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CityViewNC.com | 61 know it," said Crawford. Comprised mainly of Fayetteville natives, with some lo- cals from New Bern and Wilmington, the tournament be- gins on Friday night and runs through Saturday night. On Friday, contestants fish from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. and Sat- urday from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. e boat that catches the most Red Drum wins and a fish must be 34 inches long to qualify. Downtime in the morning and ear- ly aernoon or as Crawford calls it, "while we're wait- ing to fish," is spent in search of the best bait, thinking about bait, hiding bait and arguing about it. "Imagine how competitive it would be with money," laughed Crawford of the good-natured rivalry. e entry fee of the tourna- ment is $100 per person, which covers locally catered food for the weekend, a custom de- signed tournament t-shirt, can koozie and if a fisherman is lucky enough, a trophy. ere is no specified lodging, with most of the participants renting houses or staying in their own beach homes nearby. An honorary John Tally award is given each year. "It can mean something different every year," said Lockett of classifying the award. "It's a best-all- around award. For someone who shows the most character, has fun and contributes to the tournament." Costs are kept low, with prizes donated from Jim Edwards of AK McCallum Company on Ramsey Street, and all profits are con- tributed to the K-8 Atlantic Ele- mentary School in Carteret County, for the funding of their annual 8th grade trip to Wash- ington, D.C. "We like to keep all profits local and we couldn't do it without everyone's participation. We ap- preciate the uniqueness and iso- lation and the independent way the commercial fishermen main- tain their lifestyle up there," said Crawford, who is especially ex- cited that the local convenience store, and typical proprietor of good bait, Sherman's, will be putting in a gas pump. "It's probably the biggest thing that's happened for the tourna- ment in the last five years," he laughed. CV Tina K. Dicke Paralegal for LegalAid of North Carolina – Fayetteville Cumberland County Bar Association Distinguished Paralegal/Legal Assistant Award Judge George J. Franks 12th Judicial District Court Judge (Retired) North Carolina Bar Association Centennial Award Richard M. Lewis, Jr. Lewis, Dese, Nance & Briggs, LLP - Partner North Carolina State Bar John B. McMillian Distinguished Service Award Judge Elizabeth A. Keever 12th Judicial District Court Judge (Retired) North Carolina State Bar John B. McMillian Distinguished Service Award Richard M. Wiggins McCoy, Wiggins, Cleveland, & O'Connor, PLLC North Carolina Bar Association's General Practice Hall of Fame ★ ★ ★ Congratulations ★ ★ ★ 6th Annual Cumberland County Bar Association Spring Soirée and Awards Dinner May 29, 2015 at e Metropolitan Room in Fayetteville, N.C. The official salt-water fish of North Carolina, the Red Drum has been a protected game fish since 2007.

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