Field, Norid win Chamber of Commerce bass tournament
JOURNAL PHOTO BY VIVIANNE MELENDEZ
Don and Norid Fields (center) won first place in the annual Chamber of Commerce bass tournament with a total catch of 22.58 pounds. The winners are flanked by Chamber president Vicky Spires (left) and tournament director Norman Lee.
JOURNAL PHOTO BY VIVIANNE MELENDEZ
Jerrel Mott and John Woods brought in 20.03 pounds of bass to claim second place in the annual Chamber of Commerce bass tournament. Presenting the award was tournament director Norman Lee.
JOURNAL PHOTO BY VIVIANNE MELENDEZ
A total fish weight of 19.67 pounds was good for third place for the team of Robert Brown and Larry Bush. They collected their prize from tournament director Norman Lee.
JOURNAL PHOTO BY VIVIANNE MELENDEZ
The lunker bass of the day was caught by Geoff Balog, showing off his prize catch.
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The day's results were tallied by tournament director Norman Lee while an assistant looks on.
Don Field of Sebring and Steve Norid of Lorida claimed first place in Sunday’s Chamber of Commerce Bass Tournament having boated 22.58 pounds of fish from Lake Istokpoga. The tandem of Jerrel Mott and John Wood finished second at 20.03, Wood hails from Sebring. The third-place team, which brought in 19.67 pounds, was comprised of Robert Brown and Larry Bush, both of Lake Placid. Geoff Balog and Jimmy Kowalski of Lake Placid were fourth, with Balog having brought in the “Big Bass” of the tournament. Doug Meekhof and Joe Medlock of Lake Placid were fifth, Gary Wilt and Roy Clark of Sebring placed sixth and Don Blanchard from Sarasota joined Todd Schluter of Englewood to finish seventh.
In all there were 30 boats with a total of 60 anglers, two to a boat, in the tourney.
