Austin’s mega sack helps him take lead at Bassmaster Open on Santee Cooper Lakes
March 8, 2024
Austin’s mega sack helps him take lead at Bassmaster Open on Santee Cooper Lakes
CLARENDON COUNTY, S.C. — Kyle Austin of Ridgeville, S.C., knew what he needed was the “dirty 30” and he wasted no time positioning himself to hit that mark en route to leading Day 2 of the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Santee Cooper Lakes presented by SEVIIN.
After placing 13th on Day 1 with 24-7, the Santee Cooper Lakes guide added 31-8 on Day 2. His two-day total of 55 pounds, 15 ounces gives him a 1-pound lead over second-place Ronnie McCoy of Lamar, S.C. Austin’s second-round bag is the event’s largest catch and one of only two bags over 30 so far in the event.
“When it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be,” Austin said of his banner day. “Going into the tournament, I knew you’d have to have a 30-pound bag to have a shot at it. It’s very hard to catch 24 to 27 a day.
“Having 31 pounds, I’m excited. Hopefully, it goes good tomorrow.”
Austin enjoyed a tremendous morning bite on what he called a “Trap hole” — a place he knows he can almost always catch bass on a lipless bait (often generically called a Trap, after the original Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap). His particular spot, a hard-structure area, benefitted from fish-stimulating water flow, compliments of recent rainfall.
“They (the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) started pulling current last week and my spot is current related,” Austin said. “I started there the last two mornings and it’s been lights-out. The morning bite is on fire.”
He said a key adjustment accounted for his Day 2 surge.
“Yesterday, I only had four when I left there and today, I made a bait change and caught two of my biggest ones,” Austin said. “I went from throwing a lipless bait to throwing a spinnerbait today.
“I just knew that there was a good number of fish there, but they just weren’t biting. I had four for like 23. So, at that point, I was like, ‘I’m gonna stick around here to see if I can catch 25.’ That bait change worked out.”
Catching plump prespawn bass, Austin left his starting spot with approximately 27 pounds. After that, he transitioned to his secondary pattern and added another big fish.
“After the offshore deal, I just started fishing outside the cypress trees and caught an 8-pounder,” Austin said. “I fished both lakes, but the big fish came from the Upper Lake (Marion).
“I was fishing big-fish spots. I tried to save some stuff for (Championship Saturday) just in case I need it.”
On Day 1, McCoy tied Kyle Weisenberger for seventh place with 25-13. He gained five spots with a second-round total of 29-2 that pushed his two-day mark to 54-15.
McCoy said he’s fishing an area with a robust mix of prespawn, spawn and postspawn bass. His strategy has involved a little bit of everything.
“You have fish coming and you have fish going and I’ve been trying to figure out what to do,” McCoy said. “Early in the morning, I’m catching fish a little farther out and after that, I’m catching fish farther in.
“As the sun warms up, those fish are migrating into these ditches. They’re moving into these bays to spawn. I’m utilizing both aspects of the (seasonal migration).”
McCoy said he caught his best fish on a 1/2-ounce Berkley PowerBait Spinnerbait. He also caught a few bed fish, but with the muddy water, he had to cast to the barely visible beds and fish through the area.
Laker Howell of Guntersville, Ala., added 28-7 to his first-round limit of 25-5 and rose from ninth place to third with a total weight of 53-12.
Howell’s fishing a large shallow grass flat where he’s targeting prespawn fish in about a foot and a half of water. He’s throwing a ChatterBait JackHammer with a Yamamoto Zako trailer.
“It was just unreal,” Howell said. “I got out there just hoping to catch a limit today and one thing led to another and God just sent them to me. I’m getting like 10 bites a day and half of them are big. It’s very slow. I’m getting about one about every 45 minutes, but when they bite, they lock you up.”
Day 1 leader Mark Hutson of Moncks Corner, S.C., is in the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors with his 10-3.
Wendell Causey Jr. of Irmo, S.C., won the co-angler division with a two-day mark of 28-5. After topping the Day 1 field with 15-11, he added a second-round limit of 12-10. Edging Chad Stahl by 2-15, Causey earned the top prize of $13,827.
Causey caught all of his bass on an unweighted Texas-rigged black/blue Senko.
“I had two good boaters that listened to me about my local knowledge of the lakes,” Causey said. “We fished grass from 6 inches to 2 feet deep. There was a certain type of grass, a mix of grass where I caught them.”
Clayton Lowder IV of Mayesville, S.C., won the $250 Phoenix Boats Big Bass award in the co-angler division with a 7-4.
The Top 10 remaining anglers will take off at 6:30 a.m. ET Saturday from the John C Land III Sports Fishing Facility. The weigh-in will be held at the same location at 2:30 p.m.
The final day of competition will be broadcast live on FS1 Saturday morning beginning at 8:00 a.m. ET, with streaming available on Bassmaster.com, as well as FS2 and the FOX Sports digital platforms.
This event is being hosted by Clarendon County in association with Santee Cooper Country and the Town of Santee.
