Striper Kings, Inc., Greenville SC - 2002 Tournament Results

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Tournament Results (Year 2002)

Jan 26 - Winter Classic Hartwell Open I NSBA Div. 2
Feb 23 - Winter Classic Hartwell Open II NSBA Div. 2
March 9 - Striper Kings Points No. 1 (Lake Murray)
March 9 - Make-A-Wish Foundation Benefit Open Team Tournament NSBA Div. 1
March 23 - Striper Kings Points No. 2 (Lake Hartwell)
April 6 - Striper Kings Points No. 3 (LakeThurmond) NSBA Div. 4
April 20 - Striper Kings Points No. 4 (Lake Thurmond)
May 4 - Striper Kings Points No. 5 (Lake Hartwell)
May 18 - Striper Kings Points No. 6 (Lake Murray)
June 15 - Striper Kings Points No. 7 (Lake Murray)
June 15 - SCDNR Benefit Open (Lake Murray) NSBA Div. 1
July 12&13- Lake Thurmond (Points #8 "Night")
July 26&27- Lake Hartwell (Points #9"Night")
Aug. 10 - John McKinney Memorial - PURE GOLD Championship Invitational - Lake Murray
Aug. 17 - Blue Division Championship Invitational - Lake Hartwell

Tournament: 7th Annual Winter Classic, Tournament No. 1 (Lake Hartwell)
Date: Jan 26, 2002			Ramp: Portman Marina
Total Boats:	62
Total People:	137
Total Payout:	$6120.00
1st Place:	Scott Griffith, David Griffith			$3,100.00	55.29 lbs.
2nd Place	Tim McConnell, Terry McConnell			$1,249.00	51.65 lbs.
3rd Place	Anthony Wilkens, Craig Harrelson			$620.00	44.59 lbs.
4th Place	Johnny Walker, Matt Feinch			$0.00	43.75 lbs.
5th Place	Anthony Wilkens, Craig Harrelson			$0.00	32.49 lbs.
Big Fish	Johny Walker, Matt Feinch	26.27 lbs.	$1,160.00
No. of Boats weighing in fish:		25
Ave. weight of fish in top 5:		15.15 lbs.
Notes: Cloudy and Foggy with temperature around 30 degrees at blast-off. There were 14 fish weighed in from 10-20 lbs, with 3 fish weighed in over 20 lbs.

Tournament: 7th Annual Winter Classic Tournament No. 2 (Lake Hartwell)
Date: Feb 23, 2002			Ramp: Portman
Total Boats:	72		Members:
Total People:	154		Guests:
Total Payout:	$5,485.00
1st Place:	Tony Hughes, Tom Bare			$2,743.00	47.40 lbs.
2nd Place	Lewis Berryhill, Danny Jenkins			$1,372.00	46.72 lbs.
3rd Place	Jim Petrillo, Roger Barron			$686.00	46.26 lbs.
4th Place	Chris McConahy			$412.00	42.42 lbs.
5th Place	Kevin Hawkins, Davis Ross, Tom O'Danial			$272.00	36.28 lbs.
Big Fish	Tony Hughes			27.62 lbs.	$1,440.00
No. of Boats weighing in fish:		41
Ave. weight of fish in top 5:		21.91 lbs.
Notes: Very windy to start the day. Morning temperatures in the mid 30's, with afternoon temperatures rising into the low 50's. Fish were caught freelining and cut-bait in shallow water.

Tournament: Striper Kings Points Tournament No.1 (Lake Murray)
Date: March 9, 2002			Ramp: Dreher Island
Total Boats:	27		Members:
Total People:	63		Guests:
Total Payout:	$1,185.00
1st Place:	Mike Barnett, David Barnett, Ken Ivey			$266.00	32.87 lbs.
2nd Place	Roger Barron, Jim Petrillo			$222.00	25.52 lbs.
3rd Place	Terry Zeller, Ken Britton			$177.00	24.36 lbs.
4th Place	Vern Peterson, Rob McClure			$133.00	23.42 lbs.
5th Place	Chris Clamp, Diane Clamp			$87.00	23.23 lbs.
1st Big Fish	Mike Barnett, David Barnett, Ken Ivey			9.81 lbs.	$210.00
2nd Big Fish	Mike Barnett, David Barnett, Ken Ivey			8,07 lbs.	$90.00
No. of Boats weighing in fish:		16
Ave. weight of fish in top 5:		6.47 lbs.
Notes: FOG, FOG, FOG TO START THE DAY. Fish were caught freelining and cut-bait in shallow water.

