Chicago Carp Classic 2000

page 3-Results and Awards

As mentioned earlier, this was a tough CCC, with only 11 anglers out of 108 actually catching fish. Thirty two fish were caught, for a total of 255 lbs. 14 oz. One of the stewards did not get to weigh or record one single fish, turning in a blank sector score- card, an unused scale and still brand-new weigh sling :-( But that's fishing. Without further ado, here are the tournament winners and recorded standings:

Title	Angler	Requirement	Weight
North American Carp Champion	Max Cottis	4 heaviest fish	49-15
Chicago Carp King	Max Cottis	single heaviest fish	19-11
Fox International Classic Carper	Max Cottis	heaviest total bag	63-5
Michigan Avenue Section Champion	C.H. Lowrey	heaviest section total	33-1
Columbus Drive Section Champion	Richard Sommerville	heaviest section total	25-13
Lake Shore Drive Section Champion	Rick Buchaniec	heaviest section total	27-12

Final Rankings

Place	Angler	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total lb. oz.	Top 4 lb. oz.	Peg #	Home
1	Max Cottis	19-11	12-4	9-1	8-15	7-11	5-11	63-5	49-15	13	UK
2	C. H. Lowrey	11-12	9-11	7-7	4-3	-	-	33-1	33-1	1	OK
3	Rick Buchaniec	19-2	8-10	-	-	-	-	27-12	27-12	102	IL
4	Richard Somerville	7-2	7-1	6-9	5-1	-	-	25-13	25-13	71	IN
5	Craig Clayton	9-1	8-0	6-1	-	-	-	23-2	23-2	37	UK
6	Brian Nordberg	10-2	6-15	5-12	-	-	-	22-13	22-13	36	AZ
7	Lloyd Woolverton	6-3	6-2	5-14	4-2	-	-	22-5	22-5	17	IL
8	Schalk Von Breda	5-7	4-6	4-3	-	-	-	14-0	14-0	12	S. Africa
9	Dave Rutcosky	9-8	-	-	-	-	-	9-8	9-8	81	IL
10	Bob Matthes	9-4	-	-	-	-	-	9-4	9-4	49	WI
11	James Henson	4-15	-	-	-	-	-	4-15	4-15	105	IL

Other award winners:
Bob Baer - North American Spodding Champion for accuracy
C.H. Lowery - Elliott Bennet Damn Yankee Award for Creative Carp Gear

The competition was dominated by expert carper Max Cottis of Fox International, an English tackle company. He swept the top three awards for 4 heaviest fish, single largest fish and heaviest total bag. He also caught the most fish at six.

There was a little controversy about Max' tactic of actually crossing the Columbus Dr. bridge and feeding the far wall area directly from the other side of the River - talk about precision chumming! One fisherman with international competition experience noted that even though the rules may not specifically prohibit it, such a tactic goes beyond the spirit of the competition. Can you imagine 108 anglers running around to the other side sloshing buckets of chum after them? Regardless, it was pretty darn clever...

Max Cottis with the North American Carp Champion Award and the Fox International Classic Carper Award, presented by Mike Keyes

And for the single largest carp, the Chicago Carp King "jewel-encrusted, precious-metal belt buckle"

Elliot Bennet presents the "Elliot Bennett Damn Yankee Award for Creative Carp Gear" to...

...C.H. "Bait Boat" Lowrey, who also won the Michigan Ave. section, as seen here

Mikes Keyes presents the individual Section Champion
awards for Michigan Ave., Columbus Dr., and Lake Shore Dr.,
as CAG President Bud Yancey looks on.

All in all, the Chicago Carp Classic is a good chance to either watch or fish next to some of the finest carp anglers in the world, within the surreal setting of beautiful downtown Chicago. Kudos to Paul Pezalla for organizing a fun and successful event.

-Jim-

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