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September 14, 2009
Buxton team scores a second consecutive win in Hatteras tournament
The top team in the women’s division was the Queen Mackerals of Nags Head. The tournament teams fished Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11 and 12, and for a change, the anglers had good weather and caught a lot of fish. The Sandfiddlers caught 117 fish for a total of 338 points. The team captain is Eddie Ochs and members are Buddy Jennette, Tim Wilson, Zander Brody, Andy Stephenson, and David Carangi. The Queen Mackerals caught 23 fish for a total of 71 points. The team’s captain is Peggy Bird and members are Linda Harper, Susie Von Suskil, Dee Deaton, Barbara Daniel, and Betty Wright. The Hatteras village tournament has been plagued with bad weather in recent years. In 2003, it was cancelled after Hurricane Isabel. In 2007, Tropical Storm Gabrielle brought wind and high seas to the tournament, and last year, the contest was reduced to only one session when seashore beaches were closed because of Tropical Storm Hanna. This year, however, the weather turned in favor of the 80 teams of six anglers each that registered to fish. A non-tropical coastal low brought high seas, record rainfall, and wind to Hatteras for most of last week, but by Friday the weather was partly sunny, though still breezy. Saturday was a blue-sky day with warm temperatures and light winds. Obviously, the weather was just right for catching fish. The second place team in the men’s division was the Riverside Rats of Kill Devil Hill with 114 fish for 305 points. The captain is Mark Brown and team members are Duncan Aydlett, Sam Joms, Jim Ambrose, Doug Yoder, and David Ambrose. Third place in the men’s division was won by the Delaware Mobile Surf Fishermen of Lewes, Del., with 90 fish and 260 points. The team is led by Capt. Dave Doganicit and members are Shaun Smith, Martin Kris, Keith Sahmerre, John Mead, and Bruce West. Second place in the women’s division went to the Black Beard Babes of Kill Devil Hills with 25 fish and 63 points. The captain is Joan Canipe, and team members are Cathy Bontemps, Dorinda Franklin, Melinda Hoffman, Denise Jones, and Donna Voshell. The third place team in the women’s division was the Hatterascals of Hatteras with 14 fish for 58 points. Anne Styron and Ruby Creason are team captains and members are Sue Styron, Carol McCracken, Rossie Jackson, Roberta Midgett, and Carol Dillon. The largest fish in the men’s division was a 24-inch puppy drum caught by Jimmy Jacksons. Honors in the women’s division went to Sara Warren for a 22 3/4-inch drum. Team Tar Heel from Durham, N.C., won the first annual mullet toss. The team's prize is free entry in the 2010 Hatteras Village Surf Fishing Tournament. CLICK HERE FOR TEAM RESULTS CLICK HERE TO VIEW SLIDE SHOW |
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