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2024 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Santee Cooper Lakes presented by SEVIIN 3/7-3/9
Santee Cooper Lakes, Manning SC.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Kyle Austin Ridgeville, SC 10 55-15 200
Day 1: 5 24-07 Day 2: 5 31-08
2. Ronnie Mccoy Lamar, SC 10 54-15 199
Day 1: 5 25-13 Day 2: 5 29-02
3. Laker Howell Guntersville, AL 10 53-12 198
Day 1: 5 25-05 Day 2: 5 28-07
4. Scott Martin Clewiston, FL 10 53-03 197
Day 1: 5 25-04 Day 2: 5 27-15
5. Chad Grigsby Maple Grove, MN 10 53-01 196
Day 1: 5 23-05 Day 2: 5 29-12
6. Evan Kung Pickering Ontario CANAD 10 52-03 195
Day 1: 5 26-07 Day 2: 5 25-12
7. Matt Messer Warfield, KY 10 51-07 194
Day 1: 5 26-07 Day 2: 5 25-00
8. Parker Guy Ocilla, GA 10 51-01 193
Day 1: 5 26-06 Day 2: 5 24-11
9. Dakota Ebare Brookeland, TX 10 49-07 192
Day 1: 5 27-06 Day 2: 5 22-01
10. Matt Adams Oxford, AL 10 47-12 191
Day 1: 5 24-14 Day 2: 5 22-14
11. Mike Surman Boca Raton, FL 10 47-01 190 $8,935.00
Day 1: 5 23-02 Day 2: 5 23-15
12. Sean Anderson Leesville, SC 10 45-09 189 $6,950.00
Day 1: 5 21-06 Day 2: 5 24-03
13. Mike McClelland Blue Eye, MO 10 44-15 188 $5,957.00
Day 1: 5 19-04 Day 2: 5 25-11
14. Caden Cowan Stephenville, TX 10 44-11 187 $4,963.00
Day 1: 5 16-04 Day 2: 5 28-07
15. Dane Odom Chapin, SC 10 44-08 186 $4,963.00
Day 1: 5 21-15 Day 2: 5 22-09
16. Kyle Weisenburger Columbus Grv, OH 10 44-07 185 $4,963.00
Day 1: 5 25-13 Day 2: 5 18-10
17. William Holmes Moncks Corner, SC 10 43-11 184 $4,963.00
Day 1: 5 27-13 Day 2: 5 15-14
18. Wade Grooms Bonneau, SC 10 43-04 183 $4,963.00
Day 1: 5 24-06 Day 2: 5 18-14
19. Kenta Kimura Osaka OK JAPAN 10 42-15 182 $4,963.00
Day 1: 5 24-05 Day 2: 5 18-10
20. Bryan New Leesville, SC 10 42-15 181 $4,963.00
Day 1: 5 22-07 Day 2: 5 20-08
21. Cody Stahl Barnsville, GA 10 42-12 180 $4,963.00
Day 1: 5 20-09 Day 2: 5 22-03
22. Jack York Emory, TX 10 42-12 179 $4,963.00
Day 1: 5 21-09 Day 2: 5 21-03
23. Lucas Murphy West Columbia, MI 10 42-04 178 $4,963.00
Day 1: 5 18-14 Day 2: 5 23-06
24. Logan Latuso Gonzales, LA 10 42-04 177 $4,963.00
Day 1: 5 22-15 Day 2: 5 19-05
25. Bobby Bakewell Orlando, FL 10 42-01 176 $4,963.00
Day 1: 5 17-15 Day 2: 5 24-02
26. Blake Schroeder Whitehouse, TX 10 42-01 175 $4,963.00
Day 1: 5 20-08 Day 2: 5 21-09
27. Josh Douglas Isle, MN 10 41-15 174 $4,963.00
Day 1: 5 21-12 Day 2: 5 20-03
28. Mark Hutson Moncks Corner, SC 10 41-12 173 $4,963.00
Day 1: 5 30-06 Day 2: 5 11-06
29. Danny Ramsey Trinidad, TX 10 41-10 172 $4,963.00
Day 1: 5 24-00 Day 2: 5 17-10
30. Randall Tharp Port St. Joe, FL 10 41-10 171 $4,963.00
Day 1: 5 20-03 Day 2: 5 21-07
31. Bryan Partak Marseilles, IL 10 41-09 170 $3,971.00
Day 1: 5 21-10 Day 2: 5 19-15
32. Allen Armour Cumming, GA 10 41-08 169 $3,971.00
Day 1: 5 22-04 Day 2: 5 19-04
33. Jim Moynagh Remer, MN 10 41-08 168 $3,971.00
Day 1: 5 20-06 Day 2: 5 21-02
34. Brad Leuthner Victoria, MN 10 40-15 167 $3,971.00
Day 1: 5 23-10 Day 2: 5 17-05
35. Jack Dice Lynchburg, VA 10 40-08 166 $3,971.00
Day 1: 5 15-02 Day 2: 5 25-06
36. Cody Steckel Las Vegas, NV 10 40-08 165 $3,971.00
Day 1: 5 20-02 Day 2: 5 20-06
37. Tommy Dunaway Havana, FL 10 40-06 164 $3,971.00
Day 1: 5 15-10 Day 2: 5 24-12
38. Jacob Bigelow Cecil, WI 10 40-00 163 $3,971.00
Day 1: 5 20-03 Day 2: 5 19-13
39. Brandon Lester Fayetteville, TN 10 39-15 162 $3,971.00
Day 1: 5 21-08 Day 2: 5 18-07
40. Kyle Palmer Winchester, TN 10 39-08 161 $3,971.00
Day 1: 5 22-14 Day 2: 5 16-10
41. Jonathan Dietz Corry, PA 10 39-03 160 $3,971.00
Day 1: 5 14-11 Day 2: 5 24-08
42. Chris Blanchette Edisto Island, SC 10 38-07 159 $3,971.00
Day 1: 5 16-02 Day 2: 5 22-05
43. Cliff Pace Ovett, MS 10 38-02 158 $3,971.00
Day 1: 5 19-10 Day 2: 5 18-08
44. Jayme Rampey Liberty, SC 10 38-00 157 $3,971.00
Day 1: 5 17-05 Day 2: 5 20-11
45. Cody Meyer Eagle, ID 10 37-04 156 $3,971.00
Day 1: 5 15-03 Day 2: 5 22-01
46. Greg Bohannan Bentonville, AR 10 36-15 155
Day 1: 5 18-03 Day 2: 5 18-12
