James Satterwhite of Gray Court, South Carolina won the AFT South Carolina D96 1-day qualifier tournament held January 15, 2017 on Lake Greenwood running out Greenwood State Park near Ninety Six, South Carolina.
James had a five fish limit weighing 13.91 pounds that was anchored with a 4.44 pound kicker fish. He caught his fish with a football head jig and a shakey head worm fishing rocks on the middle part of the lake. For first place and first place option, James took home a total of $810.
Joey Miller was second with five fish weighing 9.88 pounds. His fish came on a spoon fished in the mid lake area. Joey took home $504 for second place and second place option.
Steve Christie finished in third place with five fish weighing 9.68 pounds. Steve fished the lower lake and caught his fish on a crankbait and a jerkbait. Steve took home $144.
Matt Mollohan took the Big Fish pot with a 5.88 pound largemouth bass. Matt caught the fish on a jig fishing docks in the middle part of the lake. He won $135 for Big Fish.
This day started out with fog and 52 degrees and was at 68 degrees by the 3 pm weigh-in. The wind was out of the SSW at 5 to 10 mph by the end of the day. Lake Greenwood was down 5.5 feet with surface temp in the low to mid 50s. Catching fish was tough for most of us. The most productive lures for this one were spinnerbaits, crankbaits, jigs, shakey heads, spoons and drop shot rigs.
Top Five Finishers:
1. James Satterwhite 13.91 lbs
2. Joey Miller 9.88 lbs
3. Steve Christie 9.68 lbs
4. Gary McGlohorn 9.29 lbs
5. Andy Lake 9.15 lbs
The next 1-day qualifier for D96 will be February 26, 2017 on Lake Murray out of 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.
