Pineville/Alexandria. LA, August 25, 2001 - It finally came true for
bass fishing pro Judy Wong. She simply blew away the field in the Womens Bass
Fishing Association Classic World Championship on the Red River. Her total
catch for the three day event was an amazing 42.53 pounds, unbelievably 13.32
pounds ahead of the second place finisher, outstanding pro Sheri Glasgow, who
totaled 29.21 pounds.
"I found the fish by using a topwater bait during practice," said Wong,
a Sugarland Texas angler who began her fishing career in 1977. "This week I
caught my fish on a chartreuse crankbait and a three-quarter ounce
spinnerbait. One of my fish had a bluegill in its mouth and so I rigged the
spinnerbait with an orange and chartreuse skirt." The nervous and happy
winner advised the Louisiana crowd at the Riverside Convention Center that "I
think I caught all the bass out of that one oxbow, so it wouldn't help if I
told you where it was." Her Saturday catch was a limit of 5 fish weighing
12.59 pounds, including the big fish of the day - 4.18 pounds.
Glasgow, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, also brought in a limit - one of just 3
limits for the final day. Her fish weighed 7.69 pounds. "I caught most of my
fish this week pitching," she revealed. "And I also used a three-quarter
ounce spinnerbait.
Coming in third for the championship was Shelley Perry of Hurricane.
West Virginia. Her total bass weight for the week was 19.26 pounds. Veteran
pro Katherine Stuart of Conway, Arkansas finished 4th with a total weight of
17.8 pounds. Fifth place went to Clinton, Louisiana angler Mary Devincenti
who caught16.36 pounds total for the week.
Wong's winnings for the championship week included a fully rigged
Triton TR 17 bass boat and 150 Mercury engine.
A huge crowd attended the WBFA Classic in the Riverside Convention
Center in Alexandria.
The final and decisive day of the annual event got underway at early
dawn in Pineville at the Red River Authority boat ramp in Ft. Buhlow park.
Official starter for the day was Cindy B. Goode of Clear Channel
Communications Star 98.7 in Alexandria.
The Classic World Championship is sponsored by the State of Louisiana,
the Alexandria/Pineville Area Convention And Visitors Bureau, the City of
Alexandria, the City of Pineville, Clear Channel Communications, Louisiana
Lottery, Paragon Casino and Resort, Century Tel, CLECO, Rapides Regional
Medical Center, Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital, Red River Waterway
Commission, Hibernia Bank, State Farm, Turpin Pontiac, Walker Oldsmobile,
Willis Engineering, and Pan-American Engineers.
National Sponsorship Partners of the WBFA Tour include, Mercury Motors,
Triton Boats by Earl Bentz, Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits, Flowmaster Exhaust
Systems, Snag Proof Lures, Minn Kota, DEKA Marine Master Batteries,
Humminbird Electronics, North American Sportswoman Magazine, Reyes Del Mar
Jewelers, Kick'n Bass Scents and Eidolon Bait Company.
Contact WBFA for membership information by accessing their website at
www.wbfatour.com or telephone (205) 663-5243.