47. Connor Jacob Auburn, AL 7 36-14 154
Day 1: 2 09-07 Day 2: 5 27-07
48. Bird Jones Loxahatchee, FL 9 36-13 153
Day 1: 4 13-04 Day 2: 5 23-09
49. Chris Whitson Louisville, TN 10 36-11 152
Day 1: 5 17-11 Day 2: 5 19-00
50. Jimmy Washam Stantonville, TN 10 36-10 151
Day 1: 5 21-09 Day 2: 5 15-01
51. Robbie Latuso Gonzales, LA 10 36-07 150
Day 1: 5 17-00 Day 2: 5 19-07
52. Andrew Behnke Fond Du Lac, WI 8 35-15 149
Day 1: 3 16-06 Day 2: 5 19-09
53. Tai Au Glendale, AZ 10 35-10 148
Day 1: 5 15-06 Day 2: 5 20-04
54. Danny McGarry Newcastle CANADA 10 35-02 147
Day 1: 5 19-01 Day 2: 5 16-01
55. Robert Clarke Pineville, SC 10 35-01 146
Day 1: 5 19-15 Day 2: 5 15-02
56. Trevor McKinney Noble, IL 10 35-00 145
Day 1: 5 18-11 Day 2: 5 16-05
57. Beau Browning Hot Springs National Pa 10 34-11 144
Day 1: 5 21-08 Day 2: 5 13-03
58. Daisuke Kita Ostu Shiga JAPAN 10 34-06 143
Day 1: 5 18-15 Day 2: 5 15-07
59. Josh Butler Hayden, AL 10 33-14 142
Day 1: 5 15-05 Day 2: 5 18-09
60. Brandon McMillan Clewiston, FL 10 33-14 141
Day 1: 5 18-00 Day 2: 5 15-14
61. Joey Nania Cropwell, AL 7 33-11 140
Day 1: 2 09-03 Day 2: 5 24-08
62. Joey Sabbagha Prosperity, SC 10 33-10 139
Day 1: 5 21-01 Day 2: 5 12-09
63. Jason Lambert Savannah, TN 10 33-04 138
Day 1: 5 13-13 Day 2: 5 19-07
64. Shayne Berlo Mclean, VA 10 33-03 137
Day 1: 5 21-02 Day 2: 5 12-01
65. Tucker Veronee Gilbert, SC 10 33-03 136
Day 1: 5 18-13 Day 2: 5 14-06
66. Brett Cannon Kiln, MS 9 33-03 135
Day 1: 5 15-15 Day 2: 4 17-04
67. Christian Ostrander Turlock, CA 10 33-02 134
Day 1: 5 21-09 Day 2: 5 11-09
68. Ron Ryals Jr Live Oak, FL 8 33-00 133
Day 1: 3 11-12 Day 2: 5 21-04
69. Brady Vernon Sterrett, AL 10 32-15 132
Day 1: 5 20-01 Day 2: 5 12-14
70. Darold Gleason Many, LA 10 32-11 131
Day 1: 5 16-00 Day 2: 5 16-11
71. Richard Lowitzki Fort Myers, FL 9 32-10 130
Day 1: 5 14-00 Day 2: 4 18-10
72. Kyle Metzger Pearl River, LA 10 32-08 129
Day 1: 5 12-08 Day 2: 5 20-00
73. Joey Hanna Corsicana, TX 10 32-03 128
Day 1: 5 21-09 Day 2: 5 10-10
74. Alex Murray Lake Charles, LA 8 31-15 127
Day 1: 5 13-14 Day 2: 3 18-01
75. Garrett Warren Scottsboro, AL 9 31-10 126
Day 1: 5 18-08 Day 2: 4 13-02
76. Bo Thomas Edwardsburg, MI 10 31-09 125
Day 1: 5 12-10 Day 2: 5 18-15
77. Garrett Paquette Canton, MI 8 31-05 124
Day 1: 5 22-07 Day 2: 3 08-14
78. Kameron Harbin Sunset, SC 9 31-05 123
Day 1: 4 11-06 Day 2: 5 19-15
79. Cameron Smith Wareham, MA 10 31-05 122
Day 1: 5 14-15 Day 2: 5 16-06
80. Darrell Davis Dover, FL 10 31-01 121
Day 1: 5 18-05 Day 2: 5 12-12
81. Andy Newcomb Camdenton, MO 10 31-01 120
Day 1: 5 15-04 Day 2: 5 15-13
82. Nick Gainey Charleston, SC 10 30-14 119
Day 1: 5 17-15 Day 2: 5 12-15
83. Ty Faber Pagosa Springs, CO 9 30-13 118
Day 1: 5 19-10 Day 2: 4 11-03
84. Easton Fothergill Grand Rapids , MN 8 30-08 117
Day 1: 5 22-14 Day 2: 3 07-10
85. Yui Aoki Minamitsurugun JAPAN 5 30-05 116
Day 1: 4 23-02 Day 2: 1 07-03
86. Matt Molitor Canton, IL 8 30-04 115
Day 1: 5 19-07 Day 2: 3 10-13
87. Hayes Hudson Conway, SC 8 30-02 114
Day 1: 4 14-02 Day 2: 4 16-00
88. Josh Wiesner Fon du Lac, WI 10 30-02 113
Day 1: 5 14-13 Day 2: 5 15-05
89. Scout Echols Monticello, AR 8 29-15 112
Day 1: 5 21-07 Day 2: 3 08-08
90. Alex Reece Pickens, SC 10 29-12 111
Day 1: 5 17-09 Day 2: 5 12-03
91. Cole Drummond Effingham, SC 9 29-10 110
Day 1: 5 19-02 Day 2: 4 10-08
92. Michael Davis Alachua, FL 10 29-07 109
Day 1: 5 17-02 Day 2: 5 12-05
93. Sam George Athens, AL 7 29-01 108
Day 1: 5 24-10 Day 2: 2 04-07
94. David Kilgore Jasper, AL 10 29-01 107
Day 1: 5 11-02 Day 2: 5 17-15
95. Trey Swindle Cleveland, AL 8 29-00 106
Day 1: 3 12-07 Day 2: 5 16-09
96. Andrew Loberg Grant, AL 10 28-13 105
Day 1: 5 13-05 Day 2: 5 15-08
97. Jason Borofka Lavon, TX 6 28-11 104
Day 1: 5 21-12 Day 2: 1 06-15
98. Shane Lineberger Lincolnton, NC 9 28-11 103
Day 1: 4 07-10 Day 2: 5 21-01
99. Casey Scanlon Eldon, MO 9 28-10 102
Day 1: 4 16-01 Day 2: 5 12-09
100. Paul Bouvier Kingston CANADA 10 28-08 101
Day 1: 5 14-04 Day 2: 5 14-04
