The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-12
|PICKARD MAKES
PRESENTATIONS
Successful Campaign Was
Carried Out, Chairman
Declares .
By JACK COWIE
Staff Writer

Pickard, contest chairman of the
New Hanover Fishing club.
In announcing the awards Pick
ard said 1916 was productive OF
some of the best fishing ever ex-
perienced by members of the club
with larger channel bass having
been entered than had been
weighed in for several years.
The largest drum-42 pounds
eight ounces-was caught by o.
E. Durant, Jr., while fishing from
Billy DeCover's Jim Jam" ir
Rich's Inlet.
Award for the largest blue fish
went to Floyd Cox, Sr., while troll
ling from Hulan Watts idle IN"
off Frying Pan Shoals. The fish
largest caught since lightweight
ed in at three pounds and II
ounces.
Tassie Costello broke a club
record and neared the Atlantic
Coast mark with a II pound 9
ounce bonito mackeral. The coastal
1CSOlo Is lO DOUlIQS dIlQ wv JULIUS.
Tommy Williams took top honors
in the sailfish class with a 80
pound four ounce specimen which
also won him $525 in the SENCBA
Fishing Rodeo.
Arthur Newkirk entered a "a
pound eight ounce king mackeral
winner WHICH established a club
record. The black drum record
was neared by two different speci-
mems of 81 and So pounds respec-
lively.
The record founder caught by
W. E. Yopp, Sr., in 1897 was topped
by nearly two pounds as J.. C.
Tourek of Holly Ridge hooked a
IL pound six ounce specimen.
Pickard pointed out that the
Virginia mullet were larger than
average size throughout the year
with several weighing in excess OF
two pounds.
The chairman, who was assisted
by W. L. HELEN and c. M. Apple
bury, said the club had grown in
membership during the coming
year and that a bigger prize list
is in the offing for 1947.
The prize list, he indicated, will
be drawn during the next annual
meeting of the club on Jan. 27.
Winners of prizes can receive certi-
~ficates of awards from Pickard
at his sporting goods store.
ZONE A
Channel bass, R.. o. Sellers, 27 pounds,
eight ounces; D.. L. Holt, W. L.. Comrades.
Blue fish, R. S. Johnson, two pounds
two ounces; G. D. Daugherty and John
Batson.
Virginia Mullet, James Stathis, two
pounds six ounces; and E. j. Edwards.
Sea trout, Mrs. L. M. Hall, four pounds
ia ounces and c. w. Aman.
ZONE B
Channel bass, E. R. Johnson, 81
pounds; George B. Canady, 38 pounds
and H. F. Homes.
Blue Fish, ]. B. B%roughton, two
pounds; H. F. Jones and Canady.
Virginia mullet, w. T. Groom, one
pound and II ounces and j. c. Moore
ZONE C
Channel bass, A. E.. Lewis, SO pounds
and w. l.. Berry.
ADDITIONAL PRIZES
Black drum, J. J. Robinson, 81 pounds
md Pete Blakas. Sheephead, Dan Holt, 6
pounds nine ounces ana Paul Norris
Founder, J. C.. Tourek, IL pounds ss
ounces.
LARGEST FISH AWARD
Shark, Harry Griffin, IS pounds, Robin
son and Plakas.
ROAT CATCHES
Sailfish, Thoms B.. Williams, 80 pounds
four ounces; barracuda, Edward T. Noel
SO pounds, amberjack, Floyd Cox, Sr., 3;
pounds five ounces; dolphin, ]. K. Davis
10 pounds six ounces; king mackeral
Arthur Newkirk, "a pounds eight ounces
spanish mackeral, H. T. Huffman, foul
pounds 10 ounces; blue fish, Cox, Bonita
Mackeral, Costello and channel bass
Durant. ~
FRESH WATER
Striped bass, Alex Trask, 27 pound!
four ounces; L.. A. Mcleod and H. G
Lattimer. Black Bass, Williams, five
pounds two ounces, L. W. Townsend ane
j.. T. Smith. Jack. johnson Harris, three
pounds four ounces and c. F. carp.
Red Breast, J. D. Johnson, one poune
eight ounces, Google eye c. F. carp, ONT
pound nine ounces and W. D. Sellers
Greyhead, J. B. Joyce, IS pounds.
PIER PRIZES
Kupre's Channel Bass, Comrades, vir
ginia mullet, Steve w. Dinninger; trout
DR.. E. D.. Urich and founder, N. C
Thompson.
Atlantic View: channel bass, M. Neil
SON. blue fish, j. J.. LeGwin and Viz.
ginia mullet, Leslie G. Bass.