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Bass Pro Shops Open Series
South Carolina
Director: Rodney Michael
(256)497-0967
2018 Season Schedule
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| Date | Lake/Results | Info | Register | Temp Res | Hotel Planner |
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| 1/27/18 |
Keowee | South Cove County Park |  |
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| 2/17/18 |
Murray | Dreher Island State Park | |
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| 4/21/18 |
Hartwell | Green Pond | |
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| 6/09/18 |
Clark's Hill | Dorn Facility | |
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| 10/06/18 10/07/18 |
Norman | Blythe Landing | |
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| Division 9 Points Top 25 | ||||
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| Place | Name |
Events | Fish | Points |
| 1 | Thomas Guthke | 4 | 20 | 965 |
| 2 | Justin DeBose | 4 | 18 | 954 |
| 3 | David Hendrick | 4 | 19 | 943 |
| 4 | Daniel Atkins | 4 | 18 | 941 |
| 5 | Todd Pearson | 4 | 19 | 937 |
| 6 | Jerry Pelfrey | 4 | 19 | 930 |
| 7 | Randy Childers | 4 | 20 | 924 |
| 8 | Scott Scott Reeves | 4 | 14 | 914 |
| 9 | Scott Browning | 4 | 19 | 903 |
| 10 | Daniel Dan Jackson | 4 | 16 | 898 |
| 11 | Richard Phillips | 4 | 18 | 896 |
| 12 | Bill Bill Hunter | 4 | 14 | 877 |
| 13 | Randy Gentry | 4 | 17 | 873 |
| 14 | James Jimmy Wilson | 4 | 16 | 869 |
| 15 | Larry Moss | 4 | 12 | 836 |
| 16 | Ross Burns | 3 | 15 | 718 |
| 17 | Bradley Sears | 4 | 11 | 711 |
| 18 | Billy Ballard | 4 | 13 | 708 |
| 19 | Tim Ramsey | 4 | 7 | 705 |
| 20 | Frederick Corn | 4 | 12 | 702 |
| 21 | Chris Tinsley | 3 | 13 | 691 |
| 22 | Christopher Chavis | 3 | 15 | 686 |
| 23 | Randall Jar Hillyer | 3 | 15 | 682 |
| 24 | Matthew Matt Mollohan | 3 | 10 | 681 |
| 25 | Jonathan Lee | 3 | 12 | 676 |
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| 1 | Bobby Henderson | 4 | 11 | 969 |
| 2 | Zachary Hudson | 4 | 12 | 967 |
| 3 | Michael Norris | 4 | 9 | 959 |
| 4 | Ronald Rutledge | 4 | 12 | 952 |
| 5 | Tony Hudson | 4 | 10 | 950 |
| 6 | Kevin Dye | 4 | 10 | 949 |
| 7 | Carlton Webber | 4 | 10 | 932 |
| 8 | Isaac Perkins | 4 | 8 | 931 |
| 9 | Jonathan Carter | 4 | 6 | 923 |
| 10 | James Akins | 4 | 8 | 922 |
| 11 | Jason Hueble | 4 | 6 | 917 |
| 12 | Dennis Henderson | 4 | 7 | 905 |
| 13 | Gerald Bennett | 4 | 6 | 903 |
| 14 | Lonnie Drusch | 4 | 7 | 795 |
| 15 | Damon Phillips | 4 | 8 | 769 |
| 16 | Eddy Eddy Morgan | 4 | 7 | 762 |
| 17 | William Bill ODell | 4 | 6 | 754 |
| 18 | Dwayne Dwayne Parton | 4 | 7 | 744 |
| 19 | George Baucom | 4 | 6 | 742 |
| 20 | Simeon Sim O Meara | 3 | 9 | 732 |
| 21 | Gerald Glouse | 3 | 9 | 730 |
| 22 | Don Goodfellow | 3 | 5 | 706 |
| 23 | Jude Blake | 3 | 6 | 689 |
| 24 | Christopher Williams | 3 | 6 | 682 |
| 25 | Jerry Neuner | 3 | 4 | 680 |
Johnston Takes the win on Lake Murray Phillip Johnston of Jefferson, GA won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series event held on Lake Murray on 7/25/20. Running out of Dreher Island State Park Johnston weighed in four bass weighing 15.45 pounds. His catch was anchored by a bass weighing 5.48 pounds. Johnston took home $1200.00 for his catch. |
South Carolina to Murray July 20, 2020, Athens, AL. July 25th ABA and Bass Pro Shops will host the final South Carolina Divisional Tournament of the season on Lake Murray. The tournament will launch out of Dreher Island State Park , 3677 State Park Road Prosperity SC 29127. The last time American Bass Anglers was on Lake Murray this time of year was on the Bass Pro Shop Fishing Tour was in August of 2017. Kevin Fulmer of Prosperity, SC had 5 fish weighing |
DeBord Takes the Win at Clark’s Hill Steve DeBord of Grovetown, Ga won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series event held on Clark’s Hill on 7/11/20. Running out of the Dorn Boating facility in McCormick, SC DeBord weighed in a five bass limit weighing 19.45 pounds. His limit was anchored by a bass weighing 5.24 pounds which was the biggest bass weighed in by a boater. DeBord took home $1730.00 for his catch. |
Clarks Hill Double Header July 6, 2020, Athens, AL. July 11 and 12 ABA and Bass Pro Shops will host a doubleheader weekend on Clarks Hill Lake in McCormick, SC. The second and third tournaments for the Bass Pro Shops Open Series South Carolina Division will be held. Both events will launch from 272 Chamberlain Ferry Road McCormick, SC 29835. In June of 2018 Daniel Howell of Prosperity, South Carolina won on Clarks Hill with 15.37 pounds and reported catching his fish |
Rikard Wins South Carolina Season Opener On Lake Keowee ATHENS, Al. – Greg Rikard of Leesville, SC won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series event held on Lake Keowee 2/29/20. Running out of South Cove Park in Seneca SC, Rikard weighed in a five bass limit weighing 19.00 pounds even. His catch was anchored by a bass weighing 5.83 pounds which was the biggest bass weighed in by a boater. Riker took home a total of $1720.00 for his catch. |
