Boater Matthew Roesch of Toccoa, Ga., won the April 30 Bass Fishing League Savannah River Division tournament on Lake Hartwell to earn $4,394. Clay Wilson of Evans, Ga., was the highest-placing co-angler at the April 30 BFL Savannah River Division event.
WHAT: Boater Matthew Roesch of Toccoa, Ga., caught a five-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 3 ounces April 30 to win $4,394 in the BFL Savannah River Division tournament on Lake Hartwell.
WHO: The remaining top10 anglers:
2nd: Sean Harrison, Tiger, Ga., five bass, 16-0, $2,197
3rd: Brian Tidwell, Seneca, S.C., five bass, 15-9, $1,464
4th: Travis Moon, Belton, S.C., five bass, 15-8, $1,025
5th: Jason Burroughs, Hodges, S.C., five bass, 15-5, $842
Jayme Rampey, Liberty, S.C., five bass, 15-5, $842
7th: Darren Ashley, Calhoun Falls, S.C., five bass, 14-6, $695
Brian Latimer, Belton, S.C., five bass, 14-6, $695
9th: Michael Anders, Pelzer, S.C., five bass, 14-5, $586
10th: Tommy Guthke, Hendersonville, N.C., five bass, 14-4, $513
WHAT: Clay Wilson of Evans, Ga., caught a five-bass limit weighing 12 pounds, 14 ounces April 30 to win $2,197 in the Co-angler Division.
WHO: The remaining top10 co-anglers:
2nd: Tommy Ayers, Mount Airy, Ga., five bass, 10-3, $1,098
3rd: Darren Jeter, Marshall, N.C., five bass, 9-15, $733
4th: Michael Smith, Piedmont, S.C., five bass, 9-13, $513
5th: Brad Davis, Cleveland, Ga., five bass, 9-11, $439
6th: Anthony Marks, Spartanburg, S.C., five bass, 9-6, $403
7th: Joshua Brown, Anderson, S.C., five bass, 9-1, $366
8th: Ed Myers, Anderson, S.C., five bass, 8-13, $330
9th: Erik Drahms, Colbert, Ga., five bass, 8-12, $274
Craig Riker, Dacula, Ga., five bass, 8-12, $274
NOTES: The next BFL Savannah River Division tournament is scheduled for Oct. 1-2 on Lake Russell in Elberton, Ga. After the fifth Savannah River Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 20-22 Regional Championship on Lake Chickamauga in Chattanooga, Tenn. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger 198VX with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy pick-up, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.