YADKINVILLE’S HAIRE WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE SHENANDOAH DIVISION EVENT ON KERR LAKE

Virginia’s Wright tops Co-angler Division

HENDERSON, N.C. (April 10, 2017) – Boater Danny Haire of Yadkinville, North Carolina, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 18 pounds even Saturday to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Shenandoah Division event on Kerr Lake. Haire took home $5,590 for his victory.

According to post-tournament reports, Haire caught his fish in the Satterwhite Point area of Kerr Lake, fishing a Carolina-rigged Zoom Lizard. It was Haire’s third career BFL win, all of them coming on Kerr Lake.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st:           Danny Haire, Yadkinville, N.C., five bass, 18-0, $3,590 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd:          Aaron Falwell, Forest, Va., five bass, 15-4, $1,803

3^rd:          Wayne Dorman, Louisa, Va., five bass, 15-1, $1,068

4^th:           Kendall Dail, Chinquapin, N.C., five bass, 14-8, $748

5^th:           Jason Houchins, Clarksville, Va., five bass, 14-5, $714

5^th:           Manley Jones, Raleigh, N.C., five bass, 14-5, $614

7^th:           Curtis Talbott, Forest, Va., five bass, 14-2, $507

7^th:           Josh Milligan, Edenton, N.C., five bass, 14-2, $507

9^th:           James Blankenship, Siler City, N.C., five bass, 14-1, $727

10^th:        Frank Ippoliti, Mercersburg, Pa., five bass, 13-15, $374

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Haire also caught a 5-pound, 9-ounce bass, which was the heaviest of the tournament in the Boater Division. The catch earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $385.

Craig Wright of Rustburg, Virginia, weighed in five bass totaling 15 pounds, 7 ounces Saturday to win the Co-angler Division and the top prize of $1,803.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st:           Craig Wright, Rustburg, Va., five bass, 15-7, $1,803

2^nd:          J.R. Milligan, Merry Hill, N.C., five bass, 14-0, $801

3^rd:          Greg Dawson, Rustburg, Va., five bass, 12-11, $583

4^th:           Rob Hilliard, Roanoke, Va., five bass, 11-14, $374

5^th:           Kevin Fore, Powhatan, Va., three bass, 10-1, $513

6^th:           Danny Crickenberger, Charlottesville, Va., three bass, 9-0, $294

7^th:           Jeff Warter, Howardsville, Va., three bass, 8-2, $267

8^th:           Dick Allen, Sumerduck, Va., three bass, 8-1, $240

9^th:           Bill Naron, Beaverdam, Va., three bass, 8-0, $214

10^th:        Al Berkley, Madison Heights, Va., three bass, 7-9, $187

Kevin Fore of Powhatan, Virginia, weighed a 5-pound, 8-ounce bass which earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award and $192.

The T-H Marine BFL at Kerr Lake was hosted by the Vance County Department of Tourism.

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. 19-21 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia. 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 2017 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. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

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