Bass tournament provides drinking water for third world countries
Published 9:30 am Tuesday, October 10, 2023
WEST POINT LAKE — A check in the amount of $5,005 has been given to the Neverthirst Foundation in memory of Diana Renee Reaves. The money was raised in Saturday’s inaugural Diana Renee Reaves Buddy Bass Fishing Tournament on West Point Lake.
A total of 47 boats left Southern Harbor Marina at 6:45 a.m. EDT on Saturday and were back for a weigh-in at 3 p.m. The two-man team of Ben McDuffie and Robert Medas of LaGrange won the $1,500 first prize. The bass they caught on Saturday weighed a total of 14.28 pounds. They also won the $460 prize for landing the biggest fish. It topped the scales at just over…