Keith Estes and Grandson Caiden Hainsworth

win on the Chickahominy River

Congratulations to Keith Estes and Caiden Hainsworth who caught 5 largemouth bass weighing in at 14.80 lbs capturing the first-place title for the last stop of the 2024 season held on Chickahominy River. 

The Chickahominy River provided absolute perfect tides and conditions for the end of year event.  The water temperature was hovering in the lower eighties with minimal cloud cover throughout most of the day.  They reported catching their fish in the lower section of the river throughout the day on reaction baits.   Both anglers concluded by saying thank you to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ  and their family for such great support.  They also thanked the Fishers of Men VA-East legacy division and the committee for a great event.  2nd place went to the Randy and Jayson Beasley team with a weight of (12.99 lbs.) and Big Bass for the tournament at (5.63 lbs) The third-place team of Walt and Jack Emerson with (12.10 lbs.).  Forth place went to Jim Sutton and grandson Kellan LeVault with (11.90 lbs).  Kellan LeVault caught the youth 13 and under Big Bass with a (3.16 lbs). He received a $50 gift card to Dances Sporting Goods compliments for Richmond Marine Center for catching the largest bass for a youth.  Fifth place went to Ray and Lacy Hogge with (11.16 lbs).  Seventeen teams participated and all teams reported catching bass throughout the day.   

The pre-tournament meeting was held at the Journey Christian Fellowship Church in New Kent.   Forty-six fishermen, family and Journey Christian Fellowship members attended the meeting, where they were served complimentary and delicious meal of Fried Chicken, and all the fixins and deserts.  Youth Leader Josh Townsend message on Luke Eight verse fourteen “ For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”  touched many hearts with five rededicated their life to Christ.  The committee, anglers and I want to thank Youth Leader Josh Townsend for providing our message.  Thank you to Journey Christian Fellowship Church for opening their doors and accepting us with outreached arms and warm hearts. Our heartfelt thank you extended to all for a wonderful, blessed night. Many hands helped make this event successful.  

End of Year division points leaders went to team Randy and Jayson Beasley. Junior Angler of the Year went to Jayson Beasley, The Great Performance Award (GPA) went to Fisher Whittaker, Junior Angler ‘Big BASS Award’ 13 and under age group went to Kellan LeVault, Big Bag Award went to Nathan Pulley and Zachary Bodsford and the Adult Big Bass Award went to Randy Beasley

Congratulations to our participating anglers, their families and guest who won over $450 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, (Just Out of the Money and the One that Got Away Consolation Prizes) were a big success.  JB Custom Rods were awarded for these prizes throughout the tournament year.  Which were part of the divisional incentives. 

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

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Place	Team	Members	# Fish	Big Fish	Gross	Penalty	Net Wt	Points
1	32336	Keith Estes Caiden Hainsworth	5	0	15.05	0.25	14.8	200
2	23084	Randy Beasley Jayson Beasley	5	5.63	12.99	0	12.99	199
3	27602	Walter Emerson Walter Emerson	5	3.62	12.1	0	12.1	198
4	32728	Jim Sutton Kellan LeVault	5	3.16	11.9	0	11.9	197
5	32335	Ray Hogge Lacy Hogge	5	3.35	11.16	0	11.16	196
6	29346	Steve Colgin Thomas Howell	5	3.67	11.12	0	11.12	195
7	30723	Eric Haines Tyler Haines	4	5.44	10.94	0	10.94	144
8	32729	Tim Elliott Timothy (Bernie) Elliott JR	5	2.89	9.41	0	9.41	193
9	32593	Andrew Parks, Jr. Bryce Parks	5	3.59	9.46	0.5	8.96	192
10	32105	Nathan Pulley Zachary Bodsford	5	0	8.86	0	8.86	191
11	32594	Jason Swingle Alex Swingle	5	0	8.46	0	8.46	190
12	32727	Justin Dodson Lilly Dodson	5	0	8.16	0	8.16	149
13	27599	Matthew Whittaker Fisher Whittaker	5	2.54	7.99	0.25	7.74	188
14	32590	Daniel Harlow Dylan Harlow	5	0	7.48	0	7.48	137
15	12728	Paul Logan LJ Logan	3	3	7.28	0	7.28	186
16	32107	Donald Estes Luke Owen	5	0	6.81	0	6.81	185
17	23497	Allen Colgin Marilyn Gibson	0	0	0	0	0	184
Ist Place Keith Estes and Caiden Hainesworth 2nd Place Randy & Jayson Beasley 3rd Place Walt and Jack Emerson