HIGHPOINT MARINA
FRIDAY NIGHT TOURNAMENT
SEASON SUMMARY 2013

PRESS RELEASE

On Saturday, September 28, HighPoint Marina held the “Top 50 Fish-off” to conclude ...more the 2013 fishing tournament season. Of the 74 teams that fished this season only the 50 top teams were eligible for the finale. Wayne and George Dorman of Louisa won the classic tournament with a weight of 16 lbs. 7 oz. A great finish for the team that placed 8th for the season and won the first two tournaments. John Doyle of Ashland and Eugene Carter of Spotsylvania placed second with a 13 lb 13 oz bag. Only 5 oz. separated the next team as the season champions, Larry Wollersheim and Preston Cox, finished 3rd. The prize for biggest fish was claimed by Tommy Garrett of Thornburg, a beautiful 6 lb. 8 oz. lunker.

The seasonal tournaments were held every Friday evening beginning June 7th, and ran for 11 weeks throughout the summer, concluding on August 23rd. Cash prizes were awarded after every tournament and each teams’ total weight was kept on a cumulative basis. The top 50 teams at the end of the season qualified for the "Top 50 Fish Off”. Throughout the summer over 1950 pounds of fish were weighed and released. Collectively 74 different teams participated throughout the season with 57 of the teams weighing in fish. On average, 37 teams fished each week.

The early part of the season was dominated by topwater anglers as the cicadas kept the fish shallow and active. Wayne and George Dorman perfected their technique and won the first two tournaments of the season with a 17.5 lb average. John Doyle and Eugene Carter won the 3rd tournament and began a close race as six different teams recorded first place finishes throughout a seven week period. Larry Wollersheim and Preston Cox overtook the leader board in week 4 and held a narrow lead for the next several weeks. As the overall season winners for the past 7 out of 8 seasons, Wollersheim/Cox cemented another championship by winning the last 4 out of 6 tournaments. By week 9 it became apparent they would win their 6th consecutive, season championship. They ended the season with 142.7 lbs.; four first place finishes; big fish for the season (6 lb 13 oz); and the overall championship. Four teams battled throughout the remainder of the tournaments, and remained within several pounds of each other. At summers end Eric Johnson and Nathan Sullivan had moved into second place with a weight of 117.79 lbs. Guy/Mike Davis and Steve/Bob Campbell finished 3rd and 4th respectively.







Weekly winners:



WEEK CONTESTANT HOMETOWN WEIGHT (lbs.)


June 7 Dorman/Dorman Louisa 13.91
June 14 Dorman/Dorman Louisa 20.15
June 21 Doyle/Carter Ashland/Spotsy 19.83
June 28 Johnson/Sullivan Partlow/Fredburg 16.98
July 12 Wollersheim/Cox Fredericksburg/Louisa 16.90
July 19 Carter/Farrar Spotsy/Bumpass 17.87
July 26 Davis/Davis Locust Grove 16.19
Aug 2 Wollersheim/Cox Fredericksburg/Louisa 13.91
Aug 9 Johnson/Sullivan Partlow/Fredburg 12.28
Aug 16 Wollersheim/Cox Fredericksburg/Louisa 13.36
Aug 23 Wollersheim/Cox Fredericksburg/Louisa 11.40


Thanks



Carlos Wood
HighPoint Marina


Pic 100_1190_00 Larry Wollersheim
100_1198_00 Tommy Garrett, Big Fish 6 lb 8 0z
100_1232_00 Wayne and George Dorman Tournament Winner 16 lbs+
100_1236_00 Preston Cox and Larry Wollersheim Season Winners 147 lbs+