Tournament: Make-A-Wish Foundation Benefit Open Team Tournament (Lake Murray)
Date: March 9, 2002			Ramp: Dreher Island
Total Boats:	87		NSBA Boats: 62
Total People:	187		Females: 11
Total Payout:	$8,175.00		Youth: 7
Top Over-all Winners
1st Place	Lee Thomas, Justin & Jimmy Wright			$1,950.00
2nd Place	Keith Comer, Jason Griffith, Richy S.			$1,800.00
3rd Place	Tony Hughes, Tom Bare			$1,500.00
4th Place	Mike Barnett, David Barnett, Ken Ivey			$675.00
5th Place	Townsend Wessinger, Kyla Smith, Dale Dykes			$450.00
4-Fish Make-A-Wish Foundation Benefit Open Striper Tournament Weigh-in
1st Place:	Lee Thomas, Justin & Jimmy Wright			$1,000.00	45.35 lbs. (4)
2nd Place	Townsend Wessinger, Kyla Smith, Dale Dykes			$400.00	45.11 lbs. (4)
3rd Place	Tony Hughes, Tom Bare			$250.00	39.98 lbs. (4)
4th Place	Mike Barnett, David Barnett, Ken Ivey			$225.00	23.42 lbs. (4)
5th Place	Keith Comer, Jason Griffith, Richy S.			$200.00	32.52 lbs. (1)
6th Place	Rocky Fulmer, Buddy Edge, Steve Fleming			$175.00	29.49 lbs. (4)
7th Place	Terry Calder, Zack Calder, Chad C. Chris M.			$150.00	29.36 lbs. (4)
8th Place	David Cleveland, Chip Clayton			$125.00	27.64 lbs. (4)
9th Place	Jim Petrillo, Roger Barron			$100.00	25.52 lbs. (4)
10th Place	Terry Zeller, Ken Britton			$100.00.	24.36 lbs. (4)
Last Place	Dean Wilson, Neves Few			$100.00	3.783 lbs. (1)
4-Fish Tournament Within a Tournament (TWT) Weigh-in
TWT 1st Place	Tony Hughes, Tom Bare			$750.00	39.98 lbs.
TWT 2nd Place	Mike Barnett, David Barnett, Ken Ivey			$450.00	32.87 lbs.
TWT 3rd Place	Keith Comer, Jason Griffith, Richy S.			$300.00	32.52 lbs.
Big Fish	Keith Comer, Jason Griffith, Richy S.			$1,330.00	32.52 lbs.
Special Prizes
Youth 1st Place		Lee Thomas, Justin & Jimmy Wright			$250
Female 1st Place		Diane Clamp & Chris Clamp			$250
NSBA 1st Place		Lee Thomas, Justin & Jimmy Wright			$500
Early Bird 1st Place		Lee Thomas, Justin & Jimmy Wright			$100
Early Bird 2nd Place		Townsend Wessinger, Kyla Smith, Dale Dykes			$50
Early Bird Drawing		Warren & Lance Turner			$50*
Early Bird Drawing		Lorraine Buckwell			$50
Closest to 5-Pounds		Russell Garner			$100
Closest to 10-Pounds		Randall Fowler			$100**
Closest to 15-Pounds		Richard Hall			$100**
Closest to 20-Pounds		Chris McConahy			$100**
Closest to 25-Pounds		Jim Petrillo			$100
Closest to Drawn wt.		Tony Hughes, Tom Bare			$500 (40.00 lbs)
Exact Weight 3.99 lbs.		Gary Elkins, Robbie Etters (split prize)			$100
Exact Weight 5.99 lbs.		Bill Carson			$100*
Exact Weight 25.99 lbs.		Lee Thomas, Justin & Jimmy Wright			$100
No. of Boats weighing in fish:		51 (58.6%)
Ave. weight of 1st - 3rd place:		43.48 lbs.
Notes: * Donated back to MAW by winner. ** Not Present at weigh-in, Donated back to MAW. Sponsored by: Shakespeare, Walmart Store #1244, Bilo's Store # 223 Planned & Promoted by: National Striped Bass Association, (NSBA) Blast-off & Weigh-in Hosted by: Striper Kings, Inc.

