Edgefield’s Carroll Earns Co-angler Title

ANDERSON, S.C. (Feb. 12, 2018) – Boater Jayme Rampey of Liberty, South Carolina, caught five bass weighing 18 pounds, 14 ounces, Saturday to win the 2018 T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) South Carolina Division opener on Lake Hartwell. Rampey pocketed $5,886 for his win.

Rampey said he utilized much of the lake, from the boat ramp down to the dam, to catch his fish. He said his goal was to stay mobile throwing his super-light 6-pound-test Hi-Seas 100% Fluorocarbon line.

“I pretty much fished ditches all day. We’ve had a lot of rain and new freshwater coming in, and the herring were in the ditches,” said Rampey, who earned his eighth career win in BFL competition – his fourth in the past year. “A lot of the lake was blown out so I looked for water that was just a little off-color. I stayed mobile – I didn’t get want to get hung up on anything.”

Rampey said his he employed a one-two punch of baits in the morning – a Buckeye Lures Su-Spin Blade with a white Zoom Super Fluke Jr. and a Buckeye Lures G-Man Finesse Swimbait Jighead with the same Zoom fluke as a trailer. He said he also worked in a jerkbait after the wind picked up later in the day.

“I caught about 10 keepers throughout the event, with two of my biggest coming on the finesse jighead,” said Rampey.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st:          Jayme Rampey, Liberty, S.C., five bass, 18-14, $5,886

2^nd:         Scott Allgood, Westminster, S.C., four bass, 16-10, $2,343

3^rd:          Derek Lehtonen, Woodruff, S.C., five bass, 15-11, $1,562

4^th:          Adam Beckum, Martinez, Ga., five bass, 15-2, $1,193

5^th:          Joey Sabbagha, Prosperity, S.C., five bass, 14-0, $1,237

6^th:          Ron Farrow, Rock Hill, S.C., five bass, 13-14, $859

7^th:          Randy Childers, Anderson, S.C., five bass, 13-7, $781

8^th:          Dustin Henson, Landrum, S.C., five bass, 12-10, $703

9^th:          Bryce Matthews, Olanta, S.C., five bass, 12-8, $625

10^th:        Greg Glouse, Liberty, S.C., five bass, 12-6, $547

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Coy Watts of Conway, South Carolina, caught a bass weighing 6 pounds, 1 ounce – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $690.

Keith Carroll of Edgefield, South Carolina, won the Co-angler Division and $2,343 Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 11 pounds, 1 ounce.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st:          Keith Carroll, Edgefield, S.C., five bass, 11-1, $2,343

2^nd:         Wesley Lewis, Mooresville, N.C., five bass, 10-11, $1,172

3^rd:          Michael Miller, Greenville, S.C., five bass, 10-4, $981

4^th:          Neal Shade, Greenville, S.C., four bass, 10-3, $597

5^th:          Sam Spencer, Hudson, N.C., four bass, 9-14, $469

6^th:          Tracy Harrington, Bonnie, Ill., five bass, 9-6, $430

7^th:          Joel Cerv, North Wilkesboro, N.C., four bass, 8-11, $391

8^th:          Michael Smith, Piedmont, S.C., five bass, 8-8, $351

9^th:          Sandon Wilson, Laurens, S.C., three bass, 8-7, $312

10^th:        Bobby Henderson, Charlotte, N.C., five bass, 7-11, $259

10^th:        Najee McClinton, Columbia, S.C., five bass, 7-11, $259

Jeremy Winn of Seneca, South Carolina, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a 4-pound, 1-ounce fish. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $345.

The T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) South Carolina Division opener on Lake Hartwell was hosted by the Anderson Convention & Visitors Bureau.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 18-20 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Norman in Huntersville, North Carolina. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

The 2018 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2018 BFL All-American will be held May 31-June 2 at Cross Lake in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.

Complete Boater Results:

