Danny Ashley Wins ABA American Fishing Trail D96 2018 Season Qualifier on Lake Greenwood with over 20 pounds!
AFT D-96 Tournament Results
Lake Greenwood – December 3, 2017
D-96 2018 Season Qualifier Tournament
Group photo from left to right: 1st place and ALX Rod Big Fish winner Danny Ashley of Donalds, SC / 2nd place Rhett Manus of Gilbert, SC / 3rd place Joey Miller of Waterloo, SC / 4th place Patrick Hobson of Greenwood, SC / 5thplace Gary McGlohorn of Batesburg, SC. / 6th place Eric Edmondson of Greenwood, SC. / 7th place Ben Stone of Donalds, SC / 8th place Gene Parker of Asheville, NC / Jonathan Botts of Iva, SC winner of the ALX IKOS Series Rod at the drawing. The day started out at 43 degrees and was at 64 degrees by the 3 pm weigh-in. Partly cloudy skies all day long with the wind out of the NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Lake Greenwood is at 3.25 feet below full pool with surface temp in the mid 50s. There were 41 anglers fishing this Division 96 1-day qualifier tournament out of Greenwood State Park near Ninety Six, SC. First place, Danny Ashley had 5 fish weighing 20.85 pounds that was anchored by the tournament ALX Rod Big Bass at 8.69 pounds. Danny caught his fish on blade runners and was fishing the middle part of the lake. The combined payback for first place and first place option pot and big fish pot earned Danny $1236. Rhett Manus was second with 5 fish weighing 16.52 pounds. He also caught his fish on a jig fishing the middle area of the lake. Rhett took home $668 for second place and second place option pot. Joey Miller took third place with 5 fish weighing 15.90 pounds which included a 4.45 pound kicker. Joey caught his fish on spoons on the middle and lower parts of the lake. He won a total of $246 for third place. Fourth place was Patrick Hobson with 5 fish weighing 14.84 pounds with a 4.32 pound kicker. Patrick took home $187 for his fourth place finish. Fifth place was Gary McGlorhorn with 5 fish weighing 14.23 pounds. Gary won $151. Eric Edmondson finished sixth with 5 fish weighing 13.96 pounds that included a 4.80 pound kicker. Eric caught his a little different by cranking on the upper part of the lake. Eric won $115 for sixth place. Ben Stone finished seventh with 5 fish at 13.84 pounds. Ben won an ALX Rod Hat and a $50 off coupon for the purchase of an ALX Rod. In eighth place was Gene Parker with 5 fish at 12.35 pounds. Gene won a Level Performance Rod Hat. The next D-96 tournament for the 2018 season is January 7, 2018 on Clarks Hill Lake out of the Dorn Boating Facility near McCormick, SC. Here’s how we finished:
Angler # Fish
Big Bass
Penalty
Total Wt.
Points
Payout
1
Danny Ashley 5
8.69
20.85
200
$1,236
2
Rhett Manus 5
16.52
199
$668
3
Joey Miller 5
4.45
15.9
198
$246
4
Patrick Hobson 5
4.32
14.84
197
$187
5
Gary McGlohorn 5
3.18
14.23
196
$151
6
Eric Edmondson 5
4.8
13.96
195
$115
7
Ben Stone 5
13.84
194
ALX Rod Hat &
$50 off ALX Coupon
8
Gene Parker 5
3.86
12.35
193
Level Rod Hat
9
Wayman Coleman 5
12.13
192
$0
10
Rodney Cromer 5
11.73
191
$0
11
Jerry A. Allen 5
0.5
11.41
190
$0
12
Jonathan Botts 5
11.23
189
ALX Rod Winner
13
James Satterwhite 5
11.05
188
$0
14
George Berry 5
10.29
187
$0
15
Paul Selle 5
10.27
186
$0
16
Brett Douglas 4
9.75
185
$0
17
Chase Stewart 3
8.6
184
$0
18
Jay Treon 5
8.52
183
$0
19
Kirk Fowler 4
8.42
182
$0
20
Roy Stewart 4
8.01
181
$0
21
Bill Pinion 3
7.3
180
$0
22
Chad Brounkowski 3
6.64
179
$0
23
Truett Hill 3
6.12
178
$0
24
Mike Williams 3
5.95
177
$0
25
Don Kneece 3
4.99
176
$0
26
Mike Dimatteo 3
1
4.93
175
$0
27
Michael Elston 1
4.75
4.75
$174
$0
28
Rodney Chastain 2
4.64
$173
$0
29
Paul Smith 2
4.1
172
$0
30
Robby Hipps 2
3.97
171
$0
31
Wesley Bray 2
3.93
170
$0
32
Quionne York 2
3.34
169
$0
33
Phil Morris 1
1.96
168
$0
34
Bill Cain 1
1.82
167
$0
35
Mark Richardson 1
1.76
166
$0
36
Jason Moyer 0
0
50
$0
36
Lee Foster 0
0
50
$0
36
Randy Ables 0
0
50
$0
36
Lancen Talbert 0
0
50
$0
36
Roger Farr 0
0
50
$0
36
Andy Lake 0
0
50
$0
D-96 Angler of the Year Leaders for 2018 Season:
George Berry – 788 points
Joey Miller – 788 points
Paul Selle – 762 points
J. Treon – 758 points
R. Cromer – 758 points
ALX Rod Big Fish Leader for 2018 Season:
Danny Ashley – 8.69 pounds Lake Greenwood, December 3, 2017
ALX Rods Big Fish Award for the 2018 Season (New ALX IKOS Series Rod for Season Big Fish Winner www.alxrods.com)
Jonathan Botts won an ALX IKOS Series Promise 7 Rod at the drawing on December 3rd Lake Greenwood weigh-in.
