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OCTOBER 25, 2017 XX NO.9

Village News

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CHESTER’S RICHARD OWEN WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT ON JAMES
RIVER. crowned
BY BRAIN CARTER homecoming

Boater Richard Owen of of water while he targeted rock jetties, 2nd: James Wall, Greensboro, queen at WVU
Chester, Virginia, caught a three-day wood, and docks. N.C., 15 bass, 40-7, $10,000.
cumulative total of 15 bass weighing “The fish were relating to anything 3rd: Ralph Ray, Youngsville, N.C.,
40 pounds, 11 ounces, to win the T-H that blocked the current. They were 15 bass, 39-10, $5,000.
Marine Fishing League Worldwide using rocks or docks as an ambush 4th: Chris Panetta, West Simsbury,
Bass Fishing League Regional event point,” said Owen. “With the steep Conn., 14 bass, 39-7, $3,000.
on the James River presented by Costa banks and high water, they couldn’t 5th: Chris Daves, Spring Grove,
Sunglasses. Owen earned $65,000 spread out too far. They were confined Va., 15 bass, 39-4, $2,200.
for his win, a new Ranger Z518C to the main channel, which really 6th: Jackson Pleasant , Raleigh,
boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude suited my style of fishing.” N.C., 14 bass, 39-2, $1,900.
outboard, and an automatic berth Owen said he primarily used a Rounding out the top-10 boaters
into the 2018 BFL All-American four-inch watermelon and blue-fleck- were:
Championship. colored Zoom Dead Ringer worm on a 7th: Jason Wilson, Lincolnton,
“The win is still sinking in – I six-foot Berkley Lightning Rod. N.C., 15 bass, 38-11, $1,600.
can’t believe it,” said Owen, who “I worked through the area slowly, 8th: Craig Chambers, Charlotte,
earned his second career win in bass which was key for me,” said Owen. “I N.C., 15 bass, 38-8, $1,400.
competition. “The James River is prefer to pick apart an area rather than 9th: Tim Teague, Belmont, N.C.,
my home waters. I’ve waited years to cover a ton of water. It really worked 15 bass, 37-4, $2,200.
qualify for a BFL Regional tournament out well.” 10th: Robert Stinger,
on it.” The top six boaters who qualified Williamsburg, Va., 15 bass, 36-0,
Owen said he fished a small area for the 2018 BFL All-American, were: $1,000. MORGAN CUNNINGHAM AND WVU
upriver near Richmond throughout the 1st: Richard Owen, Chester, Va., Complete results can be found at PRESIDENT GORDON GEE DURING HALF-
weekend. He sat his boat in 8-10 feet 15 bass, 40-11, $65,000. FLWFishing.com. TIME CEREMONIES.
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