PLACE	ANGLER	CITY/STATE	DAY 1 WT (Fish)	DAY 1&2 WT (Fish)	WINNINGS
1	JAYME RAMPEY	LIBERTY, SC	18 – 14 (5)	18 – 14 (5)	$5,886
2	SCOTT ALLGOOD	WESTMINSTER, SC	16 – 10 (4)	16 – 10 (4)	$2,343
3	DEREK LEHTONEN	WOODRUFF, SC	15 – 11 (5)	15 – 11 (5)	$1,562
4	ADAM BECKUM	MARTINEZ, GA	15 – 2 (5)	15 – 2 (5)	$1,193
5	JOEY SABBAGHA	PROSPERITY, SC	14 – 0 (5)	14 – 0 (5)	$1,237
6	RON FARROW	ROCK HILL, SC	13 – 14 (5)	13 – 14 (5)	$859
7	RANDY CHILDERS	ANDERSON, SC	13 – 7 (5)	13 – 7 (5)	$781
8	DUSTIN HENSON	LANDRUM, SC	12 – 10 (5)	12 – 10 (5)	$703
9	BRYCE MATTHEWS	OLANTA, SC	12 – 8 (5)	12 – 8 (5)	$625
10	GREG GLOUSE	LIBERTY, SC	12 – 6 (5)	12 – 6 (5)	$547
11	JOE ANDERS	EASLEY, SC	12 – 5 (5)	12 – 5 (5)	$492
12	GREG RIKARD	LEESVILLE, SC	12 – 4 (5)	12 – 4 (5)	$453
13	BRANDT TUMBERG	MOORE, SC	12 – 3 (5)	12 – 3 (5)	$437
14	JONATHAN FOSTER	MAIDEN, NC	12 – 0 (5)	12 – 0 (5)	$414
15	TRA DUMIT	GREENVILLE, SC	11 – 13 (5)	11 – 13 (5)	$391
16	TRAVIS GARRETT	TOCCOA, GA	11 – 8 (5)	11 – 8 (5)	$375
17	BUDDY BLACK	LAWNDALE, NC	11 – 6 (4)	11 – 6 (4)	$359
18	ROB DIGH	DENVER, NC	11 – 5 (5)	11 – 5 (5)	$344
19	JASON WILSON	LINCOLNTON, NC	11 – 3 (5)	11 – 3 (5)	$328
20	DAVID WILLIAMS	MAIDEN, NC	11 – 0 (5)	11 – 0 (5)	$312
21	MATTHEW JUSTICE	FAIR PLAY, SC	10 – 14 (5)	10 – 14 (5)	$305
22	NATHAN WEBBER	LAKE WYLIE, SC	10 – 8 (5)	10 – 8 (5)	$297
23	CARSON ORELLANA	MOORESVILLE, NC	10 – 7 (5)	10 – 7 (5)	$285
23	JOHN PARKER	GAFFNEY, SC	10 – 7 (5)	10 – 7 (5)	$285
25	COY WATTS	CONWAY, SC	10 – 5 (3)	10 – 5 (3)	$963
26	JOHN DUVALL	MADISON, GA	10 – 4 (5)	10 – 4 (5)	$262
26	SHANE LINEBERGER	LINCOLNTON, NC	10 – 4 (5)	10 – 4 (5)	$262
28	STEVE HARWOOD	WEAVERVILLE, NC	10 – 3 (5)	10 – 3 (5)
29	ERIC JETER	ASHEVILLE, NC	10 – 1 (5)	10 – 1 (5)
30	BRIAN KEY	AIKEN, SC	9 – 15 (5)	9 – 15 (5)
31	JEREMIAH JENSEN	COLUMBIA, SC	9 – 13 (5)	9 – 13 (5)
32	ROSS BURNS	COLUMBIA, SC	9 – 12 (3)	9 – 12 (3)
33	ROB NOWLIN	COLUMBIA, SC	9 – 8 (5)	9 – 8 (5)
33	STEVE WICKER	POMARIA, SC	9 – 8 (5)	9 – 8 (5)
35	THOMAS GUTHKE	ANDERSON, SC	9 – 6 (5)	9 – 6 (5)
36	JAMIE PIERCE	HALLSBORO, NC	9 – 1 (5)	9 – 1 (5)
36	BRIAN JAMISON	GREENSBORO, GA	9 – 1 (4)	9 – 1 (4)
38	WINSTON HUSBAND	GILBERT, SC	9 – 0 (4)	9 – 0 (4)
38	MEL LONG	HAMPTON, SC	9 – 0 (5)	9 – 0 (5)
40	JUSTIN GRIGG	CLOVER, SC	8 – 14 (5)	8 – 14 (5)
40	MITCH AVANT	JOHNSONVILLE, SC	8 – 14 (5)	8 – 14 (5)
42	DEREK SCHLOTTERBACK	SIMPSONVILLE, SC	8 – 13 (4)	8 – 13 (4)
