Lake Wylie – October 14th 2017

The Southeastern Catfish Club hosted its 2nd tournament of the 2017-2018 season on Lake Wylie Saturday, October 14th.

Tournament registration opened at 5am sharp, and a few teams were ready and waiting to sign up and launch.  Temperatures were a bit warmer than usual, and the lake level had dropped several feet in recent days.   Ready to blast off were 37 teams and 87 anglers eagerly competing for the $3,636 purse!

Winds remained calm nearly the entire day making it easy for teams to anchor or drift.  The warmer weather brought more than the usual number of pleasure boats this time of year, and unfortunately, a few teams reported very close calls with skiers.  In the end, we had a first time winner for the 13th consecutive tournament!  Kelly Godbolt and Dustin Smith of Team Godbolt took home 1st place with a total weight of 75.70lbs and collected a whopping $1,790.  Kelly is coming off of a big win the previous week at the Cabela’s King Kat Eastern Championship at Lake Wateree.  Talk about a hot streak!

Not far behind with the 2nd place finish was Jeff Outz and Kenny Sudderht of Team Adversaty.  They had a total weight of 74.55lbs and collected an impressive $890.  Trail vets Casey and Larry Craig of Team Craig finished in 3rd place with a 72.60lb stringer and earned $300.  They also had 2nd Big Fish of the tournament and collected another $200 bringing their total earnings to $500.  Steve Whitely and Shane Owenby of Team 2nd String had Big Fish of the tournament with a 40.45lb bruiser blue and collected $460.

Congratulations to Kelly and Dustin for winning the 2nd tournament of 2017-2018 season and their 1st on the Southeastern Catfish Club’s trail!

We’d like to thank all of the new teams that joined us.  We’d also like to thank the all the club members, family, and friends that supported our efforts in our Lake Wylie’s Children’s Charity benefit raffle!  More updates to come.

We look forward to seeing everyone next month on Fishing Creek on November 4th!

Tight Lines!

Brian Snipes and Josh Coggins

Total Weights
Place Team Members Total Weight Big Fish Tournament Points
1 Team Godbolt Kelly Godbolt, Dustin Smith 75.70 25.90 30
2 Team Adversaty Jeff Outz, Kenny Sudderht 74.55 34.65 28
3 Team Craig Casey Craig, Larry Craig 72.60 40.00 26
4 Team Whiskers Shane Queen, Quentin Queen, Toby Griffin, Ric Helms 71.35 30.10 24
5 Team 2nd String Steve Whitley, Shane Owenby 68.35 40.45 22
6 Team Knot Workin’ Andy Pitts, Rylan Debruhl, Chris Debruhl 66.55 27.00 20
7 Team Tightline Brian Snipes, Mason Brakefield, Brandi Snipes 64.65 32.90 19
8 Team Keepin’ It Reel Richard Warskow, Chris Lunsford 63.25 24.75 18
9 Team Trophy Hunter John Terry, Jason Knight 63.00 27.90 17
10 Team Sparky Ron Carden, Bill Carden, Scotty Lee 62.55 28.80 16
11 Team Mclean Keith Mclean, Kevin Huynh 59.45 27.15 15
12 Team Jamie K Outdoors Clay Henderson, Jason Henderson, David Henderson, Landen Loftin 57.10 20.55 14
13 Team S&S Xpress Terrance Springs, Jeff Smith, TJ Springs 56.05 18.60 13
14 Team Backland Outdoors Blake Williams, Jamie Williams, Madison Reynolds 55.50 19.95 12
15 Team Troller Mark Follet, Lindsay Bigham 54.80 0.00 11
16 Team Brown Dog Ray Waldrop, Tracey Waldrop, Grayson Waldrop 54.50 25.40 10
17 Team Fish Bite Rod Holders Alan Long, Ethan Swink, Derrick Swink 52.50 26.40 9
18 Team Carolina Blues Lee Hardee, Joshua Coggins, Tim Coggins 51.50 27.80 8
19 Team Hook Line & Sinker Eric Jenkins, Marya Jenkins, Olivia Osteen 49.95 19.55 7
20 Team Reelin’ the Blues Jeff Manning, Michael Paciocco 47.70 26.25 6
21 Team Cat Snatch Fever Phil Rollings, Wesley Rollings, Michael Thomas, Chris Cook 46.25 22.35 5
22 Team Rod Bender Jeff Smith 44.75 17.40 5
23 Team Metal Cats Jason White, Anthony Barnes 42.80 20.20 5
24 Team Whisker Gitters Sam Williams III, Amy Williams, Sam Williams IV 42.75 23.75 5
25 Team DMT David Catoe, Mike Rape, Tony Canthen 41.55 21.65 5
26 Team Polekat Benji Brown, Riley Brown, Scotty Peavy, Gauge Peavy 39.90 13.60 5
27 Team Rod Down Gene Gaston, Jonathan Brunet, Allison Brunet, Jennifer Gaston 39.60 13.60 5
28 Team Good Times Gary Morton Jr., Caleb Sturgis, Gary Morton Sr. 37.60 14.05 5
29 Team Rip Lipp Ashley Campbell, Jennifer Campbell 37.20 13.45 5
30 Team Razor’s Edge Micheal Crotts, Ray Morton, Ronnie Godfrey 36.45 11.70 5
31 Team Hard At It Anthony Williams, Josh Christopher, Cameron Christopher 32.90 14.90 5
32 Team SC Slime Time Anthony Dallas, Tony Dallas 32.30 0.00 5
33 Team All For One Outdoors Michael Anderson, Samuel Edwards 28.10 12.30 5
34 Team Smokin’ Blues David Carter, Jamie Carter, Brian Carter 12.85 9.15 5
35 Team Buchcanan Aaron Buchanan, Matt Hall 9.10 0.00 5

