Carolina Bassers
Gaston Lake Tournament September 21, 2003

John Barrett of Cedar Creek used a buzzbait to catch big-fish (4 lbs. 12 oz) and placed 1st with a total of 15 lbs. 12 oz.  Brian Key placed 2nd with 9 lbs. 5oz using worms and a jig.  Hume Hawkins of Fayetteville finished 3rd with 9 lbs. 3 oz by using a Pop-R.  Keith Ducote of Cameron placed 4th with 7 lbs. 6 oz. By using spinnerbaits and crankbaits.  Gerald Rhodes of Sanford placed 5th with 6 lbs. 12 oz by using worms and a pop-r.  Honorable Mention went to Hulbert Mundy of Johnsonville; he used his own line of baits
(Mundybaits) to catch his fish.

The youth division winner and big fish went to Britt Kuchen of Fayetteville with a total weight of 3 lbs. 12 oz, big fish was 2 lbs.  He used a Senko for his catch.  2nd place went to Wesley Riddle of Sanford with 1 lb, he also used a senko.  David Blanton of Fayetteville finished 3rd with 15 oz., he used a spinnerbait.

Weather Conditions
Mostly sunny.  Mid 50s to mid 80s.

 Tournament Data
 Participants:  32
 Youth Participants:  7
Participants catching fish: 31
Fished weighed:  74  (2 over 10", 3 over 14")
Limits:  3
Fish weighing over 5 pounds:  0

Tournament Results                                                 Youth Results

Place Angler Bass Weight Place Angler Bass Weight
1st John Barrett 5 15.66 1st Britt Kuchen 2 3.70
2nd Brian Key 5 9.45 2nd Westley Riddle 1 1.12
3rd Hume Hawkins 5 9.23 3rd David Blanton 1 .94
4th Keith Ducote 4 7.40 4th
5th Gerald Rhodes 4 6.67 5th
Honorable Mention
Hulbert Mundy 2 6.27
Big Fish Weight Big Fish Weight
John Barrett 4.75     Britt Kuchen 2.03  
   

 

 
Top 5  Left to Right  
John Barrett - 1st Place and Big Fish Britt Kuchen - 1st Place and Big Fish
 
Youth Participants