Young angler is set to make big strides
January 2010
No one knows what the future holds, especially a 16-year-old, but DJ McEachern of Northeast Columbia is sure of one thing — he will be bass fishing at some level.
Spraying issue erupts at Santee
December 2009
The decision by Santee Cooper, the South Carolina Public Service Authority, to spray aquatic herbicide on parts of Lake Marion before and during the Bassmaster Southern Open in late October may have been more of a public relations gaffe than an actual problem for fishermen.
Rikard brothers are strong in BFLs
November 2009
The Rikard brothers from Leesville have been a major presence in both the angler and co-angler competition on the South Carolina and North Carolina Divisions of the Walmart Bass Fishing League this year.
BASS Elite finishes are mixed for Palmetto State bass pros
October 2009
For Jason Quinn of York, the final BASS Elite Series tournament on New York’s Oneida Lake was just what the doctor ordered. For Casey Ashley of Donalds, it was a big disappointment. And for 2-time BASS Angler of the Year and 1999 Bassmaster Classic champion Davy Hite of Ninety Six, it was a nightmare.
Driggers, McGregor sweep NBC Southern Division
September 2009
Teams in the National Bass Circuit Pro Series’ Southern Division spent the entire year chasing Josh McGregor of Timmonsville and Randall Driggers of Turbeville. They won all six tournaments.
Team Fishers-of-Men catch two whoppers to win striper tourney
August 2009
Team Fishers-of-Men weighed in two huge striped bass for a whopping 68.45 pounds to take first place in the Striped Bass Conservation Coalition/Christian Anglers Striper Trial tournament May 30 on Clarks Hill Lake.
Hutson walks away with big payday in Stren Santee Cooper
July 2009
Mark Hutson of Moncks Corner caught four bass weighing 15 pounds, seven ounces, to win the May 1 Stren Series Southeast tournament on Santee Cooper with a 3-day total of 13 bass weighing 49 pounds, 13 ounces.
April is high-to-low month for BASS pro Casey Ashley
June 2009
Casey Ashley of Donalds went from the high of finishing second in the BASS Elite Series tournament on Alabama’s Wheeler Lake April 5 to the low of finishing far down in the field three weeks later at Virginia’s Smith Mountain Lake, where he had notched his first BASS win in 2007.
S.C. anglers defy ‘Ides of March’ to win big in bass tournaments
May 2009
In Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, the soothsayer warned Caesar to “Beware the Ides of March,” shortly before his assassination on March 15. In Roman culture, March 15 was designated the “Ides of March” as a festive day to celebrate the full moon.
CATT trails’ purses total $85,000 for 2008 season
April 2009
The Carolina Anglers Team Tournaments ended the 2008 season having paid out more than $85,000 to anglers in three trails on Lake Wylie, Lake Wateree and Lake Murray.
Benefit tournaments highlight late-fall bass-fishing action
January 2009
A huge weather front blew through the Midlands in late October, the night before the 18th annual Tours For Tots Tournament on Lake Wateree, spewing hard winds out of the southeast. Although the day of the tournament dawned with good cloud cover, Dearal Rodgers felt the bite would be tough, and it was — for a while.
Clarks Hill is very kind to Lexington duo
December 2008
Fishermen from towns named Lexington ruled the final FLW Series Eastern Division tournament in late October on Clarks Hill Lake.
Rhyne takes Clarks Hill BFL win
November 2008
Tim Rhyne of Inman won the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League’s Savannah River Division Super Tournament on Clarks Hill Lake Sept. 8 with a two-day catch of 10 bass that weighed 29 pounds, four ounces.
Hite, Ashley qualify for ‘09 Classic
October 2008
On the night before the final Bassmaster Elite Series Tournament of the year on New York’s Oneida Lake, Davy Hite’s wife, Natalie, told him he needed to finish no lower than 70th to guarantee a slot in the 2009 Bassmaster Classic.
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