Rampey wins BFL event on Clarks Hill Lake
Noles winning co-angler
Boater Jayme Rampey of Liberty, S.C., caught a 10-bass limit weighing 27 pounds, 11 ounces Sept. 25-26 to win $5,997 in the BFL Savannah River Division tournament on Clarks Hill Lake. Under clouds and rain, Rampey was fishing midlake near grassy points with a frog to catch his limits.
Rounding out the top 10 boaters:
2nd: Brandon Cobb, Greenwood, S.C., 10 bass, 26-7, $2,999
3rd: Patrick Bone, Cleveland, Ga., nine bass, 26-6. $1,997
4th: Rodney Jones, Athens, Ga., 10 bass, 25-7, $1,399
5th: Brian Easler, Inman, S.C., 10 bass, 23-9, $1,199
6th: William Cain, Greenwood, S.C., 10 bass, 23-1, $1,100
7th: Sandy Thornton, Elberton, Ga., 10 bass, 21-8, $1,000
8th: Cason Nickles, Due West, S.C., 10 bass, 21-1, $900
9th: Chris Heath, North Augusta, S.C., 10 bass, 20-13, $800
10th: Craig Johnson, Martinez, Ga., 10 bass, 19-2, $700
Noles winning co-angler
Greg Noles of Lagrange, Ga., caught a 10-bass limit weighing 14 pounds, 5 ounces Sept. 25-26 to win $2,824 in the Co-angler Division. He was fishing midlake pockets with a Speed Worm to catch his limits.
Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers:
2nd: Lance Spencer, Cottonwood, Ala., 10 bass, 14-2, $1,412
3rd: William Hensley, Marrietta, S.C., 10 bass, 13-14, $940
4th: Darren Jeter, Marshall, N.C., 10 bass, 13-8, $659
5th: Don Mabry, Seneca, S.C., nine bass, 13-7, $565
6th: Zach Hyder, Landrum, S.C., 10 bass, 13-2, $518
7th: Daniel Surett, Greenville, S.C., 10 bass, 12-9, $471
8th: Clay Wilson, Evans, Ga., eight bass, 12-2, $424
9th: Bryan Cothran, Belton, S.C., eight bass, 11-15, $377
10th: Martha Goodfellow, Simpsonville, S.C., nine bass, 11-9, $329
Coming up
All five events in the Savannah River Division are complete and the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings in the division have now qualified for the Regional Championship scheduled for Oct. 21-23 on Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, Ga. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger 198VX with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Yamaha outboard and a Chevy pick-up, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.
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