2001 Chicago Carp Classic

page 3 - RESULTS

Trophy Table

Twenty four anglers found the scoreboard in the 2001 CCC, a vast improvement from 11 anglers a year ago. However, only forty fish were caught, indicating spread out fish and a lot of solitary catches. Most of the multiple catches were from anglers on or near the end pegs. The table below illustrates the final standings:

Major Awards

Title	Angler	Requirement	Weight
North American Carp Champion	Bruce Mitchell	4 heaviest fish	37-2
Chicago Carp King	Jack Rowe	single heaviest fish	17-4
Fox International Classic Carper	Bruce Mitchell	heaviest total bag	37-2
Section 1 Champion	Doug Reed	heaviest section total	27-3
Section 2 Champion	David Rutcosky	heaviest section total	26-14
Section 3 Champion	Tom Ferris	heaviest section total	36-15

Overall Standings

Rank	Angler	lb.oz.	lb.oz.	lb.oz.	.lb.oz	Total
1	Bruce Mitchell	11-8	6-4	15-4	4-2	37-2
2	Tom Ferris	14-8	16-2	6-5	-	36-15
3	Doug Reed	8-5	12-6	6-8	-	27-3
4	David Rutcosky	3-4	5-9	4-8	13-9	26-14
5	Todd Perdue	12-8	7-7	-	-	19-15
6	Bob Baer	9-7	10-0	-	-	19-7
7	Andy Klocek	10-2	7-10	-	-	17-12
8	Jack Rowe	17-4	-	-	-	17-4
9	Dianne Phillips	5-14	2-15	6-5	-	15-2
10	Elliott Bennett	13-0	-	-	-	13-0
11	Jeff Garrow	10-0	-	-	-	10-0
12	Lou Bird	9-12	-	-	-	9-12
13	Norman Phillips	6-5	3-4	-	-	9-9
14	Richard Somerville	9-8	-	-	-	9-8
15	Brian Balik	9-4	-	-	-	9-4
16	Charlie Pollnitz	8-11	-	-	-	8-11
17	Robert Kraft	7-8	-	-	-	7-8
18	Frank Walters	7-4	-	-	-	7-4
19	Trevor Blohm	6-12	-	-	-	6-12
20	Paul Wells	6-3	-	-	-	6-3
21	Richard Eldridge	6-1	-	-	-	6-1
22	Phil Cundari	5-13	-	-	-	5-13
23	Debbie Mitchell	4-0	-	-	-	4-0
24	Al Byla	4-0	-	-	-	4-0

Total weight: 334 lbs. 15 oz.
Total caught: 40 carp, not including catfish and goldfish
Average weight: 8 lb. 6 oz.

2001 North American Carp Champion Bruce Mitchell

The top two finishers were separated by a scant 3 ounces, with Bruce Mitchell barely passing Tom Ferris for the top spot. An extra serving of corn might have tipped the scales the other way. Bruce's winning bait was field corn flavored with strawberry Jello and sugar.

Paul Pezalla presents the gigantic "jewel-encrusted" Chicago Carp King belt buckle to..

..Oklahoma CAG chairman Jack Rowe for his 17 lb. 4 oz. fish, the single largest carp of the day

Section winners Tom Ferris and Dave Rutcosky select their prizes..

Elliot Bennett presents the "Elliot Bennett Damn Yankee Award for Creative Carp Gear" to..(sorry, I forgot who this was-please clue me in if you know:o)

Once again Paul Pezalla of Wacker Baits organized a successful event, and in a brand new location. With the ongoing construction of Wacker Ave. and relative ease that permits were secured from the city of Joliet, the CCC will probably be held there again next year.

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