Fishing Creek Reservoir – November 3rd

The Southeastern Catfish Club hosted its 3rd tournament of the 2018-2019 season on Fishing Creek Reservoir Saturday, November 3rd, and it was day full of firsts! Fishing Creek is a tough place to navigate, and lake conditions can change overnight exposing stumps and trees that weren’t visible the prior day.  The club decided to stagger the blast-off in groups of 15 based on the order of registration, so teams arrived bright and early to secure their spot up front. We had a record-setting 49 teams for Fishing Creek ready to compete for their share of the $4,700 purse!

Blast-off went as smooth as ever on Fishing Creek as teams motored safely to their first spot under low light. The reservoir is generally a tough place for teams to find fish, and teams that got to pre-fish reported a sporadic bite. In the end, tournament trail vets and father-son duo Gary Morton Jr. and Gary Morton Sr. of Team Good Times brought home their first win of the season with a 68.05lb stringer and collected a whopping $2,480! 

Richard Warskow and Mark Turner of Team Keepin’ It Reel were right on the heels of the winners finishing in 2nd place with 66.85lbs and collected $1,240. They also had 2nd Big Fish of the tournament with a 28.65lb blue and collected another $265 bringing their total earnings to an impressive $1,505. Not far behind in 3rd place were Clay Henderson and Jason Henderson of Team Jamie K Outdoors with a 56.15lb stringer giving them a $415 payday.  Father-son duo Joseph Spittle and Christopher Helms of Team All Slimed Up had another impressive outing and caught the Big Fish of the Tournament with a 29.30lb blue and collected $620!  All fish were released alive and well down the new slide, so check out the video below!

Congratulations to Gary Jr. and Gary Sr. for their first win of the season and taking over the lead in the Season’s Points Race!

The club is certainly growing by the record number of teams coming out to join in on the fun, but we should feel most proud of the camaraderie that runs deep through our members. A new tradition seems to be taking shape where the winners are giving away a portion of their earnings at the following tournament. Some are choosing to reward the smallest stringer or the 4th place team. Team Y-Not Fishing, who won last month’s tournament, rewarded $100 to the Team Smokin’ Blue for having the Smallest Stringer. Team All Slimed Up, who placed 2nd last month, rewarded Team All For One Outdoors for their 4th place finish with $50.

Finally, we would like to give a special Thank You to our sponsors that continually show their support to our club! They make the tournament experience that much more exciting for our members. Jamie Williams with Jamie K Outdoors gave away a $50 gift certificate to George Segars and Jonathan Hilton of Team Segars for the Smallest Fish award. Team Segars seems to be really good at winning these awards since it’s their 3rd straight tournament in a row that they’ve won cold, hard cash for weighing in the smallest fish. Lyt “N” Bugg took their biggest fish of 13lbs, multiplied by 2, and decided to pay the 26th place team with $50 cash. Team Cat Nap’n were the lucky winners. It’s getting very interesting on what and how you can win, so be sure to stick around even though your team had a tough day!

We look forward to seeing everyone next month on Lake Wylie!

Tight Lines!