101. Freddy Palmer Estill Springs, TN 10 28-05 100
Day 1: 5 14-07 Day 2: 5 13-14
102. Brent Shores Boise, ID 8 27-15 99
Day 1: 3 12-12 Day 2: 5 15-03
103. Rob Digh Denver, NC 10 27-12 98
Day 1: 5 14-11 Day 2: 5 13-01
104. Garrett Rocamora Lake wales, FL 8 27-10 97
Day 1: 5 16-01 Day 2: 3 11-09
105. Chris Kingree Inverness, FL 9 27-09 96
Day 1: 4 08-13 Day 2: 5 18-12
106. Chase Clarke Virginia Beach, VA 10 27-03 95
Day 1: 5 11-12 Day 2: 5 15-07
107. Rick Hawkins Roanoke, VA 6 26-11 94
Day 1: 3 12-04 Day 2: 3 14-07
108. Cecil Wolfe III Summerton, SC 10 26-09 93
Day 1: 5 11-13 Day 2: 5 14-12
109. Jordan Sanderlin Kill Devil Hills, NC 8 26-05 92
Day 1: 5 14-01 Day 2: 3 12-04
110. Ish Monroe Oakdale, CA 10 26-05 91
Day 1: 5 13-09 Day 2: 5 12-12
111. Tyler Campbell Martin, GA 9 26-02 90
Day 1: 5 13-06 Day 2: 4 12-12
112. Brett Hite Phoenix, AZ 9 26-01 89
Day 1: 4 12-01 Day 2: 5 14-00
113. Richard Kaluba Litchfield, OH 10 25-15 88
Day 1: 5 13-14 Day 2: 5 12-01
114. Ben Cox Andrews, SC 10 25-08 87
Day 1: 5 13-09 Day 2: 5 11-15
115. Austin Cranford Norman, OK 8 25-07 86
Day 1: 3 04-15 Day 2: 5 20-08
116. Joe Wieberg Freeburg, MO 7 25-06 85
Day 1: 2 06-14 Day 2: 5 18-08
117. Scott Allgood Fair Play, SC 8 25-02 84
Day 1: 4 12-01 Day 2: 4 13-01
118. Clark Reehm Elm Grove, LA 9 24-15 83
Day 1: 5 14-01 Day 2: 4 10-14
119. Paul Marks Cumming, GA 7 24-14 82
Day 1: 5 18-11 Day 2: 2 06-03
120. Andrew Hargrove Moody, TX 7 24-13 81
Day 1: 2 08-12 Day 2: 5 16-01
121. Derrick Sadlowski Monaca, PA 6 24-01 80
Day 1: 2 03-05 Day 2: 4 20-12
122. Nick Trim Galesville, WI 8 24-01 79
Day 1: 5 19-05 Day 2: 3 04-12
123. Chris Beaudrie Princeton, KY 5 23-15 78
Day 1: 5 23-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
124. Adam Rasmussen Sturgeon Bay, WI 6 23-14 77
Day 1: 2 09-03 Day 2: 4 14-11
125. John Voyles Petersburg, IN 7 23-12 76
Day 1: 5 16-04 Day 2: 2 07-08
126. Brayden Rakes Winston Salem, NC 9 23-12 75
Day 1: 5 13-04 Day 2: 4 10-08
127. Paul Browning Monahans, TX 6 23-08 74
Day 1: 3 09-10 Day 2: 3 13-14
128. Zach Goutremout Chaumont, NY 8 23-03 73
Day 1: 5 17-08 Day 2: 3 05-11
129. Jeff Salmon Mechanicsville, VA 7 23-03 72
Day 1: 2 06-05 Day 2: 5 16-14
130. Alex Heintze Denham Springs, LA 7 23-01 71
Day 1: 2 03-12 Day 2: 5 19-05
131. Sean Clayton Seneca, SC 8 23-00 70
Day 1: 5 15-00 Day 2: 3 08-00
132. Sam Hanggi Knoxville, TN 7 22-15 69
Day 1: 2 05-06 Day 2: 5 17-09
133. Guy Eaker Cherryville, NC 8 22-15 68
Day 1: 5 16-10 Day 2: 3 06-05
134. Billy McDonald Greenwood, IN 7 22-13 67
Day 1: 2 06-14 Day 2: 5 15-15
135. Troy Coney Owego, NY 7 22-10 66
Day 1: 5 11-15 Day 2: 2 10-11
136. Kollin Crawford Broken Bow, OK 8 22-09 65
Day 1: 3 09-07 Day 2: 5 13-02
137. James Niggemeyer Van, TX 9 22-09 64
Day 1: 5 12-05 Day 2: 4 10-04
138. Avery Williams Murrells Inlt, SC 8 22-08 63
Day 1: 3 09-06 Day 2: 5 13-02
139. Allan Nail Sand Springs, OK 7 22-06 62
Day 1: 5 18-01 Day 2: 2 04-05
140. Colden Baker Ridgeway, SC 8 22-04 61
Day 1: 3 11-00 Day 2: 5 11-04
141. Brock Belik Orchard, NE 9 22-02 60
Day 1: 4 09-06 Day 2: 5 12-12
142. Bryan Finch Belton, TX 7 21-06 59
Day 1: 5 16-13 Day 2: 2 04-09
143. Kelvin Wilcox Hazlehurst, GA 8 21-00 58
Day 1: 5 15-07 Day 2: 3 05-09
144. Zack Williams Shell Knob, MO 8 20-12 57
Day 1: 5 12-03 Day 2: 3 08-09
145. Tucker Smith Birmingham, AL 7 20-11 56
Day 1: 5 14-05 Day 2: 2 06-06
146. Hunter Bland Ocala, FL 6 20-09 55
Day 1: 4 17-05 Day 2: 2 03-04
147. Jack Tindel III Orange, TX 7 20-08 54
Day 1: 5 14-06 Day 2: 2 06-02
148. Scott Isaacs Ladonia, TX 7 20-06 53
Day 1: 3 09-05 Day 2: 4 11-01
149. Jacob Thompkins Myrtle Beach, SC 7 20-05 52
Day 1: 5 13-11 Day 2: 2 06-10
150. Blake Smith Lakeland, FL 8 20-02 51
Day 1: 5 13-03 Day 2: 3 06-15
151. Rick Morris Lake Gaston, VA 5 20-01 50
Day 1: 5 20-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
152. Andrew Upshaw Hemphill, TX 7 19-15 49
Day 1: 2 07-03 Day 2: 5 12-12
153. Jeremy Radford Huntly, VA 7 19-07 48
Day 1: 5 15-02 Day 2: 2 04-05
154. Logan Johnson Jasper, AL 7 19-01 47
