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HALL WINS EVERSTART SERIES EVENT ON THE POTOMAC RIVER WOODBRIDGE,
Va. (Aug. 20, 2005) -
Pro Michael Hall of Annandale caught a two-day total of eight
bass weighing 27 pounds, 7 ounces to win the EverStart Series
Northeast Division event on the Potomac River near Woodbridge.
Hall won a Ranger 519VX powered by a Yamaha or Evinrude outboard,
Minn Kota trolling motor, Garmin electronics and EverStart batteries
plus an additional $9,400 cash. "I'm feeling great," Hall said.
"It was tough today. There was lots of boat traffic out there,
and I had to fish deeper. I had lots of fans watching as well,
but they were very respectful. If they had gotten too close,
it could have hurt my pattern, but they watched from a respectful
distance. It was great." Hall has kept his fish-catching lure
a secret all week, but he revealed Saturday that his fish have
been falling to a 5-inch Yamamoto Senko in watermelon purple,
rigged wacky style on a 1/0 Gamakatsu octopus hook. Hall fished
the lure "slower than slow" to catch his three bass on the final
day, one of which was a solid 4-pounder that sealed his win.
Rounding out the top five pros are Rick Morris of Lanexa (10
bass, 25 pounds, $9,400); J.T. Kenney of Frostburg, Md. (10
bass, 23 pounds, 6 ounces, $8,600); Scott Dameron of Beckley,
W.Va. (eight bass, 19 pounds, 7 ounces, $7,600); and Chris Poole
of Manassas (10 bass, 17 pounds, 7 ounces, $7,100). Kenney earned
an additional $1,500 as winner of the Ranger Cup award. Mickey
Pettry of Manassas caught a two day total of 10 bass weighing
20 pounds 2 ounces to win the Co-angler Division. Pettry earned
$4,775 cash for his win. He has been throwing a hand-poured,
6 1/2 inch cut-tail worm, rigged Texas-style around grass and
wood cover all week. "I caught them everywhere I went on that
worm," Pettry said. Pettry fished with Scott Dameron during
the entire final round. "Scott's a great fisherman, and a better
guy," Pettry said. Rounding out the top five co-anglers are
Gary Guilliams of Troutville (seven bass, 15 pounds, 1 ounce,
$3,775); Derek Moyer of Alexandria (six bass, 14 pounds, $3,340);
Mark Letosky of Warrenton (six bass, 13 pounds, 7 ounces, $2,340)
and Doug Jenkins of St. Leonard, Md. (five bass, 10 pounds 14
ounces, $1,840). A narrowed field of 20 anglers caught a total
of 64 bass weighing 128 pounds, 1 ounce on the last day of the
event. EverStart Series tournaments are four-day events consisting
of two rounds. The entire field competes Wednesday and Thursday,
and the top 10 pros and co-anglers - based on two-day accumulated
weights - advance to the final round. Anglers start at zero
Friday, and pro and co-angler winners are determined Saturday
based on two-day accumulated weights
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