Brian Snipes and Josh Coggins

Total Weights
Place Team Members Total Weight Big Fish Tournament Points
1 Team Good Times Gary Morton Jr., Gary Morton Sr. 68.05 25.40 30
2 Team Keepin’ It Reel Richard Warskow, Mark Turner 66.85 28.65 28
3 Team Jamie K Outdoors Clay Henderson, Jason Henderson, Jason Wolfe 56.15 22.55 26
4 Team All For One Outdoors Michael Anderson, Samuel Edwards, John Phillips 55.30 20.50 24
5 Team Fish Bite Rod Holders Alan Long, Lynn Long, Jeremy Callicut 52.60 26.90 22
6 Team 2nd String Steve Whitley, Shane Owenby, Tyler Painter 50.55 18.20 20
7 Team Tightline Brian Snipes, Bubba Branch, Mason Brakefield 49.35 18.70 19
8 Team Katfish Mafia Chris Lunsford, Christopher Lunsford 49.35 17.85 18
9 Team DMT David Catoe, Mike Rape, Tony Canthen 46.95 16.60 17
10 Team Heavy Cats Randy Smith, Ned Davis 46.80 19.00 16
11 Team All Slimed Up Joseph Spittle, Paige Spittle, Christopher Helms 46.35 29.30 15
12 Team Polekat Benji Brown, Riley Brown, Lindsey Patterson 46.15 20.35 14
13 Team Drifting Stix David Henderson, Landin Loftin, Timmy Patterson 45.50 20.95 13
14 Team Rip Lipp Ashley Campbell, Jennifer Campbell 45.25 21.50 12
15 Team Reelin’ the Blues Jeff Manning, Michael Paciocco 41.30 19.40 11
16 Team BNW Billy Robertson, Joe Humphries, Will Robertson 39.45 22.60 10
17 Team Bird Will Bird, Jeff Bird, Will Bird Jr. 38.55 16.75 9
18 Team Fat Cat Zach Taylor 38.10 15.55 8
19 Team Adversity Jeff Outz, Kenny Sudderht, Trent Brooks 38.05 14.35 7
20 Team Carolina Blues Joshua Coggins, Jimmy Holbrook, Tim Coggins 37.35 11.75 6
21 Team Cat Snatch Fever Phil Rollings, Wesley Rollings, Michael Thomas, Scoot Edwards 32.15 14.95 5
22 Team Lyt “N” Bugg Ken Kennamer, Mike Holcomb, Tracy Bingham 32.10 14.05 5
23 Team Backland Outdoors Blake Williams, Jamie Williams, Gerald Beck 30.70 14.60 5
24 Team Cat Tracker Bobby Buchanan, Jaye Dietz 29.30 11.00 5
25 Team Chasing Whiskers Kyle Hefner, Caitlin Propheter, Larry Hefner 28.10 9.95 5
26 Team Cat Nap’n Shane Morris, Tim Morris 28.05 11.15 5
27 Team In God We Trust David Faulkenberry, Reece Holley 27.30 19.85 5
28 Team Drifters Arnold Hodge, Missy Mixon 26.00 11.20 5
29 Team Zero Brian Crook, Dillan Crook, Matt Bass 25.15 11.00 5
30 Team Cat Baby Ken Frost, Bill Sutton 23.35 11.20 5
31 Team Waxhaw Hookers Eric Hinson, Joey Osborne, Terry Osborne, David 22.45 15.10 5
32 Team Hard At It Anthony Williams, Josh Christopher, Cameron Christopher, Layne Christopher 20.30 11.00 5
33 Team Whiskers Shane Queen, Quentin Queen, Toby Griffin, Ric Helms 16.00 6.50 5
34 Team Katomatic Jason Clinton, Chris Clinton, Garrett Adkins 14.30 8.85 5
35 Team Smokin’ Blues David Carter, Jamie Carter, Brian Carter 11.90 6.25 5
36 Team Segars George Segars, Jonathan Hilton 11.40 5.00 5
37 Team Whisker Gitters Sam Williams III, Amy Williams, Sam Williams IV 10.75 10.75 5
38 Team Y-Not Fishing William Harvey, Watson Hayes, Tommy Hayes 8.10 8.10 5
39 Team SC Slime Time Anthony Dallas, Tony Dallas, Josh Tucker 7.40 5.40 5

The remaining teams did not weigh-in.

