Lake Wateree – April 8th 2017

The Southeastern Catfish Club hosted its 8th tournament of the 2016-2017 season on Lake Wateree Saturday, April 8th.

Sign up started at 5am sharp, and the line to the ramp grew long due to a bass tournament launching at the same time.  Temperatures began in the low 40s, and a thick layer of fog covered the water surface for the first couple hours of the morning.  Heavy rains earlier in the week muddied the waters, and anglers were betting on steady current throughout the day.  We had a total of 30 teams competing for their share of the $3,060 purse!

Word began to spread of a giant blue being caught while teams waited for the weigh-in to begin.  Ray Morton and Michael Crotts of Team Razor’s Edge brought a massive 63.15lb blue to scales!  Having two more good fish to go with their bruiser blue, they finished with an impressive 90.90lbs total weight, and it was more than enough to take home 1st place and $1,512.  Their 63lber was big fish of the tournament giving them an extra $380.  They also bought bait from Jamie K Outdoors and received another $100 sponsor bonus money bringing their total winnings to a whopping $1,992!  If that wasn’t enough, they took over the Big Fish of the Year lead!

Gene Gaston of Team Rod Down finished in 2nd place with a total weight of 71.06lbs and collected $756.  They also had 2nd Big Fish with a 35.77lb blue and collected another $160 bringing their total winnings to $916.  Jeff Manning and Michael Paciocco of Team Reelin’ the Blues finished in 3rd place with a 63.91lb stringer and earned $252.

With their 3rd place finish, Jeff and Michael extended their lead on the field for the season’s points race.  Teams will have to make alot of ground during the last tournament to catch these seasoned vets.

Congratulations to Ray Morton and Michael Crotts for winning the 8th 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 May 13th!

Tight Lines!

Brian Snipes and Josh Coggins

Total Weights
Place Team Members Total Weight Big Fish Tournament Points
1 Team Razor’s Edge Micheal Crotts, Ray Morton, Ronnie Godfrey 90.90 63.15 30
2 Team Rod Down Gene Gaston, Jennifer Gaston 71.06 35.77 28
3 Team Reelin’ the Blues Jeff Manning, Michael Paciocco 63.91 29.25 26
4 Team Trophy Hunter John Terry 61.55 26.04 24
5 Team Sparky Ron Carden, Bill Carden, Scotty Lee 59.82 25.69 22
6 Team Polekat Benji Brown, Riley Brown 57.46 27.85 20
7 Team DMT David Catoe, Mike Rape, Tony Canthen 56.40 23.20 19
8 Team Can’t Get Right Rodney Locklear, Glen Lovin 55.57 33.76 18
9 Team Troller Mark Follet, Lindsay Bigham 54.90 20.47 17
10 Team Angled Out Evan Martin, Jeff King, Larry Godwin 49.94 16.12 16
11 Team Big Nasty Jason Wolfe, Pasley Wolfe 49.84 16.82 15
12 Team Keepin’ It Reel Richard Warskow, Chris Lunsford 49.33 19.02 14
13 Team Fish Bite Rod Holders Alan Long, Lynn Long 48.52 21.44 13
14 Team Carolina Blues Lee Hardee, Joshua Coggins, Tim Coggins, Shane Tuell 48.47 15.42 12
15 Team Whiskers Shane Queen, Quentin Queen, Toby Griffin 47.93 29.27 11
16 Team Tightline Brian Snipes, Bubba Branch, Mason Brakefield 47.80 18.98 10
17 Team S&S Xpress Terrance Springs, Jeff Smith, TJ Springs 43.73 19.61 9
18 Team Whisker Gitters Sam Williams III, Amy Williams, Sam Williams IV 42.94 20.78 8
19 Team Good Times Gary Morton Jr., Caleb Sturgis, Gary Morton Sr. 41.31 16.73 7
20 Team Georgia Slime Time Jimmy Holbrook, Layla Ledbetter 37.96 16.26 6
21 Team In God We Trust David Faulkenberry, Reece Holley 37.02 17.95 5
22 Team Jamie K Outdoors Clay Henderson, Jason Henderson, David Henderson, Landen Loftin 35.70 15.02 5
23 Team Playin’ Hookie Shane Morris 34.90 14.18 5
24 Team Funderburke & Wallace Funderburke, Wallace 31.82 11.56 5
25 Team SC Slime Time Anthony Dallas, Tony Dallas 29.80 14.60 5
26 Team Mr. Whiskers John Foust, Laurie Foust 18.54 6.23 5
27 Team 2nd String Steve Whitley, Shane Owenby 12.12 4.34 5

 

The other teams did not weigh in.

Total Weights
Finish – Team – Anglers – Big Fish – Total Weight
1. Team Razor’s Edge: Micheal Crotts, Ray Morton, Ronnie Godfrey – 63.15 & 90.9
2. Team Rod Down: Gene Gaston, Jonathan Brunet – 35.77 & 71.06
3. Team Reelin’ the Blues: Jeff Manning, Michael Paciocco – 29.25 & 63.91
4. Team Trophy Hunter: John Terry, Jason Knight – 26.04 & 61.55
5. Team Sparky: Ron Carden, Bill Carden, Scotty Lee – 25.69 & 59.82
6. Team Polekat: Benji Brown, Riley Brown – 27.85 & 57.46
7. Team DMT: David Catoe, Mike Rape, Tony Canthen – 23.2 & 56.4
8. Team Can’t Get Right: Rodney Locklear, Glen Lovin – 33.76 & 55.57
9. Team Troller: Mark Follet, Lindsay Bigham – 20.47 & 54.9
10. Team Angled Out: Evan Martin, Jeff King, Larry Godwin – 16.12 & 49.94
11. Team Big Nasty: Jason Wolfe, Pasley Wolfe – 16.82 & 49.84
12. Team Keepin’ It Reel: Richard Warskow, Chris Lunsford – 19.02 & 49.33
13. Team Fish Bite Rod Holders: Alan Long, Lynn Long – 21.44 & 48.52
14. Team Carolina Blues: Lee Hardee, Joshua Coggins, Tim Coggins, Shane Tuell – 15.42 & 48.47
15. Team Whiskers: Shane Queen, Quentin Queen, Toby Griffin – 29.27 & 47.93
16. Team Tightline: Brian Snipes, Bubba Branch, Mason Brakefield – 18.98 & 47.8
17. Team S&S Xpress: Terrance Springs, Jeff Smith, TJ Springs – 19.61 & 43.73
18. Team Whisker Gitters: Sam Williams III, Amy Williams, Sam Williams IV – 20.78 & 42.94
19. Team Good Times: Gary Morton Jr., Caleb Sturgis, Gary Morton Sr. – 16.73 & 41.31
20. Team Georgia Slime Time: Jimmy Holbrook, Layla Ledbetter – 16.26 & 37.96
21. Team In God We Trust: David Faulkenberry, Reece Holley – 17.95 & 37.02
22. Team Jamie K Outdoors: Clay Henderson, Jason Henderson, David Henderson, Landen Loftin – 15.02 & 35.7
23. Team Playin’ Hookie: Shane Morris – 14.18 & 34.9
24. Team Funderburke & Wallace: Funderburke, Wallace – 11.56 & 31.82
25. Team SC Slime Time: Anthony Dallas, Tony Dallas – 14.6 & 29.8
26. Team Mr. Whiskers: John Foust, Laurie Foust – 6.23 & 18.54
27. Team 2nd String: Steve Whitley, Shane Owenby – 4.34 & 12.12

 

The remaining teams did not weigh-in.