Nathan Pulley & Zachary Bodsford win on Lake Anna

Nathan Pulley & Zachary Bodsford WIN again on Lake Anna with 5 largemouth bass weighing in at 12.12 lbs.  To include Zachary catching the Youth Big Fish (4.09 lbs) which wins him another $50 gift card to Dances Sporting Goods compliments of Richmond Marine Center for catching the largest bass.

Sturgeon Creek Marina hosted the third tournament of the year on beautiful Lake Anna.  The temperature rose to low eighties with light and variable winds with partly cloudy skies.  The water temperature was reported in the 70 degrees. They reported catching their fish in Contrary Creek throughout the day on most everything used. Both anglers concluded by saying thank you to the Fishers of Men VA-East legacy division and the committee for a great event.  2nd place went to the Josh & River Steinburg team with a weight of (11.65 lbs.), The third-place team of Walt & Jack Emerson who landed (11.12 lbs.) and Big Fish for the event at (4.91 lbs) Seventeen teams signed up with 16 teams participating Saturday with eleven in bonus bucks. We also welcomed four new teams to the division. 

The pre-tournament meeting was held at the Hebron Baptist Church in Spotssylvania, Va,  Thirty six fishermen, family and Hebron Baptist Church members attended the meeting, where they were served complimentary and delicious meal of Spaghetti, garlic bread with salad and to many desserts to mention.  Pastor John Hodgen message on Nicodemus Chapter 3 verses 1-8 “Putting Faith in Jesus Christ” touched many hearts with two rededicated their life to Christ.  The committee, anglers and I want to thank Pastor Hodgen the wonderful Hebron Hospitality committee. What a blessing of outreached arms and warm hearts.  Our heartfelt thank you extended to all for a wonderful, blessed night.   Many hands helped make this event successful.  

Congratulations to our participating anglers, their families and guest who won over $400 in door prizes. Throughout the season the VA East Legacy Division will raffle off over $1000 plus in retail value of merchandise from our division sponsors at our events.  In addition, the team of Eric & Tyler Haines became eligible to win 1 JB Custom rod (Just Out of the Money Consolation Prize).  Three teams are eligible to win 1 JB Custom rod (The One That Got Away Consolation Prize)..  Remember teams must be at the next meeting/event to obtain divisional incentives through our sponsors. 

The End of Year tournament will be held at Rockahock Campground on June 8, 2024 followed by the pre-tournament meeting / event on June 7, 2024 on the Chickahominy River.  All the information for this event can be found on the national website (www.fomntt.com) on our VA East divisional page. 

A long time friend to Fishers of Men Keith Estes will pay 1 entry fee for the 2024 season to the team brining the most new members during the 2023 season.   

When making your next purchase please consider our Divisional Sponsors which include Richmond Marine Center, JB Custom Rods, Fishin’ Va Guide Service, Fulk’s Custom Cranks, Captain Garys’ Marine Care Products, and Deep Creek Lures

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our National Sponsors that make Fishers of Men possible; Abu Garcia, BassCat Boats, Berkley, FireFly Outdoor & Marine, Frogg Toggs, Jacobs Glass, Mercury, Power-Pole, Realtree Fishing, Fenwick, T&H Marine, and X2 Power.

Serving with care, God Bless!

Jim Sutton

Place	Team	Members	# Fish	Big Fish	Gross	Penalty	Net Wt	Points
1	32105	Nathan Pulley Zachary Bodsford	5	4.09	12.12	0	12.12	200
2	32592	Josh Steinberg Ri ver Steinberg	5	3.95	11.65	0	11.65	149
3	27602	Walter Emerson Walter Emerson	5	4.91	11.12	0	11.12	198
4	23084	Randy Beasley Jayson Beasley	5	4.39	10.94	0	10.94	197
5	23497	Allen Colgin Marilyn Gibson	5	3.04	10.03	0	10.03	196
6	30723	Eric Haines Tyler Haines	5	4	9.69	0	9.69	145
7	32106	Brad Baber Jr. Logan Baber	5	2.66	9.41	0	9.41	194
8	32591	Lee Martin Maggie Martin	5	2.87	8.45	0	8.45	193
9	32336	Keith Estes Caiden Hainsworth	5	0	7.6	0	7.6	192
10	32104	James Ruggerio Andrew Kelly	5	0	7.32	0	7.32	191
11	32590	Daniel Harlow Dylan Harlow	3	4.27	6.16	0	6.16	140
12	32593	Andrew Parks, Jr. Bryce Parks	3	2.71	4.62	0	4.62	189
13	27599	Matthew Whittaker Fisher Whittaker	2	0	2.69	0	2.69	188
14	32589	Jeremy Schreffler Jeremy Schreffler	0	0	0	0	0	137
15	32594	Jason Swingle Alex Swingle	0	0	0	0	0	187
16	30716	cosby Woolfolk matthew Woolfolk	0	0	0	0	0	137
Ist Place Nathan Pully & Zachary Bodsford 12.12 lbs 2nd Place Josh & River Steinburg 11.65 lbs 3rd Place Walt & Jack Emerson 11.12 lbs