Tournament: Striper Kings Points Tournament No.2 (Lake Hartwell)
Date: March 23, 2002			Ramp: Portman
Total Boats:	25		Youth: 4
Total People:	56		Guests: 2
Total Payout:	$1,050.00
1st Place:	Horace Owens, Keith Davis			$234.00	59.36 lbs.
2nd Place	Gary Wampole, Tripp Childers			$195.00	49.21 lbs.
3rd Place	David Ellison, David Smith			$156.00	38.48 lbs.
4th Place	Roger Dunlap, Sean Carrigan			$117.00	31.71 lbs.
5th Place	Scott Sullivan, Calvin Thomas			$78.00	28.09 lbs.
1st Big Fish	Gary Wampole, Tripp Childers			31.3 lbs.	$189.00
2nd Big Fish	Scott Sullivan, Calvin Thomas			23.48 lbs.	$81.00
No. of Boats weighing in fish:		22
Ave. weight of fish in top 5:		12.17 lbs.
Notes: Cold, 30 degrees at Blast-off, NO WIND, Light breeze later in the day.

Tournament: Striper Kings Points Tournament No.3 (Lake Thurmond)
Date: April 6, 2002			Ramp: Dorn Fishing Facility
Total Boats:	29		Youth: 3
Total People:	68		Guests: 4
Total Payout:	$1,305.00
1st Place:	Michell Ramey, John Smith, Bruce Ramey, Elliott Ramey			$293.00	35.05 lbs.
2nd Place	Kevin Hawkins, Tom O'Daniel			$244.00	32.80 lbs.
3rd Place	Scott Sullivan, Calvin Thomas			$195.00	32.35 lbs.
4th Place	Carroll Smith, Jim Murphree			$147.00	32.10 lbs.
5th Place	Steve Wicklund, Gerry Wicklund			$96.00	31.20 lbs.
6th Place	Roger Barron, Jim Petrillo, Spencer Barron			Tank of Bait*	30.10 lbs.
7th Place	Bobby Parker, Dan Taylor			Tank of Bait*	23.75 lbs.
8th Place	Gene Lyda, Sandra Lyda			Tank of Bait*	23.70 lbs.
1st Big Fish	Lee Adams, Bill Brucke			11.10 lbs.	$231.00
2nd Big Fish	Scott Sullivan, Calvin Thomas			11.00 lbs.	$99.00
No. of Boats weighing in fish:		21
Ave. weight of fish in top 5:		8.18 lbs.
Notes: Cool - 40 degrees at Blast-off, Light Breeze, Clear. Gusty winds during the day. Clear to Partly cloudy. There were 6 fish caught over 10 pounds, none over 20. Less than 4 pounds separated 1st and 5th. *Carl Honnicutt donated the 3 tanks of bait given to 6th, 7th, and 8th place.

Tournament: Striper Kings Points Tournament No.4 (Lake Thurmond)
Date: April 20, 2002			Ramp: Plum Branch Yacht Club
Total Boats:	20		Youth: 1
Total People:	45		Guests: 2
Total Payout:	$900.00
1st Place:	Gerald Smith, Ronnie Sims			$338.00	45.22 lbs.
2nd Place	Carroll Smith, Jim Murphree			$203.00	36.30 lbs.
3rd Place	Scott Sullivan, Calvin Thomas			$134.00	34.76 lbs.
4th Place	Roger Barron, Jim Petrillo, Terry Zeller, Spencer Barron			n/a	34.71 lbs.
5th Place	Garry Wampole, Barry Segers, Tripp Childers			n/a	30.77 lbs.
1st Big Fish	Gerald Smith, Ronnie Sims			23.17 lbs.	$158.00
2nd Big Fish	Roger Barron, Jim Petrillo, Terry Zeller, Spencer Barron			11.35 lbs.	$67.00
No. of Boats weighing in fish:		16
Ave. weight of fish in top 3:		9.69 lbs.
Notes: 65 degrees at Blast-off, Light Breeze There were 5 fish weighing over 10 pounds, with one of these being over 20.

