The top five anglers were: 1. Jason B. Snell 18.41 lbs 2. Lawrence Thomas 15.14 lbs 3. William Ashley Pollard 14.30 lbs 4. Jimmy R. Mathews 14.01 lbs 5. Daniel Leggett Sr. 9.37 lbs
Conditions: The weather was overcast all day with winds of 10 -20. The river was very high following the recent north easter with floaters. The creeks where clear and the main river was dirty, but the fish responded to spinnerbaits, crankbaits and Carolina rigs. The water temps where in the upper 50’s.
Winning Strategy: Jason stated one of us baits was a Culprit June bug worm.
Next Divisional Tournament: This division’s next tournament is Dec. 12, 2009, on the Neuse/Trent rivers in New Bern.
For more information on this or any future event in this division contact Wayne Heaney (910) 548-0413 or by email at: wayne_heaney(at)msn(dot)com.
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