For Immediate Release
Contact person: Bill Dailey cell: (501) 416-4657
Email: purplehull@juno.com
Web site: www.purplehull.com
The 2008 Emerson PurpleHull Pea Festival Kids’ Fishing Derby was held June 21 at Mullins Pond.
Twenty-eight participants caught a total of 62 fish which weighed a total of 43 pounds.
Results of the fishing derby:
Ages 2-5: 1st Place, Cody Cochran of Emerson, 10 fish.
2nd Place, Weston Mosely, 7 fish.
Ages 6-8: 1st Place, Hunter Hanson of Emerson, 8 fish.
Ages 9-11: 1st Place, Sidney Mosley of Emerson, 8 fish.
2nd Place, Lilly Edwards of Emerson, 5 fish.
Ages 12-15: 1st Place, Damarkus Jones of Emerson, 5 fish.
2nd Place, Travis Smith, 5 fish.
Overall Most Weight: Cody Cochran of Emerson, 6 lbs. 6 oz.
Overall Most Fish: Cody Cochran of Emerson, 10 fish.
Overall Biggest Fish: Lilly Edwards of Emerson, 1 lb. 9 oz.
Overall Smallest Fish: Travis Smith of Emerson.
The PurpleHull Pea Festival Fishing Derby was sponsored by Pinewoods Ford of Springhill, LA, Peek Entergy Services of Springhill, LA, Ark-LA Outdoors, Steve's Marine, B&N Poles, and
Calcutta Baits.
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