Level Performance Rods Big Sack Leader for 2018 Season:
Danny Ashley – 20.85 pounds Lake Greenwood, December 3, 2017
Andy Lake won a Level Rod at the drawing at the August 20th Murray weigh-in.
Local Sponsors:
Our local sponsors will be providing products or money for products for the anglers fishing Division 96 tournaments. Please give them your support by looking to them first when considering your purchases. They are supporting you!
Palmetto Electrical Systems serving Greenwood, SC. Residential & Commercial Services – 30 years experience – Quality Service – Reasonable Prices – Free Estimates – Locally owned and operated by Mark T. Abbott – 8117 Highway 246 S, Ninety Six, SC – 864-227-8500
Kneece Investigations, LLC Saluda, SC www.kneeceinvestigations.com (864-445-3713) (one stop for both your Investigative and Surveillance Equipment needs)
ALX Rods Aiken, SC www.alxrods.com (866-628-5052) Email: [email protected] (ALX Rods are available locally at Palmetto State Armory Fishing Outpost (Fernandina Road in Columbia, SC & also stores in Summerville & Mt. Pleasant, SC), Cabela’s (Augusta, Ga. Greenville and Fort Mill, SC) Wacky Riggers (Salisbury, NC), Calyx Outdoors (Piedmont, SC) Grady’s Great Outdoors (Anderson, SC), Number 1 Tackle (Clearwater, SC) and direct at www.alxrods.com ) 3 ALX IKOS Rods are to be awarded to D-96 anglers. 1 at a 1-day drawing – 1 at the 2-day drawing – 1 for the Big Fish of the Season
Antler Road On-Line Shopping – This is an on-line store with items your wives and female anglers will like with jewelry, bags and items for the home. www.antlerroad.com
Level Performance Rods: Rods designed and fished by FLW Pro Anthony Gagliardi of Prosperity, SC. See the complete line of these affordable rods at www.levelfishingrods.com (803-500-2354) Also Level Rods are at Palmetto State Armory Fishing Outpost Fernandina Road in Columbia, SC. 3 Level Rods are to be awarded to D-96 anglers. 1 at a 1-day drawing – 1 at the 2-day drawing – 1 for the Big Sack of the Season
Complete results and news on www.aba-sc.com and see your photos on ‘facebook’ at D-96 American Fishing Tour
Up Coming Tournaments:
D-26 Dec. 10, 2017 Clarks Hill Wildwood Park
D-25 Dec. 17, 2017 Clarks Hill Dorn Facility
D-96 Jan. 7, 2018 Clarks Hill Dorn Facility
Open Series Jan. 27, 2018 Keowee South Cove
D-26 Jan. 28, 2018 Clarks Hill Wildwood Park
Open Series Feb. 17, 2017 Murray Dreher Island
D-25 Feb. 18, 2018 Hartwell Green Pond
D-26 Feb. 18, 2018 Clarks Hill Wildwood Park
D-96 Feb. 25, 2018 Murray Dreher Island
SC Couples Mar. 3, 2018 Keowee South Cove
D-25 Mar. 11, 2018 Russell Hwy 72 Ramp
D-26 Mar. 11, 2018 Clarks Hill Wildwood Park
D-96 Mar. 18, 2018 Clarks Hill Dorn Facility
D-25 Mar. 25, 2018 Clarks Hill Dorn Facility
D-96 Apr. 8, 2018 Russell Hwy 72 Ramp
D-26 Apr. 14-15, 2018 Clarks Hill Wildwood Park
D-25 Apr. 22, 2018 Hartwell Green Pond
SC Couples Apr, 28, 2018 Hartwell Green Pond
D-96 May 12, 2018 Bring A Youth Greenwood State Park
SC Couples May 19, 2018 Russell Russell State Park
D-25 May 19-20, 2018 Russell Hwy 72 Ramp
D-96 May 20, 2018 Clarks Hill Dorn Facility
D-96 Jun. 2-3, 2018 Greenwood Greenwood State Park
SC Couples Jun. 9, 2018 Greenwood One Stop Marina
AFT 2018 National Championship was announced to be on Lake Hartwell, Anderson, SC out of the Green Pond Facility. October 21-26, 2018
