AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 2, 2005) - Boater Norm Attaway of North Augusta, S.C., earned $3,613 Saturday as winner of the Bass Fishing League South Carolina Division bass fishing tournament on Clarks Hill Lake. The tournament was the third of five regular-season South Carolina Division events and earned Attaway 200 points in the Boater Division.
Attaway's winning catch of five bass weighed 24 pounds, 2 ounces. He earned an additional $1,000 as winner of the Garmin Grand award.
Finishing second was Bobby Stanfill of Greenwood, S.C., with five bass weighing 21 pounds, 12 ounces that earned him $1,807. Dale Gibbs of Martinez claimed $1,182 as the third-place finisher thanks to five bass weighing 21 pounds, 7 ounces. In fourth was Trad Whaley of Abbeville, S.C., with five bass weighing 19 pounds, 15 ounces worth $920, and finishing fifth and earning $756 was Davey Thomas of Sumter, S.C., with five bass weighing 19 pounds, 7 ounces.
Brent Long of Sherrills Ford, N.C., took Boater Division big-bass award honors, earning $555 for a 6-pound, 7-ounce bass.
Wesley Story of Grovetown earned $1,724 as the co-angler winner, thanks to five bass weighing 19 pounds, 10 ounces.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Danny G. Ashley of Donalds, S.C. (five bass, 18 pounds, 15 ounces, $862); Jeff Rikard of Leesville, S.C. (five bass, 15 pounds, 13 ounces, $563); Stewart Price of Abbeville, S.C. (five bass, 15 pounds, 8 ounces, $439); and Ivan B. Settle of Inman, S.C. (five bass, 15 pounds, 3 ounces, $360).
Douglas Brown of Yemassee, S.C., earned $258 as the co-angler big-bass award winner with a 7-pound, 6-ounce bass.
The South Carolina Division's next event will be held May 21 on Lake Hartwell near Seneca. The South Carolina Division will wrap up its regular season Sept. 24-25 with a two-day Super Tournament on Lake Wylie near York.