Tournament: Striper Kings Points Tournament No.5 (Lake Hartwell)
Date: May 4, 2002			Ramp: Portman Marina
Total Boats:	27		Youth: 2
Total People:	65		Guests: 9
Total Payout:	$1,265.00
1st Place:	James Conner, Steve Conner, Warren Turner			$284.00	30.53 lbs.
2nd Place	Horace Owens, Ray Yarbough			$237.00	27.75 lbs.
3rd Place	Mike Barnett, David Barnett, Ken Ivey			$189.00	21.09 lbs.
4th Place	Scott Sullivan, Calvin Thomas, Clint Douglas			$142.00	16.48 lbs.
5th Place	Kevin Hawkins, Tom O'Daniel, David Ross			$93.00	15.88 lbs.
1st Big Fish	Horace Owens, Ray Yarbough			23.35 lbs.	$224.00
2nd Big Fish	James Conner, Steve Conner, Warren Turner			20.93 lbs.	$96.00
No. of Boats weighing in fish:		16
Ave. weight of fish in top 3:		11.17 lbs.
Notes: Heavy rain and wind at start of Tournament, cool all day with off and on rain/mist. There were 8 fish weighing over 10 pounds, with 2 of these being over 20. This was a 2 fish/boat tournament

Tournament: Striper Kings Points Tournament No.6 (Lake Murray)
Date: May 18, 2002			Ramp: Dreher Island
Total Boats:	23		Youth: 1
Total People:	53		Guests: 5
Total Payout:	$1,045.00
1st Place:	Mike Barnett, David Barnett, Ken Ivey			$390.00	31.48 lbs.
2nd Place	Gary Wampole, Barry Segars			$234.00	27.03 lbs.
3rd Place	Louis Buckwell, Lorraine Buckwell			$156.00	24.67 lbs.
4th Place	Randy Brown, Nancy Kellett, David Cleveland			n/a	24.08 lbs.
5th Place	Horace Owens, Ray Yarbough, Keith Davis			n/a	22.79 lbs.
1st Big Fish	Mike Barnett, David Barnett, Ken Ivey			10.36 lbs.	$186.00
2nd Big Fish	Russell Garner			9.58 lbs.	$79.00
No. of Boats weighing in fish:		23
Ave. weight of fish in top 5:		6.50 lbs.
Notes: Cloudy, windy and warm for the start. Heavy rains hit around 9 a.m. turning colder. EVERY BOAT BROUGHT FISH TO THE SCALES The top 12, over 50%, boats had an average fish weight over 5 pounds, their getting bigger on Murray.

Tournament: Striper Kings Points Tournament No.7 (Lake Murray)
Date: June 15, 2002			Ramp: Dreher Island
Total Boats:	25		Youth: 6
Total People:	60		Guests: 1
Total Payout:	$1,090.00
1st Place:	Vern Peterson, Rick Schwartz			$243.00	33.69 lbs.
2nd Place	Dean Wilson, Eddie Beebe			$203.00	30.40 lbs.
3rd Place	Rob McClure, Steve Byars, Tim Conner			$162.00	29.80 lbs.
4th Place	Warren Turner, James Conner III, Steve Conner			$122.00	29.73 lbs.
5th Place	Terry Zeller, Ken Britton			$ 80.00	29.34 lbs.
1st Big Fish	Terry Zeller, Ken Britton			13.20 lbs.	$196.00
2nd Big Fish	Chris Clamp, Dianne Clamp			12.06 lbs.	$84.00
No. of Boats weighing in fish:		24
Ave. weight of fish in top 5:		7.65lbs.
Notes: Windy and warm for the start. Boat traffic hit around 11 a.m. turning the waves. The average weight of the 5 winners was over a pound per boat higher then our last tournament on Murray. The top 15, 60% of boats had an average fish weight over 5 pounds.

