McGill’s 22nd Annual Spring Bass Fishing Tournament
On Friday, April 11th, 36 anglers in 18 boats hit the waters of Lake Rhodhiss for McGill’s 22nd Annual Spring Bass Fishing Tournament. Despite the on-and-off rain, nothing could stop these teams from enjoying a day of competitive fishing.
Congratulations to our Winning Teams
First Place

Rick Bradford and Scott Loftis with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission took home the 1st place prize with a 5-fish limit weighing in at 14.12 pounds (lbs).
Second Place
Representing Williamsburg, Virginia, McGill Principal / Vice President / Regional Office Manager, Danny Bridges, and his son, Christian Bridges, secured 2nd place with 5 fish and a total weight of 11.2 lbs.
Third Place
Third place winners, Chuck Melton with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and Chris Mostiller with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, also brought in 5 fish weighing in at 9.0 lbs.

Largest Bass
McGill’s Keegan Edge and teammate, Jake Shattuck with GE Power, brought home the prize for the biggest bass weighing in at 4.6 lbs.
Largest Non-Bass Fish
The biggest non-bass fish caught was a 1.1 lb catfish that McGill’s Alex Lowdermilk and Jon Swaim reeled in.
Thank You to Our Sponsors
A huge shout out to all of our sponsors. This event would not be possible without you. Thank you for your support and for providing our anglers with lunch from Jason’s Deli and dinner from JD’s Smokehouse.
Raffle sponsors included:
- Hickory Crawdads
- Thin Red Firearms
- Jason’s Deli
- Salsarita’s
- Twin Brothers Pizza
- Eaton
- Quality Electric Inc.
- Schneider Electric
- Trane
- Hoffman and Hoffman, Inc.
- Mountain Crest, LLC
- SESCO Lighting
- National Power
- Generac Industrial Power
- Recore Electric