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2005
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Team
Anna Lynn Captures Casey Neal Rogers Tournament
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At 7 a.m. Captain Lowery and crew deployed their spread of tandem parachutes, umbrella rigs, Mojos, EZ trolls and daisy chains in hopes of luring a big boy to bite. Fishing between buoy 68 & 70 with plenty of bait showing on the fish finder they were confident that a big fish would hit. Needless to say the team was very excited. They knew they were up against the mid Chesapeake's finest anglers. Severty-nine other boats were also determined to win this great tournament. |
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| Left to Right: First place winners Captain William “Duby” Lowery, Mike Wirt, Blake Smith, Melvin Chenault, and Billy Healy, aboard the Anna Lynn. The combined weight of the two fish was 59.15 pounds. Photo by Kelly Walker | ||
| Early in the day after working the bait hard, a mid depth rod went off and a 22-pound fish was landed. The fish smashed a custom Blake Smith tandem trolled in 80 feet of water. Later that morning another a 26 pounder was boated. Since the rules stated that the total combined weight of two rockfish would determine the winner the team felt that they needed a bigger fish to be in the money. Then it happened! A 32-pound rock hit another custom lure to bring the team's total fish weight to 59.15 pounds! Would this be a winning combination? Anxiously Duby fired up Anna Lynn's turbo diesels and wasted no time in getting back to Smith Point Marina to check in his fish before the designated 4:00 p.m. check in time. Then the announcement came. Team Anna Lynn was in first place in the Casey Neal Rogers Tournament! It was an excellent start for the team's first time in this event.  Several other Captains faired well in the tournament with Dickey Dost aboard the Hooked II winning second place and David O'Bier fishing on the Sonya B with third place. Marcus Wilson, fishing with Captain Drew Payne placed first in the youth division with a 54.84-pound total and Ashley Ward was awarded second place for youth with a 42.75 pound total. The Casey Neal Rogers Memorial Tournament was established in 2004 to honor one of the Northern Neck's outstanding fisherman and scholar at East Carolina University - Casey Neal Rogers. We will never forget this fine young man's passion for fishing the Chesapeake! This tournament is a fine tribute to Casey's enthusiasm. Ryan Rogers, Casey's brother, really appreciates the support of local charter boat captains and recreational fishermen. This event is extremely well run. The business community provides tremendous support, but the real winners of the tournament are those students who are awarded the $10,000 in scholarships to further their college education as Casey had done. Keep this Tournament in mind when you are planning your fishing in 2006. What better way to kick off the fall rockfish season than to participate and win the CASEY NEAL ROGERS MEMORIAL ROCKFISH TOURNAMENT? |
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| Left to right: Mark Desiner and Dicky Dost took second place with these two rockfish weighing a combined 57.61 pounds. They were on the Hooked II. Photo by Kelly Walker | ||
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| Marcus Wilson took the Youth Angler Award with this 31.08 pound rockfish caught aboard the Worm from Chesapeake Beach, MD with Captain Drew Payne. Photo by Kelly Walker | ||
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| Frankie Davis caught the largest fish that day aboard the Sonya B. The fish weighed 34.46 pounds. Photo by Kelly Walker | Left to right: Fifth place winners Doug Gray, Sam Fisher and Jimmy Bruce hold their winning rockfish with a combined weight of 49.82 pounds. Photo by Kelly Walker | Left to right: Ray Elliot, Mike Curtis, Max King, and Larry Uhlfelder pose with their rockfish aboard the Chesapeake Angler. They took ninth place with a combined weight of 39.42 pounds. Photo by Kelly Walker |