43	DYLAN FULK	CONCORD, NC	8 – 12 (4)	8 – 12 (4)
44	HERMAN VINING	GILBERT, SC	8 – 11 (5)	8 – 11 (5)
44	CHRISTOPHER CHAVIS	RINCON, GA	8 – 11 (3)	8 – 11 (3)
46	CODY HOYLE	RUTHERFORDTON, NC	8 – 8 (5)	8 – 8 (5)
47	JERRY PELFREY	LAURENS, SC	8 – 5 (5)	8 – 5 (5)
47	BRYAN NEW	BELMONT, NC	8 – 5 (5)	8 – 5 (5)
49	WES LEWIS	SHERRILLS FORD, NC	8 – 4 (5)	8 – 4 (5)
50	JEFF BAILEY	INMAN, SC	8 – 2 (5)	8 – 2 (5)
51	KYLE AUSTIN	RIDGEVILLE, SC	8 – 1 (2)	8 – 1 (2)
51	CLINT PROUDFOOT	BLOOMINGDALE, GA	8 – 1 (5)	8 – 1 (5)
51	SCOTT BROWNING	FRANKLIN, NC	8 – 1 (4)	8 – 1 (4)
51	JAKE FRYE	CHARLOTTE, NC	8 – 1 (3)	8 – 1 (3)
55	LARRY FLEEMAN	SHELBY, NC	8 – 0 (4)	8 – 0 (4)
55	ARTIE PHILLIPS	MONROE, NC	8 – 0 (5)	8 – 0 (5)
57	WILLIE MCMULLEN	OXFORD, GA	7 – 15 (5)	7 – 15 (5)
57	KAMERON HARBIN	ABBEVILLE, SC	7 – 15 (5)	7 – 15 (5)
59	AUSTIN JOHNSON	CHESNEE , SC	7 – 14 (3)	7 – 14 (3)
60	JOHN HAAS	MT PLEASANT, SC	7 – 13 (3)	7 – 13 (3)
61	BARRY THAMES	BARNWELL, SC	7 – 11 (3)	7 – 11 (3)
62	ADAM WATERS	DENVER, NC	7 – 9 (4)	7 – 9 (4)
63	PAUL SELLE	LEXINGTON, SC	7 – 8 (4)	7 – 8 (4)
64	TROY MORROW	EASTANOLLEE, GA	7 – 4 (5)	7 – 4 (5)
65	CHRIS DOVER	BLACKSBURG, SC	7 – 2 (4)	7 – 2 (4)
66	SCOTT BEATTIE	LINCOLNTON, NC	6 – 12 (5)	6 – 12 (5)
67	ROBBY RUSH	GASTONIA, NC	6 – 10 (2)	6 – 10 (2)
68	FRED KAUFFMAN	DENVER, NC	6 – 9 (5)	6 – 9 (5)
68	MICHAEL WEBSTER	GASTONIA, NC	6 – 9 (3)	6 – 9 (3)
70	MICHAEL MURPHY	LEXINGTON, SC	6 – 4 (3)	6 – 4 (3)
71	TOM RUBBO	LEXINGTON, SC	6 – 3 (4)	6 – 3 (4)
72	RANDALL SPEARMAN	ANDERSON, SC	5 – 15 (5)	5 – 15 (5)
73	STEVE THORNHILL	PINEVILLE, SC	5 – 13 (4)	5 – 13 (4)
74	NORM ATTAWAY	CLEARWATER, SC	5 – 11 (3)	5 – 11 (3)
74	KENNY SEAGLE	SALISBURY, NC	5 – 11 (4)	5 – 11 (4)
76	MICHAEL MAXFIELD	HANAHAN, SC	5 – 9 (3)	5 – 9 (3)
77	MATTHEW MOLLOHAN	PROSPERITY, SC	5 – 7 (3)	5 – 7 (3)
78	JOSHUA SANCHEZ	SUMMERVILLE, SC	5 – 5 (2)	5 – 5 (2)
78	STEVE GODFREY	CANDLER, NC	5 – 5 (4)	5 – 5 (4)
80	MICHAEL FOX	STATESVILLE, NC	5 – 4 (3)	5 – 4 (3)
80	TRAVIS YOUNG	CHARLOTTE, NC	5 – 4 (2)	5 – 4 (2)
82	DREW MONTGOMERY	MAIDEN, NC	5 – 2 (3)	5 – 2 (3)
83	CHARLES CURRY	KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC	4 – 14 (2)	4 – 14 (2)
83	AARON JORDAN	CHARLOTTE, NC	4 – 14 (3)	4 – 14 (3)
83	RONNIE MCCOY	LAMAR, SC	4 – 14 (2)	4 – 14 (2)
86	JIMMY SMITH	BLYTHEWOOD, SC	4 – 13 (3)	4 – 13 (3)
