North Augusta angler wins with only limit on Savannah River

Hart’s five fish are good for AFT victory

Dale Hart of North Augusta was the only fishermen to bring a limit to the scales, winning a tough Savannah River’s American Fishing Tour Division 94 tournament last weekend.

Hart’s total weight of 7.78 pounds was good for $281, and it put him in position to qualify for the October ABA Nationals.

Hart fished mostly main-lake points and used a combination of soft plastics, spinnerbaits and topwater plugs to catch his five fish.

Lucio Marroquin of Savannah, Ga. came in second place with two fish weighing 4.66 pounds to win $160. Ridgeland angler Barry Descaro’s three fish weighed 2.18, earning him a third-place finish, followed by Greenwood’s Monte Misplay with 2.16 and Bluffton’s Sean Murphy with 1.96. Marroquin had the day’s big fish, a 2.54-pound bass.

On Lake Keowee, Ed Singleton of Anderson took top honors in the Carolina Hookers first July tournament with five fish weighing 12.04 pounds; he pocketed $350. Fellow Anderson angler Rick Spencer’s 11.60-pound stringer was good for second place and $260, followed by Dan Jackson of Buford, Ga. in third with 10.78. Jackson caught the tournament’s big fish, a 3.75-pounder.

OTHER TOURNAMENTS

Tri-State Bass Club, July 6, Lake Greenwood

1. James Buchanan (Monroe, NC), 12.21, $380; 2. Charles Curry (Kings Mtn, NC), 10.97, $200; 3. Junior Mobley (Jacksonville, NC), 10.67, $100; 4. Frank McNair (Greenville), 10.21, $40; 5. Dave Perry (Columbia), 9.81. Big Fish: McNair, 4.83.

Carolina Christian Bassmasters, June 22, Lake Jocassee

1. Matt Bicknell (Spartanburg), 14.60, $205; 2. John Fravel (Inman), 14.21, $199; 3. Glen Padgett (Pauline), 14.16, $75; 4. Chance Bralley (Moore), 10.87; 5. Harold Senn (Union), 7.58. Big Fish: Padgett, 8.95, $100.

Cooper River Bassmasters, June 29, Cooper River

1. Scott Perrine (Bonneau)-Jason Reinke (North Charleston), 20.74, $212; 2. Jon Keller (Moncks Corner), 9.57, $76; 3. Bob Letizi (Moncks Corner)-Larry Michaelec (Moncks Corner), 6.46, $44; 4. Bryan Scroggs (Moncks Corner)-Derrick Nixon (Mt. Pleasant), 6.21; 5) Fred Cruise (Moncks Corner)-Guest Meadows (Moncks Corner), 2.12. Big Fish: Perrine-Reinke, 6.51, $150.

Carolina Anglers Team Trail, July 6, Waccamaw River1. John Proctor (Conway)-Lee Cannon (Conway), 8.80, $675; 2. Mac Cooper (Conway)-Ron Terwilliger (Conway), 8.50, $329; 3. Timmy Thompkins (Myrtle Beach), 8.5, $100. Big Fish: Cooper-Terwilliger, 3.5, $100.