Day 1: 2 03-13 Day 2: 5 15-04
155. Scott Gibbs Rome, GA 6 18-14 46
Day 1: 1 03-11 Day 2: 5 15-03
156. Brian Post Janesville, WI 7 18-12 45
Day 1: 5 10-13 Day 2: 2 07-15
157. Masayuki Matsushita Porter TX JAPAN 5 18-03 44
Day 1: 5 18-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
158. Andrew Harp Linden, TX 6 18-03 43
Day 1: 1 02-02 Day 2: 5 16-01
159. Bailey Bleser Burlington, WI 7 17-13 42
Day 1: 4 09-13 Day 2: 3 08-00
160. Tristan McCormick Burns, TN 7 17-09 41
Day 1: 5 13-03 Day 2: 2 04-06
161. Chris Hellebuyck White Lake, MI 8 17-05 40
Day 1: 5 09-13 Day 2: 3 07-08
162. Tim Frederick Leesburg, FL 8 16-14 39
Day 1: 3 06-08 Day 2: 5 10-06
163. Matt Pangrac Shawnee, OK 6 16-14 38
Day 1: 4 10-02 Day 2: 2 06-12
164. Doc Wootton Collierville, TN 7 16-12 37
Day 1: 2 05-09 Day 2: 5 11-03
165. Aaron Digh Maiden, NC 7 16-12 36
Day 1: 4 10-01 Day 2: 3 06-11
166. Cody Detweiler Guntersville, AL 6 16-10 35
Day 1: 2 06-01 Day 2: 4 10-09
167. Lance Owen Greer, SC 4 16-09 34
Day 1: 1 05-15 Day 2: 3 10-10
168. Keith Brumfield Vicksburg, MS 6 16-08 33
Day 1: 1 01-10 Day 2: 5 14-14
169. Dalton Dowdy Newberry, SC 8 16-06 32
Day 1: 5 11-08 Day 2: 3 04-14
170. Tripp Noojin Bryant, AL 7 16-02 31
Day 1: 5 09-01 Day 2: 2 07-01
171. Chris Lighthizer Zanesville, OH 5 16-02 30
Day 1: 3 08-13 Day 2: 2 07-05
172. Dalton Smith Taylorsville, KY 5 16-01 29
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 5 16-01
173. Keith Tuma Brainerd, MN 6 15-00 28
Day 1: 5 12-08 Day 2: 1 02-08
174. Elijah Benson Dahlonega, GA 5 14-09 27
Day 1: 5 14-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
175. Russ Lane Prattville, AL 6 14-09 26
Day 1: 2 04-11 Day 2: 4 09-14
176. Seiji Kato Los Alamitos CA JAPAN 6 14-08 25
Day 1: 5 12-14 Day 2: 1 01-10
177. Kevin Dritschler Prosper, TX 5 14-05 24
Day 1: 5 14-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
178. Todd Auten Clover, SC 6 14-00 23
Day 1: 3 05-08 Day 2: 3 08-08
179. Byron Kenney Jr Monticello, GA 5 13-07 22
Day 1: 1 02-03 Day 2: 4 11-04
180. Derek Lehtonen Woodruff, SC 4 13-06 21
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 4 13-06
181. Lance Crawford Broken Bow, OK 6 13-00 20
Day 1: 2 05-09 Day 2: 4 07-07
182. Jason Abram Piney Flats, TN 5 12-10 19
Day 1: 5 12-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
183. Scott Kerslake Okeechobee, FL 5 12-07 18
Day 1: 3 07-10 Day 2: 2 04-13
184. Nathan Thompson Eagan, MN 3 12-05 17
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 12-05
185. Bruce Parsons Arbela, MO 5 12-03 16
Day 1: 5 12-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Trey Schroeder Theodosia, MO 4 11-15 15
Day 1: 4 11-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
187. Takayuki Koike Otsu-City JAPAN 5 11-13 14
Day 1: 2 05-01 Day 2: 3 06-12
188. Tim Tyndell Mineola, TX 4 11-10 13
Day 1: 1 01-07 Day 2: 3 10-03
189. Jackson Swisher Lake City, FL 3 11-08 12
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 11-08
190. Emil Wagner Marietta, GA 4 11-08 11
Day 1: 2 04-03 Day 2: 2 07-05
191. Gary Clouse Winchester, TN 4 11-05 10
Day 1: 2 06-15 Day 2: 2 04-06
192. Teb Jones Yalaha, MS 5 11-00 9
Day 1: 1 02-07 Day 2: 4 08-09
193. Satoshi Egawa Fort Lee, NJ 3 10-15 8
Day 1: 2 08-08 Day 2: 1 02-07
194. Horace Scott Jr Sumter, SC 3 10-13 7
Day 1: 2 08-02 Day 2: 1 02-11
195. Michael Rowe Providence Forge, VA 5 10-12 6
Day 1: 5 10-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
196. Billy Charland Lakeland, FL 4 10-07 5
Day 1: 4 10-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
197. Ray Hashimoto Shakopee, MN 4 10-07 4
Day 1: 2 04-03 Day 2: 2 06-04
198. Stan Gunter Saluda, SC 4 10-03 3
Day 1: 2 03-04 Day 2: 2 06-15
199. Bart Stanisz Austin, TX 3 09-13 2
Day 1: 1 02-10 Day 2: 2 07-03
200. Billy Gilbert Hamburg, NY 3 09-11 1
Day 1: 2 08-04 Day 2: 1 01-07
201. Destry Ford Tuscaloosa, AL 2 09-01 0
Day 1: 2 09-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
202. Parker Mott Winter Garden, FL 2 08-15 0
Day 1: 1 06-01 Day 2: 1 02-14