87	JEFF FLETCHER	MOUNT AIRY, GA	4 – 9 (2)	4 – 9 (2)
88	SCOTT FAILE	HARLEM, GA	4 – 4 (2)	4 – 4 (2)
88	WENDELL CAUSEY JR	IRMO, SC	4 – 4 (2)	4 – 4 (2)
90	JAMES BUCHANAN	MONROE, NC	4 – 1 (2)	4 – 1 (2)
91	JOHNATHAN CROSSLAND	CHAPIN, SC	3 – 13 (4)	3 – 13 (4)
91	MICHAEL RECTOR	PACOLET, SC	3 – 13 (2)	3 – 13 (2)
93	MICHAEL CAMPBELL	PINEVILLE, SC	3 – 12 (3)	3 – 12 (3)
93	CARL WHITFIELD	ANDERSON, SC	3 – 12 (2)	3 – 12 (2)
95	LARRY WHITTINGTON	PURLEAR, NC	3 – 11 (2)	3 – 11 (2)
96	ROBERT HOLLAND	COLUMBIA, SC	3 – 10 (2)	3 – 10 (2)
96	ROGER MEDLOCK	MOUNT PLEASANT, SC	3 – 10 (2)	3 – 10 (2)
96	ZACK LAMB	MARTINEZ, GA	3 – 10 (3)	3 – 10 (3)
96	TRAVIS WEATHERS	SENECA, SC	3 – 10 (2)	3 – 10 (2)
100	WESLEY SANDIFER	CHAPIN, SC	3 – 7 (2)	3 – 7 (2)
100	CHRIS CARNES	YORK, SC	3 – 7 (1)	3 – 7 (1)
100	TONY EVERHART	GAFFNEY, SC	3 – 7 (2)	3 – 7 (2)
103	JOSH PEAKE	WEST COLUMBIA, SC	3 – 1 (2)	3 – 1 (2)
104	TODD SOSEBEE	BESSEMER CITY, NC	2 – 14 (2)	2 – 14 (2)
104	CHRISTIAN SHODA	FORT MILL, SC	2 – 14 (2)	2 – 14 (2)
106	EDDIE WHITEN JR	PICKENS, SC	2 – 11 (1)	2 – 11 (1)
107	JOHN MCKENZIE	HAMPTON, SC	2 – 10 (1)	2 – 10 (1)
108	ED MATTHEWS	COLUMBIA, SC	2 – 7 (2)	2 – 7 (2)
109	WESLEY STORY	CLARKS HILL, SC	2 – 6 (1)	2 – 6 (1)
110	MARK HETKOWSKI	OXFORD, GA	2 – 0 (2)	2 – 0 (2)
111	RYAN WALLING	GOOSE CREEK, SC	1 – 14 (1)	1 – 14 (1)
111	CALVIN JONES	RAEFORD, NC	1 – 14 (1)	1 – 14 (1)
111	JEREMY BOULDIN	KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC	1 – 14 (1)	1 – 14 (1)
114	BEN COX	ANDREWS, SC	1 – 13 (1)	1 – 13 (1)
114	MICHAEL ECKARD	KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC	1 – 13 (1)	1 – 13 (1)
116	JUSTIN RAINES	EASLEY, SC	1 – 10 (1)	1 – 10 (1)
117	TIM KELLEY	LUGOFF, SC	1 – 9 (1)	1 – 9 (1)
118	JAMES BOZIN	CLOVER, SC	1 – 7 (1)	1 – 7 (1)
119	RYAN BELK	LEXINGTON, SC	1 – 6 (1)	1 – 6 (1)
120	RICHARD PHILLIPS	ASHEVILLE, NC	1 – 4 (1)	1 – 4 (1)
	TRENT MCLAUGHLIN	CASSATT, SC
	LINDWOOD THORNHILL	PINEVILLE, SC
	ANDREW YOUNG	CLARENDON, NC
	DONALD BLACK	FORT MILL, SC
	JIMMY WILSON	WAGENER, SC
	JODY HUGHES	BALDWIN, GA
	DANIEL GRASSI	POOLER, GA
	KYLE RICKER	GREENVILLE, SC
	SHAYNE MCFARLIN	MARTIN, GA
	LANCEN HALBERT	CHARLESTON, SC
	JASON MCCOY	HARTSVILLE, SC
	WILLIAM FORDREE	SIX MILE, SC
	TONY HOLLIDAY	PIEDMONT, SC
	CHRIS MARSHALL	FOREST CITY, NC
	JOSH ALSBROOKS	WILLISTON, SC
	RANDY WOOD	SPRINGFIELD, GA
	CHAD SIMS	LANCASTER, SC
	TIM TEAGUE	BELMONT, NC