Mount Holly’s Trull Earns Co-angler Title

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 26, 2018) – Boater Jeff Queen of Catawba, North Carolina, caught five bass weighing 22 pounds, 1 ounce, Saturday to win the 2018 T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) North Carolina Division opener on Lake Norman presented by Navionics. Queen earned $3,918 for his victory.

“I was fishing on the south end of the lake, targeting sandy flats and boat docks,” said Queen, who earned his third career win in BFL competition. “I like these early in the year tournaments because they fit my pattern real well.”

Queen said that he caught his fish on two baits – a 3/8-ounce KJ Camo-colored Queen Tackle Flippin jig and a ½-ounce Greenpumpkin Green-colored Queen Tackle Hammerhead jig.

“I threw the Flippin jig around docks, and used the Hammerhead on the sandy flats,” Queen said. “The Hammerhead is a football-head jig that has a tungsten bead in the head, and it gives a crayfish clicking noise that makes the bass go crazy. I had it trailered with a Bizz Baits Cutter Craw and I was just imitating a crayfish as close as I could.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st:          Jeff Queen, Catawba, N.C., five bass, 22-1, $3,918

2^nd:         Nick Miller, Terrell, N.C., five bass, 19-9, $2,344

3^rd:         Preston Harris, State Road, N.C., five bass, 16-6, $1,638

4^th:         Dylan Fulk, Concord, N.C., five bass, 15-5, $867

5^th:         Alvin Shaw, Roaring Gap, N.C., five bass, 14-9, $744

6^th:         Mark Carpenter, Lincolnton, N.C., five bass, 14-3, $682

7^th:         Rob Digh, Denver, N.C., five bass, 14-1, $620

8^th:         Doug Easton, Huntersville, N.C., five bass, 14-0, $558

9^th:         Carson Orellana, Mooresville, N.C., five bass, 13-15, $496

10^th:       Hank Cherry, Maiden, N.C., five bass, 13-13, $434

Complete results can be found below:

Miller caught a bass weighing 6 pounds, 3 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $485.

Tristen Trull of Mount Holly, North Carolina, won the Co-angler Division and $1,859 Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 12 pounds, 8 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st:          Tristen Trull, Mount Holly, N.C., five bass, 12-8, $1,859

2^nd:         Cameron Baker, Monroe, N.C., five bass, 10-15, $929

3^rd:         Brian Souza, Cornelius, N.C., five bass, 10-13, $819

4^th:         Nathan Grose, Summersville, W. Va., five bass, 10-12, $484

5^th:         Jeff Scism, Shelby, N.C., five bass, 9-13, $372

6^th:         Matt Markland, Blowing Rock, N.C., five bass, 9-11, $341

7^th:         Brian Transon, Sherrils Ford, N.C., five bass, 9-9, $310

8^th:         Greg Bragg, Kings Mountain, N.C., four bass, 9-3, $279

9^th:         John Carroll, Galax, Va., five bass, 9-2, $248

10^th:       Steve Cannon, Wilkesboro, N.C., four bass, 9-0, $459

Cannon caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a 4-pound, 9-ounce fish. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $242.

The T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) North Carolina Division event on Lake Norman presented by Navionics was hosted by the Mooresville Convention & Visitors Bureau.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 11-13 BFL Regional Championship on the Chesapeake Bay in North East, Maryland. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

The 2018 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2018 BFL All-American will be held May 31-June 2 at Cross Lake in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.

 

