Fleshman, W.Va. Take Lead at Bass Tourney
Morgantown Dominion Post
25 September 2009
Defending champion West Virginia reeled in 20 fish totaling 24 pounds,
4 ounces Thursday to take the lead after two days of The Bass
Federation Mid-Atlantic Division bass fishing tournament, on the
Monongahela River.
Robby Fleshman
Mountain State anglers have caught 43 fish good for 51 pounds, 3
ounces. Pennsylvania is second (50-12), with New Jersey (35-9) third in
the seven-team tourney.
Robby Fleshman, of Tad, moved into the individual lead, with 10 fish
for 11 pounds, 8 ounces. Jeff Miller, of Johnstown, Pa., fell to
second, at 9 pounds, 4 ounces, and Willie Adkins Jr., of Wayne, is
third (7-7). Josh Ankrom, of Williamstown, is the only other West
Virginia angler in the top 10, at 6 pounds, 4 ounces.
The tournament winds up today. Boats launch from Fort Martin boat ramp
at 7 a.m. and anglers fish until the weigh-in deadline of 3 p.m., at
Hazel Ruby McQuain Park.
Anglers bring their best five fish of the day that must be at least 12
inches long and one of three types of black bass: smallmouth,
largemouth or spotter. The state with the highest cumulative weight
over the three-day tournament wins.
The teams are competing for a chance at a share of the $20,000 prize.
Anglers also are competing for individual spots in the 2010 Bass
Federation national tournament and a chance to win $250,000 next April,
in Knoxville, Ky.