Cabela’s King Kat Tournament Releases Results for 2014 Charleston, WV 2-Day Super Event
OutdoorHub 06.16.14
This past Friday and Saturday 13th & 14th, 2014 the Cabela’s King Kat Tournament Trail hit the waters of the waters of the Kanawha River at Charleston, West Virginia. In the event over 80 of the top anglers from 8 different states were competing not only for the cash and prizes, but the opportunity to qualify for the 2014 Cabela’s King Kat East and West Championship. This year’s West Championship will be held September 19 & 20, 2014 on the Mississippi and Rock Rivers at Quad Cities, Iowa. The East Championship will be held October 3 & 4, 2014 on Lake Wateree at Camden, South Carolina. Be sure to check out our website at: www.kingkatusa.com. It’s a site with new and exciting information on our events along with special information on catfishing for catfish anglers everywhere.
Results for the Top 5 Teams
Taking first place was Adam Scott of Red House West Virginia and Tyler Booth of Buffalo, West Virginia weighing in a 2-day total of 115.4 pounds and earning $4,000.00. In addition the team captured big fish of the event earning them $900.00 for their 34.22 pound blue catfish. Adam and Tyler were fishing the Red House area on the Kanawha River using shad and skipjack for bait. Team was anchored 20 yards off the bank in 26feet of water.
In second place was the Oakhill, Ohio team of Chris Sounders and Justin Horner with 114.54 pounds and earning $2,000.00. Chris and Justin were fishing the Raymond City area of the river. Team anchored and fished shallow both days using skipjack to catch 25 fish for both days.
Third place went to the Arcanum, Ohio team of Don and Alex Hoffman weighing in 110.5 pounds and earning $1,000.00. Don and Alex fished 5-10miles down river of the Daniel Boone Boat ramp, anchored in 15-20 feet of water. Team used skipjack to land 17 fish for both days.
Jackie Call and Christina Morton of Winfield, West Virginia took fourth place with a weight of 108.18 pounds and earning $500.00. Jackie and Christina fished the Nitro area, anchored in 25 feet of water. Team used skip jack to catch 16 fish for both days.
Fifth place went to Justin Conner of Culloden, West Virginia Tabitha Linville of Milton, West Virginia the Marina City area of the Kanawha River using shad to catch 19 fish for both days.
Cabela’s King Kat Free Kids Fishing Rodeo
In conjunction with the tournament Cabela’s King Kat held their Kids Rodeo on Saturday morning with several local children attending the event. All the participants signed up for a chance to win one of 6-$1,000.00 scholarships to be drawn for at the Cabela’s Crappie USA Classic this fall.
Cabela’s King Kat, Crappie USA and our anglers have contributed nearly $322,000.00 to the “Outdoor Kids” Scholarships since 1997. We are very proud to be a part of the education process for the youngsters who participate in our tournaments as adult/youth teams and those who fish in the Cabela’s King Kat, “Kids Fishing Rodeos”.
“We wish to thank Samantha Carney and the staff with the Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau for their sponsorship and hard work to make the event a huge success. Also a special thanks to Julie Boyce and Nick from Cabela’s store in Charleston, WV for all for all there help and support. For more information on this area call: (800) 733-5469 or visit their website at: http://charlestonwv.com.
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Cabela’s The World’s Foremost Outfitter , Evinrude Outboards, Minn Kota Trolling Motors, Talon Shallow Water Anchors, Mustad Hooks, Adventure Products- EGO Nets, Humminbird Electronics, Alumacraft, Driftmaster Rod Holders, GAMMA LINE, Grizzly Coolers, Rippin Lips, Venture RV, B ‘n’ M Silver Cat Rods, RIGRAP, Cat River Anchors, Stubby Steve’s Bait and WFN-World Fishing Network.
For entry forms or information on Cabela’s King Kat Trail phone 270-395-6774, fax 270-395-4381 or visit our website at www.kingkatusa.com. For media information contact Larry Crecelius at lcrecelius@crappieusa.com or phone 812-896-4830. Be sure to check out our new website at: www.kingkatusa.com. It’s a new site with new and exciting information on our events along with special information for catfish anglers everywhere.