Tournament: SCDNR Open Benefit (Lake Murray)
Date: May 18, 2002			Ramp: Dreher Island
Total Boats:	50		Youth: n/a
Total People:	116		Guests: n/a
Total Payout:	$4,520.00
1st Place:	Terry Caulder, Zack Caulder, Chris Mitchell, Chad Cox			$1,613.00	50.14 lbs.
2nd Place	David Smith, Kim Smith			$807.00	36.55 lbs.
3rd Place	Lee Thomas, Justin Wright, Jimmy Wright			$404.00	35.85 lbs.
4th Place	Jeff Hughes, Bryan Hughes, Tom Bare			$242.00	32.38 lbs.
5th Place	Dean Wilson, Eddie Beebe			$159.00	30.40 lbs.
1st Big Fish	Terry Caulder, Zack Caulder, Chris Mitchell, Chad Cox			31.85 lbs.	$980.00
TWT Winner	Terry Caulder, Zack Caulder, Chris Mitchell, Chad Cox			50.14 lbs.	$315.00
No. of Boats weighing in fish:		41
Ave. weight of fish in top 5:		6.50 lbs.
Notes: Windy and warm for the start. Heavy boat traffic hit around 11 a.m.

Tournament: Striper Kings Points Tournament No.8 (Lake Thurmond "Night")
Date: July 12-13, 2002			Ramp: Dorn Fishing Facility
Total Boats:	31		Youth: 4
Total People:	68		Guests: 7
Total Payout:	$1,370.00
1st Place:	Mike Barnett, David Barnett, Ken Ivey			$306.00	37.88 lbs.
2nd Place	Rob McClure, Steve Byars, Mark Byars			$255.00	31.90 lbs.
3rd Place	Ronnie Edmunds, Steve Flemmings			$204.00	27.20 lbs.
4th Place	Horace Owens, Ray Yarbourgh			$153.00	26.90 lbs.
5th Place	Garry Johnson, Kevin Hodgkins, Alvin McKensie, Kevin Alford			$ 102.00	24.28 lbs.
1st Big Fish	Garry Johnson, Kevin Hodgkins, Alvin McKensie, Kevin Alford			13.47 lbs.	$245.00
2nd Big Fish	Rob McClure, Steve Byars, Mark Byars			11.77 lbs.	$105.00
Sr. Youth	Max Wampole, Josh Witt
Jr. Youth	Jonathon Conner
No. of Boats weighing in fish:		20
Ave. weight of fish in top 5:		7.41 lbs.
Notes: Cloudy - 68 degrees at blast off. Cold wind at 4 am. There were 4 fish over 10 pounds.

Tournament: Striper Kings Points Tournament No.9 (Lake Hartwell "Night")
Date: July 26-27, 2002			Ramp: Portman Marina
Total Boats:	30		Youth: 4
Total People:	68		Guests: 3
Total Payout:	$1,365.00
1st Place:	Scott Sullivan, Calvin Thomas			$306.00	78.93 lbs.
2nd Place	Roger Barron, Jim Petrillo, Darrell Keith(Our Sponsor)			$255.00	50.17 lbs.
3rd Place	Rob McClure, Steve Byars, Mark Byars			$204.00	43.46 lbs.
4th Place	Carroll Smith, Jim Murphy, Russell Sipple			$153.00	41.01 lbs.
5th Place	Louis Buckwell, Lorraine Buckwell			$102.00	40.52 lbs.
1st Big Fish	Scott Sullivan, Calvin Thomas			31.56 lbs.	$242.00
2nd Big Fish	Scott Sullivan, Calvin Thomas			26.15 lbs.	$103.00
Sr. Youth	None
Jr. Youth	Mark Conner
No. of Boats weighing in fish:		17
Ave. weight of fish in top 5:		13.37 lbs.
Notes: Warm, windy 90+ degrees There were 18 fish caught over 10 lbs, 3 of these were over 20, and 1 of these was over 30. Live bait and cut in 50+ foot of water. This Tournament was Sponsored by Hydro Glow. Darrell Keith, president, fished with us and was in the second place boat.

