The City of Athens hosted its first Relay for Life Team Bass Fishing Tournament Saturday.
The tournament, held at Ingalls Harbor in Decatur, raised $5,445 for the American Cancer Society.
The top finishers were:
• First place, Chris Leopard and Howard Kinch, 20.29 pounds of fish;
• Second place, Zack Waddell and Bruce Lott, 18.17 pounds of fish;
• Third place, Patrick Cutten and Rick Armstrong, 16.15 pounds of fish;
• Fourth place, Will Beutjer and Chris Rose, 15.50 pounds of fish;
• Fifth place, Brian Merriman and Warren Winsett, 14.39 pounds of fish;
• Big fish winner, Eddie Jewell and Shane Jewell, 5.35 pounds.
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Chris Leopard and Howard Kinch show off the 20.29 pounds of bass they caught in Saturday’s City of Athens Relay for Life Team Bass Fishing Tournament. Courtesy of City of Athens
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Eddie Jewell and Shane Jewell caught the big fish in the tournament with a bass weighing 5.35 pounds.
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Zack Waddell and Bruce Lott took second place in the tournament with 18.17 pounds of fish.
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Patrick Cutten, shown, and Rick Armstrong picked up a third-place finish in the fishing tournament with 16.15 pounds of fish.
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Will Beutjer and Chris Rose came in fourth place in Athens Relay for Life Fishing Tournament with 15.50 pounds of fish.
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Brian Merriman, shown, and Warren Winsett came in fifth place at the tournament with 14.39 pounds of fish.
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