Big Croaker winners take home a Big Check.
From left to right, Ben Shumaker (winner's grandfather), Vince Donoghue (Garrett's Marina check-in), Ryan Dick, Joe Wolfinger (security), Gary Cox (winner's father), Tom Madren (weigh-in), Hunter Cox (in blue t-shirt, second place winner), Elwood Cox (winner's grandfather), David Jones (treasurer), Bill Reavis (Tournament chair) and John Lewis (weighmaster). Hunter Cox receives the $1,000 check for the second place biggest croaker - the 1.96 lb croaker. The first place winner, Alan Wade of Columbia VA with a 2.23 lb fish did not appear at weigh in to collect his $1,500 check.