[0] Kentucky Angler Wins EverStart Series Tournament, Collects $10,000 and New Ranger Boat.Business Editors & Sports Writers The following is a list of sports writers. Historical sportswriters
GILBERTSVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2000 In a dramatic, down-to-the-wire finish, Keith Monson of Burgin, Ky., caught five bass weighing 19 pounds, 1 ounce on Kentucky Lake Kentucky Lake Reservoir, western Kentucky and western Tennessee, U.S. One of the world's largest manmade lakes, it is 184 mi (296 km) long and has more than 2,300 mi (3,700 km) of shoreline. It was created in 1944 when the Kentucky Dam was built on the Tennessee River. Saturday edging runner-up Mike Hawkes of Sabinal, Texas Sabinal is a city in Uvalde County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,586 at the 2000 census. Geography Sabinal is located at (29.320678, -99.468887)GR1. , by a scant 1 ounce to win $10,000 and an Evinrude- or Johnson-powered Ranger bass boat in the third Central Division EverStart Batteries Series tournament of 2000. Monson, a 41-year-old convenience store owner, claimed his first EverStart win over nine other finalists in the Pro Division after surviving three days of preliminary competition. He caught his limit fishing small creeks on south Barkley Lake, flipping a black/chatreuse Vortex jig jig, dance of English origin that is performed also in Ireland and Scotland. It is usually a lively dance, performed by one or more persons, with quick and irregular steps. When the jig was introduced to the United States, it was often danced in minstrel shows. and pitching a pumkinseed Brush Hawg. "I'm a nervous wreak wreak tr.v. wreaked, wreak·ing, wreaks 1. To inflict (vengeance or punishment) upon a person. 2. To express or gratify (anger, malevolence, or resentment); vent. 3. ," said a shaky Monson after his 1 ounce victory. "I lost two 4-pounders today that I thought would haunt me. My winning weight was 19-1, but what I really need is to call 911; I can barely breathe." Taking second through fifth in the Pro Division were: (2) Mike Hawkes, Sabinal, Texas, 19-0, $10,000; (3) Shawn Penn, Benton, Ky., 14-3, $9,000; (4) Wes Thomas, Hanover, Ind., 12-13, $8,000; and (5) Koby Kreiger, Osceola, Ind., 12-0, $7,000. Chuck Rounds of Benton, Ky., claimed first place in the Co-Angler Division and collected $6,000 for four bass weighing 9 pounds, 5 ounces. Finishing second through fifth in the division were: (2) WD (Hoot) Gibson, Bryant, Ark, 7-11, $3,500; (3) Dwayne Morris, Morehead, Ky., 4-10, $3,000; (4) Wayne Sherbet sher·bet n. 1. also sher·bert A frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice, sugar, and water, and also containing milk, egg white, or gelatin. 2. Chiefly British A beverage made of sweetened diluted fruit juice. , Pell City, Ala., 4-8, $2,500; and (5) Lynn Wilson, Paducah, Ky., 3-12, $2,000. "I'm still weak in the knees and have butterflies in my stomach," said an excited 51-year-old Chuck Rounds. "I have been fishing EverStart for three years and I had never cracked the top 30 before, not to mention making the final round, and now this. It's overwhelming." The tournament began Wednesday morning with 170 professional anglers and 170 co-anglers taking off from Moors Resort in Gilbertsville, Ky., vying vy·ing v. Present participle of vie. vying vie for a share of the event's $164,000 purse. After two elimination rounds, only 10 anglers remained in each division for Saturday's finale. At the end of the season, the top 75 pros and top 75 co-anglers from each EverStart division will advance to the year-end Challenge at Cypress Gardens This article is about the Florida theme park. For the South Carolina botanical garden, see Cypress Gardens (South Carolina). Cypress Gardens Adventure Park (formerly Cypress Gardens) is a theme park near Winter Haven, Florida in the United States. , Fla., which features a purse of $360,000. |
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