Total Weights
Finish – Team – Anglers – Big Fish – Total Weight
1. Team Good Times: Gary Morton Jr., Gary Morton Sr. – 25.4 & 68.05
2. Team Keepin’ It Reel: Richard Warskow, Mark Turner – 28.65 & 66.85
3. Team Jamie K Outdoors: Clay Henderson, Jason Henderson, Jason Wolfe – 22.55 & 56.15
4. Team All For One Outdoors: Michael Anderson, Samuel Edwards, John Phillips – 20.5 & 55.3
5. Team Fish Bite Rod Holders: Alan Long, Lynn Long, Jeremy Callicut – 26.9 & 52.6
6. Team 2nd String: Steve Whitley, Shane Owenby, Tyler Painter – 18.2 & 50.55
7. Team Tightline: Brian Snipes, Bubba Branch, Mason Brakefield – 18.7 & 49.35
8. Team Katfish Mafia: Chris Lunsford, Christopher Lunsford – 17.85 & 49.35
9. Team DMT: David Catoe, Mike Rape, Tony Canthen – 16.6 & 46.95
10. Team Heavy Cats: Randy Smith, Ned Davis – 19 & 46.8
11. Team All Slimed Up: Joseph Spittle, Paige Spittle, Christopher Helms – 29.3 & 46.35
12. Team Polekat: Benji Brown, Riley Brown, Lindsey Patterson – 20.35 & 46.15
13. Team Drifting Stix: David Henderson, Landin Loftin, Timmy Patterson – 20.95 & 45.5
14. Team Rip Lipp: Ashley Campbell, Jennifer Campbell – 21.5 & 45.25
15. Team Reelin’ the Blues: Jeff Manning, Michael Paciocco – 19.4 & 41.3
16. Team BNW: Billy Robertson, Joe Humphries, Will Robertson – 22.6 & 39.45
17. Team Bird: Will Bird, Jeff Bird, Will Bird Jr. – 16.75 & 38.55
18. Team Fat Cat: Zach Taylor, Joni Bailey – 15.55 & 38.1
19. Team Adversity: Jeff Outz, Kenny Sudderht, Trent Brooks – 14.35 & 38.05
20. Team Carolina Blues: Joshua Coggins, Jimmy Holbrook, Tim Coggins – 11.75 & 37.35
21. Team Cat Snatch Fever: Phil Rollings, Wesley Rollings, Michael Thomas, Scoot Edwards – 14.95 & 32.15
22. Team Lyt “N” Bugg: Ken Kennamer, Mike Holcomb, Tracy Bingham – 14.05 & 32.1
23. Team Backland Outdoors: Blake Williams, Jamie Williams, Gerald Beck – 14.6 & 30.7
24. Team Cat Tracker: Bobby Buchanan, Jaye Dietz – 11 & 29.3
25. Team Chasing Whiskers: Kyle Hefner, Caitlin Propheter, Larry Hefner – 9.95 & 28.1
26. Team Cat Nap’n: Shane Morris, Tim Morris – 11.15 & 28.05
27. Team In God We Trust: David Faulkenberry, Reece Holley – 19.85 & 27.3
28. Team Drifters: Arnold Hodge, Missy Mixon – 11.2 & 26
29. Team Zero: Brian Crook, Dillan Crook, Matt Bass – 11 & 25.15
30. Team Cat Baby: Ken Frost, Bill Sutton – 11.2 & 23.35
31. Team Waxhaw Hookers: Eric Hinson, Joey Osborne, Terry Osborne, David Osborne – 15.1 & 22.45
32. Team Hard At It: Anthony Williams, Josh Christopher, Cameron Christopher, Layne Christopher – 11 & 20.3
33. Team Whiskers: Shane Queen, Quentin Queen, Toby Griffin, Ric Helms – 6.5 & 16
34. Team Katomatic: Jason Clinton, Chris Clinton, Garrett Adkins – 8.85 & 14.3
35. Team Smokin’ Blues: David Carter, Jamie Carter, Brian Carter – 6.25 & 11.9
36. Team Segars: George Segars, Jonathan Hilton – 5 & 11.4
37. Team Whisker Gitters: Sam Williams III, Amy Williams, Sam Williams IV – 10.75 & 10.75
38. Team Y-Not Fishing: William Harvey, Watson Hayes, Tommy Hayes – 8.1 & 8.1
39. Team SC Slime Time: Anthony Dallas, Tony Dallas, Josh Tucker – 5.4 & 7.4

 

The remaining teams did not weigh-in.