8 = 89.6 lbs 4. James Price / Tom Phillips 45.8 & 34.6 = 80.4 5. Wayne Luy / Justin Hitz / Cody Creger 46.0 & 29.2 = 75.2 6. Hugh Self / Randy Harris 36.2 & 32.4 = 68.6 7. Scott Chapman / Joe Cannon 38.0 & 23.2 = 62.1 8. James Fields / Harry Wihelm / John Gibson 32.6 & 12.4 = 45.0 9. Jeff Fink Sr / Jeff Fink Jr 25.0 & 15.2 + 40.2 10. Paul & Janet Williamson / Robert Geiger 27.2 11. Ace Laserna / Billy Goldsmith / Mike Bolling 14.2 & 6.2 = 20.4 12. Rick Jenkins /Oran Shea / Aaron Carver 12. Mike Tracy |
March 15, 2008 Pamunkey/Mattaponi (West Point) Tour 9 Teams would take to the two River tour at 7:00AM for the 3rd Va. CatFish Nation Tour of 2008, in quest of the two biggest blue catfish. The two rivers would be very different on this day. The Pamunkey was very muddy, with winds that made some holes unfishable. The Mattaponi on the other hand was cloudy, with a lot less wind. All 9 teams would weigh fish, however the bite was very slow, and sometimes, not at all. Everyone marked good fish, but getting them to bite was the problem. 17 fish in all would be brought to weigh in for a total weight of 408.2 lbs. Congratulations to the Winners! 1st Wayne Howdershelt & Richard Mills with a total of 82.0 lbs. & Big fish for the tour, 48.0 lbs. They won $180.00 for 1st place & $180.00 for big fish. 2nd Josh Fitchett, Robert Fenter & Lee Wooten with a total of 77.2 lbs. They won $113.00 for 2nd place. 3rd Tim Maupin, Jody Maupin, Brian Lamb & Patrick Knight with a total of 55.0 lbs. They won $68.00 for 3rd place. 4th Bobby Brainish, & Roy Stewart with a total of 51.4 lbs. 5th James Fields, Jack Fields & Harry Wihelm with a total of 38.6 lbs. 6th: Jeff Fink Sr, Jeff Fink Jr & Oran Shea with a total of 32.6 lbs. 7th Rick Jenkins, & Aaron Carver with a total of 29.8 lbs. 8th Robert Geiger & Stephen Peppell, with a total of 25.0 lbs 9th Tim Hagan, Rob Wills with a total of 16.6 lbs. Thanks to all who participated, and we look forward to fishing again on March 29th at the next tour on the mighty Rappahannock River. |
Eight teams would launch at 7:00AM on the Rappahannock for the fourth Virginia Catfish Nation Tournament of 2008. This would be a target weight tournament. 5 fish limit with a target weight of 56lbs. The temperature was in the low 30’s and a brisk wind at launch time. Some teams would go up river towards Fredericksburg, and others would go south under the 301 bridge. Water temperatures were between 53 and 55 degrees. There was a lot of gizzard and hickory shad along with a few herring. 1st Place- James Fields & Robert Fenter with 5 fish total of 57lbs & Big Fish of 46.8 lbs. They would win $220.00 for 1st place & $160.00 for Big Fish. 2nd Place- Richard Mills & Bryan Tilson with 3 fish total of 53.0 lbs. They would win $100.00 3rd Place- Kenny Rand, Charles Lee, Dylan Simonds & Chad Lee Jr with a 5 fish weight of 26.8 lbs. 4th Place- Paul & Janet Williamson with 5 fish weight of 24.0 lbs. 5th Place- Jeff Fink Sr, Jeff Fink Jr & Oran Shea 9.2 lbs. 6th Place- Ken McElroy & Robert Geiger 5.8 lbs. 7th Place- Jerry Musselman & Tony Howard 0.0 lbs 7th Place- Bob Branish & Brian Myers 0.0 lbs Overall 25 fish were brought to the scales for a total weight of 175.80 lbs with Big Fish of 46.8 & 33.6 lbs. |
Sat April 19, 2008 Four teams would venture out for the fifth Virginia Catfish Nation Tour for 2008. The tournament would be the first every to be on the true South Potomac, Aquia , out of Hope Springs Marina. The 7 am launch saw the temp of 50 degrees, no wind, and glass water conditions. That would change as the day went on, as the wind made conditions very tough in the afternoon. There was also a lot of pleasure boats on the river, with the temps getting into the low 80’s. There was a mix of Channels and Blues, brought to scales. 1st Place – Harry Wihelm, James Fields & Nathanel Fields with a total weight of 27.2 lbs. They would win $120.00. They also won Big Fish, $80.00, with a 16.4 lb blue. 2nd Place – Robert Geiger, Gregory Gibson Sr with a total weight of 25.4 lbs. 3rd Place – Jeff Fink Sr, Jeff Fink Jr, & Oran Shea with a total weight of 19.6 lbs. 4th Place – Tim Maupin, Jody Maupin & Patrick Knight with a total weight of 15.8 lbs. We look forward to seeing everyone at our next tour on The Chickahominy River, May 17, 2008, for our first night tour of 2008. 7 pm to 7 am. |
Our 6th Tournament of the year on the Chick River, our first night tournament of the 08 season. Four boats would launch out of River Rest Marina, at 7PM for what would be a tough nite of fishing. The weather was great, a little windy, but not to bad. But with the Blues spawing, it would be a very diffcult to catch fish. Everyone found big fish, but getting them to eat, was another story. 1st Place – John Dubbing & Michael Breeden with a 30.8 lb & 10.4 lb for a total weight of 41.2 lbs. They won $160.00 for 1st place and $80.00 for big Fish. 2nd Place – Jeff Fink Sr & Jeff Fink Jr with 25.0 lbs & 6.0 lbs for a total weight of 31.0 lbs. 3rd Place – James Fields & Harry Wihelm & Oran Shea with 15.8 lbs & 6.8 lbs for a total weight of 22.6 lbs 4th Place – Robert Geiger & Steven Peppell & Tom Phillips eith 9.0 lbs & 6.4 lbs for a total weight of 15.4 lbs |
June 21 Potomac river and 16 teams would hit the river hoping to find the two blue cats that would set them in first place. Slow post spwan bite and full moon tides would make it alittle harder for them. The rain past just to the south of the tournament site but the wind would hang around most of the night. 1st place- Josh Fitchett, Steve Tomlin - total weight 83.6 B/F 49.0 $280.00 plus $300.00 for big fish 2nd place- Bill and Steve Carter - total weight 79.8 $160.00 3rd place- Jeff Fink Sr., Jeff Fink, Jr, - total weight 64.6 $120.00 4th place- Jeff Piper, Shawn Wetzel- total weight 62.4 $80.00 5th place- James Fields, Brandon Evans, Frank Fields 6th place- Rob Wills, Tim Hagan 7th place- Richard Pippin, Kyle House 8th place- Rodney Lamm, John Dubbins 9th place- Chris Scipone, Morris Hicks, Bob Ridgeway 10th place- Oran Shea, Harry Wilhelm 11th place- Philip Shaw, je, Richard Cox 12th place- Jon Atkins, Tom Phillips 13th place- Rick Jenkins, Aaron Carver, Cory Taylor 13th place- Robert Geiger, Stephen Peppell 13th place - Kevin Fitzgerald, Rick Genteau, Doug Johnson 13th place- Pip, Vince Rodgers, Earl Steelberg Their were 3 fish over 40 lbs Their were 5 fish over 30 lbs 528 lbs of fish caught, average weight was 25.14 lbs |