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POWERS-SWAIN CHEVY FISHING TEAM NEWS PAGE
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this page e-mail Hal Abshire.)
***Names in Red denotes members of the Powers Swain Chevy Fishing Team***
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Kerr Lake
3/7/09 --
Satterwhite Point Marina, Henderson, NC
Jordan Lake
4/4/09 -- New
Hope Overlook, Apex, NC
Lake Gaston
5/2/09 --
Americamps Lake Gaston, Bracy, VA
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Published
on Sunday, December 28, 2008
Written by Monica Holland
Best outdoors
stories of 2008
Monica Altman, the Sanford native burst
into second place on the final day of
competition at the Women’s Bassmaster Tour
championship on Lake Hamilton in Hot
Springs, Ark., to finish as the runner-up in
the co-angler division. And while she was
thrilled with the $2,500 purse and $37,500
boat package, what really made her year
special was the chance to share her passion
for fishing with 15-year-old Kaitlyn Crisp.
Crisp interviewed Altman for a school paper
and then invited the pro to join her in a
non-points Carolina Bassers tournament at
Jordan Lake. The all-girl squad took first
place out of 20 teams with a five-fish limit
of 14.56 pounds. When Crisp’s mother told
Altman what a wonderful inspiration she had
been to the young lady, Altman couldn’t hold
back the tears. “It is amazing at what an
impact you have on a young person’s life
without even knowing it at the time,” Altman
said.
Hal Abshire
Hal Abshire, Cameron’s fishing guru
and retired veteran combined his history
with the military and his love of
angling to conceptualize Warriors on the
Water (with the help of Greg Lahr and
Bob Cunningham), a fishing day for
soldiers who have been deployed.
This past year marked the third event
of its kind and Abshire saw nearly 200
bass boats carry the warriors from all
four service branches across Jordan
Lake.
The event lured bass-fishing
heavyweights such as Hank Parker,
Forrest L. Wood, Charlie Evans, Marty
Stone and more to share their love of
fishing with soldiers.
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