PLACE	ANGLER	CITY/STATE	DAY 1 WT (Fish)	DAY 1&2 WT (Fish)	WINNINGS
1	JEFF QUEEN	CATAWBA, NC	22 – 1 (5)	22 – 1 (5)	$3,918
2	NICK MILLER	TERRELL, NC	19 – 9 (5)	19 – 9 (5)	$2,344
3	PRESTON HARRIS	STATE ROAD, NC	16 – 6 (5)	16 – 6 (5)	$1,638
4	DYLAN FULK	CONCORD, NC	15 – 5 (5)	15 – 5 (5)	$867
5	ALVIN SHAW	ROARING GAP, NC	14 – 9 (5)	14 – 9 (5)	$744
6	MARK CARPENTER	LINCOLNTON, NC	14 – 3 (5)	14 – 3 (5)	$682
7	ROB DIGH	DENVER, NC	14 – 1 (5)	14 – 1 (5)	$620
8	DOUG EASTON	HUNTERSVILLE, NC	14 – 0 (5)	14 – 0 (5)	$558
9	CARSON ORELLANA	MOORESVILLE, NC	13 – 15 (5)	13 – 15 (5)	$496
10	HANK CHERRY	MAIDEN, NC	13 – 13 (5)	13 – 13 (5)	$434
11	KEVIN TOLER	STATESVILLE, NC	13 – 10 (5)	13 – 10 (5)	$390
12	CARSON COCHRAN	DENVER, NC	13 – 8 (5)	13 – 8 (5)	$359
13	RYAN DEAL	INDIAN TRAIL, NC	13 – 5 (5)	13 – 5 (5)	$347
14	SCOTT HAMRICK	DENVER, NC	12 – 14 (5)	12 – 14 (5)	$328
15	COLE HUSKINS	MT. HOLLY, NC	12 – 12 (5)	12 – 12 (5)	$310
16	DEREK CUMMINGS	CLAYTON, NC	12 – 8 (5)	12 – 8 (5)	$297
17	BOBBY RAKES	MAX MEADOWS, VA	11 – 12 (5)	11 – 12 (5)	$285
18	NATHAN WEBBER	LAKE WYLIE, SC	11 – 10 (5)	11 – 10 (5)	$273
19	JOSE HENDRIQUEZ	CHARLOTTE, NC	11 – 7 (5)	11 – 7 (5)	$260
20	CRAIG CHAMBERS	CHARLOTTE, NC	11 – 5 (5)	11 – 5 (5)
20	JOHN PARKER	GAFFNEY, SC	11 – 5 (5)	11 – 5 (5)
22	LUKE FARLEY	BROWNSVILLE, KY	11 – 4 (5)	11 – 4 (5)
23	BRYAN FORSEE	STATESVILLE, NC	11 – 3 (5)	11 – 3 (5)
24	KEVIN CHANDLER	NEW LONDON, NC	11 – 2 (5)	11 – 2 (5)
25	MICHAEL STEPHENS	GASTONIA, NC	11 – 0 (5)	11 – 0 (5)
26	STEPHEN CANNON	WILKESBORO, NC	10 – 10 (5)	10 – 10 (5)
27	ADAM GUM	PRINCETON, WV	10 – 2 (5)	10 – 2 (5)
28	BRIAN TRAVIS	CONOVER, NC	10 – 1 (5)	10 – 1 (5)
29	CHRIS DOVER	BLACKSBURG, SC	9 – 15 (5)	9 – 15 (5)
30	TODD FULK	MOUNT PLEASANT, NC	9 – 14 (5)	9 – 14 (5)
31	JASON WILSON	LINCOLNTON, NC	9 – 13 (5)	9 – 13 (5)
32	MIKE HAWKS	GALAX, VA	9 – 10 (5)	9 – 10 (5)
33	MATTHEW MCBEE	CONCORD, NC	9 – 3 (5)	9 – 3 (5)
34	DREW MONTGOMERY	MAIDEN, NC	9 – 2 (5)	9 – 2 (5)
34	ARTIE PHILLIPS	MONROE, NC	9 – 2 (5)	9 – 2 (5)
36	MALCOLM RAWLS	WAKE FOREST, NC	9 – 0 (5)	9 – 0 (5)
37	TRAVIS YOUNG	ROCK HILL, SC	8 – 15 (5)	8 – 15 (5)
37	CHAD POTEAT	MOUNT AIRY, NC	8 – 15 (5)	8 – 15 (5)
39	DAVID GRAHAM	UNIONVILLE, NC	8 – 14 (5)	8 – 14 (5)
39	MIKE WINCHESTER	BRYSON CITY, NC	8 – 14 (5)	8 – 14 (5)
41	OTTO HECHT	STAFFORD, VA	8 – 13 (5)	8 – 13 (5)
41	JOSH CANNON	WAXHAW, NC	8 – 13 (5)	8 – 13 (5)
43	ANDY NIX	THOMASVILLE, NC	8 – 12 (5)	8 – 12 (5)
44	JAMES BLANKENSHIP	SILER CITY, NC	8 – 10 (4)	8 – 10 (4)
