January 2019 Results

Lake Wateree – January 5th 2019

he Southeastern Catfish Club hosted its 5th tournament of the 2018-2019 season on Lake Wateree Sunday, January 5th, and it was another RECORD BREAKING turnout! It was our 2nd time back to Lake Wateree since October, and we edged out the previous record by 1 with a total of 71 teams entered into the tournament making it 4 consecutive tournaments with record turnouts. The waters in front of the launch site were lit up like a Christmas tree with all the teams eager to compete for their share of the $7,040 purse!

A very special Thank You to Wendy and the staff at the Wateree State Park for opening at 5:30am and providing anglers with hot coffee! Our partnership grows stronger each event, and we very much appreciate all they do for our club.

Weeks of steady rain pushed the lake level above full pool earlier in the week, and teams that pre-fished reported an excellent bite with several monsters being caught. Another band of rain on Friday kept a steady flow of current throughout the lake and stained the waters north and south. By Saturday, the skies cleared, but the wind remained steady throughout the day. Teams reported an overall great bite with lots of quality fish brought to the scales. In the end, Aaron Buchanan and Matt Hall of Team Buchanan brought home the win with a 90.80lb stringer and collected a massive payday of $3,460!

Tournament trail vets Ashley and Jennifer Campbell of Team Rip Lipp finished in 2nd place and missed the top spot by one of the slimest margins in club history. Their 90.25 stringer was .55lbs off of 1st place, but the still brough home an impressive $1,730. Just a few pounds behind in 3rd place were Richard Warskow and Mark Turner of Team Keepin’ It Reel with a 86.80lb stringer giving them a $575 payday. They also had 2nd Big Fish of the tournament with a monster 54.25lb blue and collected another $380 bringing their total earnings to an impressive $955.

Andy Pitts, Ryan Debruhl, Chris Debruhl, and Tripp Cobb of Team Knot Workin’ won Big Fish of the Tournament with a bruiser 59.50 blue and collected $895. The monster blue put them in the lead in the Big Fish of the year race!

Congratulations to Aaron Buchanan and Matt Hall for their 1st win of the season! We also want to congratulate Gary Morton Jr. and Gary Morton Sr. of Team Good times for taking over the lead in the Season’s Points Race. It’s getting tight coming down the home stretch!

The club is certainly growing by the record number of teams coming out to join the fun, but we should feel most proud of the camaraderie that runs deep through our members. A new tradition continued this month where the winners from the previous tournament gave away a portion of their earnings today. Some have chosen to reward the smallest stringer or the 4th place team. Team Cat Baby, who won last month’s tournament, rewarded $100 to the Team Knot Workin’ for their 4th place finish. Club Member John Hendrix also donated a $5o Cabelas gift card to the 4th place team.

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 Team Drifters for the random draw award and also gave away another $50 gift card to Team Ain’t Got A Clue for having the smaller stringer. The fellas at Lyt “N” Bugg, in quirky fashion, picked the 13th placed team from the bottom to award $50 cash. Team Zero won the honors. 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!

Last but least, we would like to Thank club member Michael Shannon Anderson for putting together a video of the tournament! Check it out on our YouTube page below.

