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 Waterman Wins Bass Fishing League Northeast Division Tournament on the Potomac RiverMARBURY, Md. (June 15, 2009) - Kevin Waterman of La Plata, Md., won the Walmart Bass Fishing League Northeast Division tournament on the Potomac River Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 25 pounds, 3 ounces. The victory earned Waterman $4,948 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the Potomac River Regional Championship in Marbury, Md., Oct. 8-10, where he could ultimately win a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck. Waterman said he caught the majority of his bass fishing the northern end of the lake flipping a jig. Rounding out the top five boaters are Bryan Schmitt of Deale, Md. (five bass, 21-5, $2,474); Adam Janerella of Jersey Shore, Pa. (five bass, 20-11, $1,649); William Kramer of Gaithersburg, Md. (five bass, 19-2, $1,155) and Stacey Smith of Stephens City, Va. (five bass, 18-9, $990). Jason Berry of Nanjemoy, Md., took home the Boater Division Big Bass award, earning $755 for a 7-pound, 4-ounce bass he caught. Mark Snyder of Elizabethtown, Pa., earned $2,474 as the co-angler winner Saturday thanks to five bass weighing 17 pounds, 14 ounces. Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Mike Morris of Dover, Del. (five bass, 16-15, $1,237); Christian Latimer of Mitchellville, Md. (five bass, 16-0, $824); Terry Olmstead of Lock Haven, Pa. (five bass, 15-8, $577); and John Olander of Phoenixville, Pa. (five bass, 15-4, $474). Mark Snyder earned $377 as the co-angler Big Bass winner after catching a 6-pound bass. The next Northeast Division event will be held on Chesapeake Bay in North East, Md., July 18. |
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