Lake Wateree – February 4th 2017

The Southeastern Catfish Club hosted it’s 6th tournament of the 2016-2017 season on Lake Wateree Saturday, February 4th.

Sign up started at 5am sharp, and teams began to file in early as the temperature dropped to the uppers 20s.  We had a total of 36 teams and 85 anglers compete for their share of the $3,708 purse!  The water was heavily stained from recent rains, and water temperatures ranged from 49 to 52 degrees.  Teams reported that the overall bite was tough, but alot of fish in the teen class were caught.  The average big fish for all teams that weighed in was 20.60.

Seasoned vets Jeff Manning and Michael Paciocco of Team Reelin’ the Blues added another 1st place finish to their long resume with a 3-fish stringer weighing 68.15lbs and collected a whopping $1,836.  They also added another $100 in sponsor bonus money from Big Cat Fever bringing their total payday to $1,936.  Just barely missing out on the top spot by less than a pound, Steve Whitley and Shane Owenby of Team 2nd String finished in 2nd place with a 67.20 and earned $918.  John Terry and Ray Morton of Team Trophy Hunter rounded out the top 3 finishing in 3rd place with 64.25lb stringer and took home $306.  They also had big fish of the tournament with a 49.40lb blue and collected an additional $454 bringing their total payday to $760.  Benji Brown and Todd Kendrick of Team Polekat had 2nd big fish of the tournament with a 33.60lb blue and earned $194.

There were a few position changes in the season’s points race, but Jeff Manning and Michael Paciocco of Team Reelin’ the Blues kept the top spot while slightly increasing their lead on the field.   Be sure to check out the latest standings and plan your strategy to move up the leaderboard in the last few tournaments of the year.

Congratulations to Jeff and Michael for winning the 6th tournament of the Southeastern Catfish Club’s 2016-2017 season!  We’d also like to thank all of our sponsors for supporting the club members and providing amazing giveaways at the raffle.  We look forward to seeing everyone next month on Lake Wylie on March 4th!

Tight Lines!

Brian Snipes and Josh Coggins

Total Weights
Place Team Members Total Weight Big Fish Tournament Points Total Points
1 Team Reelin’ the Blues Jeff Manning, Michael Paciocco 68.15 23.95 30 30
2 Team 2nd String Steve Whitley, Shane Owenby 67.20 33.45 28 28
3 Team Trophy Hunter John Terry, Ray Morton 64.25 49.40 26 31
4 Team Polekat Benji Brown, Riley Brown 58.80 33.60 24 26
5 Team Carolina Blues Lee Hardee, Joshua Coggins, Shane Tuell 54.70 20.20 22 22
6 Team Tightline Brian Snipes, Bubba Branch, Mason Brakefield 53.15 20.00 20 20
7 Team Keepin’ It Reel Richard Warskow, Chris Lunsford 49.75 16.95 19 19
8 Team Minnow Bucket Strawberry Wooten, Ric Helms, Randy Wooten 48.35 20.25 18 18
9 Team Whiskers Shane Queen, Quentin Queen, Toby Griffin 47.70 29.90 17 17
10 Team Sparky Ron Carden, Bill Carden, Scotty Lee 47.70 18.55 16 16
11 Team Troller Mark Follet, Lindsay Bigham 47.65 23.35 15 15
12 Team Georgia Slime Time Jimmy Holbrook, Layla Ledbetter 47.50 19.10 14 14
13 Team Rod Down Gene Gaston, Jennifer Gaston 45.75 16.65 13 13
14 Team DMT David Catoe, Mike Rape, Tony Canthen 43.30 25.50 12 12
15 Team Razor’s Edge Micheal Crotts, Ray Morton, Ronnie Godfrey 41.70 24.35 11 11
16 Team 864 Josh Brewer, Austin Newman, Tim Brewer 37.35 17.70 10 10
17 Team Good Times Gary Morton Jr., Caleb Sturgis, Gary Morton Sr. 31.20 16.90 9 9
18 Team Mr. Whiskers John Foust, Laurie Foust 29.95 17.70 8 8
19 Team Jamie K Outdoors Clay Henderson, Jason Henderson, David Henderson, Landen Loftin 29.30 12.60 7 7
20 Team SC Slime Time Anthony Dallas, Tony Dallas 27.10 18.50 6 6
21 Team S&S Xpress Terrance Springs, Jeff Smith, TJ Springs 26.65 11.55 5 5
22 Team Reel Time/Fish Bite Rod Holders Marty Green, Jeff Green 23.60 16.35 5 5
23 Team Fish Bite Rod Holders Alan Long, Lynn Long 19.40 8.95 5 5
24 Team Cat Snatch Fever Phil Rollings, Wesley Rollings, Michael Thomas, Suzy Rollings 16.70 13.60 5 5
25 Team Whisker Gitters Sam Williams III, Amy Williams, Sam Williams IV 16.40 5.90 5 5

