Jordan Lake Tourney Results
The final event of the 2011 Carolina Yakfish series was held this past Saturday at Jordan Lake. The weather conditions were horrible in the morning - 40 degrees, a driving rain, and a stiff breeze. Despite the forecast, 17 fearless anglers arrived at the launch at 6:30 ready to go. An additional 18 participants and volunteers from Heroes on the Water amounted to a very good turnout for such a raw day.
There weren’t a ton of fish caught, but 3 anglers did managed to get a 3-fish limit. Joey Benevenia came out on top with a 3-fish total of 48.25,” despite being stung by “the half-inch rule” (a 15.75″er DQed). Joey also took big fish honors with a nice 19.25″ largemouth. Calvin Almond also had a 3-fish limit and came in second with a 3 fish stringer totaling 47.5″. NCangler moderator Jeff Oestreich came in third with a 3-fish limit of 45.5″. Nathan Raycroft and Bob Dainton rounded out the top five with 31″ and 13.5,” respectively. Joey B. found his fish shallow on wood with a variey of baits, including a worm, a jig, and a spinnerbait. Almost all the rest of the fish in the field fell for crankbaits fished near rip rap.
The AOY race was decided in dramatic fashion again this year! Calvin’s second place finish catapulted him into a tie with Joe A. in the final AOY standings. CY had considered a sudden death fish-off in the event of a tie, but given the conditions of the day, we deemed it best to call it off (they agreed) and leave it as a tie. So a big congratulations to Joe Angelcyk and Calvin Almond for being the 2011 Carolina Yakfish Co-Anglers of the Year! For their efforts, the pair win a 2011 Jackson Kayak Coosa Elite. A big thanks to our buddy Drew Gregory and the fine folks at Jackson Kayak for making this possible.
2011 was another great year for Carolina Yakfish! Thanks to all the participants and donors, we were able to raise over $2,200 this season for Heroes on the Water. These donations will be used to directly support North Carolina’s HOW chapters. We had a great time this year, and we’re already looking forward to next year! Be on the lookout for a 2012 schedule by the end of the year.
Jeff, Calvin, & Joey B.
| 1 | Joey Benevenia* | 3 LMB | 48.25″ |
| 2 | Calvin Almond | 3 LMB | 47.5″ |
| 3 | Jeff Oestreich | 3 LMB | 45.5″ |
| 4 | Nathan Raycroft | 2 LMB | 31″ |
| 5 | Bob Dainton | 1 LMB | 13.5″ |
| 6 | Scott Inge | 1 LMB | 12.25″ |
| 7 | Joe Angelcyk | 0 LMB | 0 |
| 7 | Joey Sullivan | 0 LMB | 0 |
| 7 | Rich Montgomery | 0 LMB | 0 |
| 7 | Don Parks | 0 LMB | 0 |
| 7 | Ryan Sadler | 0 LMB | 0 |
| 7 | Bo Anders | 0 LMB | 0 |
| 7 | Tim Stewart | 0 LMB | 0 |
| 7 | Clint Barden | 0 LMB | 0 |
| 7 | Dennis Lajeunesse | 0 LMB | 0 |
| 7 | Brad Crater | 0 LMB | 0 |
| 7 | Trey Wright | 0 LMB | 0 |
* Joey B. also won the big bass pot with a 19.25″ largemouth
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Joey B’s winning limit (19.25″, 16″, 13″)
Calvin’s 2nd place limit (16.5″, 15.75″, 15.25″)
Jeff’s 3rd place limit (15.75″, 15.25″, 14.5″)
Thanks to all for Supporting Carolina Yakfish and Heroes on the Water. You have two great Chapters in NC at Ft Bragg and Camp Lejeune helping the wounded vets. Your donations will push those chapters forward allowing them to support more vets.
Recent story from Ft Bragg – On Wednesday, 26 October 2011, ” Matt (Chief) took SSG Sharon and three of her children Kenneth-8 years old, Alexas-9 years old, and Matthew-10 years old, Kayak Fishing at Smith Lake, Fort Bragg, NC. Sharon contacted Matt after seeing the poster he put up for the HOW program a few weeks ago, and they set up the outing. Not only is Sharon a Wounded Warrior, but she and her children are also a Gold Star family. ……………………..
Matt went to help Alexas who had hooked a smaller Bass that went under some rocks and got stuck. Chief tried to get it out, but the line broke. Surprisingly, the fish came up with the bobber and then swam off. As Matt and Sharon were talking about leaving soon, she told him Matthew loved fishing and would do it all night. Then they heard Matthew holler in excitement, “I’ve got one!” Matt raced over to help and found a nice sized Bass flopping around between Matthew legs. Chief said with a grin, “This was Matthew’s first bass. He was very proud and talked about the fight and how he got it in.”
Lighting folks up with fishing is what we are all about!!
Thanks for all y’all do,
Jim Dolan
President – HOW