https://youtu.be/PCPTqrKj3Qw

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	Total Points
1	Team Buchcanan	Aaron Buchanan, Matt Hall	90.80	36.80	30
2	Team Rip Lipp	Ashley Campbell, Jennifer Campbell	90.25	36.10	28
3	Team Keepin’ It Reel	Richard Warskow, Mark Turner	86.80	54.25	28
4	Team Knot Workin’	Andy Pitts, Rylan Debruhl, Chris Debruhl, Tripp Cobb	80.90	59.50	29
5	Team Fat Cat	Zach Taylor, Joni Bailey, Matthew Anthony	73.60	36.90	22
6	Team 2 Deep	Donald Kirkley, Rick Kirkley, Russ Robinson, Tony Vick	72.15	33.65	20
7	Team Chasing Whiskers	Kyle Hefner, Caitlin Propheter, Larry Hefner	70.40	37.35	19
8	Team Good Times	Gary Morton Jr., Gary Morton Sr.	69.30	45.35	18
9	Team Catfish Cruisaders	Logan Segee, Cooper Plyer, Jeff Segee	67.10	39.60	17
10	Team Cat Master	Wesley Bridges, Austin Newman, Tim Brewer	64.60	43.85	16
11	Team 2nd String	Steve Whitley, Shane Owenby, Tyler Painter	61.35	27.40	15
12	Team Jamie K Outdoors	Clay Henderson, Jason Henderson, Jason Wolfe	59.85	21.25	14
13	Team Cat Nap’n	Shane Morris, Tim Morris	50.80	21.90	13
14	Team Whiskers	Shane Queen, Quentin Queen, Toby Griffin, Ric Helms	50.10	21.95	12
15	Team Fish-on	Paul Blackwell, Chucky Ourvy	49.60	25.65	11
16	Team In God We Trust	David Faulkenberry, Reece Holley	49.45	24.15	10
17	Team Katfish Mafia	Chris Lunsford, Christopher Lunsford	48.85	19.90	9
18	Team Muddy Water Blues	Bradley Williams, Robin Lineberry	48.60	16.00	8
19	Team Whisker Blues	Mark Corburn, Alice Corburn	48.25	25.60	7
20	Team Whisker Stickers	Kevin Love, Dennis Dulin	47.85	21.85	6
21	Team Adversity	Jeff Outz, Kenny Sudderht, Trent Brooks	47.80	20.00	5
22	Team Lyt “N” Bugg	Ken Kennamer, Mike Holcomb, Tracy Bingham	46.10	19.25	5
23	Team Tightline	Brian Snipes, Bubba Branch, Mason Brakefield	44.95	14.90	5
24	Team DMT	David Catoe, Mike Rape, Tony Canthen	44.80	22.30	5
25	Team Waxhaw Hookers	Eric Hinson, Joey Osborne, Terry Osborne, David Osborne	44.45	21.20	5
26	Team Rod Bender	Jeff Smith, Jamey Hargett, Ryan Smith	43.20	21.75	5
27	Team Y-Not Fishing	William Harvey, Watson Hayes, Tommy Hayes	42.30	18.45	5
28	Team Catnip	Shane Lee, Doug Vick, Kyle Smith	42.10	16.40	5
29	Team Weekend Warriors	Jim Page, Bradley Tucker	41.40	14.15	5
30	Team Cat Baby	Ken Frost, Bill Sutton	41.25	16.75	5
31	Team Heavy Cats	Randy Smith, Ned Davis	40.40	31.15	5
32	Team SC Slime Time	Anthony Dallas, Tony Dallas, Josh Tucker	39.80	16.30	5
33	Team Sparky	Ron Carden, Bill Carden, Todd Hendrix, Cade Hendrix	38.85	17.50	5
34	Team Carolina Blues	Joshua Coggins, Jimmy Holbrook, Tim Coggins	37.70	15.10	5
35	Team All Slimed Up	Joseph Spittle, Paige Spittle, Christopher Helms	36.40	14.60	5
36	Team K&K Blue One	Kyle Barton, Ken Porter	35.95	16.15	5
37	Team Cat Snatch Fever	Phil Rollings, Wesley Rollings, Michael Thomas, Scoot Edwards	34.55	18.95	5
38	Team Rod Down	Gene Gaston, Jonathan Brunet, Allison Brunet, Jennifer Gaston	34.25	15.90	5
39	Team Zero	Brian Crook, Dillan Crook, Jason Bennett	33.75	13.55	5
40	Team Twins	Ryan Williams, Brian Williams	33.15	16.10	5
41	Team Smokin’ Blues	David Carter, Jamie Carter, Brian Carter	31.10	13.60	5
42	Team Cat Tracker	Bobby Buchanan, Jaye Dietz	30.80	11.50	5
43	Team Backland Outdoors	Blake Williams, Jamie Williams, Gerald Beck	29.35	15.10	5
44	Team Drifters	Arnold Hodge, Missy Mixon	27.50	11.90	5
45	Team Mr. Whiskers	John Faust, Laurie Faust, Cody Faust, Benny Mentesana	26.45	10.35	5
46	Team Bird	Will Bird, Jeff Bird, Will Bird Jr.	25.45	11.80	5
47	Team Katomatic	Jason Clinton, Chris Clinton, Garrett Adkins	25.00	14.65	5
48	Team All For One Outdoors	Michael Anderson, Samuel Edwards, John Phillips	23.60	8.45	5
49	Team Hard At It	Anthony Williams, Josh Christopher, Cameron Christopher, Layne Christopher	22.95	22.95	5
50	Team Ain’t Got A Clue	Brandon Whitley, Wayne Langley, Jeremy Wright	19.85	11.20	5
51	Team Flat Channel Blues	Justin Allen, Matt Allen, Charles Allen, Barbara Allen	3.00	3.00	5