 

The remaining teams did not weigh-in.

Total Weights
Finish – Team – Anglers – Big Fish – Total Weight
1. Team Reelin’ the Blues: Jeff Manning, Michael Paciocco – 23.95 & 68.15
2. Team 2nd String: Steve Whitley, Shane Owenby – 33.45 & 67.2
3. Team Trophy Hunter: John Terry, Ray Morton – 49.4 & 64.25
4. Team Polekat: Benji Brown, Riley Brown – 33.6 & 58.8
5. Team Carolina Blues: Lee Hardee, Joshua Coggins, Shane Tuell – 20.2 & 54.7
6. Team Tightline: Brian Snipes, Bubba Branch, Mason Brakefield – 20 & 53.15
7. Team Keepin’ It Reel: Richard Warskow, Chris Lunsford – 16.95 & 49.75
8. Team Minnow Bucket: Strawberry Wooten, Ric Helms, Randy Wooten – 20.25 & 48.35
9. Team Whiskers: Shane Queen, Quentin Queen, Toby Griffin – 29.9 & 47.7
10. Team Sparky: Ron Carden, Bill Carden, Scotty Lee – 18.55 & 47.7
11. Team Troller: Mark Follet, Lindsay Bigham – 23.35 & 47.65
12. Team Georgia Slime Time: Jimmy Holbrook, Layla Ledbetter – 19.1 & 47.5
13. Team Rod Down: Gene Gaston, Jennifer Gaston – 16.65 & 45.75
14. Team DMT: David Catoe, Mike Rape, Tony Canthen – 25.5 & 43.3
15. Team Razor’s Edge: Micheal Crotts, Ray Morton, Ronnie Godfrey – 24.35 & 41.7
16. Team 864: Josh Brewer, Austin Newman, Tim Brewer – 17.7 & 37.35
17. Team Good Times: Gary Morton Jr., Caleb Sturgis, Gary Morton Sr. – 16.9 & 31.2
18. Team Mr. Whiskers: John Foust, Laurie Foust – 17.7 & 29.95
19. Team Jamie K Outdoors: Clay Henderson, Jason Henderson, David Henderson, Landen Loftin – 12.6 & 29.3
20. Team SC Slime Time: Anthony Dallas, Tony Dallas – 18.5 & 27.1
21. Team S&S Xpress: Terrance Springs, Jeff Smith, TJ Springs – 11.55 & 26.65
22. Team Reel Time/Fish Bite Rod Holders: Marty Green, Jeff Green – 16.35 & 23.6
23. Team Fish Bite Rod Holders: Alan Long, Lynn Long – 8.95 & 19.4
24. Team Cat Snatch Fever: Phil Rollings, Wesley Rollings, Michael Thomas, Suzy Rollings – 13.6 & 16.7
25. Team Whisker Gitters: Sam Williams III, Amy Williams, Sam Williams IV – 5.9 & 16.4

The remaining teams did not weigh-in.