The remaining teams did not weigh-in.

Total Weights
Finish – Team – Anglers – Big Fish – Total Weight
1. Team Godbolt: Kelly Godbolt, Dustin Smith – 25.9 & 75.7
2. Team Adversaty: Jeff Outz, Kenny Sudderht, Ronny Hensley – 34.65 & 74.55
3. Team Craig: Casey Craig, Larry Craig – 40 & 72.6
4. Team Whiskers: Shane Queen, Quentin Queen, Toby Griffin, Ric Helms – 30.1 & 71.35
5. Team 2nd String: Steve Whitley, Shane Owenby – 40.45 & 68.35
6. Team Knot Workin’: Andy Pitts, Rylan Debruhl, Chris Debruhl – 27 & 66.55
7. Team Tightline: Brian Snipes, Mason Brakefield, Jamie Carter – 32.9 & 64.65
8. Team Keepin’ It Reel: Richard Warskow, Chris Lunsford – 24.75 & 63.25
9. Team Trophy Hunter: John Terry, Jason Knight – 27.9 & 63
10. Team Sparky: Ron Carden, Bill Carden, Scotty Lee – 28.8 & 62.55
11. Team Mclean: Keith Mclean, Kevin Huynh – 27.15 & 59.45
12. Team Jamie K Outdoors: Clay Henderson, Jason Henderson, David Henderson, Landen Loftin – 20.55 & 57.1
13. Team S&S Xpress: Terrance Springs, Jeff Smith, TJ Springs – 18.6 & 56.05
14. Team Backland Outdoors: Blake Williams, Jamie Williams, Madison Reynolds – 19.95 & 55.5
15. Team Troller: Mark Follet, Lindsay Bigham – 0 & 54.8
16. Team Brown Dog: Ray Waldrop, Tracey Waldrop, Grayson Waldrop – 25.4 & 54.5
17. Team Fish Bite Rod Holders: Alan Long, Ethan Swink, Derrick Swink – 26.4 & 52.5
18. Team Carolina Blues: Lee Hardee, Joshua Coggins, Tim Coggins – 27.8 & 51.5
19. Team Hook Line & Sinker: Eric Jenkins, Marya Jenkins, Olivia Osteen – 19.55 & 49.95
20. Team Reelin’ the Blues: Jeff Manning, Michael Paciocco – 26.25 & 47.7
21. Team Cat Snatch Fever: Phil Rollings, Wesley Rollings, Michael Thomas, Chris Cook – 22.35 & 46.25
22. Team Rod Bender: Jeff Smith – 17.4 & 44.75
23. Team Metal Cats: Jason White, Anthony Barnes – 20.2 & 42.8
24. Team Whisker Gitters: Sam Williams III, Amy Williams, Sam Williams IV – 23.75 & 42.75
25. Team DMT: David Catoe, Mike Rape, Tony Canthen – 21.65 & 41.55
26. Team Polekat: Benji Brown, Riley Brown, Scotty Peavy, Gauge Peavy – 13.6 & 39.9
27. Team Rod Down: Gene Gaston, Jonathan Brunet, Damon Gibson – 13.6 & 39.6
28. Team Good Times: Gary Morton Jr., Caleb Sturgis, Gary Morton Sr. – 14.05 & 37.6
29. Team Rip Lipp: Ashley Campbell, Jennifer Campbell – 13.45 & 37.2
30. Team Razor’s Edge: Micheal Crotts, Ray Morton, Ronnie Godfrey – 11.7 & 36.45
31. Team Hard At It: Anthony Williams, Josh Christopher, Cameron Christopher, Lane Christopher – 14.9 & 32.9
32. Team SC Slime Time: Anthony Dallas, Tony Dallas – 0 & 32.3
33. Team All For One Outdoors: Michael Anderson, Samuel Edwards – 12.3 & 28.1
34. Team Smokin’ Blues: David Carter, Jamie Carter, Brian Carter – 9.15 & 12.85
35. Team Buchcanan: Aaron Buchanan, Matt Hall – 0 & 9.1