Photo courtesy of Kevin Lambert Jon Lyerly of Rockingham and Bradley Harrison of Florence, S.C. won first place in the TLC Guide Service Annual May Catfish Tournament reeling in a 61.4 pound catfish earning $1,825, and $3,525 total.

Photo courtesy of Kevin Lambert

Jon Lyerly of Rockingham and Bradley Harrison of Florence, S.C. won first place in the TLC Guide Service Annual May Catfish Tournament reeling in a 61.4 pound catfish earning $1,825, and $3,525 total.

<p>Gavin Stone | Daily Journal</p> <p>Contestants in the TLC Guide Service Annual May Catfish Tournament float on the serene Pee Dee River Saturday evening at the start of a long night of fishing. </p>

Gavin Stone | Daily Journal

Contestants in the TLC Guide Service Annual May Catfish Tournament float on the serene Pee Dee River Saturday evening at the start of a long night of fishing.

<p>Photo courtesy of Kevin Lambert</p> <p>Third place went to Cody Stewart and H.B. Stone.</p>

Photo courtesy of Kevin Lambert

Third place went to Cody Stewart and H.B. Stone.
<p>Photo courtesy of Kevin Lambert</p> <p>Second place went to Kevin Lambert and Dwayne Bullard.</p>

Photo courtesy of Kevin Lambert

Second place went to Kevin Lambert and Dwayne Bullard.

ROCKINGHAM — The TLC Guide Service Annual May Catfish Tournament had a record turnout over the weekend, with its largest amount of boats on the water at 38 and the largest total payout to the winners in the event’s history.

The anglers were in the water by 7 p.m. and fished all through the night starting from three main launching points along the Pee Dee River. It was a slow bite, according to event organizer Kevin Lambert, who said only 23 of the 38 boats weighed in a fish. But it was close — the top three finishers were separated by only 3.2 pounds, and first and second place were only separated by 0.8 pounds.

The results were as follows:

• 1st place — Team Flying Sturgeon, made up of Jon Lyerly and Bradley Harrison who reeled in a 61.4 pound catfish earning $1,825. They had the “big fish” of the tournament, with 34.4 pounds earning $760 from the big fish pot and $740 side pot, plus a $200 donation from Team Stink, for a total payout of $3,525, the largest ever for the tournament.

• 2nd place — Team Lambert, Kevin Lambert and Dwayne Bullard with 60.6 pounds and 32.4 lb BF pot earning $910

• 3rd place — Team LBG, 58.2 pounds with 32.2 lb BF pot earning $305

• 4th — Reel Slime, 54.4 pounds with 31.0 pounds BF

• 5th — Hookin’ Whiskers, 50.4 pounds with 26.4 pounds BF

• 6th — Kat Nappers, 48.0 pounds with 29.0 pounds BF

• 7th — Mad Katz, 47.4 pounds with 26.8 pounds BF

• 8th — Wicked Cats, 47.0 pounds with 25.2 pounds BF

• 9th — Dixie Diamonds, 44.0 pounds with 26.0 pounds BF

• 10th — Can’t Get Right, 43.4 pounds with 25.0 pounds BF

• 11th — Here Kitty Kitty, 39.4 pounds with 25.6 pounds BF

• 12th — Kat Wayne Duke, 39.0 pounds with 20.4 pounds BF

• 13th — Taylor Boys, 38.0 pounds with 21.6 pounds BF

• 14th — Team Stink, 36.4 pounds with 22.8 pounds BF

• 15th — Team Solo, 30.8 pounds with 16.0 pounds BF

• 16th — J & D, 28.0 pounds with 23.8 pounds BF

• 17th — Slink Back, 27.4 pounds

• 18th — Mule Katz, 26.8 pounds 18.6 pounds BF

• 19th — Just Fishing, 23.8 pounds

• 20th — Team Yee Yee, 22.4 pounds

• 21st — Big Lip Katz, 20.2 pounds

• 22nd — Procrastinaters, 19.0 pounds

• 23rd — Sore Lips, 17.2 pounds

• Rest of anglers — No weight submitted

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