45	LEE ALLRED	YOUNGSVILLE, NC	8 – 9 (5)	8 – 9 (5)
46	RUSSELL CORRY	SHELBY, NC	8 – 8 (5)	8 – 8 (5)
47	RALPH HOLLIFIELD JR	WINSTON-SALEM, NC	8 – 6 (5)	8 – 6 (5)
48	RICHARD YOUNG	ELLENBORO, NC	8 – 2 (5)	8 – 2 (5)
48	JUSTIN HILL	CLEMMONS, NC	8 – 2 (5)	8 – 2 (5)
48	JOHN ALLEN	CONCORD, NC	8 – 2 (5)	8 – 2 (5)
48	BUBBA LEISTER	QUAKERTOWN, PA	8 – 2 (5)	8 – 2 (5)
48	LOUIS KRAFT	SALISBURY, NC	8 – 2 (5)	8 – 2 (5)
53	CAMERON LINEBACK	MOUNT AIRY, NC	8 – 0 (5)	8 – 0 (5)
54	ROBERT WALSER	LEXINGTON, NC	7 – 15 (5)	7 – 15 (5)
55	GERALD STAGGS	RALEIGH, NC	7 – 14 (5)	7 – 14 (5)
56	KENNY SEAGLE	SALISBURY, NC	7 – 10 (5)	7 – 10 (5)
57	RICK DUNSTAN	PINEHURST, NC	7 – 8 (5)	7 – 8 (5)
58	ZACHARY STROUPE	GASTONIA, NC	7 – 7 (5)	7 – 7 (5)
59	JIMMY HAYES	FAYETTEVILLE, NC	7 – 5 (5)	7 – 5 (5)
60	TIM TEAGUE	BELMONT, NC	7 – 2 (4)	7 – 2 (4)
61	JONATHAN SAYERS	WYTHEVILLE, VA	7 – 1 (4)	7 – 1 (4)
62	CURT DADDARIO	MOORESVILLE , NC	6 – 13 (4)	6 – 13 (4)
63	DOUG DULIN	APEX, NC	6 – 11 (3)	6 – 11 (3)
64	JAMES STOWERS	NARROWS, VA	6 – 9 (5)	6 – 9 (5)
65	MASON BOYD	YORK, SC	6 – 8 (4)	6 – 8 (4)
66	ROBERT KERR	HUNTERSVILLE, NC	6 – 6 (3)	6 – 6 (3)
67	BRAD YOUNTS	LEXINGTON, NC	6 – 1 (3)	6 – 1 (3)
68	CHRISTOPHER BROWN	LEXINGTON, NC	6 – 0 (4)	6 – 0 (4)
69	JOHN HANSEN	STREET, MD	5 – 13 (2)	5 – 13 (2)
70	HUNTER BAYNES	STATESVILLE, NC	5 – 9 (4)	5 – 9 (4)
70	BLAKE MILNER	ALPHARETTA, GA	5 – 9 (3)	5 – 9 (3)
72	PHILIP MORRIS	RALEIGH, NC	5 – 2 (3)	5 – 2 (3)
73	TRAVIS RUFF	CONNELLY SPRINGS, NC	4 – 15 (3)	4 – 15 (3)
74	TODD HARRIS	CLEMMONS, NC	4 – 8 (2)	4 – 8 (2)
75	CHRIS MYATT	CORNELIUS, NC	4 – 7 (3)	4 – 7 (3)
76	EDWARD LOUTHEN	PRINCETON, WV	4 – 2 (2)	4 – 2 (2)
77	SCOTT LACY	KANNAPOLIS, NC	4 – 1 (3)	4 – 1 (3)
78	SAM GLENN	GREENSBORO, NC	3 – 15 (2)	3 – 15 (2)
79	BRYAN RICE	WAXHAW, NC	3 – 10 (2)	3 – 10 (2)
80	GERRY BURCHFIELD	TRINITY, NC	3 – 3 (2)	3 – 3 (2)
81	WALT GULLEDGE	CAMERON, NC	3 – 1 (2)	3 – 1 (2)
82	KENNETH EPPERSON	BENNETT , NC	2 – 12 (2)	2 – 12 (2)
83	CARL JOHNSON	APEX, NC	2 – 8 (1)	2 – 8 (1)
84	RAYMOND JONES III	STATESVILLE, NC	2 – 2 (1)	2 – 2 (1)
85	SPENCER MOFFITT	ASHEBORO, NC	1 – 13 (1)	1 – 13 (1)
86	CHARLIE MAC	BURGAW, NC	1 – 11 (1)	1 – 11 (1)
	ROBERT ADAMS	GREENSBORO, NC
	JERRY GOBLE	SHERRILLS FORD, NC
	WES LEWIS	SHERRILLS FORD, NC
	WILL KAISER	STRASBURG, OH
	TRENT BEAM	CHERRYVILLE, NC
	MICHAEL CHRONISTER	SHERRILLS FORD, NC
	ERIC MOSER	CONCORD, NC
	SAMUEL SMITH	WINSTON-SALEM, NC
	DANIEL RAY	STATESVILLE, NC
	MICHAEL FOX	STATESVILLE, NC
	DAVID RUSSELL	TROY, NC