Andy Lake of Batesburg, South Carolina won the AFT  South Carolina D96 1-day qualifier event for the 2017 season held August 21, 2016 on Lake Greenwood running out of Greenwood State Park near Ninety Six, South Carolina. Andy caught four fish weighing 7.90 pounds. He fished the upper part of the lake and caught his fish on soft plastic worms by flipping docks in 3 to 5 feet of water. Andy took home $825 for first place and first place option.

Gene Parker of Asheville, North Carolina was second with four fish weighing 6.14 pounds. fishing the upper part. Gene was fishing his Gene Parker Spinnerbait on laydowns in shallow water. For second place and second place option Gene won $424.

Third place was Ben Little of Laurens, South Carolina with two fish weighing 4.79 pounds. Ben took home $157.

Big Fish was caught by Don Kneece of Saluda, South Carolina. His 3.46-pound largemouth was caught on a Texas Rigged worm on the upper part of the lake.

We all had heard how tough Lake Greenwood was this week. A lot of small fish were caught but the 14 inch minimum length fish were at a premium. Twelve anglers caught and weighed in 24 fish.

Our day started out cloudy and 79 degrees. There was a 10 to 20 mph wind all day with partly cloudy skies after 10 am and 90 degrees at the 3 pm weigh-in. Water temps were in the high 80’s. The lake was clear but stained in the creeks and up the rivers and about a half foot from full pool.

Top Five Finishers:
1. Andy Lake            7.90 lbs
2. Gene Parker         6.14 lbs
3. Ben Little             4.79 lbs
4. Darrell Shull         4.72 lbs
5. Richard Presnell   4.09 lbs

These anglers are qualifying to compete in the 2017 Ram AFT National Championship on a lake to be announced in October 2017.

The next Division 96 tournament qualifier for the 2017 season for D96 will be held September 18, 2016 on Lake Murray out of the Dreher Island State Park near Prosperity, South Carolina.

For more information, contact D-96 Director Phil Morris at (864)993-0346; email [email protected],  or call ABA at (256) 232-0406. On-line, see www.americanbassanglers.com or www.aba-sc.com for complete results. Also check out our facebook page at D-96 American Fishing Tour.

These anglers are earning valuable points toward the divisional angler of the year title. The points champion from each division will compete in the annual Ram American Bass Anglers AFT Angler of the Year Final Round at the Ram American Fishing Tour National Championship.

The Ram American Fishing Tour offers low cost, close to home bass tournaments that are designed for the weekend angler. All ABA anglers fish for money and points. The points advance the angler to their divisional championship and the top 500 anglers in the US are invited to the Ram American Fishing Tour National Championship. For more information on American Bass Anglers please visit www.americanbassanglers.com or call (256)232-0406.