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Story and photo by Sharon Kivisto

Chris Johnson (right) took home $10,000 in prize money after winning the Roche Harbor Village first Annual Salmon Classic Invitational Feb. 7, 2004. Scott Lancaster won $5,000 for second place.

posted 02/08/04
Saturday afternoon dragged on for Scott Lancaster of Orcas Island. "I felt like I was back in school waiting for the bell to ring," he said. Roche Harbor Village First Annual Salmon Classic Invitational offered a $5,000 prize for second place and $1,500 for third. When the final bell rung, Lancaster's 21 lb. 14 oz salmon, which he caught at 10:30 a.m., beat out the competition by 5 oz.

Thirty-six fish were caught and weighed in. The competition attracted 324 anglers aboard 91 boats. The winners were:

1. Chris Johnson of Mount Vernon won $10,000 for his 26 lb. 12 oz. fish. He caught it at 8 a.m.Friday using a green and blue squid as bait.
   
   
2. Scott Lancaster won $5,000 for his 21 lb. 14 oz. fish caught Saturday off Cold Point using herring as bait.
   
   
3. Brad Rowland won $1,500 for his 21 lb. 9 oz. fish caught on Saturday.
   
   
4. Paul Quinn of Auburn won $1,000 for his 20 lb. 1 oz. fish caught Saturday.
   
   
5. Craig Cruickshank of Tofino, B.C. 18 lb. 2 oz. fish was in second place Friday but ended up in fifth place and out of the money.

In addition to the individual prizes, there was a $1,500 prize for best boat total. Dave Hall, Jerry Schmidt and Matt Minnis (pictured left to right) won with four fish totalling 47 lb. 2 oz. Asked how they caught their fish, Minnis quipped, "We caught on a pole and put in a net."

The Roche Harbor Village derby was the first event in the Northwest Salmon Derby Series. The Roche Harbor event is the largest of the six derbies in the series. It is also one of the largest derbies on the west coast.

All of the participants were eligible to win door prizes which ranged from $500 downriggers to fishing rods to a trip for four with Dave Lee, an expert guide. Everyone is also eligible to win an 18 ½-foot aluminum Stabi-Craft boat with a 90 4-stroke Suzuki and an EZ Loader trailer. The boat will be given away in a drawing at the final derby September 18-19 in Everett. It is equipped with Scotty electric downriggers, a Simrad VHF-radio, and a Lowrance depth sounder.

Brent Snow and Debbie Sandwith handed out the prizes.

Brad Rowland explains how he caught his third-place fish.

Scott Lancaster joked that the best thing about his second-place finish was beating Mike Bartholomew and Pete Nelsen.

Other fishermen congratulated Chris Johnson, the first-prize winner. He was also invited to several poker games.

Paul Quinn thanked his friend who baited his hook. Like the rest of the winners, he planned to share his prize money with the rest of the anglers on his boat.

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