203. Brad Knight Lancing, TN 3 08-09 0
Day 1: 3 08-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
204. Charlie Hartley Grove City, OH 3 08-00 0
Day 1: 1 02-11 Day 2: 2 05-05
205. Chancy Walters West Des Moines, IA 3 07-10 0
Day 1: 1 02-05 Day 2: 2 05-05
206. Lafe Messer Warfield, KY 3 07-08 0
Day 1: 3 07-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
207. Clint Leonard Jr Saint Cloud, FL 3 06-09 0
Day 1: 2 03-11 Day 2: 1 02-14
208. Kyle Monti Okeechobee, FL 3 06-07 0
Day 1: 3 06-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
209. Angela Mayo Maiden, NC 3 06-01 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 06-01
210. Chris Cline Stafford, VA 3 06-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 06-00
211. Tony Dumitras Winston, GA 2 05-14 0
Day 1: 2 05-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
212. Rick Pierce Mountain Home, AR 2 04-04 0
Day 1: 2 04-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
213. Stacey Jefferson Conway, SC 1 04-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 04-00
214. Dawson Wisner Palatka, FL 1 03-14 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-14
215. Anastasia Patterson Sumter, SC 1 03-01 0
Day 1: 1 03-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
216. Wyatt Wimberley Broaddus, TX 1 02-08 0
Day 1: 1 02-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
216. Kyle Zacharuk Keswick Ontario CANADA 1 02-08 0
Day 1: 1 02-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
218. Travis Turcotte Pembroke CANADA 1 01-05 0
Day 1: 1 01-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
219. Allen Brooks Canton, GA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
219. Phillip Kroll Otego, NY 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
219. Dylan Mayo Athens, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
219. Harry Moore Valley, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
219. Brian Mullaney Ijamsville, MD 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 133 854 2991-02
2 115 798 2796-11
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248 1652 5787-13
2024 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Santee Cooper Lakes presented by SEVIIN 3/7-3/9
Santee Cooper Lakes, Manning SC.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 2
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Wendell Causey Jr Irmo, SC 6 28-05 200 $13,827.00
Day 1: 3 15-11 Day 2: 3 12-10
2. Chad Stahl Barnesville, GA 6 25-06 199 $3,253.00
Day 1: 3 13-12 Day 2: 3 11-10
3. Derek Brundle Wareham, MA 6 22-01 198 $2,440.00
Day 1: 3 11-09 Day 2: 3 10-08
4. Mitchell Pare Statesboro, GA 6 21-09 197 $1,830.00
Day 1: 3 05-01 Day 2: 3 16-08
5. Todd Keisler Columbia, SC 6 20-13 196 $1,708.00
Day 1: 3 09-01 Day 2: 3 11-12
6. Niko Romero Coldspring, TX 6 20-13 195 $1,627.00
Day 1: 3 11-08 Day 2: 3 09-05
7. Tommy Milligan Little River, SC 6 20-03 194 $1,545.00
Day 1: 3 10-12 Day 2: 3 09-07
8. Patrick Tierney Denver, NC 6 19-05 193 $1,464.00
Day 1: 3 10-05 Day 2: 3 09-00
9. Kyle Jenkins Summerville, SC 5 18-14 192 $1,342.00
Day 1: 3 12-06 Day 2: 2 06-08
10. Larry Fleeman Shelby, NC 4 17-14 191 $1,220.00
Day 1: 1 05-05 Day 2: 3 12-09
11. Donald Biggs Murphysboro, IL 5 16-04 190 $1,139.00
Day 1: 2 05-06 Day 2: 3 10-14
12. Bill Beard Moreland, GA 4 15-11 189 $1,057.00
Day 1: 3 12-15 Day 2: 1 02-12
13. Brandon Jeffcoat Irmo, SC 4 15-08 188 $895.00
Day 1: 1 02-05 Day 2: 3 13-03
14. Gordon Smith Clover, SC 5 15-08 187 $813.00
Day 1: 3 08-11 Day 2: 2 06-13
15. Jason Gibson Iron Station, NC 4 15-02 186 $732.00
Day 1: 1 01-05 Day 2: 3 13-13
16. Andrew Fuller Marietta, GA 6 14-14 185 $651.00
Day 1: 3 08-09 Day 2: 3 06-05
17. Bobby Williams Salisbury, NC 5 14-12 184 $610.00
Day 1: 3 10-14 Day 2: 2 03-14
18. Michael Leach Shenandoah, TX 4 13-15 183 $610.00
Day 1: 1 05-08 Day 2: 3 08-07
19. Jimmy Brumfield Madison, MS 5 13-14 182 $610.00
Day 1: 2 07-03 Day 2: 3 06-11
20. Albert Jones Jr Covington, GA 4 13-13 181 $610.00
