Father-son reel in win, big fish at July 30 Lake Wylie tournament
Downpour didn’t stop father-and-son team from reeling in the win and biggest fish July 30 at Thursday Night Tournament Trail.
Brian and Cole Huskins worked through the summer heat and heavy rain to catch the winning weight of 15.55 pounds, said Erwin Gaston, who co-organizes the event with Jeremy Cabe. The duo also had the largest fish, in the field of 30 boats, tipping the scale at 6.37 pounds.
The team of Mike McDuffie and Casey West managed a close second place finish with 14.72 pounds, followed by Chris Bumgardner and Todd Auten with 13.71 pounds.
The trail is sponsored by Academy Sports, Kangaroo Express and A-1 Adams Bail Bonds Agency and Sparks Grading.
Tournaments are held Thursdays through Aug. 27. Registration runs 5:30-6:20 p.m. at Buster Boyd Access Area. Blast off is at 6:30 p.m. and weigh-in at 11 p.m. The two-night Championship Fish-off is Sept. 11-12.
Visit lwtt.org for results and information about the tournament trail.
TNTT results: July 30
1. Brian Huskins/Cole Huskins, 15.52
2. Mike McDuffie/Casey West, 14.72
3. Todd Auten/Chris Bumgardner, 13.71
4. Walt Brysik/Gerald Briggs, 11.54
5. Larry Fleeman/Mack Lowe, 11.26
6. Robin Carico/Mike Busheu, 11.07
7. Lanny Phillips/Tim Sutphins, 10.30
8. Chris Bohme/Allan Rae, 9.77
9. Brian Setzer/Curt Dempsey, 9.35
10. Todd Sosebee/Isaac Sosebee, 8.59
11. Stephen Sparrow/Sauyer Sparrow, 7.69
Big fish: Brian Huskins/Cole Huskins, 6.37
This story was originally published August 6, 2015 at 10:38 AM with the headline "Father-son reel in win, big fish at July 30 Lake Wylie tournament."