Burroughs Takes The Win on Lake Russell ATHENS, Ala. – Jason Burroughs of Hodges SC, won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series event held on Lake Russell 6/22/19. Running out of Hwy 72 boat ramp in Elberton, GA Burroughs weighed in a five bass limit weighing 13.86 pounds. He took home a check for $2300.00 for the win. Being in the Mercury Marine program Burroughs also qualified for extra monies from Mercury. |
Bennett Takes Home $5000 on Clarks Hill Athens, AL – Zac Bennett of Loganville, Ga won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series South Carolina tournament, held April 13th on Clarks Hill. Running out of the Dorn Boating Facility near McCormick, Sc Zac brought a five-fish limit to the scales that locked in at 22.67-lbs. He anchored his bag with a nice 5.26-lb bass to secure the victory. For the Boater Division victory, Bennett took home a check for $5000. |
Big Sacks Weighed on Lake Murray ATHENS, Ala. – Gary Machaud of Chesnee, South Carolina won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series South Carolina event held on Lake Murray on 2/23/19. Running out of Dreher Island State Park, Machaud weighed in a five bass limit totaling 26.01-pounds. His limit was anchored by a bass weighing 6.23-pounds. He took home a check for $2600.00 for the win. |
South Carolina Heads to Lake Murray ATHENS, Ala. – The South Carolina Division of the Bass Pro Shops Open Series presented by American Bass Anglers will hold its second event of the season on Lake Murray on February 23, 2019. The competitors will launch from Dreher Island State Park located at 3677 State Park Road Prosperity South Carolina 29127. Anglers will begin fishing at 7:00 am or safe light on Saturday February 23rd with the weigh-in to start at 3:00 pm. Registration begins at 4:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. Friday 2/22/2019 local time at the ABA stage trailer at Dreher Island State park, with the pairings meeting to follow at 7:00 p.m. |
Ross Burns Wins South Carolina Opener ATHENS, Ala. – Ross Burns of Columbia, South Carolina won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series South Carolina event held on Santee Cooper on 1/26/2019. Running out of John C Land Boating Facility in Manning, South Carolina, Burns weighed in a five bass limit totaling 20.48-pounds. For the boater division victory, Burns took home a check for $2200.00. |
South Carolina Season Opener on Santee Cooper ATHENS, AL. – The South Carolina Division of the Bass Pro Shops Open Series presented by American Bass Anglers will hold the season opener on January 26, 2019, on Santee Cooper in Summerton, South Carolina. The competitors will launch from John C. Land III Boating and Sports Facility located on Log Jam road in Summerton, South Carolina. Anglers will begin fishing at 7:00 a.m. or safe light on Saturday, January 26, 2019. The weigh-in will begin at 3:00 pm. Registration is from 4:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. Friday, January 25, 2019, local time at the ABA stage trailer at John C. Land III Boating and Sports Facility. The pairings meeting will follow at 7:00 p.m. To register for this tournament, visit us online at www.americanbassanglers.com or call 256-232-0406. |
Howell Takes the win on Clark’s Hill
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Thomas Guthke Wins $5000.00 on Lake Hartwell
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South Carolina Heads To Lake Hartwell ATHENS, Ala. – The South Carolina Division of the Open Series will hold its third event of the season on Lake Hartwell on 4/21/2018. The competitors will launch from Green Pond Landing located at 470 Green Pond Road Anderson South Carolina 29626. Anglers will begin fishing at safe Light until 3:00 PM. To enter, anglers fishing the boater division pay $200.00 per single day events with the co-anglers paying $100.00 for the single day events. The first place boater is guaranteed a minimum of $5000.00. |
Mollohan Wins $5000.00 On Lake Murray
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ATHENS, Ala. – Daniel Howell of Prosperity, South Carolina won the American Bass Anglers Open Series event held 6/9/2018 on Clark’s Hill Lake. Running out of the Dorn Facility in McCormick South Carolina, Howell weighed in a 
ATHENS, Ala. – Thomas Guthke of Anderson, South Carolina won the American Bass Anglers Open Series event held 4/21/2018 on Lake Hartwell. Running out of Green Pond Landing in Anderson, South Carolina, Thomas weighed in a 
ATHENS, Ala. – Matthew Mollohan of Prosperity, South Carolina won the American Bass Anglers Open Series event held 2/17/2018 on Lake Murray. Running out of Dreher Island State Park in Prosperity, South Carolina, Matt weighed in a five-bass limit weighing 23.22 pounds anchored by a bass that weighed in at 8.17 pounds. For the win Matt took home a check for $5000.00. Also, for being a member of the Triton Gold program Mollohan qualified for an additional $500.00 in Triton Gold monies and $500.00 in Mercury bonus monies.