Sean Anderson wins ABA AFT D-96 Event on Lake Greenwood
Group picture from left to right; 1st place Sean Anderson of Leesville, SC / 2nd place Phillip Anderson of Saluda, SC. / 3rd place Andy Lake of Batesburg, SC / 4th place Steve Gilstrap of Greer, SC / 5th place Jay Treon of Greenwood, SC. / 6th place George Berry of Saluda, SC
AFT D-96 Tournament Results
Lake Greenwood– November 6, 2016
First place, Sean Anderson caught 5 fish weighing 12.94 pounds all on spinerbaits. Sean was fishing the middle part of the lake. Sean won first place and first place option for a total of $770.
Phillip Anderson was second with 5 fish weighing 12.57 pounds. He fished the upper part of the lake and caught his fish flipping docks with soft plastics. Phillip took home $475 for second place and second place option.
Third place was Andy Lake with 5 fish weighing 12.24 pounds. Andy was fishing on the middle and lower parts of the lake and caught all his fish on spinnerbaits. Andy took home $130 for third place.
George Berry took the big fish pot with a 4.56 pound largemouth. He won $125 for Big Fish.
Our day started out foggy and 44 degrees. Winds were light and variable all day. Mostly sunny skies and we were at 66 degrees at the 3 pm weigh-in. Water temps were in the high 60’s to low 70’s. The lake was clear but stained in the creeks and up the rivers and the level has dropped to three feet below full pool.
This year Greenwood has been tough to get a limit. We were here in August and only 12 of the 32 anglers weighed fish with no 5 fish limits. Today we had 5 limits but it is still a struggle to find 14 inch bass. The weights are way down as compared to years past. I mention this because today one of our anglers discovered a fish basket with fish in it. His topwater bait snagged the rope that was tied to it. He contacted me and the SCDNR. The fish were released and the metal basket was crushed and destroyed. There are many tournaments on Lake Greenwood this time of year. Hopefully this wasn’t done by one of our anglers but obviously, there are some who would try to win by breaking rules as well as the law.
Here’s how we finished:
Angler # Fish Big Bass Penalty Total Wt. Points Payout 1
Sean Anderson 5
12.94
200
$770
2
Phillip Anderson 5
3.8
12.57
199
$475
3
Andy Lake 5
12.24
198
$130
4
Steve Gilstrap 5
2.52
10.2
197
$101
5
Jay Treon 5
9.18
196
ALX Hat 6
George Berry 3
4.56
7.7
195
Parker Bait $130 7
Joey Miller 5
7.38
194
8
Jason Moyer 4
6.96
193
9
Beau Dixon 2
5.58
192
10
Rodney Cromer 3
5.49
191
11
Wesley Bray 3
5.19
190
12
Eric Edmondson 2
4.47
189
13
Brett Douglas 1
4.07
4.07
188
14
Paul Selle 2
3.9
187
15
Matt Mollohan 2
3.05
186
16
Phil Morris 1
2.92
185
17
Don Kneece 1
2.9
184
18
Josh Peake 1
1.93
183
19
Randy Ables 1
1.68
182
20
David Griswold 1
1
0.86
181
21
Gene Parker 0
0
50
21
Robbie Smith 0
0
50
21
Ed Matthews 0
0
50
21
Jeremy Sessions 0
0
50
21
Troy Lytle 0
0
50
Money
Sean Anderson– 1st place plaque $620 / 1st place option $150 Total – $770
Phillip Anderson – 2nd place plaque $375 / 2nd place option $100 Total – $475
Andy Lake – 3rd place plaque – $130
Steve Gilstrap – 4th place – $101
Jay Treon – 5th place – $ALX Hat
George Berry – 6th place – Big Fish plaque – $125 – Parker Spinnerbait
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