Day 1: 1 02-13 Day 2: 3 11-00
21. Ricky Fulk Shenandoah, VA 4 13-11 180 $569.00
Day 1: 3 10-00 Day 2: 1 03-11
22. Larry Beauboeuf Bossier City, LA 5 13-08 179 $569.00
Day 1: 3 06-14 Day 2: 2 06-10
23. Tim Chadwick Mount Pleasant, SC 3 13-03 178 $569.00
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 2 11-10
24. Mark Aaron Gastonia, NC 5 13-03 177 $569.00
Day 1: 2 05-02 Day 2: 3 08-01
25. Bart Beasley Mount Pleasant, SC 4 13-02 176 $569.00
Day 1: 3 11-04 Day 2: 1 01-14
26. Mike Spears Jasper, AL 4 13-02 175 $488.00
Day 1: 3 09-13 Day 2: 1 03-05
27. Randy Gibson Jr Moncks Corner, SC 4 13-01 174 $488.00
Day 1: 1 04-15 Day 2: 3 08-02
28. William Baker Ridgeway, SC 5 12-14 173 $488.00
Day 1: 3 09-00 Day 2: 2 03-14
29. Troy Mims Suwanee, GA 3 12-11 172 $488.00
Day 1: 3 12-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
30. Jason Barber Gun Barrel City, TX 3 12-06 171 $488.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 12-06
31. Carl Hunter Snellville, GA 4 12-06 170 $447.00
Day 1: 3 10-11 Day 2: 1 01-11
32. Jimmy Obrien Southampton, NY 2 12-03 169 $447.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 12-03
33. Matt Champion Scottsville, NY 3 11-12 168 $447.00
Day 1: 1 02-11 Day 2: 2 09-01
34. Jimmy Hayes Fayetteville, NC 4 11-06 167 $447.00
Day 1: 3 09-04 Day 2: 1 02-02
35. Clancy Hefferly Travelers Rest, SC 5 11-04 166 $447.00
Day 1: 3 05-01 Day 2: 2 06-03
36. Mike Steckel Las Vegas, NV 4 10-15 165 $447.00
Day 1: 3 09-01 Day 2: 1 01-14
37. Alex Watts Salem, VA 4 10-12 164 $447.00
Day 1: 1 01-12 Day 2: 3 09-00
38. Keith Vonderhaar Monticello, GA 2 10-08 163 $447.00
Day 1: 2 10-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
39. William Stallings Midlothian, VA 4 10-08 162 $447.00
Day 1: 3 08-11 Day 2: 1 01-13
40. Brian Langford Petersburg, VA 3 10-05 161 $447.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 10-05
41. Frank Williams Mountain Home, AR 4 10-01 160
Day 1: 2 06-05 Day 2: 2 03-12
42. Gary Haraguchi Murfreesboro, TN 3 10-00 159
Day 1: 1 02-04 Day 2: 2 07-12
43. Sawyer Hunt Springfield, GA 3 09-11 158
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 09-11
44. Lukas Matt Syracuse, NY 2 09-09 157
Day 1: 1 06-15 Day 2: 1 02-10
45. Meredith Havird Ninety Six, SC 3 09-07 156
Day 1: 3 09-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
45. Geoff Tuck Huddleston, VA 3 09-07 156
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 09-07
47. Dusty Wood Belton, SC 3 09-03 154
Day 1: 1 04-10 Day 2: 2 04-09
48. Garrett Vick Lake Worth, FL 3 08-14 153
Day 1: 3 08-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
49. Mekye Barnes Knightdale, NC 3 08-13 152
Day 1: 3 08-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
50. David Waack Cary, NC 3 08-11 151
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 08-11
51. Parker Knudsen Minnetonka, MN 2 08-07 150
Day 1: 2 08-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
52. James Tilley Aylett, VA 3 08-02 149
Day 1: 2 06-02 Day 2: 1 02-00
53. Charles Christman Sanford, NC 3 07-15 148
Day 1: 3 07-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
54. Richard Greene Ocala, FL 3 07-11 147
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 07-11
55. Jonathan Barnette Jasper, AL 3 07-06 146
Day 1: 2 05-15 Day 2: 1 01-07
56. Clayton Lowder IV Mayesville, SC 1 07-04 145 $250.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 07-04
57. Wesly Fogle Neeses, SC 2 07-01 144
Day 1: 1 05-02 Day 2: 1 01-15
58. Tristan Bramblett Tiger, GA 3 07-00 143
Day 1: 1 02-04 Day 2: 2 04-12
59. Eric Camarote The Villages, FL 2 06-14 142
Day 1: 1 02-10 Day 2: 1 04-04
60. Mike Sather Beech Island, SC 3 06-12 141
Day 1: 3 06-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
61. Rodney Jordan Sumter, SC 3 06-04 140
Day 1: 1 02-11 Day 2: 2 03-09
62. Shane Davis Jacksonville, FL 2 05-15 139
Day 1: 2 05-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
63. Robert Richbourg Summerton, SC 2 05-15 138
Day 1: 1 04-01 Day 2: 1 01-14
