It was an overcast and cool morning when the best fishermen in East Tennessee gathered at Cherokee Lake to fish the second event of 2002. Everyone was ready to go fishing. The father and son team of George Galyon Jr. and George Galyon III won their first U.S. Angler's Choice tournament of the year. This smiling team weighed in the only limit of the tournament and their bag hit the scales at 14.34 lb. anchored by a 3.45 lber. This talented team reported catching the big fish on a spinnerbait and the rest were caught on a Carolina rig on the lower end in 8 to 12 feet of water. With this win the Galyons take over the points lead. GREAT JOB.

Second place went to another one of the Galyons. This time it was Shawn Galyon and his partner James Scruggs this team reported catching their 4 fish on Carolina rig on the lower end of the lake in 6 to 12 feet of water. And yes George the III is Shawn's Uncle. With this second place finish Shawn and James move into second place in points less than two points out of first.

The big fish of the tournament went to a new team that drove all the way from Wise Virginia to fish their first U.S. Angler's Choice. Their beautiful fish weighted in a 3.78 pounds. This put a smile on their face as they headed back to home.

The hard luck award of the tournament has to go to Scott Maddox who did not run his Aries bassboat very far from the ramp. With less than one hour to fish Scott was fishing next to the ramp and with all the U.S. Angler's Choice weigh-in crew watching Scott set the hook on a fish that breaks his line. About two-seconds later the fish, well over three pounds, comes up and tries to throw the hook out. If Scott had gotten this one fish he would have at least finished in the money. But that is why they call it fishing and not catching.

U.S. Angler's Choice would like to thank all the dedicated anglers that showed up to fish. U.S. Angler's Choice would also like to thank Dr. Gregg Cook of Appalachian Dental for his continued support. Our next tournament will be on Watts Bar Lake on May 25 for more information call Steve or Traci Jennings at (865) 984-2903 or e-mail fishac@earthlink.net or go to U.S. Angler's Choice web site at www.usanglerschoice.net.

U.S. Angler's Choice would like to thank all our sponsors for making this all possible. National sponsors include Bass Cat Boats, Mercury Outboards, Motorguide Trolling Motors, Pure Fishing, Hamby's, Lowrance, Keep Alive and Sure Life Labs.