Barker scores victory on the Potomac River ATHENS, Ala. – David Barker finished with flair by winning the Toyota Bassmaster Weekend Series, operated by American Bass Anglers, Maryland Division 21 regular season ender, held Aug. 10, 2013, on the Potomac River. Running out of Smallwood State Park in Marbury, Md., the 50-year-old angler from Emmitsburg, Md., caught five bass weighing 16.20 pounds to secure the Boater Division victory. The anglers had to fight periodic rain squalls with water temperatures in the low to mid-80s and air temperatures in the 70s. “I practiced for two days,” Barker revealed. I headed north and fished heavy cover. I caught a total of eight bass.” In second for the boaters, Kermit C. Crowder of Petersburg, Va., landed four bass for 15.87 pounds with a 5.77-pound kicker. Jason M. Tibbetts of Centreville, Va., took third with a five-bass tournament limit going 15.11 pounds. Omari Hopkins Navies of Fort Washington, Md., finished fourth with five bass at 14.88 pounds including a 3.99-pound kicker. Robert L. Grike of Dumfries, Va., rounded out the top five boaters with five bass and 14.80 pounds. Sonny Kyle of Chesterfield, Va., landed the tournament big bass, a 6.07-pounder. In the Co-Angler Division, David T. Williams, a 49-year-old firefighter from Fredericksburg, Va., won with three bass going 10.83 pounds. He fished frogs over thick grass all day long. “I had a really good boater,” Williams explained. “We started in the grass beds and I caught two right off the bat. The water was really high, so I threw a frog all day. I caught my biggest fish at about 1:30 p.m. I caught five bass and culled twice.” Taking second for the co-anglers, Randy S. Walsh of Stafford, Va., brought in a three-bass division limit for 8.86 pounds. Anthony Lohr of Hamstead, Md., placed third with three bass going 8.58 pounds. Lamar Spade of Brodheadsville, Pa., landed in fourth place with three bass for 8.56 pounds. Pete Lumpkins of Avenue, Md., finished fifth with three bass at 7.75 pounds. Vince Parisi of Franklinville, N.J., took sixth place with three bass at 7.70 pounds, but landed the Co-angler Division lunker, a 4.43-pounder. Slated for Sept. 7-8, 2013, the two-day divisional championship will also be held on the Potomac River out of Smallwood State Park. At the end of the season, one BWS angler will win the opportunity to compete in the 2014 Bassmaster Classic. For more information on this tournament, call Gary Conner, tournament manager, at 256-230-5627 or ABA at 256-232-0406. On line, see americanbassanglers. About American Bass Anglers: American Bass Anglers commitment is to provide low cost, close to home tournaments for the weekend angler and at the same time offer each competitor an upward path for individual angler progression. For more information about American Bass Anglers, visit americanbassanglers.
Posted on: Sun, 11 Aug 2013 03:20:30 +0000
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