64. Wil Flack Sorrento, FL 2 05-14 137
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 1 04-00
65. John Lewis Centreville, VA 2 05-11 136
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 05-11
66. Alex Dempsey Orangeburg, SC 3 05-10 135
Day 1: 1 01-15 Day 2: 2 03-11
67. Regan Coffey North Chesterfield, VA 2 05-08 134
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 05-08
68. Bob Hanna Jr Corsicana, TX 3 05-04 133
Day 1: 3 05-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
69. Michael Clardy Lyman, SC 2 05-04 132
Day 1: 1 02-00 Day 2: 1 03-04
70. Cody Richardson Gautier, MS 2 05-01 131
Day 1: 1 02-12 Day 2: 1 02-05
71. Bill Lackey Taylorsville, NC 3 05-00 130
Day 1: 1 02-01 Day 2: 2 02-15
72. Cameron Polley Hot Springs, AR 3 04-12 129
Day 1: 2 03-02 Day 2: 1 01-10
73. Andy Simm Piney Flats, TN 2 04-10 128
Day 1: 1 03-06 Day 2: 1 01-04
74. Ray Hill Lake City, FL 1 04-09 127
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 04-09
74. Mark Winfield Eatonton, GA 1 04-09 127
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 04-09
76. Hays Reeling Waukesha, WI 2 04-05 125
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-05
77. Steve Deyton Forest City, NC 2 04-05 124
Day 1: 1 02-02 Day 2: 1 02-03
78. Michael Rustin Henrico, VA 2 04-01 123
Day 1: 1 02-01 Day 2: 1 02-00
79. Julian Gordon-Smith Rochester, NY 2 03-15 122
Day 1: 1 01-12 Day 2: 1 02-03
80. David Deciucis CHESTER, VA 2 03-14 121
Day 1: 1 01-10 Day 2: 1 02-04
81. Sakae Ushio Tonawanda, NY 1 03-13 120
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-13
82. Bradley Brooks Easley, SC 2 03-12 119
Day 1: 2 03-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
83. Byong Lee Stedman, NC 1 03-12 118
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-12
84. Buck Deese Lexington, SC 1 03-11 117
Day 1: 1 03-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
85. Cody Russell Summerton, SC 1 03-07 116
Day 1: 1 03-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
86. Daniel Vasquez Boynton Beach, FL 1 03-06 115
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-06
86. David Watkins St.Marys, WV 1 03-06 115
Day 1: 1 03-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
88. John Mortimer Mount Pleasant, SC 1 03-03 113
Day 1: 1 03-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
89. Dan McGarry Leland, NC 1 03-02 112
Day 1: 1 03-02 Day 2: 0 00-00
90. Harold Addison II Columbia, SC 1 02-14 111
Day 1: 1 02-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
91. Gary Mccaroll Fayetteville, NC 2 02-11 110
Day 1: 2 02-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Gerald Robbins Jr. Asheboro, NC 1 02-10 109
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-10
93. Steven Smith Logan, OH 1 02-09 108
Day 1: 1 02-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
94. Bradley Sterner Manchester, PA 1 02-08 107
Day 1: 1 02-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
95. Lee Mcginn Southport, NC 1 02-06 106
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
96. Brandon Clayton Haslet , TX 1 02-05 105
Day 1: 1 02-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
97. Dehn Ganey Bonneau, SC 1 02-04 104
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-04
98. Judd Bolen Summerton, SC 1 02-03 103
Day 1: 1 02-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
99. Bill Bruce Hendersonville, TN 1 01-15 102
Day 1: 1 01-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
99. Chip Stith Jr Piscataway, NJ 1 01-15 102
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-15
101. Hayden Spradling Gilbert, AZ 1 01-14 100
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
102. Brandon Parson Erwin, NC 1 01-13 99
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
103. Jeff Cox Denver, NC 1 01-05 98
Day 1: 1 01-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
104. Greg Atkinson Lugoff, SC 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
104. Charles Bowman II Kernersville, NC