Tournament: 2002 John McKinney Memorial - PURE GOLD 2002 Championship Tournament - Lake Murray
Date: August 10, 2001			Ramp: Dreher Island
Total Boats:	16		Members:	33
Total People:	33		Guests:	n/a
Total Payout:	$6,580.00
1st Place:	Horace Owens, Ray Yarbough			$1,500.00	29.30 lbs. (4 Fish)
2nd Place	James Murphree, Carroll Smith			$1,000.00	23.23 lbs. (4 Fish)
3rd Place	David Barnett, Ken Ivey, Mike Barnett			$800.00	19.29 lbs. (4 Fish)
4th Place	Warren Turner			$600.00	17.9 lbs. (4 Fish)
5th Place	Jim Petrillo, Roger Barron			$500.00	14.98 lbs. (4 Fish)
6th Place	Steve and Gerry Wicklund			$400.00	11.88 lbs. (2 Fish)
7th Place	Scott Sullivan, Calvin Thomas			$300.00	7.46 lbs. (2 Fish)
8th Place	Garry Wampole, Barry Segars, Tripp Childers			$200.00	7.12 lbs. (2 Fish)
9th Place	Terry Zeller, Ken Britton			$175.00	5.10 lbs. (1 Fish)
10th Place	Verm Peterson			$150.00	3.76 lbs. (1 Fish)
11th Place	Rob McClure, Steve Byars			$125.00	3.07 lbs. (1 Fish)
12th Place	Louis and Lorraine Buckwell			$100.00	0.0 lbs. (0 Fish)
13th Place	Keith Davis, Carlos Bagwell			$100.00	0.0 lbs. (0 Fish)
14th Place	Dean Wilson, Eddie Beebe			$100.00	0.0 lbs. (0 Fish)
15th Place	John Smith, Mitchell Ramey, Bruce Ramey			$100.00	0.0 lbs. (0 Fish)
16th Place	David Ellison, David Smith			$100.00	0.0 lbs. (0 Fish)

Jr. Youth	None			n/a	n/a
Sr. Youth	None			n/a	n/a
1st Big Fish	Horace Owens, Ray Yarbough		8.75 lbs.	$248.00
2nd Big Fish	Horace Owens, Ray Yarbough		7.10 lbs.	$82.00
No. of Boats weighing in fish:		11
Top 5 boats - Average weight per fish		5.24 lbs.
Notes: Cool at blast off, warming to 90 by afternoon. Light breeze from Northeast, then switched to the west by afternoon. There was only one fish over 8 lbs. It was a very tough day for the fisherman/women.

Tournament: 2002 Blue Division Championship Tournament - Lake Hartwell
Date: August 17, 2001			Ramp: Portman Marina
Total Boats:	8		Members:	14
Total People:	14		Guests:	n/a
Total Payout:	$2,020.00
1st Place:	Mark Byars			$600.00	36.63 lbs. (4 Fish)
2nd Place	John Mauldin			$350.00	26.59 lbs. (3 Fish)
3rd Place	Lee Adams, Bill Brucke			$250.00	22.52 lbs. (2 Fish)
4th Place	Ronnie Edmunds, Steve Flemmings			$200.00	20.43 lbs. (2 Fish)
5th Place	Gerald Smith, Lewis Vest			$150.00	18.57 lbs. (2 Fish)
6th Place	Russell Garner, Tommy Merrit			$120.00	16.42 lbs. (2 Fish)
7th Place	Garry Johnson, Alvin McKensie			$110.00	8.23 lbs. (1 Fish)
8th Place	James Conner III, Steve Conner			$100.00	4.82 lbs. (1 Fish)

Jr. Youth	None			n/a	n/a
Sr. Youth	None			n/a	n/a
1st Big Fish	Mark Byars		16.31 lbs.	$100.00
2nd Big Fish	Russell Garner, Tommy Merrit		13.16 lbs.	$40.00
No. of Boats weighing in fish:		10
Top 3 boats - Average weight per fish		9.53 lbs.
Notes: Overcast and calm at blast-off, the SUN came out as did the WIND at around 11:30. It got very warm and windy. There were 8 fish caught over 10 lbs. Everyone weighed in at least one fish. Mark was the only boat to weigh-in 4 fish. The 8th place boat(1 fish) had the EXACT SAME WEIGHT as the 8th place boat(1 fish) in the Gold CIT.

Striper Kings, Inc., Greenville, SC