Boater Brad Schindledecker of Moncks Corner, S.C., caught a five-bass limit weighing 23 pounds, 3 ounces Saturday to win $4,463 in the BFL South Carolina Division tournament on Santee Cooper.
Rounding out the top 10 anglers in the Boater Division:
2nd: Ken Ellis, Bowman, S.C., five bass, 21-1, $2,232
3rd: Brian Holder, Gastonia, N.C., four bass, 17-10, $2, 489 (includes $1000 Evinrude Bonus)
4th: Mark Curry, Conway, S.C., five bass, 17-9, $1,041
5th: William Smith, Moncks Corner, S.C., five bass, 16-14, $893
6th: Trent McLaughlin, Cassatt, S.C., five bass, 16-9, $818
7th: Bradford Beavers, Ridgeville, S.C., five bass, 15-2, $744
8th: Richard Porter, Loris, S.C., five bass, 14-10, $669
9th: Brett Mitchell, Timmonsville, S.C., three bass, 14-4, $595
10th: Chris Heath, North Augusta, S.C., five bass, 13-12, $521
Burrows winning co-angler
Clint Burrows of Sumter, S.C., caught two bass weighing 13 pounds, 2 ounces to earn $2,232 as the winner in the Co-angler Division on Santee Cooper.
Rounding out the top 10 anglers in the Co-angler Division:
2nd: Gregory Littles, Columbia, S.C., five bass, 12-14, $1,116
3rd: Grant Deshields, Ducan, S.C., four bass, 11-12, $743
4th: Todd Lawrence, Rock Hill, S.C., five bass, 10-10, $521
5th: Jonathan Hilton, Kershaw, S.C., two bass, 8-2, $446
6th: Tom Turner, Concord, N.C., three bass, 6, $409
7th: Ross Burns, Columbia, S.C., two bass, 5-3, $353
7th: Michael Stack, Columbia, S.C., two bass, 5-3, $353
9th: Ralston Henry, Florence, S.C., two bass, 5, $279
9th: Coy Watts, Conway, S.C., one bass, 5, $279
Coming up
The next BFL South Carolina Division tournament is scheduled for April 17 at Clarks Hill in McCormick, S.C. After the fifth South Carolina Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 14-16 Regional Championship at Lake Guntersville in Scottsboro, Ala., where boaters will compete for 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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